Brandon/Winthrop Edition
May 2022
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NEW WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TO LINK HIGH SCHOOL STUDIES TO CONSTRUCTION, HEALTH CARE EMPLOYMENT
LOSING TO WIN MOVIE FILMING BRINGS DEAN CAIN TO VALRICO
As the Greater excavating, framing/ Tampa Bay area drywall, masonry, market explodes, modeling, profeswith scores of folks sionalism in the making their home workplace, solar in southeastern Hillpower, water infrasborough County, structure/treatment the need to ensure and AC refrigeration an able and steady and heating technolworkforce to fill ogy (HVAC). Photo courtesy of Hillsborough County Public high-demand jobs in Dramatic job Schools. health care and congrowth in the conA still shot from the March 28 “In-Depth with struction continues Davis Workforce Development Programs” episode struction and medto swell as well. featuring Addison Davis, superintendent of Hills- ical fields is a sure Toward that end, borough County Public Schools, and Kim Bays, the bet in Hillsborough school district’s chief of innovation. Hillsborough County County and beyond. School District ofAccording to Suficials have announced plans to create two perintendent Addison Davis, “Florida’s prinew high school programs and a technical vate sector employment has increased by college, all dedicated to their respective ar- 470,000, or 6.7 percent, over the past year” eas of workforce development. alone. The two industries that have gained Expected for a 2023-24 school year open- the most jobs are construction and health ing are a medical academy at D.W. Waters care, Davis said in his March 28 In-Depth in Tampa and a construction academy at with Davis episode. Bowers/Whitley in Tampa, both for students Kim Bays, the school district’s chief of inin grades 9-12. The phase three effort calls novation, noted in the same segment that for post-graduation studies at the upcoming “without a doubt” the medical and conBrewster Medical Technical College in Tam- struction industries will lead the pack in job pa. opportunities. “We expect that by the year Courses of study at the upcoming medi- 2029, there will be 116,000 job opportunical academy, developed in partnership with ties in the medical industry and 51,000 job medical organizations and businesses, are to opportunities in the construction industry,” include training and certification for home Bays said. “So, it’s incumbent on us to prehealth aides, medical laboratory assisting, pare students for those two industries.” EKG aides/technicians and allied health asSchool officials said to expect “a marketsisting. ing blitz” over the summer months related The 15 programs of study planned for the to the new high school programs. construction academy involve building conFor more, view “In-Depth with Davis struction, electricity, plumbing, augmented Workforce Development Programs” on Youreality/visualization, electric vehicles, ener- Tube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjEoggy and environmental design, estimating, WfnfZ4.
A national planned to be faith-based submitted to movie prothe streaming duction comservices and pany now has be available a presence in live through Valrico. JCa new famFilms Studios i l y - f r i e n d l y, has launched faith-based its most restreaming cent proapp, JCduction F i l m s Behind the scenes during club, JCP l u s , the shooting of Films Stucoming Losing to Win, a dios Tamsoon. new faith-based, pa. And To date, full-length immediJCFilms feature film ately after has proshot in Valrico forming, d u c e d in April. the club over 50 put its first faith and full-length feature film into production. family films. Jason Campbell, president Filming for seven days in April, the mov- of JCFilms Studios, explained, “Each of ie was shot on location in Valrico, Lithia, these Production Clubs are being creatPlant City, Riverview, Brandon and Tam- ed to offer both education and opportupa. The film, called Losing to Win, fol- nity for people of faith to get involved in lows four candidates through a reality Christian films. Each location is designed show challenge and shares their story as a hub for Christian movie making, of regaining faith, building relationships from script writing to acting; the goal of and finding support through friends. these clubs is to tell Christ-centered reIn March, JCFilms Studios Tampa put demptive stories through film by creatout a casting call for a faith-based mov- ing compelling, entertaining and wholeie featuring Dean Cain, best known for some content.” playing Superman in the Lois & Clark: In addition, Campbell hopes JCFilms The New Adventures of Superman se- Plus will become the premier platform ries, who has been a long-standing sup- for the growing number of independent porter of JCFilms. Cain was in town in Christian filmmakers. May for the finale of the filming at 5th “As more faith films are being proGear Fitness in Valrico. The owners, Jes- duced, it’s time we have our own digital sica Adams and Gretchen Trasorras, are platform,” Campbell said. also the directors of the Tampa Club and JCFilms Plus is also going to serve as have been involved in professional act- the distribution platform for the minising and training for years. try’s production clubs. These nationwide “I had the opportunity to be on set and film clubs will produce over 20 films in be a principal character in two JCFilms the next year. productions,” explained Adams, “and we JCFilms Plus has already been enwanted to bring a production club to the dorsed by top Christian leaders in film, Tampa area because we think we can music and church leadership. The vidproduce really great movies right there eo-on-demand platform is set to launch in the area.” in June. The cast and crew filmed for a toFor more information on the clubs, tal of nine days and the movie is now upcoming productions and the new in post-production. Once released, it is streaming service, visit www.jcfilms.org.
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