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BARNES SMITH YOUNG FLOWERS M. WILSON LANZER PAPIC BLAKE ZMUDA S. WILSON

Sebring McKinley High School will hold commencement at 7 p.m. May 20 in the high school gymnasium.

There will be three valedictorian speeches and one salutatorian speech.

The class motto is a verse from the song “My Little Girl” by Tim McGraw: “Chase your dreams but always know the road that’ll lead you home again.”

The Baccara rose is the class flower, with class colors of maroon and black. The class song is “Photograph” by Nickelback.

The top 10 students are listed below:

Amber Barnes(Valedictorian)

GPA: 4.0. Parents: Brian and Lisa Barnes. Extracurricular Activi-ties: Marching and con-cert band, Academic Challenge, school the-ater, National Honor Society, Language Club. Awards and Schol-arships: Third- and fourth-year Academ-ic Team awards, Elks Teen of the Month, honors diploma. Plans: To attend Kent State University. Major: Psy-chology and minor in

Sebring names top 10 academic students

writing.Sydney Smith

(Valedictorian) GPA: 4.0. Parents:

Robi and Steve Smith. Extracurricular Activi-ties: Softball, bas-ketball, volleyball, Language Club, Ecol-ogy Club. Awards and Scholarships: Honor roll, Elks Teen of the Month, Elks Teen of the Year, Academic Team member, YWCA Young Woman With a Bright Future, Athlete of the Week (basketball), 2nd Team All-ITCL in vol-leyball, 1st Team ITCL, 1st Team All-Northeast Inland, special mention All Ohio in basketball, highest GPA through-out sport season in vol-leyball and basketball. Plans: To attend Mari-etta College. Major: Biology. She also plans to continue her softball career.

Jordan Young(Valedictorian)

GPA: 4.0. Parents: Cynthia Schragg and Michael Young. Extra-curricular Activities: National Honor Society, volleyball, Language Club, Ecology Club. Awards and Scholar-ships: Honor roll, Elks Teen of the Month, third and fourth year Academic Team, high-est GPA for volleyball.

Plans: To attend Kent State University. Major: Athletic training, with a minor in sports medi-cine.

Murphy Flowers (Salutatorian)

GPA: 3.8. Parents: Robin and Ken Flowers. Extracurricular Activi-ties: Basketball, soft-ball, volleyball, Nation-al Honor Society, Ecol-ogy Club. Awards and Scholarships: Honor roll, Elks Teen of the Month, 1st Team ITCL in volleyball, 2nd Team All-District in volley-ball, 2nd Team All-ITCL

for basketball. Plans: To attend the Salem cam-pus of Kent State Uni-versity. Major: Nursing.

Makkinzee WilsonGPA: 3.8. Parents:

Jacqueline and Lloyd Wilson. Extracurricu-lar Activities: National Honor Society, Ecol-ogy Club, Language Club, SADD, Student Senate. Awards and Scholarships: Honor roll, All A’s, Elks Teen of the Month. Plans: To attend the University of Mount Union. Major: Human development and family science.

Mariah LanzerGPA: 3.69. Parents:

Julie Bradley and Jason Lanzer. Extracurricu-lar Activities: National Honor Society, Ameri-can Red Cross blood drive volunteer, Ecol-ogy Club. Awards and Scholarships: Honor roll, all A’s. Plans: To attend the Salem cam-pus of Kent State Uni-

versity and also to apprentice as a tattoo artist.

Shawnie PapicGPA: 3.63. Par-

ents: Tonya and Steve Papic. Extracurricular Activities: Volleyball, softball, employed at Zep’s Pizza. Awards and Scholarships: Aca-demic Team. Plans: To attend Kent State Uni-versity. Major: Undecid-ed, but in health care field.

Stephanie BlakeGPA: 3.577. Parents:

Becky and Robert Blake. Extracurricu-lar Activities: National Honor Society, Presi-dent of SADD, com-munity theater, Lan-guage Club, Forever Safe Farms volunteer. Awards and Scholar-ships: Honor roll, Elks Teen of the Month. Plans: To attend Kent State University. Major: Zoology.

