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Wolverine Enterprises at White River Valley High School

Friday, March 12, 2021
By Patti Danner

Wolverine Enterprises consists of six individual student-led and operated businesses overseen by a program director, a faculty CEO and CFO and student CEO and CFO. All of the businesses use the new Wolverine Center, formerly the school library. In addition, the endeavor is assisted by Owen County State Bank, which opened a bank branch inside the high school to provide banking services and financial education to the budding businesspeople. While junior and senior students run the businesses, freshmen and sophomore students take a series of courses in areas such as resume writing, interviewing skills, application skills, ACT/SAT prep, financial literacy including credit card management, credit scores, how to secure a loan or financing and life skills in everything from how to tie a necktie, etiquette, formal manners and even how to change a tire. The six businesses include Wolverine Frozen Feasts, Ag Enterprises, WRV Custom Manufacturing, WRV Fine Arts and Design, Precision Machining and Wolverine Graphics and Design.

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    Wolverine Enterprises business card. (By Patti Danner)
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    The Wolverine Enterprises website at www.wolverineenterprises.net. (By Patti Danner)
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    The Wolverine Enterprises home page. (By Patti Danner)
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    The popular chocolate-covered cheesecake bites offered by Frozen Feasts. (By Patti Danner)
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    Presentation Day! (By Patti Danner)
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    The Frozen Feasts vision. (By Patti Danner)
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    Labels designed by students. (By Patti Danner)
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    From left: Frozen Feasts Faculty CEO Betsy Misner (seated), CFO Katryna Zimmerly, CEO Edan Martin and Program Director Kaitlyn Thomas. (By Patti Danner)
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    Cages? What are cages, hoomans? (By Patti Danner)
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    The chickens know when it's lunchtime. (By Patti Danner)
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    Cage-free and lovin' it. (By Patti Danner)
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    Ag Enterprises offers plants, eggs and custom shop work. (By Patti Danner)
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    The hydroponic system in the Ag Enterprises greenhouse. (By Patti Danner)
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    Greens growing greener in the Ag Enterprises greenhouse. (By Patti Danner)
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    Ag Enterprises students prepare to feed the chickens. (By Patti Danner)
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    Chow time for chickens. (By Patti Danner)
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    Ag Enterprises chickens are fed locally-sourced food. (By Patti Danner)
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    Om nom nom nom..... (By Patti Danner)
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    Ag Enterprises also does custom shop work. (By Patti Danner)
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    One of two cold-frame raised beds the FarmBot will maintain. (By Patti Danner)
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    Wolverine Graphics and Design creates and prints banners, yard signs, shirts, window decals and more.
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    Junior Austin Shadoin demonstrates a printing process. (By Patti Danner)
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    This machine prints signs and banners. (By Patti Danner)
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    An example of a custom-made label. (By Patti Danner)
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    This machine cuts banners and signs to size. (By Patti Danner)
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    The Wolverine Enterprises brochure. (By Patti Danner)
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    Senior Jadon Rogers shows off Precision Machining's CNC machine. (By Patti Danner)
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    A finished product created with the plasma cutter. (By Patti Danner)
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    The plasma cutter. (By Patti Danner)
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    Futuristic-looking machines at Precision Machining. (By Patti Danner)
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    A lathe used by Precision Machining. (By Patti Danner)
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    Manager Jadon Rogers oversees a design. (By Patti Danner)
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    The plaque created using the previous design. (By Patti Danner)
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    Wolverine Enterprises Custom Manufacturing makes custom rocking chairs, folding side tables, pottery wheels, corner cabinets and other items. (By Patti Danner)
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    Custom Manufacturing students with Instructor Charles Hancock. (By Patti Danner)
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    A Custom Manufacturing student with Instructor Charles Hancock. (By Patti Danner)
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    Works in progress created by Wolverine Fine Arts and Design students. (By Patti Danner)
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    These kick-wheels used in Fine Arts and Design were built by the Custom Manufacturing students. (By Patti Danner)
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    Wolverine Fine Arts and Design offers paintings, drawings, pottery, jewelry, candles, wedding and party decorations and more both on the website and in their on-site store. (By Patti Danner)
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    Wolverine Enterprises is made possible through grant funding and donations. (By Patti Danner)