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“Don't Check It, Don't Wreck It!” honors Jonathon Pope

“Don’t Check It, Don’t Wreck It!” wristband and “Texting kills” thumbband.

Nick Pope of Port Clinton, along with Trevor Brown and Tyler Gerner of Fremont, seniors in the Criminal Justice program in at Vanguard Sentinel Career and Technology Center of Fremont, have launched a project called “Don’t Check It, Don’t Wreck It!” The project is to inform the public of the dangers of texting and driving, which is now illegal in Ohio and 38 other states. The trio is trying to spread the word through their senior class project. They have designed bracelets, brochures, a power point presentation and a public service announcement, and with more donations are hoping to make t-shirts, more bracelets, thumb bands and a billboard.

EHOVE students lend a helping hand

EHOVE Teen Leadership Corps students, left to right, Brandon Calvert (Vermilion HS), Grace Sessler (Margaretta HS), Shannon Ebert (Perkins HS), Matt Rigsby (Vermilion HS), Faith Fay (Bellevue HS), Molly Domer (Put-In-Bay HS) and Katie Martin (Western Reserve HS) counted the funds they collected during their spare change collection.

Community service is important to EHOVE students. Two groups of EHOVE students have been participating in several activities to raise money for the Special Olympics of Ohio, which provides year round sports training and competition opportunities for children and adults with disabilities. The students are involved in EHOVE’s Business Professionals of America (BPA) chapter and Teen Leadership Corps.

Immaculate Conception School gets lesson on taking a stand against bullies

Every day thousands of children wake up and are afraid to go to school. Bullying has had a huge impact on the health and welfare of children across our country, our state, our county and our schools. Bullying is a form of violence and abuse and must be stopped.

Green eggs and ham honor Dr. Seuss

Ian Miller, Cayden Clere, and Fulton Krupp make GREEN eggs.

The preschool class at Immaculate Conception School in Port Clinton could think of no better way to honor one of their favorite authors, Dr. Seuss, on his 109th birthday, than to celebratewith green eggs and ham.

B-C-S Board looks toward future

Left to right: Kyle O’Neill; Marie Wittman, Principal of Oak Harbor Middle School; Guy Parmigian, Superintendent and B-C-S Board President Heather Dewitz.

The Benton-Carroll-Salem Board of Education met for its regular business meeting on Feb. 26 to take up a number of matters to prepare the district for the future. The Board of Education opened the meeting by presenting commendations to the ongoing efforts of Kyle O’Neill, a teacher at Oak Harbor Middle School, for his work with the Make-a-Wish Foundation. O’Neill has led the Make-a-Wish fundraising effort for the past five years, generating over $17,000 for families in need.