Area Career Center

Top 10 feature articles on NWI.Life in 2023

By: Aadil Khan, Audrey White, Autum Meyers, Cameryn Rodriguez, Destiny Givens, Elena Cheek, Garrett Spoor, Madison Gaskins, Rita Muñoz, Scarlett Labuda Last Updated: December 22, 2023

Top 10 feature articles on NWI.Life in 2023 It’s not everyday that you get to sit down with a cancer survivor, a military veteran, a change-maker in the community, or a thriving high school student and get a look into what it’s like to live in their shoes. By sitting down with the members...

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#1StudentNWI: Early childhood ed triumphs in teaching time and time again

#1StudentNWI: Early childhood ed triumphs in teaching time and time again What’s recently happened? From lesson plans to conferences to competitions, early childhood education (ECE) has been taking the world of education by storm. The Hammond Area Career Center (ACC) snatched up a whooping third place in the Indianapolis...

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#1StudentNWI: Welding success at the Hammond Area Career Center

#1StudentNWI: Welding success at the Hammond Area Career Center What’s recently happened? The Hammond Area Career Center (ACC) has been busy gearing up for the end of the year. Students moving on to the national competition for SkillsUSA have been nothing short of busy fundraising in order to make the fees more...

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#1StudentNWI: Starting up success with the automotive class at the Hammond Area Career Center

#1StudentNWI: Starting up success with the automotive class at the Hammond Area Career Center What’s recently happened? The Area Career Center (ACC) just finished up its celebration of Black History Month. Students from different career pathways participated in ways that made sense in their classroom. In the multimedia broadcast program,...

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#1StudentNWI: Coloring careers with the cosmetology class at the Hammond Area Career Center

#1StudentNWI: Coloring careers with the cosmetology class at the Hammond Area Career Center What’s recently happened? Students from the Hammond Area Career Center (ACC) competed at Regionals for SkillsUSA this past weekend. The ACC students were sent all over the Region to compete in different competitions. Students went anywhere from...

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Top 10 feature articles on NWI.Life in 2022

By: Destiny Givens, Elena Cheek, Kayla Oberholtzer, Mackenzie Halas, Meghan Braddy, Scarlett Labuda, Ymari Banuelos Last Updated: December 23, 2022

Top 10 feature articles on NWI.Life in 2022 It’s not everyday that you get to sit down with a cancer survivor, a military veteran, a change-maker in the community, or a thriving high school student and get a look into what it’s like to live in their shoes. By sitting down with the members...

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#1StudentNWI: Printing success with the Graphic Arts and Digital Design class at the Hammond Area Career Center

#1StudentNWI: Printing success with the Graphic Arts and Digital Design class at the Hammond Area Career Center What’s recently happened? Hammond Area Career Center (ACC) students are at the downswing of the semester. Students are prepping for internships, expanding on projects, and busy working hard for the last week of school. Fundraising for the...

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#1StudentNWI: Flossing away the school year with Dental Assisting at the Hammond Area Career Center

#1StudentNWI: Flossing away the school year with Dental Assisting at the Hammond Area Career Center What’s recently happened? The Dental Assisting class is a two year program that offers six high school credits. In this class students are prepared for a career in dental assisting from day one. Students learn a variety of skills such as patient...

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#1StudentNWI: Bringing careers to life at Area Career Center with EMT

#1StudentNWI: Bringing careers to life at Area Career Center with EMT What’s happened: At Area Career Center (ACC), the emergency medical technician (EMT) class taught by Ryan Cogdill kicked off the last stretch of the semester to help students learn new, life-saving techniques. The EMT class is a second-year class...

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