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 Staff photo/Katie Yantis: A truck dumps dirt along the Miami and Erie Canal towpath where it crosses Ohio 66. The project will make it easier for those using the towpath to cross Ohio 66.
By KATIE YANTIS
Staff Writer
ST. MARYS — Hiker, bikers and walkers in the region will notice a
difference in a few sections of the Miami and Erie Canal towpath trail
starting this week.
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DECA students honored for work |
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Friday, 15 May 2009 |
By ANGELA WEAVER
Staff Writer
ST. MARYS — Students in a class at Memorial High School held an awards banquet on Thursday afternoon to recognize their achievements during the 2008-09 school year.
The students in the junior and senior DECA marketing classes met at the Eagles where adviser Heidi Lisi presented certificates and plaques to certain students.
“The focus is to get a background in marketing and general business skills and help prepare them for their college and future courses,” Lisi told The Evening Leader.
During the ceremony, Lisi first recognized her DECA officers for the year — Senior Co-Presidents Eric Anderson and Ashley Bubp, Vice President Cayla Morgan, Secretary Kortnee Hardin, Treasurer Caleb Ibarra, Reporter Katie Heitkamp, Junior President Kaysha Dietz and Junior Treasurer Michael Wiley — and each received a certificate.
“All of my seniors have to work in a marketing-related job,” Lisi told The Evening Leader, adding that her students are required to work at least 400 hours in those jobs, and those who worked more than the requirements were recognized at the banquet.
Anderson, Eric Simons, Alicia Imber, Michael Deitsch, Hardin, Aaron Homan, Gina Santanello, Chelsea Moore, Morgan and Rob Dorsten received a certificate for working between 400 and 550 hours.
Bubp and Cory Dadmmeyer received a 4-by-6 inch plaque for working 550 to 650 hours, and Heitkamp, Rachel Moran, Zach Albert, Kaylee Hurlburt and Ibarra received a 5-by-7 inch plaque for working 650 to 1,000 hours.
Abbie Spencer took home an engraved acrylic paperweight on Thursday for working the most hours at 1,117 hours, which brought Lisi’s students’ total number of hours to more than 10,060 during the school year.
Lisi said her students worked various positions throughout the year, including being sales associates, customer service and food marketing. The employers for the 2008-09 school year were Albert Sporting Goods, Arby’s, Celina Manor, DJ Supply, Guarnieri Pizzeria, Hair Place, Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in patient accounts, Kmart, Kroger, Lost in the 50s Diner, Quality Plumbing & Heating, Schwieterman Pharmacy, Shoe Department and Tastee Treat.
“They each received a certificate of thanks,” Lisi said of the area businesses.
At the banquet, Lisi also announced the junior and senior marketing education students of the year.
Juniors Sam Manning, Dan Roberts and Wiley tied with an A+ average for the entire year. Seniors Anderson and Bubp tied with a 101 percent average for the entire year.
The final award Lisi presented was for the DECA Student of the Year. She noted that the award consisted of four components — civic consciousness, social intelligence, leadership development and vocational understanding. Lisi named Bubp, who plans on Bowling Green State University and major in marketing education, as the recipient.
“Going into DECA, I kind of took it to fill my schedule but toward the end of my junior year, I looked at continuing marketing past the college level,” Bubp said.
Bubp said DECA has taught her many skills, but one of them stood out.
“I gained a lot of leadership skills and I’ve met a lot of people in the program, not just in Ohio, but all over America,” she said. “It’s a great thing and hopefully more students get involved in it.”
For the award, Bubp will receive a plaque and her name will be placed on a plaque in Lisi’s classroom with the names of the past recipients.
“My senior class has been an outstanding group to work with,” Lisi told The Evening Leader. “They had college-level material and were very creative. The seniors set the bar high, and I’m looking forward to seeing what the juniors can do.”
To participate in DECA, students have to apply for the program through an admissions process including an academic history and teacher recommendations. For the 2009-10 school year, Lisi estimated she has 20 students signed up for each class. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 19 May 2009 )
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