James Rumsey Technical Institute’s Roger Arciaga was recently awarded a $1000 scholarship from the National Technical Honor Society. Roger is a student in the Coding, AI & Game Design program. Roger has consistently exemplified the 7 attributes of NTHS – Skill, Honesty, Service, Responsibility, Scholarship, Citizenship, and Leadership. Since 1984, NTHS has been the honor society for Career and Technical Education […]
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Students in Skip Lantz’s Carpentry class have been building tiny houses as a class project for several years. They just completed their latest creation. They collaborate with the Electrical class to install outlets, lighting, and an AC unit. This year’s house has been purchased by JRTI’s Mobile Career Center teacher, Wayne Bennett. Proceeds from the […]
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Firefighting students have been busy. They spend a minimum of 12 hours per week operating as firefighters and completing training assignments. The class took part in “Live Fire Training” on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Thank you to the Berkeley County Ambulance Authority, Bedington Fire Department, Berkeley County Fire, and Martinsburg Fire Department for providing this […]
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Our students showed up in a big way at the 2026 SkillsUSA State Conference in Fairmont! Here’s a look at the impact: 17 Gold 10 Silver 2 Bronze Out of more than 1,300 competitors statewide, our students represented 4.5% of the field — and nearly half brought home medals! We couldn’t be more proud of […]
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Tyler Staley was awarded the prestigious Life Savers Award by the Washington County Division of Emergency Services (DES) and Meritus Health. This award honors those who demonstrate exceptional skill and teamwork in successfully resuscitating patients suffering from cardiac arrest. Tyler is a junior in JRTI’s Firefighting program and he works for the Williamsport Volunteer Fire […]
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JRTI HVAC Technician student, Clayton Smith, joins the Blauch Brothers, Inc. team! Clayton will complete onboarding on March 2nd and graduates this spring from JRTI. He will be working for the Service Division of Blauch Brothers as an HVAC Apprentice in their Winchester Office. Clayton is excited to join the company and ready to put […]
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Seniors in the Firefighting program are required to work a minimum of 12 hours per week during their last weeks of high school. As Junior Firefighters, they participate in all station duties and training, as well as responding to emergency incidents.
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JRTI students traveled to Fairmont to participate in the WV State SkillsUSA Conference. They competed is several events related to leadership and trade skills related to their programs. Our students always perform well at these competitions and this year was certainly no exception. The students brought home 13 GOLD, 16 SILVER, and 4 BRONZE medals. […]
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Tuesday, March 3, 2025 Students in JRTI’s ProStart program competed in the WV State ProStart Hospitality Cup Competition at Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, WV. They won 1st place in the culinary competition out of 13 teams. See the menu below. The team will be advancing to the National ProStart Competition in Baltimore, MD on May 2-4, […]
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Three of JRTI’s students have been awarded the Albert Yanni Scholarship. Congratulations to Aaliya Frye (ECCAT), Kamrie-lyn Alder (Law & Public Safety), and Danielle Pallay (Therapeutic Services)!
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