It’s so nice to be writing a TGIF posting and not be worrying about the weather! How long has it been since that happened?!? What a beautiful couple of days it’s been—a sure sign that spring is coming soon to reward us for making it through a very difficult winter.
Monday evening, Nila Marquard, JoEtta Spain, and I attended the Rotary Honors Dessert which honors seniors in Logan County schools who have maintained a GPA of 3.5 or higher. I’m delighted to report that OHP had several students honored during this special event, and it was our honor to be there to recognize them. It’s only been during the last few years that we’ve been included with the other schools, and I believe it reflects our emphasis on higher standards and higher level academic courses. Our students have risen to the occasion and continue to make us proud!
On Wednesday, we had Leadership Logan County participants visit our building during their Education Day. Three of our staff members (Darlene Chiles, Shane Haggerty, and Deb Wortman) are participating in the program this year. The group toured our programs, heard about the adult, main campus, and satellite programs, and were served a wonderful lunch by our Culinary Arts students. It has been so nice to have more groups of this type visiting our campus and learning about what Ohio Hi-Point has to offer. These are current and future leaders of Logan County, and they’re a great group to educate so that they can go out and spread the good word! Thanks to JoEtta Spain for arranging and hosting their visit.
Wednesday evening, the Taste of Logan County was held here at OHP. While I couldn’t be here for the event, I’ve heard several positive comments. One community member that I saw after the event told me what a blessing it is to have a facility such as ours to host such activities. I did see our Facilities & Grounds staff setting up for the event; and I know that, as usual, they took very good care of our guests. Kudos to them for another fine job! As I’ve said before, our campus is a community resource, and it’s gratifying to know that our fine facilities are appreciated.
Thursday evening was our annual Appreciation Banquet during which we honor our Advisory Committees and other supporters in the community. It’s always one of my favorite events of the year! It is amazing how many members of our community come together to lend us their expertise and guidance to make our programs the absolute best, and seeing them all in one room is quite impressive. Thanks to all who assisted with arranging the banquet and to our staff members who hosted Advisory Committee Meetings prior to (or after) the banquet and made our guests feel welcome. And congratulations to the ProjectSEARCH Advisory Committee (and instructor Mary Jo Alstaetter) for receiving the Advisory Committee of the Year Award, and to Jeanne Bowman, Administrator at Memorial Hospital in Urbana, for receiving the Making a Difference Award. Recognition well deserved on everyone’s part!
Speaking of the Appreciation Banquet, I've been asked by a competitor in our Biggest Loser contest to plead with the "powers that be" to please postpone the weigh-in until Monday! This staff member feels it's just not fair to have to weigh-in the day after such a wonderful feast! I said I'd do my best, but I don't know that I have much pull here. From what I read in the e-mail updates, the competition is getting pretty aggressive. Good luck to all of you, and good for you for your health-conscious efforts!
Next Wednesday (March 19), the American Association of University Women will be hosting their annual Trivia Bee here at Ohio Hi-Point Career Center, and we have six of our very own staff members competing as a team! Please wish Pat Roby, Melissa Sizemore, Surena Neer, JoAnnVentresco, Caleb Lang, and Mark Davis the very best as they compete next week. We’re proud of Team Hi-Point; and with all that brain power, we know you’ll do just great!!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
March 7, 2008
Here I sit writing my TGIF again with another storm coming in! At least the timing of this one will hopefully let us get a full day of school in. Only in Ohio could we have an ice storm, a near-70-degree day, and a blizzard all in one week! Tuesday was eerily reminiscent of the ice storm of 2005. Fortunately, we didn’t get quite as much ice, the power outages were spotty and fairly short-lived rather than several counties wide and a week or more long, and not as many branches and trees fell (I think all the weak ones fell in 2005 and what’s left is pretty sturdy!) I know some of you have been without power since Tuesday evening, and I hope you’re all back up and running by now.
This seems like such a quick week with one day out already. But I know we’ve got a lot of activity going on with spring activities, including competitive events, OGT preparation, and end-of-quarter work in classes. Some of you (including students!) have actually begged me not to cancel or delay school—I know it really wreaks havoc on schedules. Believe me, I operate on the philosophy that we’re in the business of holding school, and I won’t interrupt the schedule unless it’s absolutely necessary. But when school busses can’t roll, we just can’t get the students here. I do appreciate your patience and flexibility in making sure the “show goes on” and that our students have these opportunities with as much continuity as possible.
I can’t write this TGIF without taking time to thank our Facilities and Grounds crew. They have had a heck of a winter this year keeping up with snow and ice—mostly ice, which is even tougher to deal with! Just know that they are hard at work and in touch with me in the very early hours of the morning doing everything possible to get our campus ready—often against impossible odds as snow and ice continue to fall. We all owe them our gratitude for the great work they do under very difficult conditions.
As far as my activities this week, I’ve mostly been catching up in the office while it’s been quiet! On Thursday, I did participate in the monthly session of the Union County Leadership Institute and heard from local government officials. We have a new State Representative from the 83rd District, Dave Burke from Marysville. I had spoken with him by phone prior to the election and had a chance to speak with him Thursday. He is somewhat familiar with career-technical education; his uncle taught plumbing at Tri-Rivers Career Center in Marion. He told me he has the utmost respect for what we do and he looks forward to visiting our campus and learning more about our programs. I’ll certainly make sure we get him here and bring him up to date on the new opportunities available through CTE!
Don’t forget to “spring forward” on your clocks this Saturday night (and let’s focus on the “spring” part—it’s on its way!) Have a restful and be safe if you have to go out!
This seems like such a quick week with one day out already. But I know we’ve got a lot of activity going on with spring activities, including competitive events, OGT preparation, and end-of-quarter work in classes. Some of you (including students!) have actually begged me not to cancel or delay school—I know it really wreaks havoc on schedules. Believe me, I operate on the philosophy that we’re in the business of holding school, and I won’t interrupt the schedule unless it’s absolutely necessary. But when school busses can’t roll, we just can’t get the students here. I do appreciate your patience and flexibility in making sure the “show goes on” and that our students have these opportunities with as much continuity as possible.
I can’t write this TGIF without taking time to thank our Facilities and Grounds crew. They have had a heck of a winter this year keeping up with snow and ice—mostly ice, which is even tougher to deal with! Just know that they are hard at work and in touch with me in the very early hours of the morning doing everything possible to get our campus ready—often against impossible odds as snow and ice continue to fall. We all owe them our gratitude for the great work they do under very difficult conditions.
As far as my activities this week, I’ve mostly been catching up in the office while it’s been quiet! On Thursday, I did participate in the monthly session of the Union County Leadership Institute and heard from local government officials. We have a new State Representative from the 83rd District, Dave Burke from Marysville. I had spoken with him by phone prior to the election and had a chance to speak with him Thursday. He is somewhat familiar with career-technical education; his uncle taught plumbing at Tri-Rivers Career Center in Marion. He told me he has the utmost respect for what we do and he looks forward to visiting our campus and learning more about our programs. I’ll certainly make sure we get him here and bring him up to date on the new opportunities available through CTE!
Don’t forget to “spring forward” on your clocks this Saturday night (and let’s focus on the “spring” part—it’s on its way!) Have a restful and be safe if you have to go out!
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