#NPCWeek at Central High School… Setting the record straight on common misconceptions associated with STEM education
#NPCWeek at Central High School…
Setting the record straight on common misconceptions associated with STEM education
We see you… yeah, you, tuning out in math class thinking, “I’m just not a math person.”
Or how about you, sitting there in science class wondering, “When the heck am I ever going to use this?”
We get it, we’ve been there, too. But what if we told you that someday you might actually use all of this stuff in ways you haven’t even imagined yet?
Have you ever thought to yourself, “Wish I would have known!” Yeah, us, too. Join us for daily Instagram Stories where real NPC professionals will share their perspective and set the record straight on common misconceptions associated with STEM education during #NPCWeek, Nov. 5-9, 2018, at Central High School (Martinsburg, PA).
Central students can enter to win 1 of 4 prizes in the NPC Prize Giveaway — including the grand prize of a $100 Amazon gift card. All you have to do is FOLLOW us on Instagram (NPCinc_), WATCH live videos on NPC’s Instagram Stories, and COMMENT on each day’s misconception.
CONTEST RULES: Must be a Central High School (Martinsburg, PA) student to participate. Entries will be accepted until 9 PM on Thursday, November 8, 2018. Winners will be announced on NPC’s Instagram live at 11 AM on Friday, Nov. 9, including the GRAND PRIZE winner who will be picked randomly from all entries submitted for each “Wish I would have known” segment during the week. This giveaway is not sponsored by Instagram.
NPC welcomes group of students in FBLA program from nearby Claysburg-Kimmel High School
NPC welcomed a group of students in the Claysburg-Kimmel High School FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) program to participate in an educational and community service day.
Students learned about the company’s history, the NPC brand, and how making good decisions today can lead to successful government clearances later in careers — safety and security are a big part of the value NPC brings to customers and their clients when it comes to distributing and delivering personal, and often sensitive, information on a daily basis.
Great day for @ck_fbla members participating with @NPCinc_ in educational and community service opportunities. #ThankYouNPC! pic.twitter.com/u5akq5zHHx
— Claysburg-Kimmel SD (@CKBulldogs) September 5, 2018
“Thank you so much for this opportunity,” said Steve Walter, Claysburg-Kimmel High School Business Educator and FBLA Advisor. “I’ve had other FBLA members ask me when they can go (to NPC). And many of those (who participated in the NPC day) are interested in applying for seasonal employment.”
NPC is a proud supporter of the students, activities and competitions that help shape the Claysburg-Kimmel High School’s FBLA program.
The mission of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America is to inspire and prepare students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences. Learn more at: http://www.pafbla.org
NPC shows support, competitive spirit at inaugural Office Madness to benefit Giorgio Foundation
Crush NF1 wins overall team trophy, Now Playing for a Cause posts top time in championship round relay race, and NPC contributes nearly $3,000 to fundraising efforts.
NPC showed its competitive spirit in both pre-event fundraising efforts and during the team competition at the inaugural Office Madness event on March 2, 2018 at the Bavarian Aid Society in Altoona, PA, to benefit The Giorgio Children’s Foundation for NF1.
A trio of teams represented NPC at Office Madness, which featured a total of 26 teams (with 6 team members each) from local businesses competing in office-themed games. The games included: 5 O’clock Dash, Wastepaper Basketball, Office Golf, Clipboard Pong, Binder Clip Skee Ball, and Rubber Band Archery.
NPC teams combined to raise $2,971 toward the event fundraising total of over $25,000. And the best part is that 100% of those donation dollars for The Giorgio Children’s Foundation are used to fund highly focused medical research to help end NF1.
The company’s orange team, Crush NF1, captured the overall event team trophy, while the green team, Now Playing for a Cause, recorded the fastest time in the championship round office relay race.
NPC continues long-standing tradition of delivering value-added print & related services to the Federal Government
For the 3rd consecutive year, NPC earns No. 1 spot on Government Publishing Office’s Top 50 contractors list
NPC, Inc. started working with the U.S. Federal Government in the 1960s as a print vendor. That decades-long relationship has continued to grow year after year as evidenced by a strong history of being ranked among the top suppliers of print and related services to the Government Publishing Office (GPO).
In 2017, NPC once again earned the top spot on the GPO’s Top 50 Contractors List for Federal fiscal year 2017 (October 2016 through September 2017). NPC was awarded the most work from the GPO the past three years and eight out of the last nine years from 2009-2017; NPC ranked second in 2014.
NPC’s history of GPO contractor rankings since 1996:
- 2017 – 1
- 2016 – 1
- 2015 – 1
- 2014 – 2
- 2013 – 1
- 2012 – 1
- 2011 – 1
- 2010 – 1
- 2009 – 1
- 2008 – 2
- 2007 – 3
- 2006 – 1
- 2005 – 1
- 2004 – 4
- 2003 – 2
- 2002 – 2
- 2001 – 2
- 2000 – 2
- 1999 – 2
- 1998 – 2
- 1997 – 2
- 1996 – 3
Mark Barnhart named one of PA Business Central’s Top 100 People for 4th straight year
Mark Barnhart, owner and Chairman of the Board at NPC, Inc., has been recognized by Pennsylvania Business Central as one of its Top 100 People of 2017.
Mark has made the list for four consecutive years, spanning from 2014-2017.
Through Mark’s leadership, NPC has grown and prospered from a small traditional printing company to a broader integrated print and digital solutions provider in central Pennsylvania, employing nearly 500 people. He purchased News Printing Company from his parents in 1987, renaming it NPC, Inc. in 2001. Mark takes pride in the continuing development of Barneywood, a private nine-hole golf course and recreation area named after his father and company co-founder Barney Barnhart.
Mark is a visible leader in the local community, charitably supporting local food banks, libraries, YMCAs, educational foundations and multiple organizations supporting military veterans. He serves on a number of Boards, including the Giorgio Foundation that supports groundbreaking NF1 research.
For more than 20 years, Pennsylvania Business Central has been recognizing 100 people from the previous year who have impacted its 22-county publication readership area. The people who make up the list display the best sampling of experience, expertise and entrepreneurial spirit in the diverse region. The 2017 list was released on January 26, 2018.
Read the complete list of PA Business Central’s Top 100 People of 2017.
Every tree has a story
Annual Christmas Tree Decorating Contest brings NPC departments together, branches out to make donations to area food banks & non-profit organizations
“When You Wish Upon a Star” is a song written for Walt Disney’s 1940 adaptation of the movie Pinocchio, and can be heard during the opening credits. At the beginning of the song, there’s a line that reads: “No request is too extreme.” That’s pretty much the approach Tom Urbain took into every challenge, every assigned task, and every special project he worked on during his 15 years as a trainer/instructional designer in NPC’s Human Resources department.
Whether it was teaching a new process, giving a company overview to visitors, helping someone learn a new piece of software, or filming and editing a new training video, Tom was always on board with all of these types of requests from his co-workers.
When it came time to decide how to decorate for this year’s annual Christmas Tree Decorating Contest at NPC, the decision was a pretty easy one for the HR department. It chose a Disney theme to honor Tom, a long-time friend and co-worker who passed away in early November as a result of a brief, sudden illness at the age of 50.
Tom may be gone but definitely not forgotten at NPC.
“He was more than a co-worker, he was family,” said Brian Bracken, a trainer/instructional designer at NPC who worked side-by-side with Tom for a number of years.