The 27th annual West Geauga Senior Citizens Recognition Dinner will be held on May 10 at 4:30 p.m. in the West Geauga Middle School cafeteria, 8611 Cedar Road in Chester Township.
Senior Citizens Recognition
The 27th annual West Geauga Senior Citizens Recognition Dinner will be held on May 10 at 4:30 p.m. in the West Geauga Middle School cafeteria, 8611 Cedar Road in Chester Township.
Sponsored by West Geauga Local Schools and the Rotary Club of Chesterland, the evening promises to be both entertaining and full of friendly faces. Please join to honor and recognize Jennifer Felker, superintendent of the Geauga County Educational Service Center.
Payment of $5 per person will be collected at the door. For reservations, call the West Geauga Board of Education Office at 440-729-6812 by May 3. For more information, visit www.westg.org.
Student Athletes of the Month
West Geauga High Schol Student Athletes of the Month for March are senior Charlie Koach and freshman Torrie Gall. Student athletes of the month are sponsored by Hillcrest Insurance.
Charlie is on the baseball team. He will be earning his third varsity letter for the team. He is this year’s team captain.
Coach McIntyre says, “Charlie leads by example because everything he encourages others to do he does himself. It is the little things that make the difference and he is going to be missed by the West Geauga baseball community.”
Charlie was also a member of the football team, where he earned two varsity letters on top of receiving first team All-District and first team All Conference honors.
Outside of his athletic accomplishments, he was able to finish the third quarter with a GPA of 3.8. He is also the CEO of the Beachwood Junior Achievement Marketing Program.
Charlie will be continuing his education at West Virginia University, where he plans to study marketing. He enjoys sports and yoga.
Torrie is on the girls fastpitch team. She will be earning her first varsity letter for the team this season. As a freshman, Torrie has transitioned right into the starting lineup. She has displayed quality leadership skills and maturity at such a young age. Her batting average in the first five games is .571 with an on base percentage of .667. She has scored 12 runs with five RBIs.
Coach Leppla said, “Torrie is an all around ball player who has an exceptional skill level who I believe has the potential to be one of the best softball players West Geauga has ever had. I am excited for the future of Torrie and West Geauga fastpitch.”
She was also a member of the girls volleyball team. Outside her early athletic accomplishments, she has earned a GPA of 3.92 in the third quarter. Torrie plans on attending college to continue both her academic and athletic careers, however, is still in the early phases of searching for the right place. Her intention is to study dermatology. She also enjoys spending time with her friends and family on top of traveling to different states for her summer travel softball team.
