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National FFA Scholarship Awarded to Parkway Graduate 

INDIANAPOLIS – The National FFA Organization awarded a $1,000 Garst Seed Company Scholarship to Daniel Knapke of Parkway HS -  FFA.  Garst Seed Company, as a special project of the National FFA Foundation, sponsors the scholarship.  Daniel plans to use the funds to pursue a degree at The Ohio State University – Columbus.

This Scholarship is one of 1,641 awarded through the National FFA Scholarship Program this year.  Currently, 133 corporate sponsors generously contribute more than $2.2 million to support this program.  This is the 24^th year that scholarships have been made available through the national FFA Foundation by business and industry sponsors to reward and encourage excellence and enable students to pursue their educational goals.

Scholarship recipient’s were selected from 8,420 applicants across the country.  Selections were based on the applicant’s academic record, FFA and other school and community activities, supervised agricultural experience program in agricultural education and future goals.

Danny is the son of Steve and Deb Knapke, Rockford.

Talent Show at Parkway High School on Friday, May 9 Showcases Abilities of Our Students
The Teens at Parkway High School put on the annual talent show Friday ~ one to be remembered for years to come. From tap-dancing, to karate, to skippin' rope to singing to guitar-playing, to dancing, to rock bands, to acting, to comedy routines, the multi-talented Panthers entertained a crowd of students, staff and parents. Nikki Fox caught all the action and share them here!

Valedictorian: Mr. Tim Schlemmer, son of Time & Stephanie Schlemmer lives in rural Ohio City, OH. He is accepted at Concordia University in Ann Arbor to major in Art/Education/Math. In school his activities included Marching Band, Concert Band, Track, Science Club, Scholastic Bowl, National Honor Society, Foreign Language Club, and Cross Country.

Salutatorian:      Miss Melinda Miller, daughter of Paul & Sharon Miller, lives in rural Mendon, OH. she has been accepted at The Ohio State University where she will major in Animal Sciences. Her school activities included Band, Basketball, Softball, FFA, FCA, Luther League, Science Club, Pit Orchestra, National Honor Society, Book Club, Scholastic Bowl, and Cross Country.

Parkway Senior Class Information 

Exams – May 14 &15

v      Seniors need to be present during these days. 

Graduation Info.

-         Video order forms are available. You must have $10 deposit when ordering.

-         Flower order forms will be available. You must prepay at Picket Fence Flowers. Flower orders will be delivered to the school prior to graduation so you can get them in the auditorium during set-up.

-         If you would like a 4x6 picture of you receiving your diploma, get _____ to

      Nikki Fox before graduation.  She will be at grad. practice on May 16.

-     A senior vocal chorus is slated for the graduation ceremony.  See Abbea if

      you are interested.  A practice should be done before May 9^th, and practice

      will be done on May 16^th..

Graduation Set-Up and Practice – May 16

-         This is mandatory for participating in the ceremony.

-         Be in the gym at 9:00 A.M.

-         There is a free lunch after practice. The food will be behind the Ag shop.

-         We will be done with lunch around noon.

-         Volunteers and class officers are needed to finish decorating in the afternoon if there is more to be done. 

Graduation – May 18

-         The ceremony starts at 1:30 P.M.

-         Be in the auditorium at 1:00 in your cap and gown. (Proper underdress is required!)
 

The 2008 Parkway High School Prom was held on Saturday, April 19^th with the theme “Pirates of the Caribbean”. Jared Bourelle, Taylor Feasel, Jordan Henkle, Grant Ripley, Amanda Shindeldecker, Amanda Roehm, Taylor Lautzenheiser, & Brittany Hesse, sophomore prom servers dressed in pirate attire led the promenade around the treasure map beginning with The Black Pearl, passing by  Shipwreck Cove and  Tortuga then exiting amid the gold filled treasure chests at the Isle of De la Muerta. Over 90 couples participated in the promenade showing off their formal attire.

