Building a Foundation for the Future

By Anyssa Alonso

“..I thought it would be a good experience,” stated senior Jon Smith about his reasoning for taking the Building Trades course at Crossroads Academy. The Building Trades course provides students with the knowledge and skills they need for a future relating to construction. The course is vocational, extends through the entire school year, and is available to local students during regular school hours. The class is taught by Mr. McKinnis and challenges students to reach their highest potential.

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Teachers Get Little Smiles From Their FTA Elves

 By Jack Bowen

Teacher Elf Junior Kendall Cooper displays the gifts for her teacher.

Elves are usually found building toys in Santa’s workshop or baking cookies in trees, but they can also be found at our school. These elves are the Future Teachers of America.

There are many students that are planning to be teachers in their future.  Junior Lindsey Holloway says “I really like kids. I think I would really enjoy spending my whole day with them.” FTA is a club that does many things. FTA helps students obtain a grasp on how a teaching career can work. FTA members go to different schools within the cooperation and observe and work with a teacher. Talking about the job shadowing a teacher, Junior Kendall Cooper says “I love the field trip at the end of the year’.” The elf program is something that the students of FTA do annually.

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