Chardon High School juniors Jake Gabanic, Amy Kekish, Samantha Zarzour, Nayeli Orozco, Gabriella Simiele and Rylan White were among approximately 35 Auburn Career Center students...
National Technical Honor Society Inductees
Chardon High School juniors Jake Gabanic, Amy Kekish, Samantha Zarzour, Nayeli Orozco, Gabriella Simiele and Rylan White were among approximately 35 Auburn Career Center students inducted into ACC’s chapter of the National Technical Honor Society during a ceremony held at ACC on Feb. 17.
NTHS was established to create enthusiasm for scholarship and community service, promote leadership and encourage the development of character in all ACC students while celebrating their career and technical education accomplishments. To be eligible for membership in NTHS, a student must achieve and maintain an overall grade point average of 3.25 and a GPA of 3.5 for all ACC classes.
Chardon’s six inductees are first-year ACC students enrolled in the following programs: Production Welding and Technology (Jake); Patient Care Technology (Amy and Samantha); Allied Health Technology (Nayeli and Gabriella); and Architecture Project Management (Rylan).
“We are so very proud of this group of students and their leadership and scholarship,” said Chardon High School assistant principal and ACC liaison Amanda Bondi. “CHS values its relationship with Auburn and the opportunities they provide for our students to become career-ready individuals. We cannot wait to see what the future holds for these individuals.”
The Hilltoppers now join CHS seniors Charlotte Kurtz and Connor Rozic in holding the prestigious honor of NTHS membership. Charlotte and Connor, who were inducted into NTHS in February 2021, are now second-year NTHS members and second-year students in ACC’s Architecture Project Management, and Production and Welding Technology programs, respectively.
Sophomore Secures Internship
Congratulations to Chardon High School sophomore Jeffrey Kline who signed a student internship letter of intent presented by industrial solutions producer Solon Manufacturing Co. of Chardon on Feb. 16 during a brief ceremonial event held in the school’s library. The career-learning opportunity for Jeffrey also represents a milestone for the CHS CREW career-based program, which is co-advised and co-taught by CHS faculty members Tracey Britt and Kim Butala, in that it is the first student internship generated through the newly established career-navigation program.
The sophomore’s first day on the job began subsequent to the signing.
Jeffrey will gain production and engineering experience by interning one to two days per week. Solon Manufacturing is a producer of industrial solutions that include washer products, pressure switches, pneumatic valve actuators and gas density monitors for a wide variety of markets.
“The CREW, Chardon High School and the school district are excited for our partnership,” said Mrs. Butala. “Thank you to Solon Manufacturing for this wonderful opportunity for Jeffrey. And thank you to our school administrators for their support in helping to make this part of the CREW begin happening for Chardon High School students.”
The CHS CREW program is founded upon an industry-driven, work-based model that is designed to assist students as they navigate their futures, identifying their own personal 4E’s pathway after graduation whether through direct Employment, Enrollment into continuing education, Enlistment in the military and/or becoming an Entrepreneur.
100th Day at Munson
Munson Elementary School first-grade students celebrated the 100th day of the school year by participating in a variety of academic and physical activities organized as stations throughout the gymnasium on Jan. 28. Activities included stacking 100 cups as high as possible, doing 100 exercises, writing about what students think they will look like when they are 100, counting, bundling up 100 cotton swabs and writing what they would do with $100.
“We had parent volunteers helping us to run these stations,” said first-grade teacher Jennifer McClintock. “It was a lot of fun.”
