Congratulations to the newly selected officers of MC Military Club! If you have interest in participating, contact Ms. Stewart or one of these officers!
Please contact Amy Stewart for questions/details!
Mr. Hayden's Engineering students were off to a strong start last week with their first week of school egg drop! What better way to test engineering concepts and designs than to put them to work! 🥚👨🔬🧡💙
We hope you have had a great first couple of days back, MC! Your CTE teachers & staff are all so excited to welcome you back into our classrooms and hallways. We are looking forward to a great year full of experiential learning and skill-building across all Career and Technical Education pathways! 🧡💙 We can't wait to build a path to your future with you!
As school is gearing up, we would like to take this opportunity to welcome two new faces to the district and to our MCTC family! Mr. Wyatt Wood will be joining the Agricultural Education department, and brings a skill set that will help him to focus on our Agricultural Mechanics & Power Systems pathway. Mr. Anthony Gardner brings several years of teaching experience will be taking the lead in our IT/Computer Sciences pathway. Please join us in welcoming both of these individuals and their families to the MCTC family! 🧡💙
Congratulations to our own Lydia Smith who received The KATFCS Pride Award, at KACTE Teacher's Conference last week! This award recognizes a member of ACTE and KATFCS who is a Family and Consumer Sciences Education classroom teacher for outstanding marketing endeavors and promotional ideas for the continued development and enhancement of Family and Consumer Sciences Education. We are proud to have Ms. Smith in our Marshall CTE Family!
Summer may be nearing an end, but rest assured that your CTE teachers are gearing up to welcome you back to school! Eighteen (almost all of our Tech Center/CTE faculty members!) have spent the week in Louisville at the Kentucky Association of Career and Technical Educator's Conference, where they have been working to gain knowledge and training in their respective areas of expertise and participating in their pathway's professional organizations' training sessions and awards programs. We are thankful to have a faculty that works to invest in their students through professional development opportunities!
We also have two CTE faculty members serving as officers in state level professional organizations! Congratulations to them and the work they are engaging in to serve their students and state organizations.
Ms. Lydia Smith- 2026-2028 Kentucky Association of Teachers of Family & Consumer Science (KATFCS) Vice President of Leadership Development
Dr. Jourdan Palmeri- 2026-2028 Kentucky Association of Agricultural Educators Vice Chair
Mallory Beliles was elected to serve as the 2026-2027 Kentucky FFA Purchase State Vice President. Mallory is the daughter of Erin Beliles of Benton. She is a member of the Marshall County FFA chapter where her advisors are Brian Jarvis and Jourdan Palmeri.
Mallory was one of 23 candidates who ran for State Officer from across the Commonwealth. She completed an application and interview process on June 7-8. She was selected by a Nominating Committee made up of graduating senior FFA members and elected unanimously by the delegate body.
State FFA Officers commit to a year of service to the organization. State Officers complete extensive training following their election. They travel several thousand miles representing the State Association at local and regional FFA events, agricultural meetings, and various other functions across the state. Their year of service will conclude during the 98th State FFA Convention which will be held June 8-10, 2027 in Lexington.
Kentucky FFA is an organization of over 25,000 middle and high school students enrolled in Agricultural Education courses. The organization currently has 195 chapters in 115 counties. Nationally, FFA has over 1 million members in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.
Skills USA students are in Atlanta this week competing in various contests qualified for in state competition! We are so very proud of these students and the work that they have put in to preparing for these contests on a national level!
Community Service Notebook
CTE
Automotive Refinishing Tech I
Collision Repair Tech I
Marshall's got skills! 👨🏭📙🧡💙
MCTC Graduation Collaboration!
Thank you to our Carpentry program for the beautiful new custom podium, to Engineering for the precision laser cut MC emblem, and to the Agriculture program for the fresh planter baskets grown in the greenhouse! Great work, and congrats to the Class of 2026!
Last night, MCTC Health Science department celebrated our Health Science students who earned industry certifications this year. The students were awarded their respective industry certification pins and are considered Career Ready! Congratulations to each of these students for their hard work. The future of the medical field looks bright! 🩺🚑
Tonight, Marshall County was host to the AGC of Western Kentucky banquet, which honored area students involved in technical subjects and trades. These students are standouts in their respective programs, and MCTC is proud to have had several students honored this year as AGC students of the week! Students of the week in attendance at tonight's banquet were Colton Snyder, Donovan Watson, Charles Rouw, and Nathan Stahl. We are extremely proud to share that Colton Snyder was named AGC of Western Kentucky Student of the Year! Congratulations to all!
We are so proud of our Medical Marshals! Last week, MC HOSA competed at the State HOSA Conference in Louisville and made a great showing!
Biomedical equipment technician- Alyssa Causer 1st place
Biotechnology- Kylie Strait top 5
Clinical Specialty- Auri Contrears top 5
Vet Science-Lynlee Craven top 5
Mental health promotion- Kalyn Lassiter, Vidhi Patel, Rylee Teague, Olivia Hawkins, Emma Roberts 2nd place
Research Poster- Ayen Arceo 1st place
In celebration of the last week of CTE Month, we would like to take the time to thank all of our MCTC industry partners! These businesses and individuals work to support Career and Technical Education through co-op and service learning opportunities for our students. We would like to thank each of you these entities for their continued support of MCTC and our students, and for providing these invaluable community and workplace connections!
Engineering students had a great time participating in Catapult Chaos today!
Autobody students are currently working to help sand and repaint picnic tables for Mike Miller Park, and Welding students were working to repurpose old stools! As usual, a busy and productive day at MCTC!
Friday February 6th MCTC Hosted the Skills USA Welder 1 competition for Region 1. Nine schools were represented for a total of 18 students. The competition was sponsored by Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 184. All competitors did a great job representing their school. MCTC’s Sophie Jones placed 2nd and will now move to the state competition! Congratulations!
It's National CTE month, and we have the best here at Marshall County! Thank you for the work that each of you do with our students to help create meaningful career connections and postsecondary opportunities for our students!
We are thrilled to have hosted both SMMS and NMMS at MCTC yesterday to explore Career and Technical Education options as they begin scheduling for 2026-2027! Students were able to interact with current high school students in each CTE pathway and learn more about the opportunities available at the high school level!
Yesterday, students from the Welding Technology Program competed in the Caldwell Co. welding competition. Donaven Watson won 2nd in the senior category and Gannon Declue won 2nd in the junior category. Both young men did a great job! Congratulations!
Carpentry students are always working on great projects, but here's a couple we would like to showcase here on break! Great work to Mr. Darnall and his students!
