Career Center
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The Career Center is a high school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
. It offers an extension to the regular high school program. Classes offered include Advanced Placement courses, career and technical education
(CTE) courses, as well as English and other classes too small to be held at the regular high schools in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
program, such as Japanese and Chinese. It also offers extended day classes, which are classes held after school that allow students to "make up" a failed class in order to graduate. It leases its building to Gardner-Webb Technical University and Forsyth Technical Community College at night.
system. Most students typically spend about half a day at the Career Center, either in the morning or afternoon, taking one or more Advanced Placement or a career-related class. Several honors and regular level classes are also offered. Bus transportation is provided at certain times to and from home schools, and some students drive. Students spend the rest of the day at their "home" school. Some students have all of their classes at the Career Center; schedules vary from student to student.
The Bell Schedule is as follows:
*Transportation to and from home schools is provided at this time.
Beyond academics, Career Center also provides a collegiate atmosphere for students. Students enrolled in the AP classes strive to achieve higher than those found at normal high schools. Many students are granted travel periods to extend time management responsibilities while providing time to study, socialize, or relax.
Since the Career Center is not a main high school in the WS/FCS system, it devotes a certain amount of time to attracting new students. Recent items include bumper stickers, glow in the dark T-shirts, carabiners, and hoodies with the Career Center logo on it. The Career Center sends seniors to the main high schools in the system with presentations to entice rising sophomores and juniors to apply for classes there.
Forsyth County passed an educational bond in the fall of 2008 providing the money for Forsyth Tech to purchase the building that currently houses the WS/FCS Career Center and Administrative Center.
The administrative center has been moved to two buildings previously occupied by Hanes north of town off Hanes Mill Road.
A new and larger Career Center will be built on the site where Kennedy Middle School currently sits. This campus will eventually house three separate educational programs. First, the current Kennedy building will remain and will be remodeled to become a career technical high school. Second, Carter Vocational High School will be built on the southwest corner of the site. Third, there will be two buildings that will house Career Center. A three-story 'L-shaped' building will be constructed on the southeast corner, and a two-story 'U-shaped' building will be built north of the three-story building.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to...
. It offers an extension to the regular high school program. Classes offered include Advanced Placement courses, career and technical education
Vocational education
Vocational education or vocational education and training is an education that prepares trainees for jobs that are based on manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic, and totally related to a specific trade, occupation, or vocation...
(CTE) courses, as well as English and other classes too small to be held at the regular high schools in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is a school district in Forsyth County, North Carolina. WS/FCS has over 75 schools in its system, and it serves over 53,300 students every year. WS/FCS was formed in 1963 by the merger of the Forsyth County School System and the Winston-Salem School System...
program, such as Japanese and Chinese. It also offers extended day classes, which are classes held after school that allow students to "make up" a failed class in order to graduate. It leases its building to Gardner-Webb Technical University and Forsyth Technical Community College at night.
Student Schedule
Students come from the 10 main high schools in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County SchoolsWinston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is a school district in Forsyth County, North Carolina. WS/FCS has over 75 schools in its system, and it serves over 53,300 students every year. WS/FCS was formed in 1963 by the merger of the Forsyth County School System and the Winston-Salem School System...
system. Most students typically spend about half a day at the Career Center, either in the morning or afternoon, taking one or more Advanced Placement or a career-related class. Several honors and regular level classes are also offered. Bus transportation is provided at certain times to and from home schools, and some students drive. Students spend the rest of the day at their "home" school. Some students have all of their classes at the Career Center; schedules vary from student to student.
The Bell Schedule is as follows:
| Period | Time |
|---|---|
| 1st | 8:00 – 8:58* |
| 2nd | 9:14* - 10:00 |
| 3rd | 10:03 – 10:48 |
| 4th | 10:51 - 11:36* |
| 5th | 11:36 – 12:24 |
| 6th | *12:45 – 1:30 |
| 6th | 1:33 – 2:18 |
| 8th | 2:21 – 3:06* |
*Transportation to and from home schools is provided at this time.
Student life
The Career Center offers a unique experience for the students that choose to attend it. Career classes have contracted with local businesses such as electricians for students with hands-on experience that are interested in working after high school. Many teachers at Career Center are experts in their fields, some of whom have taught their class since its inception. This is reflected in AP exam scores; for example, over 55% of the students achieve a 5, the highest level, on the Advanced Placement United States History exam.Beyond academics, Career Center also provides a collegiate atmosphere for students. Students enrolled in the AP classes strive to achieve higher than those found at normal high schools. Many students are granted travel periods to extend time management responsibilities while providing time to study, socialize, or relax.
