Student Stars 3/30/15

Third-place (bronze medal) winners were Jonathan Faneuff (Genoa) and Abram Reyes (Eastwood) both from Public Safety/Criminal Justice; Ashley Kramer (Maumee), Marissa Panos (Northwood), M’Kayla Pant (Anthony Wayne), Kylee Taylor (Swanton), and Liz Rood (Eastwood), all from Cosmetology, for the Opening and Closing Team contest; Alex Moore (Eastwood) from Automotive Collision Repair, for the Collision Repair Technology contest; Jaclyn Sampsell (Genoa) (and model Alexis Neagley {Perrysburg}) from Cosmetology, for the Nail Care contest; Jesse Thornton (Eastwood) from Welding, for the Welding contest;

330Marine Skills graduation
Graduates i.ncluded Denise Barker, Josh Calderon, Veronica Dwyre, Juan Garibaldo, Donald Janey, Justin Jeko,
and Brian Strausbaugh

SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization serving teachers and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations. The organization provides quality educational experiences such as leadership, teamwork, citizenship, and character development skills.

Undefeated Spirit
Former UT/CFL start quarterback Chuck Ealey continues to give back to the Toledo community. On March 24, Ealey presented $3,000 in scholarships to area scholars/scholar athletes through his Undefeated Spirit Foundation.

Five football players, five girls basketball players, and five students who entered essays for his consideration were recognized and presented scholarships at an event hosted by Leadership Toledo at the Driscoll Alumni Center.

Winners $500 scholarship; finalists received $125 for future schooling.

Girls Athletics – Jordyn Taylor (Lake High School), winner; finalists Megan Burns, (St. Ursula Academy), Ramiyah Henry (Waite), Dre’yonna Johnson (Scott) and Natalie Yoder (Springfield).

Boys Athletics – Joe Sinay (Cardinal Stritch), winner; finalists Jeremy Pratt (Waite), Dakari Adams (Scott), Nick Lankard (St. Francis de Sales High School) and Brian Utter (Maumee).

The Essay Finalist was Susan Hagemeyer, of Sylvania Southview, who $500 scholarship.

Academic honors
Arizona State University: Virginia Bahs, of Oak Harbor.

Centre College: Claire Koniecny, of Millbury.

University of Findlay: Dianne LaForge, Rachel Nelson, Joshua Pennington, Michael Wiedmann, of Oregon; Clay Parlette, of Curtice;

Jordan Deck, of Elmore; Tyler Hoyles, of Genoa; Molly Burkett, Andrew Burmeister, Kelsey Nevius, of Gibsonburg; Randy Caris, Tiffany Wagoner, of Luckey; Kathryn Mehlow, of Oak Harbor; Courtney Rolf, Emily Zielinski, of Pemberville; Devon Sherwood-Robinson, of Walbridge; Laura Luckey, of Woodville.

Huntington University: Tyler Burson, of Oregon; Austin Flores, of Oak Harbor.

University of Dallas: Bridget Weisenburger, of Pemberville.

Siena Heights University: Michelle Galdieux, Julie Stanley, Alexis Donnelly, of Oregon.

Spring Arbor University: Hope Myers, of Toledo.

Graduates
Spring Arbor University: Cory Cantu, April Fairchild, of Oregon; Arica Gogol, Jonathan Gogol, of Walbridge;

Roxanne King, of Graytown; Alice Kirkendall, of Oak Harbor; Michael Ontko, of Gibsonburg.

Inducted
Laura Luckey, of Woodville and Veronica Sinift, of Toledo, were among University of Findlay students inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

The mission of the society, which has chapters on more than 300 college and university campuses in North America and the Philippines, is “to recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.”

Marine Mechanics graduates
Seven students who completed the Marine Mechanics, Skills for Life program were honored at a March 12 graduation at the Ottawa County Job and Family Services office in Oak Harbor.

Graduates included Denise Barker, Josh Calderon, Veronica Dwyre, Juan Garibaldo, Donald Janey, Justin Jeko, and Brian Strausbaugh. Each received a portfolio that included a completion certificate, résumé, CPR certification card, Ohio Boating Safety Certification and forklift-training certification card.

