Day 18: Alumni & Friends Association helping connect graduates, partners

In May of 2008 the first-ever Ohio Hi-Point Career Center Alumni & Friends Association was formed by the school to link current and former high school and adult education students with business and community leaders supportive of the Career Center’s mission and help build new traditions for students and others associated with OHP.
“This is a major undertaking, but one we feel is important. This organization will help us support the outstanding educational process in all of our programs even further, while also creating a network to spread the tremendous opportunities available here,” said district spokesperson Shane Haggerty, who is also a member of the board of directors.
The board of directors is made up of alumni, former staff members, business leaders, community supporters, students, staff and the administration to help guide the organization, which is still in its early stages. In the fall of 2008, during the school's 35th Anniversary school year, the Association officially kicked off with four counties and four cities (all which OHP services) proclaimed September 24th as OHP Alumni & Friends Day.
The organization hopes to one day host reunion events, fundraisers and eventually building into a networking arm connecting students with alumni and business partners to better facilitate internship and job opportunities. So far, the group is planning to support high school student and adult education student scholarship and in the future support the Showcase of Success Distinguished Alumni Honors.
Alumni of OHP and friends of the school district (parents, business leaders and partners and others) can connect with the Association online:

Visit Est.1974, the official online social community of the Association. Here you can connect with other graduates or friends and set-up a profile and receive special messages about Alumni & Friends events and news.

Become a friend of the OHP Facebook page and keep up-to-date with everything OHP.