Josh Zmuda

GPA: 3.7. Parents: Mindy Zmuda and Mike Zmuda. Extracurricu-lar Activities: Basket-ball, baseball, and foot-ball, Ecology Club, Lan-guage Club. Awards and Scholarships: Elks Teen of the Month, All-Ohio in basketball. Plans: To attend Ohio University. Major: Criminology.

Sabrina WilsonGPA: 3.5. Parents:

Theresa Wilson and Scott Wilson. Extra-curricular Activities: National Honor Society, Ecology Club secretary, SADD treasurer, dance and musicals, commu-nity service. Awards and Scholarships: Elks Teen of the Month, honor roll and merit roll, National Honor Society. Plans: To attend the Univer-sity of Tampa. Major: Business entrepre-neurship. Also plans to minor in applied dance and study creative writ-ing.

In December, the West Branch Ruriteens collected items to send to a 1989 West Branch graduate currently serv-ing in the military. Col. Paul Nosek, a member of the United States Air Force and a 1989 West Branch graduate, was

stationed at the embas-sy in Afghanistan at the time.

The Ruriteens sent him a box of items to let him know how much his sacrifices were appreci-ated by those still at home.

Nosek recently

returned to the United States and was in the area visiting family and stopped by the high school to present the Ruriteens and the high school with a flag that flew over the embassy during his deployment.

He presented the flag

in a case, which can be viewed in the office area.

The Ruriteens thank Nosek and his family for the sacrifices they have made in service to our country and wish him continued safety in his service.

Ruriteens visited by Air Force colonel

COLUMBUS — The state Controlling Board released more than $1.9 million for capital improvements at Youngstown State University.

A total of $894,844 will go toward a cam-pus lighting project, fixing aging conduits, poles and wiring and upgrading to efficient LED fixtures as part of an effort to restore full lighting along walk-ways and other exte-rior areas. Penn Ohio Electric of Masury sub-mitted the low bid for the work

Another $878,754 will be used to upgrade classrooms and labs in Cushwa, DeBarto-lo and Ward Beecher halls, including new ceilings and flooring, lighting and electri-cal improvements. According to docu-ments, the areas “have not been renovated in several years and the wear and tear of the heavy use is starting to show.” The project will upgrade and improve these spaces and pro-vide a more functional, inviting and comfort-able environment that will meet minimum health and safety stan-dards.

State OKs more moneyfor YSU improvementsBy MARC KOVACReview Capital Bureau

Submitted Photo

West Branch High School Ruriteens heard from guest speaker Col. Paul Nosak, back row, shown with student Olivia Brunner, Advisor Brenda Sharp and students Ian Sharp, Courtney Banks and Derek Reed.

The Sebring Community Center on Texas Avenue will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday for registra-tions for the free summer park program and to pur-chase pool passes.

The cost for an individ-ual pass is $45 for Sebring residents, $60 for nonresi-dents. Family passes are $65 for Sebring residents (up to six family members in same house, with each additional person $10), and nonresident family passes are $100 (for up to six family members, $15 for each addi-tional, all in same house). The pool will open May 28, weather permitting. Senior Swim will begin every Tues-day and Thursday at 11 a.m. starting June 7.

The free summer park

The free summer park pro-

program is for kids ages 5 to 12 and starts June 6.

Held from 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday, breakfast and lunch is pro-vided.

The following programs will take place: June 9 is Touch a Truck; June 14, the Green Team recycling

staff will visit; June 16, the

Mount Union Nature Cen-ter; June 17, pro wrestlers; June 23, the Akron Mobile Zoo; June 28, a scavenger hunt will take place; June 7, Green Team visit; July 14, Hot Pots; and on July 19, a magician will entertain.

Additional events will be announced. A carnival will

be held the last day of the

be held the last day of the program.

Parks program registrations, pool pass purchase Saturday

WB GRADUATION –– West Branch High School announces the graduation of the Class of 2016 with 145 gradu-ates at 2 p.m. May 29 at the field house. No guest speaker; vale-dictorians and salu-tatorians will speak. Family and friends are welcome to attend. There are no tickets issued. Seating is on a first-come basis. Doors open at 1 p.m.

WB AWARDS ASSEMBLY — The West Branch High School senior awards assembly will be held at 8 a.m. May 27 in the West Branch Commu-nity Auditorium. Par-ents and community members are welcome to attend. Parking is available in the front and north parking lot. Entrance is through the outside auditorium side door.

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