Buckeye Career Center

Credential Alert! Congratulations to Lucas Cross, Evalena Beitel, Jony Foster, Karle Kandel, and Raven Davis. These students completed their CPR credential. #BuckeyeProud!

It was another great year of learning CPR education at Buckeye Career Center! Successfully Completed CPR: • 522 High School Students • 198 Adult Education Students That’s 720 more people in our community who now know life-saving skills. #BuckeyeProud!

Credential Alert! Congratulations to David Gray and Lane Zickel for completing the AWS 3/8" 3G groove weld credential. #BuckeyeProud!

Superintendent Alsept is attending a Career Technical Education Roundtable at Medina County Career Center. The event features Lt. Governor Jim Tressel.

Our Adult Education Open House is June 10, 2025. Plan to attend to learn more about our full and part-time course offerings!

BCC congratulates the following staff members on their retirement this school year: Maintenance supervisor Dan Bailey (6 years), Assistant Principal Julie Brinkman (23 years), Floral Design instructor Sharon Burdette (34 years), maintenance worker Shawn Dudziak (6 years), Law Enforcement instructor Bucky Myers (25 years), Medical Assisting instructor Gail Sleighter (22 years), Adult Education secretary Jennifer Spies (25 years), maintenance worker Carrie Rooks (28 years), and Adult Heavy Equipment instructor Don Young (10 years). Congrats, and thank you for your service! Pictured are Brinkman, Spies, Burdette, Sleighter, and Myers

Job of the day: Part-Time Police Officer The Village of Dennison Police Department in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, is accepting applications for a part-time Police Officer. Applicants must hold a current OPOTA certification, a valid Ohio driver’s license, and meet all listed qualifications, including being a U.S. citizen, at least 19 years old, and physically capable of performing the duties of a patrol officer. Night, weekend, and holiday availability is required. Pay starts at $20/hour and may increase up to $22/hour based on experience. Applications are available at villageofdennison.org or in person at 302 Grant St., Dennison, OH.

Congrats to our staff members who have achieved 25 years of service! They include Bucky Myers (Law Enforcement instructor), Gale Stull (account clerk), Terry Thompson (Construction instructor), Kendra Yoder (math instructor), Tim Septer (Electrical Systems instructor), and Jennifer Spies (Adult secretary). We also celebrate Jay Fisher (Adult EMS coordinator) for his 20 years of service. (Jay is not pictured.)

Congrats to our staff members who completed 10 years of service to BCC: Kelly Luneborg (student services coordinator), Marvin Menefee (Adult Welding), Brian Myers (Welding), Frank Polen (Asst. Superintendent), Bruce Vandall (Landscaping instructor), and Don Young (Adult Heavy Equipment instructor). Not all are pictured.

Congrats to our staff members who completed their first year at BCC or in a new position: Noah Begue (daily substitute), Emma Brode (Adult Esthetics instructor), Kelly Cagot (Adult Medical Office Support instructor), Teri Carpenter (Student Services Counselor), Jenny Carr (secretary), Robert Collins (Commercial Truck instructor), Michael Crilley (Welding instructor), Dave Dobbins (Adult Law Enforcement instructor), Cyle Downerd (treasurer’s assistant), Angela Eckman (Dental Assisting instructor), Todd Elliott (Construction instructor), Mackenzie Fahner (marketing secretary), Josh Feister (Adult HVAC instructor), Mindy Haney (testing coordinator), Shane Hart (maintenance supervisor), Stacy Ionno (school counselor), Josh Jump (Utility Lineworker instructor), Tom Kinney (maintenance), Joe Kuhn (maintenance), Jason Leggett (social studies instructor), Chris Lewis (IT director), Lisa Martinelli (Adult secretary), Nic McCoy (Fire/EMS instructor), Katherine Mears (intervention specialist), Amanda Miller (cafeteria), Rose Paul (Adult student services coordinator), Rochelle Seibert (English/language arts instructor), Laurie Wallick (English/language arts instructor), and Tucker West (Energy Operations instructor). Not all are pictured.

Congrats to our staff members who achieved perfect attendance this school year! They include Josh Jump (Utility Lineworker instructor), Joe Kuhn (maintenance), Jason Leggett (social studies instructor), Michelle Lobil (Pharmacy Technician instructor), Jeff Meyers (Construction satellite instructor), Jeff Newsome (Auto Collision instructor), Linda Northrop (cafeteria), Mike Recktenwalt (CBI satellite instructor), Scot Rutledge (Ag. & Diesel instructor), Tim Sheehy (CAD instructor), Dan Stotzer (social studies instructor), and Bobi Thompson (in-school detention instructor). Not all winners are pictured.

This morning, we held our end-of-year staff recognition breakfast! Mr. Polen opened the breakfast, and we enjoyed a wonderful meal prepared by our cafeteria staff. Stay tuned for recognition photos!

Credential Alert! Congratulations to Ethan Jones for receiving a Commercial Driver's License! #BuckeyeProud!

Credential Alert! Congratulations to Selena Mejia-Calel, Audrey Deem, Emma Hott, Madison Carpenter, Autumn Finn, Kelsey Edie, Kiana Stevens, Alyson Perry, Aliyah Hodkinson, Maddie Shull, Hannah Secrist, Morgan Karam, and Joselynn Boor. Not all students are pictured. These students Completed their NHA Phlebotomy Technician credential. #BuckeyeProud!

That's a wrap on the 2024-25 school year! Have a great summer!

Congrats to Amy Gingerich, who recently completed the Intro to Sales & Marketing course through the Adult Diploma Program!

Seven students from the Fire/EMS lab participated in a live burn training at Wayne County Fire School recently. Edgar Allison, Josh Drexler, Savannah Powell, Jaiden Nichols, Connor Stewart, Halie Warehime, and Kolten Witts all took part in the experience. Not all students are pictured, as some had to leave early for graduation. #BuckeyeProud!

“The saying “we only live once” is false. We only die once. We live every day. Make it count.”

Credential Alert! Congratulations to Nathan Garrabrant for obtaining a Commercial Driver's License! #BuckeyeProud!

Credential Alert! Congratulations to Caden Vosick, Donovan Schindler, Shelby Levengood, Lauren Maloon, Malachi Martin, Belen Diaz, Lauren Maloon, Malachi Martin, Deegan Meek, Kaden Ramey, Daleney Baker, Mackenzie Morrow, Landon Shepherd, Troy Morrow, Ellie Barnhart, Cassidy Wright, and Gabriel Moore. Not all students are pictured. These students completed their NCCER Core and received their Boating License. #BuckeyeProud!