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Program Choice Application
Important Program Choice Dates for the 2026-2027 School Year
October 28, 2025: Concord High School Open House for all CHS Program Choice Options – Public Safety Academy, Academy of Hospitality and Tourism, International Baccalaureate (IB) – 6:30-7:30 pm
Applications for the 26-27 school year will be open from Wednesday, October 15, 2025 to Sunday, December 14, 2025. Parent notification of placement will occur in the online family dashboard the week of February 2, 2026.
Parents will have until Monday, February 16, 2026 to make a decision and accept a seat in their online dashboard. Any seats not accepted within this window will be forfeited to waitlisted students.
Timeline for Application Process:
- Wednesday, October 15th- Program Choice Fair at The Cabarrus Arena and Events Center Gold Hall along with Cabarrus County Schools "Futures Fair"
- Wednesday, October 15th- Applications open in Scribbles
- September - December - Program Open Houses held at each Program Choice Magnet school
- Sunday, December 14th- Applications close at midnight
- Monday, February 2nd (by the end of business day) - Parent notification of placement will occur in the online family dashboard
Welcome to the Academy of Hospitality & Tourism
What is AOHT?
The Academy of Hospitality & Tourism (AOHT) is a four-year academy affiliated with the National Academy Foundation (NAF). AOHT curriculum provides content in event planning, customer service, geography for tourism, hospitality marketing, and sustainable tourism. NAF’s curriculum has received industry validation from the Global Travel and Tourism Partnership. In addition, NAF approves programs of study that align with NAF’s certification standards, enabling local school districts to meet the needs of their community, as well as district and state requirements.
What is NAF?
The National Academy Foundation (NAF) is a non-profit organization established in 1989. The mission of the National Academy Foundation is to sustain a national network of career academies to support the development of America's youth toward personal and professional success in high school, in higher education, and throughout their careers. NAF academies function as dynamic partnerships and collaborations between schools, teachers, administrators, business volunteers, and an active Advisory Board led by industry professionals.
Industry Need
Hospitality & tourism is part of the service-providing industries, which are projected to account for most of the job growth in the economy between 2016 and 2026. Travel and tourism directly contributed 5.29 million jobs to the U.S. economy in 2017 and 7.6 trillion U.S. dollars to the economy in 2016. Service-providing industries, including hospitality & tourism, continue to evolve as the global economy takes center stage. Together with growing competition and technological advances, hospitality & tourism will continue to require a well-trained and highly skilled workforce that can perform a multitude of tasks, whether it be handling high-profile customer service issues in a pinch, or speaking several languages to accommodate a growing customer base.