Career Academy

09/20/2023

What a great day for Juniors and Seniors touring Western Carolina University! Great Q’s, beautiful weather, and two former Career Academy Warriors who made the visit extra special. A big thank you to GoodWill WNC for sponsoring our trip!

09/05/2023

Teamwork Tuesday! CA freshmen attempted speed dating— Silly Q’s and silly A’s!

08/18/2023

Summer Bridge—ice breakers, scavenger hunt, and teamwork! Welcome CA class of 2027!

06/23/2023

Hospitality Camp 2023 is complete! One of the absolute best—Incredibly proud of this amazing group of interns and so thankful for the businesses and partners who helped make it happen. A special thank you to Kim Plemmons BOE Erwin District and Al Whitesides for celebrating with us!

03/01/2023

Such a great day of leadership and learning with the Career Academy freshmen who came to read with the Johnston students!

06/28/2022

Attention job seekers!

Calling all job seekers.

Mountain Area Workforce Development Board is hosting a $19 per Hour and Beyond Job Fair on Wed., June 29 at the Virginia Boone Building, across from the Asheville Regional Airport.

Over seventy local employers will be at the fair offering 2,000+ jobs that pay $19 or more. 💼

06/14/2022

The view from the office was pretty incredible today! So fortunate to spend day two of Hospitality Camp 2022 at the Kimpton Hotel Arras —Plenty of learning, listening and laughing. A huge thank you to all the staff who helped make our day so fabulous!

06/11/2022

Congratulations to the class of 2022!

05/24/2022

Way to go Keoni!

Congratulations to Keoni Dobson from on receiving the MB HAYNES Scholarship through the Buncombe County Schools Foundation. Keoni plans to attend WCU and major in Electrical Engineering. Way to go Keoni!

03/11/2022

A huge thanks to former Erwin grad and BCS At-large School Board Representative Amanda Sprouse Simpkins for taking the time to speak with CA freshmen and sophomores about real estate. The students heard about the benefits of hard work, sales, commissions, and entrepreneurship! We are so grateful!

11/09/2021

Such a fantastic day to volunteer with 5th graders from Koontz and Eblen Intermediate Schools. It was a STEM win watching kids create their cars for the Motor Speedway Experience!

10/28/2021

CA freshmen were fortunate to hear from 3 Erwin graduates this month! Nurse Austin Jones came to speak about Health Care and Lt. Kelly Ball and Officer Jared Porshia came to speak about Law Enforcement. We were incredibly grateful to learn from our Warrior Alums!