Thank you to all who have served! We appreciate you!
KCCC held Christmas Karaoke in the cafe during lunches on the last day of school before winter break. We had loads of fun signing and laughing! Thank you to all of our staff & students who participated!
Merry Christmas!
KCCC students and staff participated in Student Council's Holiday Spirit Week last week. We had a fun last week of school of school before winter break! Thanks to everyone who participated in Holiday Spirit Week!
KCCC has released the second quarterly newsletter of the 2025-2026 school year. Please click the link to view:
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KCCC's Building Trades students joined KCCC's Preschool children for a holiday party prior to winter break. They spent time dancing, watching a movie, painting, reading books, singing Christmas carols, and taking pictures at the photo booth. The children had a great time! Thank you, Building Trades students for making this event special!
Ms. Bri, a senior in Early Childhood Education, served as lead teacher and taught KCCC's Preschool children about the differences between living and nonliving things.
Some of the activities included:
-Painting with living and nonliving things
-Finishing patterns of living and nonliving things
-Having a vet office in dramatic play
-Drawing living and nonliving things and telling a story about them
Students in Early Childhood Education have a great opportunity to work with KCCC's Preschool children throughout the year!
Some of the activities included:
-Painting with living and nonliving things
-Finishing patterns of living and nonliving things
-Having a vet office in dramatic play
-Drawing living and nonliving things and telling a story about them
Students in Early Childhood Education have a great opportunity to work with KCCC's Preschool children throughout the year!
KCCC hosted a Healthcare Expo in partnership with Knox Area Development Foundation, Knox Community Hospital, Knox Technical Center, and Ohio Eastern Star Home. Students from Health Technologies, Sports Medicine & Exercise Science, Career Based Intervention, Pre-Professional Mentorship, and Digital Media & Software Development attended the Healthcare Expo and were able to explore a wide variety of healthcare careers while representatives discussed career pathways from entry level positions to careers that required advanced training and degrees. Great opportunity for our students to learn about the opportunities in Knox County!
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.
KCCC's Winter Break
KCCC's administration and school board served Christmas lunch to our staff and students on Wednesday. Big thank you to Chef Bruce & our kitchen staff for preparing a great meal!
KCCC announced their fifth annual Tim Hall Food for the Hungry Service Award winners. Kailyn Bowman (Cosmetology), Hunter Schrienk (Automotive Technology), Tyson Payne (HVAC) , and Gracelynn Parrish (Collision Repair) all received the award.
The Tim Hall Food for the Hungry Service Award was established to honor the efforts of Tim Hall and KCCC students and recognizes students with a servant's heart who went above and beyond to help with the Food for the Hungry drive.
Tim Hall, a longtime Collision Repair instructor at KCCC, has made it his mission to help serve Knox County since 1995. Years ago, Mr. Hall wanted to buy lab tools for the Collision Repair program. He had a conversation with Ray Richardson, KCCC Superintendent at the time, about purchasing the tools. Mr. Richardson obliged, but wanted to take things one step further. He asked Mr. Hall to work to instill a sense of giving in his students and find a way to give back to the community.
Out of that conversation came a vision to restore vehicles by Mr. Hall. Since 1995 countless vehicles, mostly trucks, have been restored and sold with the profits going to those in need. Several trucks sold for $15,000-$20,000. One of the first vehicles to be auctioned for charity was a 1994 Z28 Camaro. In addition to restoring vehicles, Collision Repair students would also do car washes and collect food items.
For several years, the money raised was donated to Make-A-Wish Foundation. Food for the Hungry then became a favorite for Collision Repair. To this day, former students still talk about their experience working on vehicles for the Food for the Hungry drive. Students sometimes spent part of their Thanksgiving Break and worked many hours to get the vehicles ready in time for the Food for the Hungry vehicle auction. Students took pride in the project and were proud to give of their time and efforts.
The Tim Hall Food for the Hungry Service Award was established to honor the efforts of Tim Hall and KCCC students and recognizes students with a servant's heart who went above and beyond to help with the Food for the Hungry drive.
