Cass Career Center

Seven members of the Cass Career Center FFA Chapter participated in the State FFA Leadership Camp, June 9 - 13th, at Lake of the Ozark State Park - Camp Rising Sun.

During the week, students participated in leadership workshops, heard from speakers, competed in speech and interview contests, and played teambuilding games.

Attending from the Cass Career Center were: Emily Munoz Evans, Alanna Frost, Alex Harrison, Marissa Hayes, Lane Jones, Jolie Lightcap, and Audri Shepherd. Frost and Hayes received the State FFA Leadership Medal for their extra involvement in elective leadership workshops.

One of the speakers the students heard from was 2024 Cass Career Center FFA graduate, Case Melzer, who is working this summer as a National Policy Intern for the Missouri Farm Bureau.

🏌️‍♂️ Tee off for a cause! Sign up for our Big Apple Birdies Golf Fundraiser and help send Marketing students to NYC to gain real-world marketing experience. Spots are still open!

Each student in the Cass Career Center Agriculture Program works throughout the year on their own Supervised Ag Experience (SAE) project. Students complete this project outside of class time and throughout the summer. SAE projects can be ownership where students own animals, crops, or a business. SAE Projects can also be placement where students work for someone. Each student keeps records on their project in their SAE Recordbook.

FFA Advisors visit students throughout the year, especially during the summer, to see what students are learning and the progress they have made on their SAE. During each visit, advisors work with students on:
*Project and career advice
*Revising SAE goals
*Reviewing financial recordbook
*Providing recommendations
*Course work and FFA Leadership Development

Please click on each of the pictures below to learn about the different SAE Projects of Cass Career Center Agriculture students.

Chapter FFA Officers held our annual Summer Officer Retreat on Wednesday, June 4th at Duckhorn Lodge south of Urich, MO. Officers participated in team building activities, goal setting, and planning our chapter activities for the next school year. Thank you to Duckhorn Lodge for hosting us!

Some of our most active FFA members were able to travel to Omaha, Nebraska in May to tour different agribusinesses.

A huge shout out to Rehema, Myshosia, Jackie, Enjoli, and LaTasha for their amazing presentation to the Harrisonville Rotary Club about the Practical Nursing program at Cass Career Center! 👩‍⚕️👏

They did a fantastic job sharing program highlights and representing our school with professionalism and pride. We are so proud of each of them and all they’ve accomplished.

We can’t wait to celebrate with them and their classmates at graduation next Friday night! 🎓💙

🚧 Building the Future, One Internship at a Time 🚧

Meet Christian Harris— recent Lone Jack High School graduate and standout student in CCC’s Construction Technology program—who’s literally laying the foundation for his career through a hands-on internship at Geiger Ready Mix Company, Inc. in Lee's Summit.

From mastering quality control to working with industry-grade tools, Christian’s getting real-world experience, paving the way to long-term success. With CCC’s career-focused training and mentorship from Geiger pros, he’s already confidently planning his future.

💥 This is what workforce readiness looks like.
Internships like Christian’s aren’t just opportunities—they’re game changers.

🙌 Want in?
Become a host site and help students turn potential into powerful outcomes.

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Twelve CCC Marketing students will be visiting New York City in November to experience real world marketing. We need your help! On June 22, a fundraiser golf tournament will be held at Hoot’s Hollow. Your business can sponsor a hole OR you & a team can play.

On Wednesday, May 14th, Agriculture students finished planting flowers throughout Harrisonville parks. Flowers were grown by the students throughout the year in the Cass Career Center greenhouse.

Thank you to the City of Harrisonville, MO and the Harrisonville Park & Recreation Department for their help! Our students look forward to these projects each year!

Congratulations to Agriculture Instructor / FFA Advisor, Ryan Shurvington for being named a 2025 National Agriscience Teacher Ambassador from the National Association of Agriculture Educators. Mr. Shurvington was one of only 15 Ag Teachers selected nationwide to participate in this training.

As part of the academy, teachers spend a week participating in an interactive, hands-on, application-based science training program. The training will include agriculture-related labs with a high amount of science content using the "inquiry-based" approach to student learning of agriscience.

Mr. Shurvington will then present workshops at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IN in October and the National Association of Ag Educators Conference in Nashville in December.

Congratulations, Mr. Shurvington!

Have a great summer - we will miss you!💚