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,…
Faith Meraz, a student at Northwest State Community College, has been named a 2024 Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar and will receive a $1,250 scholarship. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the Coca-Cola Academic Team program by recognizing 50 Gold, 50 Silver, and 50 Bronze Scholars with nearly $200,000 in scholarships annually. Each scholar also receives…
Last week 10 members of the Wayne Trace FFA Chapter attended the 96th annual National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IN along with members from Crestview, Lincolnview and Parkway High schools. This year’s convention theme was “Evolve” and we helped set a new record with over 72,900 members from all over the United States attending. We…
Antwerp High School KENNADI RECKER has been named 2022 Valedictorian of Antwerp High School. Her parents are Dennis and Monica Recker and the late Lisa Recker. After graduation, she plans to attend Bowling Green State University and major in Nursing. During high school Recker participated in National Honor Society, Student Council, basketball and Track. She…
Faith Meraz is a senior at Wayne Trace High School and has been named as a Commended Student in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended students have placed among the top 50,000 students in the United States who took the PSAT. Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success. Faith…
The Paulding County Spelling Bee took place at Antwerp Local School this year with 10 competitors from the area public, private and home schools. The competitive night was Tuesday, February 6. The participants were the following: Antwerp Elementary – Jessica Thornell, 5th grade Antwerp Middle School – Gaige McMichael, 8th grade Christian Home Educators of…
Friday, December 1, Wayne Trace seventh and eighth grade students participated in their annual junior high spelling bee. Eighth-grader Faith Meraz, last year’s reigning champion, took first place in the spelling bee, correctly spelling “grandiose” and then “atoll.” Congratulations to both Faith as well as eighth-grade runner-up, Isaiah Pirani. Congratulations!
