Knox County Career Center Schools

Knox County Career Center and our Landscape Design & Management program are excited to announce our annual KCCC Spring Plant Sale dates and times. Any questions, please contact Mr. Campbell, Landscape Design & Management program instructor, at jcampbell@knoxcc.org.

The SkillsUSA State Competition was held in Columbus, Ohio on March 18th & 19th at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The SkillsUSA State Competition brings over 5,000 competitors, business and industry partners, instructors, and vendors together in over 100 contests in all 16 Career Pathways to showcase Career and Technical Education in Ohio. KCCC had 17 students who competed in various SkillsUSA State competitions. Albert Ross (Precision Machining) was awarded the Gold (1st place) in CNC Turning and advanced to the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference, which is held June 23-27 in Atlanta, Georgia. Evan Williams (Precision Machining) was awarded the Bronze (3rd place) in CNC Milling. Iona Hickerson, Miracle Bartal, and Emma Seymour (all 3 in Health Technologies) were awarded the Bronze (3rd place) in Career Pathways Showcase: Health Services. Dylan Springer (HVAC) was awarded the Bronze (3rd place) in HVAC.

Congratulations to Jody Goetzman, KCCC Board Member, for being honored as a STAR Board Member at the 2025 OSBA Central Region Spring Conference! STAR stands for Service, Training, Aptitude, and Recognition, reflecting their dedication and commitment to education.

KCCC seniors are able to earn the opportunity to take their career tech skills to businesses and industry during their senior year by meeting academic grade, attendance, behavior, and performance expectations in their career tech lab and academic classes.

Order your 2024-2025 KCCC Yearbook today! (available for pick up on 8/1/25) Click the link: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/ KCCC Yearbook ID: 5803225 Questions: Email us at careereducation@knoxcc.org Ordered a 2023-2024 yearbook & haven't picked it up yet? Stop by our main office during school hours (8 am to 3 pm) to pick yours up today!

Pre-Professional Mentorship students recently completed their second mentorships. Students had amazing opportunities, during the month of February, to mentor with businesses and individuals in the community in career fields they are interested in pursuing. February career interests/opportunities included: probation officer, athletic training, nursing, police officer, military, central intelligence, acting, food service, and engineering. Students had a great time, and learned so much! Pre-Professional Mentorship is a senior-only program. Students have the opportunity to explore various career fields and college majors while making connections in local businesses.

Wendy Figgins (KCCC's Treasurers Office), visited Mrs. Rine’s Pharmacology class to help with a polypharmacy lesson. She modeled some common medication mistakes and the students warned her of the dangers of taking too many medications from multiple pharmacies and gave suggestions to improve her medicine-taking habits!

Ohio Concrete held their 3rd annual "Trowel Talks" at Royal American Links in Galena. Mr. Clippinger (Building Trades instructor) and Mrs. Marhefka (Work-Based Learning & Career Development Coordinator) were guest speakers at the sold out event. Seniors & juniors in Building Trades were in attendance for the "Trowel Talks". Various speakers highlighted aspects of the concrete industry. Students had the opportunity to spread out and sit at tables to connect with future employers and people in the concrete industry. Mr. Clippinger & Mrs. Marhefka did an outstanding job presenting at the event & our students gained valuable knowledge from this event!

Congratulations to Kennedy Auker, senior in Landscape Design & Management, on being awarded the Stephen Hillenmeyer Landscape Services Scholarship! We are proud of you!!

Students in Pre-Professional Mentorship had the opportunity to hear from Tyler Thomas, a financial advisor with Northwestern Mutual. Tyler spent time answering questions that students had about topics such as: how much and when to set aside money for retirement, the benefits of saving and investing early, how to budget your money, and the importance of diversifying your money. Great learning opportunity for this group of seniors!

