District Status: Schools closed through 5/1; FWCS Offices closed 3/23-4/10 Automotive Students Participate in Signing Day

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Record Number: 17463
Displayed from: Jan 07, 2019 , until: Mar 07, 2019

Several students completing the FWCS Career Academy Automotive Program will participate in a signing day at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Tom Kelley Buick GMC, 633 Avenue of Autos.

The students were chosen for the dealership’s internship program after completing an application and interview process in November. Students will be signing their pay plan, job description and affiliation agreement, along with being presented their Kelley Automotive team shirts.

The automotive internship program is just one of the opportunities students have at the FWCS Career Academy. Internships are also available in the Information Technology, Culinary Arts and Welding programs. Other programs have job shadowing and cooperative education opportunities embedded into the programs. It is the goal of the Career Academy to become a talent pipeline and provide students with opportunities to gain valuable experience working with community partners.

With nearly 30,000 students, Fort Wayne Community Schools is one of the largest school districts in Indiana. FWCS proudly allows families to choose any of its 50 schools through its successful school-choice program creating diversity in each school, including some with more than 75 languages spoken. FWCS offers seven magnet schools focusing on areas such as science and math, communication, fine arts or Montessori at the elementary and middle school level. In high school, students can choose from the prestigious International Baccalaureate program, Project Lead the Way or New Tech Academy as well as other rigorous academic and specialty training programs.