Students to be recognized at career center
A select group of Buckeye Career Center students is being recognized for receiving the Buckeye Career Center Foundation Scholarship. The 35 seniors will be honored at the annual Buckeye Foundation Awards Ceremony on May 8 at Buckeye Career Center. This year’s winners represent 19 BCC labs and 13 schools.
The money can be used for more than just higher education. “We are one of a very few scholarships that can be used for tools of their trade or adult vocational education,” said Kimberly Hobart Fleming, Buckeye Foundation president and awards ceremony event chair. The scholarships are made possible by community contributions. Each of the 35 students will be awarded a scholarship of $2,500.
The 2024 scholarship recipients are Alexis Booth, business and marketing, Conotton Valley; Jagger Morrison, construction, Claymont; Mercedes Schlabach, cosmetology, Garaway; Zoe Warfield, cosmetology, Indian Valley; Grace Yoder, cosmetology, Garaway; Anna Robinson, cosmetology, Indian Valley; Sayje Hill, cosmetology, Quaker Digital Academy; Matthew Jones, electrical systems, Dover; Ethan Kimble, electrical systems, Garaway; Spencer McDonald, electrical systems, Claymont; Jonathon Domer, energy operations, Garaway; Luke Tucker, exercise science, Strasburg; Estela Mejia-Sica, exercise science, Dover; Naomi McCreery, exercise science, Tusky Valley;
Janine Shomo, graphic arts and computer technology, Dover; Wyatt Hershberger, HVAC-R, Garaway; Paul Telle, intro to nursing, Dover; Dawson Harvey, intro to nursing, Newcomerstown; Emily Sandy, intro to nursing, New Philadelphia; Luke Reveal, landscaping, Dover; Jack Bichsel, masonry and agriculture and diesel, New Philadelphia; Hailey Hoover, pharmacy technician, Ridgewood;
Elisa Calel-Ajanel, Project Lead the Way, engineering, Dover; Alexandria Sica, teaching professions, Garaway; Jazlyn Brown, teaching professions, Dover; Brianna Cook, teaching professions, Indian Valley; Olivia Andrews, teaching professions, Dover; Madison Humphreys, teaching professions, Dover; Madison Powell, teaching professions, Strasburg; Zachary Rothrock, utility lineworker, New Philadelphia; Thomas Cotleur, utility lineworker, Quaker Digital Academy; Aiden Liggett , utility lineworker, Strasburg; Craig Brackin, utility lineworker and electrical systems, Carrollton; Colin McGlothlin, utility lineworker and electrical systems, Dover; and Blayne Miller, utility lineworker and electrical systems, Conotton Valley.
Mako’s Market of Uhrichsville and Ferris Chevrolet of New Philadelphia will be recognized for their continued support of Buckeye Career Center. Both companies routinely hire BCC students and participate in various events at BCC.
Kayla Blake, a 2015 teaching professions alumna, is the previous scholarship award winner. Blake earned her RN from Kent State University and is working as a flight nurse while continuing her BSN education. Roxanne Dunn, a 2006 intro to nursing alumna, is the Alumni of the Year. Dunn graduated from Slippery Rock College and is currently a teacher at Starlight.
The Buckeye Foundation Awards Ceremony is free to attend, but reservations are required. Tours of the building will be available from 6-6:35 p.m. with the program beginning at 6:45 p.m.
Call the Buckeye Foundation office at 330-447-5522 to reserve a seat. Anyone interested in contributing to the Buckeye Foundation for future scholarships can mail their donation to Buckeye Career Center Foundation, P.O. Box 355, New Philadelphia, OH 44663.
Visit the foundation’s website at www.BuckeyeCareerCenterFoundation.org.
To date, the Buckeye Foundation has awarded over $966,200 in scholarships to 473 students since its inception in 1998.
