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Local businesses recognized for co-op efforts
Central Huron Secondary School
(CHSS) held its annual winter co-op
supervisors breakfast and tech open
house last Friday, welcoming co-op
students and their employers.
The event serves as a chance for
the school and organizers of the co-
op program to recognize the efforts
of both the students and the
employers.
Shane Taylor, one of the teachers
behind the co-op program, explained
that, being rooted in an agricultural
community, it only makes sense that
the co-op teachers look at the
program as planting the seeds for the
future of the students involved in it.
“Students need some place to start
their careers,” he said. “That’s the
only way that crazy acorn can
become the big oak.”
Taylor said that the program
allows the students to build résumés,
start apprenticeships, earn letters of
reference and be prepared for
college and university interviews, all
of which is thanks to the businesses
that provide co-op placements.
Schools in larger centres are
envious of the opportunities
provided to the students at CHSS,
Taylor said, because the school is
small enough that there are ample
opportunities for co-op placements.
He said that the experience can
have a profound influence on
student’s future.
Vice-Principal Eveline Wright
also thanked those businesses,
saying that the hands-on experiences
the students receive is essential to
learning.
Over two dozen students and
businesses were recognized at the
event and Taylor thanked all the
employers for helping to create a
learning atmosphere for the students.
Locally, businesses like M.G.M.
Townsend Tire near Londesborough,
John Rutledge Architect in Blyth and
Royal Homes in Wingham
hosted co-op students for the last
semester.
Matt Townsend, owner of MGM
Townsend Tire, said the company
has been participating in the
program for a number of years and
finds that both the company and the
students can benefit from it.
He said that, while not many have
stayed on at the company, he knows
that the experience is an important
stepping stone from the
world of education to the world of
work.
“Those students have a foot
ahead,” he said. “They realize what
being part of the work force really
means.”
Townsend said that, while his
business benefits from the work the
students provide, he feels that it
works out well because the students
get the kinds of hands-on
experience they may otherwise miss
out on.
This year, the co-op placement
was a little closer to home for
Townsend, as his son Lucas was the
student who joined the M.G.M.
Townsend Tire team.
The business will continue taking
part in the program, Townsend said,
as long as schools keep asking and
there are eager students willing to
work and learn.
John Rutledge, of his self-named
architecture firm based in Blyth,
hasn’t had as much experience
with high school co-op placements
as he has had with college
placements, but he said the few who
have been placed with him have
been beneficial experiences for all
involved.
This year Rutledge welcomed
CHSS student Lauren Hayter, his
third high school co-op student.
Rutledge explained he previously
had students from Goderich District
Collegiate Institute (GDCI), and that
Hayter was the first student from
CHSS.
“They have all been very decent
additions in the office,” Rutledge
said.
He said the required extra
supervision pays off because he can
help these students decide if
architecture is the kind of future
they’re interested in, compared to
college students who are already
committed to that future.
“I’ve had a ton of Fanshawe
College students,” he said. “I’ve had
one or two a year for about 25
years.”
The co-op program with the high
school is different from Fanshawe’s,
Rutledge said, because there is much
more consistent communication
with the high school instructors
while college students are in his
office full-time for either four or
eight months.
Rutledge found himself actually
wanting more time with Hayter, as
she only joined him mid-way
through the co-op term. She
had previously been working at
Huron Optometric’s Clinton office,
though she was more interested in
buildings and architecture.
When Hayter did join Rutledge,
Huron Optometric wanted to keep
her on part of the time, so Rutledge
said she really only spent “quarter
time” with him.
“Lauren definitely wanted this
kind of placement,” he said. “She
appreciated coming here, and that
was obvious as her interest level was
high. I was disappointed her
time with me was so short.”
Rutledge found Hayter to be a
very knowledgeable student thanks
to CHSS having its own AutoCAD
program, a computer hardware- and
software-suite that is a cornerstone
of the architecture industry.
“She was much more helpful than
I anticipated thanks to having that
experience,” he said.
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THIS WEEK:
Seaforth’s Fisher elected Huron East Deputy-Mayor
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Seaforth Councillor Bob Fisher is
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meeting of Huron East Council on
Dec. 4.Fisher, Tuckersmith CouncillorRay Chartrand and Grey Councillor
Alvin McLellan all let their namesstand for the municipality’s second-in-command position. This came
after Huron East eliminated the at-large deputy-mayor position,
reducing the size of council from 12
members to 11 just ahead ofOctober’s election.It was Fisher who nominated
Chartrand for the position.
Chartrand then paid the favour backby nominating Fisher. FormerDeputy-Mayor Joe Steffler
nominated McLellan for the
position.Fisher told his fellow councillorsthat he has lived in the community
for over 40 years. In addition, he hasbeen a councillor for 12 years and
spent nearly 40 years in business, all
experience he felt would aid in beingthe deputy-mayor.Fisher also listed a number of
projects he’d like to see undertaken
or continued both in Huron East andin Huron County.In Huron East, Fisher said he
wanted to see the municipality’s
community centres better utilizedand to promote a harmoniousrelationship between residents
of all of Huron East’s five wards.At the county level, Fisher said he
wanted to see a greater focus on
tourism, saying that Huron Countycould easily be the Prince EdwardCounty of southwestern Ontario. He
also said that while the county’s
accessibility advisory committee hasdone a lot of great work, there is stillmore to be done.
Fisher also said that, as someone
who is legally blind, he also hopedthat being named deputy-mayorwould inspire others with disabilities
saying that if they “get [their] ass offthe couch and do something” like he
has they can accomplish anything.
McLellan said that his decades ofexperience as a councillor and onnumerous boards and committees
would make him an ideal choice for
the deputy-mayor position.He said that being self-employedwould ensure that he wouldn’t miss
any meetings, adding that he hates to
miss any council meetings.He said he had been asked if he
The Huron County 4-H Leaders’
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COUNTY AWARDSLoretta Higgins won the MurrayCardiff Award for Top All-Round
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The Don Pullen Award for highestoverall score in the county went toEvy Verschaeve. She also won the
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the club. The Warden’s NoviceAward for first year competitivemember with the highest score went
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The Ben Lobb Award for thejunior member with the top essaywent to Kayla Drennan.
Emily Franken won the Ontario
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awards went to Dugald McIntosh(first) and Mercedes Prout (second).The Huron County 4-H Leaders’
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secretary book competition wereawarded to Emily Bieman (first) andKayla Drennan (second).
The winning team for the county
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A growing experience
At Central Huron Secondary School’s annual winter co-op
appreciation breakfast, business owners like John
Rutledge, shown here with his co-op student Lauren
Hayter, were recognized for their efforts in helping students
expand their education. (Denny Scott photo)
The family business
Lucas Townsend was part of Central Huron Secondary
School’s (CHSS) annual winter co-op appreciation
breakfast, last week. Townsend is learning the ropes at his
family’s company, M.G.M. Townsend Tire. Townsend is
shown here with CHSS Vice-Principal Eveline Wright.
(Denny Scott photo)
By Denny Scott
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