Seniors were honored at the 2014 Senior Recognition held at the historic Palace Theatre Thursday, May 15, 2014. Each student was recognized for their achievements as they crossed the stage. Parents, family, friends, TRCC staff and associate school representatives attended this event. We wish all of our Seniors the best and look forward to seeing the AMAZING things they will do!
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The Director’s Awards Recipients included:
• Scott Mills, Ag & Industrial Power
• Nathan Hamilton, Automotive Technology
• Cody Burris, Computer Networking Electronics Technology
• Benjamin Highfill, Construction Technology
• Chelsi Botaw, Cosmetology
• Jennifer Freeman, Culinary Arts
• Lane Eblin, Digital Media & Entertainment
• Abriana Smith, Early Childhood Education
• Haydyn Behrens, Engineering Technology
• Hanna Yeoman, Healthcare Professions
• Nikki Clark, Health Technologies
• Jennifer Christian, Pathways
• Sam Williams, Precision Machining Technologies
• Rocky Sword, Public Safety Services
• Courtney Jennings, Veterinary Sciences
• Storm Penix, Welding
Academic Awards:
• English-Mariah Morgan
• Math—Hanna Yeoman
• Science—Kaitlyn Smith
• Social Studies—Benjamin Highfill
Seniors Recognition By Program
AG & INDUSTRIAL POWER TECHNOLOGY
Instructor is Mr. Jim Rittler. Students are eligible to earn industry certification for Outdoor Power Equipment Technician sponsored by the Equipment and Engine Training Council,Briggs, Stratton, and Stihl Manufacturer.
TYLER ADKINS – RIDGEDALE
- Certificate of Participation
TYLER DIETSCH – PLEASANT
- Certificate of Participation
- Outstanding Attendance
- Enlisted in the United States Army
NICHOLAS FRUTH – TRECA DIGITAL
- Certificate of Participation
KENNITH JAMES – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
- Enlisted in the United States Army
DAKOTA LESSIG – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
- Certificate of Distinction
SCOTT MILLS – RIDGEDALE
- Certificate of Mastery
- Outstanding Attendance
- National Technical Honor Society
- Accepted to Marion Technical College
- Recipient of Marion Technical College President’s $1500.00 Scholarship
BRYAN MOORE – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
JEFFERY NICHOLS – MOUNT GILEAD
- Certificate of Achievement
CODY POTTER – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
AUSTIN RUSSELL – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
- Outstanding Attendance
- Enlisted in the United States Army
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Instructor is Mr. Lucas Bledsoe. Students are eligible to earn industry certification in the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF). Mr. Bledsoe will be introducing the seniors.
AUSTIN BILLINGSLEY – MOUNT GILEAD
- Certificate of Achievement
- Enlisted in the Army National Guard
- Recipient of the Ohio National Guard Full Ohio College Tuition
EMILY DUTTON – ELGIN
- Certificate of Achievement
- 2013-14 Teen Board
CODY FOY – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Participation
NICHOLAS GLASS – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
NATHAN HAMILTON – NORTH UNION
- Certificate of Mastery
- Certificate of Distinction
- National Technical Honor Society
- Advanced Placement at D. & F. Collision
DEVON HOUK – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
- Accepted at University of Northwestern Ohio
BRANDON KERN – CARDINGTON
- Certificate of Participation
RYAN SHARROCK – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Participation
TOBY SHIPLEY – MOUNT GILEAD
- Certificate of Achievement
- Accepted at University of Northwestern Ohio
ANTHONY WILLIAMS – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
COMPUTER NETWORKING ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES
Instructors are Mr. Steve Wren and Mr. Jeff Young. Students are eligible to earn industry certification in Comp-TIA A Plus and Network Plus Certifications as well as PC Pro and Network Pro Certifications.
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG – HIGHLAND
- Certificate of Participation
JASON BILOTTA – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Participation
JENNIFER BROWN – RIDGEDALE
- Certificate of Participation
CODY BURRIS – RIDGEDALE
- Certificate of Mastery
- Certificate of Distinction
- Outstanding Attendance
SCOTT CAMELLO – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Perfect Attendance
AUSTIN COLEMAN – ELGIN
- Certificate of Participation
ETHAN CONLEY – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
ALEXANDRA FAIR – ELGIN
- Certificate of Participation
DONOVAN GOFF – MOUNT GILEAD
- Certificate of Achievement
- Outstanding Attendance
- Accepted to Marion Technical College
- Recipient of Marion Technical College President’s $1500.00 Scholarship
JERRY MASON – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Participation
MICHAEL PARTIPILO – ELGIN
- Certificate of Participation
KYLE WHITAKER – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Outstanding Attendance
JOSEPH WHITE – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Participation
GAGE ZINN – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES
Instructor is Mr. Steve Lawrence and the related instructor is Mr. Chuck Stone.
DEION HARRIS – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Participation
- Outstanding Attendance
LEVI HENDERSON – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Outstanding Attendance
BENJAMIN HIGHFILL – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Mastery
- National Technical Honor Society
- Certificate of Distinction
- Recipient Multi-County Job Fair Scholarship $500.00
- Recipient of Dr. James S. & Mary Greetham Memorial $1100.00 Scholarship
- Recipient of Marion Area Auxiliary $1000.00 Scholarship
- Recipient of Ohio Elks $1000.00 Educational Fund Grant
- Accepted to Marion Technical College
- Recipient of Marion Technical College Foundation Scholarship –One year full tuition
DARRICK HORNER – HIGHLAND
- Certificate of Achievement
WILLIAM KINCAID – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
BRANDON NOGGLE – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Outstanding Attendance
WILLIAM PIERCE – RIDGEDALE
- Certificate of Participation
DAVID POWERS – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Participation
TRAVIS PYLES – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Participation
AMBER SMITH – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
- Outstanding Attendance
CASEY TAYLOR – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Participation
JOHN THOMPSON – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Participation
COSMETOLOGY
Instructors are Mrs. Becky Salyer and Mrs. Sheri Wells. Students are eligible to earn industry certification from the Ohio State Board of Cosmetology. Students are also eligible to receive FirstAid/CPR training and Tanning Certification.
SHELBY BARTOE – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Ambassador Club Member
RANDI JOE BERNING – CARDINGTON
- Certificate of Achievement
- Ambassador Club Member
- Certificate of Distinction
ALYSSA BURTON – RIDGEDALE
- Certificate of Achievement
MIRANDA HUNDLEY – RIDGEDALE
- Certificate of Achievement
- Accepted to Marion Technical College
- Recipient of Marion Technical College President’s $1500.00 Scholarship
KENDRAH MARTIN – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Outstanding Attendance
EMILY NOBLE – NORTH UNION
- Certificate of Achievement
- Ambassador Club Member
- Accepted at the University of Toledo
ADRIAN ORR – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
ALYSON PARK – RIDGEDALE
- Certificate of Achievement
- National Technical Honor Society
TREVA PIERCE – MOUNT GILEAD
- Certificate of Achievement
SHYANN REAPER – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Participation
CASSIE SHRADER – ELGIN
- Certificate of Achievement
SIERRA SMITH – NORTH UNION
- Certificate of Achievement
CHELSI VOTAW – HIGHLAND
CAITLIN WOLFORD – HIGHLAND
- Certificate of Achievement
CULINARY ARTS
Instructor is Ms. Sheila Hamm and her aide is Mrs. Angela Branam. Students are eligible to earn industry certification from the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation in ServSafe. Culinary Arts students receive up to 14 college credits toward an Associates Degree in Culinary Arts at Hocking University.
