(Photo Cutlines: Members of the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School Multimedia and Design Program garnered first place during the state Business Professionals of America Leadership Conference this month, earning a trip to the nationals for their broadcast news team. Pictured are, from left, Tristan Lewis, Lauren Segle, Zoe Zuelsdorf, and Danielle Myler. Students participating in the web category also earned third place in their category. That team included Chance Dailey and Jasmine Savage.)
JCJVS Multimedia Team Going to National BPA Conference
BLOOMINGDALE-Two teams from the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School Multimedia and Design program are celebrating after placing in separate categories during the Ohio Business Professionals of America Leadership Conference, including a first-place finish that scored one group a trip to the nationals.
Instructor Natalie Campana-Lucas and the broadcast news team of Lauren Segle, Danielle Myler, Tristan Lewis and Zoe Zuelsdorf will head to Anaheim, Calif., on May 6-10, where they will compete with thousands of students from across the country during the 2015 National Leadership Conference. It marks a first for Campana-Lucas and the team, and they couldn’t be more thrilled.
The 49th annual state BPA event was held March 12-13 in Columbus and the broadcast team was selected for its WJVS news program, which featured such stories as the Multimedia students’ Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Academic Competition award for their “Let’s Aviate!” App and led to a visit from U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) this past fall. Meanwhile, the web team of Jasmine Savage and Chance Dailey earned 10th place for their original travel agency website. About 5,000 students from 19 regions took part and Campana-Lucas, who advises the school BPA team with Interactive Technologies Instructor Chris Fenstermaker, was proud of the students. She said they worked diligently to complete their projects despite snow days that closed schools this winter.
The broadcast category yielded approximately 23 teams while the web design portion had 18 teams competing. The top 10 teams in each category were called to the stage and the broadcast group gained the top spot. Campana-Lucas said the categories were fiercely competitive and the judge’s comments referred to the broadcast team’s entry as “an amazing presentation [with] nice motion graphics,” while the travel site earned kudos for its overall appearance both on the computer and in mobile device form.
“This is the first time in a while that we’ve placed with the web,” she added. “All of the photographs were given by friends of the JVS. They built a travel agency site and everything they did was original.”
“I’m happy,” Savage noted.
Segle, whose group also placed first at regionals in January, said the team worked on their project since later that month. They also toured WTOV-TV and gained some insight from actual news directors and producers to fine tune their submission. She said the same submission will be tweaked and entered into the national contest.
“We’ll be going against up to 100 groups,” Segle added. “We have to refine the video using suggested improvements [from state conference officials] and will present it like we did at the states.”
She also credited Myler for her skills as a team leader and for editing the project. Should the team make it to the final round at nationals, they will be instructed to create and submit a new project within a matter of several hours.
Myler thanked the teachers and staff for their support as the team strived to achieve its goal. Campana-Lucas echoed those sentiments, saying it was a real community effort.
"Our school came together, gave resources to our kids and supported them in their bid to represent Ohio at the nationals,” she said.
The national conference, titled “Imagine, Believe, Become,” will include 5,000 conference delegates from across the nation to participate in national level business skills competitions, workshops, general sessions, and the national officer candidate campaigns and elections. Besides having the opportunity to excel, they'll experience the city of Anaheim. For now, the broadcast team is looking to plan fundraisers to defray costs of the trip and is seeking community support in that endeavor.
BPA is a national organization for high school, college, and middle school students preparing for careers in business and information technology. The organization's activities and programs complement classroom instruction by giving students practical experience through application of the skills learned at school. It acts as a cohesive agent in the nationwide networking of education and business and industry and contributes to the preparation of a world-class workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship, academic, and technological skills. BPA is assisted in this endeavor with financial support from corporations and companies including American Institute of CPAs, Certiport and Next Step Academy, who sponsor BPA's National Leadership Conference, and member career building programs and scholarships.
For more information about the fundraisers, contact Campana-Lucas at the school at (740) 264-5545.
JCJVS Multimedia Team Going to National BPA Conference
BLOOMINGDALE-Two teams from the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School Multimedia and Design program are celebrating after placing in separate categories during the Ohio Business Professionals of America Leadership Conference, including a first-place finish that scored one group a trip to the nationals.
Instructor Natalie Campana-Lucas and the broadcast news team of Lauren Segle, Danielle Myler, Tristan Lewis and Zoe Zuelsdorf will head to Anaheim, Calif., on May 6-10, where they will compete with thousands of students from across the country during the 2015 National Leadership Conference. It marks a first for Campana-Lucas and the team, and they couldn’t be more thrilled.
