Career Education

  • Career Education is designed to create a system of educating students about careers and work. It should begin when they enter kindergarten and build their knowledge base about careers throughout their school tenure until entering the workforce. It will involve all students in career awareness, career exploration, and career preparation activities. Through these activities, students will develop a better understanding of their interests, have a more relevant school curriculum centered around those interests, and have a more developed sense of purpose and direction. Motivation to continue their education should increase and dropout rates should decrease.

    Hopkins County Schools' Career Education Program, has evolved into the type of comprehensive program that meets current Core Content for Practical Living and Vocational Studies at all levels of education.  It requires a commitment from educators at all grades, administrators in every school, and local business and industry giving generously of their time and career expertise.

    Career Education Activities for grades 2-12

    2nd Grade

    • I’m Going to College, Madisonville Community College

    3rd Grade

    • It's In The Bag

    4th Grade

    • MAPS, Mentoring and Preparing Students to Navigate their Future

    5th Grade

    • I’m Going to College, Madisonville Community College
    • School Ambassador, Junior Leadership Hopkins County
    • Groundhog Shadow Day

    K-5 Elementary School Activity

    • 'What I want to be..."

    7th Grade   

    • REAL, Rural Entrepreneurship Through Action Learning
    • LIFE, Learning It First Through Education (a reality store)


    8th Grade

    • OPERATION: Tech Center, students visit HCS Career and Technology Center
    • Creating Futures, A Special Needs Career Fair
    • School Ambassador, Junior Leadership Hopkins County
    • Groundhog Shadow Day

    9th Grade

    • College and Career ROAD TRIP! Madisonville Community College, North and Health Campuses
    • #pathwayday – 9th grade students visit the HCS Career and Technology Center
    • Creating Futures, A Special Needs Career Fair

    10th - 12th Grades

    • #pathwayday – 10th grade students visit the HCS Career and Technology Center
    • HCCHS and MNHHS Career and Technical Education Program Areas: Agriculture, Family and Consumer Science
    • HC Career and Technology Center Career and Technology Education Program Areas: Advanced Manufacturing and Manufacturing Systems, Automotive, Business and Marketing, Health Science, Information Technology, and Pre-Engineering
    • Creating Futures, A Special Needs Career Fair

    11th -12th Grades

    • School Ambassador, Junior Leadership Hopkins County
    • Dual Credit – Hopkins County Schools offers dual credit classes with Madisonville Community College for students in the 11th and 12th grade