Independence is so fortunate to have a thriving CCT department where many of the programs have been nationally recognized students have a wide range of choices that relate to many different career Pathways the department is made up of architecture and engineering design criminal justice Digital Arts and
Design early childhood education film and television Health Science marketing and management and health and nutrition science each of these programs offer three to four levels of courses that satisfy the elective focused graduation requirement some of these programs offer college credit through dual enrollment
and dual credit options advanced placement courses and course substitutions each program emphasizes Hands-On real world applications we strive to outfit all our classes with state-of-the-art industry standard equipment and software students can even participate in Career and Technical student organizations and Regional State
and National competitions hi I'm Miss vior I teach the architecture and engineering classes here at Independence this pathway has three levels of courses that teach students the basics of technical drawing and then introduces the software that they would later use in industry and on the job hi I'm
Madison and I'm in architecture and engineering and design 3 and in this class we get to learn about technical drawing and the cad programs such as AutoCAD or inventor and these are all programs and skills that we use in the industry and you get to work with others to design and plan and learn about
project management and we have two 3D printers and one laser cutter that we get to use to do projects throughout the year and it's very fun and CH it students who have completed this program have continued on to pursue degrees in architecture various uh areas in
engineering landscape architecture as well as interior design others have chosen to attend programs that gave them training in a specific trade allowing them to enter the workforce some of these trades include hvic programs mechanical electrical Plumbing programs
construction and gone right into working with their hands and using the knowledge from this course so this class provides an excellent Foundation to pursuing these degrees as well as entering into a trade hey I'm Hank I'm an architecture
and engineering design and throughout the years we do multiple projects um starting off in level one we do um we build a balsawood house or shed with the blueprints we made in class and we also um make a tower in a group like a team
um then in level two we build a bridge using the strength of balsawood and we also go outside towards Spring area and we use land surveying techniques to survey the land and then in our third and final year we have two classes inventor and architecture in Inventor we do a project of 3D printing every single
quarter and in architecture we do a big balsawood house level three of this pathway offers two different courses for students to to take um they can follow the architecture pathway and design a house and learn all of the basics that go into that house
design or they can do the engineering pathway which teaches the 3D modeling of mechanical Parts the engineering pathway does offer a dual enrollment program through MTSU which allows students to get a jump on earning college credit hello my name's uh coach Nolan and I
teach Criminal Justice 3 2 and 1 in cj1 we get to take a field trip to the police academy um we do a small portion on fingerprints and we get to test our own fingerprints and find out like if we have rare fingerprints or not um we get to write letters to different police
departments around the world I chose to write mine to Salem Massachusetts they write back we get to learn about handcuffs and the different parts of them and like how to use them and stuff in cj2 the majority of the beginning is about careers and so we get to learn a
lot about the Navy and a lot about forensic psychologists it's very cool and at the very end of all that learning we get to do a big project on it and it's called a career portfolio and then after that we go into our serial killers project and we learn
a lot of different cases and a lot of them that are here local in Tennessee and we get a group and we presented in front of the class of a serial killer of our choosing and after that we go into more in depth of fingerprinting than we did in cj1 we get to learn if we have an
arch a whirl or a loop and we get to compare it to those in our class and I'm in criminal justice 3 uh this year is really fun it's focused a lot on Forensic Science so right now we're doing uh shoe castings and tire castings
to look at prints and see how those relate to solving crimes in the real world we also had our prison field trip where we went to a Maximum Security Prison we got to interact with some of the prisoners and the people that work there just to see what one day in their
lives would look like there well class different is uh we do a lot of Hands-On like we watch everyday police activities and we break it down on what we've learned in class or what they've seen uh we do daily
events there's not a day in this world where police activity hasn't happened so we we're able to break it down and see what's going on if you want to be a lawyer we talk about laws break down case law and all that and uh I've have a
bunch of seniors that are loving it because they're learning about government in their go class while they already knew about it CJ wi in mid year so it it helps out in a lot of other aspects
of my name is Stephanie puit and I teach Digital Arts Independence the Digital Arts and Design program offers four courses for students to fully experience the creative arts industry levels three and four also offers the students dual enrollment dual credit and AP portfolio
options in Digital Arts students get to create a ton of Hands-On projects that help them prepare for the real world we use a ton of really cool Mac computers along with 40 cameras and a state-of-the-art lighting Studio we also have a vinyl cutter and a laser printer so basically you can create anything you set your mind to the Digital Arts and
Design program provides students a jump start in future degree programs and careers we have students currently working in all sorts of creative arts jobs around the country related to graphic design photography illustration product design multimedia social media cont content creation and sports