The 49th annual state BPA event was held March 12-13 in Columbus and the broadcast team was selected for its WJVS news program, which featured such stories as the Multimedia students’ Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Academic Competition award for their “Let’s Aviate!” App and led to a visit from U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) this past fall. Meanwhile, the web team of Jasmine Savage and Chance Dailey earned 10th place for their original travel agency website. About 5,000 students from 19 regions took part and Campana-Lucas, who advises the school BPA team with Interactive Technologies Instructor Chris Fenstermaker, was proud of the students. She said they worked diligently to complete their projects despite snow days that closed schools this winter.
The broadcast category yielded approximately 23 teams while the web design portion had 18 teams competing. The top 10 teams in each category were called to the stage and the broadcast group gained the top spot. Campana-Lucas said the categories were fiercely competitive and the judge’s comments referred to the broadcast team’s entry as “an amazing presentation [with] nice motion graphics,” while the travel site earned kudos for its overall appearance both on the computer and in mobile device form.
“This is the first time in a while that we’ve placed with the web,” she added. “All of the photographs were given by friends of the JVS. They built a travel agency site and everything they did was original.”
“I’m happy,” Savage noted.
Segle, whose group also placed first at regionals in January, said the team worked on their project since later that month. They also toured WTOV-TV and gained some insight from actual news directors and producers to fine tune their submission. She said the same submission will be tweaked and entered into the national contest.
“We’ll be going against up to 100 groups,” Segle added. “We have to refine the video using suggested improvements [from state conference officials] and will present it like we did at the states.”
She also credited Myler for her skills as a team leader and for editing the project. Should the team make it to the final round at nationals, they will be instructed to create and submit a new project within a matter of several hours.
Myler thanked the teachers and staff for their support as the team strived to achieve its goal. Campana-Lucas echoed those sentiments, saying it was a real community effort.
"Our school came together, gave resources to our kids and supported them in their bid to represent Ohio at the nationals,” she said.
The national conference, titled “Imagine, Believe, Become,” will include 5,000 conference delegates from across the nation to participate in national level business skills competitions, workshops, general sessions, and the national officer candidate campaigns and elections. Besides having the opportunity to excel, they'll experience the city of Anaheim. For now, the broadcast team is looking to plan fundraisers to defray costs of the trip and is seeking community support in that endeavor.
BPA is a national organization for high school, college, and middle school students preparing for careers in business and information technology. The organization's activities and programs complement classroom instruction by giving students practical experience through application of the skills learned at school. It acts as a cohesive agent in the nationwide networking of education and business and industry and contributes to the preparation of a world-class workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship, academic, and technological skills. BPA is assisted in this endeavor with financial support from corporations and companies including American Institute of CPAs, Certiport and Next Step Academy, who sponsor BPA's National Leadership Conference, and member career building programs and scholarships.
For more information about the fundraisers, contact Campana-Lucas at the school at (740) 264-5545.
(Photo Cutline: Jefferson County Joint Vocational School seniors Becca Barker, Kylie Martin, and Markie Clark are presently conducting cosmetology internships at two local businesses to learn how to apply their training in the real world. They train at Signature Hair Design and Oscars Salon in Wintersville twice a week over a nine-week period and say the hands-on education they receive is invaluable.)
Cosmetology Internships Are A Cut Above
BLOOMINGDALE- Four senior cosmetology students at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School are gaining experience that’s a cut above the rest.
Seniors Makayla Ammon, Kylie Martin, Becca Barker, and Markie Clark are taking part in nine-week internships at two local salons to gain knowledge about working in the real world. They participate two nights a week at Signature Hair Design and Oscars Salon, both of which are located in Wintersville, and agree it is vastly different from getting an education at school.
Ammon, a student from the Edison Local School District, has relished her experience at Signature Hair Design. Her duties range from helping clean the shop to hair toning while under the supervision of a professional stylist.
“It’s just fun. You learn quicker ways of doing things than in the lab,” she said.
Ammon said the interest definitely runs her family since her aunt, a JCJVS alumna, trained in cosmetology and interned at Images Salon in Toronto. She later worked at the shop and currently owns the business. Ammon added that she herself initially studied another trade at JCJVS but found her calling in cosmetology.
“You get to do hair and work with clients from outside [the school],” she said as she recommended the program to others. “I like the friendliness and the girls are like my family.”
Martin, who also hails from Edison, agreed.
“I absolutely love it,” she said of her internship at Oscars Salon, which is also located in Wintersville. “They help you learn and explain what they do, plus they are all open to answering questions. I’m surprised how much I’ve learned.”
In addition to mixing colors and shampooing hair, she said she picked up some other useful tips of the trade.
Barker, an Indian Creek student, said she’s learned a lot while also training at Oscars.
