Knox County Career Center Schools

October was School Safety Month! KCCC"s staff and students celebrated Red Ribbon Week this past week. Thursday was Neon Day! KCCC's Student Council reps passed out glow necklaces to students as they arrived to school. Thank you to all the students and staff who participated in Red Ribbon Week!!

6 months ago, KCCC

KCCC's HVAC students prepared Halloween decorations and fun activities for our preschool children last week. Children had the opportunity to walk around the HVAC lab and see all the decorations and then participate with HVAC students in various activities. Great activity for our HVAC students and KCCC's Preschool children!

6 months ago, KCCC

Knox County Career Center (KCCC) will host Open House/First Chance Application Night on Thursday, November 21st from 4:30-6:30 pm. This event will be open to the public. Business partners, alumni, and community members, along with current students and their families will be in attendance. In addition, current sophomores and juniors at our associate schools, along with their families, will have an opportunity to visit KCCC’s career tech programs. Sophomores can visit any of our two-year programs. Juniors will have the chance to visit our senior-only program, Pre-Professional Mentorship. Students will have an opportunity to apply in person in the cafe. If students are unable to attend this event the application window will be open from 4:30-midnight by visiting www.knoxcc.org and clicking on “Apply Now”. On the Rise Bar-B-Que and Buddy’s Local Eats (food trucks) will be selling food at this event. KCCC’s Culinary Arts students will be selling coffee and pastries out of the River Room Cafe and WNZR will be broadcasting on-site and doing live interviews. We will have a dunk tank featuring Mr. Riggle as we look to raise money for Knox County Food for the Hungry. KCCC swag will also be handed out during this event. If you have any questions about this event, feel free to reach out to us by email at careereducation@knoxcc.org or call us at 740-397-5820.

6 months ago, KCCC

We are excited about a new addition to the KCCC neighborhood! Thank you: Mount Vernon City Council members Mel Severns and Jay Mahan for championing the project and getting it going through the City; the parents and families in the area for bringing attention to the area; Smalls Asphalt and Paving; Greenwich Electric; the MV City Street Department; ODOT for funding the RFBs and School Zone flashers; and the City of MV Engineering Department.

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KCCC"s JROTC students raised the flag and presented the colors for the Liberty Plaza Dedication at American Heritage Park in Mount Vernon. JROTC students participate in a variety of community events throughout the school year.

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Good luck to all of our KCCC students who are competing in the OHSAA Football Playoffs tonight and the OHSAA State XC Championship tomorrow!

6 months ago, KCCC

October is School Safety Month! KCCC's Student Council sponsored Red Ribbon Week this week! Monday was 70's Tie Dye Day as we said Peace out to drugs, tobacco, vaping, and alcohol. Mrs. Rine & Mrs. Bush hosted karaoke during our three lunch periods on Monday!

6 months ago, KCCC

At the Ohio School Counselor Association Conference in Columbus, Mrs. Nowicki and Mrs. Bush's work was honored with the OSCAR Award, which has many criteria they had to meet to qualify for this award. Mr. Fisher was also honored as the Advocate of the Year. We congratulate each of you! We are so work of the work our Student Services Department does each day in serving our students!

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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.

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KCCC's FFA traveled to the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. FFA officers toured industries and visited local attractions. Our students joined over 70,000 other FFA members from around the country. KCCC students attended the opening session, FFA Expo, and FFA Rodeo. They had a great time!

6 months ago, KCCC

COSHOCTON DRIVER TRAINING Cost is $335 for in-class/in-car ($345 for non-KCCC students) Classes are available throughout the year. All current & incoming KCCC students who are 15 years and 5 months can register for the class. Call 740-552-1639 or email safedrivertraining@yahoo.com to register. Students will need to provide their first and last name along with the KCCC lab they are enrolled in. The Knox Public Health Drive to Succeed Grant can support students who need assistance with funding. See the guidelines and application below. Guidelines https://5il.co/2n4q5 Application https://5il.co/219pp

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KCCC seniors participated in mock interviews with local employers. Students were evaluated on their resume, introduction, appearance, questioning period, and overall employability. Mock interviews are conducted with students each year in preparation for job interviews with future employers. Thank you to our business professionals & businesses who volunteered their time to conduct interviews with our students! We appreciate it!

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Kokosing representatives visited KCCC on Tuesday this past week to share opportunities that Kokosing has to offer and answer any questions students had for them. We appreciate our partnership with Kokosing and appreciate them coming out to share with our students!

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