On May 11th and May 16th, The Leaders of Tomorrow 4-H Club bagged approximately 2,000 bags of rice and protein meals. The meals consist of three main components: long grain white rice, TVP (textured vegetable protein – soybeans), and a chicken bouillon and seasoning mix. Each bag consists of 10 servings, which means 20,000 meals…
At its upcoming statewide Conference and Awards Celebration, the Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA), Ohio’s professional association for K-12 school librarians, will recognize the recipients of the 2023 READ On! Ohio Award for Children & Teens. The award celebrates enthusiastic readers nominated by school and public librarians in the following categories: primary (K-2); intermediate…
Ann’s Bright Beginnings recently held their Mother’s tea for all our special moms in our lives! We seated them, gave them a special flower, sang some songs, and enjoyed some tea and cookies. Here is Brynleigh Adams presenting her mom, Abbie English, with a gift at the tea. What a beautiful day with beautiful children…
Businesses have an opportunity to apply and receive TechCred funding from the State of Ohio to assist in upgrading skill levels for their employees. Once approved, businesses can receive $2,000 per credential, up to a maximum of $30,000 per employer, in a funding period. Employers have up to one year to complete the training and…
Wayne Trace entered the Regional play in the Division III baseball tournament seeded 3rd in the division and GMC champions. The first inning was 0-0. Second inning gave way to 3 runs to Milan Edison followed by 2 more in the 3rd. Raiders pressed on and held off runs in the 4th. In the 5th,…
Recent Paulding High School graduate Braxton Ricker has accepted a full scholarship from BF Goodrich. He will be attending Ivy Tech through the BF Goodrich Tech-scholar program. Braxton was the first high school student to pass the entrance test for the program. Pictured above are (front row, l-r) Harry Ricker, Braxton Ricker and Kelly Ricker;…
Woodlan will be represented at the Indiana High School Athletic Association state track meet on June 2nd as Sam Handerson moved on for the Warriors. Handerson advanced to the state meet with a third-place finish in the 100-meter dash, finishing with a time of 10.85 seconds. He also placed in the 200-meter dash but just…
Paulding Junior High Pride Card winners for May. To earn a Paulding Pride card students need to be “caught” doing something good or going above and beyond. Paulding Junior High Students who earned Student of the Month status for May 2023. Pictured here are (l-r) Dani Borland, Gabbie Mullins, Mariah Klopfenstein). Positive Panthers of May…
Antwerp Elementary May Student of the Month are: Back Row: Lilly McKay, Colt Lockhart, Jordan Steel, Chance Lehman. Middle Row: Grace Kobee, Rylee Slattman, Olivia Bennett, Soren Conley, Hadley Bissell. Front Row: Ensley Parisot, Whitney Miller, Wyatt Hankinson, Paula Lopez, Alizae Gutierrez, Adaly Parrish. Not Pictured: Jameson Malfait
WOODLAN HIGH SCHOOL Lucy Gongaware was named Valedictorian (4.34GPA). Her parents are Micki and Jeff Gongaware. She plans to attend Indiana University Fort Wayne pursuing Pre-Dental and Dental Technology. “I chose this field of study because dental has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember.” Her extracurricular activities include: soccer,…
Graduation was recently held at Ann’s Bright Beginnings. We held our celebration outside and entertained our guests with songs before being presented with their well deserved diplomas and special awards. Pictured here (l-r) Lyrik Longstreth, Nathan Sizemore, Noah Sears, Holland Witkouski and Mylann Good. Congratulations, graduates!
Hicksville Schools was recently named a Grief-Sensitive School by New York Life Foundation and awarded a $3,000 grant. Teachers and staff within the district completed additional training and made the commitment to help provide a more supportive environment for students who have experienced the loss of a loved one. Pictured below: Anthony Marlin from NY…
Kaitlyn Brown GPA – 11.31 or 3.9 College/work plans & why? Western Governor University to earn a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. I have always wanted to teach children and help them learn the fundamentals as well as be an example of Christ to them. Extracurricular/community activities: I played volleyball and basketball throughout my junior…
