Eastside Technical Center
organization in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Eastside Technical Center was a public high school located in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, within the Fayette County Public School System. The school went beyond this boundary, Eastside Technical Center served students from all public high schools in Fayette, Jessamine, Scott, and Woodford Counties.
Their mission was to prepare their students for entry-level technical occupations, two-year community colleges, or two-year technical colleges and four-year universities.
Academics
This Public High School Technical Center did this by providing many different vocational programs such as:
Automotive and Transportation Technology
Automotive Collision Repair
Aviation and Aerospace Technology
Cinematography and Video/Studio Production
Diesel Technology
Video Game Design and Development
Fire and Emergency Services
Heavy Equipment Technology
Law Enforcement and Homeland Security
Media Arts and News Broadcasting
Eastside Technical Center also offered academic or core classes for students, these include:
Geometry
Algebra II
Advanced U.S. History
Arts and Humanities
History
The Eastside Technical Center opened its doors in 1978 under the name Northside Vocational Center. Like most technical centers across the state of Kentucky today, the school was operated and managed by the Kentucky Department of Education. Tom Wilson was the principal of Eastside Technical Center from its opening in 1978 to 1999.
When the school opened, students had the choice of the following programs of study:
Auto
Diesel
Machine Tool Technology
Industrial Mechanics
Electricity
Welding
Horticulture
Graphic Arts
Health Sciences
Then Fayette County Public Schools took control of the technical center in 1987, thus renaming it "Eastside Technical Center." And some of the courses were then moved to Southside Technical Center, and some new were added to Eastside Technical Center.
Eastside was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Administration
Principal: Tracy Parks
Assistant Principal: Cpt. Lisa Rudzinski
Clubs
Eastside Technical Center was a partner in the following clubs: SkillsUSA, Student Technology Leadership Association, Technology Student Association, and the National Technical Honor Society.
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