Life briefs: Colonel Crawford Lions honor three students, Pioneer presents awards

Lions Club honors Students of the Month

Three Colonel Crawford seniors and their family members were guests of the Colonel Crawford Lions at the November dinner meeting. The students were honored as C.C. Lions Students of the Month. Each received a commemorative certificate and a check for $100.

Maria Smith, daughter of Toby and Amy Smith, is the October Student of the Month. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Student Council, president of the LEO Club and a member of Young Life. She participates in track and cross country. She a member of Dairy Maids and Gents 4-H Club, having served as past president, and also serves on the Crawford County Fair Board. She is a member of Bucyrus Holy Trinity and is active in the youth group. She plans to major in early child development in college.

The November Student of the Month is Parker Ketterman, the sone of Kyle Ketterman and Amanda and Jeff Delehoy. He is senior class president. As a member of the C.C. football team, he earned first team N-10 status for offense and defense and honorable mention on All Ohio as a junior. He is a three-year baseball team letterman. Parker plans to attend college and earn a degree in radiology.

The Student of the Month for January is Emma Scott, the daughter of Brad and Kim Scott. She is president of NHS and has earned Academic letters. She is a member of the Academic Challenge Team, LEO Club and participates in the Bucyrus Backpack program. She attends St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sulphur Springs. During her junior volleyball year, Emma earned several honors. This year, she was named to the first team All N-10, first team All District N-10 and was invited to play in the district All-Star Match. She also is on the track team. She plans to attend a four-year college where she intends to major in biology.

Pioneer Career & Technology Center announces distinguished alumni, top business award winners

Pioneer names distinguished alumni, top business award winners

SHELBY — Pioneer Career & Technology Center presented Rebecca Knipp the honorary Pioneer Distinguished Alumni Award. Recipients must be nominated and meet the criteria of the selection process. The award was established for an alumni member who has served as a role model, did well at Pioneer and continues to live, work, and serve school districts or continue to promote career technical education.

Knipp is a 2011 Pioneer graduate from Lexington who completed the early childhood education program. She previously worked in Crestline Schools as a preschool teacher, also serving as the district librarian for two years. She currently is employed by the Avenue Church and Lifewise Academy.

While at Pioneer, Knipp served as FCCLA president, student council treasurer, Strategic Planning Committee member and SkillsUSA Voting Delegate. She earned the Director’s Attitude Award, the Award of Merit, the Citizenship Award in her junior and senior years and was a Byron Carmean nominee.

Knipp continues to make contributions to Pioneer as a longtime member of the Early Childhood Education Business Advisory Committee, an evaluator for Senior Projects, a Strategic Planning Committee member, a CDA evaluator and a guest speaker in the Early Childhood Education classroom.

AMC Masonry Contractors is the Ralph Phillips Business Partner of the year. Inspired by Ralph Phillips and Phillips Manufacturing & Tower Company, the 16-year tradition was created to recognize outstanding businesses who support the goals, mission and excellence of Pioneer.

AMC President Brad Geissman and Vice-President Spencer Shipman, along with their families, joined Pioneer administrators, past recipients and members of the community to receive the award. Grant Brocwell, Pioneer masonry instructor, nominated AMC. AMC Masonry Contractors have provided job shadowing, field trips and mentorship opportunities as well as the donation of materials for lab and contest use in the Pioneer Masonry program. Additionally, Geissman and Shipman served as members of Pioneer’s advisory board for the past 10 years.

GOAL Digital Academy making strides in special education

GOAL Digital Academy's special education department has grown to 16 staff serving students. Students served in the special education department represent 27% of the GOAL student population. With that growth, GOAL has implemented several procedures and routines to improve intervention services.

Nan Stanish, director of special education at GOAL Digital Academy, said students have increased participation in intervention services through the addition of academic assist classes, developed by GOAL Intervention Specialist Hope Losh.

Through a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) process, students have been provided additional assistance including tutoring, organization, and coping skills. GOAL students that are receiving the support have been reaping positive results. The number of students that are coming into the learning lab to get assistance has increased, and that allows the students to build meaningful relationships with their intervention specialists while working in the lab setting.

This article originally appeared on Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum: Colonel Crawford Lions Club names latest students of the month