The math department hosted a Pi Day digit contestant. Students competed in two rounds: writing the digits of Pi and reciting the digits of Pi. Congratulations to all participants. Our top 5 winners were: 1st place: Corrina Conrad with 281 digits of Pi 2nd place: Trenton Workman with 111 digits of Pi 3rd place: Evan Williams with 92 digits of Pi 4th place: Anna Kovacs with 91 digits of Pi 5th place: Mya Broseus with 63 digits of Pi

Student Council would like to thank Terri Gilmore of Ryan's Case for Smiles and the Ronald McDonald House for organizing and hosting us! Student Council toured the largest Ronald McDonald House in the country, located in Columbus, and learned about the donors who have created many different themed areas to serve families in need. Students learned about ways we could partner with the RMDH and delivered pillowcases made with Ryan's Case for Smiles earlier in the school year. After leaving RMDH, students cleaned up trash at the park and had lunch at Budd's Dairy Hall where they could try food from many different cultures! Great opportunity for our students!

Knox County Career Center has released the Merit & Honor Roll for the third quarter of the 2024-2025 school year. Congratulations to all of our students for earning these honors! Click the link below to view the KCCC Quarter 3 Merit & Honor Roll. https://5il.co/3bqio

Junior Cosmetology students are opening for clients on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting April 1st!! Appointment times start at 8:15 a.m. and begins at 10:30 a.m. Call 740-397-5820 ext. 3107 to schedule your appointment!

Junior Cosmetology students are opening for clients on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting April 1st!! Appointment times start at 8:15 a.m. and begins at 10:30 a.m. Call 740-397-5820 ext. 3107 to schedule your appointment!

Ms. Jazmine, a senior in Early Childhood Education (ECE), taught lessons on the circus to KCCC's Preschool children. Children learned that that person in charge of a circus is called a ringmaster and members of a circus work together as a team to make a production. Children participated in the following activities in learning about the circus: -Popcorn sensory bin -Make your own lion -Cotton candy painting -Train building Students in ECE have fun preparing children for kindergarten!

MVPD Lt Detective Marti spoke to Mrs. Allbaugh's Forensics class regarding investigating crime scenes. Great opportunity for our students to learn from someone in the field!

Ms. Arielle, a senior in Early Childhood Education (ECE), taught lessons on pets to KCCC's Preschool children. Children learned that pets are part of our families and teach us responsibilities. Children participated in the following activities in learning about pets: -Created their own pets -Set up a veterinarian office -Pet counting -Dog bone sorting game Students in ECE have fun preparing children for kindergarten!

Student Council had an amazing day at Nationwide Arena! -Retired Landscape instructor of KCCC, Jim Scott and Alec Rivers, welcomed students to Nationwide Arena for Health & Wellness Day. Students ice skated, toured the arena, and learned about the history of Nationwide Arena, Columbus Blue Jackets, Worthington Industries, and the game of hockey. -Students worked with a physical therapist and trainer from Ohio Health to learn about different movements and how to improve range of motion and performance. -Students participated in a panel including a dietitian, EMT, Firefighter, nurse manager from Ohio Health, and a Blue Jacket's athletic trainer. Students were encouraged to harness opportunities and to network with those they know and interact with. The panel encouraged them to learn what they enjoy doing and what they do not enjoy doing. -After the conference, students enjoyed trying different types of food at Rodizio Grill! -Students ended the night at the CBJ game. Lilli Allen and Kerry Kennedy earned the "benchwarmers experience" by participating in Health & Wellness Day. They got to sit on the bench with the CBJ team during pregame. Jonah Gribben, Carson Ross, and Addi Trace got to play a hockey game in bubble suits on the ice between 2nd and 3rd period. CBJ lost 0-4, but everyone still had a great evening!

Todd Parr Ms. Logan, a senior in Early Childhood Education (ECE), taught lessons on Todd Parr. Children learned from Todd Parr that it is ok to be unique and we should be find and help others. Children participated in the following activities in learning about Todd Parr: -Making self portraits -Making helping handprints -Exploring emotions -Emotion spot match game Students in ECE have fun preparing children for kindergarten!