Jobs that teach you how to deal with people
A recent feature on the MSN.com website spoke of four jobs that can teach invaluable truths to every person willing to do them. The writer implied that no one should be too good to do them. Food service was one of them. I agree wholeheartedly. I spent two summers waitressing between high school and college. I have always thought I wouldnt mind doing it again sometime if I could stand...
Rulers of the enchanted forest
Reigning over the 2011 Wayne County Schools Career Center prom on Saturday, April 16, were, from left, princess Amber McEwen of Wooster, Prince Zach Thilo of Waynedale, queen Tana Bachman of Triway, and king Andrew Woodland of Smithville. McEwen and Thilo are in junior cosmetology, Bachman is in senior animal care and management, and Woodland is in senior culinary arts. Enchanted Forest was...
Wayne College announces 2011 Distinguished Alumni recipient
The University of Akron Wayne College Alumni Association is proud to recognize Susan Mendenhall as its 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. The award will be presented at the Wayne College academic and graduate recognition ceremony on May 6. Mendenhall has been employed at Wooster City Schools since 1997, where she is a consulting teacher working with gifted students. She began her career...
School district maps out time line on facilities decisions
As the Wooster City School District faces the potential loss of millions of dollars in state funding from the accelerated phase out of the tangible personal property tax reimbursement alone, one thing is certain. According to Superintendent Michael Tefs, even though 80 percent of the districts budget is consumed by salary and benefit costs, were not going to be able to fill budgets over a...Rotary Youth Exchange informational meeting
Students currently in eighth-11th grade and their parents are invited to learn about Rotary’s Youth Exchange program, Sunday, May 1, at 2 p.m., in Babcock Hall, 1315 Beall Ave., on The College of Wooster campus. Rotary Youth Exchange provides students age 15-18 the opportunity to live abroad, study, and learn another language over the course of an academic year. It is fun, educational, safe and...
School district studies facility utilization
The analysis of how efficiently the Wooster City School District utilizes its existing facilities took another step forward when Dave Kocevar, the districts director of business and community affairs, presented a report to the board of education and to the community, during the most recent Superintendents Coffee, on the districts enrollment history and a preliminary analysis of how to...
Edgewood Middle School student attends youth leadership conference in Washington, D.C.
Patrick Saline, 13, son of Allan and Ashlin Saline of Wooster, attended the Congressional Youth Leadership Council/Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C., from April 2 to 7. He represented the city of Wooster and Edgewood Middle School and was selected by his academic sponsor, Jen Snowbarger, seventh grade teacher at EWMS, for his academic excellence and leadership traits...
Millersburg native's film earns seven awards at festival
Taylor Hazlett, a junior at Malone University in Canton, studies communication arts with an emphasis on film. Hazletts short film, Customer Satisfaction, was featured at the Open Frame Film Fest, a student film fest in its ninth year at Malone University. The film fest was held Saturday, April 15 at the Johnson Center Chapel at the University. Customer Satisfaction walked away with seven...
Career Clothing Center opens doors for area women
With their own careers behind them, two local women have spent the last 12 years helping those just starting out. Maxine Fravel and Pat Kennedy run the Career Clothing Center in Wooster, which supplies free clothing to women in need of a professional wardrobe for an interview or new position. The ministry welcomes anyone who needs a little extra help, Fravel said. The center got its start in...