CASSIE BUTZ – NORTH UNION
- Certificate of Achievement
JESSICA EMLER – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Participation
- Outstanding Attendance
JENNIFER FREEMAN – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Ambassador Club Member
- Certificate of Distinction
BRIAN GRANLEE – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Accepted at the Columbus Culinary Institute
SARAH HOUK – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
MARIAH MATHENY – NORTH UNION
- Certificate of Achievement
JESSI RICHENDOLLAR – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Participation
BRAD STAPLETON – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Outstanding Attendance
KALYNN ZUSPAN – PLEASANT
- Certificate of Achievement
- Accepted at the University of Northwestern Ohio
DIGITAL MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
Instructor is Mr. James Toth who will be introducing the seniors.
TIARA ANTIEAU – RIDGEDALE
- Certificate of Participation
BRENNAN BEICKELMAN – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Outstanding Attendance
- National Technical Honor Society
- Recipient of the Fred Ryan Memorial Scholarship $350.00
- Recipient off the Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat $1000.00 Scholarship
- Accepted to the Ohio State University, Marion
- Recipient of the Ohio University $1800.00 Scholarship
- Recipient of the George Alber Eagle Scout $1000.00 Scholarship
- Recipient of Marion Technical College President’s $1500.00 Scholarship
AUSTIN BLACK – ELGIN
- Certificate of Participation
ZACHARIAH BURNS – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
ZACHARY CANNON – RIDGEDALE
- Certificate of Participation
- Accepted at the University of Northwestern Ohio
LANE EBLIN – PLEASANT
- Certificate of Mastery
- Outstanding Attendance
- Certificate of Distinction
- National Technical Honor Society
- Certificate of Academic Award of Excellence
- Recipient of Fred Ryan Memorial $350.00 Scholarship
- Accepted at the Ohio State University, Marion
CHEYENNE FARMER – ELGIN
- Certificate of Achievement
JAMES GARLAND – HIGHLAND
- Certificate of Achievement
ELIZABETH JONES – PLEASANT
- Certificate of Achievement
JACOB MORONE – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
HAILEY QUIGLEY – NORTH UNION
- Certificate of Achievement
VINCENT TRAVIS – PLEASANT
- Certificate of Achievement
TYLER WILSON – CARDINGTON
- Certificate of Achievement
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Instructor is Mrs. Laura Wixtead. Early Childhood Education students are eligible to earn certifications in Child abuse and Neglect Prevention, Communicable disease awareness, Bloode Borne Pathogens, GHS hazardous waste materials, First-aid and CPR/AED-Infant, toddler, and adult training. Mrs. Laura Wixtead will be introducing the seniors.
VICTORIA ALBRIGHT – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Participation
- Certificate of Distinction
COURTNEY COLLINS – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Participation
JESSICA MESSENGER – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
ABRIANA SMITH – RIDGEDALE
- Certificate of Achievement
- Outstanding Attendance
- FCCLA President
SAMANTHA WADE – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
CIARA WARD – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Participation
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Instructor is Mr. Ritch Ramey. Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering eligible students earn dual enrollment college Blueprint Reading, CAD, and Digital Electronics credit at Marion Technical College. They also earn FANUC Robotics Handling and SolidWorks Certified SolidWorks Associate CAD certifications. 4 Vex Robotics Ohio State Championship students participated in the Vex Robotics World Championships in Anaheim, California. Students are also eligible to earn Project Lead The Way credit. Mr. Ramey will be introducing the seniors.
HAYDYN BEHRENS – ELGIN
- Certificate of Mastery
- Outstanding Attendance
- Certificate of Distinction
MASON DANCZ – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
AUSTIN GUTHRIE – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
- Accepted at Marion Technical College
- Recipient of Marion Technical College President’s $1500.00 Scholarship
DAVID MOSER – ELGIN
- Certificate of Achievement
- Outstanding Attendance
- Accepted at Marion Technical College
- Recipient of Marion Technical College President’s $1500.00 Scholarship
CASEY OGAN – ELGIN
- Certificate of Achievement
- Accepted at Marion Technical College
- Recipient of Marion Technical College President’s $1500.00 Scholarship
MATTHEW REEBEL – ELGIN
- Certificate of Mastery
- Outstanding Attendance
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS
Instructors are Mrs. Jennifer Grimes and Ms. Pam Miranda. Students are eligible to earn industry certification in the National Health Care Foundation Skills Assessment and State Tested Nurse Aide (STNA). Students may also earn the National Consortium for Health Science Education Certificate of Proficiency. =
VICTORIA BALDWIN – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
- National Technical Honor Society
KAYSHA BALL – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
CASSANDRA BLANTON – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Ambassador Club Member
- National Technical Honor Society
- Recipient of the Dennis C. Swartz Outstanding Junior Award
- Recipient Sally Schweinfurth Memorial Scholarship $500.00
- Recipient Multi-County Job Fair Scholarship $500.00
- Accepted at Marion Technical College
- Recipient of Marion Technical College President’s $1500.00 Scholarship
RUSTY BROWN – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
- Ambassador Club Member
- Outstanding Attendance
NATASHA BUTLER – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
- Ambassador Club Member
- Outstanding Attendance
SAMANTHA CASKEY – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
- Accepted at the Ohio State University, Marion
VALNITA FERGUSON – NORTH UNION
- Certificate of Achievement
- Ambassador Club Member
- Skills,USA President
- National Technical Honor Society
- Recipient of the Dennis C. Swartz Outstanding Junior Award
- Recipient Tri-Rivers Alumni Association Scholarship $350.00
- Accepted at Wright State University
ALEXUS GERFEN – NORTH UNION
- Certificate of Mastery
- Perfect Attendance
- National Technical Honor Society
- Recipient of the Dennis C. Swartz Outstanding Junior Award
- Recipient Fred Ryan Memorial Scholarship $350.00
CHEROKEE HUFFINE – CARDINGTON
- Certificate of Achievement
- 2013-14 Teen Board
- National Technical Honor Society
- Recipient of the Dennis C. Swartz Outstanding Junior Award
- Accepted at the Ohio State University, Marion
COURTNEY KESSLER – HIGHLAND
- Certificate of Achievement
- Accepted to the Ohio State University, Marion
- Recipient of Marion Technical College President’s $1500.00 Scholarship
LINDSEE LEDLEY – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Accepted at Marion Technical College
MELISSA LINDSAY – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Ambassador Club Member
- National Technical Honor Society
- Recipient of Nucor Corporation Certificate of Educational Award $3200.00 a year for four years.
BRITTANY MARKS – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
LENDI MEADE – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Ambassador Club Member
- National Technical Honor Society
MARIAH MORGAN – CARDINGTON
- Certificate of Mastery
- National Technical Honor Society
- Certificate of Distinction
- Accepted at the Ohio State University, Marion
PAIGE PARSONS – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Outstanding Attendance
- 2013-14 Teen Board
- Accepted at Tri-Rivers Adult Education
THEODOR POTTS – CARDINGTON
- Certificate of Achievement
KELSEY SKATES – MOUNT GILEAD
- Certificate of Achievement
- Accepted at Tri-Rivers Adult Education
KAITLYN SMITH – HIGHLAND
- Certificate of Mastery
- Outstanding Attendance
- National Technical Honor Society
RYAN STEWART – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Mastery
- Ambassador Club Member
- Outstanding Attendance
- Recipient of the Dennis C. Swartz Outstanding Junior Award
- McKinley Elementary $500.00 Scholarship
- Accepted at Tri-Rivers Adult Education
KAITLYN TOLLEY – PLEASANT
- Certificate of Achievement
MARIAH WHITAKER – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Ambassador Club Member
HANNA YEOMAN – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Mastery
- Certificate of Distinction
- Certificate of Academic Award of Excellence
- National Technical Honor Society
- Recipient of the American Red Cross $500.00 Scholarship
- Accepted to Marion Technical College
- Recipient of Marion Technical College Foundation Scholarship –One year full tuition
HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES
Instructor is Ms. Laurie Wise. Health Technology eligible students earn dual enrollment college credit at Marion Technical College for Medical Terminology. Students are eligible to earn industry certification in the National Health Care Foundation Skills Assessment and State Tested Nurse Aide (STNA).
