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  • Summer Camps 2019 at Great Oaks

    Summer Camps 2019 at Great Oaks

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    Summer camps are back in June at Great Oaks!  Spend a week getting hands-on experience in a career!

    (Summer camps are open to students living in a Great Oaks-affiliated
    school district and who will enter the 9th or 10th grade in fall 2019.)

    Complete class list coming soon!

    Comments from parents:

    • Outstanding job by all instructors – enthusiasm and great student interaction!
    • Thank you for this incredible opportunity!!  School can be a very hard place for my son and this gave him another perspective.  Every kid can be successful…they just need to explore and find their passion!  We’re on our way!!
    • Thanks for all you time and effort this week.  My daughter had a great experience and it has left us both with an amazing impression of the opportunities available through Great Oaks!

    Diamond Oaks

    Start your Engines – Automotive Careers Camp (June 3-7)
    Do you look at cars with beautiful body work and wonder how it is done?  Do you enjoy figuring out how cars can run their best?  Learn from ASE Master Certified Technician and ICAR Auto Body Specialist to operate the technology and tools used in their daily work.  Explore the many career pathways within the high tech automotive industry. **For safety purposes this camp recommends students to wear jeans, and steel toe boots**

    Heavy Metals – Welding & Machining Careers Camp (June 3-7)
    Are you interested in designing and building with metal?  Then come join us for an insider’s look to the world of welding and precision machining.  Learn how automated advanced manufacturing machines are programmed and controlled by computer numerical control (CNC).  Get basic MIG welding experience while creating something artistic or practical to take with you.  Experienced professional machinists and welders will guide you through hands on projects as you learn to create iron art.  Spark your interest in these hot career pathways while exploring the amazing opportunities out there in this high tech, fast paced industry.  **For safety purposes this camp requires students to wear cotton shirts, jeans, and steel toe boots**

    Fun with Raspberry Pi! –  Web Applications Careers Camp (June 3-7)
    In this coding camp you will investigate and play retro games on the RPi.  Use the RPi for making games with MIT Scratch (block-based programming) and Python, learn coding GPIO.  Explore web design through HTML5 and CSS 3.  Sign up for this camp run by a Microsoft certified educator to learn new languages that will take your programming skills to the next level.

    Mini Makeover – Cosmetology Careers Camp (June 3-7)
    Do you enjoy helping people look their best?  Whether you would like a mini makeover or want to learn professional techniques of hair styling, manicures, and more.  Sign up for this camp run by licensed cosmetologists, each with 30+ years of experience, to learn basic beauty salon procedures for hair, skin, and nail care as you explore careers in cosmetology.  Learn to take care of yourself and look your best!

    Laurel Oaks

    Start your Engines – Automotive Careers Camp (June 3-7)
    Do you look at cars with beautiful body work and wonder how it is done?  Do you enjoy figuring out how cars can run their best?  Learn from ASE Master Certified Technician and ICAR Auto Body Specialist to operate the technology and tools used in their daily work.  Explore the many career pathways within the high tech automotive industry.  **For safety purposes this camp recommends students to wear jeans, and steel toe boots**

    Communicate with Art – Design & Art Careers Camp (June 3-7)
    Are you creative?  Ever wonder what art and creativity look like as a career?  Creative careers do exist and this design camp will introduce you to the elements used in art professions.  Spend the week with professional graphic artists to unlock your imagination.

    I Built That – Construction & Heavy Equipment Careers Camp (June 3-7)
    If you like to build and are interested in how roads, building sites, and neighborhoods are prepared, come to this camp.  From small hand tools to large earthmoving equipment, you’ll learn the basics of construction and site preparation from construction industry professionals with 46 years of combined experience.

    Live Oaks

    Start your Engines – Automotive Careers Camp (June 10-14)
    Do you look at cars with beautiful body work and wonder how it is done?  Do you enjoy figuring out how cars can run their best?  Learn from ASE Master Certified Technician and ICAR Auto Body Specialist to operate the technology and tools used in their daily work.  Explore the many career pathways within the high tech automotive industry.  **For safety purposes this camp recommends students to wear jeans, and steel toe boots**

    Communicate with Art – Art & Design Careers Camp (June 10-14)
    Are you creative?  Ever wonder what art and creativity look like as a career?  Creative careers do exist and this design camp will introduce you to the elements used in art professions.  Spend the week with professional graphic artists to unlock your imagination.

    Mini Makeover – Cosmetology Careers Camp (June 10-14)
    Do you enjoy helping people look their best?  Whether you would like a mini makeover or want to learn professional techniques of hair styling, manicures, and more.  Sign up for this camp run by licensed cosmetologists, each with 30+ years of experience, to learn basic beauty salon procedures for hair, skin, and nail care as you explore careers in cosmetology.  Learn to take care of yourself and look your best!

