Success Stories
Many of our students do so well in their internships, co-ops, and apprenticeships that they earn full-time jobs and college tuition or reimbursement after they graduate. At the very least, students get valuable work experience they can use to build their resumes, potential job recommendations, and confirmation they've either chosen the right career path (or the wrong one!).
cte students launch their careers with award-winning business partner
Sandvik Coromant, a Bonds Career Center model business partner, recently won the SCACTE Business Partner of the Year award for its contributions to our students and our community. Watch the video below to see how graduates of the Bonds Machine Tool and Mechatronics programs turned their LaunchGVL paid internships at Sandvik Coromant into opportunity!
LaunchGVL intern Ashley Dillard is pictured kneeling above in the front left
senior makes a difference in launchgvl internship
Ashley Dillard is a Bonds Building Construction and Eastside High senior. Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County selected Ashley as its Summer 2019 LaunchGVL intern. The Greenville County Schools Communications team featured Ashley in a video about the partnership between the Greenville Chamber of Commerce and the school district that provides paid internships for high school students. We are looking forward to growing our partnership with Habitat for Humanity along with Ashley's career opportunties!
Watch the full video below
ashley dillard habitat LaunchGVL.m4vBonds students elected state skillsusa officers
Three rising seniors at Bonds Career Center will serve as state officers for SkillsUSA South Carolina in 2019-2020. SkillsUSA is a national organization made up of students, teachers, and professionals promoting careers in the skilled trade and service industries.
bonds esthetics program reaches 100% pass rate!
Alison Horton was in her second year teaching esthetics at Bonds Career Center in 2018-2019. Every senior in that class passed her state board exam, meaning each of them is now a licensed esthetician in the state of SC. We are so proud of all of them for working so hard to reach their goals.
Mrs. Horton's class is the perfect example of Graduation Plus, the school district's initiative to ensure every senior graduates with a professional certification, college credit, or both!
Alison Horton began her third year of teaching esthetics at Bonds in the fall of 2019. In her second year, every student in Mrs. Horton's senior class passed her state professional licensure exam. Estheticians are trained in skin care, waxing, and makeup application and have a variety of career options after they earn their professional certification.