West Central Indiana Career & Technical Education recently held its annual Spring Awards Ceremony and inducted 48 new members into the National Technical Honor Society.
Guests gathered in a socially-distant ceremony at the North Montgomery High School auditorium to recognize the hard work and dedication of students for the 2020-21 school year. Students and families were in attendance from Crawfordsville, North Montgomery, Southmont and Western Boone in addition to various teachers, school counselors, administrators and local industry partners.
Dr. Colleen Moran, superintendent of North Montgomery Schools welcomed the audience highlighting her gratitude to the West Central CTE staff as well as the students for their perseverance and development of a foundation for success during a challenging school year.
West Central CTE inducted 48 new members into the National Technical Honor Society where students received honor cords and certificates. NTHS provides $2 million in scholarships annually to its members and will be a resource as students are now lifetime members and will have access to industry knowledge, networking and postsecondary opportunities.
The following students were inducted: Victoria Abston, Crawfordsville (Education Professions); Ashlynn Anderson, North Montgomery (Health Science I); Robert Bliss, Southmont (EMS/Fire Rescue II); Haley Burton, North Montgomery (Health Science I); Sidney Campbell, North Montgomery (Health Science II); Alexis Chadwick, Southmont (Health Science II); Ashley Coffing, North Montgomery (Health Science II); Megan Conn, Western Boone (Health Science II); Hunter Conrad, Crawfordsville (Health Science II); Carlie DeSmet, North Montgomery (Health Science I); Keith Dobbs, Western Boone (Health Science II); Samuel Cole Endicott, Southmont (Industrial Automation & Robotics); Mary Go, Crawfordsville (Health Science I); Lily Gobel, Crawfordsville (Health Science I); Gracie Graham, Western Boone (Health Science I); Gage Griffith, Western Boone (Radio/TV); Allison Guard, North Montgomery (Radio/TV); Kaley Hawkins, Western Boone (Health Science I); Hannia Hernandez, Crawfordsville (Health Science I); Gerald Hutson, Southmont (Health Science I); Connor Keller, Southmont (Criminal Justice); Lilly Klingbeil, Crawfordsville (Health Science I); Jaren Latham, Western Boone (Radio/TV); Dillan Lauy, Southmont (Health Science II); Collin Maurath, Western Boone (Radio/TV); Alexus McCaskill, Crawfordsville (Health Science II); Maggie Michael, North Montgomery (Radio/TV); Kaylie Miller, Crawfordsville (Health Science II); Amaya Moore, Crawfordsville (Health Science I); Esteban Moreno, Crawfordsville (Health Science I); Lanna Oaks, Crawfordsville (Health Science I); Dylan Petro, Western Boone (Radio/TV); Betty Puckett, Western Boone (Health Science I); Cassie Reader, Western Boone (Radio/TV); Hannah Redlin, Western Boone (Health Science II); Olivia Reed, Crawfordsville (Education Professions); Katie Rice, North Montgomery (Health Science I); Jaden Ross, Western Boone (Radio/TV); Aniston Sheean, Southmont (Health Science II); Noah Shuptrine, Western Boone (Radio/TV); Jillian Sommer, North Montgomery (Health Science II); Michaela Tyner, Western Boone (Radio/TV); Sophia Walters, Crawfordsville (Health Science II); Madi Welch, North Montgomery (Health Science I); Kayleigh Willhite, Crawfordsville (Health Science I); Madeline Wilson, North Montgomery (EMS/Fire Rescue II); Riley Woodall, Southmont (Radio/TV); and Sam Wynkoop, Western Boone (Precision Machining).
CTE instructors were able to nominate students in their program for different awards and shared why each student was a great candidate.
Excellence in CTE awards went to Brady Boller, Southmont (Automotive Services); Cole Jenkins, North Montgomery (Criminal Justice); Olivia Reed, Crawfordsville (Education Professions); Luke Adams, Fountain Central (EMS & Fire); Mary Go, Crawfordsville (Health Science I); Hannah Redlin, Western Boone (Health Science II); Darzy Chieppo, Southmont (Industrial Automation & Robotics); Joy Davis, North Montgomery (Pharmacy); Nick Ebaugh, North Montgomery (Radio/TV); Gavin Haltom, Southmont (Welding Technology); and Drew Runyan, North Montgomery (Work-Based Learning).
Outstanding Improvement in CTE awards went to Blake Gardner, Southmont (Automotive Services); Carlos Hernandez, Southmont (Criminal Justice); Shelbi Browning, Crawfordsville (Education Professions); Lanna Oaks, Crawfordsville (Health Science I); Alexis Chadwick, Southmont (Health Science II); Jarrett McKinney, Southmont (Industrial Automation & Robotics); Collin Maurath, Western Boone (Radio/TV); and Gracen Schwabe, North Montgomery (Welding Technology).
Service in CTE awards went to Charlie Allen, North Montgomery (Automotive Services); Hanna Nichols, Southmont (Criminal Justice); Haley Burton, North Montgomery (Health Science I); Hunter Conrad, Crawfordsville (Health Science II); Drake Clore, Southmont (Industrial Automation & Robotics); Maggie Michael, North Montgomery (Radio/TV); and Jarrett Weder, Western Boone (Welding Technology).
Part of the success of West Central CTE is the broad partnership among the community and it was important for director Sara Nicodemus to recognize a group of local partners.
“This year especially we have had an incredible group of partnerships that have really stepped up to create impactful CTE experiences for our students. We could not have asked for a better group and quite frankly some of our programs would not have been possible without them,” Nicodemus said.
Local organizations recognized for their Partner in CTE Awards included: AHW LLC, JTR Repair, Pace Dairy, Montgomery County Health Department and Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville.
Nicodemus handed out two special awards including Rookie of the Year instructor to Jeff Harp of North Montgomery for his exceptional contribution to his students and the new welding program.
This year’s West Central Indiana CTE Director’s Award was given to Southmont senior Riley Woodall for his professionalism, dedication and leadership in the Radio/TV program.
The award recognizes a student who showcased exceptional CTE student who demonstrated innovation in the classroom, commitment to their program and dedication to the improvement of industry skills.
Radio/TV instructor Matt Foxworthy said Woodall was “a wonderful ambassador for Career & Technical Education, and our program specifically.”
“He is not only a state qualifying athlete, but is employed and responsible for training and mentoring other employees. When arriving to an event this fall, the student came with pages and pages of prep, which even impressed the mentor they were working with. This individual is a true model student,” Foxworthy said.
