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Published June 15, 2009 10:24 pm - It will be three years before Carli Shumaker will have to decide between a high-school or vocational-school track, but experiences last Thursday planted seeds for the latter option. ASD students test drive ACJVS classes Summer Camp program includes variety of field-trip destinations By CARL E. FEATHER - Staff Writer - cfeather@starbeacon.com Star Beacon It will be three years before Carli Shumaker will have to decide between a high-school or vocational-school track, but experiences last Thursday planted seeds for the latter option.
Carli and other After School Discovery (ASD) students who are entering the eighth grade visited the Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School (ACJVS) last week as part of their Summer Camp 2009 program. Each student was scheduled into two 45-minute classes where hands-on learning was emphasized by the instructors. “It gives them an opportunity to come in and see our programs,” said Christina Sisk, instructor in the Early Childhood Development program. “It gives them an idea about what they’d like to do at the ACJVS.” Although there are no youngsters in the Early Childhood classrooms this time of year, Sisk led the guest students through a reading exercise and a couple of craft projects typical of the activities students in the program would do with youngsters. In the graphic arts program, Suzanne Pratt demonstrated silk-screening on T-shirts, then had each student make a shirt to take home as a souvenir of the visit. “It’s really fun,” said Alex Rosado as he admired the attractive purple design he screened onto white T-shirt fabric. In the cosmetology classroom, instructor Kim Hess and senior student Megan Mixer walked the students through a skin-care exercise using manikin heads. “Is that real hair? From a dead person?” asked Carli Shumaker as she was introduced to the learning aid. Mixer said there were many activities they could have done with the students, but they decided skin care would be the most practical. Students learned how to properly clean the skin, then use different products to exfoliate and massage it. During the presentation, Mixer stressed the importance of getting good grades and building a good attendance record as essential preparation for vocational training and work. Mixer said the students seemed to be really interested in the school and programs. Vocational school students like Mixer and Samantha Arp, who assisted with the graphic arts presentations, were hired for the presentations. Pratt said Arp had to go through an interview process to get the job, so it was good training for the real world the senior will face come June 2010. Visitations were held on Thursday and Friday. Students also explored horticulture and business technology programs at the school. After School Discovery’s Summer Camp 2009 has approximately 500 students enrolled this year, about the same as 2008. Students pay $5 per registration or $10 per family for the 15-day program held at Lakeside High School. The camp focuses on academics in the morning, field trips and hands-on activities in the afternoon. 
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