NIKKI CLARK – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
MARISSIA COLEMAN – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
MEGAN COLLINS – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Mastery
- Certificate of Distinction
- Accepted at Marion Technical College
COURTNEY GREGORY – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Accepted to Marion Technical College
JORDAN HENDERSON – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Outstanding Attendance
- Accepted to Malone University
JENNIFER HOUSEWORTH – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Accepted to Marion Technical College
RANDI SMITH – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Accepted to Marion Technical College
ALLISON WALKER – ELGIN
- Certificate of Achievement
- Accepted to Marion Technical College
PATHWAYS
Instructor is Mrs. Barbara Bell and Aide is Mrs. Jennie Rinnert.
SABRINA BAKER – NORTH UNION
- Certificate of Participation
JUSTIN BELL – NORTH UNION
- Certificate of Achievement
JENNIFER CHRISTIAN – HIGHLAND
- Certificate of Mastery
- Outstanding Attendance
- Certificate of Distinction
HALEY MORRIS – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Outstanding Attendance
- Certificate of Distinction
JACOB QUEEN – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Outstanding Attendance
TYSON QUEEN – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Participation
- Outstanding Attendance
ERIK VERMILLION
- Certificate of Participation
PRECISION MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
Instructor Mr. Scott Jones .
KRISTOPHER MICHAEL CARR – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Perfect Attendance
- Certificate of Distinction
- Advanced placement Luvata, Delaware, Ohio
JOSEPH CONLEY – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
- Enlisted in the United States Marines
CODY EAGY – NORTH UNION
- Certificate of Participation
CHRISTIAN FOGLE – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- National Technical Honor Society
- Advanced Placement Product Tooling, Sunbury, Ohio
ASTI-MARIE DEZARAY HAY – ELGIN
- Certificate of Achievement
MICHAEL LAMBERT – CARDINGTON
- Certificate of Participation
- Outstanding Attendance
- Enlisted in the United States Navy
AUSTIN MILLER – PLEASANT
- Certificate of Participation
CAITLIN SMITH – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
- Accepted to University of Northwestern Ohio
MICAH WALL – NORTH UNION
- Certificate of Achievement
SAMUAL WILLIAMS – NORTH UNION
- Certificate of Achievement
- Outstanding Attendance
- Advanced placement with Luvata, Delaware, Ohio
PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES
Instructors are Mr. Terry Donaugh and Mr. Matt Wells.
Criminal Science students receive 13 college credits toward an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice at Marion Technical College. They are certified in the use of Mace, ASP Baton, Taser X26, as well as Radar. They also receive certificates in Emergency Vehicle Operations, Defensive Tactics, Crime Scene Photography, First Aid/CPR and AED as well as nine (9) certificates through the Federal Emergency Management System.
Fire/EMT students are eligible to receive industry certification in Fire Fighter II and Emergency Medical Responders card through Ohio Emergency Medical Services.
ALEJANDRO AIRADO – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Mastery
- Ambassador Club Member
- Outstanding Attendance
- National Technical Honor Society
- Recipient Tri-Rivers Education Association Scholarship $500.00
ETHAN ALBERTY – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
- Accepted at Hocking College
CALUM BEEKMAN – MOUNTY GILEAD
- Certificate of Achievement
LAYKEN CURRY – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Participation
- Enlisted in the United States Marines
OLIVIA DARLING – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Ambassador Club Member
- Accepted at Marion Technical College
STEVEN FOWLER – ELGIN
- Certificate of Achievement
- Outstanding Attendance
- National Technical Honor Society
- Accepted to Marion Technical College
- Recipient of Marion Technical College President’s $1500.00 Scholarship
CHRISTIAN KOKAS – ELGIN
- Certificate of Achievement
NATHANIEL MANNS – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
- Enlisted in the United States Marines
DEREK MULKEY – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Participation
- Enlisted in the United States Marines
ASHLEY POWELL – GALION
- Certificate of Participation
- Outstanding Attendance
MATTHEW SCHABER – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Participation
TARA TAYLOR – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
- Ambassador Club Member
ROCKY SWORD – MOUNT GILEAD
- Certificate of Mastery
- Outstanding Attendance
- Certificate of Distinction
- National Technical Honor Society
- Enlisted in the United States Army
NICOLAS VANCE – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Participation
WILLIE WARE – PLEASANT
- Certificate of Achievement
- Outstanding Attendance
- National Technical Honor Society
- Accepted to Marion Technical College
- Recipient of Marion Technical College President’s $1500.00 Scholarship
VETERINARY SCIENCE
Instructor is Mrs. Carrie Heimlich. Her assistants are “MAX” and “BUDDY”. Veterinary Science students are eligible to earn dual enrollment college credit thru Marion Technical College for Medical Terminology and Anatomy and Physiology. Veterinary Science students are also eligible for certification in Pet First Aid through The American Red Cross. Mrs. Heimlich will be introducing the seniors.
AMBER AAMOT – HIGHLAND
- Certificate of Achievement
BREANNA BLEVINS – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- 2013-14 Teen Board
- Ambassador Club Member
- Recipient F.F.A. Local Chapter Scholarship $300.00
- Recipient of Fred Ryan Memorial Scholarship $350.00
- Accepted to Vet Tech Institute at Bradford School
MORGAN DUNHAM – HIGHLAND
- Certificate of Achievement
HAYLIE GOODRICH – NORTH UNION
- Certificate of Achievement
- Outstanding Attendance
COURTNEY JENNINGS – GALION
- Certificate of Achievement
- Ambassador Club Member
- Outstanding Attendance
- National Technical Honor Society
- Certificate of Distinction
- Recipient F.F.A. Local Chapter Scholarship $300.00
- Recipient Sally Schweinfurth Memorial Scholarship $500.00
- Recipient Tri-Rivers Education Association Scholarship $500.00
- Accepted to Vet Tech Institute at Bradford School
KIRA JOHNSON – RIDGEDALE
- Certificate of Achievement
- 2013-14 Teen Board
- Accepted to Vet Tech Institute at Bradford School
MEGAN RENGERT – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
- Ambassador Club Member
- Accepted to Vet Tech Institute at Bradford School
MARIAH SANFILLIPO – HIGHLAND
- Certificate of Achievement
- Outstanding Attendance
WELDING
Instructor is Mr.Obra Horn. Students are eligible to earn industry certification from the American Welding Society (AWS)
KALEB BROWN – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
- Certificate of Distinction
- Advanced placement with Hauser Racing, Marion, Ohio
CRUZ COLLINS – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Participation
MATTHEW CRAFT – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
TANNER DEPOLO – CARDINGTON
- Certificate of Participation
WESTLEY GINN – NORTH UNION
- Certificate of Achievement
- Accepted to the University of Northwestern Ohio
MITCHELL HOFFMAN – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Participation
RYAN JORDAN – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Achievement
- Enlisted in the United States Navy
ROBERT MARTIN – NORTH UNION
- Certificate of Participation
- Accepted into the Apprenticeship, Vaughn Industries, Carey, Ohio
DUSTN MOORE – NORTH UNION
- Certificate of Participation
ANTHONY OWEN – RIDGEDALE
- Certificate of Achievement
- Enlisted into the United States Marines
STORM PENIX – NORTH UNION
- Certificate of Achievement
- Accepted into the Apprenticeship, Vaughn Industries, Carey, Ohio
KYLE SMITH – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Participation
DAMION WELCH – RIVER VALLEY
- Certificate of Participation
SKYLER WHEELOCK – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
- Perfect Attendance
TYLER WITSCHI – MARION HARDING
- Certificate of Achievement
Team Cuisine Cooks Camp July 16-19 at TRCC
/in High School News/by web editorThe 14th Team Cuisine Cooks Camp, a four-day workshop for Ohio high school seniors in Culinary Arts/ Food Service Management programs will be held at Tri-Rivers Career Center, Wednesday July 16 through Saturday, July 19. The annual, four-day event gives senior culinary students a taste of what it would be like to work in a restaurant, according to Chef Sheila Hamm, coordinator of the event and culinary arts instructor for Tri-Rivers.
