Ionia County Career Center Updates
We have some fun school activities and social media posts to be released in February for CTE Month:
- Scholarship Fundraiser at Wagon Wheel
- "Ionia County Career Center Is..." social media posts
- Planning for our Open House that is March 2, 2023
- Success Story Saturday posts on social media
- Change Wars for our Scholarship Fund (a competition between classes)
- FFA Week for Plant & Animal Science
- Fine Dining Night for Culinary Arts
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Applied Career Exploration - Portland Middle School Visits In the past couple of months, Mr. Deuel's Applied Career Exploration (ACE) class has visited two of our programs, Machine Tool & Culinary Arts. Mr. Deuel is working on coordinating a year's worth of curriculum for the Portland Middle School students to open their eyes and experiences about different careers. | Educational Careers - Work Based Learning Our Educational Careers students completed their first placements in local classrooms. We've had great feedback from their hosts about how well they are working with students. | Health Programs Guest Speaker - Gift of Life Allison Gollum came in from Gift of Life Michigan to talk to our Healthcare Foundations & Health Occupations students about organ donation. |
Applied Career Exploration - Portland Middle School Visits
Educational Careers - Work Based Learning
Health Programs Guest Speaker - Gift of Life
Alumni Spotlight - Brandon Richmond
Brandon Richmond attended the Electrical Careers/Computer Repair program. He is now the Director of Technology for Belding Area Schools.
Q: How did the Career Center help you get where you are today?
A: "It gave me the introduction to IT and college credits toward my degrees and certification at Baker College, as well as gain the skills that lead to my entry job in the field."
Q: What advice do you have for current Career Center students?
A: "Explore what you can do with your education at the Career Center. If it gets you a jump start on your education make sure you are getting as many credits transferred to the school you are going to. If you are going straight into the workforce use your time and experience in the Career Center to have a head start getting into the field."
All About Mr. Smalley
Mr. Luke Smalley is our Machine Tool instructor. He has been with the Ionia County Career Center for 5 years. Luke is married to Emily and they have two children, Karsyn and Grayson. Luke enjoys hunting, coaching wrestling, and spending time with his family and friends.
- Best Advice: Two things you can control in your day are your attitude and effort.
- Is a Journeyman Die Builder
- Travel Bucket List: Wants to travel through Europe, specifically England
Words of Wisdom from Mr. Paton
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