Pioneer Career and Technology Center

Congratulations to the Pioneer Director's Award winners! Samantha Cassidy, Chelsea Daubenspeck, Samantha Durham, Grace Giles, Collin Glaze, Tyler Gould, Destinee Green, Graeme Harvey, Alicia Kelly, Erin McKenna, Denver Messmore, Nya Metz, Ashanea Mills, Dameon Newsome, Kevin Williams

Congratulations to Jillian Ericsson for being chosen for the Byron Carmean Award-the most prestigious award at Pioneer! Byron Carmean was Superintendent of the Shelby City Schools for 22 years. Upon his retirement from Shelby in 1968 he became the first Assistant Superintendent of Pioneer during its construction stage and during the first year of operation. Mr. Carmean left Pioneer in 1969 and is now deceased. Mr. Carmean is remembered for his extremely personal and friendly personality; his consistent willingness to help out; his keen dedication to education and the pursuit of excellence; his impeccable qualities of high character and his desire to serve his church, family, community and school. He was truly a great person. Upon his retirement from Pioneer a committee was formed to provide a remembrance to Mr. Carmean. The selection was the BYRON CARMEAN CHARACTER, DEDICATION AND SERVICE AWARD which could be presented annually to a deserving senior student. The award would be considered the most prestigious award which could be bestowed upon a senior completing his/her education at the Pioneer Career and Technology Center. The award has been presented annually since 1969.

A Pioneer employability skills are taught to give our students an edge over other job seekers. A cirriculum call Bring Your A-Game is used to teach skills such as: Attendance, Appearance, Attitude, Ambition, Acceptance, Accountability, & Appreciation. The following students were awarded the A-Game Award this year: Jenin Abdelaziz, Colin Ailstock, Emma Allen, Cristobal Andrade, Gavin Auck, Lilah Auck, Shelby Baker, Joseph Baldinger, Taryn Baldy, Peyton Bardon, Alyssa Barrows, Lynzie Basinger, Gavin Belcher, Grace Bell, Tayla Berry, Tyler Beverage, Kristen Bittner, Coby Blanchard, Kaleb Blankenship, Melissa Blevins, Natalie Bloom, William Bolin, Andrew Bright, Padraig Browning, Toby Butterfield, Seth Carman, Jackson Carpenter, John Chapman, Kailyn Collins, Vincent Cope, Averi Copeland, Luke Crone, Garrett Dickinson, Katheryn Dingus, Carrie Drake, Kaden Dunford, Rachael Dunn, Jacob Eldridge, Jillian Ericsson, Adreana Estep, Drake Evans, Corinne Fanello, Paige Fanello, James Fanello, Seth Foresman, Jordyn Fraizer, Vance Friend, Alexa Fulk, Brooklyn Gates, Wyatt Gattshall, Collin Glaze, Oscar Gonzalez Morales, Rylee Gorrell, Aizlyn Green, Jamie Grover, Robert Guiler, Amelia Hadsell, Shaun Hall, Makenzi Hanner, Aiden Harr, Owen Hatfield, Joshua Hernandez, Audrey Hickman, Erin Holzmiller, Makayla Horton, Jocelyn Hunter, Brieanna Hurrell, Izaiah Hurst, Cassidi Hyder, Mia Jackson, Max Jewell, Brayden Jones, Fisher Kalb, Hayley Keener, Cameron Kegley, Kylie Keinath, Grant Kempf, Cale Kennard, Kayla Klautsch, Alex Knecht, Tyler Kruger, Brennan Leadbetter, Allena Lemaster, Katrina Lewis, Nathan Likes, Natalie Link, William Mabee, Devin McCarthy, Keisha McClellan, Erin McKenna, Zachariah McMillan, Gage Meeks, Cameron Metzger, Claire Mies, Olivia Miller, Christopher Montague, Elizabeth Nickoli, Ammon Parr, Jasmine Persons, Justin Phillips, Dominic Pittman, Andrew Pounds, Brandon Reardon, Emmaline Redden, Lillian Rivera, Clayton Roose, Ryan Ruth, Coy Saam, Anthony Satorius, Ethan Sauder, Jade Schaefer, Kaleab Schmidt, Natalie Schoch, Katlyn Schoonover, Cody Scott, Ethen Seybert, Lucas Showman, Gage Shupp, Keith Shuster, Quentin Skropits, Kennady Smedley, Kay Cee Smith, Hunter Spencer, Courtney Stahl, Michael Stamper, Tanner Steiner, Jericka Stephens, Abigail Stewart, Jordon Stiefel, McKenna Stoffer, Brayden Stoots, Jordan Thomas, Katryna Thomas, Ricky Thompson, Vance Turesson, Carter Underwood, Joshua Vanichek, Debbie Vazquez, Owen Vick, Leandra Viscioni, Ethan Wallace, Cori Wentz, Rachel Weyant, Austin Whisler, Grayson Willacker, Kevin Williams, Kaitlynn Winters, Dakota Wise, Alissa Wolfe, Saralyn Yoxtheimer, Ashlee Zender

