A big thank you to the St. Mary Volunteer Fire Department for generously donating these tools to our Law & Public Safety Program for use with the breaching door. We also want to recognize our Carpentry and Drafting Programs for their great work on the custom case and plaque.
4 days ago, Misty Leithead
image of door breaching tools
🎉 Weekly OSHA-10 Completer Shout-Outs! 🎉
Way to go to this week’s achievers who earned their OSHA-10 certifications! 💪👏

✅ Shawta Ratliff – RCHS
✅ Steven Williams- TCHS
✅ Curtis Foland- SMHS
4 days ago, Misty Leithead
Student with OSHA 10 Certificate
Student with OSHA 10 Certificate
Student with OSHA 10 Certificate
Emergency services students practiced accurate medication measurements and safely administering IM injections. These essential skills build confidence, precision, and readiness for real-life emergency situations. #thisisCTE #handsonlearning
20 days ago, Misty Leithead
student practicing IM injection
student practicing IM injection
student practicing IM injection
student practicing IM injection
Career & Technical Education (CTE) isn’t just an option - it’s the solution.

When we invest in hands-on learning, we invest in our workforce, our economy, and our future. CTE works. 💪⚙️
22 days ago, Misty Leithead
CTE is the answer to the nation's projected deficit of 6 million skilled workers through 2032
Happy New Year from Mid-Ohio Valley Technical Institute! 🎆
26 days ago, Misty Leithead
2026 happy new year graphic
Merry Christmas from all of us at Mid-Ohio Valley Technical Institute!
about 1 month ago, Misty Leithead
merry Christmas from Mid-Ohio Valley Technical Institute
🎄✨It’s Christmas Eve, and it’s time for Mistletoe and Max to head back to the North Pole.

Before leaving, they sent their final report to Santa🎅… and we’re happy to share that MOVTI made the nice list! 📋✔️

Thank you for welcoming our little holiday helpers into your classrooms, shops, and offices this season. They had a blast learning about our programs, spreading cheer, and keeping an eye on everyone’s hard work.

Safe travels, Mistletoe and Max and Merry Christmas from all of us at MOVTI! ✨🎄
about 1 month ago, Misty Leithead
elves FaceTiming with Santa
Max (aka Mr. Haught) was hard at work today sharing his favorite dad-level weather wisdom:
“Red sky at night, shepherds’ delight; red sky in the morning, shepherds take warning.” 🌅😄

Meanwhile, Mistletoe (aka Mrs. Bunch) skipped the folklore and checked the actual Christmas Eve forecast on her laptop. 💻❄️

Old sayings vs. modern tech… we’ll see who’s right! 😉
about 1 month ago, Misty Leithead
elves in Christmas decorations
🎄With students and teachers on break, Mistletoe and Max decided it was their turn to keep the morning tradition alive... coffee with coworkers in the kitchen.☕

Max caught up on the “news” while enjoying his cup, and Mistletoe took a well-deserved seat to sip and relax. Even elves know a good day starts with coffee!
about 1 month ago, Misty Leithead
Elves in break area drinking coffee and reading newspaper

🎉 Weekly OSHA-10 Completer Shout-Outs! 🎉
Way to go to this week’s achievers who earned their OSHA-10 certifications! 💪👏

✅ Raeylyn Barnhart – SMHS
✅ Elijah Kimball- SMHS
✅ Hunter West- SMHS
✅ Trevor Hakes - TCHS
✅ Skylee Anderson- MHS

about 1 month ago, Misty Leithead
student with osha certificate
student with osha certificate
student with osha certificate
student with osha certificate
student with osha certificate
🔧🎄 Mistletoe and Max paid a visit to Industrial Equipment Maintenance today and wasted no time pushing buttons on the shaft alignment trainer.

Mistletoe was clearly in charge of quality control (from the toolbox, of course), while Max took over the touchscreen like a seasoned technician.

