Fort Hayes Career Center · Columbus, Ohio

Design it.
Print it.
Prove it.

A two-year career-tech pathway in graphic design and print production. Students leave with industry credentials, a portfolio, real client work, and 250 logged hours of work-based learning. This site is where students and families see exactly where they stand.

Check my progress I'm a parent
Today's warm-up
Press Check

Ten fast questions from the course — color, type, print math, reading a ruler. Sign in with your access code; your score posts to the class board.

Play nowLeaderboard
The three things every student must finish

What "done" means in this program

12

Industry credential points

Earned mostly through the Adobe certification sequence — Express, Photoshop, Illustrator, then InDesign — plus supplements like CPR, OSHA 10, and Lead 4 Change.

4

State WebXams

Two junior-year exams and two senior-year exams, one per course. Each is 40 questions. Students must pass all four.

250

Work-based learning hours

Logged across studio production, client projects, and outside placements — real jobs for real people, tracked to the hour.

Go
Students
Your credential points, Adobe sequence, WebXam status, hours, craft badges, and Press Check history — all in one place.
Enter access code →
Parents
A read-only view of your student's progress toward completing the program, plus announcements for families.
Enter parent code →
Press Check
The start-of-class game. Beat the clock, build a streak, get on the board.
Play →
Forms
Syllabi, permission forms and program guides — open on a phone, print at home, bring it signed.
Browse →
Announcements

From the studio

Loading…
The courses

Two years, four courses

  • Digital Image Editing
    Junior · 340120 · Photoshop, color, resolution, file formats    Year 1
  • Digital Print Design
    Junior · 340320 · Layout, typography, prepress, digital print    Year 1
  • Visual Distribution
    Senior · 340330 · Production, output, finishing, workflow    Year 2
  • Advertising & Communication
    Senior · 340340 · Campaigns, branding, client work    Year 2
Contact

Mr. Zachary Traxler

Graphic Design & Printing instructor, Fort Hayes Career Center, Columbus City Schools.

Juniors meet 7:30–9:45 AM. Seniors meet 12:05–2:35 PM. Every student is in the room every Wednesday, internship or not.

Questions about a student's progress? Use the parent code on this site first — it's updated as credentials, exam results, and hours are logged — then email through the school directory.