media in Digital Arts we build a portfolio of work that includes a variety of projects related to graphic design photography illustration advertising Sports media Motion Graphics animation and product creation um really anything that you want to create as possible upper level classes work more
independently and get a more choice on the kind of projects that they make we also do field trips you can check out equipment and you can use Adobe software at home through digital art students can participate in the Rel at ated extracurricular clubs like skills USA and National Technical Honor Society
students also have many opportunities to enter work in a variety of art shows to earn Awards hi I'm Miss Malloy I'm the teacher for the education and training classes here at Indie um those classes include Early Childhood 1 Early Childhood 2 and early childhood 3 Early
Childhood 1 and early childhood 2 will satisfy your focus elective so you could get that um in two years in my program if and then I also teach a a class called teaching as a profession where we work on getting our college credit in
intro to education here in early childhood we learn about topics like Child Development personality theories of Education brain development professional skills and career planning we also get to go into the eagles's nest interact with the children build relationships
plan and do activities with them when we get to go in the Eagle's Nest we get to plan and Implement our own activities and teach them to the kids and we get to have a lot of one-on-one time with them and we really get to see what it's like to work in a real classroom so careers that would be related to Early Childhood
classes would include pretty much any career that's um working with students or young children um if you're interested in becoming a teacher um if you want to work in a child care setting if you're interested in being a child psychologist or school counselor all of
those would be related to my Early Childhood classes even if you're interested in working in a healthare setting as a child life specialist um or even as a children's entertainer or in toy design I have many former students who are working as teachers now in our
area or also teacher assistants so all of those would be um careers related to our program hello I'm Mr Bowser film and television teacher at Independence High School we offer four levels um of classes here where you learn how to be a professional in the world of film int
television in TV and film we're able to learn exactly how it is in the TV and film industry um we're able to work on uh 4K cameras we're able to use things like Premiere Pro After Effects sometimes blender and um we're able to
have we have all of the tools necessary to be able to create work that would you would see inside of like professional like the professional world we have over 20 cameras um including HD and 4K cameras that you're
able to use to create um pretty much anything that you can imagine um so long as it falls within acceptable content and we have access to the Adobe Creative Cloud so you're able to edit and work at
school and at home former students are news anchors news producers Sports videographers Sports reporters um they direct and they produce uh films in the film world and in the television World working on many of the stations and
streaming services that you use when you take this class you get a head start on the professional world we make just about any kind of video in here um we do music videos short films news broadcasts commercials PSAs pretty much anything you can think of we
make as you go through the program in the upper levels you get more of a choice about what you want to make also students who take this class can get a jump start on College because level three is offered as a the dual enrollment class with me as a teacher for MTSU I hope you consider film and
television as your choice for CCT classes hi I'm coach wayy I'm one of the marketing teachers here at Independence High School um we offer four levels to this class where students will learn how to become a marketing and also a business
professional hi my name is mie Pratt and I'm a senior at Independent high school for the first class you'll be taking as a sophomore is marketing 101 you'll be going over a basic of marketing which is how to Market a job and how to do things within Independence for example you can do things within the sports industry and
you can do things within independent self for the second class you'll be taking is level two and that's social media you'll be going over social media and Digital Arts of how to Market things event planning is a level three class it uses uh the knowledge you've obtained in marketing one and social media to help
Market things for the independent team and the level four class is retail Ops where you learn how to operate a retail operations and work here at equals Landing hi I'm coach black I'm the second marketing teacher here at Independence High School and the opportunities that we have here is that we want to promote Indie in any way that
we can uh we want to perfect the craft of marketing by using this school and the best school in the state and by doing that by putting it through social media retailing at sports events and even promoting the upcoming play in the ipac we are called the marketing
department with our students and we want you to know if you want something promoted come to us we got you our mission is to educate the leaders of today to become the entrepreneurs of Tomorrow hi I'm Miss mangram medical
science teacher and certified athletic trainer here at Independence High School we offer two Medical Science Pathways here where students can learn to love Healthcare and see themselves as a future healthc care professional my name is Natalie Benfield I am the nursing instructor here at Independence High
School I teach nursing um Medical Therapeutics and anatomy and physiology in the nursing program students are introduced to nursing by way of the CNA program so these students
are able to actually go into the clinical setting where they gain experience with patients in our classroom we learn all of the skills that are necessary to go into a clinical setting health science is an introduction to the medical field and
all it has to offer we learn medical terminology and all the Hands-On skills that we'll use in our future professions we learn first aid CPR and Vital Signs we also get to do Hands-On projects as well as have speakers come in to talk about our future professions I'm a part