“It’s a lot different when you are out there and you get things done. It opens your eyes a little bit,” she said. “I like the hands-on work.”
She was inspired by a neighbor who was a cosmetologist and found it to be second nature. Now she hopes to continue in the field.
Like Barker, Clark is enjoying the first-hand knowledge she’s gaining at Signature Hair Design.
“I like the hands-on work and the salon’s a totally different atmosphere,” added the Indian Creek student.
Clark said her original idea was to become a teacher but work in cosmetology along the way, but now she is eyeing a career in the beauty trade. She said the best thing about going to JCJVS was how it combined the basics of a school education with hands-on training.
Instructor Sondra Mount said the internships give students perspective about working in the field.
“The kids get to do things and they are excited. It really helps them get motivated to be in that environment,” said Mount.
A total of 27 juniors and seniors participate in the cosmetology program and work with mannequins and real people, providing everything from cuts, perms and coloring to facials and manicures. The program serves public clients on Tuesdays from 11:42 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Thursdays from 12:26 to 2:30 p.m. with no chemical treatments, and Fridays from 11:05 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For more information, contact the JCJVS at (740) 264-5545.
Cosmetology Internships Are A Cut Above
BLOOMINGDALE- Four senior cosmetology students at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School are gaining experience that’s a cut above the rest.
Seniors Makayla Ammon, Kylie Martin, Becca Barker, and Markie Clark are taking part in nine-week internships at two local salons to gain knowledge about working in the real world. They participate two nights a week at Signature Hair Design and Oscars Salon, both of which are located in Wintersville, and agree it is vastly different from getting an education at school.
Ammon, a student from the Edison Local School District, has relished her experience at Signature Hair Design. Her duties range from helping clean the shop to hair toning while under the supervision of a professional stylist.
“It’s just fun. You learn quicker ways of doing things than in the lab,” she said.
Ammon said the interest definitely runs her family since her aunt, a JCJVS alumna, trained in cosmetology and interned at Images Salon in Toronto. She later worked at the shop and currently owns the business. Ammon added that she herself initially studied another trade at JCJVS but found her calling in cosmetology.
“You get to do hair and work with clients from outside [the school],” she said as she recommended the program to others. “I like the friendliness and the girls are like my family.”
Martin, who also hails from Edison, agreed.
“I absolutely love it,” she said of her internship at Oscars Salon, which is also located in Wintersville. “They help you learn and explain what they do, plus they are all open to answering questions. I’m surprised how much I’ve learned.”
In addition to mixing colors and shampooing hair, she said she picked up some other useful tips of the trade.
Barker, an Indian Creek student, said she’s learned a lot while also training at Oscars.
“It’s a lot different when you are out there and you get things done. It opens your eyes a little bit,” she said. “I like the hands-on work.”
She was inspired by a neighbor who was a cosmetologist and found it to be second nature. Now she hopes to continue in the field.
Like Barker, Clark is enjoying the first-hand knowledge she’s gaining at Signature Hair Design.
“I like the hands-on work and the salon’s a totally different atmosphere,” added the Indian Creek student.
Clark said her original idea was to become a teacher but work in cosmetology along the way, but now she is eyeing a career in the beauty trade. She said the best thing about going to JCJVS was how it combined the basics of a school education with hands-on training.
Instructor Sondra Mount said the internships give students perspective about working in the field.
“The kids get to do things and they are excited. It really helps them get motivated to be in that environment,” said Mount.
A total of 27 juniors and seniors participate in the cosmetology program and work with mannequins and real people, providing everything from cuts, perms and coloring to facials and manicures. The program serves public clients on Tuesdays from 11:42 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Thursdays from 12:26 to 2:30 p.m. with no chemical treatments, and Fridays from 11:05 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For more information, contact the JCJVS at (740) 264-5545.
(Two Photos: The Harry E. Scott Jr. Memorial Scholarship will benefit electrical trades students at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School who plan to study for a career in that field. A $1,000 scholarship will be given each year in honor of a JCJVS alumnus who studied electrical trades and was announced by his mother. Pictured are, from left, Billy Petrella, owner of Petrella Wealth Management; Jane A. Scott, who created the scholarship program; Karen Spoonemore, JCJVS treasurer; and Rick Bell, electrical trades instructor at the school. Not pictured is Harry E. Scott Sr.
Scholarship Benefits Electrical Trades Students at JVS
BLOOMINGDALE-The legacy of a Jefferson County Joint Vocational School alumnus will benefit graduates for years to come after a new scholarship program was announced on Tuesday.
