Shelby County Career Tech

08/26/2026

📣 Workforce Wednesday word of the day📣

ACCOUNTABILITY is taking ownership and being responsible for your decisions and actions.

Moliere says “It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable”.

When you make a mistake, own it, learn from it and do better next time.

08/26/2026

08/21/2026

One word. One goal. A whole year of possibilities!

Mrs. Lee’s FACS students at Calera Middle School spent the week thinking about their goals and choosing ONE word to represent what they want to focus on this year. After decorating notecards and reflecting on why they chose their word, students brought their goals to life by creating bracelets they can wear as a daily reminder! 📿✨

A little creativity, a lot of reflection, and a meaningful goal to carry with them all year long! 💙 🦅

08/20/2026

📚💻 For Workforce Wednesday, Mrs. Ingram’s BSA students put their organizational skills into practice! Students created folders for their classes in Google Drive and learned the importance of properly naming files and saving them in the correct folders. 🗂️📁
Staying organized is an important skill that will benefit them both in school and in the workplace! 💼✨

08/19/2026

Workforce Wednesday | Organizational Skills

Who knew organizational skills could be this much fun? 🎉

This week, Mrs. Nicole Minshew’s FACS students at Calera High School put their skills to the test with a lively game of Human Scrabble! Students worked together to organize themselves and create high-scoring words, all while practicing an important employability skill.

🏆 The highest-scoring word of the day? BRONZER!
Hands-on learning, teamwork, and a little friendly competition made for a winning Workforce Wednesday! 🌟

08/19/2026

Workforce Wednesday | Organization, Teamwork & Communication

Today in Mr. Lee’s STEM III classes at Helena Middle School, students put important employability skills into action!

Eighth graders collaborated in groups to organize playing cards while exploring the principles of lean manufacturing. Through this hands-on activity, students focused on the importance of quality, organization, teamwork, and communication.

A big thank you to We Build It Better for helping bring this engaging learning experience to our students!
Preparing students with the skills they need for success in the classroom, the workplace, and beyond! 🌟

08/19/2026

Workforce Wednesday | Organizational Skills
Organizational skills are an important part of success in the classroom and the workplace! Today, SCHS students put those skills into action across multiple Career Tech programs.

✈️ 1st Period Aviation: Students used organizational skills to complete a scenario activity individually
before coming together to collaborate as a group.

💼 6th Period JAG: Students used organizational skills to discuss, develop, and promote ideas for upcoming fundraisers and class activities for the year.

Building the skills today that will help prepare students for success tomorrow! 🌟

08/19/2026

Workforce Wednesday | Organizational Skills

Today, Ms. Boyd’s students at OMMS are putting their organizational skills into action! After discussing how organization is an important skill in both the classroom and the workplace, students applied what they learned by organizing and designing kitchen spaces.

Each grade level took on the challenge at a different level—while 6th and 7th graders worked with pre-made kitchen layouts, 8th graders took their skills a step further by designing their kitchens completely from scratch!

Learning valuable employability skills today to prepare for success tomorrow! 🌟

08/19/2026

Workforce Wednesdays are BACK! 💼

Success in today's workforce takes more than technical knowledge—it takes strong employability skills that set students apart.

Each Wednesday this school year, we'll spotlight one of the most in-demand workplace skills employers are looking for and share how Shelby County Career Technical Education is preparing students for success in the classroom, the workplace, and beyond.

📚➡️💼 Join us each week as we build tomorrow's workforce, one skill at a time!

08/15/2026

What a great first two days in our CTE classes!