It’s not everyday that you get to sit down with a cancer survivor, a military veteran, a change-maker in the community, or a thriving high school student and get a look into what it’s like to live in their shoes. By sitting down with the members...
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#1StudentNWI: Welding success at the Hammond Area Career Center
What’s recently happened? The Hammond Area Career Center (ACC) has been busy gearing up for the end of the year. Students moving on to the national competition for SkillsUSA have been nothing short of busy fundraising in order to make the fees more...
#1StudentNWI: Hammond Area Career Center has success in competition
What’s recently happened? The Hammond Area Career Center (ACC) has been buzzing with happiness these last few weeks as students returned from HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) and SkillsUSA state competitions. The ACC sent 60...
#1StudentNWI: Starting up success with the automotive class at the Hammond Area Career Center
What’s recently happened? The Area Career Center (ACC) just finished up its celebration of Black History Month. Students from different career pathways participated in ways that made sense in their classroom. In the multimedia broadcast program,...
#1StudentNWI: Coloring careers with the cosmetology class at the Hammond Area Career Center
What’s recently happened? Students from the Hammond Area Career Center (ACC) competed at Regionals for SkillsUSA this past weekend. The ACC students were sent all over the Region to compete in different competitions. Students went anywhere from...
Top 10 feature articles on NWI.Life in 2022
It’s not everyday that you get to sit down with a cancer survivor, a military veteran, a change-maker in the community, or a thriving high school student and get a look into what it’s like to live in their shoes. By sitting down with the members...
#1StudentNWI: Printing success with the Graphic Arts and Digital Design class at the Hammond Area Career Center
What’s recently happened? Hammond Area Career Center (ACC) students are at the downswing of the semester. Students are prepping for internships, expanding on projects, and busy working hard for the last week of school. Fundraising for the...
#1StudentNWI: Building careers in the Construction program at Hammond Area Career Center
What's recently happened? The Hammond Area Career Center (ACC) Construction program has been working diligently on a multitude of projects. For Hispanic Heritage Month, the Construction program built a display of an Aztec Temple. The class as a whole...
#1StudentNWI: Bringing school back to health at the Hammond Area Career Center
What's recently happened? The Hammond Area Career Center (ACC) started back to school less than a month ago on August 17. Students from high schools all over Lake County attend ACC for different Career and Technical Education programs, or CTE...
#1StudentNWI: Hammond Area Career Center competing for success across the state
Over the last few weeks the Hammond Area Career Center students have had the opportunity to show off their skills across the state of Indiana. The ACC participates in both the SkillsUSA competition and the HOSA competition. Students compete on a...