FCCLA State STAR events highlight Ottawa youth leadership
Ottawa chapter of FCCLA sent 10 members to the State STAR events and Leadership Showcase in April at Wichita with advisers Stella Tharp and Cherry Coen. Amanda White earned the Occupational Award while several members won Outstanding Job Performance and Scholastic Achievement awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
FCCLA
Wichita
Stella Tharp
Cherry Coen
Amanda White
Kari Hart
Stephanie Denniston
Rebekah Reyner
Kasie Bailey
Hart
Reyner
Amanda Lange
Liz Burks
Doa Larcom
Jamee Martinez
Marci
Pomona High gets Local Effectiveness grant for eight programs
Pomona High School will receive 500 dollars as part of a Local Effectiveness grant fund, among eight projects totaling 6,500 dollars for the upcoming school year. Liz Smith, Pomona business instructor, describes the entrepreneurship program as teaching business basics leadership teamwork and accounting while students operate a real mini enterprise. The eight projects include Kick Start positive reinforcement at PHS, Johnny Can Spell and Johnny Can Write at Pomona Elementary, new sound equipment for Pomona schools, A third through fifth grade trip to the Franklin County Children’s Literature Festival, new poetry books for PHS, Hands On Equations for Appanoose, and a Reading Renaissance at Williamsburg Elementary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor
PHS
Smith
Johnny
Pomona Elementary
Pomona Middle School
Appanoose
Franklin County
Area students to graduate from Kansas State University
More than 2 500 candidates will graduate this spring with ceremonies on May 11 17 and 18. On May 11 Salina hosts the technology and aviation ceremony at 10 a m while Manhattan hosts graduate school ceremonies at 1 p m and veterinary medicine at 3 30 p m in Bramlage Coliseum and McCain Auditorium. Local graduates include Dustin J Rockers Megan Elizabeth Brown Jason William Heffner Lauren Elizabeth Coffman Kasey Kay Wilson Brian Keith Haight Trevor Wade Johnson Laura Elizabeth Mages John Raymond Dowell Amber Showalter Kara Wolfe Tierney Zillhart Nicholas Levi Judd David Wayne Brown Jr Matthew Merritt Imel Aaron Dunbar Richmond Darren J Coughenour Shannon Sloan Annette Stumpff Rachel Ellerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kansas State University
College of Technology and Aviation
Kansas Highway Patrol Training Center
E. Iron
Salina
Bramlage Coliseum
College of Veterinary Medicine
McCain Auditorium
Garnett
Dustin J. Rockers
Anthony Michael Parker
Erin Elissa Shelton
Baldwin City
Megan Elizabeth Brown
Jason William Heffner
Lauren Elizabeth Coffman
Kasey Kay Wilson
Lane
Brian Keith Haight
Ottawa
Trevor Wade Johnson
Laura Elizabeth Mages
John Raymond Dowell
Amber J. Showalter
Kara Lea Wolfe
Tierney Erin Zillhart
Pomona
Nicholas Levi Judd
David Wayne Brown Jr
Princeton
Matthew Merritt Imel
Richmond
Aaron Dunbar
Wellsville
Darren J. Coughenour
Shannon Lynn Sloan
Annette Maree Stumpff
Williamsburg
Rachel L. Ellerman
Pomona Honor Roll Students Named for Third Quarter
Pomona Elementary and Middle School announces honor roll, with 4th grade All A’s and A & B lists led by Jake Alexander and Skyla Brooks. 5th grade All A’s includes Travis McClain. middle school honors include 7th and 8th graders with 95 to 100 percent and 90 to 95 percent bands, plus incentive improvements for 6th to 8th grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona
A’s
Jake Alexander
Chasity Bertella
Jessica Cates
Jesse Curry
Heather Greer
Mallory Harrell
Kristine Hempel
Ashley McClain
Sarah McMahon
Kyle Nitcher
Tyler Nitcher
Mandy Prochnow
Michael Ritzel
Skyla Brooks
Bryce Caleb
Mike Foltz
Scholastic
Matthew Adams
Courtnee Butler
Casey Higdon
Danielle Miller
CeeCee Mills
Ashley Schrader
Kimberly Williams
Alissa Alexander
Adrian Baker
Danielle Bigler
Katie Coffman
Weston Grove
Courtney McMahon
Emily Scott
Jaime Simms
Ashley Currant
Marsha Erixson
Sarah Erixson
Cary Pommell
Brett Beasley
Bryant Clark
Tanner Nitcher
Cory Sunday
Clara Dillon
Alexis Gutierrez
Joe Harms
Aaron Harrell
Matt Herrman
Logan Love
Kelsi Tate
Cale Worthington
Cody Campfield
Jordan Carter
Dustin Ferris
MaLyssa Foltz
Melinda Lane
Taylor Larsh
Jason Marquis
JoLynn Tate
Tyler Berger
Christina Brooks
Bryan Hull
Brittan Kennington
Carissa Smith
Institutes for retired workers provide challenging educational experiences
In Florida and across the United States, retirees enroll in institutes for learning in retirement. Seniors take courses from current events to literature and marine biology, often linked to nearby universities. Growth prospects look strong as the baby boom retires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davie
Fla
Florida
Jerry Siegel
Nova Southeastern University
Institute For Learning
United States
Ron Manheimer
North Carolina Center For Creative Retirement
Asheville
N.C
Also Mentioned on This Page
OHS
KSU
Jacqueline Fluker
Tristan Rutledge
Baker
Baldwin
Baker University
Baker Orange
Andrew Woolard
Lawrence
Kansas Associated Collegiate Press
the Orange
All Kansas
Woolard
Allison Apple
Louisburg
Baker Wildcat
Robinson
Rachel Lorraine Robinson
Biola University
la Mirada
Calif
Ottawa Herald
Eisenhower
Kansas
Eugene Field
Franklin County Mental Health Center
Carson Dunlap
Eritrea Habtemichael
Elizabeth Gillaspie
Homewood
Ous
ElderHostel Institute
A. Heartland China, Inc
Davis Ave
S. Walnut
Arcoaire
Gregg Treff
Ottawa Free
John Swain
Meatloaf Wilderness Safety
Franklin Gounty
S. Cedar
Ottawaherald.com
Vana
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!