Several TVHS track athletes captured county championships at the County Classic on Monday, May 6th. Leading the way was TVHS senior Jordyn Koch as she captured individual county titles in the girls' 800M and 1600M events and was part of the victorious girls' 4X400M relay team (Abby Allen, Riley Jarvis, Corrina White, and Koch). Fellow senior Zach Brinkman also had a night to remember as he set new school and county records in winning the high jump title with a jump of 6'6". TVHS junior Alex Watson won the boys' pole vault with a vault of 14'. TVHS freshman Riley Jarvis won the girls' 400M dash while freshman Deserrae Potts won the girls' high jump. Congratulations and great job!

Jordyn Koch
800M Champion
1600M Champion
4X400 Relay Champion

Zach Brinkman
High Jump Champion
New School Record
New Meet Record

Riley Jarvis
400M Dash Champion
4X400 Relay Champion

Alex Watson
Pole Vault Champion

Corrina White
4X400 Relay Champion

Abby Allen
4X400 Relay Champion

Deserrae Potts
High Jump Champion

Congratulations to TVHS students Bethany Burton, Codie McKain, Nicole McMurray, Kyle Mizer, Alison Swiney, and Garrett Thompson as they have been awarded $2500 Buckeye Foundation Scholarships. The scholarship winners are selected by the BCC Foundation on the basis of grades, attendance, leadership, recommendations from teachers, and a personal interview.

Codie McKain
Medical Assisting

Nicole McMurray
Alliead Health Science

Kyle Mizer
Computer Technology

Alison Swiney
Allied Health/Teaching

Garrett Thompson
Construction Technology

Congratulations to the Tusky Valley Project Lead the Way program as TVHS students dominated the 5th Annual Tuscarawas County Project Lead the Way Showcase classroom competition presentations. TVHS students took top honors in all 4 competitions. The winners included Kaley Coss in Introduction to Engineering Design, the group of Jacob Liston, Josh Skirtich and Alex Watson in Digital Electronics, the group of Zach Dozier, Dakota Kirtley, Joseph Smith, and Lucas Whitmer in Principles of Engineering, and the group of Zach Mausolf, Brandon Rudd, Shaun Stotzer, Jamie Walter and Tyler Zambo in Computer Integrated Manufacturing. Click here for more information on the event.

Congratulations to TVHS senior Garrett Thompson as he captured the gold medal in Ohio's SkillsUSA carpentry competition. SkillsUSA is a Career-Technical Student Organization serving students in High School and College Post-Secondary Industrial Engineering/Health Career Training programs in Ohio. Thompson qualified for the National Leadership and Skills Conference to be held June 23-29, 2013 in Kansas City, Missouri. Click here to check out the 2013 SkillsUSA highlight video.

The students in the TVHS International Foods classes recently held an Iron Chef cooking competition. Students were given 4 days to research recipes, create a grocery list, complete prep work, and make the meals. The secret ingredient for the competition was flour. Each group needed to provide a main dish and a dessert that was creative and inexpensive. The competition wrapped up on Wednesday, May 1st with TVHS staff members serving as judges. Click here to see pictures from the competition.

3rd Period Champions - The Warrior Women
Lauren Weisgarber, Cierra Newell
Deserrae Potts, Raya Williamson
Italian Chicken and Pasta Bake garnished with
fresh parsley, Molten Lava cakes garnished
with ice cream, strawberry and mint

4th Period Champions - Vicious & Delicious
Anne Huffman, Kelcey Haas, Emily Owen
Tom Schroder, Caleb Sachs
Chicken Mac N Cheese garnished with fresh
parsley, Irresistible mini apple pies garnished
with apple slices and brown sugar

Congratulations to Tusky Valley students Troy Zwick (Industrial Electricity), Riley Handrich (Natural Resources), and Kyle Mizer (Computer Tech) as they were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. The NTHS is America's highest award for excellence in career and technical education. 

Good luck to TVHS senior Kyle Mizer as he is competing at the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference. Mizer, who is part of Buckeye Career Center's Computer Technology/Network Systems program, qualified for the event by placing first in computer security in the state of Ohio's BPA competition. The convention will be held May 8th-12th in Orlando, Florida.