Chef Hamm said, “Twenty-seven young culinary arts students from 15 schools throughout Ohio will delve into food preparation with instruction from 11 experienced chefs and culinary instructors who volunteer their time. Cooks Camp is Ohio’s longest running camp for aspiring chefs.”
The participants will work with the Chef Team to learn knife skills, bakery, meat, sauces, soups, etc throughout the workshop. Then on Saturday they will work as a team and use those skills to prepare and serve a multi-course gourmet meal to their parents, high school instructors and industry partners at the Grand Banquet. “Our Chef Team will inspire students by giving them a sense of what life is really like in a real, working kitchen at crunch time,” said Chef Hamm.
The workshop costs $500 per student for the training, accomodations, a chef coat featuring the Cooks Camp logo, invitations to the Grand Banquet, and chef pants to be worn at the Grand Banquet . They also receive a knife kit, recipes, and note-taking supplies.
“This event allows future chefs to really get a feel for the field. The conception, creation, and production of the meal is quite an accomplishment and an experience they won’t forget,” said Chef Hamm.
Watch for photos on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Team-Cuisine-Cooks-Camp/140359759496387
Tri-Rivers PN Program Ranks #9 out of 70 Schools in Ohio
/in Adult Education News/by web editorTri-Rivers School of Practical Nursing program has been ranked 9th out of the 70 state schools in the survey by PracticalNursing.org
“The number nine ranking speaks to our faculty members’ dedication and devotion to student success,” said Emeline Kelly, Nurse Education Programs Manager and Administrator for Tri-Rivers Adult Nursing Programs. “The faculty members in the Practical Nursing program work really hard to help students be successful in both the classrooms and clinical settings. They want to help students reach their goals and fulfill their dreams.”
According to its website, PracticalNursing.org uses a ranking methodology by “retrieving NCLEX-PN pass rates from all LPN and LVN programs state by state.” Tri-Rivers had a 96.82% percent pass rate on the NCLEX-PN (National Council Licensure Examination-Practical Nurse). All US state and territorial boards of nursing require a passing result on the exam for licensure as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN).
Kelly said, “We pride ourselves on working with students as individuals. Meeting their needs as a whole person. We are there for our students to provide not only skills training but guidance in every aspect of their career journey.”
Tri-Rivers PN instructors work closely with area healthcare providers to build relationships that benefit students once they graduate—from developing clinical sites to job placement, according to Kelly.
Tri-Rivers practical nursing program prepares individuals with the knowledge and skills to provide nursing care to children and adults. Admission to the program is competitive among qualified applicants and there is a limited application period and exact admissions criteria are revised and updated annually.
Tri-Rivers also is the only Adult Center in the state of Ohio to offer an LPN to RN program. Other healthcare programs at the Adult Center include: Home Health Aide, IV Therapy, Patient Care Technician and Nurse Aide.
For more information about the Practical Nursing program or any other health program at Tri-Rivers visit tririvers.com, call 740-389-4682, or email
RAMTEC Consortium receives $14.99 Million Straight A Grant For Marion Training
/in High School News/by web editorRAMTEC Marion will be the central training and industrial certification center for Ohio. Instructors in the consortium will receive training in Marion.
The RAMTEC (Robotics & Advanced Manufacturing Technology Education Collaborative) Statewide Advanced Manufacturing STEM/Career Technical Education Consortium, led by Tri-Rivers Career Center, has received $14.99 million dollars through Ohio’s Straight A Fund. This grant will allow Tri-Rivers to partner with 8 additional career centers to expand and continue the vision of RAMTEC in order to address the skills gap by preparing high school and adult students with advanced manufacturing and engineering skills.
Tri-Rivers portion of the grant, $3.1 million, will be used for the expansion of RAMTEC as well as renovations related to advanced manufacturing and engineering—building a world class metal fabrication training center, state of the art CNC (Computer Numeric Control) machines/tools, relocating and upgrading the current Precision Machining program, purchasing necessary equipment for the Welding program and updates for the RAMTEC Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering program, according to Superintendent Chuck Speelman. “This grant will benefit high school students, adult education students and will be used to enhance our Incumbent Workers Training programs.”
“This grant emphasizes the importance of collaboration and will benefit the Greater Marion Area and all the schools we serve in Marion, Morrow and Union Counties. I’m excited about that and what it means to students,” said Speelman. “It will not only transform education here but by expanding the RAMTEC vision to the additional career centers, it will help to modernize Ohio’s education system as whole.”
The other eight career centers, who are part of the RAMTEC Consortium, include: Tolles Career & Technical Center, C-TEC (Career and Technical Education Centers of Licking County), Penta Career Center, Pioneer Career & Technology Center, Miami Valley Career Technology Center, Portage Lakes Career Center, Cuyahoga Valley Career Center and Great Oaks Institute of Technology. Each of these Career Centers will receive $1.5 million to build a facility similar to Tri-Rivers’ RAMTEC. The Marion RAMTEC will remain the central training and industrial certification center for Ohio. All instructors in the consortium will receive their training at the Marion RAMTEC.
The Tri-Rivers/RAMTEC grant was one of 34 innovative and cost effective grants recommended by the Straight A Fund Governing Board to be funded in the fiscal year 2015, according to a release from the Ohio Department of Education (ODE). The recommended grantees estimate savings and spending reductions of $246.7 million over five years. The Governing Board’s rigorous screening process emphasized collaboration and efficiency, according to ODE.
“Ohio’s Straight A Fund has given a big boost to the most innovative of Ohio’s local school districts who recognize that it takes bold, new approaches to equip our students for a more demanding workplace,” said Richard A. Ross, superintendent of public instruction. “Districts collaboration on these creative projects tells me we are becoming more cost-efficient.”
The $250 million Straight A Fund was created in the state budget signed last summer by Gov. John R. Kasich. More than 150 entities received $100 million last year, with $150 million earmarked for new grants this year. The Straight A Fund is part of a $1.6 billion increase in state funding for education over the two year budget cycle.
In all, a total of 662 separate organizations, including 446 public school districts, requested more than $761 million in the second round of the Straight A Fund grant award process. The applicant pool includes 73 percent of Ohio school districts.
Each grant application was first rated by three of approximately 180 independent fiscal scorers selected by the Department of Administrative Services who helped determine if applicants’ ideas were fiscally sustainable. From the original pool of 339 applications, 228 were approved as sustainable and promoted to the next step of the rating process. Each application was then rated by four of approximately 160 independent programmatic scorers selected by the Department of Administrative Services to determine if the proposal was innovative, had substantial value and lasting impact.
After this programmatic review, the Governing Board selected the highest scored applications to be evaluated for cost savings by grant advisors. The approximately 20 grant advisors—professional educators and community and corporate leaders approved by the Governing Board— issued a recommendation on the cost savings of the highest quality applications to the Governing Board who made the final recommendations. The State Controlling Board must give final approval before funds are distributed.
To learn more about Tri-Rivers RAMTEC, visit ramtecohio.com or email Superintendent Speelman at
RAMTEC Consortium receives $14.99 Million Straight A Grant
/in Adult Education News/by web editorThe RAMTEC (Robotics & Advanced Manufacturing Technology Education Collaborative) Statewide Advanced Manufacturing STEM/Career Technical Education Consortium, led by Tri-Rivers Career Center, has received $14.99 million dollars through Ohio’s Straight A Fund. This grant will allow Tri-Rivers to partner with 8 additional career centers to expand and continue the vision of RAMTEC in order to address the skills gap by preparing high school and adult students with advanced manufacturing and engineering skills.
