From staff reports
RECOGNITION â Cookie West, who established the Lee Alexander West Spiritual Movement, presented a certificate of appreciation to Jefferson County Educational Service Center Superintendent Chuck Kokiko for efforts to help students gain an education during the COVID-19 pandemic. JCESC and nine school districts were recognized for their continued work to ensure students learn, be it in person or remotely.
STEUBENVILLE Local educators have been helping students navigate through learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, and those efforts have not gone unnoticed.
The Lee Alexander West Spiritual Movement honored nine area school districts and the Jefferson County Educational Service Center with the ninth-annual Lee West Award for their ongoing work to maintain education in person or remotely.
From staff reports
TAKING FLIGHT â Elexis Martin, a Steubenville High School student, is taking advantage of an aviation program and is working toward obtaining a private pilot license.
STEUBENVILLE Taking to the skies is a dream achieved by some local students, and Elexis Martin is an example.
Since 2016, Steubenville City Schools has offered courses in aerospace engineering and aviation through Ohio Career and Technical Education.
Harding Middle School students started participating in these courses through an after-school program while some Steubenville High School students took daily aviation coursework to meet the CTE aviation training requirements.
The high school offers several other Ohio CTE programs to its students.
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REMEMBERING â Looking over a scrapbook devoted to her son, Lee, put a smile on Cookie Westâs face in this file photo. This week, West will be presenting the ninth-annual Lee West Awards to educators and individuals who ha
STEUBENVILLE – This coming week, Cookie West will carry on a tradition that started nine years ago after the tragic death of her son, Lee recognizing Jefferson County residents who go out of their way to make life better in their community.
Traditionally, the Lee Alexander West Spiritual Movement recognizes educators, first responders and community activists for their efforts to help those around them. Like everything else, West said they had to rethink it with the pandemic in mind so this year, instead of a centralized service, awards are being presented individually, on days and times of the recipient’s choosing.
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There’s a real sense of optimism as we head into the new year, and much of that has been brought on by the rapid rollout of the vaccinations that we hope will, sometime in the next six months or so, allow us to resume many of the activities that up until last year had been staples in our communities and our lives.
The list of events and activities that didn’t happen last year is so long, in fact, that if you sat down and tried to sort it out, it would become easier just to list the presentations that actually have been held.