Academies of Lex

We loved seeing 1,300 freshmen explore #Lexington's most in-demand industries at last week's #career exploration event! 💥 Learn how #AcademiesofLex & community partners are working together to ensure a stronger future #workforce via @CommerceLex! 👉 goo.gl/N6SKFC

#TeamDeanDorton attended the Career Exploration Fair last week with the @AcademiesofLex! We were able to talk with over 1,000 high school freshman from Lexington about careers in accounting, while also having a little fun with a 10-key calculator competition.

Check out this great article from @FCPSKY on why yesterday's career exploration event, sponsored by @lexmark, was such a BIG deal for #AcademiesofLex freshmen—and our community! Read it here 👉goo.gl/rKNfxj

Thanks for joining us today, @KYTW911! We appreciate you giving #AcademiesofLex freshmen an inside look at your exciting career field! 👏

Huge s/o 👊 to our #FreshmanAcademy students who got real 🌎 experiences today & to our #FDHSAmbassadors who lent a helping ✋ at the #AcademiesofLex career expo! @AcademiesofLex

Our 2018 career exploration event was a SUCCESS thanks to our great community partners & sponsor @lexmark! Seeing #AcademiesofLex freshmen discover new interests is so exciting. ☺️ We can’t wait to see what the future holds for Lexington’s next generation of leaders!

Hands-on learning. Interactive activities. Community partnerships. 💯 We ❤️ seeing #AcademiesofLex freshmen having a blast at our 2018 career exploration event!

From learning how to test blood 💉 types to #robots, excavators and more... our career exploration event is off to an AMAZING start!💥#AcademiesofLex

@AcademiesofLex students are learning about coding and physical computing devices (and closing circuits!) with @makeymakey and @Sphero with at Career Expo with FCPS Tech dept.

Today’s career exploration event would NOT be possible without our sponsor @lexmark! 👏 We are beyond THRILLED to share that Lexmark has generously donated $150K to support #AcademiesofLex in our efforts to provide the next generation #workforce with the BEST education possible!

Students from @FDHSacademies and @FCPSKY Superintendent Manny Caulk operating @Sphero #robots at our #career exploration event! 🤖💥 #STEM #AcademiesofLex

@fcpsoit @Sphero @Amysmusings @BMooreTech @davecarty @Frizzle_of_FCPS @EdTechKelly @JerryBroyles1 🙌🙌🙌 Love this! Today is going to be AMAZING! Thanks for being here!

FCPS Tech dept at the Career Expo for @AcademiesofLex schools today talking IT careers and playing some @Sphero soccer! Academy Ambassadors testing for us before freshman arrive. @Amysmusings @BMooreTech @davecarty @Frizzle_of_FCPS @EdTechKelly @JerryBroyles1

#AcademiesofLex student ambassadors are ready for our career exploration event today! 🎉 We can’t wait to share this incredible experience with the community. 🙌 Special thanks to our sponsor @lexmark for helping to make this event SO awesome!

Our #AcademiesofLex career exploration event is only a few days away! 🙌 Curious about why this experience is so important for our Freshman Academy students? Here's a reminder! We can't wait to take it to the next level on Monday thanks to our sponsor @lexmark! 💯

ICYMI: The #AcademiesofLex career exploration event, sponsored by @lexmark, is Monday! We can't wait to show our freshmen the 🌎 of opportunity that awaits after high school! Here's a recap of last year: bit.ly/2AshA9w @BSHSacademies @FDHSAcademies @TCHSAcademies

@TCHSacademies 👏👏👏

Last year's career exploration event gave 1,500 #AcademiesofLex freshmen a hands-on look at local industries! The event will return Nov. 5, providing @bshsacademies, @fdhsacademies & @tchsacademies freshmen with even MORE interactive activities thanks to our sponsor @lexmark! 👏

So proud of our students! @FDHSacademies #STLP18 Two Second Place/Group winners and a top notch robotics team plus an awesome newscast team with some certifications too! A great day to be a Bronco! @Perkinsscience @alcalafoto @art_douglass

Teamwork makes the dream work! 🤝✨ Here are 10 ways that YOU (yes, you!) can join the #AcademiesofLex movement to help build a brighter future for our students, community and workforce: goo.gl/NJ3eno @BSHSacademies @FDHSacademies @TCHSacademies

Yesterday, @NancyCoxLex18 took time to meet with one of our STLP groups and review their news app, “Informed.” She gave very valuable feedback to help them prepare for today’s state STLP competition! Stay tuned to hear how they did....✨😊 #defendingstation #WeAreIT @LEX18News