By Alexis Murray Fairbanks’ 2018 Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) made history as it attended nationals in Atlanta, Georgia, from June 28 to July 3. The eight attendees all placed first or second at states in order to qualify for nationals. The graduated seniors, Kira Jones and Marissa Nicol, were partners who received gold at nationals for “Life Event” planning. Sisters Savannah and Zoe Walls received silver for their topic “National Programs in Action.” Maddie Weisburn competed solo and received silver in her “Leadership” topic. Finally, Sarah LaPointe, Kaidie Carstensen and Lexi Murray competed in “Environmental Ambassadors,”…
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By Elizabeth White The Fairbanks marching band had its annual band camp this year from July 29 to Aug. 3. For the first since Ben Keller’s first year of teaching, band camp was held at Fairbanks High School. Previously, the camp has been hosted at a college or university within an hour’s drive, but there were many reasons that prompted the change. The biggest reason was the cost of camp had become very expensive and was turning into a financial burden for some families. Additionally, there was a significant struggle to find a place to hold the camp that met…
By Ayden Adams This year’s FFA officer team is a great group of children, as president Travis Dellinger, who is a senior, is leading the 2018 officer team to great things. His responsibilities include keeping FFA organized and running the chapter. Vice president Austin Becker, who is also a senior, is responsible for running the meeting in the absence of the president. Also, he is in charge of all committees. Secretary Abby Underhill, who is a junior, is responsible for keeping accurate records for the chapter to look back on when the time comes. Treasurer Savannah Walls, who is a…
By Marissa Fornadel This upcoming school year will be an exciting one for National Honor Society (NHS), as all of the annual events and traditions are being planned out. The new officers held the first meeting for the 2018-2019 school year and caught the new members up to speed. NHS will continue to do its monthly volunteer work for Brookdale and The Gables, along with the Adopt-a-Highway program. They will also be “haunting” The Maize in October, as well as go Christmas caroling in December. School has not been in session for long, but teacher Lisa Keller and the members…
By Grace Koenig This year’s Fairbanks fall homecoming festivities begin at 7 p.m. Oct. 5, with an afternoon pep-rally followed by a football game that evening. The Fairbanks Panthers will be challenging the Northeastern Jets. The homecoming dance, themed “Under the Autumn Moon,” will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 6. The homecoming court is comprised of freshmen Kayleigh Arnold and Cade Feller, sophomores Morgan Percell and Trey Good and juniors Megan Stallings and Ethan Chippas. The senior candidates for homecoming queen are Taylor Hall, Grace Morse, Kierra Poland and Kate White. The candidates for homecoming king are Ayden Adams,…
By Michaela Writesel Over the summer, six NHS and FCCLA members from Fairbanks, as well as a couple of Junior Fair Board members, teamed up to provide meals to the auction buyers at the Union County Fair. It all started with a call from Jon Cook the spring before asking if the groups were willing to help, and they all jumped on the opportunity. This act of community service, serving pulled pork, coleslaw and beans, was such a success that numbers of those served were not counted and those six members have been invited back for another round of feeding…
By Livvy Bellas This school year, Fairbanks is hosting exchange student Gabriel Fridlund from Stockholm, Sweden. He is an 18-year-old senior and is staying with the Williams family while he is in America. He says he was inspired to travel to America because of his exposure to American media throughout his childhood, and has developed a new interest in American politics after the 2016 election. Gabriel has been enjoying his time in Ohio, and can see himself moving to America at some point in his adulthood. Despite growing up in Sweden, Gabriel says that he has been speaking English for…
September’s senior of the month is Madeline Weisburn. She is the daughter of Joe and Laura Weisburn of Ostrander. She attends St. Joseph Catholic Church in Plain City, where she is a member of the youth group, as well as volunteers and serves as a lector regularly. This year, she is the president of National Honor Society and FCCLA, while also being an active member of the art and photography clubs. During her freshman and sophomore years, she ran on the varsity track team. As a sophomore, she won the American history medal. She has also attended the Hugh O’Brian…
By Kate White In the first week of September, the English and math teachers at Fairbanks had the opportunity to attend the Rural Teachers Collaboration at the North Union Board of Education office. Teachers in both departments came from rural schools in the nearby area, including Triad, Elgin, Pleasant, Mechanicsburg and North Union, as well as many curriculum administrators. This group of teachers discussed assessments, resources and item analysis for the state tests. They worked in small groups, attended workshops and listened to a lecture, among other activities. Overall, these teachers wanted to discuss how to better serve students, network…
The Triad School District is will be experiencing some cost savings thanks to the work and wit of individuals in the maintenance department. This board of education approved the purchase of chillers for the middle and high school through the National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance at a state minimum price of $162,430 for the two units. While the price for air-cooled climate control devices is substantial, District treasurer Connie Cohn said Thursday night that the price tag could have been much higher. Cohn said district personnel learned that the cost for the chiller units is set to increase dramatically at the…
The district report card was a large focus at Marysville’s School Board meeting Thursday night. Being the first year districts were given an overall grade, board members expressed joy in Marysville earning a “B” rating. According to the Ohio Department of Education, “approximately 40 percent of schools received a ‘B’ or higher.” “We’re very proud of our trajectory and where we’re heading as a school district,” Assistant Superintendent Jonathan Langhals said in his presentation about the report card results. “As we all know that, we always want to continue to improve, so we have some opportunities for growth we want…
When Stella Abel, left, graduated from space camp recently, she got the opportunity to meet astronaut Mike Foreman, center, and shake his hand, along with crew trainer Sarena Blanco. Abel attended the U.S. Space and Rocket Center’s space camp recently, where she learned what it’s like to be an astronaut, her dream career. (Photo submitted) A young Marysville resident is a step closer to reaching her dream of becoming an astronaut. Stella Abel is a freshman at Marysville Early College High School, and she’s already thinking about what she wants to do after school. With her passions set in science,…
Kent State University Several area students were placed on the dean’s and president’s lists for the spring 2018 semester at Kent State University. Those who made it to the dean’s list from Marysville are Logan Carper, Kassidi Davisson, Lauren Hampton and Fallyn Stephen. Johanna Stimmel was named to the president’s list. Kiersten McMahon, of Richwood, was placed on the president’s list. These students represent the 8,071 full time students who achieved a grade point average of at least 3.4, and have completed 12 or more credit hours, as well as the 1,173 part time students. The 1,077 students on the…
The 102nd Richwood-North Union High School alumni banquet will be held June 9 at North Union High School. The doors open at 5 p.m., and a social gathering will take place from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Honored class pictures will be taken in the gymnasium from 5:45 p.m. to 6:20 p.m. A dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. The graduated classes that will be honored this year are the classes of 1943, 1948, 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988 and 1993. Officers this year include president Sue Ann McBride, first vice president Deb Tevis Clayton, second…
Hayden Turk, pictured out front of ECHS next to the well-known robot arm, is a member of the first graduating class. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kristi Fish) In 2014, Marysville Early College High School (MECHS) first opened and Saturday its first class of graduates walked across the stage. Often referred to as the STEM school, because of the focus on science, technology, engineering and math, the curriculum is created around the idea of mastery learning. Unlike a traditional school, mastery learning requires the student show proficiency with concepts they have grasped. Students are presented with multiple ways of developing the skills…