SCOTT TRUXELL/ independent writer Governor Mike DeWine wants Ohio schools to submit extended learning plans outlining ways students can catch up academically from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, Vantage Career Center Superintendent Rick Turner said his school has minimized those effects by operating a five-day-a-week, face-to-face model for the entire school year. Vantage Superintendent Rick Turner speaks during a recent Vantage Board of Education meeting. VW independent file photo “It’s just been phenomenal how the staff and students have made all of that work, keeping everyone safe and being able to keep maintaining the learning, especially with our hands-on labs,” Turner said during Thursday night’s Vantage Board of Education meeting. “It’s important to be in school, so we’re very happy with that.”