Kearney High Career Education

Your support of the KHS Career Fields will help ensure students graduate college and are career ready!

With the opening of the new Kearney High School, we are extremely proud of the partnerships and collaboration that went into the planning, approval, and construction of this world-class facility. The community has achieved monumental success, and we are extremely happy to put the building to work preparing our students for life.
The landmark change for Kearney High School involves more than the incredible building.
As we continue the work of implementing the State Career Fields, we are committed to continual engagement with businesses and industries in Kearney. Connecting students to the careers of their choice before high school graduation is proven to be more effective as they enter college, technical training, or the workforce.
Kearney High School anticipates each of the Career Fields will need an average of $1,500 per student for:
• Dual Credit scholarships to help students at the free and reduced lunch levels to gain college/CCC credit and jumpstart the next step in their successful careers.
• Specialized tools, Food Safety, Welding Certification, Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certifications.
• Transportation to field trips, internship

Testimonials

"CTE courses have given me the chance to explore different careers and learn what I want to do after high school."

In 2022, some funds were used to defray registration costs for the HOBY conference, a leadership conference for students between their sophomore and junior year of high school. One attendee shared - "Thank you HOBY for an absolute blast of a weekend! I had a ton of fun making new friends and learning how to become a better leader! I also couldn't have asked for a better small group to be in! I'm so glad I can call everyone I met at this camp a friend!"