The Paulding County Economic Development (PCED) office will host a Business, Industry, & College Expo Showcase event on April 3 at the Extension Building on the Paulding County Fairgrounds. The event will bring junior and senior students from all three Paulding County high schools in addition to Continental High School to learn about, meet and…
Vantage Career Center will be offering an opportunity for local community members, interested adult and high school students, parents, alumni, and associate school district staff to explore Vantage programs at the annual Open House and “Taste of Vantage” set for Monday, February 26, 2024 from 5:00 – 7:30 pm. The Open House is a celebration…
At Vantage Career Center, the spirit of giving takes center stage every year as the Interact Club embarks on a mission to spread joy and happiness through their Toss-A-Toy event. This year, the club not only surpassed their previous fundraising efforts, but set a new record by raising an astounding $8,000.00. This impressive accomplishment allowed…
Members of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative recently donated $13,044 to 8 local charities and community projects through the cooperative’s Operation Round Up program. About 80% of PPEC members round up their electric bill and donate those pennies to this fund, making a huge impact in the co-op’s northwest Ohio and northeast Indiana communities. Participating members…
The Van Wert Peony Festival and Queen Jubilee Pageant committees are pleased to announce that applications are currently available for the 2024 Queen Jubilee pageant. Perspective candidates must be young women who are members of the class of 2024 at any of the following schools: Antwerp, Continental, Crestview, Delphos Jefferson, Delphos St Johns, Fort Jennings,…
Thirty-nine outstanding Vantage seniors were inducted as members of the Vantage chapter of the National Technical Honor Society during a banquet held on October 3, 2023. In addition to the guests of honor, Vantage and home school administrators, families and friends were able to attend the event to recognize this elite group of students. NTHS…
The Paulding County Business Advisory Council (BAC) held their third quarter meeting this week. It was the first meeting since the 2023-24 school year began. The meeting was attended by 22 business leaders, 11 school representatives and 3 college representatives. The highlight of the event was hearing from student Paulding High School Senior, Jay…
State Representative Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) visited the Vantage Career Center in Van Wert. The representative met with Center leadership, business leaders, instructors, and coordinators to learn more about the benefits of TechCred courses and how they help the local community. “With the demands of our workforce rapidly changing, it is important that we continue to…
Vantage Career Center Network Systems senior Levi Miller (Antwerp) took his already bolstering talents and IT skills to the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference and Competition in Anaheim, California, specifically competing in the C Sharp (C#) Programming category, for a place on the National podium. Although Levi did not see the podium at…
Family, friends, and associate school representatives gathered at the annual Vantage Career Center Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 to recognize the achievements and accomplishments of graduating seniors. Awards of Distinction and scholarships highlighted the event, which was held at the Van Wert High School gymnasium to accommodate the growing crowd. Mr. Dan Bowers,…
Vantage Career Center’s Commercial Driver’s License (Class A CDL) Training Coordinator and Vantage Alumni, Hartsel Bryant, hopes to fill local economic needs through the Adult Class A CDL program running this summer. Bryant, a 1983 Vantage Engine Auto Mechanics graduate of Paulding, has been an Instructor for the Vantage CDL program for five years, two…
This week on the Paulding County Business Weekly podcast we hear from 82nd Ohio House, District 82 State Representative Roy Klopfenstein. Roy shares some history about his deep NW Ohio roots and how local high school, Vantage Career Center and the many committees and boards he served on prepared him for the position of serving…
Congratulations to the following Vantage students for placing in the top three at the Northwest Ohio SkillsUSA Regional competition: Maggie Cox (Wayne Trace), 2nd place Automotive Refinishing Technology; Ian Clevenger (Wayne Trace), 3rd place Collision Repair Technology; Nick Foppe (Kalida), 1st place CNC Technician; Madison Berenyi (Antwerp), 1st place CNC Turning; Kyle Slade (Wayne Trace),…
