Amber Smith (center) takes first place in the Early Childhood Education program’s Teacher Resource Kit contest at the Coshocton County Career Center. She is flanked by Ben McCormick, Hopewell Preschool instructor and Shannon Shontz, Hopewell School principal, judges for this year’s competition. Smith will now advance to the FCCLA – Early Childhood Education regional contest in Granville in early March.

Last Friday marked a ‘first’ for the Coshocton County Career Center. Eighteen students in the school’s Early Childhood Education program competed for the chance to represent their school and program in the 65th annual FCCLA Skills Contests, set to take place at Granville Middle School on Saturday, March 3. Continue reading →

C&G Systems Engineer Casey Jones watches as Metal Fabrication junior Tyler Krieger makes adjustments to the program controlling the plasma cutting arc on the HyperTherm Edge-Ti system, newly-installed in the Career Center’s Metal Fabrication lab. Casey spent two-days installing the system and training students on its use.

With recent growth in the need for industrial sector laborers, the Career Center is preparing to address some of these skill gaps by introducing new computer numeric control systems its industrial programs. Continue reading →

River View sophomores Bailey Moore (left) and Nick Good (right) learn to scale a tree trunk while visiting the Natural Resources program during yesterday’s sophomore visitation day at the Coshocton County Career Center.  Supervising is NR program instructor Tim Kilpatrick.

Approximately 350 county sophomores came to the Coshocton County Career Center for a special visit designed to give them more information about training for specific career-technical jobs of the future. The school hosted the teens in each of their programs of study, Thursday, December 8 and Friday, December  9. Continue reading →

Career Center Student Council officer Heather Sees serves slices of pie and dessert topping to students and staff during their hosting of the annual Career Center Thanksgiving lunch, Tuesday, November 22.

Coshocton County Career Center’s Student Council members hosted a Thanksgiving lunch for Career Center students and staff, Tuesday, November 22, during both lunch periods. Continue reading →

Health Careers student ambassador Taylor Tatro explains arteriosclerosis to Ridgewood Middle School fourth grade students, while discussing careers in the health technologies industry. Career Center students and staff members visited the school to conduct a career exploration activity, Friday, November 18th.

Ninety fourth-grade students at Ridgewood Middle School spent their Social Studies class period exploring careers that might fit their interests and getting a little hands-on experience in two of them. Kathy Blust, fourth-grade teacher and the school’s guidance counselor Leslie Dulgar coordinated a special career exploration activity, which involved students and staff of the Coshocton County Career Center on Friday, November 18th. Continue reading →

Natural Resources junior Deanna Heck prepares to operate a backhoe, practicing for her heavy equipment certification through NCCER, National Center for Construction Education and Research. This certification is new to the program’s curriculum. Metal Fabrication and Building Trades also offer students certifications.

Career-tech education for high schoolers has been evolving dramatically, particularly over the last decade. Schools across the state are being asked to prove their graduates technical and career competencies in ways that are standardized and relevant to today’s business and industry. Continue reading →