The promenade concluded with the crowning of the prom king and queen. King candidates were Don Garwood, Ethan Hayes, Stephen Henkle, Danny Knapke, and Marcus Meyer. Queen candidates were Courtney Davis, Melinda Miller, Brittany Rasawuhr, Devon Stansbury, and Michelle Thomas. Our 2008 Prom King was Mr. Stephen Henkle.  Chelsie O’Neill, Junior class president presented Stephen with a pirate hat and a sword. Stephen crowned Miss Brittany Rasawuhr as the 2008 Prom Queen

Students then proceeded to the Rockford Community Building and had a candlelight dinner catered by Lock Sixteen. At the conclusion of the dinner, Rockford Chamber gift certificates were given to eight lucky students from Mr. Greg Puthoff, High School Principal.

Prom was held back at the high school gymnasium with D.J. Mike Roth providing the music. Students received t-shirt souvenirs at the prom. Students returned to the community building for after-prom where casino games, inflatable twister, and guitar performances were enjoyed by all. Students were presented door prizes throughout the evening. All students received $500 in play money to use in the card games to acquire tickets for the big prize drawings.

The t-shirts, door prizes, and big prize drawings were made possible by donations of money from Rockford Sons of the American Legion, Rockford Eagles, Parkway Independent – Sheila Baltzell, Longaberger Baskets – Karen Nuttle, Chatt Insurance Center – Travis Pond, Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home, Family Medicine Associates – Dr. Sell, Henkle Insurance Agency, Rockford Dental - Dr. John Granger, Joint Township Memorial Hospital, Renovations-R-Us – Ted & Sandee Bollenbacher, Schroyer Trucking, Picket Fence Flowers, Belna Petroleum, Willshire Lion’s Club, Silberline in Decatur, and Mr. Shoppe – Coldwater.

Donations of gifts were provided by Van Wert Ace Hardware, McKirnan Brothers, Laudick’s Jewelry, Van Wert Peebles, Tara Bransteter – Magic Mirror, Ace Hardware, Brand It Design – Pete & Twyla Hayes, Mengerinks, Stukey’s Property Maintenance – Adam & Wendy Stukey, Helena Chemical, Mr. Greg Puthoff,  Hair to Stay, Barry’s Market, Custom Audio Concepts, Nicky Heck, Embarq, Celina Fiesta – Angela Linn, Zurcher Tires, JT Photography – Jamie Teeple, Ovisco, Deerfield Golf Course, Slusher Jewelry, Tastee Twirl, His & Hers’ Hair Salon, People’s Bank, First Financial Bank, DJ’s Auto Repair, Wrenco Trophy, Esthetics – Angie Harner, J.J. Butlers, Bright.net, Reflections – Kendra Gerlach, Nikki Fox (digital camera), and Corporate Image.

Gift Certificates & coupons were donated by Van Wert Olympic Lanes, Celina Plaza Lanes, Domino’s Pizza, Pullman Bay, East of Chicago - Celina, Bob Evans –Van Wert & Celina, Pizza Hut – Van Wert & Celina, Orchard Tree – Celina, Star Struck Video – Van Wert, Papa John’s – Van Wert, Van Wert Wal-Mart, T.J.’s, Van Wert Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, Star Struck Video, and CVS.

Pizzas were provided for the Junior class for lunch during prom decorating the Friday before prom by Dick & Judy McCullough of Coldwell Banker Lake Shore Realty, Marvin & Darlene Shindeldecker, Rockford Carry Out, Michelle Painter – Painter’s Place, and Burtch Seed Co. – Ed & Misty Burtch.

One of the highlights of the prom set was a pirate boat with a gangplank through which the couples entered the gym. Construction of the boat frame was mastered by Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Beougher assisted by Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sapp. Mrs. Misti Burtch was the coordinator of the transformation of the gymnasium into scenes from the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies.

