Samantha Blanton receives award

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Samantha Blanton was selected as one of the Marion Star/Buffalo Wild Wings Most Valuable Students of the Month. Samantha is a senior in the Healthcare Professions program. Her home school is Ridgedale. We’re proud of you Samantha!

Megan Lucas wins gold

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Megan Lucas received a gold medal at the State FCCLA Skills event for  her project  Skyping with South Korean students.

She was a state qualifier. She also received a $4,000 scholarship to Sullivan University. She is a senior in the Early Childhood Education Program.

Marion Farmers’ Market moves to Tri-Rivers

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Marion Farmers’ Market has moved to Tri-Rivers!  Every Thursday, May through October, 3 pm to 6pm, the group will offer “Farm Fresh Quality Locally Grown Products” in the Career Center’s West Parking Lot.

Tri-Rivers is excited to work with the Marion Farmers’ Market. Be sure to stop by and check out what’s offered.

Tri-Rivers Plant Sale

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Tri-Rivers Annual Plant sale is coming up Saturday, April 30 and Saturday, May 7, 2014—9am-3pm. Don’t miss this opportunity!

Approximately 100 varieties of annuals grown by the students.  These include 8 types of tomatoes, 4 types of peppers, broccoli as well as a host of annual flowers.  We will also have herbs and perennials.

Cell Pack Annual Flowering Crops—$10/flat or $1.00/3-cell pack or $1.50/4 cell pack. (prices subject to change)—Ageratum, Alyssum, Begonia, Coleus, Dianthus, Dusty Miller, Gazania, Impatiens, Lobelia, Marigold, Nicotiana, Pansy, Petunia, Portulaca, Salvia, Snapdragon, Verbena and Viola.

Vegetables—Broccoli, Peppers, Tomatoes and more.

Great Selection!! Stop by.

 

Tri-Rivers 35th FFA Banquet honors accomplishments

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Students and staff members were recognized during the 35th Tri-Rivers FFA Chapter Banquet held April 14, 2011 in the Tri-Rivers Multi-Purpose Room. 

Star Students:
• Stephanie Deem, Senior Floral Design—accepted at Bowling Green State University.
• Bobbie Mehaffey, Junior Floral Design; her goal is to become an FFA officer next year.
• Sean Mosher,  Senior Ag & Industrial Power; he is enrolled in the Ohio Technical College’s Power Sports Program.• Ellyn Partlow, Junior Ag & Industrial Power; her goal is to work for the Mercantile Exchange in Chicago.
• Brandon Parks, not pictured, Landscaping/Garden Center—accepted at Ohio State’s ATI Campus.

• Star Junior—Ellyn Partlow, who is the current secretary. She is involved in Ambassador Club, TI Campus Board, Regular TI, and Teen Board.

• Star Chapter Award—Justin Dilsaver, who has been a class leader and role model. Has participated in State FFA Convention, Chapter Officer Retreat, Fall Taxonomy Camp, CTSO Camp, and chapter vice president.

Ag Credit 110% award presented to Adam Breece by Chuck Yoder.

Ag Credit & 110% Award—Adam Breece, who is currently the chapter treasurer. Adam received state recognition for his treasurer’s book.

DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award
• Brandon Parks. This award recognizes grades, character, SAE and FFA activities.

Outstanding Attendance Awards (Missed 3 or less days)
• Eric Hines, Jr., Deana Risch, Henry Carroll, Ricky Pennington, Alexandria Tigner, Darren Authement, Mysteria Bishop, Adam Breece.

Perfect Attendance Awards
• Ellyn Partlow, Sami  Young, Kaitlyn Kerr and Brandon Parks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honorary Degrees:
These are degrees given to individuals who support FFA with their time and expertise.
• 2011 Recipients were Superintendent Charles Speelman, Administrative Assistant Linda Rode, and
Student Aide Diane Weaver.

Tri-Rivers Students attend Legislative Luncheon

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Tri-Rivers student representatives attended the Ohio Association for Career & Technical Education (ACTE) Legislative Luncheon April 13, 2011.
They toured the historic Statehouse, heard speakers and met with Margaret Ann Ruhl, State Representative (R) for the 90th House District, which includes Morrow, Knox counties, as well as portions of Richland and Ashland counties. Great learning opportunity!

