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Cullman County Schools honors CTE and HOSA students, urges larger career center
Summary
The board recognized CTE volunteers and HOSA competitors; district presenters said roughly 122 students participated in health-science programs with 39 qualifying for state competition and multiple top-six and top-20 state finishes.
The Cullman County Schools Board of Education recognized volunteers and students for career-technical education (CTE) achievements and HOSA competitive results.
CTE director Lorie Strain told the board that the district involved kindergarten through third grade in a countywide coloring contest and noted broad participation from all schools, including the child development center. She said about 122 district students participated in health-science programs this year; 63 chose to attempt state qualification and 39 ultimately qualified to compete at the state level.
The meeting honored multiple HOSA competitors and listed top finishes: health-care display entries reached top-20 in the state; the public-health team reached the state top six; Francisco (Garatcha) placed in the state top six in dental science and Bin Kahas placed in the state top six in pharmacy science. Caroline Neighbors was recognized for placing second in the state in the Healthy Living event.
A volunteer identified as Cassie (represented as a PTO leader from Harmony) was publicly thanked for organizing programs called Pixies and Pirates for fourth- and fifth-graders; a speaker identified as Kevin praised her leadership and frequent presence at the school. Presenters said those student accomplishments underscore the district's need for a larger career center with two classrooms and simulated hospital beds to expand hands-on CTE training.
Why it matters: district CTE and HOSA results demonstrate student achievement at state competitions and have led trustees and staff to press for expanded local facilities to support career-focused training.
Next steps: staff and trustees flagged facility expansion as a priority to support growing interest in hands-on CTE programs; no formal vote or funding decision on a new career center was recorded in the meeting.