The junior class would like to thank all of the parents who so willingly gave your time and effort to make the prom successful this year. If you have any comments concerning the prom, please email Mrs. McConahay at: mcconam@parkwayschools.org or Mrs. Wagner at: wagners@parkwayschools.org, junior class advisors, or call us at 419.363.3045.

To view pictures of the prom, you can go online to: parkwayindependent.com and click on Nikki Fox Photography link.

Parkway NHS Takes on the Big Apple

The Parkway National Honor Society took on New York City during their Spring Break. The NHS, which is advised by AnneMarie Imwalle, decided to take the trip in the early Fall. Students made monthly payments and had one chicken dinner fundraiser to help with the cost. There were 30 students and seven adults in total.

The students headed out on an overnight chartered bus trip on March 18 and arrived in New York City the 19^th. They started their exploration of the city at the NBC backstage studio tour. Among the sites they got to see on their three day visit were: St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Rockefeller Center, Central Park, Strawberry Fields, Bubba Gumps, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty, Battery Park, Ground Zero, Chinatown, Little Italy, the Broadway Show “Spamalot”, the “Today Show”, and the Top of the Rock in Rockefeller Center.

Abovet:  NHS on the Top of the Rock (The Empire State Building is right behind them)

The students enjoyed the trip and got to see some celebrities. The stars that were spotted by the students were Matt Lauer, Al Roker, and Natalie Morales from the “Today Show”; Jason the carpenter from “While You Were Out”; Carol Alt the super model and star of the “Celebrity Apprentice”; Ali Larter from the TV show “Heroes”; and Clay Aiken from “American Idol” was performing in “Spamalot.” Many of the students experience a brief moment of fame when people in the community spotted them in the “Today Show” crowd.

Abovet: Kaila Lautzenheiser, Libby Myers, and Lily Myers take a seat in Rockefeller Plaza.

Cody Barlage, President Bush, Jordon Coffman, and Chad Shellabarger exchange hellos at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum.

Statue of Liberty seen from the ferry.

Statue of Liberty

PHS students were seen back home as they were in the crowd watching the Today Show Live in NYC. Jason, the carpenter from “While You Were Out” holds the Parkway flag and informs the crowd that he is from Toledo, Ohio.

Travis Guggenbiller, Jordan Thompson, Ethan Hayes, and Danny Knapke pose in the waiting room in the Rockefeller Building.

PARKWAY HIGH SCHOOL HONORED AS AN OHIO SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION: Parkway High School was recognized by the Ohio Department of Education for being a School of Distinction Award winner at the annual Ohio Special Education Leadership Conference. The award is giving to schools that have a high passing score on the Ohio Graduation Tests for all students, including students with disabilities.

Greg Puthoff, Parkway High School Principal and Dave Lamb, Parkway School Psychologist accepts the honor from Greg Maloney, the Director of the Office of Exceptional Children. The school will receive a School of Distinction Banner later this year.

PARKWAY GIRLS BASKETBALL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

 THE PARKWAY VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM HAD AN AMAZING 3.74 GRADE
POINT AVERAGE DURING THE SECOND NINE WEEK GRADING PERIOD. 

DANIELLE MATTHEWS, HANNAH HARSHMAN, TARA LUTH, MELINDA MILLER,
AND SARA KING EACH EARNED A PERFECT 4.00 GRADE POINT AVERAGE.  
THE OHIO HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION WILL
SELECT THE TOP FIVE ACADEMIC TEAMS BASED ON THE VARSITY TEAMS
OVERALL GRADE POINT AVERAGE. 

THE WINNERS OF THIS AWARD WILL RECEIVE A PLAQUE AND PIZZA PARTY.

Way to go Lady Panthers!

