The Hart Career Center offers a Construction Technology program that informs and enhances students’ understanding of construction and provides them with skills that they will and can use as they leave high school. The students in this program are almost like family, it’s like they’ve known each other their entire lives by the way they interact with each other. Landen Oliver of Mexico high school commented that he is really enjoying the carpenter skills he is learning.

Chase Harrison and Ty Meadows are both students at Fulton, both of them explained to me how the class provides the students with skills like “teamwork, problem solving, and cognitive skills.” All of the students explained to me how the skills that you will learn in this class will help you post-graduation and in the workforce.

Preston Harner and Jayden Robinson of Montgomery told me that “students actually get to go on job sites and get connected with unions like the electricians union.” Students can also enter Skills USA for construction. The Construction Technology program at Hart Career Center will prepare all students for the future, no matter the field they choose. So, if you're interested in construction work and want to build your knowledge and skills, then the Construction Technology Program at Hart Career Center is the right program for you.

SkillsUSA week is all about elevating the skilled trades, highlighting career-ready education and empowering our members. February is also Career and Technical Education Month so it’s the perfect time to herald all the great things happening in our classrooms. Above Graphic Arts students, Georgia Foster, Van-Far, and Karma Curtis, Mexico, prepare presentations for SkillsUSA Week and district competition.

Alex Hutsell, Ruby Cox, Montgomery County, and Sydney Wyman, Mexico, prepare a presentation to celebrate the national theme - Champion your Future. They hope to educate and inspire others. Over 200 students from northeast MO Career & Tech Centers will be visiting HCC on February 13th for NE MO SkillsUSA district competitions. Students will compete against their peers for a shot at the Missouri State Leadership and Skills Conference held at State Tech, in Linn, MO, this April.