    Scarlet Oaks

    Mission Medical – Exercise Science & Dental Careers Camp (June 10-14)
    Explore the medical field in this interactive camp.  Learn medical terminology, vital signs, infection control, fitness testing, nutrition, practice bandaging and wound care, and so much more.  A certified athletic trainer and professional dental assistant will explore with you the amazing careers available in the health science career pathway.  By the end of the week you can earn ECSI lifesaving training certification in AED, CPR, and First Aid.

    Camp Broken Bone –Health and Surgical Technology Careers Camp (June 10-14)
    Interested in a medical career?  This camp will teach the skeletal system, different fractures that occur and how they are fixed.  Focus will be on orthopedic instruments, learning what they are and how they are used.  You will also learn to make splints and how to apply a cast.  Help prepare yourself for a career in orthopedic surgery by stepping into the Surgical Technology lab with professionals for the week.

    Be a Teacher -Early Childhood Education Careers Camp (June 10-14)
    Remember your favorite book that you made your parent read over and over again to you?  How much fun would it have been to have games to go with that book?  Learn to enhance a story through exploration and areas of learning such as math, science, and writing.  In this camp, you will learn teaching strategies, go on field trips, and plan activities to bring a story to life for children.  Teachers with 20 + years of experience will guide you through exploring careers in education.  Learn what is needed to teach the future.

    Wired for Success – Electrical & Construction Careers Camp (June 10-14)
    Like to watch DIY or HGTV renovation shows?  With this camp you will learn skills to help avoid DIY disasters.  A licensed electrician and construction professionals with over 35 years of design, architectural, and building experience will introduce you to safety and construction skills.  You will learn the basics of how to remodel and wire electrical circuits using the tools and tips of the professionals.  Get enlightened about the amazing careers in the construction trades.

    Kitchen Creations – Culinary Careers Camp (June 10-14)
    If you like watching the Food Network and love to create, prepare and serve beautiful delicious food, this camp is for you.  You will learn how to properly use and maintain kitchen and baking equipment used by professional chefs to master new baking and cooking skills to impress your friends and family.  Discover the secrets of our experienced American Culinary Federation Executive Chef through hands on instruction in cooking basics, kitchen safety, and nutrition while creating and tasting delicious recipes.  Plus you will get a recipe book of the week’s creations.

    Mini Makeover – Cosmetology Careers Camp (June 10-14)
    Do you enjoy helping people look their best?  Whether you would like a mini makeover or want to learn professional techniques of hair styling, manicures, and more.  Sign up for this camp run by licensed cosmetologists, each with 30+ years of experience, to learn basic beauty salon procedures for hair, skin, and nail care as you explore careers in cosmetology.  Learn to take care of yourself and look your best!

    Register for Summer Camp Here!

    FOUR GREAT CAMPUSES, ONE GREAT OAKS!

  • Kathryn Lorenz is 33rd Loveland Valentine Lady and Donna Treinen wins card design competition

    Kathryn Lorenz is 33rd Loveland Valentine Lady and Donna Treinen wins card design competition

    Loveland Valentine Ladies

    Over the years…

    2019: Kathryn Lorenz

    2018: Kay Bolin

    2017:  Carol Williams

    2016:  Laurie Gordon

    2015:  Sue Lundy

    2014:  Janis Fogle

    2013:  Marge Henderson

    2012:  Jan Ranard

    2011:  Avery (Winkie) Foster

    2010:  Bonnie Larson

    2009:  Linda Cox

    2008:  Kay Napier

    2007:  Sue Newburger

    2006:  Peggy Goodwin

    2005:  Lu Boike

    2004:  Helen Gosch

    2003:  Kathryn Undercoffer

    2002:  Patricia Furterer

    2001:  Marirose Stiver

    2000:  Anne Fowler

    1999:  Winona Franz

    1998:  Barbara Dee

    1997:  Bobbie Books

    1996:  Jo Ann Richardson

    1995:  Mary McDonnell

    1994:  Margaret Keifer

    1993:  Kathryn Sidney

    1992:  Doris Osborne

    1991:  Martha Hockman

    1990:  Rose Wene

    1989:  Pat Randolph

    1982-88:  Ruth Jackson (Doris’s daughter)

    1982:  Doris Pfiester

    “I hope to show the children and adults of Loveland that we can find hearts in nature and express love every day, not just on Valentines Day.”

    – 2019 Loveland Valentine Lady Kathryn Lorenz

    Loveland, Ohio – “I found out about this while at dinner at the Works on December 9th with my daughter and her family. Santa and Mrs. Claus had just visited the restaurant, to the absolute delight of my 5-year-old grandson”, said Kathryn Lorenz about finding out she would be Loveland’s 2019 Valentine Lady. “So when I heard a little commotion and saw some ladies wearing red, it just never occurred to me what was happening. Several Valentine Ladies and my son appeared at the table and gave me flowers and a balloon and just surprised me completely. My daughter did a really good job helping them surprise me.”

