‘The school’s CTE program is thriving’- Traci Chambers, Career and Technical Education Supervisor

TOP PHOTO: Campbell High Principal Ben Foust addressed Wednesday’s Lunch and Learn attendees before giving a tour of the CTE programs at the high school.

By Charlotte Underwood 

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF)- The Campbell County Chamber of Commerce held its Lunch and Learn at the Campbell County High School on Wednesday. It featured a tour of the school’s Career and Technical Education wing the focus of the program, and lunch was sponsored by the CCHS Store and prepared by the high school’s Culinary Arts class. 

One of the highlights of the Lunch and Learn was the tour of the school’s CTE classrooms and programs.

Community leaders and business partners like the Tennessee College of Applied Technology and the American Jobs Center attended the Lunch and Learn. Campbell County Mayor Jack Lynch and Vice Mayor Randy Brown were also in attendance as were Leadership Campbell County class members and others.

Campbell County High School Principal Ben Foust expressed his thanks to the Chamber and others in attendance for “investing” in CCHS students and their futures.

CCHS’s Culinary Arts students catered Wednesday’s Lunch and Learn event held at the CCHS Library. Pictured are sophomores Saidi Metzler, left, and Jonica Stanley.

Campbell County High School Career and Technical Education Supervisor Traci Chambers spoke next, saying the school’s CTE program is thriving.

Chambers spoke about the importance of the career and technology education curriculum at CCHS. She said the school offered 16 programs of study in the CTE department.

Community leaders, members of the Leadership Campbell County Class attended Wednesday’s Chamber of Commerce Lunch and Learn held at CCHS’s Library, with a tour of the school’s Career and Technical Education department afterwards.

“There are so many opportunities for these students, from welding and building trades, to cosmetology, culinary arts, criminal justice and much more. I’m so excited for Campbell County and Jellico High schools and everything that we have going on. I’m so impressed with our teachers and with our CTE program and our students,” Chambers said.

She shared the exciting news that the CTE programs are “expanding and thriving.”

CCHS Culinary Arts Instructor Donna Kennedy, far right, gives a tour of the high school’s Culinary Arts classroom during Wednesday’s Lunch and Learn.

“At Jellico High School we’re doing a welding and construction renovation with state-of-the-art labs. We are in the planning phase of opening a new program of study in HVAC here at CCHS, too,” Chambers said.

She also reported that Industry Certifications are up at the highs school, which is a “big push by the state”.

Last year, CCHS CTE students achieved 173 industry certifications, and this year students have already completed 450 industry certifications.

Students in the Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO) clubs have “been doing outstanding at the competitions”.

Participants in Wednesday’s Chamber of Commerce Lunch and Learn listen to CCHS’s Principal Ben Foust speak about the school’s programs.

According to Chambers, students in CCHS’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) recently attended regionals and have winners going to the state competition in Chattanooga. Three CCHS welding students won at the recent TCAT Welding Rodeo, and the Building Construction Class recently took fourth place at the Builders Exchange of Tennessee Competition.

“We have so much exciting stuff going on in our CTE programs at both schools and it just keeps growing,” Chambers said. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-12/13/2024-6AM)

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