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MVCTC Diesel and Power Tech Team of (left to right) Zane Brehm
(Arcanum) and Trey Rush (Miami East)
placed third in the district Ag
Power Diagnostics Career Development Event out of 19 teams.
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MVCTC
Diesel and Power Tech Students Compete in District FFA Contest
Englewood, Ohio – Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) Diesel
and Power Technology students competed in the FFA District Ag Power
Diagnostics Career Development Event (CDE) at the Upper Valley Career
Center in Piqua, Ohio, on February 18, 2017. The team of Trey Rush
(Miami East) and Zane Brehm (Arcanum) placed third in the district out
of 19 participating teams.
The Ag Power Diagnostic CDE requires team members take an on-line exam
and troubleshoot five stations with ag and industrial equipment over 30
horsepower. Each unit has two malfunctions to diagnose and repair.
Procedure and safety are also scored.
According to the Ohio FFA website, “Agricultural Education CDE’s are
educational activities that are organized and conducted by the Ohio
Department of Education, Office of Career-Technical Education,
Agricultural Education. They are designed to assess student competence
in business and industry verified occupational skills, as detailed in
the Agricultural and Environmental Content Standards. CDEs are a
motivating force that stimulates occupational interests in and personal
development of high school students enrolled in school-based
agricultural education programs.”
For more information about MVCTC, please visit www.mvctc.com.
For over 45-years, MVCTC has been providing career technical education
for 27 partner school districts encompassing five counties, including
Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, and Warren Counties. MVCTC is
dedicated to providing in-demand workforce training for youth, adults,
and organizations in the Miami Valley.
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