On Tuesday, March 14, New Castle Career Center spent the day celebrating students in a ceremony for the National Technical Honor Society. This year, the school broke a record with 114 students inducted into NTHS during their first year of a two-year program. In addition to these first-year students, 99 students received inductions into the National Technical Honor Society as Program Completers, and of this group, 49 extended their membership for a 2nd year. 

To be considered for this honor, students must meet specific criteria. Students must first be recommended for membership by their career program teacher. In addition to a recommendation, students must also carry a B+ average in their career program for the first semester. Seniors must also have a B average at their home school. Juniors must maintain a B- in all classes taken through the past semester. All must maintain attendance that reflects good employability skills.

Once grades and attendance are verified, home school counselors confirm that students exemplify the standards of NTHS. Those standards include a desire to pursue a career in their course of study, academic achievement, honesty, dependability, responsibility, high-quality task performance and pride in work performed, cooperation and ability to work well with others, interest in learning, initiative, leadership, and citizenship.

Any senior student inducted into NTHS will automatically enter a random drawing for a $1,000 Jon Poteat scholarship. 

The number of students inducted into the National Technical Honor Society this year speaks to the hard work and dedication Career Center students demonstrate. For more information about programs available at the New Castle Career Center, visit their website at nccareercenter.org or reach them by phone at (765) 593-6680.

Each year students from the Education Professions Classes at the New Castle Career Center attend the Family, Career Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) State Leadership Conference. This year the conference took place at the Horizon Center in Muncie on March 5-7.

This year twenty-one students attended the conference and competed in a host of events. Each student was tasked with completing various projects and then presenting them to a panel of judges.

In addition to their individual projects, nineteen students also chose to complete the requirements to earn an award known as the Ultimate Leadership Degree. Students were given a plaque in the shape of Indiana for completing these requirements. Additionally, some students received individual honors.

Presley Gibson received a gold medal for her STAR Event project called “Focus on the Basics” and a gold medal for her state event called Early Childhood Healthy Snack Lesson. Presley was also the winner of a $1,000 scholarship given to FCCLA

members that are going into Education and Training.

Program instructor, Leesa Meyers, was awarded the FCCLA Distinguished Service award, and program director, Mackenzie Jackson, was awarded the FCCLA CTE Administrator of the Year Those interested in learning more about opportunities available at the New Castle Career Center can contact them at (765) 593-6680 or visit their website at nccareercenter.org.