From staff reports
Thirteen students from the Clarion County Career Center participated in the 15th Annual ROVA (Rotary Outstanding Vocational Award) Leadership Conference on April 22-23 at Camp Nazareth in Mercer.
ROVA is an intensive educational program for career and technical education youth leaders that are in their junior year of high school. Students chosen for their potential attend this leadership camp to learn and enhance skills in team work, leadership, and communications through effective practice.
Students participating were:
From Redbank Valley: Christian McDonald – Computer Networking; Koty Kline – Culinary Arts and Hospitality; Jason Smith – Police Science
From Clarion Area: Lucy Kline – Culinary Arts and Hospitality; Morgan King – Allied Health Science
From AC Valley: Jonathan Sherwin – Welding & Fabrication; Joseph Dehart and Levi Walker – Construction Technology; Sylvia Stalker and Alexis Hunsberger – Allied Health Science
From Keystone Area: Robert Shick – Automotive Technology; Katelynn Hopper – Allied Health Science
From CL: Adam Stephens – Police Science
The students will also speak at the Clarion Rotary Meeting in May. The students were chaperoned by Paula Davis and Rotarians’ Frank Magagnotti and Tracy Becker. There were a total of 83 juniors representing 43 Rotary Clubs in District 7280. The students got involved in many leadership, networking and team building events. They were also entertained by a hypnosis show.
4 Goals of ROVA
- Demonstrate the respect Rotary District 7280 has for youth who are potential leaders attending a Vocational Education Program
- Provide a positive training experience for selected youth and potential leaders
- Encourage leadership of youth by youth
- Publicly recognize young people who are rendering service to their communities, peers, and schools