Columbia City High School

Thank you, Steel Dynamics for donating a years worth of wire and rods for our CTE welding program for the 2024-2025 school year! Community partnerships mean so much to our programs and we extend appreciation to our partners who help make our programs possible. #CTE #welding #ExperienceWCCS

Happy Last Day, Eagles! Have a great summer! What are your summer plans? Share what you're most excited for in the comments! #ExperienceWCCS #BetterTogether

CCHS is proud of our Fire and EMT students who graduated with their certifications. These students represent 8 of the 9 fire departments in Whitley County and 1 department in Kosciusko County. Thank you, Mr. Rumsyre and Mrs. Phelps for your commitment to our Fire and EMT Academy. Career and Technical Education opportunities at CCHS continue to grow and you can find out more at https://www.wccsonline.com/o/cchs/page/career-and-technical-education Congratulations! #CTE #ExperienceWCCS #BetterTogether

More than 150 interns were in our community this semester. We send our appreciation to our partnering businesses who help our programming to provide students opportunities to pair with their classroom curriculum. Wyatt and Jarrett continued their welding, Alex applied his skills at Micropulse, Jacob learned more at Fort Wayne Metals, and Zavier completed his internship at A. Hattersley and Sons. #Interns #ExperienceWCCS #CTE #Community

Our internship experiences allow students to literally "suit up" and explore careers in various fields. Malek with Parkview Whitley Radiology was given the chance to observe surgery where a C-arm was used. Aiden interned with Schrader Auction and Real Estate and Devon put his skills to use at The Romine Group. #Interns #ExperienceWCCS #CTE #Community

Hayden and Caylee interned at the Indiana Army National Guard this past semester, Alexander was with the Fort Wayne Country Club, and Colton is interested in Sports Marketing/Management as a career so he interned with Fort Wayne Komets. #ExperienceWCCS #Interns

Internships allow these service-minded students to explore their strengths and explore potential career. Landon served at The Center, Lilly and Lauren both shared experiences at Brook and Co Salon, Addison interned with Parkview Physician Group in South Whitley and Megan was at Luthern Hospital. #BAC #CTE #Interns #ExperienceWCCS

Several students were placed in welding internships to continue their Career and Technical Education (CTE) coursework and prepare them for their industry after graduation. Kaleb and Logan welded at Novae, Brodie interned with Quality Diesel and Lucas was placed with R&R Manufacturing. #ExperienceWCCS #welding #CTE

Our spring semester interns are wrapping up their experiences and this is what it's all about. Kyles supervisor said, "Kyle has performed some repair welding and fabricated a hose rail. He hadn't done this work for us before and exceeded our expectations." Kyle interned at Rosencrans Truck Repair. Andrew plans to continue his education in Graphic Design after interning with Blue River Digital. Caden interned and has full-time employment after graduation at Paige's Crossing as the Head of Operations. #ExperienceWCCS #Interns

Whitley County Consolidated Schools Board of School Trustees approved an updated school calendar for the 2024-2025 year to reflect five additional professional development (or teacher only) days for our staff. The additional staff-only days were added through a 1003 waiver approved by the State. Students attend 5 fewer days during the school year but still exceed state guidelines for the number of required instructional minutes for the school year. The change in calendar provides WCCS staff professional development opportunities to advance district strategic plan pillars of Comprehensive Student Experience, Employee Experience and Organizational Excellence. Find the calendar on the WCCS App or online at wccsonline.com.

Our staff at the CCHS Cafeteria recently received this note from a student : "Me and my friend were late to lunch and even though they already put everything up they still had smiles on their faces and were more than happy to give us lunch. They were so sweet and asked us what we wanted and she asked us if we wanted a brownie and we said yes, she took the biggest ones out of the bottom.. .and gave them to us. It was so sweet she took the time to do that and that they weren't rude or upset or anything. I think about their kindness every day." Way to serve and care for our students ladies!

Thank you to Kyocera for speaking to our Introduction to Manufacturing students in class, and then hosting them for a tour of your facility. Students learned about manufacturing equipment, processes, and career potential.

Thank you to Wes Sigler from Blue River Digital for hosting CCHS Entrepreneurship students for a study trip to learn about his entrepreneurial journey.

EasterSeals Passages did a great write up about their intern Ayla. Her internship with EasterSeals Passages combines her passion for writing with her interest in social services. https://www.eastersealsnei.org/stories/ayla/ Thank you, EasterSeals Passages! #Community #ExperienceWCCS

Check out our Youth Summer Sports Camps! More are added weekly so check back often! Details on our webpage at wccsonline.com/o/cchs/page/spring-and-summer-youth-camps #ExperienceWCCS #BetterTogether

🌟 Attention all aspiring actors! Auditions for "Beauty and the Beast" are now open to current 8th graders through juniors. 🎭 Sign up now for the chance to be part of this magical production! ✨🌹 #BeOurGuest #AuditionsOpen Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4AAEAA2DA1FFC43-49249905-beauty#/

Today we're celebrating School Lunch Hero Day with a special shout out to the incredible cafeteria staff at our final two schools: Indian Springs Middle School and Columbia City High School! Thank you for fueling our students with nutritious meals and brightening their days.

Each year, community members give of their time to host mock interviews for Mr. Keener's English 12 students. Thank you!

This Friday, May 3rd, we are celebrating Lunch Hero Day 🌟 Today we're featuring our amazing cafeteria staff from Mary Raber and Northern Heights Elementary Schools. These ladies keep our students and staff well-fed and smiling every day. Thank you for all that you do!

Intern Spotlight | Taelor's internship at Robinson & Son's Electric allows him the opportunity to learn more about his future career. #CTE #WorkBasedLearning #BetterTogether #ExperienceWCCS