Community Roundup: Academic Team winners named
North Point names top Academic Team winners
North Point educational Service Center has once again provided a chance for fifth through eighth graders to stretch their brain power, recall past learning, and tell what they know in Academic Team Competition. This year’s matches started on Oct. 4 when four schools in Sandusky County — Clyde, Gibsonburg, Solomon, and Lakota — gathered at Clyde High School to compete. The questions are not based solely on classroom learning, so quick thinking and preparations pay off.
This year’s results were:
Fifth Grade; First, Gibsonburg; second, Solomon; third, Lakota; fourth Clyde.
Sixth: First, Gibsonburg; second, Solomon; third Clyde; fourth, Lakota.
Seventh and eighth grade teams: First, Clyde; second, Lakota; third, Gibsonburg.
Gibsonburg High School names Homecoming royalty
GIBSONBURG - Chase Witte, son of David and Kristy Witte, and Jade Kayser, daughter of Chris and Traci Kayser, were crowned Homecoming King and Queen at Gibsonburg's homecoming game on Friday.
New National Honor Society members inducted at Port Clinton High School
PORT CLINTON - Port Clinton High School National Honor Society recently held its Induction Ceremony in the Performing Arts Center.
The following new members met the membership criteria and were inducted: Summer Butler, Morgan Delhees, Lydia Roberts, Edward Fick, Connor Earnest, Samuel Roberts, Bryce James, Quinn Felbinger, Payton Schimming, Camiah Baker, Alena Guerra, Ian Schurdell, Camille Baker, Will Hartlaub, Kylee Slauterbeck, Corrine Baker, Aiden Haynes, Olivia Spencer, Emily Boykin, Amelia Honeycutt, Brooklynn Starkey, Piper Capodice, Alexa Kolodziejczyk, Kayden Thebeau, Kerynn Christiansen, Gabriel Koskela, Lyndsay Tusen, Jeremy Cook, Dylan Lukac, Jessica Waddell, Josh Cornell, Ryan Madison, Dre Wallace and Cheyenne Whitaker.
Julie St. Leger, PCHS teacher, was the guest speaker at the Oct. 1 ceremony and Patrick Adkins, Superintendent of Schools, gave the closing remarks.
New inductees join previous members: Joseph Apple, Anna Hittepole, Kamdyn Periat, Giavanna Astley, Max Lucas, Mya Reeves, Jackson Beasley, Lily Lucero, Evelyn Schleappi, Nora Bodie, Chase Marlatt, Kaylie Simpson, Abigail Cuevas, Miranda McDougall, Alexa Taylor, Arleigh Dackermann, Emily Menningen, Madison Wiechman, Amelia Finn, Carson Miller, Landon Witte, and Aubrey Haghiri. NHS officers are President Cameron Schmitt, Secretary Reagan Ruthsatz, Treasurer Bella Cuevas and Publicity Gladys Wiechman.
National Honor Society at PCHS plans and participates in a number of projects throughout the year including: Adopt-a-Road, Salvation Army Bell Ringing, CAP Day, Breakfast with the Arts, Reading with Santa, and the High School Talent Show. NHS makes the following donations: Help students in need; Books to every Kindergarten student; Stuffed animals for the children at Magruder Hospital. Kathy Miller is the PCHS National Honor Society Advisor. See more news from Port Clinton Schools at http://pccsd.net.
Meyer appointed new Assistant VP at GenoaBank
GENOA - GenoaBank, a locally owned, independent, community bank, has announced Dan Meyer’s appointment as new Assistant Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer for the Sylvania Branch, and the Perrysburg/Rossford Branch.
Meyer has earned a strong reputation in the community as a knowledgeable lender with many years of experience in the banking industry. He is sure to continue the high-quality levels of professionalism and customer service GenoaBank customers have received for years.
Meyer has worked in the financial services industry for 35 years, garnering experience in customer service, management, bank operations and, for the past 18 years, as a successful branch sales manager.
"We are very fortunate and excited to have the opportunity to welcome Dan to GenoaBank," said Martin P. Sutter, President/CEO. "Dan’s extensive banking background and broad knowledge of the industry strengthen our core team as we work towards expanding our commercial portfolio."
Meyer will be based in the bank’s Sylvania Branch and Perrysburg/Rossford Branch but will be available to provide commercial lending at any of the bank’s other branches. He will be serving communities in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.
Friends of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Receives National Recognition
OAK HARBOR – Friends of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (FONWR) has earned the Molly Krival Award-Friends Group of the Year for the 2023 Wildlife Refuge Awards, presented by the National Wildlife Refuge Association (Refuge Association).
Named in honor of the late Molly Krival, a trailblazer in the Refuge Friends Group movement, this award recognizes the exceptional contributions of dedicated volunteers in Friends organizations, who provide indispensable services to the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Among their notable accomplishments are:
● Fostering the next generation of conservationists through a robust intern program. In 2022, interns contributed 3,196 hours of work.
● Supporting the Bird Friendly Facility project through volunteer efforts and the acquisition of interpretive displays, which help prevent bird strikes and educate visitors on effective measures to prevent such incidents.
● Creating safe and accessible sites for outdoor recreation including a 1,400-foot-long ADA-compliant boardwalk and crushed gravel trail at the Fox Nature Preserve, an ADA-compliant kayak launch and pavilion at the Nehls Nature Preserve on Catawba Island, and purchasing and operating an electric shuttle on the refuge.
● Contributing nearly $600,000 towards the refuge in 2022, more than double the refuge’s federal operating budget.
The award was presented at a ceremony hosted by the National Wildlife Refuge Association on Sept. 26 at the iconic Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C.
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