Top seniors honored

  • May 18, 2011
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Top seniors honored
                        
The Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce honored top seniors from the Wayne County Schools Career Center at the annual Senior Recognition Day breakfast at Wooster Country Club. Dr. Kip Crain, superintendent, welcomed the students, their career-technical teachers and their employers. “It is an honor and privilege to work with such talented, committed, hardworking staff and students,” said Crain. “These students are our very best. They set the standard for the rest; they are an inspiration for all.” He cited the students’ character, integrity, diligence, creativity and scholarship as some of the reasons the students were being honored. “They bring fresh ideas and dreams, and have a thirst for knowledge,” he said. Welding and metal fabrication instructor Mike Boggs gave the invocation, followed by a breakfast. Chamber president Jeff Griffin introduced speaker Daniel Plumly, of Critchfield, Critchfield and Johnston. “The career center and the chamber have been longtime partners,” said Griffin. “Criminal justice students recently helped with parking at one of our events.” Current chamber chairman of the board, Plumly spoke to the seniors about “becoming part of your community.” While stressing hard work, he said the first thing to remember was to show up. “You won’t get the opportunities you want or challenges you want,” if the boss sees that you are absent too often, he said. “When you show up, what do you do?” he asked them. “Be engaged when working. Know the business of your employer. Put in the time.” It’s hard to do a good job if you only work four or five hours a day, he told them. He quoted Thomas Edison, who once said, “Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.” “Be curious,” he advised. “What does your employer do? How do they do it?” He also encouraged them to be curious about people, know their names, and interact with them socially. The process of business, which often involves paperwork, is also important. “Understand why it’s important,” he told them. “Treat people as you would like to be treated,” he said, following the Golden Rule. “And don’t lose your temper, or you won’t have a job. “Remember, there are two sides to every story; there is more than just one set of facts,” Plumly continued. He said people should try to understand why others did what they did, or said what they said. Patience is another characteristic handy in the workplace, he said. “Be patient with others, paperwork, and your boss.” And, at the end of a long day, “Be thankful,” Plumly concluded. Be thankful that you have the health and energy to do your job, he told them. He recommended that they go to each teacher before they graduate and thank them. “They don’t have to be engaged in your life,” he said, “but they are. They care about you.” Each senior received a certificate from the chamber, presented by Griffin and principal Paul Brockett, who thanked the chamber for coordinating the event, and the employers for giving their time to the students. Students honored were: Dave Hayhurst, Triway, ag mechanics/power technologies; Tana Bachman, Triway, animal care and management; Aaron Gillispie, Wooster, auto technologies; Samuel Young, Norwayne, business and marketing technologies; Kyle Moreno, Wooster, computer networking. Andrew Forrer, Smithville, construction technologies; MacKenzie Devore, Smithville, cosmetology; Dru Badertscher, Wooster, criminal justice; Andrew Woodland, Smithville, culinary arts; Jenessa Miller, Smithville, dental assisting. Jessica Schartiger, Orrville, early childhood education and care; Chris Kubilus, Smithville, electronics and computer technologies; Derwin Loverink, Rittman, engineering technologies; Patience Pierson, Wooster, exercise science and sports medicine; Karen Smith, Triway, hospitality. Mark Kover, Dalton, interactive media; Kendra Miller, Waynedale, medical assisting; Cheyenne Heilman, Rittman, medical office management; Abby Steiner, Smithville, practical nursing; Jeffrey Harper, Northwestern, precision machining. Johanna Seager, Norwayne, pre-nursing; Justine Wagner, Chippewa, printing technologies; Lois Steiner, Rittman, teaching professions; Brian Miller, Northwestern, telecommunications/power transmission; Patrick Murphy, Norwayne, truck mechanics; and Jordon Petit, Norwayne, welding and metal fabrication.


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