Two CBI Students Achieve Level One Firefighting Certification

Garret Winget (left), Ethan Laffin (right)

Ethan Laffin during training

Garret Winget and Ethan Laffin, two Celina CBI Tri Star students, are not only certified welders, but also took the initiative to become Level One Firefighters. Both students showed their commitment and dedication by working full time jobs and attended training classes at night. Tri Star is very proud of these two fine young men! Congratulations!

Darke/Auglaize/Mercer Twenty Under Twenty Banquet

Don Berry, CBI Instructor, Garret Winget, and Mr. Dues, of Duesway Manufacturing

Tri Star Career Compact Student Garret Winget was recently recognized at the Darke, Auglaize, Mercer “Twenty Under Twenty” Banquet held at Romers in St. Henry, Ohio.

This outstanding student was honored for his accomplishments and for having worked collaboratively through career training and other career development activities. 

Garret is a certified welder through the 90 hour welding course sponsored by the West Central Ohio Workforce Development Initiative (WCOWDI), and he is a Certified Level 1 Firefighter after completing the training program this spring.

Garret was also CBI Student of the Year for 2015-2016, along with classmate Colin Homan of Marion Local.

The purpose of this new initiative is to connect education and business to help secure a skilled workforce. Our region has witnessed a shortage of skilled workers and this group is working to encourage and support mentoring, part-time work, job shadowing, internships, co-op programs and other business partnerships.

2015-2016 Seniors CBI Students Graduation Plans

Tri Star Career Compact would like to honor seniors from the 1st period CBI class in Celina. These students meet at the Education Complex and are required to have a job & work an average of 15 hours per week. Students and future plans include:

Maddy Cline -Celina- Rhodes State - Occupational Therapy Asst
Sarah Ross - Celina-WSU-Lake - Early Childhood Education
Colin Homan -Marion Local- Mike's Sanitation
Mitchell Brubaker-Celina-Ohio Tech College-Welding & Fabrication
Rose Flore-Celina0WSU-Lake-Criminal Justice, Forensics
Garret Winget -Celina - Duesway Inc.
Mitchell Franzer - St. Henry - Workforce - Crown
Ethan Laffin-Celina- Klosterman Concrete/EMT paramedic school
Zach Rieger - Celina- WSU-Lake - Kerns Chevrolet

Tri Star Career Compact would like to honor seniors from the 2nd period CBI class in Celina. These students meet at the Education Complex and required to have a job & work an average of 15 hours per week. Students and future plans include:

Hunter Wycuff -Celina- Duesway Inc. - Welder
Mackenzie Cromwell-Celina-Paul Mitchell School of Make Up
Mark Clausen-Celina-Hocking Technical College- Science
Brianna Schulte-Celina-Paul Mitchell School of Make Up
Cassie Vondenhuevel- Celina - Reynolds & Reynolds (fulltime)
Libby Suhr-Celina - Reynolds & Reynolds (fulltime)
Haley McGillvary - Celina - WSU-Lake - Nursing
Callie Vogel - Celina - UNOH
Alissa Post - Celina - Walterbush Farms (fulltime)
Lindsey Yaney - Celina - Workforce

Lidea Bowersock - Celina - Celina Manor - Rhodes State-Nursing
Dylan Colllins - Celina - Florence Livestock - Meat inspector