Proud of our OVCTC FFA members. They had a great day at the State FFA Convention! 16 students were recognized for earning the prestigious State FFA Degree! Two of our first place teams crossed the stage for recognition in both AG and Industrial Diagnostics and Dairy Cattle! The students represented us well and had many successes to celebrate as we rounded out our FFA Convention experience in Columbus!
Enjoying the Ohio State FFA convention! Members have been able to see the exhibits at the Columbus Zoo, take a “Blue and Gold” tour through The Ohio State University Ag Campus, see The Shoe, and ready to see a great session!
A very first in the history of CTC FFA! Our poultry team of (L to R) Drew Kreml, Aly McCann, Luke Parks, and Christian Gerth placed 6th in the state Friday at The Ohio State University. These students were 7th going into preliminaries and had worked very hard to polish their oral reasons skills and handling techniques. Prior to finals, students took a test, identified many parts, and graded eggs based on interior and exterior egg quality. None of these students had much if any experience previously with poultry. There hard work paid off with earning the first ever state plaque for poultry evaluation. We also get Aly and Drew back next year as senior leaders of the team! Special thanks to Mr. Snyder for helping the team this year and the many others who were willing to assist us in any way. We also appreciate Crum Farm Supply helping us secure our 100 broilers each year for our meat processing project at school. This has given our students a new avenue of learning; as can be seen from this experience!
HCT juniors have finished up the clinical portion of the Ohio STNA program. They will be taking the state exam in 2 weeks.
Auto Tech Students changed the oil and filter and did a preventative maintenance on the CTC Van plus a wash job and cleaning ! Getting experience for a Great career.
Our Culinary Arts students are bringing the flavor to the workforce!
Our talented Culinary Arts program catered, an OhioMeansJobs event! From planning the menu to plating the final dish, our students are gaining real-world experience while showcasing their skills for local employers and community leaders.
Congratulations to our State FFA Degree recipients for 2025!
OVCTC FFA Dairy team wins state and moves on to nationals! Beau Hesler placed 2nd individually and was top overall in oral reasons. Isabella Crum was 9th overall, Caleb DeAtley 11th, and MaRhea Unger was 14th. They will be going across the stage at convention next week to get their first place banner, and will compete at nationals this fall!
Big thanks to Steve Wolfe, our Facilities & Maintenance Director, and Cole Garlesky from Cole’s Coatings for taking the time to work with several of our students! Their collaboration on researching and presenting the addition of powder coating equipment is helping us explore exciting upgrades across our Welding, Auto Tech, Ag Business, Ag Mechanics, and Precision Machining programs. This kind of hands-on learning and industry connection is what Career Tech is all about!
2025 OVCTC FFA Ag Day in the books! The day started off a little cooler but ended sunny and warm! Nearly 700 students were able to come and experience a fun-filled day with lots of activities. We are so happy to experience this with all of our schools in the county and glad everyone could attend. We look forward to doing it again at about the same time next year! We would like to recognize the following people who helped make our event a success in addition to the many students who participated in making the day possible: Winchester Wholesale, Holly Johnson and guests, Adams County Rural Water District, West Union EMS and Fire Department, Hannah Griffith - Ohio Holstein Queen and Southern Hills Dairy, Adams Co Farm Bureau, Bill Wickerham - Adams County Wildlife Specialist, Jenny Richards - Shawnee Parks Naturalist, Jenny Stoneking - OSU ag agent Adams county, Cory Bess and his crew at Bess Performance Horses, the Adams County Agriculture Society, Kenny McCann and family, the OVCTC Early Childhood Class and Mrs. Amy Hoop, Hometown Pizza, Rachel Hamilton, and Raines Farms and Greenhouses.
Our Construction Tech students are nailing! From start to finish, these future pros took on a full-scale project: building a custom picnic table. They started by researching blueprints that minimized waste, used Kreg pocket screws for a clean, durable finish, created a materials budget, purchased the lumber themselves, and brought the design to life with precision—all while meeting the customer’s exact specs.
Now, they’re taking it a step further by marketing these picnic tables to the community for $350.00. Just in time for summer cookouts and backyard fun!
We want to wish Mr. Alex Snyder the best as he wraps up his student teaching experience with The Ohio State University tomorrow. Mr. Snyder has been teaching with Mr. Rhonemus in the Ag Business program at the CTC since January, and has done a phenomenal job and has learned a lot along the way. He has accepted a position as the North Adams Middle school ag instructor for the 2025-2026 school year, and will be starting this summer once all approval and licensure criteria has been met. Mr. Snyder also serves in the Army Reserves and was able to share with the CTC students today about what he does within the military. Very excited to call him one of ours in the Ohio Valley school district as we proudly support our military and Mr. Snyder’s service. We all want to wish Alex the best of luck in his future teaching career and we are glad the students and staff at OVCTC could be a part of his experience!
The Culinary Arts students are whipping up some serious talent! Today, they’ve been busy perfecting their cake-making and decorating skills—and let’s just say, these masterpieces look as good as they taste! Stay tuned for more sweet success from our future pastry pros!
OVCTC FFA had an environmental and natural resources team make it to the finals. The team of (front row L to R) Isabella Crum, Hannah Hauke, ( back row L to R) Luke Parks, and Christian Gerth placed tenth in the finals, held at the Farm Science Review’s Gwynne conservation center, and will receive a state plaque! Thanks to Martin McAllister for some tips that helped our team move up. This contest is very extensive and includes soil testing, water testing and quality testing, environmental decisions, GPS operation, surveying and slope, stream health, and manure waste management decision making. The team had to make a presentation earlier on and worked hard to get better to make the top ten in Ohio FFA.
Experience Builder week in AG mech at the CTC. Web xams are complete. The students gained real world experience while gaining their Forklift and Man lift Certifications. Great job! Pioneers work!!
Thank you to the Hesler family and LeDel Acres Dairy for allowing our teams to workout on three great classes of jerseys. Lee, Areena, Dusty, and Collin put together classes and took time on a Sunday to listen to our students give reasons on their placings. The Heslers’ have been long time supporters of FFA programs in our county and OVCTC appreciates the willingness they have to help.
A big thank you to Kokosing Construction Company for taking the time to visit our students and sharing the many exciting career opportunities available in the construction field! Your team provided valuable insight into the industry and inspired the next generation. We appreciate your partnership and commitment to workforce development!
Congratulations to our newest National Technical Honor Society inductees!
We are incredibly proud of the students who were recently inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. This achievement reflects their dedication, leadership, and excellence in their career and technical education programs. These students are setting the standard for success, and we can’t wait to see what they accomplish next!
Thank you to Chad and Hannah Griffith and Southern Hills Holsteins for allowing us to interrupt milking and practice for our upcoming dairy cattle finals. Chad put together two good cow classes for us to evaluate and even listened to reasons by the team and provided great input for each student. Hannah is also the state Holstein queen this year and we are excited to have her join us for Kindergarten Ag day to promote the dairy industry!
Kiersten Spires, Clinical Doctor of Audiology student at The Ohio State University, visited juniors from the Teaching Professions program today. She shared about the many possibilities in the field of audiology and discussed the importance that teachers play in identifying student needs in this field. Her expertise provided our students with wonderful insight and a better understanding of professions within this career pathway. While visiting she shared some important tips and information about the care and safety of our ears and the next steps to pursuing a career as an audiologist. We thank her for taking time to speak to our students.
