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Hamblen County highlights Future Ready Expo, expands CTE ambassador program
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The Hamblen County Board of Education heard a detailed report on the district’s Future Ready Expo, a career‑exploration event that drew about 2,400 eighth graders from seven counties and 83 employer vendors.
The Hamblen County Board of Education heard a detailed report on the district’s Future Ready Expo, a career-exploration event that drew about 2,400 eighth graders from seven counties and 83 employer vendors.
District vocal music teacher Josh Smith and CTE coordinator Emily Darnell told the board the Expo is intended to expose students to both local jobs and national partners so eighth graders can better match interests and aptitudes to high-school pathways. "It's a major part of our continuum of career exploration," Darnell said, describing the Expo as a bridge between exploratory…
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