Prospective Students

and Programs

Central Nine Currently Offers 27+ Programs

to high school students in Johnson and Marion Counties

Construction & Landscaping

Construction Trades

HVAC

Landscaping

Health Science

Biomedical Sciences

Dental Careers

Exercise Science

Medical Assistant

Pre-Nursing

Veterinary Science

Human Services

Cosmetology

Culinary Arts

Early Childhood Education

Media & Information Tech

Cybersecurity

Digital Design

Information Technology Operations

Manufacturing

Precision Machining

Smart Manufacturing

Coming Soon...

Welding Technology

Protective Services

Criminal Justice

Emergency Medical Services

Fire and Rescue

Transportation

Auto Collision Repair

Auto Services

Aviation Flight

Aviation Maintenance

Aviation Management

Diesel Services

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Work-Based Learning

A QUICK LOOK AT CENTRAL NINE

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Central Nine Programs

Construction and Landscape

Jocelyn Wood, From Whiteland High School talks about our Construction and Landscape Programs. 

  • Construction Trades
  • HVAC
  • Landscaping

Health Science

Savannah Martin, From Whiteland High School talks about our Health Science Programs. 

Human Services

Chloe Boucher, from Center Grove High School talks about our Human Services Programs. 

Media & Information Tech

Sophia Alexander, from Greenwood Community High School talks about our Media and Information Technology Programs. 

  • Cybersecurity
  • Digital Design
  • Information Technology Operations 

Manufacturing

Samuel List, from Perry Meridian High School, talks about our manufacturing programs. 

Protective Services

Ethan Sears, from Perry Meridian High School talks about our Protective Service Programs. 

Transportation

Anna Arnold, From Franklin Central High School, talks about our Transportation Programs. 

  • Auto Collision Repair
  • Auto Services
  • Aviation Flight
  • Aviation Maintenance
  • Aviation Management
  • Diesel Services 

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Students and/or parents must report an absence to Central Nine within a 24-hour period to report the absence so that the student is not marked as truant.

To submit an absence request through Skyward, complete the following steps:

  1.  Log in to your Central Nine Skyward account.
  2.  Click on the Attendance tile.
  3.  Select the Absence Request tab under your child’s name.
  4.  Click + Add Absence Request.
  5.  Select the Start and End Dates of the absence.
  6.  Select the Attendance Reason.
  7.  OPTIONAL:  Enter a comment.
  8.  Click Save in the top left corner.

Students can qualify for an excused absence by:  

– Participating in a job shadow experience 
– attending a college visit 
– attending a funeral 
– attending documented medical appointments 
– or other circumstances approved by admin 

  • If you’re sick, stay home.  Come back when you feel better.
  • If you decide to test, and you test positive
    • 5 days out from onset of symptoms
    • If feeling better, you may return on day 6 and remain masked for 5 days
  • We will not be contact tracing.

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The early years

Early 1970

Nine School Corporations join forces to establish the first area vocational center for Johnson and Marion County. 

 

April 28th, 1970

A temporary Governing Board is established and Richard Thomas is elected as the first (temporary) president. 

The board makes a proposal for a Continuous Feasibility Study for an area vocational school. 

 

September 21, 1970

Board members review (and choose a site for campus). 

    

 

October 8th, 1970

Board members vote to name the center; Central Nine Vocational Technical School. 

Other names that were up for consideration: “John-Mar” (or “Johnson-Marion”), “Central Nine”, “Leatherwood”, and “whetzel Trace”. 

 

April 15th, 1971

Architect, Ray Thompson, from James Associates presents the final site and building plans for Central Nine. 

  

 

May 13th, 1971

James E. Hixson is made the first director of Central Nine.