Jacob Wood (Firelands) and Tiffany Powell (Midview)

March 11, 2010 -- The Lorain County JVS Educational Foundation recently appointed two new student representatives to their board.

Tiffany Powell, a Midview High School junior in the Cosmetology Program and Jacob Wood, a Firelands High School junior in the Computerized Design & Drafting Program, will each serve a one-year term.

These students will represent the JVS student body at the board meetings and will be responsible for sharing information about Foundation activities with their peers.

The Lorain County JVS Educational Foundation represents a community-based organization designed to develop and provide a permanent source of supplemental funding which will be used for the support and enhancement of the education of all JVS students.

March 11, 2010 -- The Lorain County JVS is offering a free, summer career exploration program for students entering the 9th and 10th grades from the following school districts: Amherst, Avon, Avon Lake, Clearview, Columbia, Elyria, Firelands, Keystone, Midview, North Ridgeville, Oberlin, Sheffield-Sheffield Lake and Wellington.

The four-day ExCEL Summer Career Camp is designed to give students a hands-on experience in a variety of career areas. The purpose of the program is to help students acquire information about the many career options available to them.

The camp is held from Monday, June 14th through Thursday, June 17th from 9am until 12pm. Students will have the opportunity to explore one career area of their choice each day. Bus transportation, to and from the students' middle or Jr. High School is provided by the JVS. Lunch is also provided to students daily. Kick-off for this event is Thursday, May 27 at 6:00pm.

Applications are available from middle/Jr. High school guidance counselors or on the JVS website at www.lcjvs.com, under the "Forms-Student Forms" tab listed on the homepage.

Applications that are accessed via the JVS website must be filled out and turned in to a student's guidance counselor by April 30th. Guidance counselors will forward completed applications to the JVS.

For more information about the ExCEL Career Camp, contact the JVS at info@lcjvs.com, or call 440/774-1051 (Elyria/Oberlin), 440/986-6601 (Lorain), ext. 2323 or 2245.