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Your Community's Best
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Local High School Students Honored
On December12, 2005, the Rotary Club of Willoughby honored twelve local high school students as part of its continuing Student of the Month Awards Program.
Andrews School
Caitrin Kennedy, Junior, Sept.
Megan LeBarron, Junior, Oct.
Hope Berninghausen, Junior, Nov.
Kirtland
Elizabeth Groats, Junior, Sept.
Ashley Kozjek, Senior, Oct.
Dan Brown, Junior, Nov.
Eastlake North
Dejan Palavra, Senior, Sept.
Bojana Bebic, Freshman, Oct.
Sara Beth Czaplicki, Senior, Nov.
Willoughby South
Hannah DeMilta, Senior, Sept.
Gordon Mason, Senior, Oct.
Dominic Rossi, Senior, Nov.
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Lake Metroparks Receives 2005 Governor's Award
Governor Bob Taft presented Lake Metroparks the 2005 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency for the Renewable Energy Project at Lake Metroparks Farmpark. The award recognizes organizations for their efforts to improve energy efficiency, the environment and Ohio’s economic competitiveness.
Lake Metroparks’ Renewable Energy Project is a comprehensive educational program and display located at Lake Metroparks Farmpark in Kirtland, Ohio. The program is designed to help the general public and education groups visiting Farmpark make the connection between solar energy and their lives. The goal of the project is to create a site that illustrates renewable energy generating technologies and helps visitors understand the ways in which solar energy produces electricity and the food we consume.
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Lake Metroparks Honored
Lake Metroparks has been awarded the 2005 Outstanding Boating Education Award from the ODNR/Division of Watercraft at the State Boating Confluence at Salt Fork State Park. This award recognizes the excellence in boating education offered by non-profit agencies throughout the state of Ohio.
More than 50 volunteers assist with the boating education programs that feature 45 different watercraft including canoe, kayaks, powerboats, Sailboats, and personal watercraft. Lake Metroparks depends heavily on partnerships with ODNR/Division of Watercraft and the Fairport Harbor Coast Guard Station.
Boating education programs offered by Lake Metroparks include:
• The Spirit of America boating education program offered free of charge to all 7th graders in Lake County
• The adapted recreation boating programs to fit the needs of people with physical, sensory or developmental disabilities.
• Boat Camps, designed to introduce youth ages 12 – 16 to the world of boating. |
Lakeland's Youngest Students Plant a Garden with Small Grant
Lakeland Community College granted the Partner in Science Excellence Grant for $500 to Mrs. Jane Booth Coordinator/Lead Teacher of the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) located on the college campus. The grant is being used by children ages 3-5 to grow their own garden at the campus.
Not only do the children learn about planting they also learn math and science as well. The children will be involved in sorting, classifying, identifying, measuring and using their senses to discover their world. The garden is the perfect place to practice these science skills. "One of the main reasons we have the grant was thanks to two parents Sharon Grape of the Holden Arboretum, and Mr. Lingafelter who helped with the gardening, and teaching the children all about gardening. We could not have done it without parents," says Jane Booth.
For more information about Lakeland Community College visit www.lakelandcc.edu.
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 ABH3 Weston W. Rini
On "Community Spotlight" you heard the interview with ABH3 Weston W. Rini, a Flight Deck Aircraft Director deployed on the USS Truman in the Persian Gulf. The telecommunication with WELW Radio was arranged through the United States Central Command and the U.S. Marine Corps.
ABH3 Weston W. Rini is originally from Willoughby Hills, Ohio and graduated from Willoughby South High School in 2001.
WELW Radio thanks and proudly supports ABH3 Weston W. Rini and all who are serving in the Persian Gulf.
Listen to an MP3 of the interview.
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Lakeland Career Coach Project Wins "Exemplary Practice"
The Lakeland Career Coach project at Lakeland Community College will be recognized with an Exemplary Practice Award by the National Council on Student Development (NCSD) in April 2005. Dr. Doreen Larson, Assistant VP for Student Access and Services, will accept the award at the AACC Convention for the college.
Lakeland Community College developed the on-line career exploration website called "Career Coach" at www.lakelandcc.edu/careercoach. The website is free and available to any person who wants to be more valuable in their current job, thinks their job will not grow in the future, wants to change jobs, is unemployed and needs a job right away, is out of work and looking for a better job, or is out of work and looking for a new career path.
The Career Coach engages unemployed and stagnant workers who seek to advance into higher paying, more satisfying jobs. The website educates visitors about assessing their employment goals, their work preferences and skills to meet their continuing career-long needs. It provides a friendly gateway to counseling, education, training and employment information and resources at Lakeland Community College, and also refers to resources outside of Lakeland.
Each year NCSD recognizes 12 exemplary community college student development programs through a nomination and expert review process. This award celebrates programs that promote student development in community colleges.
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