Sang Ah Yu, South Korean Exchange Student, Finds Culture Different in America and at Parkway

Parkway Local Schools is the home to six foreign exchange students during the 2007-2008 school year. All have come into the community through the CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchanges) program run by Diane Rissner of Rockford.  For most it is culture shock as many come from large metropolitan cities. Moving to a small rural area is a big adventure and one which creates close bonds with their classmates at Parkway and the host families with whom they live. One such student, from South Korea, is finding things to be very different from her home in Gun Po, a suburb of a suburb called An Yong. She lives 2 hours from Seoul.

Sixteen year old Sang Ah arrived in “flat” Ohio on August 3, 2007 and will stay until June of 2008. She comes from a mountainous part of South Korea, where the weather is cooler and less humid. Her country is highly populated in stark contrast to the rural setting of Mercer County. Sang Ah makes her home (ten months) with the Todd and Jill Williams and their daughter, Amy, also 16, in the village of Rockford. This is the first foreign exchange student the Williams’ have hosted although they were foster parents for many years. They are all enjoying the experience according to Todd.

Amy met Sang Ah early in the process via email. Communicating  with her was easy, said Amy, because her written English and comprehension was very good. When she arrived, however, they all learned that the language barrier was going to be difficult. At first, she spoke only short, key phrases, and repeated them when she did not understand her host family. She is doing much better now she agrees. 

Amy relates a funny story about Sang Ah’s first encounter with the Parkway football team. She had just arrived in Rockford and could not communicate very well. She did not know the game or how practice sessions were done. Because of that, she was afraid when they began hitting each other ~ thinking it a fight. She screamed and tried to hide. Later on, she learned to know the signs of injury and got real good at pulling out an ice pack as needed.  

Her months at Parkway High School so far have included homework, helping her “exchange sister” Amy with her duties as the trainer for the football team and attending ballgames. She joined the band immediately and plays the cymbals alongside Amy who is in the percussion band. In fact when she arrived in Rockford, she hit the ground running with band and football training. Her exchange mom, Jill said, "I got a call from Amy on the first day here for Sang Ah asking me to come and pick her up; she was so tired from traveling, band and training, she fell asleep on the football field sidelines!"

Her school in South Korea is very different by comparison, "The time spent is much longer than here. In my country, I attend school 13 hours a day, 6 days a week. Lunch and dinner are provided for us. We don’t have lots of tests either; there are only two exams during the year. I am a junior here. Over there I will graduate in 2010.” There are 450 students per grade with 3 grades in her school. Then, each grade is broken down into home rooms, where they are grouped together. She has 39 in her group and spends all day with them, listening to lectures, studying, eating and doing various activities in study hall.

According to Sang Ah, she is a lot further ahead in many of the classes she attends at Parkway. Jill, her exchange mom, said she believes in South Korea, they introduce concepts much earlier and the material is all integrated into a homeroom concept. For instance, algebra is not a separate class. Sang Ah is not given many options on her courses. They all take the same classes, but she is taking a second language by choice ~ Japanese. English ~ reading and writing is required.  And, she said, “My teachers are VERY strict.”

Sang Ah is enjoying her new teachers at Parkway. The most important thing to her is the fact that she can voice her opinion here in class. Amy laughed and said Sang Ah LOVES giving her opinion. Her favorite subject is geometry with Mr. Fortkamp, although she knows the material already.

“My school has one athletic activity ~ boys soccer. We do have after-school clubs. I chose teddy bear making in middle school. In high school I chose book discussion.

One shock for Sang Ah involves food. In South Korea, they eat rice as a main dish for every meal. And fresh fish is served daily. Meat would be the side dish including beef, chicken and pork. They often have chicken stuffed with rice and baked. One of her favorite foods is Kemchi which is a cabbage dish with spicy red and other peppers served cold. Amy has eaten it, too, and thinks it is a pretty tasty side dish. Sang Ah’s mother has been preparing it in South Korea and shipping it ½ round the world because we don’t have it here. However, “My mother says that is going to stop. The last shipment of Kemchi and other food I like cost her $150 to ship,” said Sang Ah. Her host mom Jill located a Korean grocery store in Ft. Wayne, where they plan to shop soon for ingredients.

