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February 4, 2026
Border States Educator and Student Field Study
120 Saxe Gotha Road, West Columbia, SC 29172
10:00 am-12:00 pm

The website for Border States is www.borderstates.com. They are an electrical supplier for businesses throughout the Southeast. They will hire students with a high school diploma/GED for Warehousing and Logistics positions. Most of their two-year Electrical positions are Sales positions.

Students and chaperons must wear closed-toed shoes and pants that are not frayed or have holes in them. Other clothing and items not allowed include the following: hoodies, cell phones, or Air Pods.
Everyone must have either a school ID or an official ID to attend this event.
A maximum number 32 students and educators are allowed to attend. Students who should be registered for this Educator and Student Field Study include IGP’s that align with this Educator and Student Field Study. Also, students who have completed or are currently taking a CTE or a course in Business, Computers, or Electronics-Industrial or Instrumentation.

Link to register: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XZMT8JT

The SurveyMonkey Link for Border States will close January 6, 2026. Once the survey is closed, you will not be able to access the survey to add students. You will receive a confirmation of all your students during the week of January 12, 2026.

February 11, 2026
“C2 Chat with Ordean Crews and Allison Crow”
9 am – 10 am

This is a Mircrosoft Teams session for all Counselors, Career Specialists, Work-Based Learning Coordinators, and CATE Teachers in the Lower Savannah Region. The Teams link will be sent out two weeks in advance.

February 18, 2026
Michelin Educator and Student Field Study
Lexington, SC
10:15 am

The Lower Savannah Region will have fifty spaces available.

The students who are registered need to have completed a CTE Course in one of the following areas: Industrial Electronics, Welding, Electronic Instrumentation, Robotics, or CNC Machinery.

Your school/Career Center will need to arrive no later than 10:15 am at the Michelin Plant. Everyone must wear close-toed shoes, long pants, and present either their school ID or a driver’s license.

Michelin will provide a meal, so please complete the SurveyMonkey for each student, especially the question concerning allergies. Please choose students who have completed at least one course in one of the fields of interest and are serious about applying for a position with Michelin. These students need to be either Juniors or preferably Seniors.

*This Educator and Student Field Study is NOT a field trip to get out of school for the day.*
Link to register: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZS33NXB
The Survey Monkey Link for Michelin will close January 14, 2026. Once the survey is closed, you will not be able to access the survey to add students. You will receive a confirmation of all your students during the week of January 19, 2026.