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GALION – The Galion City Schools Board of Education recognized Treasurer Charlene Parkinson during its April meeting.
Parkinson and her office are the recipients of the Ohio Auditor of State Award, which is presented annually by Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber, for excellence in financial reporting for the fiscal year ended 2020.
Galion Middle School eighth grade student Cohen Pierce also was honored during the meeting. Pierce performed well in local spelling competitions and qualified for the Scripps Ohio Regional Spelling Bee in March as one of the top 50 spellers in the state.
News Transcript On Campus, May 5
News Transcript On Campus, May 5
Joseph Cipriano of Colts Neck, a student at the University of Massachusetts, was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest all-discipline collegiate honor society.
The following students have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most widely recognized academic honor society, through the Delta of New Jersey chapter at The College of New Jersey, Ewing Township: from Englishtown, Kiana Stockwell, political science; from Manalapan, Alexandra Fountaine, political science; and from Morganville, Michael Trerotola, political science.
George Zemlanicky of Morganville has been named to the Fall 2020 dean’s list at University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, Pa. George is a Doctor of Physical Therapy student.
CANTON – Having an opportunity is important, but Melvin J. Gravely II believes that learning and preparing for the next opportunity can be even more important.
As a Timken High School student in the early 1980s, Gravely saw an opportunity offered by Timken Co. and the University of Mount Union to learn computer science. Gravely took that opportunity and it led him to an opportunity to work for IBM.
With each opportunity, Gravely looked for ways to prepare for the next opportunity. He eventually had a chance to purchase and turn around a construction company in Cincinnati called TriVersity. I was ready, Gravely said of the opportunity when it was offered in 2009.
Alliance s Jordan Schwartz scores perfect 36 on ACT exam
Laura Kessel
If you’re Jordan Schwartz of Alliance, you probably don’t mind at all anymore.
Earlier this school year, the sophomore at Alliance High School got the news that he earned a perfect score on the ACT college entrance exam.
Just like his sister, Julia, did in 2019.
That’s perfect. (Sorry, we had to.)
Jordan Schwartz said he scored the 36 in September, the first time he officially took the test. He said he’d taken several practice tests beforehand.
“Going into the ACT, I expected to do pretty well, based on my results on practice tests,” Schwartz said. “However, I knew that getting a 36 was a long shot, so it was a very welcome surprise.”
Chris Schillig
Special to The Alliance Review
It didn’t take long for a small but dedicated group of birdwatchers and nature aficionados to have a moment.
Just a few dozen steps onto the Mahoning Valley Trail, the group had already seen or heard song sparrows and cardinals.
It was the first of many ornithological sightings during a 90-minute trek in northern Alliance, an appropriate conclusion to a week of Earth Day activities in and around Stark County.
Armed with binoculars and paper checklists from eBird, the group also had close and not-so-close encounters with cowbirds, woodpeckers and bluejays before the morning ended.