Wooster High School recognized as top 2,000 high school in the nation
Wooster High School has been named a top 2,000 high school by Newsweek. For the last two years, Newsweek and The Daily Beast have compiled data on thousands of high schools across the country; seeking to find which high schools best prepare their students for college. Each day, the faculty and staff at Wooster High School strives to better prepare students for the challenges they face after...Noncredit summer classes offered at UA Wayne College Holmes Campus
Children and adults alike can have fun while learning this summer at a variety of noncredit for fun courses offered at The University of Akron Wayne College Holmes Campus in downtown Millersburg. Lego camps have always been popular with the younger crowd and this summer, the center will offer All About Learnings Junior Vehicle Engineering for grades 1-3 and Collision Cars for grades 4-8. The...Credit Union awards two local students scholarships
The board of directors of the Wayne County Community Federal Credit Union are proud to announce the 2013 recipients of the Wayne County Community FCU Scholarships. Both Jennifer Marshall of Orrville High School and Andrew Gordon of West Holmes will receive checks for $500 toward their future educational endeavors. This is the credit unions second year to award a scholarship to a local student...
Graduating seniors encouraged to reflect on their four-Year journey at Wooster
Before Woosters 383 graduating seniors were released into the real world, they were encouraged by distinguished scholars and fellow classmates to take a few moments to reflect on the past four years during the Colleges 143rd commencement ceremony on a bright but brisk morning in the Oak Grove. Among those offering advice was honorary degree recipient John H. Bracey, esteemed professor of...
Friends, family and a passion for local business
About 10 years ago, Justin Starlin was only sure of what he didn’t want to do.A Kent State University education major, Starlin said he was driving home after a day of student teaching. Just shy of graduation, he said, he had pretty much determined teaching wasn’t going to be for him.“So,” he said, “I talked to my best friend and adviser – my father,” who reassured him that he would...
Near records evolve from 38th annual HCTC Spring Festival
It takes more than a little gust of wind to keep patrons of the annual Holmes County Training Center (HCTC) Spring Festival away. While stiff winds actually threatened to blow away a couple of tents on Friday, May 10, many people still turned out to watch volleyball, eat, fellowship and peruse the bountiful donations for the annual auction the next day. And when that day came, there was a near...
Thunder and lightning no match for these bright, shining stars
In the early hours on a dark, stormy Thursday morning May 16, a young man arose from his bed. The storm brewing outside worried him, not because of the lightning which lit up the night sky, nor the thunder which resounded across the valleys of Holmes County, but for reasons far more important.He was afraid that the rain would chase away the annual Holmes County Special Athletes Track and Field...