Heading out early on October 25, 2016, Superintendent Michael Sentence along with others from the ALSDE kicked off this year's Innovation Celebrations at Lanett City Schools and Chambers County Schools.  Superintendent Phillip Johnson from Lanett City Schools provided a tour of the schools in his system.  A member of the robotics team at Lanett High School described the recent competition in Auburn.  The three-year-old after school program at Lanett High placed 7th in a field of 22 teams from public and private schools.  The ALSDE group was also treated to a military demonstration by the Lanett High School JROTC.  The team is preparing for a competition in which they always excel.  In the past eighteen years, the Lanett High team has never placed lower than 3rd place.

Superintendent Kelli Hodge and Career Tech director Ken Sealy provided a tour of the Chambers County Career Tech Center (CCCTC) in Lafayette.  Students at the CCCTC work with state of the art equipment in Precision Machining, Engineering, Automotive Technology, Health Science, and Cosmetology.  The partnership between Lanett City Schools and Chambers County Schools allows all 9th grade student from Chambers County Schools to participate in JROTC at Lanett High School.  The same partnership makes it possible for Lanett High School students to attend classes in the CCCTC in the Chambers County system.  The cooperative spirit of the two systems has impacted students significantly and is better preparing all students in both systems for college and career.