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Greenville High School Senior Taylor Bryant welcomes visitors to the
Darke County Welcome Center.
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Visitors Bureau
partners with Greenville Career Tech Hospitality
GREENVILLE, OH (March 24, 2015) – The Darke County Visitors Bureau
announces partnership with the Greenville High School Career Tech
Hospitality Program to offer an internship to a high school senior.
“This is the first year for the internship with the Hospitality
Program,” stated Deanna York, Executive Director of the Visitors
Bureau. “Over the past few years, I’ve enjoyed the partnership created
with Mrs. Toni Shellabarger, instructor of the program. She has
graciously opened her classroom of juniors and seniors to me at the
Darke County Visitors Bureau to lecture on travel and tourism in Darke
County. In addition, we have worked closely to plan and lead tours of
the attractions, accommodations and restaurants in the county for the
students.” “I am thrilled to share the hospitality industry of Darke
County with these students. They are the future of our community,” said
York.
Taylor Bryant, a senior in the Career Tech Program Hospitality at
Greenville High School started interning at the Darke County Visitors
Bureau in early March. Her responsibilities include greeting and
assisting visitors to Greenville and all of Darke County at the new
Welcome Center in downtown Greenville, as well as, answering the phone
and sharing information with callers, maintaining the bureau’s online
calendar of events database, and many other duties. Director
Deanna York is working hand-in-hand with Toni Shellabarger to be sure
that Taylor fulfills the requirements of the high school program, and
gains knowledge of courses she may be taking in college.
“Hospitality has opened many doors for me in the two years that I
have been in the program,” shared Senior Taylor Bryant. She
competed in Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
competitions her junior and senior years at Greenville High School.
During her junior year, Taylor competed in Creative Banquet Table
Design, and won first place at the Regional and State levels. In
addition, she won a $6,000 scholarship to Sullivan University in
Kentucky. Her senior year, Taylor competed in Hotel Linen
Operations, and earned a gold award at the Regional and State
levels.
Taylor has experienced the hospitality industry of Darke County through
several job shadowing opportunities. She has assisted with banquets and
events at the St. Clair Manor, as well as banquets for Youth For
Christ. She has also had opportunities at Wayne HealthCare and Brethren
Retirement Community to job shadow in dining services and housekeeping.
In addition to school, the internship at the Darke County Visitors
Bureau, Taylor has a part time job in dining services at Brethren
Retirement Community.
“With the internship at the Darke County Visitors Bureau, I hope to
learn more the travel and tourism aspects of the hospitality industry,”
said Taylor. “I am excited to learn more about our county and the
history it holds, as well.”
Taylor plans to study hospitality at Sinclair Community College in the
fall. In completing the two year program at Greenville High School
Career Tech, she will receive a $3,000 scholarship to Sinclair.
The Darke County Visitors Bureau is a not-for-profit, destination
marketing organization. Its mission is to attract visitors to Darke
County through promotion, education and development of Tourism.
Follow the Darke County Visitors Bureau on Facebook to sign up for
monthly e-newsletters and to receive daily updates on things to do and
see in Darke County.
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