Her favorite food here is tomato sauce on spaghetti, potato soup, nachos and Mountain Dew.

Sang Ah’s second shock came on the subject of transportation.  She is used to subways, taxis and trains as the entire area of North and South Korea is the size of the State of Ohio. Amy teased her about the first trip uptown in Rockford when she mistook the Subway sandwich shop for a real subway station.

Her parents are Yu, Sun-Ho (father) and Kim, Jong-Ae (mother). He is a financial loan officer and she is a homemaker. Yu, Young-Ju is her 15 year old brother.

While staying with the Williams’ family, Sang Ah has eaten turkey for the first time at Thanksgiving dinner. Because she is part of the CIEE organization, she has already visited the Six Flags Amusement Park in San Francisco, her entry city into the United Sates. She attended a rodeo at Hat Creek in Van Wert, but she did not understand the repetition of getting on and getting thrown off. The Senior Class is planning a trip to Cedar Point, so she plans to go along. She now likes amusement park rides really well.

The fun in the Williams household is obvious, and Sang Ah and Amy have become great friends. Sang Ah even volunteers to help Amy with chores at the Fire Station in Rockford where Amy is a Junior fire fighter with her Dad.

Rainier Meissner, German Student Attending Parkway

Parkway Local Schools is the home to six foreign exchange students during the 2007-2008 school year. All have come into the community through the CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchanges) program run by Diane Rissner of Rockford.  For most it is culture shock as many come from large metropolitan cities. Moving to a small rural area is a big adventure and one which creates close bonds with their classmates at Parkway and the host families with whom they live.

His months at school so far have included school and playing on the freshman basketball team at Parkway.  He spoke about his school in Germany. "In comparison, our school has athletic activities, but we only play for fun and not to win like school sports in America. We also have after-school clubs. I chose chess for three years. I also played tennis, but outside of school, for 2 years. My school is bigger than Parkway and set up differently. In Germany, I would attend school from 8-1:20 with no study halls and no lunch. We get 2 - 20 minute breaks. But my graduating class will be the last to do this." Rainier explained that his is the last one to attend school with hours like this on a 13 year program. Everyone behind him will now go 12 years, attend from 8-3 and get lunch.

Rainier also mentioned that there are standard courses that everyone must take like German, English, the Maths, plus one more language (he took French from 7th grade on up). Chemistry, biology and physics are all optional. He is an eleventh grader in Germany. Also homework and tests are much different. " You must do your homework as told - no excuses. We don't have very many multiple-choice questions on tests. There is much more essay writing and we have to keep all math formulas in our heads - no notes!" Rainier also mentioned cell phones in his school; they are permitted but, "Everyone must turn their cell phones off and at the beginning of class, we have to pass them to the front until class is over. Our teachers move from room to room, not the students.

Rainier enjoys his family life in Germany. His father, Ulrich Romanowski, is a market advisor; his mother, Annette Meissner teaches elementary school. His parents are married, but his mom kept her maiden name. He has one brother Cedric who is 14 years old. "I also have two sisters, Eileen, 11 and Verenice, 19. They are all school students," said Rainier. "I have a big family, too, and so it is good to have brothers and a sister here with the Rissner Family. In Germany, we take holidays (vacations) together. We have gone skiing in Austria (but that is expensive). And, we have traveled to different parts of Germany, France and Spain." He keeps in communication with them via email and cell phone.

Rainier was shocked to learn that there is no public transportation in the Parkway area, driving everywhere is just a way of life in rural Ohio.  In Germany, he has trains, subways and busses for his traveling. His parents own cars but don't really need to drive them.

