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GSD Career Tech News
CIS,
Engineering to represent the District at State Conference
Both the CIS and Engineering Tech Prep Programs at Greenville High
School have been asked to represent the school at the Ohio School Board
Association Conference November 11-14. To honor this selection
the Southwest Region will be recognizing the district with a framed
certificate at their Annual Fall Meeting on October 11 at the Warren
County Career Center.
Greenville Senior High School is proud to be a comprehensive high
school offering a variety of career opportunities for our
students. In addition to the programs detailed here and
presenting at the Ohio School Board Association conference, The
Greenville Career Technical Center offers the following programs for
students:
Agricultural Business
Automotive Technology
Biomedical Science/Project Lead the Way
Careers with Children (Greenville Learning Center preschool)
Career Based Intervention
Computer Information Systems
Engineering College Tech Prep
Financial Specialist (accounting, insurance, HR, finance)
Hospitality and Facility Care
Interactive Media
Marketing
Medical Tech Prep
Supply Chain Management (logistics)
Gravitational Water
Vortex - Greenville Engineering tech. prep.
The Gravitational Water Vortex Power Plant is a horizontal form of the
hydroelectric dam. The benefits of using an artificially induced vortex
above gravity- accelerated water increases efficiency, decreases cost,
and not only lowers the negative impact on the environment, but
actually increases the sustainability and health of the river as a
whole. The ingenious invention was designed and developed by Franz
Zotlterer, an Austrian engineer, who saw the advantage of using this
natural process.
To date there are no Gravitational Water Vortex Power Plants present in
the USA; they exist only in Europe. The most prevailing feature of the
device is its necessary drop height is a minimal of 0.7 meters; whereas
the minimal drop height necessary for a hydroelectric dam is two
meters, a drastically larger drop. The reason that the small drop
height is so important is due to construction; a smaller drop height
means that less terra forming will be necessary to build the construct.
From a technical standpoint, the power plant is incredibly simple. A
small channel is drawn off from a creek or river, which is then
delivered, into a large rotation tank. Once in the tank, the water
spirals around the center point until reaching the turbine designed by
Zotlterer, located at the center point is poised directly above a hole
where the water finally exits the tank. While falling through the hole,
the water spins the turbine producing energy; the water then reenters
the initial body of water from where it was drawn. While the water is
in the tank many biological events occur; the water is aerated,
decomposition is accelerated, and microbial growth is promoted. One
final, major advantage that the Gravitational Water Vortex Power Plant
has over the traditional hydroelectric power source is that no fish
ladder is required; fish and organisms are able to pass through the
device freely in both directions.
For the 2012 Engineering 12 class at Greenville Senior High School,
teammates Chase Jenkinson, Lane Flora, and Scott Wirrig have chosen to
follow in the footsteps of the 2011 Engineering 12 class by further
researching and developing the project. With instructor Chris Sykes,
these students will prepare a written report, portfolio, a new
functioning model, and a presentation to be used for various events.
What makes this project different from previous projects is its ability
to go further than the class itself. The students will be presenting
the Gravitational Water Vortex Power Plant project at
the Ohio State Board of Education in November.
Computer Information
Systems
The CIS program at Greenville High School was asked to represent the
school at the Ohio School Board Association Conference November
11-14. To honor this selection the Southwest Region will be
recognizing the district with a framed certificate at their Annual Fall
Meeting on October 11 at the Warren County Career Center. This
will be the second year for them to attend this conference. They
will be presenting information on the employment experiences offered
them through the CIS class. The Greenville City Schools has been
hiring students from the CIS class between their junior and senior
years to work over the summer with the network administrators to help
get the district’s computers ready for the school year.
The hired students were able to participate in a Progress Book training
session so they were able to work with the returning teachers as the
district changed to a different online grade book program. The
students continue to work after the school day on an as-needed
basis. This program provides an excellent opportunity to gain
valuable work experience. Several of last year’s graduates have
already secured positions in computer related fields at GTI and Crown
Equipment while continuing their related education at Sinclair
Community College.
The CIS program is a two-year program offered to juniors and
seniors. It is taught using Cisco’s online curriculum which
prepares students for the Cisco CCNA certification exam, the industry
standard in computer networking. CIS also covers IT Essentials
which prepares students for CompTIA’s A+ certification exam, which is
the industry standard in computer repair/help desk. For more
information contact Mr. David Peltz, CT Director at 937-548-4188 x 848
or the instructors Mr. Robert Warner, rwarner@greenville.k12.oh.us, or
Mr. Nathan Sharp, nsharp@greenville.k12.oh.us
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