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Board highlights CTE ribbon cutting, barber program and student voter-registration drive
Summary
Board members celebrated a cosmetology ribbon cutting and partnership with a barber program, noted 10 students registered to vote with help from councilwoman Candace Hill, and announced an upcoming community engagement session.
At the Sept. 19 meeting, the Bedford Board of Education highlighted career and community events including a cosmetology ribbon cutting, a barber-program partnership and a student voter-registration activity.
A speaker described the cosmetology ribbon cutting and tours of newly outfitted cosmetology theory and practicum rooms; alumni and a former teacher were present and were recognized. The board said the event showcased new Career and Technical Education (CTE) space and programming intended to connect students with vocational pathways, including a barber program partnership for students interested in barbering.
Board members also reported a student voter-registration drive assisted by councilwoman Candace Hill. The speaker said 10 students signed up to register to vote during the event and praised the students’ interest in current events.
The board announced a community engagement session originally scheduled at Ellenwood for next Saturday at 10:00; a later comment in the meeting clarified the location was changed to a school building and the time was adjusted to a 10:00–11:00 window. Members encouraged community attendance and said a CTE representative would be asked to provide program updates at that session.
Members also gave shout-outs to recent school events: a father’s walk at the primary and intermediate schools and athletic successes for the volleyball team; senior night for football was noted for the coming Friday.
Direct quotes (from the meeting transcript): - Unidentified Speaker: "We had students signing up to register to vote...we had 10." - Unidentified Speaker 3 (CTE remarks): "We were very excited...we have board members there...we just had a good time that day."
The board closed with reminders to support athletics and to engage with teachers and school staff. No formal motions were recorded for these program updates; they were reported as announcements and community engagement items.
