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Career Center FFA Officers Attend National Conference
November 16th, 2009

The Washington County Career Center FFA Officers along with their advisor, Kevin Wagner, attended the 82nd National FFA Convention held in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The five students who participated were: Colton Klintworth, Kayla Clatterbuck, Jacob Wells, Tyler Kiggans, and Louis Haught, III.

The students attended the opening session with the National FFA Officers and Mike Rowe, motivational speaker and star of the hit TV show, Dirty Jobs. The Career Center officers participated in leadership meetings, career shows, and the FFA Mall. Fair Oaks Dairy Farm, operating nine different dairy farms and milking a total of 33,000 head of cattle, was one of the participates’ visits along with the information center, calving barn, and restaurant/cheese making facilities.

The Career Center officers were among a total of 55,000 students from all over the United States that were registered for the event. One of the rewarding activities was watching FFA Members receive their American Farmer Degree’s. A total of 282 members from Ohio received this degree with four from Washington County.

Photo: (Front L-R): Kayla Clatterbuck, Tyler Kiggans, and Colton Klintworth (Back L-R): Jacob Wells and Louis Haught, III

 

Career Center Selects Student Ambassadors for 2009-2010
November 9th, 2009

The Washington County Career Center Student Ambassadors have been selected for the 2009-10 school year. Ambassadors are:

Derek Bartmess, son of Pat and Gina Bartmess of Beverly, junior in the Welding program; Nick Brunoni, son of John and Leeann Brunoni of New Matamoras, junior in the Electricity program; Haley Creighton, daughter of Chris and Pam Creighton of New Matamoras, senior in the Office Management program; Zach Greer, son of Jeff and Donna Greer of Waterford, senior in the Welding program; Katie Kandel, daughter of Walter and Diane Kandel of Marietta, senior in the Cosmetology program; Kaitlyn Knopp, daughter of Leon Knopp of Battleboro, North Carolina and Tammy Knopp of Belpre, senior in the Industrial Mechanics program; Aaron Miller, son of Bill and Kim Miller of Marietta, senior in the Carpentry program; Heather Moore, daughter of Phil and Diane Moore of Waterford, junior in the Medical College Prep program; Erica Perry, daughter of Jeff and Lisa Perry of Lowell, senior in the Auto Collision/Custom Paint & Graphics program; Zach Piggott, son of Robert and Kim Piggott of Belpre, junior in the Carpentry program; Josh Steed, son of Joseph and Debbie Steed of Little Hocking, senior in the Welding program; Olivia Vanoster, daughter of Ken and Paula Vanoster of Marietta, junior in the Carpentry program; and Natalie Wallace, daughter of David and Robin Wallace of Fleming, junior in the Medical College Prep program.

Ambassadors are elected on the basis of leadership, citizenship, character and participation in school activities. They help promote the goodwill and cooperative spirit between associative school and the business community with the Career Center.

Photo: Washington County Career Center Student Ambassadors: (Front Row L-R): Heather Moore, Nick Brunoni, Olivia Vanoster, Zach Greer, Erica Perry, and Derek Bartmess (Back Row L-R): Haley Creighton, Josh Steed, Kaitlyn Knopp, Aaron Miller, Katie Kandel, Zach Piggott, and Natalie Wallace.

 

Career Center Halloween Costume Contest Winners
November 6th, 2009

The Washington County Career Center held its 6th annual Halloween Costume Contest on Friday, October 30th. The students and staff were invited to participate in this fun affair that the Career Center Student Council organized. The winners of the contest won a $10 gas card. There were several categories that you were eligible to win from. The following contest winners were: Prettiest Costume, Meagan Stalford from the Cosmetology program; Funniest Costume, Sean Holiday from the Masonry program; Scariest Costume, Kyle Boron from the Diesel Truck Mechanics program; Most Creative, Melanie Felter and Heather Warner from the Cosmetology program; and Staff, Mrs. Emma Otstot, Patient Health Care program instructor.

Photo: (L-R) Melanie Felter, Kyle Boron, Heather Warner, Meagan Stalford, Sean Holiday and Mrs. Emma Otstot.

 

Honor Roll (1st Nine Weeks 2009-2010))
November 6th, 2009

Washington County Career Center names students to its honor roll for the first nine weeks of the 2009-2010 school year.

