Lancaster County School District Career Center

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Students in our EMT class are practicing splinting for upper extremity fractures and lower extremity fractures. This is a skill they will be required to master and test on for their National Registry EMT certification. They participate as groups, each playing the role of team leader, patient, and evaluator.

Mrs. George-Miller’s Fundamentals of Computing Class would like to welcome Stacey Adams, Financial Education Manager from Founders Federal Credit Union. Student's participated in a Mad City Money workshop where they were given new identities, a budget, and were able to purchase items needed to maintain a household. Students also discussed credit cards and savings. The students enjoyed the financial activities.

Mrs. Paula Lail, Work Based Learning Coordinator, continues to work with the upper level classes on job interview and employability skills. She worked with students in Automotive Technology, Cosmetology, and Mechatronics last week. Students practiced interview skills with each other as well as ending the workshop with a mock interview with a staff member.

Congratulations to our SkillsUSA winners! Natalya King - Early Childhood Education - Gold Landyn Filliben - Firefighting - Gold McKenzie McAnulty - Cosmetology - Bronze Xavier Brunet - Machine Technology - Bronze Vanessa Gutierrez-Arias and Bryson Rainey - Mechatronics - Bronze Our gold medal winners will compete in the national SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta this summer!

South Middle School students were treated to a spa day by the senior cosmetology students!

Big announcement coming tomorrow!

Horticulture students recently planted apple trees on campus. The project was completed in collaboration with the Leaf & Petal Garden Club. The orchard was established to honor the memory of Gregg Shipston, former culinary arts instructor at LCSD Career Center. The apple trees were chosen as a fitting tribute to his career as a chef and teacher. A plaque with the following inscription was placed in the orchard: "With Every Deed You Are Sowing Seed, Though The Harvest You May Not See" - Remembering Gregg Shipston Leaf & Petal Garden Club

Firefighting students had a great first day at SkillsUSA too!

Day 1 of the SkillsUSA competition!

Mrs. Davis', Family and Consumer Science students began one of their favorite units this week...food and nutrition! Students spent the week discussing wellness and the components of "My Plate". As a class, they chose what they wanted to cook for lunch and the overwhelming response was quesadillas! On last Friday, they made homemade cheese quesadillas, pico de gallo, and guacamole. Many students had never had guacamole made from fresh avocados. They were pleasantly surprised and mentioned that they would have never tasted something like that on their own Way to go students!!

Our students and teachers left today for the SkillsUSA competition in Greenville! Safe travels and good luck!

Last week Mrs. Lail, the LCSD Career Center Work-Based Learning Coordinator, visited Mrs. Wheeler's Accounting 2 class to finish up the work-based learning skills. Mrs. Lail spoke with the students about interview skills. The students were able to participate in mock interviews. The students shared that the interviews really prepared them for the real-world experience in order to be career ready. Great job Mrs. Lail and Accounting 2 students!

Mrs. George-Miller's Fundamentals of Computing would like to welcome SGT Carl Long, Recruiting & Retention NCO. SGT Long spoke with students about a variety of relevant life choices... Students were asked what they want to do when they graduate from high school, what perks they would want from a job/career and what perks do they have at their current job(s). Students were given information on different ways to pay for college, different types of scholarships, budgeting money, cost of living and requirements to join the National Guard. Students played Jenga as a way to introduce themselves and to talk about what they wanted to do after graduation. The students enjoyed the speaker and were actively engaged in the presentation.

Quick update on the '57 Cadillac....it is primed and waiting on paint! Stay tuned!

We look forward to seeing you at parent/teacher conferences!

Career Fair 2024 Every student at the Career Center had the opportunity to meet and network with over 40 businesses at the annual Career Fair held on Thursday, March 21. Students were able to learn more about a variety of careers and businesses that are available to them in the surrounding area. We can't say thank you enough to the businesses that participated! Please help us thank and support those businesses! Participating Businesses: Lancaster County BeeKeepers Home Depot Hoopaugh Grading Company LLC LCI State Utility Contractors CERRA Little Fox Crawford Funeral Home Humphries Homes TD Bank Lancaster County EMS Lifeguard Ambulance Service Mid-Carolina AHEC MUSC Health Lancaster MUSC Outpatient Pharmacy Stover Legacy Foundation MEDUCare 3 Carowinds Food Lion Laurel Haven Estate First Steps Great Clips Sport Clips Comporium Nutramax Lancaster City Police Department Lancaster County Fire Service Lancaster County Sheriff's Office SC Department of Corrections Chief Buildings Engine Power Source Greiner Bio-One North America, Inc. Oceana Gold Gerber Collision National Guard SCWorks York Technical College Subbie's

Cosmetology Salon days and times!

We are pleased to announce our two new assistant principals beginning in the 2024-2025 school year! Help us congratulate Mrs. Benja Jenkins and Mr. Mark Bonda! Mrs. Jenkins has been at the Career Center since 1999 and Mr. Bonda will be joining us from Indian Land High School. Welcome to the Phoenix Family!

We are happy to announce there was a tie for Teacher of the Year! Congratulations to LCSD Career Center's Teacher of the Year, Mr. Lynn Robertson. This is Mr. Robertson's 19th year teaching our welding program! He has grown that program to what it is today, one of the most popular and successful pathways we offer! We are glad to have him as part of the Phoenix Family!