Student stars: Students inducted into Penta National Technical Honor Society

        Penta Career Center students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) during a ceremony held April 12.
        This year, 29 students were inducted and recognized for their career-technical achievements.
        The NTHS is similar to the National Honor Society at comprehensive high schools, where students are recognized for scholarship, leadership, service and character. Membership in the NTHS at Penta requires students to maintain excellent attendance, good behavior and a 3.5 overall grade point average. In addition, inductees must meet the seven attributes of NTHS – skills, honesty, service, responsibility, scholarship, citizenship, and leadership.
        The NTHS has been in existence for students at Penta since 2013, established as an additional way to recognize student achievement and leadership.
        Among students selected for induction into the 2022 NTHS at Penta are Gabrielle Bengela (Lake), Dental Assistant; Aradia Boss (Genoa), Small Animal Care; Mikayla Cully (Eastwood), Small Animal Care; Brittney Diekman (Genoa), Exercise Science & Sports Medicine; Rahjna Hereford (Lake), Sophomore Exploratory; Chloe Kern (Eastwood), Criminal Justice; Cassandra Kieper (Eastwood), Sophomore Exploratory; Taylor Lenke (Oak Harbor), Cosmetology; Hannah Musgrave (Lake), Sophomore Exploratory; Courtney Perkins (Genoa), Criminal Justice; Lukas Perry (Woodmore), Welding; Meghan Rose (Lake), Medical Technologies Academy; Zoe Schimmoeller (Eastwood), Sophomore Exploratory; and Jasmine Van Cleve (Lake), Criminal Justice.
 
Academic honors:
        Ohio State University: Angelica Nancy Rose Beltran, of Toledo;
        Wes Anderson, Ruth Bonnice, Vinny Costanzo, Katelyn Garza, Sami Heintschel, Victoria Hunteman, Isabella Kennedy, Gracie Klatt, Cassidy Krieger, Jessica Krieger, Ciera Lipper, Samantha McDougle, Adrian McMillan, Mya Mullins, Jenna Richardson, Sky Sutter, Katelynn Takacs, Jacquelin Zak, of Oregon;
        Jaelyn Braden, of Northwood; Christa George, Max Lucas, of Curtice;
        Nick Bittel, Jenell Gross, Alex Moreno, Aaron Sandrock, of Elmore; Darcie Goodman, Katie Jackson, Brady Linker, Liam Mazur, Emma Osborn, of Genoa; Madison Jors, Caitlin Perkins, of Gibsonburg; Griffin Heintz, Tad Jensen, Sunny Rohloff, of Graytown;
        Regan Draeger, of Lindsey; Kyla McCoy, Jonna Nissen, of Luckey;
        Brooke Buehler, Abby David, of Martin; Allison Fellman, Ellis Meyer, of Millbury;
        Caitlin Cruickshank, Emily Haar, Chris Kuhn, Robert Meinke, Marty Perkins, Hunter Sandwisch, Abby Schwaderer, Luc Sloan, of Oak Harbor;
        David Russell, Sheridan Schuerman, Jordan Slaughterbeck, Taylor Snyder, of Pemberville;
        Rachel Deal, Megan Kelly, of Walbridge; Alexandra Liskai, Bennett Wasserman, of Woodville.
 
R.C. Waters
Top Class Dojos
        R.C. Waters Elementary participates in a school-wide initiative called Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) – a process for creating a safe and productive learning environment.
        The school has adopted a unified set of expectations for behavior, in place in every classroom and non-classroom setting in the school – Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Ready.
        Student behavior is documented using a tool called Class Dojo, a system that reinforces positive behaviors and quickly engages students in becoming accountable for their own choices. On a scheduled rotation, students are able to “shop” from the Dojo reward cart using the points they have earned for meeting the behavior expectations.
        The Top Class Dojo winners for March include:
        Kindergarten: Loree Smith, Axl St. Clair, Jaden Carpenter, Harper Huffman, Dawson Prieur, Emma Forsythe and Liam Porter.
        First grade: Hunter Hutchinson, AJ Fleckner, Mason Fritch, Kiera Moore, Caleb Smith, Brentlee Lawless and Beau Baumgartner.
        Second grade: Braxton Bauer, Dylan Phillips, Lorraina Reif, Cora Weichman, Bryce Patrick, Cora Wright, Gambit Kwiatkowski, Evelyn Miller and Olin Dusseau.
        Third grade: Finn Hug, Elizabeth Wilson, Gabe Romo, Cooper Sweet, Aiden Short, Rylan Sandrock, Brianna Pocs, Sofia Matusas, Rhegan Damschroder, Cora Kapp, Makenzie Yaklich, Aniyah Garcia, Scotty Meckfessel and Carter Lohman.