Harnett County Business Education Partnership

Congratulations to Lindsey Hardee!

HCS CTE would like to share a heartfelt thanks to Mr. Justin Wilkinson, for his service and leadership over the last four years. Mr. Wilkinson will start a new journey on Monday. Mr. Wilkinson, you have been a wonderful CTE Director. Best wishes.

Effective July 1, Mrs. Lindsey Hardee will serve as Director of Career & Technical Education for Harnett County Schools. Mrs. Hardee is a graduate of Western Harnett High School, NC State University, and NC A&T State University. She has served in public education for 14 years, 11 of those in Harnett County Schools, 9 of those as a CTE teacher. Mrs. Hardee resides in Lillington with her husband of 12 years, and their daughter.

Congratulations to Justin Wilkinson and Lindsey Hardee of the Harnett County CTE Department for their continued success in creating new ways to provide resources to students.

100% pass rate! Congratulations to the inaugural class!

With great joy we share the inaugural class of the LEEPS Lincoln Electric Education Partner School- Triton High School has achieved a 💯 percent pass rate!

All six class members are Lincoln Electric Advanced Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) Certified. This is a nationally recognized credential and made possible through the following partnerships:

The Godwin Group
Arc3 Gases
NC3 - National Coalition of Certification Centers
NTEA - The Association for the Work Truck Industry
Lincoln Electric

Special thanks to Mr. Andy Cole, the fantastic educator and leader who oversees the program. Cole’s program is the first of its kind (NTEA derived), in the country.

Pictured left to right: (front) Amber Izaguirre, Alex Lassiter, (back) Dylan Williams, Jonathan Herrin, Trevor Moore, and William “CJ” Herring

Congratulations to the winners, the student teams, the sponsors and partners, HCS Career and Technical Education department for coordinating and facilitating, and Central Carolina Community College Harnett Campus for hosting!

We are so excited for the first B.U.I.L.D. Harnett event, this will be an annual event showcasing the talents of the construction trades students while giving back to CTE! Congratulations to all of the teams! We look forward to kicking this event off with you all on Monday!

Community partners, teachers, and student participants, we are ready for you!

We look forward to seeing everyone at our BUILD Harnett Partner Thank You Breakfast on Monday, May 8th 9-9:30 am in the multi-purpose room of the Miriello Building at CCCC Harnett Main, Lillington. There will be signs posted inside of the building guiding you to the correct space. We will have biscuits, Burney’s, and coffee bar.

Thank you to our breakfast sponsor Ashlyn Thompson.



Harnett County Business Education Partnership

Closing in on ONE week from the big show!

Community partners, HCS partners, carpentry teachers, and CTE support staff: please check your email tomorrow afternoon for a final reminders, final preparations charge, event parking, campus security and check in procedures, and schedule of events.

Your support makes this possible! We thank each of you for your role in increasing non traditional participation in construction trades pathways, strengthening our communities, empowering our students and staff, and fueling the pipeline of skilled trades professionals for Harnett County! We have A LOT to celebrate!

What a wonderful day for a board meeting at HCHS. We got to help support and see the impressive work of the Electrical I and II students during the trades competition. Way to go!

Our carpentry student talent showcase will be held May 8th-11th at CCCC in Lillington. We will kick off the week with a Partner Thank You breakfast.

Curious how you can support? Contact Lindsey. [email protected]

More details coming later this week!

Thank you Mr. Jason Norris and Champion Home Builders for your continued support of our future workforce.

Champion will be partnering with Overhills and making a donation of windows and shingles for the entire event. Additionally, Mr. Ronnie Knight, Safety Manager, will deliver a message to BUILD participants regarding workplace safety practices.




Harnett County Business Education Partnership
Champion Homes

Special thanks to our partners providing awards and plaques for our upcoming B.U.I.L.D. Harnett Events.

We are nearly a week away from the “Electrical Students at Work” showcase at Harnett Central High!

Special thanks to the following generous sponsors for helping to make this an amazing day for our electrical 2 and 3 students. We are so proud of these young men and women and their commitment to becoming future journeymen electricians.