    Lorenz is the 33rd Valentine Lady. She has also served on the Loveland Board of Education for the past 26 years, 17 as president. She also serves on the board of directors for the Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Education. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati and a former member of the Governor’s Task Force Ohio.

    2019 Valentine Lady Kathy Lorenz and 2018 Valentine Lady Kay Bolin

    The photo album below is from Saturday, January 5 when the Little Miami River Chamber Alliance held a ceremony at the Loveland Kroger officially announcing that Lorenz was the 2019 Valentine Lady and Donna Treinen was the winner of the 2019 Valentine Card design competition.

    The Valentine Lady tradition goes back to 1971 when the Loveland Chamber of Commerce created a Valentine postmark. Doris Pfiester, chamber secretary at the time, mailed 1,000 Valentines for Loveland residents that had a special Loveland, Ohio postmark that year and was referred to as the “Valentine Lady” until a formal selection process began in the 1980s. Pfiester was named the very first Valentine Lady in 1992. Today, the Valentine Lady plays an important role in the Chamber’s signature Valentine program, which includes a card design competition, poetry, coloring contests, and visits to students in Pre-K through fourth-grade classrooms and nursing homes throughout the Loveland area. The Chamber re-mails thousands of cards they receive from around the world for people wanting their cards mailed from “Loveland” with the slogan, “There is nothing in the world so sweet as Love”. Chamber president in 1972, Dr. Roland Boike, coined the phrase, inspired by Samual Johnson.

    2015 Valentine Lady, Sue Lundy nominated Lorenz.

    2015 Valentine Lady, Sue Lundy nominated Lorenz. In her nomination letter, Lundy wrote, “Kathy’s public, professional and private life all demonstrate her commitment to the community of Loveland.” Lundy pointed out Lorenz’s commitment to education saying, “Kathy believes in education from the ground up. She is active in the Ohio Conservation League and encourages and supports excursions and educational experiences for children. She has spent time in our elementary classrooms teaching French, worked with mentor programs, and coordinated the Basic French Program at UC.” Lundy is a former Loveland School teacher.

    I am really honored to become a member of this exclusive group. First of all, it is unique for Loveland to have a Valentine Lady and to focus on the thought that we can spread thought of love just because we live in a town called Loveland. – Kathy Lorenz

    “If you look at all the accomplished, dedicated women who have already been named Valentine Lady, anyone would be proud to be like them,” Lorenz told Loveland Magazine. “I am especially grateful for Sue Lundy, who nominated me and Pat Furterer, Kay Bolin, and Janis Fogle, who have offered many tips about my role already. All the Ladies have welcomed me warmly.”

    Lundy added, “She speaks openly, honestly and with pride of all we hope to offer children in our schools. Kathy loves her family and her community. It is evident in all she has achieved and continues to do. Her positive spirit would be a valuable addition to the Valentine Lady program.”

    Lorenz told Loveland Magazine she collects pictures of hearts occurring in nature and heart shaped rocks and hopes to show the children and adults of Loveland that, “We can find hearts in nature and express love every day, not just on Valentines Day.” 

    During the ceremony at Kroger, Bill Hounshell introduced former Valentine Ladies as Loveland Vice-Mayor Rob Weisgerber presented each with a bouquet of flowers.

    An invitation by President/CEO Harry Snyder to visit your Great Oaks Career Campuses

  • OhioMeansJobs/Clermont County will open at a new location on July 2

    OhioMeansJobs/Clermont County will open at a new location on July 2

    Batavia, Ohio – OhioMeansJobs/Clermont County will open at a new location at the Clermont County Family Support Center, 2400 Clermont Center Drive, Batavia, on Monday, July 2. Its last day at its current location at756 Cincinnati-Batavia Pike,behind Eastgate Mall, is Monday, June 25.

    OhioMeansJobs/Clermont, which provides services to both job seekers and employers, will reinvest the money it will be saving in overhead costs, such as leasing the current location, toward services for its customers, said Ted Groman, Assistant Director, Clermont County Job & Family Services. It has been at the Batavia Pike location for 15 years.

    During the move, staff members can still be reached through the general phone number, 513.943.3000.

    OhioMeanJobs/Clermont’s partners will also be moving. These include Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services, Easter Seals Tristate, Vantage, Clermont County Probation, and Ohio Department of Job & Family Services.

    Off-site partnerships include the University of Cincinnati-Clermont, Grant Vocational, Great Oaks, Adult Basic Literacy Education, the Literacy Council of Clermont and Brown County, and the Clermont County Chamber of Commerce.

    “We look forward to serving customers in our new location,” Groman said. OMJ’s hours will be 8 AM – 4:30 PM Monday-Friday. Its office is on the 2ndfloor.