Students in Occupational Course of Study program at North Forsyth High School Selling Cards with Art by North Forsyth Students

Students who created the art on the cards being sold

In the coming weeks, students in the Occupational Course of Study (OCS) program at North Forsyth High School Cards will be selling cards that celebrate the holidays and honor veterans.

The cards feature art by North Forsyth High students. The first prize-winners were Wilbert Alvarez and Arissa Vaden. Second-prize winners were Hayleigh Cass and Stephen Noyola Liborio. Third-prize winners were Savannah Ezzell and Leah Harrison. Barbara Steele, the chair of fine and performing arts at North Forsyth School, oversaw the judging.

The school system’s print shop worked with North Forsyth to print the cards. The enterprise helps students in the OCS program obtain their 300 required school-based training hours by selling, stocking and coding the cards.

The cards designed by students will be sold in packs of 12 for $5. They will be available the second week of November and can be purchased through the OCS Department at North Forsyth by emailing the OCS Department at dhjones@wsfcs.k12.nc.us

Students in the OCS program are also selling commercially produced cards for $1 each.

The OCS Greeting Card Enterprise at North Forsyth was selected by the Department of Public Instruction for the 63rd Annual Conference on Exceptional Children in Greensboro, being held Nov. 21 at the Four Seasons Koury Convention Center. To prepare for the event, students were invited to submit designs in two categories – holiday and veterans. The deadline for submissions was Sept. 30.

“It’s been a great deal of excitement for the North Forsyth High School’s OCS Department,” said OCS teacher Johnnie Lovell. “Instructors Doris Jones, Johnnie Lovell and David Nash and assistants Steven Watkins, David Hill, Twana Wilson, and Victoria Houston Jackson have been working hard in preparation for the big event.

“On a personal note, throughout Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, there are dedicated exceptional children instructors, administrators, central office professionals, and many other outstanding educators who believe through witnessing the achievement of the many students who have left high school and found success in their post-secondary experiences."

                

The theme of the conference is “Believing in Achieving.” This conference is North Carolina’s largest gathering of educational professionals and parents of children with disabilities.