If anything ends up perfectly aligned tomorrow… we’ll just assume the elves had something to do with it. 😉
about 1 month ago, Misty Leithead
elves on shaft alignment trainer
Pre-Engineering & Drafting students collaborated with Mr. Becker (Carpentry instructor) to design and build a MOVTI Christmas tree for Pleasants County's Community of Trees Celebration - from just a photo! Welding students helped out by welding the internal rod and creating the MOVTI star. Go check it out at the Pleasants County Family Support Center's 2nd Annual Community of Trees Celebration. Admission is free! 📅 Thursday, December 18th 🕠 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM 📍 301 Washington Street
about 1 month ago, Misty Leithead
students with tree
students working on tree
Mistletoe and Max spent some time in the Drafting program today getting hands-on with the 3D printer. Of course, they couldn’t resist creating a little Christmas magic! ✨

From festive decorations to tiny holiday trees, these elves proved that creativity and technology go hand in hand. Safe to say the North Pole would definitely approve of this setup! 🎅🎁
about 1 month ago, Misty Leithead
elves in the 3d printer
Law & Public Safety students recently organized a food drive competition to support local food pantries and help feed families in need this holiday season.

Each program was challenged to collect the most donated items per student in the program and all donations were split evenly and will be distributed to food pantries across the four counties served by MOVTI.

Thank you to all the students who participated and helped make a positive impact in our communities!
about 1 month ago, Misty Leithead
Thank you Christmas image

Last week, MOVTI’s graphic design and multimedia students had the pleasure of welcoming Jared Thompson, Professor of Digital Media Design at West Liberty University!

Jared spent time reviewing WLU's program offerings before leading a fun, hands-on activity with each group. Our multimedia students especially enjoyed participating in a light painting portraiture activity and the results were absolutely amazing!

Thank you, Jared, for sharing your expertise and creativity with our students!

about 1 month ago, Misty Leithead
students learning about light painting
students learning about light painting
students learning about light painting
students learning about light painting
students learning about light painting
students learning about light painting
students learning about light painting
Today’s adventure took Mistletoe and Max into the information technology classroom, where they decided the best way to learn was to completely tear apart a computer. 😆

Mistletoe carefully examined the parts like a seasoned IT pro, while Max grabbed the screwdriver and went straight to work. Whether they’re upgrading RAM or just seeing what happens when you push buttons… these elves are fully committed to hands-on learning! 🔧💻

Let’s just hope they can manage to put it back together correctly...
about 1 month ago, Misty Leithead
elves taking apart a computer
Mr. Haught searched everywhere for Mistletoe and Max this morning and finally found them tucked away in the diesel shop where they were fast asleep after all the mischief they caused on yesterday. ❄️😄

Even the busiest elves need a little rest after spreading holiday cheer (and chaos). Don’t worry… they’ll be back on the job in the next program soon! 🎄✨
about 1 month ago, Misty Leithead
elves taking a nap with wrenches
Mrs. Knight stepped away from her desk for ONE MINUTE, and that was all the time Mistletoe and Max needed to take over the office's door control system.

Mistletoe monitored the screen like a professional door attendant, while Max stood outside striking poses for the camera. 😂🎄

Don’t worry… they didn’t let anyone in without proper ID. 😉
about 1 month ago, Misty Leithead
elves operating the door entry system
🎉 Weekly OSHA-10 Completer Shout-Outs! 🎉
Way to go to this week’s achievers who earned their OSHA-10 certifications! 💪👏

✅ Isabella Anderson – TCHS
✅ Justin Chen- RCHS
✅ Jaidyn Campbell- TCHS
✅ Carson Kirkland- SMHS
about 2 months ago, Misty Leithead
student with certificate
student with certificate
student with certificate
student with certificate

🎄✨ Max went full Clark W. "Sparky" Griswold, Jr. today as he bravely tackled the Christmas lights on the MOVTI tree - all 10,000 of them. Mistletoe supervised just in case things got electrifying.😆

When the lights finally kicked on, Mistletoe proudly declared:
“It’s a beaut, Clark. It’s a BEAUT.”

Current holiday spirit level: Griswold.

about 2 months ago, Misty Leithead
Elves sitting in the Christmas tree