MVCTC Nursing Program Lauded
By Lynn Minneman
The Miami Valley Career Technology Center’s adult division practical nursing program won an award from the Ohio School Boards Association for outstanding student program. The award is judged by a panel of educators at Miami University.
To qualify, the program must focus on student achievement.
The Southwest region consists of 159 school districts in 17 counties with about 425,000 students in the region.
MVCTC also received a second award for its career camp, held for junior high school students one week each summer.
The adult practical nursing program began in January1993. The one- year, 40-week program is conducted with both classroom and clinical education. Because of the nursing shortage, facilities for clinical experience for the students are offered for free.
In 2004, adult practical nursing classes moved to the VA Medical Center, which offered a well-designed medical environment. The program has several satellites, with one at the Brethren Home in Greenville that offers health care training for Mercer and Darke counties.
This year, a pilot program began in connection with Kettering/ Grandview hospitals’ nursing education programs in which 20 students in their fourth quarter of practical nursing are sent through the Kettering nursing program with clinicals and stipends available to those who qualify.
The adult practical nursing program, in its 12th year, has a more than 90 percent pass rate for the Ohio licensing test, a 90 percent attendance rate and a 100 percent job placement rate.
MVCTC students attend boot camp
The business information technology classes at MVCTC attended a boot camp obstacle course in honor of Veterans Day.
A first-place award and a boot camp 2005 trophy were presented to the interactive multimedia team of Anthony Faulkner, a senior from Northmont; Tylor Sweatt, a senior from Tippecanoe; and Nathan Weller, a senior from Eaton. The three were top winners in the belly crawl, tricycle course and hula hoop events.
Meanwhile, the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps at the school held a ceremony at the flag pole with other students in observance of Veterans Day.
The clerical services class also held a drive to collect used books and tapes for the VA Medical Center’s library, and American flags, signs and pictures were displayed in the activity center highlighting members of the MVCTC secondary staff who are veterans.
Themed food selections were offered in the cafeteria, and all students received a special Veterans Day message by e-mail.
The day ended with Brandon Taylor of New Lebanon, playing Taps on the school announcements.
Local woman joins AmeriCorps
Lori Brown of Dayton was sworn into the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps in October in Washington, DC.
Brown was chosen from thousand of applicants. The program draws inspiration from the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930s.
Brown’s first project will involve working as a team leader for group of 18- to 24-year-olds.
Before going to Washington, she completed a two-month intensive training program including disaster relief, CPR and leadership.
The AmeriCorps commitment is 11 months, and team members help with community needs through service projects on environmental issues, education, public safety, homeland security and disaster relief.
The last 10 months after training members are stationed at one of five campuses throughout the United States and complete 1,700 hours of community services.
Brown is among 117 members and 17 team leaders assigned to the Capital Region Campus in Washington, D.C., serving communities in and around the District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
In exchange for service, AmeriCorps members receive $4,725 to help with college or repay college loans. AmeriCorps, administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service, has many programs with no upper age limits.
For more information on applying or the program visit www.americorps.org or call (800) 942-26777.
Brown graduated from Northmont High School in 1999 and Ohio State University in 2003.
Students in the news
– Paul W. Barnes, son of David and Wilma Barnes of Trotwood, has been named to the Ohio Northern University dean’s list. He is a senior majoring in sports management.
– Andrew T. Michel, son of Theodore and Belinda Michel of Clayton, has been named to the Ohio Northern University dean’s list. He is a freshman majoring in electrical engineering.
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