VAN WERT, OH (WLIO) - For the 7th year, Van Wert High School hosted two dozen teams of students from around the state to compete in a robotics…

Van Wert High School offers its students a way to prepare for the future with the CEO Program, which stands for "Career Education Opportunity". This program links up students with local businesses to train them in different fields, for example, nursing or business marketing, to give them a good look into what they may be interested in making a career one day.

Last summer, the Elder and Ashby families held a special golf scramble to remember their loved one, Andrew Elder, who had lost his battle with addiction.

The money raised at that outing went towards drug and addiction education, and one way that was achieved was through motivational speaker Tony Hoffman stopping in to Van Wert to talk to students about his experiences in life.

Schools from around the area traveled to Van Wert High School for their annual robotics competition.

Teams came out prepared to take on the challenge of picking up objects and getting more in the goal than the other teams, all with the use of robots that they built. It takes a lot of teamwork to get the job done, as the students spend months ahead of the big day working on their robots and making sure it can complete the tasks.

"We have all that time to work and our students here put in a lot of work," said Van Wert High School senior Noah Carter. "Me, being the team captain, to regulate the work that we're doing and make sure that we're all set up. It's a lot of preparing, not only the physical robot but we have judging. We've got to prepare what we're going to say to the judges and how we're going to execute what we do at the competition."

Tuesday, senior citizens in Van Wert got the chance to get into the holiday spirit with some holiday music, food, and fun. 

Two teenagers have been charged with making a social media threat against people at Van Wert High School.