OVCTC Ag Business class has been preparing for this week for the last few months. This year, we initially had 28 sheep registered for the North American International Livestock Exposition held in Louisville, Kentucky. The students each drew numbers to select a market wether and have learned how to care, monitor health and growth, clean, and track weight, calculate average daily gain, and learn the nutrition required for each lamb to prepare for showmanship and a national show highlighted on the “green shavings”! An immense amount of planning and preparing goes into this class project, and the program can’t thank the following individuals and businesses enough for their help in reaching this point. A very neat part of this lamb project is having our very own alumni, Wyatt Manning, assist us at NAILE by hauling equipment and helping us shear each of one of the students lambs. The students show in both crossbred and purebred divisions, and there is a lot to learn about each lamb and how they are to be fitted for show. If you are looking for someone to come on-site to your farm to shear sheep or trim hooves, reach out to Mr. Rhonemus and he will put you in contact with Wyatt. Ray Hesler also helped us gather enough sheep for such a large group of participants last second, and we could not have done it without him and his son Rick. Sophia and John Michael were also instrumental in getting us sheep and letting us their own personal equipment. We appreciate the school administration and staff support in this project. Lastly, here is a list of those who additionally worked closely with us to make this experience possible for our students: Crum Farm Supply, Cherry Fork Farm Supply, Kalmbach Feeds, Joe Brammer, Tracy Dendinger, the Sparks Family, Lee and Areena Hesler, Bohrer Veterinary Service, the Butcher Family, OVCTC Construction Tech class, OVCTC Welding class, and thank you to all of the parents and individuals who donated food, drinks, and other items to help our students save some money through the week and to get the best experience possible. More photos to come as they get to hit a national market lamb show ring! Some for the very first time ever showing an animal!
Mr Rhonemus had a “scavenger hunt” for his students that required them to bring in the oldest FFA jacket in order to get all of the fruit orders that he had taken. We had two great contenders for the oldest FFA jacket! Emma Crawford won with her grandfather, Rick Crawford’s FFA jacket from 1969, and Kaden Schweitzer was a close second with his grandfather, Ralph Schweitzer’s FFA jacket from 1970. Another fascinating fact: both of these gentleman were also their Chapter President! Congrats Emma and good work to Kaden also. Thank you to everyone who supports our OVCTC FFA fruit sale fundraiser!
Our culinary arts program prepared an amazing thanksgiving meal for the retired teachers lunch.
We wrapped up the flagpole project with group pictures.
We’re thrilled to share that CTC now proudly displays a new flagpole, crafted by our talented students to reflect the spirit and values of our school. This project, brought to life through the creativity and dedication of our students, would not have been possible without the guidance of our exceptional teachers and the support of our generous community members. Thank you to everyone involved for making this vision a reality and celebrating the pride we have in our CTC!
We received a thank you card from all of those who were supported the North Carolina/ Tennessee Farmer Relief Drive.
In honor of Veterans Day our students delivered an inspiring, student-led program honoring the incredible sacrifices made by the men and women of our military. The event featured heartfelt student song performances and touching recognitions, all created and led by our talented students. We’re immensely grateful to the SkillsUSA, FCCLA and FFA leaders and dedicated staff who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make this event unforgettable. A special thank you to Mr. Putum for sharing his powerful story of military service and reminding us all of the freedoms we enjoy each day.
Our Auto Tech students had an incredible experience touring the Kenworth Truck Plant today! They received an in-depth look at the truck-building process and learned how these impressive Kenworth trucks come together. Such a valuable, hands-on learning opportunity!
THANK YOU to everyone who donated and gave to support the OVCTC FFA Hurricane farmer relief for Tennessee and North Carolina residents! We can not thank you enough! Special thanks to the Tractor Supply Company in West Union, and the many generous donors of the Bethlehem Church of Christ Church! Our committee chair, Jerzy Evans, and her colleagues on the committee: Lita Liston- McGraw and Carsen Kiley were able to organize this event and shop with the donated funds as requested to get what the farmers in that area needed most. Tractor supply sold us these items AT COST to assist with this endeavor, and we cannot thank them enough. Many local people, businesses, and supporters in general helped make this happen! Thank you to our truckers: Steve (Biff) Evans and Danny Jodrey for getting our items on site this past Saturday. The students worked hard to sort and organize each item that came in, and we were thankful to have 2 very full stock trailers full of needed supplies make it there safely!
Thank you Mr. Butcher for helping the Construction Tech students learn how to use the cnc machine to cut signs for the Ag. Business students who will be exhibiting market lambs at the North American International Livestock Exposition.
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One step closer to our final project!
Thank you Sardinia Ready Mix ownership for helping us get one step closer to finishing our project. Our students were able to turn a concrete pour into a learning experience.
Career Cafe menu today
FCCLA Bake Sale!!!
Congratulations to all the FFA members who earned an American Degree.
This is a reminder, tomorrow October 29th we will have picture retakes from 10:30 to noon and Parent Teacher Conferences from 3:30-6:30.
The Ohio Valley FFA ventured into the second day of National Convention the day began with spectacular opening session with a trip to the Career show for time with colleges., future employers and industry partners. Mid day brought an National Day of Service event at the Big Car collaborative campus. The chapter sharpened their skills at the Bad Axe , ax throwing event. Great day with Great Young people
Ohio Valley places 11th in the nation with a gold rating in general livestock evaluation! The team placed 4th overall team in swine and 8th overall team in sheep/goat. David Raines and MaRhea Unger received gold ratings and Grant McClanahan and Isabella Crum received silver ratings. Making history! Thanks to all of those people who have stood behind this team!
Juniors and Seniors in the Early Childhood Education program joined the Halloween fun in our local elementary classrooms across the county. ECE students remained in placement all day to observe the behavior changes occurring in students on party day and learn strategies from elementary teachers of how to be sure learning continues for students even on party days. It was a fun day for all and students enjoyed seeing our ECE students out of uniform and dressing up for Halloween.
