Category Archive: Jessamine Career and Technology Center

May 17

Five scholarships given out to Jessamine Career and Technology Center students at awards night

Savannah Estepp, left, received a Jessamine County Hospice Charities Scholarship from Dennis King during the JCTC awards night Thursday, May 9. (Photo by Jonathan Kleppinger)

Five students received scholarships at the beginning of Jessamine Career and Technology Center’s annual awards night Thursday, May 9. Jackson C. Green received the $1,000 Tab Farthing Memorial Scholarship from Hall Environmental to study environmental science. Four students received $2,500 Jessamine County Hospice Charities Scholarships to study health-care careers: Sydney Kennedy, Alli Hopkins, Macy J. …

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May 16

Jessamine Career and Technology Center celebrates its college-going seniors

College-going seniors at Jessamine Career and Technology Center donned their schools' apparel Wednesday as they celebrated their college choices. (Photo by Jonathan Kleppinger)

Jessamine Career and Technology Center hosted a celebration Wednesday afternoon of many of its seniors who have decided on a college to attend in the fall. Students posed in front of the school with gear from their respective schools. To see more photos from the event, click here. Below are the students who were present …

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May 10

FFA/4-H fitting show in Jessamine County

Landon Hack held his sheep in the showing ring Friday afternoon as judge Mallory Penick advised him on technique during the fitting show. (Photo by Jonathan Kleppinger)

Twenty-one Jessamine County students exhibited their animals at the annual FFA/4-H fitting show Friday at the Jessamine County fairgrounds. Students showed sheep and goats in their first show of the season as well as beef and dairy cattle, gaining technical insight from judge Mallory Penick. Click here to see more photos from the event.

May 10

Jessamine Career and Technology Center celebrates annual awards night

Abigail Wiggins, center, laughed with Jessamine Career and Technology Center principal Dexter Knight on Thursday after receiving an anatomy-and-physiology excellence award from Peggy Welch, right. (Photo by Jonathan Kleppinger)

Jessamine Career and Technology Center honored students in all its disciplines Thursday night at the annual awards banquet. Click here to see a gallery of more photos from the evening. Below are the students honored with the area of their awards: Principles of biomedical science: April Baker Human body systems: Ali Lowry, Jessica Mayes-Hunt Medicaid …

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May 07

JCTC’s Matt Simpson named Kentucky agriscience teacher of the year

Jessamine County agriculture teacher Matt Simpson examined bees at a JCTC hive in April 2012. Simpson was named Kentucky agriscience teacher of the year Monday. (Photo by Jonathan Kleppinger)

Jessamine Career and Technology Center agriculture teacher and FFA adviser Matt Simpson has been named Kentucky’s agriscience teacher of the year by the Kentucky Association of Agriculture Educators. Simpson said he applied at the encouragement of Matt Chaliff, state agriculture education program consultant. Applications were reviewed by a KAAE panel of peers, and Simpson was …

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