The Western Buckeye ESC recently held its staff back-to-school breakfast and orientation meeting for new employees. Pictured are the employees that were able to attend the new staff orientation meeting: Front Row (L-R): Kirsten Hauter, Physical Therapy Assistant; Mary Smith, Paraprofessional; Donna Geyer, Aide; Jill Jackson, Aide; Kendra Spieth, Aide; Suzanne Zartman, Aide; Tyler Hines,…
Paulding Exempted Village Schools welcomes its new faculty for the 20024-25 school year. Pictured above are (l-r): Corey Davis – JH Intervention Specialist: Jen Huber – HS English; Emily Vargo – Paulding Elementary Intervention Specialist; Opal Thomas – Paulding Elementary Intervention Specialist; Stephanie Counterman, Oakwood Elementary 1st Grade; Megan Wellman – Oakwood Elementary Guidance Counselor;…
Ann’s Bright Beginnings Preschool & Daycare recently visited the salt caves at Keepsake Beads by EAW & Boutique & Salt Cave. Owner, Elicia Wobler, graciously showed the children around and explained the process to the fascinated listeners! Shown here in the Salt caves clockwise from the front are: Joziah Ward, Ariyah Lockwood, Everett Wilhelm, Johanna…
Antwerp faculty, school board, and community members gathered prior to Open House for the 2024-25 school year to celebrate the official opening of the Wellness & Recreation Center. This building has had many delays due to COVID and other problems, but has finally come to fruition. It will be able to house the wrestling team…
The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was privileged to have Lisa Laukhuf, Tony Gonzales, Jessica Manz, Katrina Groce, Will Manz, and Amanda Andrews (Teachers, LifeWise) as the guest speakers at the August 15, 2024, club meeting. They all came at the invitation of Traci Koenig (Director, LifeWise Wayne Trace, Paulding Exempted and Antwerp). The teachers…
Ann’s Bright Beginnings Preschool & Daycare were recently visited by Jamie and Addison Clemens. They talked with us about bees and beekeeping. Addison showed us her beekeeping suit and taught us so many interesting things about bees. Jamie even showed us a video of her removing a swarm! Call NOW at 419-399-KIDS to get your 3,…
Six schools made the trip to Willow Bend Country Club in Van Wert Monday for the annual Lincolnview Invitational with Wayne Trace taking the team title with a score of 398. The Lady Raiders got past second place Defiance’s 407 while Lincolnview (494), Celina (500) and Antwerp (539) completed the list of full teams. Fairview…
Friday, July 26 the Delphos Jefferson 2024 Football Team took off in canoes from the Antwerp Riverside Veteran’s Memorial Park Boat Launch. The canoes were provided by Upper Maumee Canoe & Kayak. Louis Beregszazi was contacted by the Delphos Jefferson Football coach Allan Pohlman to confirm this was an acceptable venture for the team to…
Do you love kids and believe that sharing the gospel is important? Then consider being a LifeWise Antwerp Classroom Volunteer. We need Classroom Volunteers that will ride with the students from the school to the classroom, help in the LifeWise classroom and then take students back to the school every week. Can’t be there every…
The Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory in Columbus will soon be home to The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) new state-of-the-art dairy facility, replacing the outdated 1972 structure demolished in March. “We’re making exciting progress,” Graham Cochran, CFAES associate dean for operations, said. “Construction will start soon with…
The Wayne Trace High School Mathematics Department acquired 2 new classroom sets of 30 TI-84 Plus graphing calculators as a result of a generous donation by EDP Renewables. EDP Renewables operates the Timber Ridge wind and solar farms in Paulding County. Shown are mathematics teachers Jack Baumle and Teresa Homier, who would like to greatly…
Ann’s Bright Beginnings Preschool & Daycare recently walked to the fire station to visit Firefighter Michael Schweinsberg and his awesome trucks! He showed us all around and told us all about his job. If you have a 3, 4 or 5 year old at home, it’s time to call and get them on the list…
In the month of July, Defiance Moose Lodge #2094 granted donations to 10 different organizations! The first grant given this month was to Fairview High School FCCLA. The students will be using this $1,000 grant for their National Competition coming up in Seattle. Pictured receiving the grant are (l-r) Ruby Elston and Paul Speiser –…
