The outpouring of support from students, staff, media, the Career Center’s home schools, other career centers in the State of Ohio, OSUM, MTC, State Career Tech friends and friends of friends as from New York to Iowa was amazing. 

The top three video have been pulled from the UTI site, but the winning three will be posted again Friday.

View Kurt Moore’s story in the Marion Star.

View Julio’s winning video.

Thanks to everyone who supported this young man’s dream. Thanks for caring!!!

Mr. Lawrence and the Junior Construction Technologies students take a break while hanging all the coats for distribution.

The annual event began with coats being collected, then cleaned at Kimmel’s and delivered to Tri-Rivers for distribution. Tri-Rivers Construction Technologies students and their instructor Steve Lawrence built the racks for the coats and hung all of them the day before.

Along with Tri-Rivers, sponsors and distribution sites for the annual event included: Buckeye Country 94.3, WMRN 1490, Magic 95.9, JD Implement, Goodwill, Marion Technical College, United Bank, Fantastic Sams, Marion Centre, Hill Equipment,  and SIA.

“A special thanks to Mr. Lawrence and his students for all of their efforts, Kimmel’s for cleaning the coats, all those who donated their gently used coats and the radio stations for organizing the event,” said Ellen Messenger, Community Relations Director for Tri-Rivers. “The whole purpose of this event is to help keep the community warm.”

Marion Showplace Inc. President and Founder Gary Ferriman, left, and General Manager Brian Walker, middle, present Tri-Rivers Superintedent Charles Speelman with a donation of a copier and printer.

Superintendent Charles Speelman thanked Showplace’s President Gary Ferriman and General Manager Brian Walker for the generous donation.

Showplace on Bellefontaine Ave —a rent-to-own business—has been part of Marion since 1982. They offer furniture, appliances, computers, and electronics. www.showplacerents.com

This year Santa will be there for photos! For $5 parents may purchase a CD with 3 photos.

The Shoppe is located in Room 150—Life Sports Lab at Tri-Rivers. Gifts range in price from $2 to $5.

All proceeds from this activity we benefit Career Technical Student Organizations.

Kaylee Hesson.

The tapping ceremony for the fall membership was Tuesday, Nov. 29. The students were quietly taken out of class, blindfolded and led around the building by current NTHS members. They then removed their blindfolds and were presented a note congratulating them.  They were served light refreshments. The formal fall induction ceremony will be Monday, December 5 at 7pm in the Auditorium.

In the spring there will be another tapping and induction ceremony. NTHS is America’s highest award of excellence in career and technical education. It is a nationally recognized organization for promoting excellence in workforce education to meet the demands of today’s quality driven businesses and industries.

Ashley Snyder.

Fewer than two percent of America’s secondary students are nominated for membership into this prestigious organization. The purposes of National Technical Honor Society are:

• To promote the ideals of honesty, service, and leadership at the CDC and in the community.
• To reward scholastic achievements in a program of academic and modern technical education.
• To assist members in their pursuit of career and educational goals
• 

  New NTHS member Eric Glosser, center.

  To help build and maintain a stronger, more positive image of technical education and the CDC.
• To encourage the practice of high standards of personal and professional conduct and individual responsibility.
• To advance the growth and ideals of the Society through the educational community.

To learn more about NTHS visit: www.nths.org