Kentucky School Advocate
February 2023

KSBA staff report

Student involvement has traditionally been at the heart of KSBA’s Annual Conferences, through moving student performances, beautiful student banner artwork and recognition of KSBA’s student scholarship and grant recipients. At KSBA’s 2023 conference, Feb. 24-26 at the Galt House in Louisville, students will also be present as ambassadors for their schools’ innovative programming.

Students from 32 schools will participate in the 2022-2023 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Showcase at the Capitol on Feb. 21 and at KSBA’s Annual Conference on Feb. 24. Conference attendees and exhibitors will have the opportunity to engage with student representatives of each featured CTE program, complete with displays and demos, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Students will also be recognized on stage during the conference’s opening session.

The 2022-2023 CTE Showcase, which was the result of grants from the Kentucky Department of Education’s Office of Career and Technical Education, is part of KDE’s celebration of CTE Month, a time when schools and education organizations are encouraged to highlight the value of career and technical education and the achievements of Kentucky’s CTE programs.

The schools and CTE pathways to be featured at this year’s showcases include:

•    Breathitt County High School: Law Enforcement

•    Holmes High School/Chapman Career and Technical Education Center (Covington Independent): Carpentry

•    Locust Trace AgriScience Center (Fayette County): Agribusiness

•    Madison Southern High School (Madison County): Early Childhood

•    Mayfield/Graves County Area Technology Center (ATC): Health Science

•    Meade County College and Career Center: Marketing

•    Nelson County High School: Aerospace Engineering

•    Tates Creek High School (Fayette County): Education

•    Breckinridge County ATC: Welding

•    Elkhorn Crossing School (Scott County): Automation Engineering

•    Garrard County High School: E-Commerce

•    Garrard County High School/ATC: Health Science

•    Mason County High School: Culinary/Food Service

•    Owen County High School: Agriculture

•    Rowan County Senior High School: Graphic Design

•    Caldwell County High School: Entrepreneurship

•    iLEAD Academy: Computer Programming and Engineering

•    John Hardin High School (Hardin County): Agriculture

•    Logan County Career and Technical Center: Manufacturing, Health and Business

•    Shelby County ATC: Health Science

•    West Carter High School (Carter County): Hospitality, Travel and Tourism

•    Bowling Green High School (Bowling Green Independent): Industrial Maintenance

•    Harrison County ATC: Business Management

•    Johnson Central High School: Engineering and Media Arts

•    Menifee County High School: Horticulture

•    Nelson County ATC: Health Science

•    Whitley County High School: Welding

•    Early College and Career Center (Hardin County): Computer Programming

•    Logan County High School: Marketing

•    Owensboro High School (Owensboro Independent): Carpentry

•    Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Fayette County): Engineering

•    Meade County High School: Business/Marketing