Career Center FFA club hosts year-end banquet

Natural Resources senior, and FFA club president Sam Hall receives the Mr. Natural Resources award from instructor Tim Kilpatrick at this year’s FFA year-end banquet, Monday evening, May 14.  The award is presented each year to the best overall student in the program.  This year, Brianna Arnold also won the Miss Natural Resources award for her service to the program and to the club.  Arnold is a Ridgewood senior and served this year as the club’s treasurer.

Approximately thirty club members and guests attended the year-end dinner meeting for Coshocton County Career Center’s local FFA club.  Club Advisor Bob Buxton welcomed guests and thanked the student officers for a year of hard work and service to the FFA organization.  Continue reading

Culinary Arts program prepares and serves Dogwood Gala Gourmet Dinner

Culinary Arts senior Skyler Luke serves a guest her salad at the Pomerene Art Center’s gala dinner, Saturday evening, May 12.  The five-course gourmet dinner, prepared and served by the Career Center’s Culinary Arts program to 40 guests, celebrated the close of the annual Dogwood Festival, a celebration of the arts in Coshocton.

Approximately forty community members attended the annual Dogwood Festival’s Gala Dinner event, Saturday evening, May 12th at the Pomerene Art Center.  The event marks the close of the annual Dogwood Festival, designed to celebrate the arts in our community.  This is the sixth year the Culinary Arts program has prepared and served the dinner for the Pomerene Center.  Continue reading

SkillsUSA club ends year with breakfast banquet

SkillsUSA club officers [L-R] Heather McCormick, Brittany Dayton,  Joey Ervin, Mary Mace and Kim  Slaughter lead the other club members in the Pledge of Allegiance, opening the final SkillsUSA meeting of this school year, Thursday, May 10.

SkillsUSA officers conducted their final meeting of the year, Thursday, May 10, which began with a breakfast buffet prepared and served by the Culinary Arts program.  Over seventy members, Career Center staff members and guests attended the breakfast.  Continue reading

Auto Tech students take top honors in carburetor challenge, earn scholarships

Winners of the OTC-Edelbrock Carburetor contest are pictured [L-R]:  Michael Jones and Brendon Wriston (First place); Michael Freetage and Josh Love (third place) and Kevin Shroyer and Kane Wilkie (fourth place).

Six juniors in the Coshocton County Career Center’s Automotive Technology program travelled to Norwalk, Ohio, where they spent a beautiful sunny, May 6th, earning money for their futures. 

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Culinary Arts students celebrate year-end with Seafood Fest

Culinary Arts seniors Heather Sees, Caitlyn Lautzenheiser, Luke Mathias and Skyler Luke are pictured with their instructor Mike Cichon (Center) with some of the many seafood creations prepared by seniors in the program for the school’s annual Seafood Fest.  Students in the program, along with CCCC staff members were able to sample and enjoy the dishes that were prepared.

Career Center staff members and guests were treated to an exceptional culinary fare today as students in the school’s Culinary Arts program prepared a smorgasbord of seafood delights in celebration of the close of the school year.
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Student ambassadors speak at Coshocton Rotary club meeting

Metal Fabrication senior Nate Dayton addresses the Coshocton Rotary Club members at an April 24th lunch meeting.  Dayton spoke about his leadership experiences as a Career Center student ambassador, his community service activities and his future plans, after graduation.  His visit was part of the club’s Student Showcase program.

Beginning earlier this semester, Coshocton County Career Center student leaders were asked to participate in the Coshocton Rotary Club’s Student Showcase, a program to allow student leaders to speak about their achievements and future plans.

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Students make SAFE PROM pledge

Auto Tech junior Chip Matthews (RWHS) signs the Career Center’s Safe Prom pledge sheet in a school assembly, Tuesday, April 24.  Matthews, along with 127 other students, has committed to remain drug and alcohol-free during this year’s prom season.

One hundred, twenty-eight Coshocton County Career Center students who plan to attend their high school’s prom made a commitment to play-it-safe this year, as the school kicked off its annual Safe Prom campaign for CCCC students.  Continue reading

Keene kindergarten students learn about careers in law enforcement

Seth Roof, a junior in the Criminal Justice program at the Coshocton County Career Center, reads a book to Keene Elementary School’s kindergarteners, describing the duties of a police officer.

Approximately 30 kindergarteners got the chance to learn a little more about the job of a police officer today, when Coshocton County Career Center student ambassador and Criminal Justice junior Seth Roof paid them a visit.

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Students participate in Port Authority-sponsored Entrepreneur Workshop

Career Center seniors Mary Mace, Luke Mathias and Chris Maloy take a break during the Entrepreneur Seminar, sponsored by Coshocton Port Authority and facilitated by Kent State University’s Small Business Development Center.

Three Coshocton County Career Center seniors, all student ambassadors, got the chance to participate in a local workshop hosted by the Coshocton Port Authority and conducted by Kent State University’s Small Business Development Center.  The event, attended by several community members, took place at COTC’s Coshocton Campus, Friday morning, April 13. 

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