UBCTS names September, October Students of Month

Anna James, a senior from the animal and veterinary science program, has been named the Student of the Month for September at the Upper Bucks County Technical School (UBCTS).
James is the daughter of Jeffrey and Michelle James of Hatfield. She attends Pennridge High School.
She has earned the OSHA 10-hour Health Care Certification, The OSHA 10 -hour Agricultural Safety Certification, Hills Veterinary Nutritional Advocate Certification and the Fear Free Certification. She excelled in the Animal & Veterinary Program and was named Outstanding Level 3 student in 2021.
James was also named to the UBCTS National Technical Honor Society, The Pennridge High School National Honor Society, and The National Honor Society of High School Scholars. She contributes to the community by serving as a junior firefighter for the Hilltown Volunteer Fire Company and is a Top Soccer volunteer.
This year, James is serving as the UBCTS FFA Chapter president. She has spearheaded multiple new initiatives with the UBCTS chapter and continues to drive our progress forward. She is a creative, forward-thinking team player who her peers respect. She has earned her FFA Greenhand and Chapter Degrees and will be applying for her Keystone Degree this year.
James is employed by Ivy Hill Equestrian Center and Buck Run Farm in Perkasie. Upon graduation, she will attend college with the long-range goal of becoming a large animal veterinarian
Kiera Barnhart, a senior in the machining and engineering technologies program, has been named the Student of the Month for October at the Upper Bucks County Technical School (UBCTS).

She is the daughter of David and Mary (Missy) Barnhart of Coopersburg. She attends Palisades High School.
Barnhart works at B.Braun Medical Inc. as part of the Cooperative Education Program as a machinist in the mold shop. She has earned the OSHA 10-hour Manufacturing Certification and several NIMS (National Institute of Metal Working Skills) Certifications in her program and receives excellent evaluations from her employer.
Barnhart has been a SkillsUSA district competitor winning the gold medal in the 2020 Job Interview competition, and also attended the SkillsUSA Professional Development Leadership Conference.
Barnhart is also a member of the Palisades High School Cybersonics First Robotics Team.
In the community, she is a member of the Danboro 4-H Community Club and participated in a mission trip to Montana this past summer through the Living Hope Community Church, where she assisted adults with special needs.
Upon graduation, Barnhart is exploring enrollment in the Pennsylvania Registered Apprenticeship Program offered by BBraun Medical Inc.

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