Tri-Rivers portion of the grant, $3.1 million, will be used for the expansion of RAMTEC as well as renovations related to advanced manufacturing and engineering—building a world class metal fabrication training center, state of the art CNC (Computer Numeric Control) machines/tools, relocating and upgrading the current Precision Machining program, purchasing necessary equipment for the Welding program and updates for the RAMTEC Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering program, according to Superintendent Chuck Speelman. “This grant will benefit high school students, adult education students and will be used to enhance our Incumbent Workers Training programs.”
“This grant emphasizes the importance of collaboration and will benefit the Greater Marion Area and all the schools we serve in Marion, Morrow and Union Counties. I’m excited about that and what it means to students,” said Speelman. “It will not only transform education here but by expanding the RAMTEC vision to the additional career centers, it will help to modernize Ohio’s education system as whole.”
The other eight career centers, who are part of the RAMTEC Consortium, include: Tolles Career & Technical Center, C-TEC (Career and Technical Education Centers of Licking County), Penta Career Center, Pioneer Career & Technology Center, Miami Valley Career Technology Center, Portage Lakes Career Center, Cuyahoga Valley Career Center and Great Oaks Institute of Technology. Each of these Career Centers will receive $1.5 million to build a facility similar to Tri-Rivers’ RAMTEC. The Marion RAMTEC will remain the central training and industrial certification center for Ohio. All instructors in the consortium will receive their training at the Marion RAMTEC.
The Tri-Rivers/RAMTEC grant was one of 34 innovative and cost effective grants recommended by the Straight A Fund Governing Board to be funded in the fiscal year 2015, according to a release from the Ohio Department of Education (ODE). The recommended grantees estimate savings and spending reductions of $246.7 million over five years. The Governing Board’s rigorous screening process emphasized collaboration and efficiency, according to ODE.
“Ohio’s Straight A Fund has given a big boost to the most innovative of Ohio’s local school districts who recognize that it takes bold, new approaches to equip our students for a more demanding workplace,” said Richard A. Ross, superintendent of public instruction. “Districts collaboration on these creative projects tells me we are becoming more cost-efficient.”
The $250 million Straight A Fund was created in the state budget signed last summer by Gov. John R. Kasich. More than 150 entities received $100 million last year, with $150 million earmarked for new grants this year. The Straight A Fund is part of a $1.6 billion increase in state funding for education over the two year budget cycle.
In all, a total of 662 separate organizations, including 446 public school districts, requested more than $761 million in the second round of the Straight A Fund grant award process. The applicant pool includes 73 percent of Ohio school districts.
Each grant application was first rated by three of approximately 180 independent fiscal scorers selected by the Department of Administrative Services who helped determine if applicants’ ideas were fiscally sustainable. From the original pool of 339 applications, 228 were approved as sustainable and promoted to the next step of the rating process. Each application was then rated by four of approximately 160 independent programmatic scorers selected by the Department of Administrative Services to determine if the proposal was innovative, had substantial value and lasting impact.
After this programmatic review, the Governing Board selected the highest scored applications to be evaluated for cost savings by grant advisors. The approximately 20 grant advisors—professional educators and community and corporate leaders approved by the Governing Board— issued a recommendation on the cost savings of the highest quality applications to the Governing Board who made the final recommendations. The State Controlling Board must give final approval before funds are distributed.
To learn more about Tri-Rivers RAMTEC, visit ramtecohio.com or email Superintendent Speelman at
Spring News 2014
/in High School News/by web editorThere are amazing things going on at Tri-Rivers Career Center & Center For Adult Education. Check out the Spring 2014 Newspaper.
If you didn’t receive a copy in your mailbox and would like one, just give us a call. 740-389-4681,
2014 Nursing Graduation at the Palace
/in Adult Education News/by web editorThe 2014 Tri-Rivers School of Practical Nursing and School of Nursing LPN to RN Diploma Program graduation was held Friday, June 13 at 7:30 pm at the historic Palace Theatre in Downtown Marion.
Fourteen LPN to RN students and 42 Practical Nursing students graduated at the event attended by nursing faculty, family and friends.
The student addresses were given by Student Council Presidents Kathryn Keller (LPN to RN Program), Linsey Bowen (PN Evening Class) and Katelyn Bash, Student Council Vice President (PN Day Class).
The Margaret Helen Gast Award for the highest level of achievement in the Practical Nursing went to Samantha Marie Baldeser. The Judith Ryan Higel Award for the highest level of achievement in the LPN to RN Diploma Program went Ashley Virginia Crump.
Additional Awards Included:
• Perfect Attendance Award—Martha Silva Stefanka
• Distinction Awards for Outstanding Clinical Performance. These students were chosen for their excellence in clinical practice— Samantha Baldeser, Linsey Bowen, Ashley Crump, Patricia Law & Jennifer Savage.
• Academic Honors – GPA of 3.5 or above: Julie Troiano & Samantha Baldeser from the Practical Nursing program.
• Predictor Test High Scorers—Each year Tri-Rivers School of Nursing requires students to complete a comprehensive predictor test. This examination provides measurements on how well the student will perform in the national exam called NCLEX. This year students who achieved the highest score and have 99% chance of passing the National Licensure Examination are: Julie Troiano from the Practical Nursing Program and Karen Patarozzi from the LPN to RN Program.
• Highest Scores in Specific Subject Areas
For the Practical Nursing Program
In ATI Fundamentals of Nursing and Mental Health—Samantha Baldeser
In ATI Maternal and Newborn—Raquel Holloway.
In ATI Pharmacology—Twilla Evans
For the RN Class
In ATI Fundamentals of Nursing—Kathryn Ann Keller
In ATI Nutrition—Marissa Kay Dempsey
In ATI Mental Health Nursing—Stacy Lee Cocheryl
In Community Health Nursing—Angela Sue Mattix
In Maternal and Newborn—Karen Elaine Patarozzi
In Nursing Care of Children—Ashley Virginia Crump
In Medical Surgical Nursing—Marjorie Ann Barclay, Ashley Virginia Crump, and Ashley Lynn Plew.
In ATI Pharmacology— Marjorie Ann Barclay, Angela Sue Mattix, Ashley Dawn Osborne, and Jennifer Lynn Savage.
LPN to RN Graduates included: Marjorie Barclay, Stacy Cocherl, Ashley Crump, Marissa Dempsey, Nicole Evans, Amy Jolliff, Kathryn Keller, Angela Mattix, Natalie O’Donnell, Ashely Osborne, Karen Patarozzi, Ashley Plew, Jennifer Savage, Martha Silva-Stefanka.
Practical Nursing Graduates included: Abiel Arita, Cassi Babcock, Samantha Baldeser, Katelyn Bash, Kimberly R. Boes, Linsey Bowen, Nicole Cruz, Melissa Dalenberg, Charlotte Derrer, Paige Donahue, Megan Dowdy, Whitney Dowler, Twilla Evans, Christin Gilbert, Nicole Haubert, Kali Higgins, Raquel Holloway, Kyla Hudson, Tara Jacobs, Jenna Jurden, Amanda Kemmer, Emily Lake, Patricia Laws, Andrea Marshall, Kacy NcNeil, Lacey Murphy, Molly Ogden, Autumn Padgett, Andrea Patarozzi, Kayla Pettit, Katelyn Pope, Alessandra Presutti, Crystal Randall, Melissa Ritter, Hannah Roberts, Brittni Roshom, Stephanie Smith, Rachel Stooksbury, Kimberly Throckmorton, Julie Troiano, Toni VanVlerah, Erika Votaw.
Special thanks to all participants in the event, including Ann Thomas, RN, Advisory Committee member, for leading the Nurses’ Pledge, Twig V for presentation of the flowers Angie Carbetta for playing the organ and solist Jennifer Schaeffer, also a 1995 graduate of the PN program.
