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I encourage each of you to get involved in our Career Tech Student Organizations as well as the activities at your home school. Our student organizations will enhance your learning and leadership for your future. These organizations were very competitive this past year at the state level and competed nationally in Kansas City. We want to take our students to the national level and show the rest of the competing schools who we are and what we are made of. Think of the experiences!! 

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To all of our students: Welcome to the EHOVE family!!

I am very pleased with the opening days of our school year. What a tremendous group of students we have here at EHOVE this year. I enjoyed meeting and talking to many of you in class or at lunch.

The summer is over, but for me that means the opportunity to spend this year helping students prepare for their futures. This is the biggest joy for me and the rest of the EHOVE family. We are all looking for the senior leadership in our school. Step up as a role model and make good decisions.


I want to wish each of you the best of luck in your preparation for your future and know that we support you in your preparation. See you on the stage at graduation!!

A Fresh Start

On behalf of everyone at EHOVE Career Center, I would like to welcome you to the EHOVE family. I look forward to sharing with all of our stakeholders a monthly update as to what is happening on campus. We have several new staff members joining the EHOVE high school team for the 2010-11 school year.

I would like to welcome Dale VanLerberghe as the new Assistant Principal, Erika Beckman as an Assistant Director, Brenda Ruffing as a science teacher, Vicky Mahl as the Exercise Science instructor, Sean Heath as an Intervention Specialist, Marcia Herbkersman as an Intervention Specialist, and Chuck Livermore and Dick Starcher as the Manufacturing Tech I instructors.

Along with new staff, we are excited to have several new offerings for the upcoming year. EHOVE will now offer Exercise Science, Forensics, and Green Science Technology. The creation of these new programs is a direct reflection for the economic need in our area of service (800 square miles). We will also be embedding science credits into Exercise Science, Green Science Technology, and EMT programs. The embedded credit we are offering will allow students to earn a science credit at the same time they are earning their lab credits. Therefore, this opens up more opportunities for our students to earn more credit toward an honors diploma and ultimately toward graduation.

I would like to thank all the parents and students for their cooperation during student registration held on July 27th and 28th. It was nice to see so many families take the time to meet staff and view the campus. I enjoyed meeting the newest EHOVE family members.

Our job at EHOVE is to teach and prepare our students for what they will experience when they graduate. One of those lessons is proper etiquette and use of cell phones and other electronic devices. Therefore, we have changed our policy to allow cell phones/electronic devices on campus. These items will not be allowed in the classroom, unless the instructor designates their use for educational purposes.

As the new principal, I look forward to working with our parents, guardians and partner schools as we provide a positive educational experience for the students of EHOVE. If I can answer a question or address a concern, please feel free to contact me at 419-499-4663 ext 230 or by email at rsmith@ehove.net.

Respectfully,

Rod Smith

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• 1st staff days August 19th, 20th, 23rd
• 1st student days: Juniors and new students - August 24th
• Returning students first day - August 25th 

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