Art engages with the community and connects!
By Marilyn Delk - DCCA News
Mississinawa Valley High School student artists have worked on preliminary plans for a mural representing Union City and the surrounding area.
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Last year, Mississinawa Valley art teacher Ashley Austerman applied to the Ohio Arts Council for a grant enabling her to bring a professional artist to her classroom to establish an often-requested photography course; the project would also reach out to the community at large, providing various opportunities for engagement with the arts. Mrs. Austerman’s well-thought out plan was approved and received funding; other community entities including Darke County Endowment for the Arts, who granted the amount needed to purchase digital cameras, contributed to the project which was enthusiastically embraced by MV students. Soon, the entire community will be treated to the culmination of students’ efforts: a beautiful mural representing Union City and t
Mississinawa MVCTCFFA state contests
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UNION CITY, OH The Mississinawa Valley MVCTC FFA chapter would like to congratulate Braeden Wisner for being the top scoring student for the Junior High Poultry Contest.
This student’s scores placed the chapter ninth in the state. On March 29, Braeden participated in the online Poultry Contest. He had to select live meat-type chickens for broiler breeding, evaluate and place live egg-type hens, and rate the finished product by evaluating and grading ready-to-cook carcasses and parts of chickens and turkeys. Congratulations Braeden!
In addition, the chapter would also like to congratulate Taylor Stacher, Lilly Severance, Aron Hunt, and Brandon Miller for being the top scoring students for the Agronomy Contest. These students’ scores placed the chapter fifth in the state. On March 22, students from the chapter participated in the online Agronomy Contest. The students that participated were asked multiple questions