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Last week, there was a sunshine filled morning at West Union Elementary. Early Childhood Education juniors Natalee Workman, Marisa Moore, Leeann Osborne, Santana Stanfield and Annabelle Grooms helped unload over 100 pumpkins donated by Erwin Farms and Cornmaze. These pumpkins will be used for a "kindergarten pumpkin patch". Community involvement and collaboration with schools is so important and this is discussed within our early childhood classrooms. As always thanks to West Union Elementary and their staff for providing daily opportunities for our ECE students.
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OVCTC Ag Mechanics students all get a Raise! Manlift Certifications are complete!!!
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OVCTC Ag Business students are always finding ways to advance their SAE skills. Ryan Shoemaker, Landon Anderson, and Avery Reynolds are pictured with some of their projects and involvement this past month.
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The OVCTC is proud of our students who will be competing at the GNCC Nationals in Crawford, Indiana, this weekend! Best of luck to Zander White, Denton White, Wyatt Laney & Lane Wagnor!
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The Adams County Ohio Valley School Board will meet in regular session this evening at 5pm. You may watch it live on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRZAyD44Tas
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The Ag Mechanics juniors and seniors have been busy practicing to receive thier forklift operator’s certificate.
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The OVCTC was very proud of Ag Mechanics Junior, Daulton McDonald, as he competed at the State Golf Meet this past week!
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The OVCTC would like to congratulate Mr. Roy Cooper and the CNC Machining Program for receiving a $10,000 grant from the Gene Haas Foundation. This money will be used to enhance student educational experiences in the field of computer numerical control machining technology!
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The Pioneer Powersports Club was in action this last weekend at the Seaman Fall Festival tractor pull. It was great to see Junior Diesel Whalen carrying the flag and Senior Lafie Geeslin carrying the front wheels. Senior Dylan Colliver also exhibited in the tractor pull. Enjoyed seeing several alumni at the track as well!
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Thank you to Mrs. Grooms and the Health Careers Technology program for hosting a Hoxworth Blood Drive this week! Very proud of our students and staff who stepped up & donated!!!
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Students in the OVCTC Ag Business program had the opportunity to meet Mr. Larry Lokai, aka “Buckeyeman”, a super fan of The Ohio State University! Students received a personalized Buckeye necklace and they gave several thousand Buckeyes to Mr. Lokai, a retired agricultural education instructor!
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OVCTC UPDATE - Week of Sept. 28th
1. Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, September 30th from 3-6 PM.
2. Attention Seniors: This is a reminder that are required immunizations for all incoming 12th graders. If proof of your up to date immunizations or vaccines are not on file with the school nurse by September 30th, you will not be permitted to attend school until proof is received. Any absences that occur because proof of immunization hasn’t been provided will be unexcused. If you have any questions, please contact the school nurse, your family doctor or the Adams County Health Department.
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The OVCTC Ag Mechanics seniors have been taking advantage of good weather. In class, they have completed Skid Steer and Excavator training on controls, maintenance and saftey through John Deere University. The students have then had hands-on practice on the machines.
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The OVCTC Ag Business program is proud of the first honey Harvest from hive one! The students certainly had to work hard to get it! Looking forward to members of junior class taking over the bee project in cooperation with our seniors, graduates, and the local beekeepers association. Thank you Heidi Price for helping collect and bringing your extractor for us to use!
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The Adams County Ohio Valley School Board will meet in regular session this evening at 5pm. You may watch it live on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFauvs-ifBA
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Congratulations to the participants from the Pioneer Powersports Club who participated in various classes at this past weekend’s Jonathan Shively Memorial Demolition Derby held at Brushcreek Motorsports complex. Kenny Meyers #2, Brennan Barr #4, and Jacob Caudill #121. These events are a great use of new skills learned in Ag Mechanics. Look forward to updates from the Pioneer Powersports Club!
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The students in Automotive Technology worked as a team to remove the power train assembly and finish up a wheel replacement in lab this week!
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The OVCTC Ag Mechanics & Ag Business programs work very closely together. In this picture, Mr. Rhonemus is working with Ag Mechanics senior, Carson Logan, on his project.
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Students in the OVCTC Culinary Arts program have been taking the large equipment safety test.
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