{"id":128532,"date":"2020-02-23T13:20:27","date_gmt":"2020-02-23T18:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=128532"},"modified":"2020-02-23T13:20:32","modified_gmt":"2020-02-23T18:20:32","slug":"vantage-open-house-to-be-held-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2020\/02\/23\/vantage-open-house-to-be-held-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Vantage Open House to be held Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vantage Career Center will hold its annual Open House and \u201cTaste of Vantage\u201d event this coming Monday, February 24, from 5-7:30 p.m., to celebrate National Career and Technical Education Month, which runs through February. The Open House will highlight both high school and adult education programs, and is open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVantage is excited to open our building to our local community members and business leaders we serve, who will have the opportunity to experience how our high school and adult students are being trained every day,\u201d said Community Relations Coordinator Miriam Owens. \u201cProspective high school students and their parents, as well as interested adult learners, including graduating seniors, will be able to hear what career and college possibilities are available to them through Vantage programs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A group of potential incoming students and Vantage alumni speak with Instructor Kevin Van Oss and Counselor Jim Fisher in the Industrial Mechanics lab during the Vantage Open House, 2019. For more information about the Vantage Open House, contact student services at 419.238.5411, extension 2160.\u00a0<\/strong>Vantage\u00a0photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLocal employers will be stationed throughout the building to speak with our guests,\u2019 Owens added. \u201cAny community member interested in gaining more knowledge about the various career and college pathways at Vantage should come to this event.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vantage high school and adult education instructors will be in their career technical labs, while students lead demonstrations of the technical skills they\u2019ve gained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career technical education is a strong force that contributes to the support of the local economy. It allows students an opportunity to be career and college ready, graduating with industry certifications, college credit, and hands-on experience in their field. For graduating seniors and adults who are looking to continue their education, Vantage adult education programs provide an opportunity to advance your career path in a short amount of time, for a nominal amount of money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The popular \u201cTaste of Vantage\u201d will be held in conjunction with the Open House. Eight area restaurants will be offering a delicious sampling of some of their most talked about cuisine. For just $5 at the door, those attending can purchase a strip of six tickets. One ticket will get pay for one food sample. All proceeds support the Vantage school-wide Student Activity Fund. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy the popular grilled chicken wings from Millie\u2019s Caf\u00e9 in Ottoville. Taste a savory beef brisket slider with a variety of sauces from Square Guys Deli Italian Restaurant located in Delphos. Don\u2019t miss a chance to enjoy the smoked pork loin and ham chunks from Tim\u2019s Backyard BBQ and Catering from Fort Jennings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fill a plate with amazing bacon wrapped barbecue water chestnuts or bruschetta from Moose Landing of Kalida. Sample award winning ice cream from The Creamery of Delphos. Sample delicious mini beef manhattans from Van Wert\u2019s Black Angus on Main. Warm up with a cup of coffee and a variety of sweet cookies from Baked to Perfection of Delphos. The Vantage Culinary Arts program will be serving its fabulous homemade Mexican chips and salsa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t be late because the food goes fast!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DJ Ron Burt from Magic Moment Entertainment who will be the emcee for the evening and will continuously announce special demonstrations and activities going on throughout the building. Open House sponsors include Dark Horse Entertainment, Lange Photographics, Straley Realty and Auctioneers, Carey Insurance and Financial Services, APT Manufacturing Solutions, Lee Kinstle GM Sales and Service, Advanced Chassis, Cool Machines, Van Wert Health, VTF Excavation LLC, Walmart, and the United Way of Van Wert County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about the Vantage Open House, visit www.vantagecareercenter.com<\/a> or the Vantage Career Center Facebook Events page. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VW independent\/submitted information Vantage Career Center will hold its annual Open House and \u201cTaste of Vantage\u201d event this coming Monday, February 24, from 5-7:30 p.m., to celebrate National Career and Technical Education Month, which runs through February. The Open House will highlight both high school and adult education programs, and is open to the public. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-01 13:58:28","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128532\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}