Students complete academic program

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. -- Seventeen high school students, including four from Cambridge, Nebraska, have graduated from the Central Nebraska Career Academy Program (CNCAP).

The CNCAP is a partnership between Central Community College, ESU 7 in Columbus, ESU 9 in Hastings, ESU 10 in Kearney and ESU 11 in Holdrege. The program gives high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to get a head start on their college and career goals by enrolling in the Agribusiness, Business or Health Science career academy.

Graduates receive an achievement award for successfully completing the requirements of each career academy, which includes college-level classes combined with career exploration activities such as job shadowing, business tours and field trips.

"Career academies are a way for students to start learning about careers and college work before committing to a major course of study," said Director David Barnes. "Career academy programs are designed to prepare students for high-skill, high-wage and high-demand careers."

The 2014 Career Academy graduates from Cambridge were Krayton Banzhaf, Taten Banzhaf, Taylor Kubik and Jacob Witte, agribusiness.