Career Center
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910 Highland Court Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101 |
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| School type | Alternate High School |
| School board | Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. Beverly Emory, Ed.D |
| Principal | Dr. Chris Nichols, Ed.D |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2400 (2014) |
| Language | English |
| Area | Urban |
| Color(s) | Maroon and Gray (unofficial) |
| Website | www |
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 moved to a new facility in January 2012, after a bond vote sold its previous facility to Forsyth Tech.
The bell schedule is as follows:
*Transportation to and from home schools is provided at this time.
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. The CTE courses work hands on in the fields they are studying. For example, the Auto Tech class will actually repair vehicles, either from the school system or from people who volunteer to take them there, for free, the Early Childhood Education course actually operates a daycare, Teacher Cadet students will work in elementary schools during their second semester, the Construction Technology class constructs a house every year for Habitat for Humanity, and the Advanced-level cosmetology students will actually take customers.
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. Because of the nature of the program, with most kids only attending the school for part of the day, the school does not offer regular meals. Food may, however, be purchased from the Culinary Arts class.
Despite its non-traditional setting, several clubs exist at Career Center, including Robotics Club, Physics Club, and HOSA.
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