We also would like to thank the following Clinical Sites and Agencies for their assistance:
• Delaware Court Health Care Center Fairhaven Community Nursing Home
• Galion Community Hospital
• Harding Pointe
• Job and Family Services–Crawford, Delaware, Franklin, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Union, and Wyandot Kingston Residence of Marion
• Marion City Schools
• Marion Correctional Institute
• Marion Area Health Center
• Marion General Hospital
• Marion Manor Nursing Home
• Marion Pointe
• Morning View Pointe
• Morrow County Hospital
• Nucor–Tri Health
• Partners of Marion
• Smith Clinic–Delaware
• Tri-Rivers Career Center–Secondary
• Willow Brook
Congratulations 2014 Seniors!!
/in High School News/by web editorSeniors were honored at the 2014 Senior Recognition held at the historic Palace Theatre Thursday, May 15, 2014. Each student was recognized for their achievements as they crossed the stage. Parents, family, friends, TRCC staff and associate school representatives attended this event. We wish all of our Seniors the best and look forward to seeing the AMAZING things they will do!
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The Director’s Awards Recipients included:
• Scott Mills, Ag & Industrial Power
• Nathan Hamilton, Automotive Technology
• Cody Burris, Computer Networking Electronics Technology
• Benjamin Highfill, Construction Technology
• Chelsi Botaw, Cosmetology
• Jennifer Freeman, Culinary Arts
• Lane Eblin, Digital Media & Entertainment
• Abriana Smith, Early Childhood Education
• Haydyn Behrens, Engineering Technology
• Hanna Yeoman, Healthcare Professions
• Nikki Clark, Health Technologies
• Jennifer Christian, Pathways
• Sam Williams, Precision Machining Technologies
• Rocky Sword, Public Safety Services
• Courtney Jennings, Veterinary Sciences
• Storm Penix, Welding
Academic Awards:
• English-Mariah Morgan
• Math—Hanna Yeoman
• Science—Kaitlyn Smith
• Social Studies—Benjamin Highfill
Seniors Recognition By Program
AG & INDUSTRIAL POWER TECHNOLOGY
Instructor is Mr. Jim Rittler. Students are eligible to earn industry certification for Outdoor Power Equipment Technician sponsored by the Equipment and Engine Training Council,Briggs, Stratton, and Stihl Manufacturer.
TYLER ADKINS – RIDGEDALE
TYLER DIETSCH – PLEASANT
NICHOLAS FRUTH – TRECA DIGITAL
KENNITH JAMES – RIVER VALLEY
DAKOTA LESSIG – RIVER VALLEY
SCOTT MILLS – RIDGEDALE
BRYAN MOORE – MARION HARDING
JEFFERY NICHOLS – MOUNT GILEAD
CODY POTTER – RIVER VALLEY
AUSTIN RUSSELL – RIVER VALLEY
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Instructor is Mr. Lucas Bledsoe. Students are eligible to earn industry certification in the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF). Mr. Bledsoe will be introducing the seniors.
AUSTIN BILLINGSLEY – MOUNT GILEAD
EMILY DUTTON – ELGIN
CODY FOY – RIVER VALLEY
NICHOLAS GLASS – MARION HARDING
NATHAN HAMILTON – NORTH UNION
DEVON HOUK – RIVER VALLEY
BRANDON KERN – CARDINGTON
RYAN SHARROCK – MARION HARDING
TOBY SHIPLEY – MOUNT GILEAD
ANTHONY WILLIAMS – RIVER VALLEY
COMPUTER NETWORKING ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES
Instructors are Mr. Steve Wren and Mr. Jeff Young. Students are eligible to earn industry certification in Comp-TIA A Plus and Network Plus Certifications as well as PC Pro and Network Pro Certifications.
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG – HIGHLAND
JASON BILOTTA – MARION HARDING
JENNIFER BROWN – RIDGEDALE
CODY BURRIS – RIDGEDALE
SCOTT CAMELLO – MARION HARDING
AUSTIN COLEMAN – ELGIN
ETHAN CONLEY – MARION HARDING
ALEXANDRA FAIR – ELGIN
DONOVAN GOFF – MOUNT GILEAD
JERRY MASON – MARION HARDING
MICHAEL PARTIPILO – ELGIN
KYLE WHITAKER – MARION HARDING
JOSEPH WHITE – MARION HARDING
GAGE ZINN – RIVER VALLEY
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES
Instructor is Mr. Steve Lawrence and the related instructor is Mr. Chuck Stone.
DEION HARRIS – MARION HARDING
LEVI HENDERSON – MARION HARDING
BENJAMIN HIGHFILL – MARION HARDING
DARRICK HORNER – HIGHLAND
WILLIAM KINCAID – MARION HARDING
BRANDON NOGGLE – MARION HARDING
WILLIAM PIERCE – RIDGEDALE
DAVID POWERS – MARION HARDING
TRAVIS PYLES – MARION HARDING
AMBER SMITH – RIVER VALLEY
CASEY TAYLOR – RIVER VALLEY
JOHN THOMPSON – MARION HARDING
COSMETOLOGY
Instructors are Mrs. Becky Salyer and Mrs. Sheri Wells. Students are eligible to earn industry certification from the Ohio State Board of Cosmetology. Students are also eligible to receive FirstAid/CPR training and Tanning Certification.
SHELBY BARTOE – MARION HARDING
RANDI JOE BERNING – CARDINGTON
ALYSSA BURTON – RIDGEDALE
MIRANDA HUNDLEY – RIDGEDALE
KENDRAH MARTIN – MARION HARDING
EMILY NOBLE – NORTH UNION
ADRIAN ORR – MARION HARDING
ALYSON PARK – RIDGEDALE
TREVA PIERCE – MOUNT GILEAD
SHYANN REAPER – MARION HARDING
CASSIE SHRADER – ELGIN
SIERRA SMITH – NORTH UNION
CHELSI VOTAW – HIGHLAND
CAITLIN WOLFORD – HIGHLAND
CULINARY ARTS
Instructor is Ms. Sheila Hamm and her aide is Mrs. Angela Branam. Students are eligible to earn industry certification from the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation in ServSafe. Culinary Arts students receive up to 14 college credits toward an Associates Degree in Culinary Arts at Hocking University.
CASSIE BUTZ – NORTH UNION
JESSICA EMLER – MARION HARDING
JENNIFER FREEMAN – MARION HARDING
BRIAN GRANLEE – MARION HARDING
SARAH HOUK – MARION HARDING
MARIAH MATHENY – NORTH UNION
JESSI RICHENDOLLAR – RIVER VALLEY
BRAD STAPLETON – MARION HARDING
KALYNN ZUSPAN – PLEASANT
DIGITAL MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
Instructor is Mr. James Toth who will be introducing the seniors.
TIARA ANTIEAU – RIDGEDALE
BRENNAN BEICKELMAN – MARION HARDING
AUSTIN BLACK – ELGIN
ZACHARIAH BURNS – MARION HARDING
ZACHARY CANNON – RIDGEDALE
LANE EBLIN – PLEASANT
CHEYENNE FARMER – ELGIN
JAMES GARLAND – HIGHLAND
ELIZABETH JONES – PLEASANT
JACOB MORONE – MARION HARDING
HAILEY QUIGLEY – NORTH UNION
VINCENT TRAVIS – PLEASANT
TYLER WILSON – CARDINGTON
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Instructor is Mrs. Laura Wixtead. Early Childhood Education students are eligible to earn certifications in Child abuse and Neglect Prevention, Communicable disease awareness, Bloode Borne Pathogens, GHS hazardous waste materials, First-aid and CPR/AED-Infant, toddler, and adult training. Mrs. Laura Wixtead will be introducing the seniors.
