May 21, 2008 RSS feed / News

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A Close Inspection

From left: Jackson Beck, an AHS junior; Galen Plank, Pettisville; Daren Bontrager, an AHS senior; and Brian Plank, a Pettisville High School sophomore, look over a desk made of walnut by Paul Schoenhals, an AHS freshman, during the Friday night, May More...

School Board Adjusts Lunch Prices; Okays Personnel

The Archbold Area School Board approved cafeteria price increases at the middle school. David Deskins, district superintendent, said milk has been 30¢ for several years; the board increased it to 40¢. More...

Council Talks About Wind Turbine Ordinance

Archbold Village Council held the first reading on a proposed village ordinance designed to regulate wind turbines, or windmills. More...

FFA News

Twenty-three students from the Pettisville FFA chapter and 21 chaperones attended the 80th state FFA convention in Columbus, May 1-3. More...

Sweet Stuff

Above: Matthew Sevey, 11, Archbold, pours chocolate syrup on his ice cream during an Ice Cream Social, Thursday, May 15. Below: Isaac Reichert, 3, Archbold, enjoys his ice cream.- photos by David Pugh More...

With Help, Trejo Turns Life Around

by David Pugh Buckeye Staff Writer

When Tom Trejo graduated from Northwest State Community College on Saturday, May 17, it marked another step in an amazing turnaround. Trejo went from a life of substance abuse and homelessness to a successful career. He did not do it alone. More...

Pettisville Class Of 2008: Close-Knit And Caring

by D.J. Neuenschwander Buckeye Staff Writer

The Pettisville graduating class of 2008 is made up of 49 unique individuals who together form a close-knit and caring group that could serve as a model for high school students everywhere. More...

Dancing To The Beat

Above: Delina Suber, a Patrick Henry senior, and Austin Baden, an AHS senior, dance at the AHS prom. Below: AHS seniors Steven Bostelman, Sara Davis, and Tyler Short, from left, had a great time during the dance at the AHS prom. More...

AHS Seniors Have Fun Getting It Done

by David Pugh Buckeye Staff Writer

All classes of students have reputations when they arrive at Archbold High School. That's been the case with the Class of 2008. More...

AHS Honors Outstanding Students At Awards Night

DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS Agriculture Star Greenhand Degree 9th- Lucas Hesterman Star Chapter Farmer- Steven Bostelman Star Chapter Degree in Agribusiness- Tyler Short Blue & Gold Award- Kelly Wasnich DeKalb Outstanding Senior- Seth Nofziger More...

Council Continues Building Plans

Archbold Village Council learned the latest estimated cost for an equipment storage building is about $181,000. Council was presented with the information during its Monday night, May 19, meeting. More...

Village Construction Projects Updated

Workers are busy installing underground utilities on the three capital projects underway in the village. More...

Rain Slows Corn Planting

Rainfall spaced every other day last week has impeded corn planting, Greg LaBarge, Fulton County agricultural extension agent said Monday. "Lots of years in the past, we had the corn done by now. More...

Parks, Recreation Board Talks About Survey

Archbold Parks and Recreation Board members reviewed a survey related to public programs during a meeting, Tuesday, May 13. With just three board members, they agreed to continue the discussion at the June 17 meeting. More...

Pettisville Students Tops At State Science Day

LinLin Huang, Rebekah Meller and Jeremy Rupp, Pettisville High School students, received perfect 40s at the Ohio Academy of Science State Science Day, Saturday, May 10 at Ohio State University. More...

What's Going On?

Haley Sauder, AHS '06, and Northwest State Community College graduate, was selected for a summer internship at Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif. Sauder is a pharmacology major at the University of Toledo, and is a resident assistant. More...

Pour It On

Paige Kovnesky, 9, Archbold, spoons strawberry topping on her ice cream during the Archbold Area Band Parents Ice Cream Social, Thursday, May 15 at the middle school. More...

2008 Pettisville High School Prom

Above, dressed to the nines at the Pettisville High School prom are, from left: Jessica Short, AHS junior; Kristen Michael, PHS senior; Samantha Pursel, PHS senior; and Ashley Double, AHS senior. More...

2008 Pettisville High School Prom

At right: Tim Spiess and Lucas Nofziger, PHS juniors from left, built the steps to the stage that were used at the 2008 PHS Prom. With them is Hannah Beck, a PHS senior and Nofziger's date for the evening. More...

AHS Students Enjoy 2008 Prom

Top: Enjoying the dance are, from left: Dani Whitson, a freshman; Jordan Gingerich, a senior; Nathan Falor, an AHS graduate; and Jen Gisel, a senior. Middle: Members of The Company show their dance moves to the music of "St. Elmo's Fire. More...