DAY NINE: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Editor's Note: This is part two of "Where Are They Now?"  Throughout the month of February we are catching up on where many of our alumni are at now and how Ohio Hi-Point helped shape their pathway to success.

High School:


Ciera Snyder, Class of 2008/Health Technology
Ciera Snyder is a recent graduate of Ohio Hi-Point's Health Technology program and is currently attending Rhodes State College studying to become a registered nurse.
"Hi-Point helped me not only become a better person, but also made me want to make more of myself," said Snyder.  "I didn't want to go to college at first, but it really made me see that it is the best thing that anyone can do."
Snyder is thankful to OHP because the rigors of the Health Tech program prepared her well for college, and it also helped her earn college credits before even graduating high school.

Adult Education Alumni:

Persie (Bolling) Nelson-’97 Phlebotomy
Senior Phlebotomist
Hardin Memorial Hospital-Kenton, Ohio

"Before I went to Ohio Hi-Point, I was taking classes in Lima, Ohio.  I wanted to get started with my life, but I didn’t want to spend a long time in school.  After some research, I discovered that after being in school for two years, I wasn’t going to be making enough money to cover the school loans.  At Ohio Hi-Point, the coursework didn’t take long and the cost was fair.  It definitely prepared me for my job as a phlebotomist in the Hardin Memorial Hospital Lab.  The instructors were wonderful and always had time for me.  With the program an adult class, the instructors knew that we all had other responsibilities with jobs and families and they worked with us on our personal needs.  Not only did my time studying at Ohio Hi-Point prepare me for the hands-on portion of my job, but also for the business part of my career."


William “Oscar” Baldwin-’06 Practical Nursing
LPN
Mary Rutan Hospital-Bellefontaine, Ohio

"Up until the time I began attending the Ohio Hi-Point Adult Education Nursing Program, I had spent my most of my adult life in the pastorate for 25 years.  While serving as a pastor, I went to school and earned my doctorate of ministry, my Ph.D. in counseling, and, finally, my Ph.D. in religion!  Still, while I may have been able to assist people spiritually and emotionally, I could do nothing for them physically.  I had always wanted to work in the medical field, and the time came in my life when I could get schooled as a nurse, and I took the opportunity to do so.  The courses were tough, but the teachers were tougher and demanded we learn the material expected to become good nurses.  The Ohio Hi-Point nursing program expects its graduates to be GOOD nurses!  I was 56-years-old while I attended the nursing program and had many, many questions.  We older folks seldom take things at face value and want to know why it is the way it is, so I am sure I tried the instructors’ patience on more than one occasion, but they were very knowledgeable and their answers were forthcoming.  Another part I appreciated is that we start and finish the program with the same group, and we could lean and depend on each other for moral support.  You give up a lot of yourself during the time you are in school, and the classmates become an extended family."