VICTORIA ALBRIGHT – MARION HARDING
COURTNEY COLLINS – RIVER VALLEY
JESSICA MESSENGER – RIVER VALLEY
ABRIANA SMITH – RIDGEDALE
SAMANTHA WADE – RIVER VALLEY
CIARA WARD – MARION HARDING
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Instructor is Mr. Ritch Ramey. Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering eligible students earn dual enrollment college Blueprint Reading, CAD, and Digital Electronics credit at Marion Technical College. They also earn FANUC Robotics Handling and SolidWorks Certified SolidWorks Associate CAD certifications. 4 Vex Robotics Ohio State Championship students participated in the Vex Robotics World Championships in Anaheim, California. Students are also eligible to earn Project Lead The Way credit. Mr. Ramey will be introducing the seniors.
HAYDYN BEHRENS – ELGIN
MASON DANCZ – RIVER VALLEY
AUSTIN GUTHRIE – RIVER VALLEY
DAVID MOSER – ELGIN
CASEY OGAN – ELGIN
MATTHEW REEBEL – ELGIN
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS
Instructors are Mrs. Jennifer Grimes and Ms. Pam Miranda. Students are eligible to earn industry certification in the National Health Care Foundation Skills Assessment and State Tested Nurse Aide (STNA). Students may also earn the National Consortium for Health Science Education Certificate of Proficiency. =
VICTORIA BALDWIN – RIVER VALLEY
KAYSHA BALL – MARION HARDING
CASSANDRA BLANTON – MARION HARDING
RUSTY BROWN – RIVER VALLEY
NATASHA BUTLER – RIVER VALLEY
SAMANTHA CASKEY – RIVER VALLEY
VALNITA FERGUSON – NORTH UNION
ALEXUS GERFEN – NORTH UNION
CHEROKEE HUFFINE – CARDINGTON
COURTNEY KESSLER – HIGHLAND
LINDSEE LEDLEY – MARION HARDING
MELISSA LINDSAY – MARION HARDING
BRITTANY MARKS – MARION HARDING
LENDI MEADE – MARION HARDING
MARIAH MORGAN – CARDINGTON
PAIGE PARSONS – MARION HARDING
THEODOR POTTS – CARDINGTON
KELSEY SKATES – MOUNT GILEAD
KAITLYN SMITH – HIGHLAND
RYAN STEWART – MARION HARDING
KAITLYN TOLLEY – PLEASANT
MARIAH WHITAKER – MARION HARDING
HANNA YEOMAN – MARION HARDING
HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES
Instructor is Ms. Laurie Wise. Health Technology eligible students earn dual enrollment college credit at Marion Technical College for Medical Terminology. Students are eligible to earn industry certification in the National Health Care Foundation Skills Assessment and State Tested Nurse Aide (STNA).
NIKKI CLARK – MARION HARDING
MARISSIA COLEMAN – MARION HARDING
MEGAN COLLINS – MARION HARDING
COURTNEY GREGORY – MARION HARDING
JORDAN HENDERSON – MARION HARDING
JENNIFER HOUSEWORTH – MARION HARDING
RANDI SMITH – MARION HARDING
ALLISON WALKER – ELGIN
PATHWAYS
Instructor is Mrs. Barbara Bell and Aide is Mrs. Jennie Rinnert.
SABRINA BAKER – NORTH UNION
JUSTIN BELL – NORTH UNION
JENNIFER CHRISTIAN – HIGHLAND
HALEY MORRIS – MARION HARDING
JACOB QUEEN – MARION HARDING
TYSON QUEEN – MARION HARDING
ERIK VERMILLION
PRECISION MACHINING TECHNOLOGY
Instructor Mr. Scott Jones .
KRISTOPHER MICHAEL CARR – MARION HARDING
JOSEPH CONLEY – RIVER VALLEY
CODY EAGY – NORTH UNION
CHRISTIAN FOGLE – MARION HARDING
ASTI-MARIE DEZARAY HAY – ELGIN
MICHAEL LAMBERT – CARDINGTON
AUSTIN MILLER – PLEASANT
CAITLIN SMITH – RIVER VALLEY
MICAH WALL – NORTH UNION
SAMUAL WILLIAMS – NORTH UNION
PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES
Instructors are Mr. Terry Donaugh and Mr. Matt Wells.
Criminal Science students receive 13 college credits toward an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice at Marion Technical College. They are certified in the use of Mace, ASP Baton, Taser X26, as well as Radar. They also receive certificates in Emergency Vehicle Operations, Defensive Tactics, Crime Scene Photography, First Aid/CPR and AED as well as nine (9) certificates through the Federal Emergency Management System.
Fire/EMT students are eligible to receive industry certification in Fire Fighter II and Emergency Medical Responders card through Ohio Emergency Medical Services.
ALEJANDRO AIRADO – MARION HARDING
ETHAN ALBERTY – RIVER VALLEY
CALUM BEEKMAN – MOUNTY GILEAD
LAYKEN CURRY – RIVER VALLEY
OLIVIA DARLING – MARION HARDING
STEVEN FOWLER – ELGIN
CHRISTIAN KOKAS – ELGIN
NATHANIEL MANNS – RIVER VALLEY
DEREK MULKEY – RIVER VALLEY
ASHLEY POWELL – GALION
MATTHEW SCHABER – MARION HARDING
TARA TAYLOR – RIVER VALLEY
ROCKY SWORD – MOUNT GILEAD
NICOLAS VANCE – MARION HARDING
WILLIE WARE – PLEASANT
VETERINARY SCIENCE
Instructor is Mrs. Carrie Heimlich. Her assistants are “MAX” and “BUDDY”. Veterinary Science students are eligible to earn dual enrollment college credit thru Marion Technical College for Medical Terminology and Anatomy and Physiology. Veterinary Science students are also eligible for certification in Pet First Aid through The American Red Cross. Mrs. Heimlich will be introducing the seniors.
AMBER AAMOT – HIGHLAND
BREANNA BLEVINS – MARION HARDING
MORGAN DUNHAM – HIGHLAND
HAYLIE GOODRICH – NORTH UNION
COURTNEY JENNINGS – GALION
KIRA JOHNSON – RIDGEDALE
MEGAN RENGERT – RIVER VALLEY
MARIAH SANFILLIPO – HIGHLAND
WELDING
Instructor is Mr.Obra Horn. Students are eligible to earn industry certification from the American Welding Society (AWS)
KALEB BROWN – RIVER VALLEY
CRUZ COLLINS – RIVER VALLEY
MATTHEW CRAFT – MARION HARDING
TANNER DEPOLO – CARDINGTON
WESTLEY GINN – NORTH UNION
MITCHELL HOFFMAN – RIVER VALLEY
RYAN JORDAN – RIVER VALLEY
ROBERT MARTIN – NORTH UNION
DUSTN MOORE – NORTH UNION
ANTHONY OWEN – RIDGEDALE
STORM PENIX – NORTH UNION
KYLE SMITH – RIVER VALLEY
DAMION WELCH – RIVER VALLEY
SKYLER WHEELOCK – MARION HARDING
TYLER WITSCHI – MARION HARDING
9 RAMTEC Students Celebrate FANUC Certification
/in High School News/by web editorMarion’s Robotics & Advanced Manufacturing Technology Education Collaborative (RAMTEC)—the first and only training facility of its kind in Ohio—celebrated the FANUC certification of nine high school students, Friday, May 16.
Mark Eddington, C.E.R.T./Fanuc Robotics Instructor for RAMTEC, says “These Tri-Rivers/RAMTEC Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering students are the first students in the United States to achieve this certification as high school students.”
RAMTEC is located on the Tri-Rivers Career Center Campus.
