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Virtual Scavenger Hunt

Recent Press April 20, 2020

CONTESTANTS: West Virginia Middle School Students
STARTS: Monday, April 20, 2020
END: Monday, May 4, 2020 at 5:00pm
PRIZES: Five classes, randomly selected, will win a $100 Amazon gift card to use for their classroom.
ELIGIBILTY: To be entered into the drawling, a middle school teacher must submit 10 or more completed scavenger hunt questionnaires from their class.
HOW IT WORKS: In this virtual scavenger hunt, individual hunters take a field trip to 12 West Virginia manufacturing
companies. The virtual tours are provided by the 2020 West Virginia What’s So Cool AboutManufacturing? Video Contest. Each video will contain answers for the scavenger hunt questions.

Winners of the 2020 West Virginia What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?Contest Announced

Student Video Contest April 17, 2020

Wow, what a contest! Social distancing may have extended the voting period and delayed the awards ceremonies, but it didn’t derail our efforts. Thanks to Paul Ruggieri, Glass Valley Media LLC, we were able to produce virtual ceremonies to recognize the student participants.

NORTHERN Awards:

Outstanding Creativity: Sherrard Middle School with The Ziegenfelder Company
Best Manufacturing Message: Brooke Middle School with Eagle Manufacturing Company
Viewer’s Choice: Oak Glen Middle School with The Fiesta Tableware Company

Fairmont paper company donates PPE to health care providers throughout W.Va.

Recent Press April 17, 2020

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — ND Paper has donated personal protective equipment to health care providers across the state.

According to a release sent out by the West Virginia Manufacturers Association, ND Paper donated 1,500 Tyvek suits and 30,000 surgical masks to providers in the state who have been testing and treating state residents for the coronavirus.

Northern West Virginia What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? Student Video Contest Virtual Awards Ceremony

Student Video Contest April 15, 2020

Wheeling, WV – Explore: The New Manufacturing will hold a virtual awards ceremony for the Northern West Virginia student video contest, What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? on Tuesday, April 14th, at 6:30pm. The ceremony will be available on the Explore YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/mmmyQ6Ocmeg

Middle School Students Discover What’s So Cool About Manufacturing

Student Video Contest April 14, 2020

WHEELING, April 14, 2019 – Explore: The New Manufacturing celebrated the West Virginia What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? Video Contest during a virtual awards ceremony Tuesday night with six local middle schools and six manufacturing companies.

“Today’s middle school students will be tomorrow’s workforce in manufacturing in West Virginia, said Monica Cross, Program Director of the WVMAEF. “This generation has a real opportunity to have lifelong careers in modern manufacturing environments that will use skills in technology, problem-solving, innovation and communication.”

Eastern West Virginia What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? Student Video Contest Virtual Awards Ceremony

Student Video Contest April 13, 2020

Martinsburg, WV – Explore: The New Manufacturing will hold a virtual awards ceremony for the Eastern West Virginia student video contest, What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? on Tuesday, April 16th, at 6:30pm. The ceremony will be available on the Explore YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/CDw6zMe36qw

“In this age of social distancing, the Explore team is busy developing a virtual ceremony to honor the hard work and creativity that our participants have put into to creating a group of amazing videos, “ said Program Director Monica Cross, who oversees the fund’s Explore the New Manufacturing Program that links industry with educators and students across West Virginia. “Students, 7th and 8th graders, produced mini documentaries on a local manufacturer to compete for three awards: Most Creative, Best Manufacturing Message, Viewer’s Choice.”

4D Tech Solutions in Fairmont working to help supply masks for National Guard

Recent Press April 3, 2020

FAIRMONT, W.Va. – 4D Tech Solutions in Fairmont is a local engineering company that is doing its part to give back to those responding to the Coronavirus pandemic.

4D Tech Solutions is creating masks for the National Guard that are reusable, and give a person the ability to interchange the filter. The design came from a doctor in Montana, who shared it with engineers all over the country, so they could provide a better protective mask for people who are possibly exposed to the virus.

Education Station' Is A Learn-At-Home Resource From The State Department of Education and WVPB

Recent Press April 3, 2020

The West Virginia Department of Education has entered into a partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting to deliver student engagement content for West Virginia students amid the COVID-19 school closures.

This partnership will provide students with access to a twice-weekly program called “Education Station,” helping them to keep their skills sharp; keeping them connected to the learning process; and supplementing other resources from their schools and counties.

Teens compete in woodworking event

Recent Press March 17, 2020

The Inter-Mountain photo by Eliana McCutcheon Student competitor Danessa Harner is assisted by the West Virginia Wood Tech Center’s John Rossdach recently as she works on her scrap wood creation.

ELKINS– Recently the West Virginia Wood Tech Center hosted the Scrap Competition between the Highland Adventist School and the Randolph Technical Center.

Manufacturers Develop Learning Labs for Middle School Students

Director's Notes March 17, 2020

An essential part of creating a link between education and industry is building relationships between manufacturers and educators, parents, community partners, and students. Explore the New Manufacturing programs are designed to facilitate interaction and engagement through hands-on, minds-on labs, workshops, competitions, and challenges.

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