By Gabriele Jackson
Hartselle High School is fortunate enough to have a variety of academies for students to prepare for and try different career paths, and even more fortunate that the students are interested and willing to take advantage of them. The future is bright for these students, though some of them are still years away from their freshman year. Students at Barkley Bridge, Crestline, F. E. Burleson, and Hartselle Junior High School were asked what academies they would be interested in taking when they do get there and gave reasons why they chose them.
21.3 percent of students who answered said they were interested in participating in the Medical academy when they get to High School. Some students chose the Medical academy because they love animals; others because they, like the students who favored Human Services, simply wanted to help others.
13.2 percent of students who answered said they were interested in participating in the Computer Science academy when they get to High School. Students chose this academy because they either want to make websites and computer games, or because they want to help stop cyberbullying.
11 percent of students who answered said they were interested in participating in the Education and Training academy when they get to High School The primary reason for choosing this is a desire to become a teacher or a coach, and there was one student from Crestline Elementary though, who specifically wants to be like Mrs. Hines. F.E. Burleson students voted for this academy more often than other schools.
11.5 percent of students who answered said they were interested in participating in the Fine Arts academy when they get to High School. Most students who chose this academy did so because they enjoy participating in the fine arts, with a surprising number of them mentioning dance. Barkley Bridge Elementary students voted for this academy more often than other schools.
9.6 percent of students who answered said they were interested in participating in the Military Leadership academy when they get to High School. Crestline Elementary Students voted for this academy more often than other schools. Students chose both of these academies because they want to help protect others and their country, because of family members in either industry, and because of an interest in military history.
6.4 percent of students who answered said they were interested in participating in the Business academy when they get to High School. Most students chose this academy because they want to open a business, or because they want to join their parent’s business. Hartselle Junior High Students voted for this academy more often than other schools.
6.4 percent of students who answered said they were interested in participating in the Agriculture academy when they get to High School. Reasons for choosing this academy include a love of farming and animals. Hartselle Junior High Students voted for this academy more often than other schools.
5.9 percent of students who answered said they were interested in participating in the Public Law and Safety academy when they get to High School. Crestline Elementary and Hartselle Junior High Students voted for this academy more often than other schools.
4.9 percent of students who answered said they were interested in participating in the Engineering academy when they get to High School. Reasons for choosing this academy include a love for robotics, and an interest in building machinery. Hartselle Junior High Students voted for this academy more often than other schools.
3.4 percent of students who answered said they were interested in participating in the Human Services academy when they get to High School. There was only one reason really listed for choosing this academy: a desire to help others. Hartselle Junior High Students voted for this academy more often than other schools.
3.7 percent of students who answered said they were interested in participating in the Manufacturing academy when they get to High School. Many said they wanted to go into cooking and baking, and some expressed a desire to make and sell clothes. Barkley Bridge Elementary and Hartselle Junior High Students voted for this academy more often than other schools.
3.4 percent of students who answered said they were interested in participating in the Building Construction academy when they get to High School. Many students said they liked to paint, and thought it would be fun on a larger scale. Others mentioned family members who work in construction. Crestline Elementary students voted for this academy more often than other schools.
With so many young students with clear ideas of what they want to take in high school, the future can’t get here fast enough.
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