Pioneer's 2021 Virtual Awards Ceremony & Senior Celebration is premiering at 7pm tonight on Pioneer's YouTube channel! Be sure to check it out! https://youtu.be/kc5h1_1fQWg

Pioneer's National Technical Honors Society's Food Feud Challenge has delivered all the food donated to the FISH Food Pantry in Shelby. In a close race, Exercise Science came in second and the lab that collected the most food was Carpentry with over 600 items!

Congratulations to Pioneer Medical Technology seniors Ashanea Mills and Shelby Baker for passing their national EKG technician test. This gives them THREE credentials so they can officially write their names like this: Ashanea Mills, STNA, CPT, CET Shelby Baker, STNA, CPT, CET

Congratulations to Pioneer's Project Search Graduates! Graduation was on zoom so their families could participate too!

Last chance to get a Pioneer CTC 2020-2021 Yearbook! Purchase your yearbook in distribution-while supplies last. We only have 34 left! They are $25 and we accept cash, check, or credit/debit card. If you have already purchased one, you can pick it up in distribution.

Pioneer Students-Be sure to turn in your Wednesday Online Assignments by Sunday at 11:59 pm to keep from being marked absent for that day.

Good Evening - Because of the threat of flooding before dawn tomorrow morning, Pioneer will be on a 2-hour delay for Monday, May 10th. Please use extreme caution if you must be out tonight.

"Teachers affect eternity; no one can tell where their influence stops." -Henry Brooks Adams Pioneer is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week.

“The greatest sign of success for a teacher…is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist." -Maria Montessori Pioneer is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week!

"A teacher is never a giver of truth - he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself. A good teacher is merely a catalyst." - Bruce Lee Pioneer is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week!

On Thursday, May 6, Pioneer will have one last recording session for any senior that missed their timeslot to be recorded for Senior Moments. Filming will be in the arena at 8:30am. Graduation gowns will be available to borrow if you do not have one. This will be the last recording session offered.

"Education is the most powerful weaon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela Join Pioneer in celebrating Teacher Appriciation Week!

"Children must be taught how to think, not what to think" - Margaret Mead Join us in celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank you to all the Pioneer teachers who go above and beyond every day!

Lexington, Plymouth and Shelby Seniors: Your Jostens Rep will be here THURSDAY, APRIL 29TH during lunch, in the Hospitality Room across from the cafeteria, to distribute your items. Your balance must be paid in full to receive your items. You can pay online at www.jostens.com or call 1-800-JOSTENS to make a payment over the phone and we encourage you to do so prior to delivery day. Only cash or money order are accepted the day of delivery.

Order 2020-2021 yearbooks during all 3 lunches next Tuesday and Thursday (April 27 & 29). Pay with cash or a check made out to Pioneer for $25. Credit/Debit card orders can be placed in distribution at any time. WE ONLY PRINT THE NUMBER OF COPIES THAT ARE SOLD! If you missed out on last year's yearbook and want to order one, please contact Mrs. Cosker at (419) 347-7744 ext. 42819.

Pioneer Students-Be sure to turn in your Wednesday Online Assignments by Sunday at 11:59 pm to keep from being marked absent for that day.

Pioneer will be filming Senior Moments on May 3 & 4. All seniors will need to bring their home school graduation gowns to Pioneer. Students will not need to bring their caps. There will be gowns available for those who do not have one. Jostens will be delivering the remainder of the caps and gowns on April 29th. Seniors may also wear any honors cords they have received. Online and EJP seniors should contact their lab instructors for more information. Please make sure that you take your gown out of the bag by April 30th and hang it by the shower or steam it so that it is not wrinkly for the filming.