Knox County Career Center Schools

Juniors in Computer Network Technology learned about the role of a router in a network. They learned how to configure a router and set the default gateway on a computer. Students later put that knowledge into practice by building and configuring a network in the lab. Students in Computer Network Technology obtain training in computer hardware repair and maintenance, software troubleshooting, and network administration.

Knox County Career Center (KCCC) students competed in the Business Professionals of America (BPA) State competition held in Columbus, Ohio on March 7 & 8. KCCC had six students qualify for nationals in the BPA State competition. The six national qualifiers from KCCC will have the option to compete in the BPA National Leadership Conference in Chicago, IL May 10-14. Jacob Spaulding, a junior in CollegeU-Business, won first place in Business Law and Ethics. Kaleb Randall, Will Stemen, Madison Wind, Brookelyn Yoder, and Kaylee Anderson, seniors in Pre-Professional Mentorship, won third place in Parliamentary Procedure. These six students qualified for the BPA National Leadership Conference. KCCC also had several students who placed at the BPA State competition. Tanner Nutter, a junior in CollegeU-Business, placed fourth in Ethics and Professionalism. Laura Page, a junior in CollegeU-Business, placed fourth in Entrepreneurship. Isaiah Campbell, Carter Thompson, Sami Lackonen, and Taylor Thorne, juniors in CollegeU-Business, placed fifth in the Financial Analyst Team. Ellie Hatfield, Taylor Bryant, Julia Partington, and Makaya Frazier, seniors in CollegeU-Business, placed fifth in the Global Marketing Team. Jack Davis, a senior in Digital Media & Software Development, placed sixth in Fundamentals of Desktop Publishing. William Hoeksema, senior in Computer Network Technology, placed eighth in Network Administration using Cisco. Ella Marofsky, a senior in Pre-Professional Mentorship, placed tenth in Presentation Management Individual. 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.

Friday, March 15 NO SCHOOL Teacher PD Day

Special Webinar to highlight Ohio Technical Centers (OTC) TODAY, Wednesday, March 13 6:30-8:30 pm Make sure to RSVP!

Today (March 13) and tomorrow (March 14) are the last two days the River Room Cafe will be open to the public until mid-April. We will post new dates/times once we have solidified. Make sure to have your ID on you when you check-in at the front office!

Students in Precision Machining learned how to use our new 3D printer in lab recently. Precision Machining students work daily with the same advanced equipment and techniques as industry leaders! Current sophomores: Not sure of your plans for next school year? We still have room in our Precision Machining program at KCCC. Apply now at knoxcc.org. Questions? Feel free to email us at careereducation@knoxcc.org.

Students in Transitional Living Skills volunteer at Station Break once a month. In March they helped pack Solar Eclipse Gift Bags for senior citizens in the area. Each bag included a bag of Sun Chips, a Moon Pie, and a pair of solar eclipse glasses! KCCC enjoys being involved in the community and helping others!

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.

Zandra Magabe, a sophomore in Career Based Intervention (CBI) at Knox County Career Center (KCCC), participated in Knox Public Health's Green Teen Garden Pilot Project. Read the article by clicking the link: https://odh.ohio.gov/media-center/feature-stories/march-is-national-nutrition-month

Mrs. Rine’s Anatomy & Physiology students are learning about the functions of the different parts of the brain. These brain hats helped the students learn the locations where we process speech, hearing, eyesight, motor functions, and more!

Check out this excellent resource on Career-Technical Education! https://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/Topics/Career-Tech/Career-Tech-Ohio/YourFutureYourWay.pdf.aspx?lang=en-US

Juniors in HVAC played a game of "HVAC Baseball" (9 innings) where they had to answer questions relating to the HVAC material that was covered up to this point in class. Creative way to engage our students in learning! Students in HVAC develop skills in the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) aspects for HVAC systems.

Special Webinar to highlight Ohio Technical Centers (OTC) Wednesday, March 13 6:30-8:30 pm RSVP today!

KCCC's JROTC took a group of 25 students & a few staff members to Rickenbacker ANG Base for an incentive flight on a KC-135, with the 121st air refueling wing. We were able to fly on an actual mission. We were in the air for just over 2.5 hours, and we flew over 4 different states (Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana). We were also able to view (from the bottom of the plane... the boom operator view) an in-air refueling of a C-7. What an exciting opportunity!! Everyone had a great time!!

Students in KCCC's JROTC competed in a drill meet at Stebbins High School near Dayton, OH recently. They competed against at least 10 other schools and placed 4th overall. We placed 2nd in JV armed IDR, 2nd Place in Armed Exhibition, and 2nd Place in Unarmed Exhibition. Additionally, we had 2 cadets, Adrianne Scott and Dillon Boyd place in the top 10 in the knockout drill competition. Congratulations!!

KCCC's Building Trades program recognized twelve 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) Tanner Banbury, William Smith, Brock Stute, Lane Warner, Zachary Butler, Hope Moore, Matthew Milligan, Bryson Shaffner, Jordan Coole, Honesty Rimar, and Jaxson Kaiser earned “BT Elite” status recently and received their hoodies and interview shirts. Bryantt Kline also earned “BT Elite” status but is not pictured. Forty-five 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, and Rietschlin Construction for partnering with us!

Good luck to Luke, Jake, Trent, and Blake as they compete in the OHSAA State Wrestling Tournament on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!! We are proud of you!!

Students in Culinary Arts operate the coffee and bake shop at KCCC in the River Room Cafe. Students rang out a student customer this morning. Chef Russo also reviewed the plan for the day with students. Students in Culinary Arts manage and operate a full-service restaurant while obtaining certification.

Good luck to all of our students competing in the BPA State competition today!

Special Webinar to highlight Ohio Technical Centers (OTC) Wednesday, March 13 6:30-8:30 pm RSVP today!