Student Stars: Several area students earn academic honors

Academic honors
        Ashland University: Jacob Keilholz, of Oregon; Makayla Wagner, of Oak Harbor.
        Baldwin Wallace University: Trevor Scherf, of Graytown.
        Cedarville University: Joseph Heise, of Northwood; Noah Board, of Millbury.
        University of Findlay: Madison Arquette, Logan Barshel, Olivia Morrison, Christian Orr, of Oregon; Lisa Martinez, of Curtice;
        Anna Youngless, of Elmore; Katelyn Kolkemeyer, of Gibsonburg; Morgan Kuhlman, of Millbury; Abigail Schroeder, of Pemberville; Makayla Throop, of Woodville.
        Kent State University: Adrianna Beltran, Sarah Colditz, of Toledo; Kennedy Coughlin, Victoria DiLucia, Ailene Joven, Alexandria Manthey, Wesley Sneed, Justin Twining, Kendall Wells, of Oregon; Cassidy Gladieux, of Northwood;
        Libbey Almroth, of Elmore; Abigail Bigelow, of Genoa; Sidnee Hornyak, of Gibsonburg; Elizabeth Arntson, Rachel Booth, of Luckey; Alexis Meinhardt, of Millbury; Brent Bostater, Tara Huffman, Chance Milledge, Erica Winters, of Oak Harbor; Lily Phommalee, of Pemberville; Kirsten Sargent, of Woodville.
        Miami University: Blake Hornyak, of Oregon; Nick Kozma, of Northwood; Nicole Schlea, of Gibsonburg; Morgan Rost, of Luckey; Carolyne Croy, Katelyn Farmer, of Oak Harbor.
         Ohio University: Maisy Dewitt, Brenna Nye, Audras Neverauskas, of Curtice;
        Oscar Sanchez, Dom O’Korn, Emily Dickens, Heylea Allan, Payton Rigg, Bailey Graver, Hanna Gerrard, of Oregon; Elsie Edmonds, of Toledo;
        Caitlin Clay, of Luckey;                 Taylor Beard, Anna Zeitsheim, Daniel Bollin, Dawson Lott, Kennedee Weirich, of Oak Harbor; Ryan Walsh, of Walbridge.
        Saginaw Valley State University: Jonathan Quinlan, of Oregon.
        Siena Heights University: Alexis Cordle, of Curtice; Patricia Silva, of Oregon; Marissa Young, of Millbury; Jennifer Krukemyer, of Woodville.
        Youngstown State University: Emily Wolf, of Oak Harbor.
 
Graduates
        Ohio University: Wendy Ferris, Kevin Hohenberger, of Oregon; Jamie Zipfel, of Northwood; Ronda White, of Millbury; Jacob Franz, of Oak Harbor; Chad Perry, Samantha Roberts, of Walbridge; Shannyn Miller, of Woodville.        Kent State University: Abigail Bigelow, Amy Despones, Sabrina Niedbalski, of Genoa; Rachel Wilhelm, of Walbridge.
 
Student teacher placed
        Olivia Morrison, of Oregon, has been placed as a student teacher for the University of Findlay's spring semester. Morrison is in a student teaching position at Van Buren Elementary School in Van Buren, Ohio.
        She is pursuing a degree in early childhood education.
 
UF scholarship recipients
        Six local students were among University of Findlay students who were awarded endowed scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic year.
        They include:
        Madison Arquette, of Oregon – R.M. Churchwell Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund and Shiv K. Gupta Business Scholarship Endowment Fund.
        Jordan Bekier of Northwood – Tennyson Guyer Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund.
        Lisa Martinez, of Curtice – Robert J. and Janice L. Montague Service Scholarship Endowment Fund.
        Emma Hansen, of Curtice – Mike and Judy Tesnow Greer Scholarship Endowment Fund.
        Olivia Jensen, of Graytown – Jeff '76 and Ruth Seever Scholarship Endowment Fund.
        Kelly Royal, of Walbridge – Gertrude O. Anderson Scholarship Endowment Fund.
 
R.C. Waters top Class Dojo winners
        Several R.C. Waters Elementary were honored as top ClassDojo winners for January.
        The school has been participating in a school-wide initiative called Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) –a process for creating safer and more effective schools by creating a safe and productive learning environment. A set of unified expectations is in place in classroom and non-classroom settings throughout the schools – “Be Respectful, Be Responsible and Be Ready.”
        ClassDojo is a behavior-tracking system designed to reinforce positive behaviors and engage students in becoming responsible for their own choices. On a scheduled rotation, students are able to “shop” from the Dojo reward cart using the points they have earned for meeting the behavior expectations.
        Top Class Dojo winners January included:
        Kindergarten: Jacob Rohrer, Kash Myerholtz, Elia Lehman, Ethan Paul, Will Denslow, Madelyn Zak, Caleb Smith and Brantlee Bond.
        First grade: Cora Wright, Tyler Metroff, Hadleigh Swihart, Hank Hartman and Marley Graber.
        Second grade: Alek Oka, Ella DeVito, Avery Sorg, Bridget Berry, Madilynn Wagner, Bowen Baumgartner, TJ Logan, Dominick Borjas, and Lilly Greer.
        Third grade: Hayden Wright, Harley Carroll, Eloise Cantwell, Andee Hopfinger, Madelynn Metroff, Amiya Portales, Isaiah McBee, Amelia Reinbolt, and Kenleigh Ring.