The Harry E. Scott Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund was established by Jane A. Scott, FNP-BC, CDE, and owner of the Diabetes Education Center in Steubenville, in honor of her late son who graduated from the JCJVS Electrical Trades program in 1994. Harry was certified in low and high voltage maintenance and repair and worked in a deep coal mine in Powhatan Point. He was a 37-year-old husband and father of three when he passed away following a motorcycle accident in 2011. Since then, his mother sought to help others and carry on something he often did in life.
“My son was in the electrical department at the JVS and he loved it here,” Scott said. “Harry was a very community-minded person and helped veterans and children. I had the scholarship in mind and this was Harry’s love. Now he can help other kids.”
Scott worked with Billy Petrella, owner of Petrella Wealth Management of Wintersville, and established the scholarship through her Donor Advised Fund.
Petrella said the annual scholarship program will provide $1,000 to a senior graduating from the electrical trades program to continue his or her studies in the electrical field or an electrical engineering program at an accredited institution of higher learning. The schools are not limited to four-year universities and may also include community colleges, PTI, or union training programs related to the electrical field. To be eligible, students must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and provide proof of acceptance to a university or other accredited site. Funding may only be used for tuition, room and board, books, or technology or lab fees. One scholarship will be given each year until funds are depleted. Applications will be taken starting Feb. 1 with the recipient to be announced during the Senior Recognition around June.
Rick Bell, electrical trades instructor at JCJVS, remembered Harry as a student and said the scholarship leaves a lasting legacy for future graduates.
“This was very generous,” Bell said. “It’s a great way to remember a person. It’s important to carry it on and his memory lives on through this.”
Bell’s class presently includes 12 seniors and 17 juniors, while many of last year’s graduates have gone on to work in the field. At that time, he said four students were already employed before graduation with two others later gaining jobs and another seven continuing their education.
“It can help our kids,” added JCJVS Treasurer Karen Spoonemore. “This could make a difference.”
Scott said she was pleased to help, especially since it honors her son.
“I want him to be remembered for the great guy he was. I’m hoping to do this scholarship here and keep his memory alive,” Scott said. “The JVS helped my son, and hopefully others will come and further their education from here.”
For more information about contributing to a scholarship or helping with other charity needs, contact Scott at (740) 275-4936 or Petrella at (740) 314-8240.
Scholarship Benefits Electrical Trades Students at JVS
BLOOMINGDALE-The legacy of a Jefferson County Joint Vocational School alumnus will benefit graduates for years to come after a new scholarship program was announced on Tuesday.
The Harry E. Scott Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund was established by Jane A. Scott, FNP-BC, CDE, and owner of the Diabetes Education Center in Steubenville, in honor of her late son who graduated from the JCJVS Electrical Trades program in 1994. Harry was certified in low and high voltage maintenance and repair and worked in a deep coal mine in Powhatan Point. He was a 37-year-old husband and father of three when he passed away following a motorcycle accident in 2011. Since then, his mother sought to help others and carry on something he often did in life.
“My son was in the electrical department at the JVS and he loved it here,” Scott said. “Harry was a very community-minded person and helped veterans and children. I had the scholarship in mind and this was Harry’s love. Now he can help other kids.”
Scott worked with Billy Petrella, owner of Petrella Wealth Management of Wintersville, and established the scholarship through her Donor Advised Fund.
Petrella said the annual scholarship program will provide $1,000 to a senior graduating from the electrical trades program to continue his or her studies in the electrical field or an electrical engineering program at an accredited institution of higher learning. The schools are not limited to four-year universities and may also include community colleges, PTI, or union training programs related to the electrical field. To be eligible, students must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and provide proof of acceptance to a university or other accredited site. Funding may only be used for tuition, room and board, books, or technology or lab fees. One scholarship will be given each year until funds are depleted. Applications will be taken starting Feb. 1 with the recipient to be announced during the Senior Recognition around June.
Rick Bell, electrical trades instructor at JCJVS, remembered Harry as a student and said the scholarship leaves a lasting legacy for future graduates.
“This was very generous,” Bell said. “It’s a great way to remember a person. It’s important to carry it on and his memory lives on through this.”
Bell’s class presently includes 12 seniors and 17 juniors, while many of last year’s graduates have gone on to work in the field. At that time, he said four students were already employed before graduation with two others later gaining jobs and another seven continuing their education.
“It can help our kids,” added JCJVS Treasurer Karen Spoonemore. “This could make a difference.”
Scott said she was pleased to help, especially since it honors her son.
“I want him to be remembered for the great guy he was. I’m hoping to do this scholarship here and keep his memory alive,” Scott said. “The JVS helped my son, and hopefully others will come and further their education from here.”
For more information about contributing to a scholarship or helping with other charity needs, contact Scott at (740) 275-4936 or Petrella at (740) 314-8240.