USD 250 announces new Launch program community partnerships director
Special to the Morning Sun / news@morningsun.net
PITTSBURG, Kan. In a combined effort between Pittsburg Community Schools (USD 250) and the Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce, the local school district announced a new partnership Friday with Mindy Cloninger, who will serve as the new director of community partnerships for its Launch pathways program.
Launch pathways are the specific career pathways students have to choose from at Pittsburg High School and Pittsburg Community Middle School, including business and entrepreneurship, science and engineering, construction trades and management, culinary and hospitality, education, health careers, and information (computer) technology.
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Shawnee Lorenz grew up attending Pittsburg schools and in 2013 graduated with her bachelor of business administration degree from Pittsburg State University. Today, she is once again involved in local schools as a key coordinator of the Launch Program at Pittsburg High School.The Launch Program is a personal and professional development course, Lorenz says, that aims “to help students prepare for their professional careers and kind of give them the opportunity to