The first three Tri-Rivers Engineering students to earn FANUC Certification”Handling Tool Operations & Programming”, included Mason Dancz, Scott Gould, and Jeffrey Martin. They were followed by Austin Guthrie, Tyler Scott Ellis, David Moser, Casey Ogan, Zach Caldwell and Hayden Behrens. Their Engineering Instructor Ritch Ramey said earning certification and skills in an area that is in high demand by manufacturing is a major accomplishment.
Gould said he plans to use his certification toward his goal of being a robotics technician at Honda. Gould was one of the students who joined Senator Rob Portman during a round table on the critical needs of manufacturing held at Tri-Rivers in March.
Edington said the students achieved their FANUC certification by working on the most current robotics equipment on the market. “They each received a course completion certificate and are “Fanuc Certified.” Edington, one of only eight FANUC certification instructors in the country, has 25 years of Engineering and Manufacturing experience with extensive knowledge in robotic and automation using Fanuc robots. He had the opportunity to spend time in the Fanuc World Headquarters in Japan. “From my experience I can tell you that these young people have an edge by achieving this certification. RAMTEC brings this opportunity to high school and adult students in this area and all of Ohio and beyond.”
Several classes of adult students have also earned FANUC certification since RAMTEC opened in the fall, including individuals from companies/schools such as American Showa, Marion Industries, Honda, Con Agra, and Marion Technical College. Others to start training soon, include individuals from Cardington Yutaka, Silverline, Bridgestone, US Yachiyo, and Whirlpool.
RAMTEC is obtaining statewide and National notoriety with legislators , senators, Industry and colleges as the leader in providing certified training, said Edington. “This training is a pathway for students—high school and college— to build upon technical skill sets and open career opportunities for them.”
To learn more about certifications through RAMTEC, contact Edington at 740-396-9011. You can also visit ramtecohio.com.
Mr. Hickman is State ACTE President
/in High School News/by web editorTRCC Executive Director is State ACTE President
Tri-Rivers Executive Director Larry Hickman was elected as president of the Ohio Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE). ACTE represents Career Tech Educators throughout Ohio.
In this role, Mr. Hickman has had the opportunity to go to Washington D.C. to meet with senators and legislative aides to discuss the importance of continued support for Career Tech Education and its funding.
“Recently many of these discussions have centered around bringing back manufacturing jobs to Ohio,” said Hickman. “We’ve talked and strategized about how Career Tech Centers and Technical Colleges can work with business partnerships to build training initiatives to develop skilled workers to fill the many employment gaps facing Ohio.”
He also was involved in planning a professional development conference for Career Tech Educators in the areas of academics, technology, career tech instruction, and policy and legislative advocacy.
He works closely with the Executive ACTE committee and is part of the cutting edge of the latest changes in policy for standards and instruction in Ohio.
Brandon Parks Continues to AMAZE!
/in High School News/by web editorAn acknowledged “plant geek”—Brandon Parks, a graduate of Tri-Rivers Landscaping Garden Center program, Ohio State ATI Landscaping Horticulture and current student at OSUM in Business continues to AMAZE! Kerry Beckel, his TRCC instructor said, “Brandon was an outstanding student in his program, FFA Activities and all leadership roles while at TRCC.” He continued to excel at ATI. His landscaping design was selected by AI Root Co. in Medina. The design involved landscape restoration of the historic homestead, according to Dr. Laura Deeter, his professor at ATI. Brandon completed an internship with Marion Landscape Services. He is continuing his education at OSUM.
Comments from Brandon’s Former Instructors:
Kerry Beckel, Brandon’s Tri-Rivers Landscaping/Garden Center Instructor:
Brandon was a student in the Landscaping Class in 2010 and 2011. He demonstrated outstanding leadership and a sincere interest in learning all that he could about plants and landscape design. He actually first shadowed the program as an 8th grader and spent the whole afternoon learning about the class. He excelled in plant identification and competed in the State Nursery and Landscape Contest in both his Junior and Senior years. He also competed in the Job Interview and Parliamentary Procedure Contests. He served as FFA Chapter Vice President and President. Below is a list of the awards earned while he was here and also a copy of the Banquet script portion describing why Brandon was selected for the four major chapter awards
· Junior & Senior Class Leadership Awards
· Junior Outstanding Attendance
· Senior Perfect Attendance
· Star Junior Landscaping Student – Brandon is an excellent worker and excellent student. He has been a leader in the class and the FFA who understands the importance of leading by example. He has maintained the best grades in the class and participated in the most activities. His performance on this year’s State Nursery / Landscaping Contest was exceptional especially considering that he is only a Junior. We look forward to even more from him next year.
· Star Senior Landscaping Student – Brandon is an excellent worker and excellent student. He has been a leader in the class and the FFA who understands the importance of leading by example. As you may have noticed by the many awards he earned during the contest portion, Brandon loves to compete in Career Development Events and has the ability to do well at any of them he puts his mind to. Brandon’s SAE included his School Lab, Home & Community Improvement, Research, and Job Placement. He has maintained the best grades in the class and participated in the most activities & his ability to plan his work will be missed.
· Junior year 110% Award winner for the Chapter – Our next Chapter Award is sponsored by AgCredit & is called the 110% award. This award includes a check for $50. Mr. Yoder would you please stand & receive our thanks for your company’s longtime sponsorship of this award? This award is presented to the members who are always working, often behind the scenes, to get the work of the Chapter done. This year’s award goes to one of our officers who really demonstrated putting 110% into this Chapter. As Vice President, Brandon serves as an ad hoc member of all of our committees. He participated in just about every activity related to FFA and was instrumental in planning many of them as well.
· Senior year DeKalb Award Winner for the Chapter – And finally, it is my pleasure to present the DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award winner. This award is sponsored by the Monsanto Company. This award has a proud history. It was first presented in 1947. The requirements for this award include grades, character, SAE, & FFA activities. This year’s DeKalb Award winner has demonstrated excellence in all these areas. Would President, Brandon Parks please come forward?. In addition to the many FFA activities you’ve already heard about, Brandon is a member of Ambassador Club, Marion County Teen Board and the National Technical Honor Society. He is a student member of the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association who has been accepted at The Ohio State University’s ATI Campus. His leadership set an excellent example for all the FFA members, especially those who plan to be officers in the future. Congratulations and good luck in all you do!
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Laura Deeter, PhD
Associate Professor – Horticulture Technologies
Program Coordinator: Landscape Horticulture and Horticulture Science
Ohio State ATI
The AI Root Co in Medina was looking to get the community involved in the landscape restoration of the historic homestead located next to the gift shop. They came up with the idea of having landscape students design the property and I decided it was the perfect project for Landscape Design II.
The students travelled from Wooster to AI Root to learn about the history of the company, their plans for the future and their ideas for the landscape. They arranged a friendly competition between the students and offered a small monetary reward for all, and included a donation to the Landscape Club at ATI for their fund-raising efforts to attend the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) Student Career Days in Ft Collins, CO.
The design parameters sounded simple enough: inviting to the public, bee friendly, public friendly, relatively low maintenance, seasonal interest, educational and matching the historic house. At the end of the semester the students presented their ideas to the company. It was then decided that it might be better to get professionals involved in choosing the winner. A luncheon was coordinated where the students would present their designs to Master Gardeners, Garden Club Officers, Professional Landscape Contractors and other interested community members, who voted on their choice at the conclusion.
After much deliberation, Mr. Brandon Parks was selected as the winner of the competition. His design made outstanding use of design principles and everyone felt he met the needs of the company, the garden and the community. His design utilized bee friendly plantings and he created an open and inviting space for anyone to wander and view the plants.
Mr. Parks is a graduate of Ohio State ATI in Landscape Horticulture, specializing in Landscape Design. He’s known for a long time about his desire to become a landscape designer and is an acknowledged ‘plant geek’. He completed his internship with Marion Landscape Services where he not only did basic landscape maintenance, but also designed container plantings and small gardens for their clients.