Thank you, Mr. Jerry Milton, for your continued support of our future workforce. Southeastern Interiors will partner with Rob Jones, and his students, from Central.

Special thanks to Mr. Scott Tart and Forever Clean for helping to ensure our BUILD Harnett event is covered for cleanliness and waste disposals.

Special thanks to Mrs. Ashlyn Thompson, Re/Max Signature Realty- The Yarbrough Team, for sponsoring the BUILD Harnett Partner Thank You Breakfast. This kick off will be held on Monday, May 9th 9:00 am-9:30 am in the Miriello multi purpose meeting room, at CCCC Harnett Main Campus. All partners are invited to enjoy biscuits and coffee with our student teams, teachers, and stakeholders.

The main purposes of the breakfast: allow our students an opportunity to engage with potential employers, practice conducting themselves in a professional manner, and to better understand the importance of expressing gratitude.

Excited to see what the Harnett BUILD program will bring this year. Here's a sneak peek at one of the teams.

According to nccareers.org, "Career Development Coordinators (CDC) are the contact for Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and course information; they coordinate career development services for students participating in CTE courses and promote CTE and career development for all students."

"A CDC is the contact for work-based learning, Internships, Job Shadowing, Career Events, Guest Speakers, Career and Interest Assessments, Networking, Essential Employability Skills, Pre-Apprenticeships, Resumes, Mentors, Service Learning, Scholarships, Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs), the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS), and offsite Business and Industry and community college and university tours."

"They connect the dots for your future - your CDC “IS” the person in the Career and Technical Education department that you want to know in Middle and High School to help you explore your future career interest and connect you with career professionals."

November is National Career Development Month. Today we celebrate and appreciate the Career Development Coordinator impacting the lives of our students and staff at Triton!

Marie, you are a valued member of our CTE Family. Thank you for supporting students and staff and serving as our lead CDC this year!

Business to Education Partnerships at work!

Justin Wilkinson is as passionate a person about what he does as you will ever find! He truly loves HCS and CTE! Thank you for all you do, Justin!

Join us in congratulating our very own Director of Career and Technical Education, Justin Wilkinson for being named the regional North Central CTE Administrator of the Year.

Mr. Wilkinson has demonstrated outstanding leadership in ensuring teacher and student success through significant contributions toward innovative, unique and effective CTE programs.

We are grateful for his leadership and dedication to Harnett County Schools.

Showing how Career and Technical Education (CTE) is changing the face of education, starting with elementary-aged students!

Ribbon Cutting for the CTE Career Awareness Trailer

Thank you to Harnett County Schools CTE department for their dedication to CTE. We are able to do more together!

Harnett County Schools CTE Director Justin Wilkinson won CTE Administrator of the Year at the CTE Summer Conference. He works hard every day to help provide the best CTE curriculum and support for students to pursue career paths that will set them up to succeed!

Congratulations to Mr. Wilkinson!

What a way to kick off CTE Summer Conference 2022!!!

This is the first face to face summer conference for NC CTE since 2019!

Congratulations to our very own, Mr. Justin Wilkinson. Mr. Wilkinson works hard to serve our teachers and learners with dignity, everyday. He is a great representation of the North Central Region and CTE Administrators across our state.

*I will get a picture of him, with his award, soon 🙂
*Teachers, please submit your conference photos so we can feature you networking for CTE, on this page!!!!

Students working their CTE educations into jobs! If you are hiring in a trades industry, check out the HCS Career and Technical Education department!

Congratulations to these deserving students who were awarded today with scholarships at the HCBEP Board meeting.

Another stepcloser tothe brand new Welding Program at Triton High School for the 22/23 school year.

Great morning conversation and goal setting session with HCS CTE and The Godwin Group today. Mr. Andy Cole provided a recap of his LEEPS training and the team planned next steps for the partnership.

HCS is grateful for the opportunity to partner with The Godwin Group and we are excited for the student opportunities coming up!

Congratulations to the S.H.E.D. competition winners!