Buckeye Career Center

Credential Alert! Congratulations to Wrysen Prinkey, McKinzie Harper, Ethan Shroyer, Tanner Welker, Anthony Grffiths, Allison Halsey, Taylor Gray, Traegan Swonger, and Michael Pernell. These students completed their OGIA Landscaping credential. #BuckeyeProud!

Credential Alert! Congratulations to Calen Stoneman, Cadek Wood, Richie Gregory, Emma Brown, John Beal, Ceci Perez, Carter Williams, Johnathan Arellanos, Anthoni Watson, Nyzae Green, Taylor Poulson, Kaylee Eberhardt, and Mason Gano. These students completed their CPR credential.

Credential Alert! Congratulations to Kendell Beans for earning the FEMA IS-800.d National Response Framework credential. #BuckeyeProud!

Credential Alert! Congratulations to Anthoni Watson for completing the Adobe Photoshop credential! #BuckeyeProud!

Our Adult Education Intro to Basic Machining and Intro to Industrial Robotics classes are back! Join us this summer to learn these skills! Call 330.339.2288 to learn more or to reserve your spot!

Credential Alert! Congratulations to Daija Lawhun, Emily Jackson, Destiny Wengerd, Jordan Searcy, Carson Stalnaker, Emily Perkins, and Summer Jones. These students completed their ServSafe National Restaurant Association Person In Charge credential. #BuckeyeProud!

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!