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World Read Aloud Day “I love reading because reading I think is really calming,” said Audrey Barborak (pictured), sixth grade student at Columbiana Middle School. Barborak and her classmates had a unique opportunity to connect with published authors for World Read Aloud Day. Students in Mrs. Martin’s sixth grade ELA classes video chatted with three authors, and students even had the chance to ask authors questions. “I think it’s pretty cool,” said Aubrey Hornsby. Hornsby is currently reading New Kid by Jerry Craft. She just finished the book Game Changer. World Read Aloud Day was founded by LitWorld in 2010 as an opportunity for people all around the globe to celebrate the joy of reading aloud and the power of sharing stories. Reading aloud in a classroom allows all students to have a common text to discuss and refer to, creates a class bond, models fluent reading, gives equal access to complex texts for all readers, and helps to promote the joy of reading. Students in Mrs. Martin’s class documents their life in books. In the hallway outside of her classroom, there are posters hanging revealing what students are reading and what book they just finished reading. Inside her classroom, bright colored Post-Its cover a wall breaking down books by genres. At the end of the year, students add up the amount of pages they read during sixth grade and most students are currently at 3,000 pages or more. Alyssa Kakavros has taken note how being a reader helps in other classes. “Mrs. Capp always says that math is not just math, it’s reading too,” she said. “You got to pick out the words and you have to help fix the problem.
FFA and SkillsUSA LISBON — The Columbiana County Career and Technical Center recently held its fourth annual opening ceremonies, local skills competitions, and closing awards ceremony for the two student skills organizations, SkillsUSA and Future Farmers of America (FFA). All winners of the local SkillsUSA competitions will move on to regional competitions to be held Feb. 29, at the Ashtabula County Career and Technical Center Campus. The FFA regional and state competitions occur throughout the year. Each year at the closing ceremonies, the CCCTC holds a Career Technical Student Organization Challenge to encourage students to become involved in the individual lab competitions and well as the leadership competitions. The winner is determined by points. Students are awarded various points for what place they come in during the competitions with first place receiving the most points and 8th place receiving the least. For the third year straight, the Precision Machining and Manufacturing students were crowned the Team Champions for this challenge at the closing awards ceremony. Submitted photo Pictured are FFA officers and designates from the Veterinary Technologies and Landscape and Environmental Design labs presiding over the opening ceremonies of the Career Technical Skills Organizations local competitions. Pictured (from left) Olivia Homan (Southern Local), Kelly See (Crestview), Tiffany Hysong (Beaver Local), Sabrina Evans (Beaver Local), Carly Meckler (East Palestine), and Taylor Watson (Crestview).
Submitted photo Instructor Rick DeSalvo and Justice Snyder Student of the Month LISBON — Justice Snyder, son of Jessica Douglas and Joey Snider, has been chosen the county Career and Technical Center’s January Student of the Month. He is a full-day CCCTC senior from Lisbon David Anderson and is enrolled in the Auto Collision Repair Program under the instruction of Rick DeSalvo. Snyder’s future plans are to attend the police academy with the hopes of being an Ohio State Highway Patrolman. He has a love for cars and restoration and would like to eventually own his own body shop. He is currently enrolled in the Work-Based Learning program at the CCCTC working at Walt’s Body Shop. During his two years at the CCCTC, he has earned three ASE Industry Credentials in the Auto Collision field. He feels the CCCTC was a great choice for him, stating, “The CCCTC gave me a head start on my career in auto collision and offered me opportunities I would not have had otherwise. The relationships and individuals I have met through the CCCTC will positively impact my life for years to come.” Snyder was nominated by DeSalvo who said, “Justice is an exceptional student who consistently works to improve in his trade. He is dedicated to doing things right and always represents himself to a high standard.”
Passion for recycling Lisbon McKinley Elementary fourth grade students Annalise Madden and Brooke Carney have quite the passion for recycling. They spoke about the importance of having recycling bins present in the school cafeteria at a recent PTO meeting with principal Dan Kemats present. A short time later, Kemats had recycling bins placed in the cafeteria and the two girls spoke to other McKinley students about how to use the recycling bins properly and the importance of recycling for the environment.