Tim Hall, a longtime Collision Repair instructor at KCCC, has made it his mission to help serve Knox County since 1995. Years ago, Mr. Hall wanted to buy lab tools for the Collision Repair program. He had a conversation with Ray Richardson, KCCC Superintendent at the time, about purchasing the tools. Mr. Richardson obliged, but wanted to take things one step further. He asked Mr. Hall to work to instill a sense of giving in his students and find a way to give back to the community.
Out of that conversation came a vision to restore vehicles by Mr. Hall. Since 1995 countless vehicles, mostly trucks, have been restored and sold with the profits going to those in need. Several trucks sold for $15,000-$20,000. One of the first vehicles to be auctioned for charity was a 1994 Z28 Camaro. In addition to restoring vehicles, Collision Repair students would also do car washes and collect food items.
For several years, the money raised was donated to Make-A-Wish Foundation. Food for the Hungry then became a favorite for Collision Repair. To this day, former students still talk about their experience working on vehicles for the Food for the Hungry drive. Students sometimes spent part of their Thanksgiving Break and worked many hours to get the vehicles ready in time for the Food for the Hungry vehicle auction. Students took pride in the project and were proud to give of their time and efforts.
KCCC participated in the 2025 Mrs. Claus' Workshop sponsored by PAK United at the Woodward Opera House on Monday evening. KCCC sponsored the decorating cookies station in the theater. The kids & their families had a fun time icing and decorating cookies! Thank you to Chef Russo and our Culinary Arts students for getting the cookies and icing ready! Big thank you to all who came out to this fun event!
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.
Student Council & HVAC students loaded up vehicles this past Friday with 2,417 food items for Food for the Hungry. We had a very competitive Can Wars & Coin Wars between our labs at KCCC. HVAC won the Can Wars with 1,318 food items donated. Sports Medicine & Exercise Science won the Coin Wars with 410.26 points. Collision Repair won the Overall Champion with 1,806.79 points. In all, KCCC donated $7,226.84 and 2,417 food items for Food for the Hungry of Knox County. The KCCC Gift Basket auction brought in over $4,000, which is included in the $7,226.84. Great job KCCC students & staff!!!
Knox County Career Center (KCCC) students competed in the Business Professionals of America (BPA) Region IV competition on December 5th.
KCCC students in the Computer Network Technology (CNT), CollegeU-Business (CLGU), Digital Media and Software Development (DMSD), and Pre-Professional Mentorship (PPM) programs competed against students from Delaware Hayes High School, Delaware Area Career Center, Highland High School, and Tri-Rivers Career Center.
BPA is a career technical student organization that allows students to compete in various competitions in the areas of Finance, Business Administration, Management Information Systems, Digital Communications and Design, Management, Marketing and Communications, and Health Administration.
On Friday, December 12th, BPA State Qualifiers in Region 4 were announced at the Region IV Awards Ceremony held at the Willis Education Center in Delaware. KCCC had 40 students qualify for state in 23 events. The BPA State competition will be held on February 23-24 in Columbus.
BPA State Qualifiers
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KC made a donation to the student pantry, located in Student Services at KCCC! All students have access to food, hygiene, and clothing items throughout the school year from the student pantry.
Knox County Career Center is hiring a High School Criminal Justice Instructor for the 2025-2026 school year! Please visit our website for more information on how to apply. https://www.knoxcc.org/page/employment-opportunities
KCCC students, administration, and staff participated in the annual Food for the Hungry of Knox County broadcast with WNZR out in front of Memorial Theater on Friday. They were interviewed about their role with KCCC's Food for the Hungry drive and competitions.
Stay tuned - We will have more pictures & KCCC Food for the Hungry competition pictures on Monday!
Stay tuned - We will have more pictures & KCCC Food for the Hungry competition pictures on Monday!
Juniors in Ms. Metzger's AgScience class completed their Hunter Education certifications. 100% of the students passed. Congratulations to all these students!
