Holmes High School and LabSim: Opening Doors to a Better Future The Need: IT Certification Training in a Title I High School Holmes High School, a Title I school in inner city San Antonio, Texas, has a thriving Career and Technology Department (CATE) offering courses in computer maintenance and networking. Each course maps to the objectives of industry certifications, and juniors and seniors can take advan- tage of IT training to jumpstart their career preparation and certify in A+, Network+, CCNA, or Security+. According to John Carrera, CATE teacher at Holmes, most Holmes students need extra support to rise above difficult circumstances, and Carrera is committed to finding resources that will train and prepare them to find jobs. “Many of our students are transient,” Carrera said, “

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