Ohio ESC Association to recognize local top scholars during virtual awards ceremony
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Southern Ohio Educational Service Center-
On Tuesday, May 12, the Ohio Educational Service Center Association (OESCA) will recognize 84 of Ohio’s top students from across the state during the 31st Annual Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Awards Program.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s event will be held virtually through two-way interactive video and live-streamed on the Association’s YouTube Channel. Kerri Weir, OESCA President and Superintendent of the Northwest Ohio ESC, stated, “We could not let current circumstances prevent us from honoring these outstanding students.”
The awards program, named in honor of Ohio’s 31st State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Franklin B. Walter, was established in 1989 by OESCA to promote and recognize outstanding student leaders for their academic achievement and service to their schools and communities. One senior from each county in Ohio was eligible to receive this annual honor.
Eligible applicants must be a high school senior enrolled in a public school within an ESC’s service region. Recipients were required to demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and community service as indicated by high school grades, test scores, school and community activities and awards.
Lt. Governor John Husted will deliver this year’s keynote address.
“We are honored to have the Lieutenant Governor address the students and families,” OESCA Executive Director Craig Burford said. “In order to achieve this level of success, these students have demonstrated bold leadership, resilience and grit. These are the same characteristics the DeWine Administration has displayed and called upon each of us to model for our families and communities during this unique time in our state’s history. We are grateful to have a member of the Administration address the award winners.”
Over the past 31 years, OESCA has recognized over 2,500 scholars and student leaders during this event.
“Ohio’s ESCs have over a century of service in providing technical assistance and support to Ohio’s schools and students, and during this event we get to see the impact of that work,” Burford said. “We look forward to our continued partnership with school district leadership and state policymakers to ensuring students have the tools and resources necessary to succeed regardless of where they live and attend school.”
2020 Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Award Recipients for Southern Ohio Educational Service Center include:
• Adams County (Adams County Ohio Valley Schools): Alisan Behr is a Peebles High School graduate. She will be attending The United States Military Academy at West Point and majoring in chemical engineering.
• Clinton County (Clinton-Massie Local Schools): Savannah Henderson is a Clinton-Massie High School graduate. She will be attending Hocking College and majoring in parks and museum education.
• Fayette County (Washington Court House City Schools): Trevor Minyo is a Washington High School graduate. He will be attending Miami University and majoring in business economics.
• Highland County (Greenfield Exempted Village Schools): Griffin Foltz is a McClain High School graduate. He will be attending Ohio University and majoring in accounting.
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s event will be held virtually through two-way interactive video and live-streamed on the Association’s YouTube Channel. Kerri Weir, OESCA President and Superintendent of the Northwest Ohio ESC, stated, “We could not let current circumstances prevent us from honoring these outstanding students.”
The awards program, named in honor of Ohio’s 31st State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Franklin B. Walter, was established in 1989 by OESCA to promote and recognize outstanding student leaders for their academic achievement and service to their schools and communities. One senior from each county in Ohio was eligible to receive this annual honor.
Eligible applicants must be a high school senior enrolled in a public school within an ESC’s service region. Recipients were required to demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and community service as indicated by high school grades, test scores, school and community activities and awards.
Lt. Governor John Husted will deliver this year’s keynote address.
“We are honored to have the Lieutenant Governor address the students and families,” OESCA Executive Director Craig Burford said. “In order to achieve this level of success, these students have demonstrated bold leadership, resilience and grit. These are the same characteristics the DeWine Administration has displayed and called upon each of us to model for our families and communities during this unique time in our state’s history. We are grateful to have a member of the Administration address the award winners.”
Over the past 31 years, OESCA has recognized over 2,500 scholars and student leaders during this event.
“Ohio’s ESCs have over a century of service in providing technical assistance and support to Ohio’s schools and students, and during this event we get to see the impact of that work,” Burford said. “We look forward to our continued partnership with school district leadership and state policymakers to ensuring students have the tools and resources necessary to succeed regardless of where they live and attend school.”
2020 Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Award Recipients for Southern Ohio Educational Service Center include:
• Adams County (Adams County Ohio Valley Schools): Alisan Behr is a Peebles High School graduate. She will be attending The United States Military Academy at West Point and majoring in chemical engineering.
• Clinton County (Clinton-Massie Local Schools): Savannah Henderson is a Clinton-Massie High School graduate. She will be attending Hocking College and majoring in parks and museum education.
• Fayette County (Washington Court House City Schools): Trevor Minyo is a Washington High School graduate. He will be attending Miami University and majoring in business economics.
• Highland County (Greenfield Exempted Village Schools): Griffin Foltz is a McClain High School graduate. He will be attending Ohio University and majoring in accounting.
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