The West Geauga Kiwanis is currently offering scholarships to West Geauga District students for the 2019-20 school year.
Kiwanis Offers Scholarships
The West Geauga Kiwanis is currently offering scholarships to West Geauga District students for the 2019-20 school year.
To apply for a scholarship, students must be a permanent resident of the West Geauga School District and have plans to continue their education at an accredited college, university or vocational institution after graduation.
The Kiwanis Club awards scholarships based on academics, community service, initiative, extra curricular activities, recommendations, essay and an interview.
Applications for the scholarships are due by April 2. More information can be found on the West Geauga Kiwanis website: wgkiwanis.org.
OMEA All-State Band
Josh Burke, a saxophonist with the West Geauga High School Band, was selected to attend OMEA All-State Band.
Band director Jason Branch said, “OMEA All-State is an Honor Band that is an audition only group. Hundreds of students from across the state submit audio recordings and only the top players on each instrument are selected.”
During his time with the OMEA band, Josh spent three days in rehearsal with Dr. Paula Crider, former band director at University of Texas, and performed with the band for an audience of thousands of music teachers at the Ohio Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference.
Branch commented, “This is a huge honor, and we are very proud of Josh for representing West G at this event.”
Valentines With STEM and Books
Kindergartners at Lindsey Elementary School explored STEM and language arts activities as part of the Valentine’s Day celebration.
Kindergarten teacher Jennifer Schultz said about her students’ visit to Anna Laubscher’s room, “The kids made a heart with pattern blocks and recorded how many of each shape were used. Then we made a boat out of tin foil and predicted how many candy hearts the boat would hold before it sank. After it sank, we re-modeled the boat to see if it could hold more candy hearts. We predicted if a candy heart would sink or float in water, vinegar and soda. Then we tried it. We sorted, counted and graphed candy hearts.”
In addition to the STEM activities, the students read a book as part of the lesson and will return to Laubscher’s room to continue reading, developing a “love” for stories.
Hillcrest Insurance Students Honored
Kylie Czikray and Solomon Troychansky were honored as the Hillcrest Insurance Students of the Month for January.
Alison Nicely, the assistant cheerleading coach said, “Kylie has been cheering for basketball since the eighth grade. She has worked hard to improve herself and the cheer squad. When you watch Kylie cheer, she always has a huge smile on her face. You can see that she truly loves cheering.”
Kylie will earn her second varsity letter this year to add to the two varsity letters she already earned as a varsity football cheerleader. Not only does she work hard as a cheerleader, but she is also a hardworking student. For basketball cheer, she will earn a CVC All Academic Team Award as she did as a football cheerleader.
Solomon is a senior on the wrestling team and team captain. He has had an exceptional senior year where he placed second in the conference tournament narrowly losing a decision in the final. Solomon has been a consistent leader and performer on the wrestling team this year.
Congratulations to Kylie and Solomon.
Student Selected as Youth Delegate
Kaden Knake has been selected to represent Chester Township as a National Youth Delegate to the 2019 Washington Youth Summit on the Environment at George Mason University June 23-28.
He joins a select group of 300 students from across the country to participate in the weeklong study of leadership in environmental science and conservation. Knake was chosen based on academic accomplishments and a demonstrated interest and excellence in sciences and conservation studies.
