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Honor Students

Area students were named to the dean’s list at Northwest State Community College for the 2023 fall semester. Students must earn at least a 3.5 gpa to qualify. Students with a 4.0 gpa are designated with an *. Full-Time Kalyn Baker*, James Barker, Nicholas Barnhart*, Bradon Beck*, Jaret Beck, Amya Coulon, Blake Grime*, Trevan Kindinger*, Kyra Kreinger*, Marek Kreiner*, Karsen […]

NSCC Board Names Officers

New officers of the Northwest State Community College Board of Trustees were elected at the Friday, Feb. 16 board meeting. From left: Katrina DeGroff, Wauseon, vice chairman; Sandy Barber, Wauseon, chairman of the board; and Mickey Schwarzbek, Defiance, second vice chair.– courtesy photo

Earns Degree

Dan Holland, AHS ‘91, graduated in December from the University of Dayton with a PhD in educat ional leadership. He is the superintendent of Fort Loramie Local Schools, and is the son of Al & Colleen Holland and Sylvia Miller.

Students Of The Month

Andrea Thiel, Archbold elementary principal, announced Students of the Month for December and January. She released the names as part of her written report to the Archbold School Board during its Feb. 26 meeting. Students of the Month were recognized for going above and beyond to demonstrate generosity and the “Live to Give” mindset. The school is utilizing the “Seven […]

Thiel Says 63 Signed Up For Kindergarten

Andrea Thiel, Archbold elementary school principal, said as of Monday, Feb. 26, 63 students are signed up for kindergarten for the 2024-25 school year. Speaking at the Archbold School Board meeting, Monday evening, Thiel said that figure is about five or six ahead of the same time last year. The current kindergarten class has 82 members, so she believes 63 […]

Pettisville Students Visit Career Center

Haiden Beck, Kyra Griteman, and Hanna Fox, from left, all eighth grade students at Pettisville, visited the Exercise Science & Sports Medicine lab at Four County Career Center recently. Their visit was part of “Exploring Careers Hands On” (ECHO) for eighth graders. With the students, standing, is Quinn Stickley, Pettisville, an FCCC student and career explorer who helps the younger […]

Two Archbold Students Win Spelling Bee

Brady Culler, an eighth grader, and Jack Weber, a seventh grader, both of Archbold, won their grade levels at the Fulton County Spelling Bee, Tuesday, Feb. 6, at the Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center. Josie Storrs, a Fayette fourth grader, also won her grade level. Dorothy Lambert, NwOESC literacy consultant, was the pronouncer and called out words such as “gondola,” […]

Mindset Leaders

Matt Shields, Archbold middle school principal, announced Mindset Leaders for February. The Mindset Leaders project is based on “7 Mindsets,” a web-based program designed to help students with social-emotional learning. Students are nominated by their peers and by the teachers as exemplifying the mindset of the month, which was “100% accountable.” In a press release, Shields said the students were […]

Honor Students

Levi Myers, PHS ‘21, and Samuel Myers, PHS ‘23, sons of Tim & Heather, were named to the dean’s list for the 2023 fall term at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Va. Students must earn at least a 3.5 gpa to qualify.

Archbold, Pettisville Kindergarten Registration

Parents of children in the Archbold school system who will be five years old on or before Aug. 1 should register their child for kindergarten online through Final Forms, https://archboldoh. finalforms.com. Parents should use the 2024-25 tab. The link can be found on the district website beginning Monday, Feb. 12. After registering the child, parents can sign the child up […]


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