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Career Center names students of the month

The Washington County Career Center honors its May students of the month, Emma Hendrickson and Braxton Brown.

Emma Hendrickson is a Warren senior enrolled in the graphic design and video production program and she is the daughter of Mitchell and Tracy Hendrickson of Marietta.

At the Career Center, Emma is a member of the Business Professionals of America youth organization and the class parliamentarian of her technical program. Through BPA, she placed second at the regional competition for digital media production. She has received awards for principal list and merit roll. At Warren High School, she is active in the marching band and archery.

In her technical program, Hendrickson has earned or may earn industry-recognized credentials and college credit for adobe creative cloud: digital photography, digital storytelling, digital video effects, graphic design, illustrator, InDesign, live streaming and production, Photoshop, premier pro and video production.

Emma is receiving a technical focus and learning skills for creating and editing digital graphics, design techniques, information technology, multimedia and image management techniques and video and sound. Graphic Design andVideo Production Instructor Chris Palmer said "Emma is a hard worker and very creative and artistic."

Hendrickson is employed through the Career Center's early placement program. She is performing artwork and graphic design with city councilman Jeff Schenkel, through Building Bridges to Careers. Upon graduation, she plans to continue working in the field.

Braxton Brown is a Fort Frye senior enrolled in the sports medicine and exercise science program and he is the son of Derek Brown of Lowell and Ashlee Grubb of Lowell.

At the Career Center, Braxton is a member of the SkillsUSA youth organization and the National Technical Honor Society.

He has received awards for Principal List and Merit Roll. At Fort Frye High School, he is active in football, basketball, track and lifting.

Through academics and his technical program, Brown has or will earn college credit or industrial certifications for CPR/first aid, American national government, chemistry, exercise and athletic training, English composition I and II, introduction to nutrition, management of athletic injuries, medical terminology, physical therapy technician certification, psychology, resistance training, statistics and stop the bleed.

Braxton is receiving a technical focus and learning skills for athletic injuries and prevention, exercise and athletic training, nutrition and wellness, and sports exercise psychology.

Sports Medicine and Exercise Science Instructor, Lauren Copen said "Braxton is a hard worker with an excellent work ethic. He always upholds the highest integrity."

Upon graduating, Brown plans to attend Kent State University to obtain a bachelor's degree in exercise science and then go on to physical therapy school.