Rainier's parents are unique in that they want each of their students to go to the USA as foreign  exchange students.  They feel their conversational English will improve. And for Rainier, it has. At first he had a difficult time communicating with the Rissners. There was a lot of slang and special words that he did not understand. Gradually, he went from the "Proper English" he had been taught in German school to a more informal and colloquial language used here. His older sister Verenice has already done her trip to the USA having stayed in the Cincinnati, Ohio area two years ago. Her English improved as well and she loved her experience. " She still communicates with her friends in Ohio, commented Rainier.

Rainier complimented his host parents, on their cooking.  According to Diane, Rainier is a big eater. He likes Tator-Tot casserole and meat loaf. Rainier, however, misses the crusty bread made daily in the bakery at home and fresh vegetables from the market place. "I am not used to eating canned vegetables," said Rainier. He likes his soda over here, as in Germany - Mountain Dew and Fanta, drinks a lot of milk, and his favorite water is sparkling water.

While staying with the Rissner's, Rainier had been able to attend a bonfire, participate in a multi-cultural Thanksgiving dinner, will attend a rodeo at Hat Creek in Van Wert, will celebrate St. Patrick's Day, and will also go to Ohio Caverns. All of these events will be through the CIEE organization. The Rissners hope to take him on a family trip to Indiana Beach on Memorial Day and also spend a day a Cedar Point.

Rainier with the Rissner's

Rainier at Boy scouts

Rainier holds new exchange brother, Zavier.

Front: Jon 8 and Brianna 13, Back: Rainier, Zach 2 and Nick 15.

Angelika Golabek, Foreign Exchange Student at Parkway

Parkway Local Schools is the home to six foreign exchange students during the 2007-2008 school year. All have come into the community through the CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchanges) program run by Diane Rissner of Rockford.  For most it is culture shock as many come from large metropolitan cities. Moving to a small rural area is a big adventure and one which creates close bonds with their classmates at parkway and the host families with whom they live.

Sixteen year old Angelika “known affectionately as Angie” Golabek certainly fits into the culture shock zone. She hails from a small suburb of Hamburg, Germany, with a population of two million people and arrived in Dayton, Ohio in August 9, 2007.  She makes her home (ten months) with the Allen and Sandy Hesse Family on a farm near Mendon, Ohio. Allen and Sandy are both graduates of Mendon Union High School and their three daughters, Amanda, Brittany and Stephanie are all students of Parkway. “When I arrived, the weather was hotter than my home in Germany,” said Angie. “My home has a shorter, cooler and dryer summer. I don’t mind the heat but not the sticky part.” And during these past hot months, Angie enjoyed the boat races at Grand Lake and a Halloween Cedar Point trip with the Hesse’s. 

Her fall months were spent attending Parkway’s football and volleyball games as a fan.  A cheerleader in Germany, she had hoped to be on the squad at Parkway, but that did not work out.  Her country’s sports teams participate all year long and are not linked to the public schools the students attend. Her cheerleading is all private and the squads compete against each other. Angie is attending classes with the Celina Lakers Cheer Team and will travel with them to Florida later this year. She is currently into bowling on the high school JV team with host sister, Stephanie, and having lots of fun at other school events.

In Germany, Angie explained that her country is very Americanized. The music, the magazines and the culture all look to the latest in what Americans do.  She said she thinks more of this culture is actually seen in the big cities of the USA. In Germany, her family has a real Christmas Tree, not artificial like so many in America. Her family lives in a 7 apartment building with three floors to each apartment. The back yard borders on a public garden (park). She likes to attend a fair that is held twice a year in the city, with her cousins. There they go to “clubs” with music and food for fun. “School is a big difference for me. In Germany, I do not eat at school because we only attend until 1 pm. So we eat at home. Also, we just learn and leave. School is very regimented here. ” It has been an adjustment for Angie to attend school until 3:20 pm.