World Read Aloud Day “I love reading because reading I think is really calming,” said Audrey Barborak (pictured), sixth grade student at Columbiana Middle School. Barborak and her classmates had a unique opportunity to connect with published authors for World Read Aloud Day. Students in Mrs. Martin’s sixth grade ELA classes video chatted with three authors, and students even had the chance to ask authors questions. “I think it’s pretty cool,” said Aubrey Hornsby. Hornsby is currently reading New Kid by Jerry Craft. She just finished the book Game Changer. World Read Aloud Day was founded by LitWorld in 2010 as an opportunity for people all around the globe to celebrate the joy of reading aloud and the power of sharing stories. Reading aloud in a classroom allows all students to have a common text to discuss and refer to, creates a class bond, models fluent reading, gives equal access to complex texts for all readers, and helps to promote the joy of reading. Students in Mrs. Martin’s class documents their life in books. In the hallway outside of her classroom, there are posters hanging revealing what students are reading and what book they just finished reading. Inside her classroom, bright colored Post-Its cover a wall breaking down books by genres. At the end of the year, students add up the amount of pages they read during sixth grade and most students are currently at 3,000 pages or more. Alyssa Kakavros has taken note how being a reader helps in other classes. “Mrs. Capp always says that math is not just math, it’s reading too,” she said. “You got to pick out the words and you have to help fix the problem.
FFA and SkillsUSA LISBON — The Columbiana County Career and Technical Center recently held its fourth annual opening ceremonies, local skills competitions, and closing awards ceremony for the two student skills organizations, SkillsUSA and Future Farmers of America (FFA). All winners of the local SkillsUSA competitions will move on to regional competitions to be held Feb. 29, at the Ashtabula County Career and Technical Center Campus. The FFA regional and state competitions occur throughout the year. Each year at the closing ceremonies, the CCCTC holds a Career Technical Student Organization Challenge to encourage students to become involved in the individual lab competitions and well as the leadership competitions. The winner is determined by points. Students are awarded various points for what place they come in during the competitions with first place receiving the most points and 8th place receiving the least. For the third year straight, the Precision Machining and Manufacturing students were crowned the Team Champions for this challenge at the closing awards ceremony. Submitted photo Pictured are FFA officers and designates from the Veterinary Technologies and Landscape and Environmental Design labs presiding over the opening ceremonies of the Career Technical Skills Organizations local competitions. Pictured (from left) Olivia Homan (Southern Local), Kelly See (Crestview), Tiffany Hysong (Beaver Local), Sabrina Evans (Beaver Local), Carly Meckler (East Palestine), and Taylor Watson (Crestview).
Submitted photo Instructor Rick DeSalvo and Justice Snyder Student of the Month LISBON — Justice Snyder, son of Jessica Douglas and Joey Snider, has been chosen the county Career and Technical Center’s January Student of the Month. He is a full-day CCCTC senior from Lisbon David Anderson and is enrolled in the Auto Collision Repair Program under the instruction of Rick DeSalvo. Snyder’s future plans are to attend the police academy with the hopes of being an Ohio State Highway Patrolman. He has a love for cars and restoration and would like to eventually own his own body shop. He is currently enrolled in the Work-Based Learning program at the CCCTC working at Walt’s Body Shop. During his two years at the CCCTC, he has earned three ASE Industry Credentials in the Auto Collision field. He feels the CCCTC was a great choice for him, stating, “The CCCTC gave me a head start on my career in auto collision and offered me opportunities I would not have had otherwise. The relationships and individuals I have met through the CCCTC will positively impact my life for years to come.” Snyder was nominated by DeSalvo who said, “Justice is an exceptional student who consistently works to improve in his trade. He is dedicated to doing things right and always represents himself to a high standard.”
Passion for recycling Lisbon McKinley Elementary fourth grade students Annalise Madden and Brooke Carney have quite the passion for recycling. They spoke about the importance of having recycling bins present in the school cafeteria at a recent PTO meeting with principal Dan Kemats present. A short time later, Kemats had recycling bins placed in the cafeteria and the two girls spoke to other McKinley students about how to use the recycling bins properly and the importance of recycling for the environment.
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