The Marine Mechanics course is provided by WSOS Community Action Commission, PENTA Career Center and Erie County Job and Family Services. Classes took place in the Ottawa County Job and Family Services office in partnership with the Ottawa County Improvement Corporation.

After completing thee 16-week program, students are qualified and ready to work in marine industry, course instructor Greg Sharp said.

“All marinas are now looking for employees, and there are many different jobs in the marine industry,” Sharp said. “This course gives graduates the basic knowledge and ability to start working in the field.”

The program typically runs each winter, usually starting in November and ending in March. Interested individuals may call George Dupey at 419-334-3332 or Roger Fisher at 419-333-6069 for more information.

Owens awards scholarships
Owens Community College Foundation has awarded more than $153,400 in scholarships for the 2014-15 academic year to students for their outstanding achievements.

“Owens Community College’s Foundation is honored to recognize these outstanding scholarship recipients for their exemplary efforts while pursuing their dream of a college education,” said Laura Moore, Interim Executive Director of College Development and the Foundation. “It is the generous support of our donors that allows us to recognize and honor these students’ achievements. Every donor who supports Foundation scholarships helps in providing enhanced opportunities for students to achieve success.”

Winners included:
• Alumni Legacy Scholarship: Aricka Lavoy of Pemberville, $3,500.

• American Society for Industrial Security International, Toledo Chapter, Fred C. Heck and Charles W. North Scholarships: Amber Harris of Walbridge, $500.

• Chuck Holsclaw Memorial Scholarship: Kira Robertson of Oregon, $1,000.

• Delta Dental Foundation Dental Hygiene Scholarship: Rebecca Acosta of Pemberville, $1,250.

• Edwin H. Simmons Memorial Scholarship: Alexander Bohland of Oregon, Alexander Korecki of Toledo and Tim Martin of Toledo, $2,500.

• James H. Baehren Scholarship: Heather Haynes, of Pemberville, $614.

• Janet and Ralph Patchin LegUP Scholarship: Jonathan Thomas, of Walbridge, $2,500.

• John Deere Scholarship: Nathan Patton, of Walbridge, $500.

• Jones-Hamilton Company Scholarship: Alexander Shelhart, of Oregon, $900.

• Mary’s Scholarship: Elizabeth Fajkos of Oregon, $466 scholarship; Janet Torres of Oregon $560.25, and Robert Mullens of Oregon $126.10.

• Mike and Carol Bower Honors Scholarship: Kimberly Ferguson, of Northwood $1,250.

• Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce Scholarship: Megan Dunn of Graytown, $500.

• Officer William A. Miscannon Memorial Scholarship: Taylor Beck of Genoa, $1,800.

• Owens Community College Foundation Scholarship: Tammy Williams, of Genoa, $500.

• Pauline Schmidt Memorial Scholarship: Rebecca Acosta, of Pemberville, $326.

• Post-Secondary Option Book Scholarship: Emily Mysinger of Curtice; Amalya Stevenson, of Northwood each received $800.

“School of Music”
Lake seventh-grader Lisa Tersigni was chosen to attend the School of Music, the 2015 Ohio State Middle School Honor Band Festival held Feb. 21 in Columbus.

Tersigni plays clarinet and saxophone.

Learning abroad
Michael Weisenburger, a University of Dallas student from Pemberville, spent the 2014 fall semester studying abroad at the University of Dallas' 12-acre Eugene Constantin Campus just outside Rome, Italy.

Since 1970, University of Dallas students have had the opportunity - usually in their sophomore years - to spend a semester in the Eternal City studying, traveling and experiencing the art, architecture, literature, philosophy and deeds that form the basis of Western civilization. In addition to taking study trips to locations like the Roman Coliseum and the Vatican, students also travel throughout Italy on professor-led tours. A highlight of the semester is a 10-day study tour of Greece where students perform plays in ancient amphitheaters and read about Socrates on the sites where he once philosophized.

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