Students in Hyde County can now advance their Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes in a new, state-of-the-art school built with the help of money raised by the lottery. The Hyde County Industrial Arts Center officially opened its doors this month, an expansion of the Mattamuskeet School campus in Swan Quarter.
“This center is a whole lot more than just bricks and mortar. It is a launching pad for the future workforce of Hyde County,” said Dr. Melanie Shaver, Hyde County Schools Superintendent. “Career and technical education equips our students with the knowledge and confidence they need to succeed in a competitive economy.”
With advanced equipment for automotive, carpentry, welding, and agriculture courses, the center enables students to gain college and certificate-level training in skilled trades.
The lottery contributed $6.4 million to help Hyde County Schools build the Industrial Arts Center. In October, the school district received an additional $36.6 million grant from lottery funds to build a new K-12 school to replace existing campus buildings.
So far 58 counties, including Hyde County, have received grants for school construction projects. Players like you helped us raise $567 million to build new and improved schools across North Carolina last year. Every dollar raised by the lottery is one less that must come from other sources such as property taxes.
See for yourself how North Carolinians are benefiting from money raised for education at the video below.
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