Student stars: Genoa students gain ‘real world’ financial literacy at UT program

        On Oct. 3, Genoa High School social studies teacher Jon Sandwisch and his Financial Literacy Classes participated in The University of Toledo's Finances 101.
        Finances 101, developed by the Northwest Ohio Credit Union Alliance, presents students with real-world financial scenarios as a means of preparing them for the responsibilities they’ll face in college and beyond. As they built a budget and navigated a life-sized game board that simulates expected expenses like mortgages and income tax as well as surprises like emergency room stints or winning lottery tickets, they learned what it costs to run a household, how earnings impact lifestyle and why it’s important to make sound financial decisions.
        Students who attended were eligible to win a $500 scholarship from the University of Toledo, and GHS student Nate Wise was this year's winner.
 
Academic honors
        University of Maryland Global Campus: Ingrid Mercado, of Toledo.
        Southern New Hampshire University: Daniel Raymond, Irene Sauerwein, Brittany Toedter, of Oregon; Jacob Vollmar, Christopher Terrell, Stephanie Shaughnessy, of Toledo; Amelia Cataldi, of Luckey; Brandy Marz Rickey, of Oak  Harbor; Brandy Brown- Orzechowski, of Woodville.
       
Graduate
        John Hemminger, of Oak Harbor, graduated from Trine University at the end of the Summer 2024 term.  Hemminger earned a Master of Science in Engineering Management.
       
Perry earns scholarship
        Sage Perry, of Elmore, a graduate of Woodmore High School majoring in communication sciences and disorders, earned a $21,000 President’s Scholarship at Baldwin Wallace University.
        BW's merit scholarships are awarded to full-time students and are renewable for up to four years with good academic and social standing.
 
Students share research
        Two local Ohio Wesleyan University students shared the results of their 2024 summer science research projects Sept. 26 during the university's 32nd annual Patricia Belt Conrades Summer Science Research Symposium.
        More than 50 OWU students presented information and answered questions about their 10-week mentored research projects during the two-hour symposium. Local residents presenting, their projects, and their mentors included:
        • Brianna Montgomery, of Gibsonburg, participated in a group presentation of “Transformational Education: How Do We Know We are Delivering It?” Montgomery was mentored by Cliff Hurst of the Ohio Wesleyan Department of Economics and Business.
        • Ian Sander, of Pemberville, presented “From Design to Nicotine Delivery: A Comprehensive Characterization of Popularly Used E-Cigarettes.” Sander was mentored by Ahmad El Hellani, Marielle C. Brinkman, and Theodore Wagener of the Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science at The Ohio State University.
        The Summer Science Research Symposium was held as part of Ohio Wesleyan's annual fall OWU Connection Conference. The conference enabled students to share how their participation in the university's signature experience - the OWU Connection - is helping them to create the personal and professional futures they seek.