Info on slideshow photos:

• Social Studies teacher Jim Longo; Franklin Price Digital Media & Entertainment II; Steven Griffith, Public Safety Services II; Anthony Cade, Construction Technologies II; Kristina Gliem, Public Safety Services II, Superintendent Charles Speelman and Tracy Elliott, Cosmetology II.
• The Ohio House of Representatives Chamber. The state is divided into 99 House districts.
• Anthony, Tracy and Steven in the Ohio Senate Chamber where Senators meet to debate and vote on legislation impacting the lives of Ohio residents. A major renovation in 1996 restored the chamber to its original 19th Century design and updated the room with state-of-art technology.
• Although reupholstered, the blue benches are original to the Senate Chamber.
• The Statehouse Rotunda stretches 120 feet from the floor to the skylight; it is filled with 12 different colors and distributes light to other areas of the building. The 29-foot wide skylight features a hand-painted reproduction of the Great Seal of Ohio from 1861.
• A painting of Perry’s Victory on Lake Eric.
• In honor of President Lincoln.
• The Education Center.
• Map of Ohio by counties in the aptly named Map Room on the ground floor of the Statehouse.

Students tour Marion General Hospital

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Students learned about Bio Medical Engineering, Public Relations, the Nursing Simulator, Physical Therapy, Radiography, Food Service, Maintenance, Linens and more during a recent field trip to Marion General Hospital.

Students in the mentoring program called Partnering Assets for Student Success (PASS) spent a morning with professionals on the MGH staff. The hospital staff provided an informative, hands-on tour.

“We appreciate the willingness of the staff at Marion General Hospital to open their facility to provide our PASS students with an opportunity to learn more about the hospital and careers in the healthcare field,” said Ellen Messenger, spokeswoman for the Career Center. “They put a lot of effort into making the tour educational, informative and fun.”

“The students were able to explore three areas of interest,” said Alice Bailey, Tri-Rivers career specialist. “The experiences were actively engaging and meaningful.”

Jodi Gaietto, a director at Tri-Rivers and coordinator of PASS, said, “Our students didn’t want to leave. All the way back on the bus they were talking about the equipment. It was an amazing experience for them.”

PASS is a collaborative student mentoring effort among Tri-Rivers, United Way of Marion, Marion General Hospital, Heart of Ohio Mentoring, Marion Area College Tech Prep Consortium, and I Can Center of Excellence. Each adult mentor works closely with up to three students, meeting monthly and maintaining contact in between. The mentor helps students explore potential careers while stressing the importance of grades, attendance, behavior, manners, person integrity, and vision for the future. Students participating finish the school year with a career plan.

The mentors are community volunteers, carefully screened and trained in mentoring high school students by Heart of Ohio Mentoring. Several mentors assisted with the tour at MGH.

A special thanks to Marion General for the tour, serving a mentors and financially supporting PASS.

 

Tri-Rivers Trivia Kings

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The “TR Trivia Kings” are the champions of the Marion Evening Lions Second Annual Trivia Challenge held Sunday, April 10 at BW3 in Marion.  The staff team included: John Seibel, math/science instructor;  Randy Winland, director for Student Services; Jim Longo, social studies instructor; and Jon Crothers, math instructor. The TRCC team defeated 9 other teams by a margin of 9 points (out of 60 total) to bring home the championship. Awesome job team!!!

Job Fair @ TRCC April 14

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The Multi-County Job Fair will be Thursday, April 14, 2011, 9am-3:30pm in Tri-Rivers Auditorium. It is free and open to the public.

Several businesses with job postings will be there, including:  Acloche Staffing, Advance Auto DC, Advocare, American Nursing Care, American Pavement, Associated Hygienic Products, AVI  Foodsystems, Child Care Choices, Cummins Facility Services, Express Employment Professionals, Marion County DD, Marion General Hospital, Marion Goodwill Industries, Maurices, McDonald’s, MedCentral Hospital, Miche Bag Central, Midwest Accoust A Fiber, Morrow County Hospital, Ohio State Patrol, Primerica, Proscape  Lawn & Landscape, Showplace Silverline, U. S. Marine Corp, and Vaughn Industries.

The event is sponsored by chambers of commerce, including: Marion Area, Delaware Area, Morrow County and Union counties, as well as Delaware Area Career Center and Tri-Rivers Career Center, Marion Technical College and Marion Connections.

There will be résumé assistance available. Bring your Career Passport or multiple copies of your résumé.

Questions: or 740-387-9501.

 

Culinary students learn from pros

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Tri-Rivers Culinary Arts Students recently were part of the American Culinary Federation/Ohio ProStart Day. The students traveled with their instructor Chef Sheila Hamm to this event held  in Columbus. They watched two chefs do demonstrations— one on spices and building flavor profiles and the other on Maine Lobster. The students also had the opportunity to network with industry chefs during lunch.  Students attending were Sarah Shipman, Brooklyn Gamble, Daniel Huntt and Eric Glosser.