Our Culinary Arts students are bringing the flavor to the workforce!
Our talented Culinary Arts program catered, an OhioMeansJobs event! From planning the menu to plating the final dish, our students are gaining real-world experience while showcasing their skills for local employers and community leaders.
Congratulations to our State FFA Degree recipients for 2025!
OVCTC FFA Dairy team wins state and moves on to nationals! Beau Hesler placed 2nd individually and was top overall in oral reasons. Isabella Crum was 9th overall, Caleb DeAtley 11th, and MaRhea Unger was 14th. They will be going across the stage at convention next week to get their first place banner, and will compete at nationals this fall!
Big thanks to Steve Wolfe, our Facilities & Maintenance Director, and Cole Garlesky from Cole’s Coatings for taking the time to work with several of our students! Their collaboration on researching and presenting the addition of powder coating equipment is helping us explore exciting upgrades across our Welding, Auto Tech, Ag Business, Ag Mechanics, and Precision Machining programs. This kind of hands-on learning and industry connection is what Career Tech is all about!
2025 OVCTC FFA Ag Day in the books! The day started off a little cooler but ended sunny and warm! Nearly 700 students were able to come and experience a fun-filled day with lots of activities. We are so happy to experience this with all of our schools in the county and glad everyone could attend. We look forward to doing it again at about the same time next year! We would like to recognize the following people who helped make our event a success in addition to the many students who participated in making the day possible: Winchester Wholesale, Holly Johnson and guests, Adams County Rural Water District, West Union EMS and Fire Department, Hannah Griffith - Ohio Holstein Queen and Southern Hills Dairy, Adams Co Farm Bureau, Bill Wickerham - Adams County Wildlife Specialist, Jenny Richards - Shawnee Parks Naturalist, Jenny Stoneking - OSU ag agent Adams county, Cory Bess and his crew at Bess Performance Horses, the Adams County Agriculture Society, Kenny McCann and family, the OVCTC Early Childhood Class and Mrs. Amy Hoop, Hometown Pizza, Rachel Hamilton, and Raines Farms and Greenhouses.
Our Construction Tech students are nailing! From start to finish, these future pros took on a full-scale project: building a custom picnic table. They started by researching blueprints that minimized waste, used Kreg pocket screws for a clean, durable finish, created a materials budget, purchased the lumber themselves, and brought the design to life with precision—all while meeting the customer’s exact specs.
Now, they’re taking it a step further by marketing these picnic tables to the community for $350.00. Just in time for summer cookouts and backyard fun!
We want to wish Mr. Alex Snyder the best as he wraps up his student teaching experience with The Ohio State University tomorrow. Mr. Snyder has been teaching with Mr. Rhonemus in the Ag Business program at the CTC since January, and has done a phenomenal job and has learned a lot along the way. He has accepted a position as the North Adams Middle school ag instructor for the 2025-2026 school year, and will be starting this summer once all approval and licensure criteria has been met. Mr. Snyder also serves in the Army Reserves and was able to share with the CTC students today about what he does within the military. Very excited to call him one of ours in the Ohio Valley school district as we proudly support our military and Mr. Snyder’s service. We all want to wish Alex the best of luck in his future teaching career and we are glad the students and staff at OVCTC could be a part of his experience!
The Culinary Arts students are whipping up some serious talent! Today, they’ve been busy perfecting their cake-making and decorating skills—and let’s just say, these masterpieces look as good as they taste! Stay tuned for more sweet success from our future pastry pros!
OVCTC FFA had an environmental and natural resources team make it to the finals. The team of (front row L to R) Isabella Crum, Hannah Hauke, ( back row L to R) Luke Parks, and Christian Gerth placed tenth in the finals, held at the Farm Science Review’s Gwynne conservation center, and will receive a state plaque! Thanks to Martin McAllister for some tips that helped our team move up. This contest is very extensive and includes soil testing, water testing and quality testing, environmental decisions, GPS operation, surveying and slope, stream health, and manure waste management decision making. The team had to make a presentation earlier on and worked hard to get better to make the top ten in Ohio FFA.
