Thanksgiving Dinner

We have so much to be thankful for in the Hayes Transitions classroom!  We have an amazing group of  students, a dedicated staff, and a wonderful community to be a part of!  Our students have really blossomed these past few months.  They are hard workers both academically and vocationally.  And judging by the smiles across our dinner table today, they are fantastic cooks too!

The students worked so hard this past week to prepared for our Thanksgiving dinner!   The students made cheesy potato casserole, noodles, green beans, corn, chocolate pudding pie, and homemade pumpkin pie to go along with our turkey and stuffing!  Thank you to Mrs. Sherrer and her Food and Nutrition students for help with the turkey and stuffing that completed our meal.

While, we do take advantage of any excuse to eat and celebrate together, there is always a purpose behind our activities in the Hayes Transitions classroom.  By working together to prepare for today, we were able to develop our team work skills, practice our cooking abilities and the household chores that go along with making a large meal.  We also were able to assess each student on the social soft skills that are necessary as an independent and employable adult, such as interacting with others in an appropriate manner, public speaking, making eye contact, starting and maintaining a conversation, and using proper etiquette and manners during a sit down meal.

One of our senior students making a toast to the group before we began eating.

A huge thank you to our special dinner guests, Memaw Woodruff, Mr. McCoy, Ms. Arthur, Mr. Carr, Mr. Lee, Ms. Stewart, Mr. Brown, Ms. Darcy, Ms. Sherrer, Ms. Howell, Cheryl C., and Spencer M. for joining us today.

Just another day at the job site!

Can you imagine a better way to spend your afternoon at school? This beats sitting in the classroom anyday! A huge thank you to all of our community partners that allow our students to work with them daily to gain job experience and skills needed for after graduation.

Presidential Elections 2012

What an amazing day the students and staff in the Hayes Transitions class had yesterday! Our students had the opportunity to spend the day participating first hand in the 2012 presidential elections by greeting voters at two different Delaware, Ohio voting locatiions. A huge thank you goes out to the Delaware County Board of Elections for coordinating this wonderful opportunity for our students. Can you imagine a better way to teach students about the important role United States citizens play in their Nation's government than to involve them in the democratic voting process? 

 Not only did our students gain a better understanding of how the popular vote of the people impacts which Presidential candidate is elected into office, but they also gained valuable interpersonal skills that will carry over when they are independent adults in the community and in the workforce, contributed to the community in a positive way, and many of our students were able to be a part of the voting process for the first time as they cast their own vote for local, state and national government officials. 

 We had such a great time meeting and talking with the community members in our city as they came out to vote yesterday. We sincerely hope the community members enjoyed the experience as much as our students and staff did and we hope to see you all again at the next election!

“The best way to predict

the future is to create it.”

- Abraham Lincoln

  A very special thank you to the Gillis family of Delaware County for making a donation to our group in honor of their late son, Mark Gillis, so we could purchase these memorable shirts for each student.  We are truly honored by your generosity and thoughtfulness.