Since the Career Center is not a main high school in the WS/FCS system, it devotes a certain amount of time to attracting new students. Recent items include bumper stickers, glow in the dark T-shirts, carabiners, and hoodies with the Career Center logo on it. The Career Center sends seniors to the main high schools in the system with presentations to entice rising sophomores and juniors to apply for classes there.
Career-Related Classes
The career center offers classes related to specific fields. These classes, usually about 1.5 hours (two periods) long, are designed to help students gain a better understanding in that specific field, and better prepares them for it. They are taught by professionals in that specific industry. They include:- Agricultural Work Development
- Allied Health Sciences
- Auto Collision Repair
- AutomotiveAutomotive industryThe automotive industry designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells motor vehicles, and is one of the world's most important economic sectors by revenue....
Technology - Auto Service Technology
- AviationAviationAviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
Technology - CarpentryCarpentryA carpenter is a skilled craftsperson who works with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects. The work, known as carpentry, may involve manual labor and work outdoors....
- Mandarin Chinese Language 1, 2, 3 (single-period class)
- CISCOCisco SystemsCisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, United States, that designs and sells consumer electronics, networking, voice, and communications technology and services. Cisco has more than 70,000 employees and annual revenue of US$...
Networking (single-period class) - Commercial ArtCommercial artCommercial art is historically a subsector of creative services, referring to art created for commercial purposes, primarily advertising. The term has become increasingly anachronistic in favor of more contemporary terms such as graphic design and advertising art.Commercial art traditionally...
- Computer Information SystemsManagement information systemA management information system provides information needed to manage organizations efficiently and effectively. Management information systems involve three primary resources: people, technology, and information. Management information systems are distinct from other information systems in that...
- CosmetologyCosmetologyCosmetology is the study and application of beauty treatment. Branches of specialty including hairstyling, skin care, cosmetics, manicures/pedicures, and electrology....
- Culinary ArtsCulinary artCulinary art is the art of preparing and cooking foods. The word "culinary" is defined as something related to, or connected with, cooking. A culinarion is a person working in the culinary arts. A culinarian working in restaurants is commonly known as a cook or a chef. Culinary artists are...
- Early Childhood EducationEarly childhood educationEarly childhood education is the formal teaching and care of young children by people other than their family or in settings outside of the home. 'Early childhood' is usually defined as before the age of normal schooling - five years in most nations, though the U.S...
- Electricity
- Electronic MusicElectronic musicElectronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
- ElectronicsElectronicsElectronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
- Landscape/Construction Maintenance
- Photography
- Radio Broadcasting
- Television Broadcasting
AP Classes
These classes are more difficult, considering they are on a college level. Students can receive college credit for these classes only if they take the AP exam at the end of the year.- AP Studio Art Drawing
- AP Art History
- AP Studio Art 2D
- AP Studio Art 3D
- AP Biology
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Chemistry
- AP Chinese Language and Culture
- AP Computer Science A
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP English Literature and Composition
- AP Environmental Science
- AP European History
- AP French Language
- AP German Language
- AP United States Government and Politics
- AP Comparative Government and Politics
- AP Human Geography
- AP Japanese Language and Culture
- AP Macroeconomics
- AP Microeconomics
- AP Music Theory
- AP Physics B
- AP Physics C: Mechanics
- AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
- AP Psychology
- AP Spanish Language
- AP Spanish Literature
- AP Statistics
- AP United States History
- AP World History
Future
The Career Center's facilities will be moved by the 2nd semester of the 2011–2012 school year.Forsyth County passed an educational bond in the fall of 2008 providing the money for Forsyth Tech to purchase the building that currently houses the WS/FCS Career Center and Administrative Center.
The administrative center has been moved to two buildings previously occupied by Hanes north of town off Hanes Mill Road.
A new and larger Career Center will be built on the site where Kennedy Middle School currently sits. This campus will eventually house three separate educational programs. First, the current Kennedy building will remain and will be remodeled to become a career technical high school. Second, Carter Vocational High School will be built on the southwest corner of the site. Third, there will be two buildings that will house Career Center. A three-story 'L-shaped' building will be constructed on the southeast corner, and a two-story 'U-shaped' building will be built north of the three-story building.