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Your Dream is Our Dream: Celebrating Student Success Your Dream is Our Dream: Celebrating Student Success brings you conversations with students and educators that ignite and inspire dreams. Students from all levels of education share in their own words how learning connects them to achieving their goals and exploring their ambitions.This podcast series is hosted and produced by Kent ISD Communications Specialist Joy Walczak and the team at WGVU Public Media.Kent ISD is proud to partner with WGVU in showcasing student success and how teaching and learning help make dreams come true.
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Your Dream is Our Dream: Celebrating Student Success brings you conversations with students and educators that ignite and inspire dreams. Students from all levels of education share in their own words how learning connects them to achieving their goals and exploring their ambitions.This podcast series is hosted and produced by Kent ISD Communications Specialist Joy Walczak and the team at WGVU Public Media.Kent ISD is proud to partner with WGVU in showcasing student success and how teaching and learning help make dreams come true.

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Tech student to Electrical Instructor, now teaching the next generation an important trade

Brian Gall spent some thirty years as an electrician after completing a program at Kent Career Tech Center that introduced him to his trade. Now, he’s using his years of experience and industry expertise to teach students like Kent City High senior Bryer Armstrong in a Kent ISD CTE program at West Michigan Construction Institute

Tech student to Electrical Instructor, now teaching the next generation an important trade

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From exploring health careers to teaching phlebotomy to tomorrow’s technicians, Ashley Sands shares her KCTC Alumni experience

When Ashley Sands started exploring health careers at Kent Career Tech Center, she didn’t know she would return there to teach students just like her what it takes to become a phlebotomist. Her connection with her first health careers instructor Linda Ford continues to inspire and drive her success

From exploring health careers to teaching phlebotomy to tomorrow’s technicians, Ashley Sands shares her KCTC Alumni experience

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Student Cadet to School Resource Officer: Dream Career Begins at Kent Career Tech Center

Soon after Karen Barrose started the Criminal Justice program at Kent Career Tech Center, this Godwin High grad knew law enforcement was in her future. Now she’s serving students and educators in her dream role as Community Patrol Officer at Kentwood Public Schools where she hopes young students see her as an example of what they could become, too.

Student Cadet to School Resource Officer: Dream Career Begins at Kent Career Tech Center

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Future medical professional gains insight, experience and college credit during FutureSolve25 internship

Orli is more convinced than ever that a career in the healthcare industry is in her future. She deepened this resolve during a six-week Kent ISD summer internship learning with BAMF Health professionals and career specialists at Kendall College of Art and Design/Ferris State University

Future medical professional gains insight, experience and college credit during FutureSolve25 internship

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Dreams of giving back to family, going the distance on the grid iron and becoming a sports physician propel students to succeed

Angel wants to use his skills as a mechanical or software engineering to help his family get ahead. Kayd is driven to play college then possibly pro football, and Ryleigh is ready to pursue a career as a sports physician, all empowered by their high school education

Dreams of giving back to family, going the distance on the grid iron and becoming a sports physician propel students to succeed

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High School student leaders look to mentors and athletic endeavors to inspire their dreams

Before careers as an orthodontist, sports psychologist, or mechanical engineer comes a lot of hard work and dedication in high school and beyond. Three students share how education is jump starting their drive to make their dreams possible

High School student leaders look to mentors and athletic endeavors to inspire their dreams

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Today’s Student Leaders, Tomorrow’s Leaders for our Community

Kent ISD’s Student Leadership Community is made up of students from many districts and a wide variety of educational experiences. Today we talk to a few of them about their aspirations and how what they are learning now will help them achieve their goals

Today’s Student Leaders, Tomorrow’s Leaders for our Community

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Dreams of building businesses are becoming realities for emerging student entrepreneurs

Jonas is getting a jump start as a social media influencer, Flora is using her marketing skills to craft effective messages and Kenny’s photography is a channel for his creativity. All are beginning to build their business dreams while still in high school

Dreams of building businesses are becoming realities for emerging student entrepreneurs

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Ninth grade soprano Morgan Marshall lands the lead in her high school musical with big dreams of Broadway

Before she even entered high school, Morgan sang her way into the title role in Cedar Springs’ production of Annie. This year she’s back on stage as Jo March in Little Women and has big dreams of making it all the way to Broadway

Ninth grade soprano Morgan Marshall lands the lead in her high school musical with big dreams of Broadway

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Mario Kart Kent County Cup winner finds new career focus through esports experience

Jonny has been taking on his siblings and friends in gaming for years, almost always besting each competitor by a wide margin. He recently put his esports skills to the test and won the second annual Kent County Cup, a Mario Kart competition. The win opened his eyes – and his parents’ – to the college and career opportunities in the esports arena

Mario Kart Kent County Cup winner finds new career focus through esports experience

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