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Nine Highland High School students have been named Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program. They are, from left, Whitney Kim, Shelby Daniels, Georgia VanFossen, Jared Kolecki, Braden Webb, Christopher Wright, Alaina Monroe, Adrienne Meek and Kelly Meaden.
(Photo Courtesy of Highland Local Schools)
MEDINA, Ohio - Nine Highland High School juniors have met the requirements to enter the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program.
They are among the 50,000 highest-scoring students nationwide and have been recognized as Commended Students.
Semifinalists will be announced in September and finalists in the spring of 2017.
This is the highest number of qualifiers in Highland history. The honorees include Shelby Daniels, Whitney Kim, Jared Kolecki, Kelly Meaden, Adrienne Meek, Alaina Monroe, Georgia Van Fossen, Braden Webb and Christopher Wright.
Sharon Elementary School host third-grade spelling bee
Each third-grade classroom at Sharon Elementary School held a spelling pre-test, with five finalists from each class moving on the take part in the school's spelling bee May 25.
Finalists in the third-grade spelling bee at Sharon Elementary School include, front row from left, Alyssa Prucha, Riley Beyer, Luke Butcher (1st place), Audrey Stika (2nd place), Alexa Bird (3rd place), AJ Wiseman and Johnny Padlock, and standing left to right, Kylee Studd, Aleena VanKirk, Walker Kraus, Zachary Butcher, Behlen Waugh, Natalie Gizzo, Kendall Stiles and Jonathan Fuhry.
The top three spellers were Luke Butcher, Audrey Stika and Alexa Bird. The rest of the finalists were Alyssa Prucha, Riley Beyer, AJ Wiseman, Johnny Pavlock, Kylee Studd, Aleena VanKirk, Walker Kraus, Zachary Butcher, Behlen Waugh, Natalie Gizzo, Kendall Stiles and Jonathan Fuhry.
Gopp named new girls basketball coach
Andy Gopp has been chosen as the new head coach of the girls varsity basketball team. He will be officially hired at the Board of Education's June 20 meeting.
Gopp has more than 11 years of coaching experience, including this past year as coach of the Highland girls JV team. Previously, he served a two-year stint as head coach of Highland's girls eighth-grade team.
From 2010-2012, he helped lead the Highland girls varsity soccer team as an assistant coach.
Gopp has taught mathematics at Highland Middle School for the past eight years.
Highland athletes embark on collegiate careers
A number of Highland High School student athletes recently committed to attend and play sports for their chosen college or university this fall. They were honored at a ceremony at the high school May 16.
They are:
* Bailey Sauer, soccer, John Carroll University
* Anastasia Lindemann, golf, Heidelberg University
* Hannah Bazemore, rugby, Notre Dame College
* Lauren Tecco, soccer, John Carroll University
* Hannah Stein, lacrosse, Baldwin Wallace University
* Natalie Sewell, softball, Westminster College
* Samuel Jenkins, football, Case Western Reserve University
* Dominic Apisa, swimming, College of Wooster
* Zach Filips, football, Kenyon College
* Joseph Wiencek, basketball, Washington & Lee University
* Tyler Frederick, football, John Carroll University
* Taran Treb, football, Westminster College
* Michael Ross, track, Ohio Northern University