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Excellence, dedication take center stage at Pioneer’s 2025 Awards Night
SHELBY — Pioneer Career and Technology Center celebrated student success in a big way at its annual awards ceremony held Wednesday, April 23. Students, families, and staff came together to recognize outstanding achievements, commitment to education, and the bright futures ahead for Pioneer students. A highlight of the evening was the announcement that students had […]
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Pioneer CTC, University of Toledo partner to offer local teacher licensure program
SHELBY — When Jacob Meadows started his job as Mansfield Senior High School’s agro-business teacher, he spent four hours every week driving back and forth to Toledo for his career-technical education licensure program. It was a burdensome trek, but a necessary one at the time. Career-technical education instructors have different job qualifications than other education […]
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GALLERY: Pioneer celebrates graduating seniors
SHELBY — Pioneer Career and Technology Center recognized this year’s graduates during a Senior Moments ceremony on May 10. All photos were taken by students in the Pioneer Media Communications program.
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Pioneer students compete in skills showdown at Adena Corp. career day
MANSFIELD — The skilled trades labor force is shrinking nationwide and Mansfield is no exception. That’s why Adena Corporation decided to get creative with its workforce development outreach. Students from Pioneer Career and Technology Center visited the company headquarters recently as part of Adena’s first career day — but it included more than the typical […]
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Tired of watching stormy weather in Richland County? Tell someone about it
MANSFIELD — Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. Famed 19th Century American essayist and novelist Charles Dudley Warner proffered that quip of an insight. A friend of Mark Twain’s, many since have mistakenly attributed Warner’s remark to Twain. Regardless of its origin, it’s an oft-repeated lament. But on Monday, April […]
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Pioneer celebrates 53rd annual All Board Member-Administrator Dinner
SHELBY — Pioneer Career and Technology Center hosted the 53rd annual All BoardMember-Administrator Dinner on March 21. The event was a celebration of talented students showcasing their skills and the teamwork among Pioneer’s partner school districts. Honorary guests included students and family members, along with Board members and Superintendents of each district. The annual dinner […]
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Crestview’s Moore offers dual-lab presentation to Pioneer board
SHELBY — Cayden Moore, a student at Pioneer Career and Technology Center from the Crestview school district, gave an informative presentation at the March Board of Education meeting, on Monday, March 18. Moore explained the dual labs that he attends. He is active in the Collision Repair and Power Equipment program and the Early Placement Job […]
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Ontario Schools awarded record-breaking grant to expand Career Tech
ONTARIO — Supt. Keith Strickler is about to build the STEM lab of his dreams. Ontario Local Schools was recently awarded a $642,849 grant from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce. The department’s Career Technical Education (CTE) Equipment Grant Program is aimed at helping schools establish or expand CTE programming and gives priority to schools […]
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Sink or sail: High schools face off in cardboard boat regatta
CRESTLINE — It’s been nearly a decade since Austin Strause tested his luck in a cardboard boat. He revisited that high school project Wednesday during the 3rd Annual Mike Cauley Cardboard Boat Regatta, hosted by Colonel Crawford High School. A 2017 graduate of Colonel Crawford, Strause now works as an industrial tech teacher at his alma […]