She attends church weekly at St. Teresa Catholic Church in Rockford. In Germany, she attends with her parents and brother at a historical church in Hamburg. Her brother Martin  is 14 years old and attending school. Her mom is a homemaker and her father is a service manager. The worried over Angelika’s decision to spend ten months as a foreign exchange student. They worried about the cost after she initially decided she was interested last December 2006. They had to make the final decision in February 07, and the agreed to allow her to go. She keeps in communication with them via email and cell phone (with a worldwide calling plan).

Angie could not believe that in rural America there are no trains or subways to get her where she wants to go! Germans are used to public transportation and once off the train, they walk everywhere on cobblestone streets. There is a large harbor in Hamburg on the Albee River where a large festival is celebrated each year. Called the POD Fest, it is in celebration of the harbor and held at Christmas. Citizens shop for gifts at the port where the ship Queen Mary docks, and the Town Hall and governing mayor are located.  
 

Because we have no public transportation in the Parkway area, driving everywhere is something the Hesse’s have always done and so Angie has learned that rural life is a slower pace.  She rides to school in the family’s second car with one of her older host sisters and rides a Parkway school bus to volleyball events.

Angie complimented Sandy, her host mom, on her cooking.  She ate a baked potato for the first time. She likes eating a fast food, but explained that McDonald’s and Burger King are the only franchises in Hamburg, so she rarely eats there. She has been fond of canned biscuits, over here, but misses the crusty bread made daily in the bakeries of her home town. Our sliced bread here, from the groceries, is very soft in comparison.

Angie will miss out on language classes in Germany this year and also studies for her test to graduate there which she explains is a very hard test.  From there she will decide what her life career will be. Angie will be here until June of 2008.

Above: Angie (right) with host sister Stephanie and host father Allen Hesse.

Angie was a guest speaker recently at the Shanes Crossing Historical Society Meeting and
afterwards visited with member Homer Hall.

Street Fair in Hamburg	Map of Germany	Angie's home from the back in the town of Bergedorf
Angie and parents at Town Hall	Harbor at Hamburg	Festival in Hamburg

Parkway High School 2nd Nine Weeks Honor Roll 2007- 2008 School Year

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Junior Attendant Alyssa Evans is the daughter of Rick and Karen Evans. Alyssa is from Ohio City. Her school activities include golf, NHS, Student council, FBLA, Science club, art club, junior mentor program, and is a post-secondary student. Her favorite pastimes are playing guitar and going to concerts with friends. Alyssa attends Pleasant View Baptist Church. Her future goals are to attend college, travel the world, start a family, and focus on humanitarian efforts.

Sophomore Attendant Danielle Matthews is the daughter of Todd and Brenda Matthews. Danielle is from Ohio City. Her school activities include volleyball, basketball, softball, FFA, FCCLA, book club, secretary of the sophomore class, student council, drama club, FTA, and 4-H. Danielle’s favorite pastimes are playing sports, shopping, reading, hanging out with friends and family, helping around the farm, and showing animals at the fair. Danielle attends Zion Lutheran Church in Schumm. Her future goals are to attend a four year college and major in education or sports therapy.

Freshman Attendant Morgan Cron is the daughter of Chris and Kari Cron. She is from Mendon. Morgan’s school activities include volleyball, softball, FBLA, and student council secretary. Her favorite pastimes are shopping, dance, and spending time with friends and family. Morgan attends St. Paul Lutheran Church. Her future goals are to attend The Ohio State University or Central Michigan University and major in neo-natal nursing or sports medicine.

