Ohio Valley Career & Technical Center

📚 Every Day Counts for Your Child’s Success! 📚

Attendance Matters – being in school every day makes a big difference. Missing just 2 days a month adds up—and by state definition, a student may be considered chronically absent.

✅ If your child must be absent, please remember to send in a parent note or doctor’s note so the absence can be excused.
✅ The Ohio Department of Education’s goal for the 25–26 school year is to reduce chronic absenteeism to 14.5% or less.

Let’s work together to build good habits now—because Strive for 5, Every Day Counts! 🌟

#AttendanceMatters #StriveFor5 #EveryDayCounts

📅✨ September is Attendance Awareness Month! ✨📅

Showing up matters — every single day! Did you know that regular school attendance is one of the biggest predictors of student success? When students are in school, they are learning, building relationships, and preparing for a bright future. 🌟

This year, each school in the Adams County Ohio Valley School District has an Attendance Banner proudly displayed to remind us of our goal:

✅ Strive for 5 (fewer than 5 absences all year)
✅ Every Day Counts

A special shout-out to the talented students in the WUHS FORGE Lab who designed and created these banners for our schools! 🙌 Their work is helping spread the important message that attendance matters.

Let’s work together to build strong habits, encourage one another, and celebrate the power of showing up. 💪📚

#AttendanceMatters #StriveFor5 #EveryDayCounts #ACOVSD

📚 Attendance Matters! 📚

Good school attendance is key to your success! Did you know that missing just 2 days of school each month—for any reason—can label a student as chronically absent according to the state of Ohio? 😮

If you ever do need to miss, make sure to bring a parent note or doctor’s note to have the absence excused. Every day counts toward your success! ✅

#AttendanceMatters #EveryDayCounts

📚✨ WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL, ACOVSD STUDENTS! ✨📚

📢 ATTENDANCE MATTERS!

💪 STRIVE for 5 - ✅ Every Day Counts

🚨 Chronic absenteeism is a nationwide challenge—and we need your help to turn it around.

What is it? Missing 10% or more of the school year (about 18 days) for ANY reason—excused or unexcused. Even tardies count toward this number.

📊 Last year: 27.7% of ACOVSD students were chronically absent.

🎯 State Goal (ODEW): 14.5% or less

Let’s work together to make this our best year yet—show up, stay engaged, and succeed!

#AttendanceMatters #ACOVSD #StriveFor5 #EveryDayCounts

Adams County Ohio Valley Students Take Big Steps Toward Bright Futures Through Summer Programs & Certifications

This summer, several students from the Adams County Ohio Valley School District made the most of their break by participating in hands-on career programs and extended certification trainings—all part of a continued investment in their futures. These students, made up of recent graduates and rising seniors, chose to take bold steps toward career success by engaging in real-world experiences designed to align with their individual goals and pathways.

These opportunities were made possible through the GRIT Project in Adams County, which partnered closely with students to help them understand their career assessment results and identify paths that matched their strengths and interests. GRIT coordinated with a variety of partners to make these summer programs a success, including:

• OhioMeansJobs (OMJ)

• Foundations for the Trades

• Shawnee State University

• Hocking College

• Tri-County Career Center

• Local community members who generously donated to ensure every student had what they needed to fully

  participate

We are proud to recognize the following students for their initiative, commitment, and courage to step forward into something new:

North Adams High School- Christopher Doughman, Robbie McClellan, Konner Rogers

Peebles High School - Allison Sissel, Braden McCann, Damien McCann, Isabella Farmer, Keira Delk, Carson Reed

West Union High School - Addison Lantz, Braylin Fields, Adriana Moman, Briceton Green, Lea McNeilan, Logan Caldwell, Nina McCann, Yasmine Munoz, James Smith, Kale Garrison

CTC - Emily Stapleton, Gracie Pollitt, Ida Vigal, Kiera Scott, Kennedi Dotson, Chase Lewis, Ryken Copas, Zach Shoemaker

Their willingness to invest in themselves—through certifications, training, and summer learning—reflects a powerful message: The future belongs to those who show up for it. These students showed up, and they shined.

To everyone who helped organize, guide, support, and believe in these students: thank you. We hope we haven’t missed anyone but know that your role was deeply valued. Because of you, doors were opened, needs were met, and futures were strengthened.