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Karly Bainbridge, with Mr. Lucas Papineau. Karly receiving certificate for Positive Referral Winner

Right off the bat - School year starts with positive energy

With only two weeks of school in August, KACC Instructors were quick to recognize the positive actions of over 20 students. From those students, a random drawing was held. Students were able to choose from a variety of prizes. This tradition will carrry on each month of the school year as Mr. Papineau, KACC Dean of Students and I love nothing better than calling a student's home to share the special aptitude leading to a . . .

Left to Right - former KACC students Drew Walters and Austin Morse

Mr. Ed Leeson, Fire-Rescue-EMR Instructor, always encourages his students to come back to KACC and visit with him and his current students. Mr. Leeson says it's very "encouraging to students to hear of the progress our former students have made in their chosen profession." This past Monday, Austin Morse and Drew Walters did just that. Austin graduated KACC and Grant Park High School two years ago. . . .

Career and Technical Education

Many people and organizations have their definitions of Career and Technical Education (CTE), but one of the most well-stated definitions comes from careertech.org/CTE: "Career Technical Education provides students of all ages with the academic and technical skills, knowledge and training necessary to succeed in future careers and to become lifelong learnings. In total, about 12.5 million high school and college . . .

Quick View of the Year Ahead

If you are wondering what the upcoming school schedule looks like, just click on the link below. 2019-2020 KACC Calendar In the meantime, we hope you are enjoying your summer break!

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