Education roundup: CPEA awards scholarships
The Canton Professional Educators’ Association has announced $18,000 in scholarships to 14 students for 2022. Lizaya A. Motley, a student at McKinley Early College High School, received the $2,000 First Generation College for African American Student Scholarship.
Antonio J. DiPietro, a student at McKinley Senior High School, and Stefan Monahan, a student at McKinley Early College High School, each received the $2,000 Nathaniel L. Roberts Scholarship.
Daniella O. Ukpolo, a student at McKinley Senior High School, received the $2,000 Samuel J. Dorto Jr. Scholarship.
Students receiving $1,000 CPEA Memorial Scholarships, which are awarded to a child or dependent of a CPEA member, are: Nicholas J. Brown (The University of Akron); Emily J. Davala (John Carroll University); Victoria L. Davis (Kent State University); Theodore P. ElFaye (Kent State University - Stark); Alissa S. Hein (Louisville High School); Jayda N. Harrison (Massillon Washington High School); Logan L. Jones (The Ohio State University); Stefan Monahan (McKinley Early College High School); Alexis R. Sommer (The University of Findlay); and Stephen A. Ulrich (Louisville High School).
Hoover student wins scholarship
North Canton Hoover High School student Ryan Pedone recently was awarded a STEM Business Plan $5,000 Scholarship in an online Believe in Ohio state competition. Operated as a program of The Ohio Academy of Science, Believe in Ohio is a STEM and entrepreneurship program that teaches students how to commercialize products and services and create business plans that are driven by innovation, according to a news release.
Ryan’s project was Cell Phob, an app that prevents people from losing their keys or getting their car keys stolen.
A total of 37 STEM Commercialization and STEM Business Plans were awarded with $277,500 in scholarships at the Believe in Ohio state competition. These scholarships can be used only to attend an Ohio college, university, or technical college.
In 2022, the Believe in Ohio program awarded $468,500 scholarships in total. Believe in Ohio is a free, comprehensive, curriculum-based, STEM and entrepreneurship program for Ohio high school students. For more information on the program, visit https://believeinohio.org/.
Italian-American scholarships awarded
The Stark County Italian-American Festival Committee has awarded $2,000 scholarships to each of the following students: Caroline Pastore of Lake High School, Alexis Perretta and Ella Salvino of Central Catholic High School, and Bridget DeJacimo of Louisville High School.
Hoover student elected for Buckeye Boys State office
Hoover High School student Kosta Volas recently was elected by the majority of the American Legion Buckeye Boys State Senate to serve as president of the Senate. The American Legion Buckeye Boys State Program, which was June 12-19, is an intensive program focused on the workings of city, county and state government, civic engagement, and leadership development conducted annually by the American Legion Department of Ohio at Miami University.
Kosta, who will be a senior in the fall, plans to study political science or engineering after high school. He was sponsored to attend the American Legion Buckeye Boys State Program by American Legion Post 436.
Mount Union has new program in autism studies
ALLIANCE – The University of Mount Union’s new minor in autism studies will begin this fall. Students who participate in the minor will be prepared for careers in autism spectrum disorder intervention and advocacy through rigorous coursework and real-world experiences, according to a news release.
Interested students will not only have access to the Spectrum Education Center’s resources, they will also have the chance to receive Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills Program Mentor Training and Registered Behavior Technician Training. Learn more at mountunion.edu/autism-studies.
Stark State College offers express enrollments
JACKSON TWP. – Stark State College’s Express Enrollment makes it easy for prospective students to get enrolled in just one day for fall semester, which begins Aug. 29.
Students can talk to admissions counselors about online or on campus classes, get financial aid advice and take admission tests. Bring high school (and any college) transcripts along with the student’s 2020 income tax return (and parents’ return if a dependent).
Events on main campus, 6200 Frank Ave. NW, and Stark State Akron, 360 Perkins St., are as follows:
Aug. 1-19: Monday-Wednesday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Aug. 20: Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Aug. 22-26: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Aug. 27: Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Walk-ins are accepted, but reservations are preferred at starkstate.edu/express. Admissions applications can be found online at starkstate.edu/admissions_form.
2022 high school graduates and GED completers get free fall semester tuition
For more information, email admissions@starkstate.edu or call 330-494-6170.
Mount Union launching Student-Athlete Mentorship Program
ALLIANCE – Mount Union’s sport business program, in conjunction with the Office of Athletics, will launch Student-Athlete Mentorship Program that will help student-athletes with their academic, athletic and professional careers, according to a news release.
The goal of the mentorship program is to pair up current student-athletes with Mount Union alumni professionals for one year; recruitment of mentors has already begun. Interested student “mentees” will have to undergo an application process that began July 15 and will end Aug. 15.
Mentors and mentees will be paired up between Aug. 15 and Sept. 1. Program participants will attend the program orientation in September, be committed to participate throughout the academic year (August-April) and attend one-on-one meetings (virtual or in-person) each month.
According to Interim Athletic Director Mike Parnell and Steve Harter ‘84, collaborators of the program, its mission is to “provide student-athletes connections to professionals who will help them plan for and execute career goals.” This mission will be achieved by pairing student-athletes of junior and senior class standing with alumni industry partners who will assist them in clarifying their education, career and personal goals.
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