Why We Are Here

Achievers Honored

Director of Student Services Randy Smith welcomed over three hundred students, parents, relatives, associate school personnel and JVS staff members to the 23rd Annual Achievers’ Recognition Program held at the Upper Valley JVS on Thursday, May 5 at 7:00 p.m.  These individuals were in attendance to recognize the achievements of Upper Valley JVS’s top students of the 2010-11 school year.  Also on hand to welcome everyone to the JVS and to congratulate the achievers were Superintendent Dr. Nancy Luce, Director Michael Shellabarger,

Director of Curriculum Rob O’Leary, Principal Joe Davis and Supervisors Gene Cordonnier, Deb Holthaus, Stephanie Johnson, Bill Overla, Carol Baer, and Terry Krogman.  Counselors Gina Owen, Deb Jung, John Martin and Roger Voisard were also in attendance.
The following awards were presented to the 134 top juniors and seniors who attended the JVS this year.

STUDENTS OF THE QUARTER
First Quarter:
Katelynn Sherman
Landscape Management II
Piqua Christian
Candace Hardy
Chef Training I
Botkins

Second Quarter:
Benjamin Brown
Chef Training II
Troy
Kevin Geise
Computer Information Technology I
Ft. Loramie

Third Quarter:
Rhonda Bennett
Cosmetology II
Ft. Loramie
Alex Wood
Landscape Management I
Anna

Fourth Quarter:
Adrian Helton
Computer Aided Drafting II
Sidney
Paxton Edwards
Interactive Media I
Fairlawn
ONE-YEAR PERFECT ATTENDANCE AND A 3.25 OR BETTER GRADE POINT AVERAGE

Kendra Arnett
Graphic Arts I
Piqua
Benjiman Brown
Chef Training II
Troy
Kyle Bunch
Computer Information Technology II
Sidney
Zachary Carlock
Auto Collision Repair I
Piqua
Matthew Carter
Pre-Engineering Technology I
Ft Loramie
Brandon Conley
Electrical Trades I
Troy
Michael Fletcher
Building & Grounds Maintenance I
Bradford
Daniela Goetze-Lambes
Interactive Media II
Piqua
Bradley Goldschmidt
Computer Information Technology I
Ft Loramie
Brett Langenkamp
Pre-Engineering Technology I
Ft Loramie
Robert Lee
Electrical Trades I
Jackson Center
Douglas Meyer
Ag & Power Technology II
Houston
Sara Mullins
Landscape Management I
Bradford
Daniel Perreira
Pre-Engineering Technology I
Piqua
Eric Poeppelman
Welding II
Ft Loramie
David Poppe
Welding II
Jackson Center
Dustin Shackelford
Electronics I
Piqua
Katelynn Sherman
Landscape Management II
Piqua Christian
Keith Vonderhuevel
Electrical Trades II
Sidney
MacKenzie Wackler
Cosmetology I
Troy
Rebekah Webster
Electronics I
Bradford
Caleb Wendel
Chef Training I
Troy
Justin Wion
Auto Collision Repair II
Houston
       
TWO-YEAR PERFECT ATTENDANCE

Kyle Bunch
Computer Information Technology II
Sidney
David Poppe
Welding II
Jackson Center
Keith Vonderhuevel
Electrical Trades II
Sidney

CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
Three seniors earned all A’s in each of their JVS academic classes for both the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years.  They are:

Katelyn Niswonger
Medical Technologies II
Sidney
Rebecca Stiefel
Medical Technologies II
Piqua
Gregory Westfall
Chef Training II
Russia

ALL A’S CERTIFICATES
Twenty-five JVS juniors and seniors earned a perfect 4.00 grade point average during the 2010-2011 school year.  They are:

Lon Bitner
Environmental Occupations II
Covington
Noah Clark
Heating/Vent/Air/Refrigeration I
Houston
Paxton Edwards
Interactive Media I
Fairlawn
Laura Ferree
Teacher Academy
Sidney
Michael Fletcher
Building & Grounds Maintenance I
Bradford
Olyvia Gibson
Early Childhood II
Sidney
Kiera Haynes
Cosmetology I
Piqua
Scott Holthaus
Electrical Trades II
Ft Loramie
Brooke Knepper
Medical Technologies II
Newton
Cori Lenhart
Cosmetology I
Houston
Emily Magoto
Cosmetology I
Bradford
Melanie Mescher
Business Financial Management II
Ft Loramie
Jessyca Myers
Early Childhood II
Troy
Katelyn Niswonger
Medical Technologies II
Sidney
Caitlyn Ordean
Teacher Academy
Piqua
Sara Othersen
Interactive Media II
Troy
Daniel Perreira
Pre-Engineering Technology I
Piqua
Sarah Phelps
Graphic Arts II
Troy
Carlene Price
Medical Technologies I
Troy
Franklin Schmidt
Environmental Occupations II
Piqua
Katelynn Sherman
Landscape Management II
Piqua Christian
Rebecca Stiefel
Medical Technologies II
Piqua
MacKenzie Wackler
Cosmetology I
Troy
Gregory Westfall
Chef Training II
Russia
Nathan Worley
Environmental Occupations II
Fairlawn

JVS HONOR PIN
The Upper Valley JVS Honor Pin is the JVS’s symbol of distinguished achievement. 
The Honor Pin is awarded to those student achievers who have set a standard of both academic excellence and exceptional attendance.  The following 109 recipients of the JVS Honor Pin earned a 3.50 or better grade point average and have a 98% or higher attendance record. 