Experience Builder week in AG mech at the CTC. Web xams are complete. The students gained real world experience while gaining their Forklift and Man lift Certifications. Great job! Pioneers work!!
Thank you to the Hesler family and LeDel Acres Dairy for allowing our teams to workout on three great classes of jerseys. Lee, Areena, Dusty, and Collin put together classes and took time on a Sunday to listen to our students give reasons on their placings. The Heslers’ have been long time supporters of FFA programs in our county and OVCTC appreciates the willingness they have to help.
A big thank you to Kokosing Construction Company for taking the time to visit our students and sharing the many exciting career opportunities available in the construction field! Your team provided valuable insight into the industry and inspired the next generation. We appreciate your partnership and commitment to workforce development!
Congratulations to our newest National Technical Honor Society inductees!
We are incredibly proud of the students who were recently inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. This achievement reflects their dedication, leadership, and excellence in their career and technical education programs. These students are setting the standard for success, and we can’t wait to see what they accomplish next!
Thank you to Chad and Hannah Griffith and Southern Hills Holsteins for allowing us to interrupt milking and practice for our upcoming dairy cattle finals. Chad put together two good cow classes for us to evaluate and even listened to reasons by the team and provided great input for each student. Hannah is also the state Holstein queen this year and we are excited to have her join us for Kindergarten Ag day to promote the dairy industry!
Kiersten Spires, Clinical Doctor of Audiology student at The Ohio State University, visited juniors from the Teaching Professions program today. She shared about the many possibilities in the field of audiology and discussed the importance that teachers play in identifying student needs in this field. Her expertise provided our students with wonderful insight and a better understanding of professions within this career pathway. While visiting she shared some important tips and information about the care and safety of our ears and the next steps to pursuing a career as an audiologist. We thank her for taking time to speak to our students.
The Ohio Valley FFA AG Skills team Traveled north to OSU - ATI for the State CDE contest. The team finshed 11th in the state and Diesel Ferguson was the 11th place individual. Thanks to Greene Co. FFA for the invite to tour American Made Ventrac power unit factory in Wooster. The guys had a chance to have dinner with a couple of our alumni who are current ATI students. Co-cirricular education bring experiences to the classroom! Thank you to all who help train our team!
Our junior Teaching Professions student Jo Tester had a blast assisting Mrs. Rothwell’s 4th graders in making slime! Not only was it a hands-on gooey good time, but it was also the perfect way to review measurements in 4th grade math. From mixing ingredients to measuring precise amounts; the students had so much fun while reinforcing important math concepts. A big thank you for Mrs. Rothwell and West Union Elementary for providing our Teaching Professions students these fun and memorable learning experiences.
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On April 2nd the Ohio Valley FFA outdoor power team placed 3rd the District 9 CDE. This was tight scoring, well run contest by Georgetown FFA. Gaining co-circular experience will pay these students dividens in the future. Thanks to all who help us grow!
Thank you to the Seaman Flower Shop and Mrs. Terri Davis for taking time out of their busy schedules to help our floriculture team with bud vases! They assured the students by teaching them the the finishing touches for a very professional look and definitely helped them get proficient! Special thank you to Shawn Vogler as well who always amazes us with her amazing talent and creativity! These ladies are always fun to work with and relate to our students in such a positive way! Great people who we are very thankful to have support our students!
Congratulations to OVCTC FFA for winning the Adams County Cattleman’s FFA grill off! Senior: Christian Gerth and juniors: Michael Malott and Cole Manning were the trio who worked together to bring home the win! These students had a lot of fun with this event and we enjoyed the competition with other colleagues. The team earned $500 and a very nice banner. Thank you to the Adams County Cattleman’s and the individuals involved to help make this such an enjoyable experience. Congratulations to Ag Business student and OVCTC FFA member Aly McCann for doing such a great job as our county beef Queen. She earned $250 as well and presented the grill off awards. Our team had fun practicing and enjoyed an excellent meal at the Scioto Ribber as well! Beef, it’s what’s for dinner! OVCTC FFA is proud to support our local farmers and beef producers!
