The Knox County Career Center Building Trades program recognized seven students who earned the status of “Building Trades Elite.”
“Building Trades Elite” (BT Elite) is a program generated by Colby Clippinger, KCCC Building Trades instructor, and the KCCC Building Trades Advisory Council that began in 2019-2020. The program’s criteria centers around attendance, discipline, industry credentialing, and extracurricular activities. A point system is set up where students earn points for attendance, grades, industry credentialing, and extracurricular activities. Students can lose points for being tardy, absent, and for discipline issues. In order to earn “BT Elite” status, students must earn 250 points and must maintain 250 points or higher until graduation to keep the “BT Elite” status.
The “BT Elite” program is completely company-sponsored according to Clippinger. Students who earn “BT Elite” status are awarded a hoodie and an interview shirt. The companies pay for the hoodies and interview shirts. The hoodie has the Building Trades Elite crest on the back along with the company sponsors. The student’s name and “BT Elite” are on the front of the hoodie. The interview shirt has “BT Elite” and the student’s name on the front.
Students (pictured L to R) James Bennett, Pierce Leasure, Jayden Flack, Coen Frazier, and Ayden Kennedy along with Blake Green and Kadence Mickley (not pictured) earned “BT Elite” status recently and received their hoodies and interview shirts. Fifty-nine students from the Building Trades program have now earned “BT Elite” status since its inception.
KCCC & the Building Trades program would like to thank the companies who sponsor “BT Elite”. Thank you to J & B Acoustical, Ohio Contractors Association, ProTech Basement Solutions, LiUNA! Local 1216, Kokosing, Corna Kokosing, Brennstuhl Construction, Modern Builders, Gray Mechanical, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 735, Holmes Rental & Sales, Meade Roofing Services, Small’s Sand & Gravel, Ellis Brothers, Igel, Ruhlin, Knox Concrete, ACP, Mack Industries, and Rietschlin Construction for partnering with us!
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 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.
Students in Build Your Future class conducted an informational job interview with the General Manager at We Luv Pets. Students learned about employee expectations for both animal care and customer service. We appreciate local businesses taking time out of their busy days to help us learn about expectations at different businesses in order for students to find what will work for them.
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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.
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 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.
Maddox and Joe learned milling machine set up recently in Precision Machining. Jay and Oscar learned how to install and indicate a vice on a milling machine. Mr. LaFevre taught Keith how to indicate a part in a 4 jaw chuck on a lathe. Gavin, Jacob, and Logan learned how to set the tram on a milling machine.
Students in Precision Machining work daily with the same advanced equipment and techniques as industry leaders.
The Associates Degree in Business Management earned by CollegeU-Business students mandates students to complete 168 hours of experience in the field during their last semester. Partnering with local businesses, students are given the opportunity to assess and use the concepts and ideals learned during their two years in the program. This time spent in the "real world of business" is priceless.
The Associates Degree in Business Management earned by CollegeU-Business students mandates students to complete 168 hours of experience in the field during their last semester. Partnering with local businesses, students are given the opportunity to assess and use the concepts and ideals learned during their two years in the program. This time spent in the "real world of business" is priceless.
The Associates Degree in Business Management earned by CollegeU-Business students mandates students to complete 168 hours of experience in the field during their last semester. Partnering with local businesses, students are given the opportunity to assess and use the concepts and ideals learned during their two years in the program. This time spent in the "real world of business" is priceless.
The Associates Degree in Business Management earned by CollegeU-Business students mandates students to complete 168 hours of experience in the field during their last semester. Partnering with local businesses, students are given the opportunity to assess and use the concepts and ideals learned during their two years in the program. This time spent in the "real world of business" is priceless.
The Associates Degree in Business Management earned by CollegeU-Business students mandates students to complete 168 hours of experience in the field during their last semester. Partnering with local businesses, students are given the opportunity to assess and use the concepts and ideals learned during their two years in the program. This time spent in the "real world of business" is priceless.
The Associates Degree in Business Management earned by CollegeU-Business students mandates students to complete 168 hours of experience in the field during their last semester. Partnering with local businesses, students are given the opportunity to assess and use the concepts and ideals learned during their two years in the program. This time spent in the "real world of business" is priceless.
Ms. Grace, a senior in Early Childhood Education (ECE), taught lesson on Dr. Seuss. Children learned that Dr. Seuss is an author. They also learned what rhythm and rhyme were from Dr. Seuss. Children participated in the following activities in learning about Dr. Seuss:
-matching shapes & colors
-counting fish
-made Cat in the Hat handprints
Students in ECE have fun preparing children for kindergarten!
KCCC's therapy dog, Nova, along with SRO Armstrong, popped in to visit with Mrs. Kallay. We are grateful to have Nova & SRO Armstrong at KCCC!
Mr. Greene, KCCC's Computer Network Technology (CNT) instructor, taught a lesson recently to juniors in CNT on Intro to Networks.
Students in CNT obtain training in computer hardware repair & maintenance, software troubleshooting & network administration and earn a variety of industry credentials.
Ms. Emma, a senior in Early Childhood Education (ECE), taught lessons on bugs & insects to our KCCC Preschool children! Children learned that insects have six legs and wings and that an entomologist studies insects.
Some of the activities children participated in included:
-bug counting
-bug letter roll and write
-creation of our own bugs
Students in ECE have fun preparing young children to enter kindergarten!
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.
