While there are students who ride a bus every day to the Olathe Advanced Technical Center to take classes in the construction trades or culinary arts, a lot more – a quarter of all high school students in Olathe – are enrolled in one of the 21st Century Academies, located within the district’s five high schools.
Olathe Public Schools has taken a different approach to career and technical education than the other big, suburban school districts. “I know that one of my weaknesses was anchoring and speaking, and I’ve really improved.”
“I know how to make things look good in pre- and post-production,” said Beckwith.
KCUR 89.3 Lilly Beckwith, left, and a classmate watch the taping of 'ONW NOW,' Olathe Northwest's weekly news broadcast.