PRINCIPAL LIST (GPA 4.0): Jesse Adams, Breanna Allen, William Arnold, Derek Bartmess, Kassie Bell, Lance Boone, Kara Brown, Andrew Clegg, Zachary Coffman, Joshua Colombini, Andrew Davis, Bradley Dickson, Amanda Divel, Judith Easterday, Jenna Eddleblute, Grayson Gopp, Zachary Greer, Maria Harding, Travis Harris, Lainey Hart, Adam Holiday, Katherine Hoskinson, Chevelle Joy, Kate Kandel, Stephanie Kelley, Eric King, Andrea Lincoln, Amber Lockhart, Konna Mace, Brandon Marling, Brittney Maughan, Tabitha Nelson, Karley Newlon, Cassandra Nutter, Nicole Offenberger, Aaron Patterson, Michael Patton, Johnathan Perdue, Kayla Rogers Powell, Mason Riley, Laura Roser, Louis Scuderi, Sarah Simers, Rebecca Sims, Andrew Sklenar, Noah Strode, Quinton Toncray, Timothy Treadway, Robert Uselton, Olivia Vanoster, Brittany Wheeler, Marina Woods, Nicole Worstell, Shelbi Worstell, and Jordon Yates.

HONOR ROLL (GPA 3.99-3.50) : Robert Allen, Shannon Allen, Shayla Barnhouse, Brayden Barrows, Brandon Beardmore, Jeffrey Binegar, Charles Brannon, Kyle Brooker, Nicholas Brunoni, Christopher Caldwell, Alex Carpenter, Joshua Carpenter, Stephanie Casteel, Erica Christopher, Cody Clark, MacKenzie Cline, Steven Clum, Jacob Cooper, Cameron Cowan, Heather Diamond, Keely Diamond, Steven Dye, Samantha Evans, Justin Farley, Jared Garvin, Jennifer Harbison, Louis Haught, III, Domanick Haught, Jenna Heiby, Calob Heiss, Aaron Hockenberry, Derik Holtz, Jarod Hoopes, Tyler Hoopes, Jacinda Hutson, Joseph Jakubowski, Anissa Johnson, Bradley Kearns, James Keerps, Kirk Kern, Daniel Lambeth, Derek Lang, Haley Lang, Shanna Leckrone, Taylor Long, Amanda Lyons, Brandon Markey, Ashley Martin, Donald Martin, David McGee, Benjamin Miller, Cheyenne Milligan, Nathaniel Moening, Courtney Mollohan, Heather Moore, Harley Munjas, Jessica Neville, Carly Nolan, Justin Offenberger, Shelby Offenberger, Justin Parsons, Kristopher Pasco, Zackery Perine, Corynne Peroni, Jasin Plaugher, Zacheriah Post, Saige Potter, Jessica Purkey, Tyler Reed, Sandra Reinhart, Travis Robinson, Rivierra Ryan, Reginald Sims, II, Steven Sloter, James Smith, Jennifer Smith, Stephanie Smith, Jennifer Stout, Sebastian Tait, Alexander Tullius, Kayla Wallace, Jessi Walters, Betsy Ward, Chelsea Warren, Heath Warren, Heather Warren, William Weigle, Jade Welch, Clinton Wells, Jared West, Stephen White, Matthew Winchell, and Frederick Yoho, Jr.

MERIT ROLL (3.49-3.0): Samuel Adams, Devin Allen, Jacob Allman, Frank Amos, Joseph Anderson, Lorna Baker, Brandon Bauerbach, Joshua Benson, Kathryn Biehl, James Bland, III, Zachary Bowes, Sonnie Brown, Lori Burns, Eric Butler, Destiny Chamberlin, Wesley Clark, Kayla Clatterbuck, Warren Cochran, Josie Cox, Courtney Cuthbertson, Kiel Dalrymple, Kyle Davis, Thomas Dearth, Anthony DiGiovanni, Amber Duff, Brian Ebra, Jayson Edgar, Kylee Ferrell, Cory Forshey, Michael Gaskins, Hannah Goldsmith, Corey Goodman, Melissa Grady, Lizzie Hall, Jessica Handschumacher, Sara Harris, Jordan Hartinger, Richard Hashman, Cody Heiss, Nicholas Heiss, Brian Hendrix, Jr., Perry Henry, II, James Herron, Rogan Holt, Joshua Hoover, Bradley Hopkins, Bailey Houston, Brittany Huck, Jonathan Huck, Joshua Isner, Coree Johnson, Chance Jones, Denise Kindziera, Kaitlyn Knopp, Christopher Lauer, Stephaney Leach, Jacob Leary, Carla Lee, Dakota Long, Codey Lucas, Makayla Marlow, Ceaira Mason, Natalie Maze, Sarah McAfee, Brian McFarland, Aleeza Medina, Brittni Messick, Amber Miller, Dean Miller, Tracy Milligan, Mathew Negri, Kristy Nelson, Brandon Offenberger, Steven Palmer, Katie Parker, Dustin Payne, Erica Perry, Zachary Piggott, Zachariah Place, Joshua Pool, Tyler Price, Cameron Reeder, Kevin Ring, Courtney Rollison, Nathan Root, Emily Ryan, Glenna Santee, John Saunders, Emilee Schwendeman, Keith Schwendeman, Aleaha Sexton, Derek Shriver, Kaleb Singer, Tyler Sinnett, Jenna Snyder, Cody Stalnaker, Jared Stark, Joshua Steed, Travis Stehly, Martin Stephan, Tyler Stevens, Cody Stover, Caleb Strahler, Daniel Sutton, Jared Tabler, Casey Tebay, Anthony Theobald, Amy Tilson, Kayla Toby, Breanna Tornes, Darren Tullius, Robert Uselton, Natalie Wallace, Tyler Walters, Daniel Waterman, Kayla Waters, Andrew Wells, Samantha Wells, Kayla Wentz, Brandon Whittle, Bernard Wilson, and Brittany Yereb.

