Keith Horner, superintendent of Apollo Career Center, said, "We have advisory committees for every program we do. Value that greatly. It's one of the most important things we we do, and that's getting feedback from our industry partners for each particular program to make sure that what we're doing is useful to the community and to employers."
Keith Horner, superintendent of Apollo Career Center, said the event is a great way to highlight the programs at the school. “People are very proud of what they’re doing here and what they’re learning here at Apollo, and we want them to be able to show it off. And it’s great for the grandparents to be able to see what we have to offer the students in the community.”
LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) - Apollo Career Center welcomed the community Thursday evening for its annual Apollopalooza.
The Apollo Career Center plans to purchase the property of a Lima business that recently announced they are going out of business. At Monday night's board of education meeting, Apollo board members voted to move forward with the purchase of the property that currently houses Dot's Pet Center for $350,000. In a Facebook post published on March 15th, Dot's Pet Center announced their plans to permanently close after serving the Allen County region since 1991. At Monday night's board meeting, Your Hometown Stations spoke with Apollo Superintendent, Keith Horner, about what the career center plans to do with the property.
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP, OH (WLIO) - Apollo Career Center celebrated both the end of School Board Recognition Month and the beginning of Career and T…
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP, OH (WLIO) - Apollo invited the public to tour their facilities and learn how they prepare high school students and adults fo…
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP, OH (WLIO) - Ohio's Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted visited Apollo Career Center Wednesday afternoon to discuss the growing ne…
Governor Mike DeWine making a stop at Apollo to check out some recently added programs to the career center. They have been working with local businesses to fill a specific need, which included firefighters, electricians and HVAC specialists. Some of these students are getting jobs right out of high school or working in an apprenticeship while they are going to school. Apollo officials say that the stigma of going the career tech route is a thing of the past and high-paying jobs are available with the hands-on training they are providing.
The three finalists for the Lima Allen County Chamber of Commerce's Athena award are inspiring and empowering women they work with.
U.S Senator Rob Portman visited Apollo Career Center on Wednesday to tour the facility as well as provide updates on a plan that would help career tech schools. The Jumpstart our Businesses By supporting Students JOBS Act would allow federal Pell grants to be available to career and technical education programs throughout Ohio and the country.
