Tell Tales 3-18-21
There is good news on the Covid-19 front in Ottawa County. Our death total is now up to 73 deaths, up only one from last week. Also, there were only a total of eight additional cases in the county in the same time frame.
The incidence of the virus is considerably lower here than in the rest of Ohio, over 20% lower. The Ottawa County Health Department is moving forward with distributing the vaccine.
Happy 40th Anniversary on Monday for Jeff and Joan Bryden. Jeff was Editor for the North Coast Business Journal for many years, and also was President of the Port Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce. Joan was a radio host on WPCR and was also President of the Kiwanis Club of Port Clinton. They live in Sarasota, Fla. now.
Community Roundup: Bataan students create virtual pep talk
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Bataan students create virtual pep talk
PORT CLINTON - Feeling a little down? Then visit the Port Clinton City School District website or YouTube channel to watch the virtual pep talk video created by Bataan Memorial Intermediate students.
Lynne O’Neal, Bataan school counselor worked with students to create the video as part of a kindness week project.
“I got the idea from Big Life Journal. I loved it and thought that it would be fun if our students did something similar,. she said.
Students made their recordings using a Screencastify Submit program whether they attend school in-person or through online learning.
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The Beacon
Principal Carrie Sanchez of the Port Clinton Middle School, a celebrated school official who has won awards in recent years, was elected the President of the Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators for 2021-22.
According to its website, OAESA’s purpose is to “connect and support pre-K – 8 administrators throughout their careers. We believe that every school deserves an effective, informed, and caring administrator to lead and support it. OAESA is here for administrators, so they can be there for their students, faculty and communities.”
Sanchez has led the team of educators at Port Clinton Middle School since 2009. Under her guidance, the school has received national recognition as a National Forum School to Watch, High Progress School of Honor, and International Center for Leadership in Education Model School Award. She received the Debra Kasak National Distinguished Leadership Award in 2019.
The Beacon
A small group of Port Clinton School district officials and the family of retiring school official Jack Nitz gather in front of the newly-designated Jack Nitz Academic Center, also now known as “The J.A.C.”
Jack Nitz has been a teacher, coach, Dean of Students, Principal and Director of Student Services in the Port Clinton City School District in his 40-year career. Nitz had retired in June, and his dedication to students and staff of the Port Clinton City Schools encouraged the Port Clinton Board of Education to honor his career by renaming the Port Clinton High School Media Center as The Jack Nitz Academic Center, which was quickly given a new moniker: “The J.A.C.”