Jesse Price, a 2024 Northside High School graduate, was named Georgia’s 2023-2024 Work-Based Learning Student of the Year during the 77^th Annual Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education Summer Conference held in June.

Price completed the Teaching as a Profession pathway at the Houston College & Career Academy under the instruction of Erin Morton. Jesse interviewed for and was hired by the Houston County School District as part of the Work-Based Learning/Youth Apprenticeship Program in 2023. In his one and a half years, Jesse worked over 1,300 hours at Quail Run Elementary (both in the After School Program and in former teacher, Mrs. Patricia Clower’s classroom) and Warner Robins Middle School where he worked alongside his former teacher, Mrs. Aimee Bagwell. To top things off, Jesse maintained a 3.92 overall GPA. Because of his love for teaching, Jesse also worked several summers at the Museum of Aviation STEM camps, and, for the summer of 2024, he was promoted to lead teacher at the camp.  

“Jesse has been an absolute pleasure to work with over the past two years. He has been impressive with classroom management, technology, and instruction from day one,” said Sandi Couillard, Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator for the Houston County School District. “Jesse has been so professional in his classroom roles that he has often been mistaken for a seasoned teacher. I look forward to seeing Jesse continue to learn and grow in education, and I can’t wait to visit him in his own classroom one day!” 

Jesse was also selected as the Georgia Student of the Year for the West Central Region. He will continue to pursue his career goal of becoming a teacher while attending Middle Georgia State University.