Contact Info
Past Feature Story Links
Site Feedback
Career Education Grads
A group of 2010 seniors who participated in the first annual Career Education Scholars Ceremony. After completing a three year program of study, students received certificates and a special copper and white graduation cord.
FPS Career Education: Students Complete Three Year Program, New Programs of Study Added
Watch a Slide Show from the 2010 Career Education Scholars Ceremony
With national attention focused on a redesigned Elementary and Secondary Education Act, President Obama has challenged states to better prepare students for college and career readiness. Fayetteville has long recognized the need for both academics and career exploration as part of every student’s high school experience with 90% of our career education students pursuing further education upon graduation.
FPS' Career Education program continues to evolve -- Pre-Engineering was added as a new program of study this year with 200 junior high students electing to participate. Our Agriculture program will expand into Agri Business and Marketing next year with a planned pathway for the exploration of teaching on the horizon for 2011.
90 Career Education Scholars were recognized for their completion of a three year program of study on May 6, 2010. In a morning ceremony attended by students, their parents, teachers, and FHS administration, seniors who majored in either Agriculture, Business and Marketing, Family and Consumer Science or in TV Production and Film received a copper and white graduation cord and an official State of Arkansas program of study certificate.
Career Education is a growing program in Fayetteville with 2,953 students participating this semester alone. Broken down by grade levels, there are 652 seventh graders, 618 eighth graders, 378 ninth graders, 426 tenth graders, 450 eleventh graders and 428 twelfth graders taking at least one career education course. Many juniors and seniors take two or three courses. We congratulate these students for recognizing the need for college and career readiness!
For more information, click here to visit FPS Career Education's new website.