of our rehab career class this is a seconde class where we learn about rehab exercises and we also learn how to take care of patients communicate with them and document all injuries so diagnostic medicine is a second or third level course it is designed for Healthcare
careers in which diagnostic skills are required we also learn medical terminology and diagnostic procedures such as EKGs urine analysis Opthalmology and Radiology Nursing education is a fourth level class which means that you
take it as a senior in the nursing education class we learn many skills such as bed making changing bed baths feeding and much more in the nursing education class after you learn your basic skills you have the opportunity to go to Williamson Medical Center NHC to
do clinicals with actual patients and you get to learn a lot of Hands-On work and then once you finish your clinicals at NHC and at Williamson Medical Center you are able to sit for the CNA exam and graduate high school as a certified CNA students who take these classes are able to do football managing and you assist
in hydration and first aid Care on the sidelines on both practice and game field they're able to understand and follow the rules and responsibilities of these professions they're also able to learn time management skills and communication skills this program is
really important for future healthc Care Professionals it gives them the basis of what's needed in our career to be successful it looks great on a college application if the student is aspiring to be a nurse and it's also
great um to go out into the Working World upon completion of the nursing program here at Independence High School these students sit for the CNA exam and they would be able to use that credential to go get a job in a hospital setting as a
CNA I'm Elizabeth grindstaff the teacher of the sports health and nutrition science program of studies at Independence High School we offer three levels of this course that's designed to prepare students for occupations that focus on nutritional well-being like
fitness instructor a dietician a counselor and we do this all through Hands-On projects Interactive Learning and food labs in these nutrition classes we learn about macro micronutrients nutrition and its relationship to disease health and fitness cooking safe
and sanitary meals and nutrition across the lifespan we have a kitchen in the classroom and we use all sorts of new and common ingredients to make nutritious and delicious recipes we get to eat we also do a lot of individual and group projects students who have graduated from this program have gone on
to be clinical dietitians food buyers Fitness instructors chefs and cooks and even athletic coaches additionally students become confident following recipes in the kitchen learn how to live a healthy lifestyle and gain essential skills for their future workplace like teamwork project management communication problem
solving time management and Leadership we get to participate in multiple projects in each level of nutrition a few of our favorites are the food Innovations project exercise and workout video sports team health and wellness project PSA on nutrition and exercise food truck competition and chopped style
cooking Labs students who who take this program of studies have the opportunity to dual enroll through MTSU in level two and level three this is an excellent way to get a head start on college courses while in high school at IHS [Music]
welcome to architectural and engineering design are you creative do you like to build things well then you should come join us in architectural and engineering design join our fabulous architecture and engineering design class you're learn about industry and and application
of the design process from conception to completion we explore the many career fields and how they impact our society use computer AED design tools to plan out our creations and we build things enroll in architectural and engineering
design now to join our community of imagination and Innovation see you in [Music] class in the automotive collision repair program you'll get hands-on experience learning how to repaint restore and
repair Vehicles just like the pros you'll work with real tools real equipment even earn certifications that can help you get a job right out of high school we focus on everything from safety and Shop operations to painting dent repair and damage estimation and
the best part is you'll be learning by doing by the time you finish you won't just have skills you'll have industry recognized iar certifications these certifications look great on a resume and can help you land a job right after graduation with small class sizes you'll
get plenty of Hands-On time and personal instruction whether you want to work in an auto body shop start your own business or learn awesome new skills the automotive collision repair program is just the place for [Music] you biostem explores biotechnology and
Innovation within the field of medicine we will explore several occupations within biostem Fields such as medical laboratory science research science genetics medicine and engineering students will research and discuss the ethical requirements for conducting DNA
or biomedical research that will involve the public we then will apply our knowledge using Hands-On Labs so that we can take what we've learned and use it in real life scenarios [Music] hey welcome to culinary arts um this is
a great class for learning how to both cook and learn great life skills um we spend half of our time here in the kitchen um baking cooking learning new things um we cater for events help with parties do other things like that um and the other half of our time is spent in
the classroom doing book work um and learning about what it means to manage a kitchen to cook um and all sorts of things you might want to do in The Culinary industry um it takes a lot of determination and patience um but I'd recommend it to anyone um it's a great
[Music] [Applause] [Music] class hello I'm E I call and welcome to Digital Arts and Design in the Digital Arts and Design program students learn computer art and illustration graphic
design photography animation and Motion Graphics as a student progresses through the program of study over three or four years they will learn more Advanced Techniques creating work for their final portfolios or animation motion graphic reels students work in our iMac lab using Adobe software we have a
