{"id":142237,"date":"2021-04-22T01:17:07","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T06:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=142237"},"modified":"2021-04-22T01:17:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T06:17:11","slug":"ceo-breakfast-honors-program-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2021\/04\/22\/ceo-breakfast-honors-program-students\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO Breakfast honors program students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>DAVE MOSIER\/<\/strong><em>independent editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in the Career Education Opportunities (CEO) program started their day off Wednesday with a pastry and certificate from program founder and coordinator Kerry Koontz to celebrate the successful conclusion of another year, the fifth for the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Approximately 49 CEO students, along with school administrators from Van Wert, Crestview, and Lincolnview were invited to attend the breakfast, which was held in the upper lobby of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CEO-breakfast-4-21-2021.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CEO-breakfast-4-21-2021.jpg 580w, https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CEO-breakfast-4-21-2021-550x307.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption>A few of the Career Education Opportunity (CEO) students who attended Wednesday morning&#8217;s breakfast listen to Lifehouse Pastor Matt Braun speak. <em>Dave Mosier\/Van Wert independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Koontz noted that the COVID-19 pandemic created a number of problems for this year\u2019s edition of the CEO program, adding that several businesses couldn\u2019t participate because of safety issues related to the coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four businesses and organizations were highlighted as participating all five years of the program: National Door &amp; Trim, Vancrest Health Care Center, and Van Wert Elementary and Middle schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Koontz said flexibility was the key to having this year\u2019s CEO program, noting that, while some businesses had to take a hiatus from the program this year, there were 14 new businesses of the total of 47 participating in 2020-21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t give up and it worked out, for the most part,\u201d Koontz said. \u201cThe doors that closed opened some other new ones.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CEO coordinator noted that those who couldn\u2019t participate in health careers this year, due to the coronavirus, tried other jobs instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Koontz said experience is good, no matter if the student is interested in pursuing a career in that field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow you\u2019ve gained professional experience; you\u2019re going to highlight that on your resumes; you\u2019ve networked; you\u2019ve made connection\u2026,\u201d he said. \u201cSome of you have figured out \u2018this is not what I want to do; I don\u2019t like this; that\u2019s a valuable experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students also heard some inspiring words from Lifehouse Pastor Matt Braun, who talked about the importance of integrity, setting goals, and meeting them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAVE MOSIER\/independent editor Students in the Career Education Opportunities (CEO) program started their day off Wednesday with a pastry and certificate from program founder and coordinator Kerry Koontz to celebrate the successful conclusion of another year, the fifth for the program. 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