ACE in the News
Stepping up and stepping out
Wisdom from ACE Academy's first graduating
Building Futures, Spring 2010
An ACE teacher talks about teaching at ACE
A switch from mainstream instruction
Building Futures, Spring 2010
ACE Academy receives grant from PGE Foundation
Foundation supports high school's innovative educational model
Press Release February 25, 2010
AGC Foundation Dollars Support ACE
Industry support impacts lives through programs such as ACE
Construction News Update (CNU) November-December 2009
ACE Academy Achieves Certification for Nationally Recognized Engineering Program
ACE received full certification from Project Lead The Way (PLTW)
Press Release September 10, 2009
ACE Receives 1st Year Independent Performance Evaluation
Evaluation shows ACE finished strong in first year and positioned to increase success in year two
Press Release September 2, 2009
Intel Grant Award
Intel awards $20,000 grant to ACE Academy's Engineering Program
Grant will strengthen high school curriculum.
Press Release August 27, 2009
Seeing is Believing
Learn about life at ACE through a series of articles written by ACE students.
Building Futures, Spring/Summer 2009
During spring break, ACE is the place
Sixteen sophomores from five areal high schools spent their precious spring break days learning about careers in the design-build field.
The Daily Journal of Commerce, March 27, 2009
ACE Academy : A work of progress
Investigation into ACE reveals less reason for parents to pause and more incentive to question the effectiveness of the traditional education system.
Mid-County Memo, March 2009
Ex-superintendent of schools sticks with education
Intimate interview with Mike Taylor, ACE Academy Director, as he was recognized as one of the DJC's 2009 Newsmakers.
The Daily Journal of Commerce, March 3, 2009
Daily Journal of Commerce unveils 2009 Newsmakers
Mike Taylor, ACE Director, was named one of The DJC's 2009 Newsmakers and will be honored at a lunch event on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at the Governor Hotel in downtown Portland.
The Daily Journal of Commerce, January 20, 2009
ACE Academy thrives with industry support
From financial donations to in-kind contributions; volunteer time in organizing jobsite tours; training center visits; to providing in-person mentoring to our seniors, industry has stepped up to the challenge.
Press Release, January 14, 2009
A sense of gratitude pervades opening ceremony of ACE Academy
Building Futures Magazine, page 32, Fall/Winter 2008
ACE students spend first day 'on the job'
The architecture, construction and engineering charter school welcomed its first class last week
The Daily Journal of Commerce, September 8, 2008
ACE frames training in trade industries
New school teaches soft skills to hard hats
The Gresham Outlook, September 5, 2008
ACE Academy Teachers Already Back to School
For some, going back to school starts at the end of August but for the new team of ACE educators, school has already started.
Press Release, August 13, 2008
ACE Academy receives $200K technology grant
The Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission has awarded a $200K technology grant to the Academy for Architecture, Construction and Engineering, in Portland
The Daily Journal of Commerce, July 23, 2008
ACE receives $200,000 technology grant from Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission
The money is targeted to support ACE's innovative and integrated curriculum and teaching methodologies
Press Release, July 15, 2008
Local firms back building industry school
Program pairs students with industry professionals in order to foster understanding of building community
The Daily Journal of Commerce, June 6, 2008
Design-Build Industry Supports ACE Academy
Press Release, June 5, 2008
Students, parents get first look at ACE High School
So far more than 120 students have enrolled in the charter school, which needs 150 students to break even
The Daily Journal of Commerce, May 12, 2008
New school aims to build work force from the ground up
ACE Academy helps contractors fill jobs as employees retire
Portland Tribune, March 4, 2008
ACE Academy opens doors to educators
The newly formed charter school's work-crew style approach to technical education has educators optimistic
The Daily Journal of Commerce, February 5, 2008
Trades build better construction industry
Work-force development initiatives ensure a smarter, better-skilled labor pool
The Daily Journal of Commerce, February 5, 2008
AGC launches image campaign to rebuild aging work force
The Oregon-Columbia chapter's new president will today announce a new development plan to funnel kids into construction programs
The Daily Journal of Commerce, January 18, 2008
Q&A: A conversation with Terry Kneisler
At its annual awards, Oregon Building Congress recognizes Terry Kneisler as 'Educator of the Year'
The Daily Journal of Commerce, October 12, 2007
New East County construction charter school set to build careers
Discover why their educational concept is a far cry from "high school shop class"
East PDX News, October 12, 2007