professional level lighting studio and a large variety of Canon cameras students may earn their Fine Art credit when they take Digital Arts and Design Design One students May submit an AP or dual credit portfolio to earn college credit well in Digital Arts and Design 3 portfolio I hope you will consider becoming a
student in the Digital Arts and Design [Music] program hey welcome to early childhood education this is a program here at Franklin um it's four years and it's where you get to have lots of hands-on
experience with children um and you can work in the early childhood education center um here and you can learn about all different types of Child Development and this is a class that you want to take if you want to work with children in any capacity or specifically be a
teacher in our year four class it's a dual enrollment class called in education where we actually get to go and do an internship at a local elementary middle school and we each get to go to separate classes and basically just help the teachers observe do whatever they kind of want us to do but
that's how I figured out that I actually wanted to go into education and do something like related to teaching or working with kids so I think it's a great opportunity to kind of learn or like see if that's something that you would like to do in the future [Music]
hello and welcome to the coding pathway um everyone starts in the same place with coding one and two and coding one you learn just how to code using C++ um and you start building algorithms based off of real world problems and coding to you take that knowledge and you go towards game design using Unreal Engine which is a software used to build a lot
of really popular games at the moment including fortnite and Star Wars Jedi fall in order um after that you have the choice between coding practicum and the AP pathway with coding practicum you learn or you take what you learned in coding 2 and you make your own video game from start to finish um including
animations and the coding um with the AP pathway you take either principles which teaches you the basics of computer science as a whole or compia which teaches you object-oriented programming through Java um you don't need any prior experience so if you are interested please be sure to contact Dr foran bye
[Music] hi my name is violet trescot and I'm a senior in pre-law 3 are you ready to embark on an exciting journey into the world of Law and Justice join our pre-law program and prepare yourself for a diverse range of careers in law enforcement crime scene analysis
forensic science Public Safety and criminal justice this program is tailored for those who aspire to make a difference in legal services dive into a comprehensive curriculum that covers Essential Knowledge and Skills related to the American legal system you will explore fundamental principles of
business personal criminal and civil law engage in captivating topics such as legal careers the justice system Juvenile Justice immigration law ethics and professionalism don't miss your chance to become a pivotal player in the legal field sign up for the pre-law program today and take the first step
toward a rewarding career that impacts lives and communities [Music] hi welcome to marketing this is a three-year course and the first year is principles of marketing where we just
work on Basic Marketing skills and then the second year we're going to build on that and we start doing more projects and then the third year is social media analytics which we do a lot of group projects we do a lot with social media but our biggest thing about marketing is
that we all work in the marketing store at our school which is ran at the morning and at lunch in between classes you can get food and snacks and then Franklin merch and we all switch off working there and we will go and like
restock replenish and another good thing about this class is you don't have to take economics your senior year which is really nice and the first two years are dual credit which means in college you will already have some credits if you go into the business field so that's really
nice too you should should definitely [Music] [Music] come the TV and Film Production program is designed for students interested in producing professional program for film television and news media students gain
insight into many areas of broadcasting production including concept creation scripting sound design and video editing using industry standard software Adobe Premiere Pro technical skills are developed working in production teams with HD cameras light sounds and
equipment and set design students build on skills and knowledge in manage Franklin and 5 newscast create original films and cover Live Events while developing professional quality demo real it's a fun Hands-On class where you can work with friends and express your
creativity [Music] [Applause] [Music] today is our first ever career fair we have about 20 parent and family volunteers that have given up their
entire day to come and set up and teach kids all about their careers it's cool because you can like see the difference is about the jobs and like the how hard it is to like make that happen or how
fun it is and yeah I think it's just really cool we have an air traffic controller here we have a Prosthetics technician we have a a professional chist uh we have a golf coach just so many exciting things I think it's really
important for kids to see careers so that they can make the connection between why we come to school why we try our best why we hard and to see how it connects to the real world when I grow up I want to be a doctor I want to help
people with sickness like all that stuff that doctors do like surgery and all that I'm just as a um teacher it's one of the things um I'm thinking about I also might want to be a vet or um a designer I've been amazed at how the
kids are really having good conversations with some of our volunteers and asking really good questions about uh does it require a college degree what kind of special training is involved um and they they've really it's I think it's really sparked to their interest to some jobs that they didn't probably even know existed the
the good thing about it is because instead of having to take all your time away just going out into books and finding them they're right in front of your face so you could actually ask them the questions and they're actually answer them
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