Juniors Sophie Kirk from Greene County High School and Afton Poldberg from Panorama High School prepared beef kabobs today. They marinated the meat with soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, olive oil, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, lemon juice and hot sauce for the last two days, so the flavor was great! This morning, they cut the vegetables and used the leftover marinade to coat the vegetables, and then put the skewers together. They grilled them in their culinary kitchen so the vegetables were charred and the meat was medium rare. They were enjoyed by Chef D and her students.
On Thursday, December 14th, twelve 4th-8th grade youth participated in the Welding Career Exploration Camp at the career academy welding shop. They were able to learn welding basics and safety; and, then they tried their hand at welding. The youth were very creative in what they made; and, they designed some impressive structures!
Are you interested in learning some new things? Check out our upcoming Spring 2024 classes offered locally at the Greene County Career Academy. We have a great time in our classes and hope you can join us!
If you have questions, please contact Teresa Green at 515.386.6190 or by email at green_t@iowacentral.edu
Amber Lawton's Human Anatomy and Physiology I students dissected sheep brains to finish up their study of the nervous system. Bring on the finals!
Thank you to Raccoon Valley Radio and Doug Rieder for doing live remotes with the Greene County High School Career and Technical Education students and the Greene County Career Academy students on Wednesday, December 6th. Students enjoyed talking to Doug about the skills they are learning in their classes along with the employability skills that will make them good employees in the future.
During the 2018-19 school year, Landus made a commitment to the Greene County Community School District and the Career Academy to pledge $50,000 over a five-year time period. Today marks the completion of the donation commitment from Landus and an acceptance of $10,000 in matching funds from CHS. The Greene County Community School District has been incredibly appreciative of the support and commitment from Landus over the past five years and moving forward into the future. Plans are being made to have high school students participate in a field trip to visit Landus’ Innovation Connector in Des Moines in the very near future to learn and understand how Landus participates in businesses beyond agriculture. The Greene County Community School District wants to thank Sue Tronchetti, External Affairs, and Delbert Uhlik, Jefferson Hub Lead, for their support and commitment to the students and programs at Greene County.
From the Left:
Brett Abbotts -- Superintendent
Teresa Green -- Career Academy Specialist
Sue Tronchetti -- External Affairs
Delbert Uhlik -- Jefferson Hub Lead
EMT Hybrid Class--January 11 - April 12, 2024
FREE tuition for those who qualify! Any questions? Please contact Paul Arens at Iowa Central at 515-574-1300.
Chef D and the Greene County Career Academy culinary students prepared homemade soups today. Students Sophie Kirk, Cassie Knight, and Afton Poldberg enjoyed crab bisque and loaded baked potato soups.
Iowa Central invites students to come to the Triton Visit Day on Friday, November 3rd. Iowa Central is giving away a full tuition scholarship, a $1500 tuition scholarship and a $500 scholarship. Students can sign up right on the www.iowacentral.edu website. Select the “Admissions” tab and go to “Schedule a visit”.
First Career Exploration Camp of the 2023-2024 School Year!
Last week, we hosted our first Career Exploration Camp of the 2023-2024! The first strand is culinary where the youth learned about making nutritious snacks, basic knife cutting skills, hand washing, the difference between a chef vs. a cook, and the different herbs and spices they can use to enhance the flavor of their food. They made pizza crackers, fruit pizza, and veggie pizza using their newly learned skills!
There is still room in the camp next Thursday, September 21st, for youth in grades 4-8. Please call ISU Extension's Samantha Hardaway at 515.386.2138 to register.
Production Welding Class is a Go!
The Production Welding class is a "go" here at the Greene County Career Academy in Jefferson. We do have a few spots if you are interested. Classes start on September 26th and run through November 16th. Classes will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
To register, use the QR code or click the "Click Here" button on the attached flyer to get signed up. If you have any questions, please contact Teresa Green at 515.386.6190.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HFRgd5V8xUfv_JCyQ1WjE7mE4P4EA0LA
Basic Small Engine Repair Class Offered in Storm Lake
There is still room in this class if you are interested! Please use the QR code to register. If you have any questions, please call Teresa Green at the Greene County Career Academy at 515.386.6190.
Iowa Central's Abby Underberg and Sara Scharf met with our online and concurrent students this afternoon in the Greene County High School Auditorium. Their goal is to make sure these students are successful this year with their Iowa Central classes.
Greene County Career Academy health care students are really proud of their work today in their Human Anatomy and Physiology I class! This lab reinforced learning about body cavities, directional planes and cuts, organs, organ systems, and lab procedures.
If you were unable to attend Wednesday's Career Academy orientations, we invite you to attend orientation Monday, August 21st, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. We will go over valuable information, hand out your career academy schedule, show you how to look at your grades, get you signed up for text messaging from the college, and answer any questions you may have.
Please park in the north parking lot and enter door N5. If you have any questions, please call Teresa Green at 515.386.6190 or email at green_t@iowacentral.edu.
Greene County High School business students Karma Butts and Makayla Byerly will attend the Business Horizons Conference July 16-20. Pictured here are: (L to R) Home State Bank President Bob Allen, student Karma Butts, business teacher Teresa Blackburn-Bentz, student Makayla Byerly, and Jefferson Telecom's General Manager Jamie Daubendiek.
Bob Allen and Jamie Daubendiek have participated in Leadership Iowa and know how beneficial Business Horizons is for our students. Thank you to them for sponsoring these two business students at this great conference.
Business Horizons is a five-day innovation simulation bringing students (grades 9-12) of all experience levels from across the state together to gain a better sense of how their skills connect to the business world and the real world. Students are placed in teams, and they work together to solve a situation.
Get Your High School Equivalency Diploma for FREE!!! Our next orientation is this coming Wednesday, July 12th, at 4 p.m. at the Greene County Career Academy. Please contact Teresa Green to register at 515.386.6190 or green_t@iowacentral.edu.
We are excited to announce our upcoming production welding adult education class starting in September. Check out our flyer to register!
These students just completed a career pathway in the Greene County Career Academy. We celebrated together with a breakfast this morning. We discussed senior scholarships, work-based learning scholarships, and seniors wearing a blue cord at graduation representing a completed pathway. We also discussed pathways for next year and orientation for the fall with the underclassmen. Thank you to these students for a great year!
Twelve students in grades 4-8 joined us for a pizza session on Monday, April 24th. Chef Julie Kennedy, Ram Restaurant's Seth Stucky, and ISU Extension's Samantha Hardaway helped the students prepare pizza crackers, a veggie pizza, and a fruit pizza.
Seth Stucky is a freshman at Greene County Schools, and he did a great job working with our students in the two culinary career exploration camps.
This camp flew by and the students could not believe it was time to go at the end of class.
Thank you to Chef Kennedy, Seth, and Samantha for another great camp!