 

Career Center Elects FFA Chapter Officers for 2009-2010
October 20th, 2009

The FFA organization of the Washington County Career Center elected 2009-10 chapter officers recently. Members participating in the FFA organization are students from the Natural Resources and Heavy Equipment program and the Landscape and Turf Management program. The organization expands opportunities for classroom instruction to be applied to hands-on opportunities, and to further reinforce curriculum-enhancing programs within the community.

Chapter officer include President Keely Diamond, daughter of Mike and Chris Diamond of Waterford; Vice President Tyler Kiggans, son of Randy and Chris Kiggans of Reno; Secretary Kayla Clatterbuck, daughter of Debbie Clatterbuck of Marietta; Treasurer Louis Haught, III, son of Louis, Jr. and Tammie Haught of Bartlett; Reporter Kayla Clatterbuck, daughter of Debbie Clatterbuck of Marietta; Sentinel Jacob Wells, son of Rodney and Darla Wells of Whipple; Reporter Colton Klintworth, son of Ted and Becky Klintworth of Beverly; and Student Advisor Lance Boone, son of Charles and Rose Boone of Cutler.

Founded in 1928, the Future Farmers of America brought together students, teachers and agribusiness to solidify support for agricultural education. There are currently more than 7,000 FFA Chapter in existence. The FFA organization is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

PHOTO: Career Center FFA Chapter Officers 2009-2010 (Front Row L-R): Tyler Kiggans, Keely Diamond, and Louis Haught, III (Back Row L-R): Lance Boone, Jacob Wells, Kayla Clatterbuck, and Colton Klintworth

 

Career Center Elects SkillsUSA Chapter Officers for 2009-2010
October 20th, 2009

Washington County Career Center SkillsUSA recently elected its 2009-10 chapter officers. The Career Center representatives are President Kate Hoskinson, Carpentry, daughter of Leonard and Melody Hoskinson of Marietta; Vice President Alex Tullius, Electricity, son of Mike and Ellie Tullius of Beverly; Secretary Aaron Miller, Carpentry, son of Bill and Kimberly Miller of Marietta; Treasurer Steven Clum, Carpentry, son of Mitch and Cindy Clum of Marietta; and Sergeant at Arms Daniel Waterman, Carpentry, son of Dan and Brenda Waterman of Warner.

SkillsUSA programs help to establish industry standards for job skill training in the lab and classroom, and promote community service. It is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and is cited as a "successful model of employer-driven youth development training programs" by the U.S. Department of Labor. The Career Center Chapter, part of a national organization, serves 11 vocational/technical programs, which are Auto Collision/Custom Paint and Graphics, Auto Mechanics/High Performance Engines, Carpentry, Cosmetology, Diesel Truck Mechanics, Electricity, Industrial Mechanics, Masonry, Medical College Prep, Patient Health Care and Welding. Locally there are about 350 Career Center students members.

Across the country the organization serves nearly 250,000 high school and college students and professional members who are enrolled in training program in trade, technical, skilled and service occupations. It was formerly known as VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America).

PHOTO: Career Center SkillsUSA officers 2009-10 (Front Row L-R): Steven Clum, Kate Hoskinson, and Alex Tullius (Back Row L-R): Daniel Waterman and Aaron Miller

 

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