Andrew Ahrns
Landscape Management II
Ft Loramie
Derek Aikin
Heat/Vent/Air/Refrigeration I
Jackson Center
Ryan Alexander
Electrical Trades I
Ft Loramie
Zeek Alexander
Auto Technology I
Anna
Alysha Angel
Cosmetology I
Troy
Nicholas Antonides
Computer Aided Drafting I
Troy
Kendra Arnett
Graphic Arts I
Piqua
Lara Arnett
Chef Training II
Piqua
Morgan Barnhart
Medical Technologies I
Troy
Mallorie Bell
Medical Technologies I
Houston
Rhonda Bennett
Cosmetology II
Ft Loramie
Lon Bitner
Environmental Occupations II
Covington
Cory Brandewie
Electrical Trades I
Ft Loramie
Benjiman Brown
Chef Training II
Troy
Timmy Burch
Building & Grounds Maintenance I
Jackson Center
Matthew Cameron
Electrical Trades II
Troy
Paul Carnahan
Interactive Media II
Troy
Matthew Carter
Pre-Engineering Technology I
Ft Loramie
Amy Clark
Environmental Occupations I
Sidney
Christopher Clark
Landscape Management I
Bradford
Noah Clark
Heat/Vent/Air/Refrigeration I
Houston
Brandon Conley
Electrical Trades I
Troy
Jordan Cruea
Medical Technologies I
Piqua
Crystal Davis
Medical Technologies I
Sidney
Ben Doak
Heat/Vent/Air/Refrigeration II
Sidney
Joshua Dulaney
Medical Technologies I
Houston
Veronica Eilerman
Early Childhood I
Ft Loramie
Cory Ely
Ag & Power Technology II
Covington
Todd Emrick
Landscape Management II
Troy
Jacquelin Eschbach
Cosmetology II
Ft Loramie
Joseph Evans
Environmental Occupations II
Troy
Laura Ferree
Teacher Academy
Sidney
Michael Fletcher
Building & Grounds Maintenance I
Bradford
Kortney Frilling
Landscape Management I
Jackson Center
Andrew Gaier
Computer Aided Drafting I
Ft Loramie
Kevin Geise
Computer Information Technology I
Ft Loramie
Olyvia Gibson
Early Childhood II
Sidney
Daniela Goetze-Lambes
Interactive Media II
Piqua
Bradley Goldschmidt
Computer Information Technology I
Ft Loramie
John Guillozet
Environmental Occupations II
Piqua Christian
Alex Hale
Computer Aided Drafting I
Sidney
Curtis Hale
Welding I
Bradford
Andrew Hall
Carpentry I
Piqua
Donald Hecht
Building & Grounds Maintenance II
Houston
Kelsey Herron
Chef Training I
Piqua
Brook Highley
Medical Technologies II
Fairlawn
Brittney Hobart
Early Childhood II
Miami East
Scott Holthaus
Electrical Trades II
Ft Loramie
Brandon Houk
Electrical Trades II
Newton
Curtis Hughes
Heat/Vent/Air/Refrigeration I
Houston
Brandon Ike
Ag & Power Technology I
Houston
Ashley Jacobs
Medical Technologies I
Houston
Aaron Johnson
Teacher Academy
Troy
Tayler Johnson
Business & Financial Management II
Houston
Nicole Kerentsew
Medical Technologies II
Troy
Amanda Kessler
Early Childhood II
Ft Loramie
Victoria Kinney
Teacher Academy
Miami East
Brooke Knepper
Medical Technologies II
Newton
Brett Langenkamp
Pre-Engineering Technology I
Ft Loramie
Ben Larger
Pre-Engineering Technology II
Piqua
Sophia Lavey
Early Childhood I
Bradford
Courtney Layman
Chef Training II
Bradford
Samantha Link
Early Childhood II
Sidney
Victoria Long
Auto Collision Repair I
Ft Loramie
Amber Luthman
Medical Technologies II
Russia
Aaron Lyons
Electrical Trades II
Houston
Emily Magoto
Cosmetology I
Bradford
Tyler Martin
Interactive Media II
Anna
Vincent McNamara
Heat/Vent/Air/Refrigeration II
Fairlawn
Melanie Mescher
Business & Financial Management II
Ft Loramie
Benjamin Michael
Computer Information Technology II
Piqua
Natashua Montgomery
Medical Technologies II
Troy
James Moyer
Building & Grounds Maintenance II
Bradford
Joseph Noll
Environmental Occupations II
Troy
Caitlyn Ordean
Teacher Academy
Piqua
Dillon O’Reilly
Auto Services I
Sidney
Sara Othersen
Interactive Media II
Troy
Christopher Page
Electrical Trades II
Sidney
Corinne Peltier
Early Childhood II
Piqua
Ashley Pergram
Chef Training I
Covington
Daniel Perreira
Pre-Engineering Technology I
Piqua
Brandon Pittman
Business & Financial Management II
Piqua
Eric Poeppelman
Welding II
Ft Loramie
David Poppe
Welding II
Jackson Center
Carlene Price
Medical Technologies I
Troy
Wesley Putney
Heat/Vent/Air/Refrigeration II
Troy
Andrew Reece
Environmental Occupations II
Piqua
Lydia Riancho
Chef Training I
Piqua
John Rue
Ag & Power Technology I
Jackson Center
Jessica Schafer
Environmental Occupations I
Russia
Devan Selanders
Auto Collision Repair I
Covington
Brandon Sheling
Heat/Vent/Air/Refrigeration I
Troy
Katelynn Sherman
Landscape Management II
Piqua Christian
Mitchell Siegel
Machine Technology I
Versailles
Cameron Snow
Environmental Occupations II
Piqua
Kirstie Sowers
Early Childhood II
Covington
Taylor Stewart
Landscape Management I
Fairlawn
Rebecca Stiefel
Medical Technologies II
Piqua
Cody Turner
Ag & Power Technology I
Russia
Andrew Vogler
Heat/Vent/Air/Refrigeration I
Bradford
Keith Vonderhuevel
Electrical Trades II
Sidney
MacKenzie Wackler
Cosmetology I
Troy
Megan Wagner
Business & Financial Management I
Piqua
Taylor Wallace
Business & Financial Management I
Botkins
Rebekah Webster
Electronics I
Bradford
Caleb Wendel
Chef Training I
Troy
Gregory Westfall
Chef Training II
Russia
Allan Wheaton
Computer Information Technology I
Piqua
Alex Wood
Landscape Management I
Anna

