The Saline County Career Center recognized twenty-one students recently by awarding them the Career and Technical Education certificate.
The certificate is earned in addition to the student’s graduating high school diploma. This is the fifth year graduating students were eligible to earn the CTE certificate.
The requirements set forth by the State Board of Education provide students with the necessary technical and employability skills to prepare them for an entry-level career or additional training in a technical field. Students must meet requirements such as maintaining a minimum GPA, completion of an approved Industry Recognized Credential (IRC), completion of a minimum of 50 hours of work-based learning experience, maintaining minimum attendance, achieving certain ACT or WorkKeys scores, and demonstrating employability skills.
SCCC serves students from four area high schools including Slater, Sweet Springs, Malta Bend and Marshall. Program areas include Building Trades, Agriculture Education, Automotive Technology, Culinary Arts, Health Science, Marketing, Information Technology, Teaching Professions and Business Education.
Receiving the CTE certificate for the class of 2025 are:
Ingrid Aguilar-Garcia (SUB Cert), Lucas Alfrey (MOASK Agriculture Skills & Knowledge), Morgan Allen (MO Paraprofessional Exam), Elian Arevalo-Portillo (Carpentry Career Connections), Ayla Castaneda (MOASK Agriculture Skills & Knowledge), Sophia Christy (MO Paraprofessional Exam), Kylie Dillon (MO Paraprofessional Exam), Presley Duncan (MO Paraprofessional Exam), Avery Evans (ASK Marketing), Bruce Dittmar (AAFCS Culinary Arts), Rebeca Gonzalez Montejo (Certified Nursing Assistant), Lillian Griffitt (MOASK Agriculture Skills & Knowledge), Noah Gross (Carpentry Career Connections), Shawn Hensley (Carpentry Career Connections), Chase Johnston (Carpentry Career Connections), Michelle Lin (ASK Marketing), Xin Biao Liu (AAFCS Culinary Arts), Ainsley McCracken (MOASK Agriculture Skills & Knowledge), Conner Newton (Certified Nursing Assistant), Bailey Riley (MOASK Agriculture Skills & Knowledge), Ethan Russell (Mo MARK).