We learned that the students had competed in a horticulture challenge and had earned quite a few second and third place honors, and that ALL 15 of the hogs qualified for the youth fair this year. Instead of bringing the entire group out back to the barn, they brought some of the livestock to us, and one of them was actually won during a competition. Keefer and her students go over some of the events the students participated in while showing off some of their livestock.įrom there, we traveled back to the agriculture lab and classroom where two students talked about the events they participated in during the school year, some of the milestones they achieved and some of the things they are looking forward to next year.
To show the business community the accomplishments of Dunnellon High’s agritechnology students, Ms. We began our tour in the media center, where a slideshow was playing featuring photos of some of the 70 entries in this year’s edible books competition, which is open to all students but is something expected of the culinary arts students, who work alone or in groups on their entries. (Programs not toured were Administrative Office Specialist, Allied Health Assisting, Digital Video Production, Game/Simulation/Animation and Visual Design, Teacher Assisting and Web Development). On April 30, community members were taken on a tour of four of Dunnellon High’s programs, the Power & Energy Academy (including Welding), Early Childhood Education, Agritechnology and Culinary Arts. In each program, students take industry certification exams to show the extent of their knowledge. Students who complete three years or more in a program of study are considered program completers. Some are enrolled in more than one program if their schedule allows. Currently over 900 students are enrolled in a CTE program at Dunnellon. The programs offered are current with the demands of the area’s job industry, and students enrolled in CTE classes are also taught “soft skills” which help them become better employees later on.ĭunnellon High has 11 programs from which their 1200 students can choose. Each of the County’s public high schools offers a tour of some of their programs each spring in order to educate the community about the types of industries students are preparing for when they complete high school.
On April 30, representatives from the Dunnellon Chamber and Business Association went out to Dunnellon High School for their Career and Technical Education Showcase Tour.