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New Programs at the Wayne County Career & Technical Education Center Three new programs have been added to the Career & Technical Education line-up to benefit the students and industries of Wayne County. The Diesel Service Technician program is being implemented this year and taught by new instructor John Hill. There are only a few of these programs in the state. In school year 2013-2014, two new programs were added: Law and Public Safety and Heavy Equipment Operations. This is particularly exciting because Wayne County’s Heavy Equipment Operations program, led by instructor Corey Stevens, is the first in the state. Bobby Jones, Wayne County CTE Director, said, “We have actively worked with area businesses and county officials to obtain these new programs to help fill the job needs in our county and surrounding areas. These new programs will be a benefit to the local economy and the student’s career choices.”
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First Time for Everything Culinary Arts students at Stone High School have cause for celebration after participation in a recent competition. In April, first-year Stone High School Culinary Arts students competed in the first annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College High School Culinary Cook-off, which had a similar format to the Food Network’s Chopped. The students won the entree round Pictured left to right: Raegene Collins, Tameyia Evans, Darius Buckhalter, T’Keyha and dessert round, as well as the Herrien, and Mariah McBride over-all competition. They were awarded a trophy and $500 for their Culinary Arts program. The win was particularly exciting considering the 20132014 school year was the first year of the Culinary Arts program at Stone High School. Additionally, a Stone High School culinary arts SkillsUSA student represented Mississippi as a state officer at the SkillsUSA National Championships in Kansas City, Missouri in June. 10 CONNECTIONS Fall 2014