Tag: career

A brief history of Joey Chestnut’s eating career

A judge counts the plates of hot dogs Joey Chestnut, left, at the end of the men’s competition of the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in the final seconds of the competition, Wednesday, July 4, 2018, in New York’s Coney Island. Chestnut broke his own world record by eating 74 hot […]

Batesville, Greensburg and North Decatur among schools awarded Career Coaching grant

Jun. 12—A $720,000 collaborative Career Coaching grant has been awarded from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education to four area public schools, providing funding for enhanced services to improve student career readiness. The I-74 Career Navigator project involves Batesville, Greensburg, Milan and North Decatur high schools; each has access to $180,000 for targeted career-focused initiatives. […]

NYC High School Reimagines Career & Technical Education for the 21st Century

At New York City’s Thomas A. Edison CTE High School — a large, comprehensive high school in Queens — students are actively shaping their school’s future. Working alongside teachers, they’re contributing to projects that organically blend career and technical education with college preparation, setting a model for integrating academic content with career-connected learning. In a […]

Three Rivers Middle Magnet senior has her sights set on a career on the water

Jun. 6—Editor’s note: The Day publishes an annual series of stories spotlighting outstanding seniors graduating from the region’s 16 public and private high schools. Norwich ― On any given weekend, 18-year-old Annalea Parker can be found aboard the steamboat Sabino reciting for Mystic Seaport visitors a bit of history as they pass the museum’s fleet […]

St. Joe County Career Hub will be a game-changer for students

At South Bend Community School Corp., we are committed to providing our students with the resources they need to excel not only academically but also professionally and personally. However, we understand that traditional classroom learning is not enough to achieve this goal, so we embarked on a collaborative process involving surveys, focus groups and discussions […]