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Judge selected to Volunteer Leader Academy for The Ohio State University
The Volunteer Leader Academy is a leadership development program for Ohio State Advancement, training volunteers who want to serve the university and the medical center to be effective and influential advocates. The Academy is facilitated by the Office of Advancement and is honored to select Perry County Probate/Juvenile Judge Luann Cooperrider to be a part of this great opportunity.
Tri-Valley senior uses math and science struggles to inform her passion for art
Editor's Note: The Times Recorder is profiling seniors from area high schools in Muskingum County coinciding with graduations. They were nominated by school administrators. DRESDEN − You can tell right away that 18-year-old Ada Lorenz is wise beyond her years as she talks about her lifelong struggle with math and science.“There have been a lot of tears with math and science,” said the future art teacher who’s headed to Kent State University this fall to major in art education. “They are areas I’ve had to push through and overcome. But we all have to do the things we don’t like to do, in order to do the things we love to do. And I don’t think I could have gotten to where I’m at without the classes I had to power through.”Indeed, when Lorenz crosses the stage on May 24 and receives her high school diploma, it will be a hard-fought win. One that she says influenced her art more than she initially realized.
New Lex School Board to hold special public meeting
The New Lexington Board of Education will conduct a special public meeting on Saturday, May 18 at 9:30 a.m. in the New Lexington Board of Education Central Office, 2549 Panther Drive, New Lexington. The purpose of the meeting will be for the board to take action on approval of high school graduates.
West Muskingum senior Jon Kelty is headed to CCAD in Columbus after arduous journey
Editor's Note: The Times Recorder is profiling seniors from area high schools in Muskingum County coinciding with graduations. They were nominated by school administrators. Jon Kelty, 18, was headed down the wrong path.“I used to get bad grades and not have the right mindset to be in school,” said Kelty, who will graduate from West Muskingum High School on May 24. “I thought it was a waste of my time. Panic attacks were pushing me back. I didn’t think I had any specialties,” he said.Kelty lived in foster care until he was adopted by Daniel and Rowan Kelty when he was 4. During middle school in a different district, he said was endlessly bullied because of it.“The kids would tease me that I was adopted by two gay dads,” said Kelty. “I took (offense) to that because I didn’t see anything wrong with it.”
Working toward working for a living
NEW LEXINGTON —On back-to-back days at New Lexington High School, two events were held with the designated purpose of helping students to enter the workforce following graduation. The Transition Fair, held Thursda, April 25, was open to all high school students in Perry County who have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). The Career and Job Fair took place the next day on April 26. The Friday event was for all New Lexington students in grades 9 through 12. Penny Murray is New Lexington’s transition to...
Retired teachers’ group offers scholarship
The Perry County Retired Teachers Association will award one scholarship for the academic year in the amount of $500. Applicants must have graduated from a Perry County High School and be a college junior or senior enrolled in a college of education at some point during the 2024-2025 academic year or be a current Perry County school teacher working on a master’s degree in education. This award began in 1997 and rotates yearly to each Perry County school. If the school district in the order...
Local students among Ohio Dominican University graduates
COLUMBUS — Ohio Dominican University congratulates 154 students who earned their degree following the spring 2024 semester, including three from Perry County: Kassidy Cox of Thornville — BS in biology Kathryn Maynard of Pleasantville — BS in biopsychology Samuel Maynard of Pleasantville — BS in sport management Ohio Dominican University is a comprehensive, four-year, private, liberal arts and master’s institution, founded in 1911 in the Catholic and Dominican tradition by the Dominican Sisters of Peace. The University has approximately 1,262 students and offers undergraduate degrees in 42 majors and nine graduate degree programs. At ODU, students connect their passion with a purpose.
The Marshall Plan was on point for John Glenn softball. Here's how it kept the season alive.
DUNCAN FALLS — With his ace unable to pitch, Morgan coach Jeremy Keirns knew his team would need some offense — and some breaks — to hang with John Glenn ace Sydney Marshall. They got little of neither. Marshall yielded only four hits and benefitted from some dazzling defensive plays in a complete game,...
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