The Rockford Police at the request of Parkway Local Schools has conducted a K-9 search throughout the school facility. On Thursday morning the Rockford Police and 5 specially trained Police officers and  dogs entered the Parkway school to conduct an unannounced drug sweep. The school system went into a "mild lockdown" and K-9's checked lockers while students remained in there class rooms. After about 30 minutes officers left the interior and began checking vehicle's on school property. Chief May reports that a total of 6 lockers and 4 vehicles where searched by school officials and no illegal drugs where found. This marks the second time Parkway Schools have requested the help from area Law Enforcement for use of the Highly trained K-9 dogs. Chief May would like to thank Celina Police, Auglaize County Sheriff's Department, Saint Mary's Police, Cridersville Police and Shelby County Sheriff's department for the time and effort. A big thanks also to Parkway Students and staff for their cooperation in helping make Rockford a safe place to live and work

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Vantage Inducts 25 Students in National Technical Honor Society 

Katie Diment, a newly inducted member of the Vantage 2007-2008 National Technical Honor Society from Parkway High School, is pictured with Parkway principal Greg Puthoff at the recent induction ceremony.

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Mercer County High School Seniors Receive Honda-Ohio State Math Medal Award

Marysville, Ohio — Five high-achieving Mercer County high school seniors today received the Honda/OSU Partnership Math Medal Award from a partnership between Honda of America Mfg. Inc. and Ohio State University. The award recognizes and honors the top mathematics student in each high school near Honda operations, for their achievements in mathematics courses throughout high school.

Class of 2008 Math Medal winners from Mercer County and their high schools are Jordan Gehle, Celina; Mark Steinbrunner, Coldwater; Chris Stucke, Marion Local; Clayton Ford, Parkway; and Todd Brophy, St. Henry.

More than 300 friends and family attended the breakfast ceremony as all 113 Class of 2008 Math Medal winners received their awards at Honda of America in Marysville. The award is presented through the Honda-Ohio State Partnership Program that supports initiatives in education, research and public service.

 “Math can help you develop whatever it is you dream of, but the important thing is that you have a dream,” said Akio Hamada, President and CEO of Honda of America Mfg. “The skills that you have demonstrated in using math will provide you with a set of tools for anything that you dream about doing in your lives.”

These math scholars have the opportunity to apply for a Honda-Ohio State Partnership scholarship at Ohio State’s College of Engineering. Totaling $2,500 each, up to 12 scholarships will be awarded to this year’s Math Medal recipients for the 2008-09 academic year and can be renewed for a total of four years.

“We’re proud to recognize these outstanding math students, in particular because this award and scholarship highlight opportunities in the engineering field,” said William A. “Bud” Baeslack III, dean, Ohio State College of Engineering.  “This award encourages exceptional math students to investigate academic opportunities at the College of Engineering and employment opportunities at companies like Honda.”

In addition to the award — a boxed pewter medal and certificate — the Math Medal winners received a savings bond. 

All 156 high schools near Honda operations in 15 west-central Ohio counties were asked to select their best senior math scholar for the Math Medal, based on academic performance at the end of the student’s junior year in 2007. 

The Honda-Ohio State Partnership Program is an unparalleled, bilateral collaboration between Ohio State and Honda of America Manufacturing that supports initiatives in education, research and public service to positively impact students, faculty, public and private sector practitioners, and the transportation industry as a whole.

Earlier this year, Business Facilities magazine, a leading publication for corporate executives, ranked the Honda/Ohio State Partnership among the top five industry-university partnerships in the U.S., along with Stanford, MIT, the University of California system and Penn State.

Honda operates two auto plants and motorcycle, engine and transmission plants in Ohio, along with a major vehicle research and development center and engineering, logistics and purchasing operations in the state.  With 12,000 associates — including more than 1,000 engineers — Honda is one of Ohio’s largest private employers.

Ohio State’s College of Engineering is ranked among the top 15 public university engineering programs in the country by U.S. News and World Report, and our 4,700 undergraduate students choose from 13 different engineering majors.

More information about the Honda-Ohio State Partnership Program is available at http://elearn.eng.ohio-state.edu/honda.

Pictured above: The Class of 2008 Honda/Ohio State Partnership Math Medal winners for Mercer County are (left to right): Clayton Ford, Mark Steinbrunner, Todd Brophy, Chris Stucke and Jordan Gehle.