Education

State Science Day scheduled Saturday COLUMBUS -- On Saturday, more than 1,000 aspiring science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students in grades 7-12 from 283 schools in 65 Ohio counties will exhibit their science research projects at...  Read Story.

Noble Elementary School's kindergarten students were recently treated to an engineering program introducing math and science activities. The presenter was Sarah Rowland, a civil engineer for Lucas county engineer's office and president of the Toledo...  Read Story.

'Buy a Book, Build a Forest' The Defiance College bookstore joined 280 other college bookstores across the country in the nationwide "Buy a Book, Build a Forest" campaign throughout this past school year. The goal of this campaign was to plant 100,000...  Read Story.

Ayersville HS students host art exhibit, feature seniors AYERSVILLE -- Ayersville High School held its annual spring art show for the public on April 24. The art show consisted of student artwork from grades 9-12 with a successful exhibition from senior...  Read Story.

The landscape and greenhouse technologies students at Four County Career Center are holding a spring plant sale featuring single geraniums for $6, hanging baskets for $10 and patio and mixed planters ranging from $15 to $25. Getting ready for the sale...  Read Story.

Four Defiance College students took part in the recent young adult lobby weekend in Washington, D.C., where they were given the opportunity to learn how to effectively communicate with congressional staff. The...  Read Story.

PERRYSBURG -- Area residents will soon have the opportunity to continue their college education during the late spring and summer months on the weekends at Owens Community College as the academic institution is...  Read Story.

BOWLING GREEN -- For more than 30 years, firefighters have been coming to State Fire School at Bowling Green State University to get the most up-to-date, hands-on training in areas including firefighting, officer...  Read Story.

MONTPELIER -- Marissa Snyder, a senior at Montpelier High School, won a $2,000 scholarship in the Louise Freeland Scholarship competition in Columbus on April 15. She is the daughter of Greg and Rebecca Snyder. The...  Read Story.

Defiance College senior Kyle Cogswell, Montpelier, has received state and local recognition in recent weeks for his academic achievements in the college's criminal justice program. He was named co-winner of...  Read Story.

The next ACT test administration for college-hopeful high school students is June 14. Students who wish to take the exam on this date must register online or have their paper registrations postmarked by the end of the day May 9. The...  Read Story.

FORT WAYNE -- Television station WFWA-DT PBS channel 39 of Fort Wayne has announced the regional winners of the 2008 Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest, with three representing northwest Ohio. Most...  Read Story.

The Greater Toledo Council of Teachers of Mathematics (GTCTM) contest was held last month at five northwest Ohio sites, with numerous area students competing. Those placing in the competition included: Seth Yoder,...  Read Story.

PAULDING -- With the help of community volunteers staffing 14 business booths, 48 students from Paulding Middle School and High School were assigned a career, a monthly salary and a specific number...  Read Story.

GROVER HILL -- The Delta Chi Educational Foundation recognized Marklee Lockie, Grover Hill, for exceeding the foundation's academic standards. Lockie, the son of Debra Lockie, was presented with a certificate of recognition for his...  Read Story.

Four County Career Center senior commercial art students hosted the "Mirror Illusions" exhibit recently held at the school. The exhibit was a culmination of the students' two years of commercial art and focused on their senior projects. Each student...  Read Story.

Preschool registration underway VAN WERT -- Registration is underway for the 2008-09 school year for the preschool at Vantage Career Center. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. There are three options for preschool classes this year. For...  Read Story.

Brown earns national certification ARCHBOLD -- Laura Brown, RN, C, health programs coordinator in the adult workforce division at Four County Career Center, recently passed her national certification test in gerontology. This test, sponsored by the...  Read Story.

Sylvan Reading Center hosted a Read Across America reading challenge for students in Defiance, Williams, Henry, Fulton, Wood, Allen, Paulding and Van Wert counties. Winning the challenge was the seventh-grade reading/language arts section 7-4 class...  Read Story.

The Antwerp High School quiz bowl team had a successful season this year, winning the Green Meadows Conference (GMC) league competition. The students also finished third in the GMC tournament and were runners-up in the 32-team Wright State Lake Campus...  Read Story.