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Thousands of students get first-hand look at Career Center programs
More than 3,000 8th and 10th graders from around Jackson County visited the Jackson Area Career Center to see the hands-on learning opportunities offered to high school juniors and seniors.
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January is School Board Recognition Month
Members of the Jackson County Intermediate School District School Board were given a special mention during this month's Board of Education meeting.
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Jackson Area Career Center Asst. Principal named JAMA's 2018 Educator of the Year
The Jackson Area Manufacturers Association (JAMA) has named Dan Draper, Assistant Principal of CTE & Academic Programs at the Jackson Area Career Center, as JAMA’s 2018 Educator of the Year for his role in the success of the JAC3 program.
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Registration now open for 2019 JAMA/AMC Youth Camps
The Jackson Area Manufacturers Association and the Academy for Manufacturing Careers are offering two summer youth programs geared toward students in grades 4-9.
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District awarded grant for Challenge Project
The Jackson Community Foundation recently awarded a $10,000 grant to the Jackson County Intermediate School District for a county-wide emotional learning program called The Jackson Middle School Challenge Project.
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Army JROTC Cadets lend helping hand for massive community holiday boxes distribution
Nearly fifty cadets from the Jackson Area Career Center’s Army JROTC program have been volunteering their time at the Salvation Army this month to prepare for the massive distribution of toys and food boxes.
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Jackson County awarded $500,000 for career readiness consortium
A grant awarded to a mid-Michigan talent consortium will have a big impact on preparing students for the next step in their career pathways.
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Students with special needs treated to interactive musical concert this holiday season
Dozens of Jackson County students with special needs got a chance to show off their musical skills during a unique performance at the Torrant Center.
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Welding students forge friendship through special project
A recent project at a community park in Jackson County proves not everything can be learned in the four walls of the classroom.
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Local FFA students steer focus toward next state competition
The Agriscience barn at the Jackson Area Career Center looks more like a bovine beauty shop these days as FFA students steer their focus toward another prestigious competition.
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New community partnership helping young adults with disabilities get real work experience
Young adults with significant disabilities are on a path to a successful career thanks to a new partnership in Jackson County.
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Unique art project brings students of different backgrounds together
A unique project in public education isn’t just creating beautiful works of art, it’s also creating new friendships.
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Jackson County Intermediate School District awarded portion of multi-million dollar statewide grant to improve school safety
The grant will help fund projects like installing new video surveillance and improving building entrances at the Jackson Area Career Center, among other things.
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Jackson Area Career Center helping connect students with in-demand careers through first-ever Organized Labor Career Day
Representatives from 11 skilled trades unions spoke to 120 students in the Construction and Welding programs during the daylong event on Tuesday, October 30.
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Lyle Torrant staff teams up to show support for student with rare disease
Several teachers and staff donned crazy socks on October 5 in recognition of #PauseForPBD, an annual awareness day for The Global Foundation for Peroxisomal Disorders (GFPD).
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Army JROTC students start school year off with several wins at state competitions
Cadets from the program have already participated in three state competitions, taking top spots in nearly all of them.
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