[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 38 (Monday, March 1, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E185]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





               HONORING THE WORK OF WHITKO CAREER ACADEMY

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                             HON. JIM BANKS

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 1, 2021

  Mr. BANKS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Whitko Career 
Academy in Whitley County for their impressive and important work to 
help young Hoosiers succeed in the 21st century workforce. Part of 
Whitko Community Schools in Larwill, Whitko Career Academy was founded 
in September 2019 to help create career opportunities for students in 
the surrounding community.
  Upwards of 500 students walk through the doors of the academy each 
day. Inside, each student engages in hands-on, skills-based learning. 
Made possible through partnerships with The 80/20 Foundation Trust and 
The Whitley County Community Foundation, the academy gives these 
students the tools they need to pursue livelihoods in manufacturing, 
engineering, agriculture, technology, education and more.
  Earlier this month, the academy formed a three-way partnership with 
WishBone Medical Inc. in Warsaw and Red Star Contract Manufacturing to 
bolster the academy's engineering curriculum. Students will be 
manufacturing components for one of Wish Bone's pediatric medical 
devices. This year, the academy will also serve as the home of the 
Whitko Agricultural Program and Future Farmers of America--
organizations together dedicated to training the next generation of 
leaders in agriculture.
  In the year and a half since its founding, Whitko Career Academy has 
established itself as a model for career and technical education. 
Hoosiers are thankful for, and proud of, this institution for the 
immediate impact it has brought to northeast Indiana. This record is 
testament to the life-changing education hundreds of young Hoosiers 
have received, and will continue to receive, at the Whitko Career 
Academy for years to come.

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