Choctaw County Career and Technology Center has gotten off to a great 2022-2023 school year, and we are excited to have 16 Senior concentrators in our center this year. A concentrator is a student enrolled in the second year of a program and will complete that program at the end of the school year.
We would like to take the opportunity to recognize these students and their accomplishments and show our appreciation for their hard work and dedication. Two of these 16 students will be “spotlighted” each month in The Choctaw Plaindealer. In the spotlight for the month of September are Elijah “Eli” Cook and Royce Mosley.Eli Cook is the son of Jeremy and Casey Cook and is enrolled in the Ag Power and Machinery Program. As a senior at Choctaw County High School, he is a member of the Choctaw Chargers football team. Eli also enjoys skeet shooting and participates in track as well as powerlifting. Last year, he received the Best Welder Award (voted on by his classmates). After graduation, Eli plans to become a lineman. He says that the Ag Power program has helped prepare him for his future by helping him to develop a good work ethic, and teaching him basic welding techniques and safety procedures, all of which will help ensure that he will be a successful employee one day.
Eli’s favorite part of the Ag Power and Machinery Program is the opportunity to work in the shop and do hands-on activities. This exposure to real-world situations will help prepare him for a “real” job.
Choctaw County Career and Technology Center’s Ag Power and Machinery instructor is Adam Berry.
Royce Mosley is the son of Royce Mosley and Shaquita Mosley and is enrolled in the Construction: Carpentry program. Royce is a member of the Charger football and Charger basketball teams and is a member of the local SkillsUSA Opening and Closing Team.
His past achievements include the SkillsUSA Opening and Closing team placing 1st place at the district level and 2nd place at the state level. Royce’s plans for the future include becoming a real estate agent.
When asked how the Construction: Carpentry program will help him to be successful, Royce said he has learned how to more accurately measure objects, read a ruler/tape measure, and how to operate various hand tools and equipment.
Choctaw County Career and Technology Center’s Construction: Carpentry instructor is Robert Black.