TOP SCHOLAR AWARD

Katelynn Sherman
Landscape Management II
Piqua Christian

U.S. ARMY RESERVE SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARDS

Brandon Flora
Electrical Trades II
Covington
Brooke Knepper
Medical Technologies II
Newton

RAY KROC YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Brandon Houk
Electrical Trades II
Newton

ERNST JOHNS AMERICAN LEGION AWARD

Felicia Poland
Medical Technologies II
Piqua

MATT D. ZIMPHER MEMORIAL AWARD

Eric Poeppelman
Welding Technology II
Ft. Loramie

CECIL E. PHILLIS MEMORIAL AWARD

Roy Seman
Auto Technology Tech Prep II
Bradford

PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE

Jacquelin Eschbach
Cosmetology II
Ft. Loramie
Sara Othersen
Interactive Media II
Troy

 

NATIONAL TECHNICAL HONOR SOCIETY

Andrew Ahrns
Landscape Management II
Ft Loramie
Jessica Billet
Landscape Management II
Piqua
Jacquelin Eschbach
Cosmetology II
Ft Loramie
Scott Holthaus
Electrical Trades II
Ft Loramie
Amanda Kessler
Early Childhood II
Ft Loramie
Melanie Mescher
Business Financial Management II
Ft Loramie
Sara Othersen
Interactive Media II
Troy
Corinne Peltier
Early Childhood II
Piqua
Eric Poeppelman
Welding II
Ft Loramie
David Poppe
Welding II
Jackson Center
Katelynn Sherman
Landscape Management II
Piqua Christian
Kirstie Sowers
Early Childhood II
Covington
Nathan Stump
Computer Information Technology II
Sidney
Gregory Westfall
Chef Training II
Russia

NATIONAL TECH PREP REGISTRY AWARD

Amanda Bell
Chef Training II
Troy
Laura Ferree
Teacher Academy
Sidney
Courtney Ferryman
Interactive Media II
Piqua Christian
Brook Highley
Medical Technologies II
Fairlawn
Brooke Knepper
Medical Technologies II
Newton
Ben Larger
Pre-Engineering Technology II
Piqua
Katelyn Niswonger
Medical Technologies II
Sidney
Sara Othersen
Interactive Media II
Troy
Rebecca Stiefel
Medical Technologies II
Piqua
Gregory Westfall
Chef Training II
Russia

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S AWARDS

Ashley Frey
Interactive Media II
Newton
Brandon Houk
Electrical Trades II
Newton