The Academy of Business, Education, and Entrepreneurship is home to several career pathways to prepare students for the workforce in these industries. Whether a student is passionate about managing or overseeing a company, developing and marketing their own business, creating a welcoming environment and events for others, or educating our youth, they'll be able to explore many career options in the BEE Academy.
In addition to preparing students for these professions, the BEE Academy continuously engages community partners through guest speaking opportunities, field trips, and internships. Here are some of the fall semester highlights:
- Students in the financial services pathway toured UK Federal Credit Union last October.
- Mrs. Sewell's students complete internships in elementary and middle schools throughout Fayette County and run the Commodore Playschool.
- Central Bank routinely sends students to business and finance classes to speak on a variety of topics.
- One of our finance students was selected for an apprenticeship with Commonwealth Credit Union.
- Tates Creek graduate Audra Baldwin from Creekmore Marketing spoke to students about digital marketing strategies.
- Over 20 businesses and colleges attended the BEE Fall Festival to engage with students and provide information about their organizations.
- BEE Academy Art teacher, Mr. Holdren, started the "TCHS Visiting Artist Program" and invited artists specializing in a variety of visual mediums to his classroom. Visiting Artists presented to students and then completed a project with them. Most of the Visiting Artists were Tates Creek graduate. You can see more about this program on the TCHS Instagram account.
- The Kentucky Poultry Federation sent a representative to Ms. McGlone's classes to teach students about where their food comes from and gave a cooking demonstration.
Engineering, manufacturing, construction, robotics, and electronics are just a few of the careers explored in the Academy of Design and Engineering. Engineering and these related fields are always solving our most challenging problems. Engineers rank amongst the highest paid jobs in the world and the related skilled trades have one of the highest job outlooks.
While we offer numerous options in Engineering, this academy is also home to our Cinematography and Video Production pathway. Students in this pathway have been developing our school news station (TCTV) and producing informative pieces about our school and community. Be on the lookout for TCTV in the near future!
Students in this smaller learning community have also had several opportunities to interact with business partners from our very own community and develop skills that they can apply in any industry. Here are some of the highlights from fall 2022:
- Videographer and TC Alum Deven Jackson from WKYT News visited Mrs. Wilson's classes to discuss his role at WKYT and camerawork.
- Spencer Barrett, Social Media Manager at A&W Restaurants, spoke to students about building a social media following and telling a story through social media posts.
- Heidi Reihing from Fayette County Public Schools visited classes to speak about her current role with FCPS and her past experiences working for WKYT and WTVQ.
- Joseph Hallock from Quanex gave a presentation to Mr. Jenkins' classes and answered questions about the field of electrical engineering.
Academy Showcases @ Creek
Freshman Seminar Classes
During the week of January 23rd, all Freshman Academy students will visit each academy and engage with teachers and students to learn more about what each academy has to offer. We hope these presentations will help students as they decide their academy placement for their remaining three years at Creek.
Academies of Tates Creek High School
Location: 1111 Centre Parkway, Lexington, KY, USA
Phone: (859) 381-3620
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Twitter: @tchsacademies