Bluffton fifth-sixth grade string orchestra and Bluffton Junior High orchestra both received "excellent" ratings in competition earlier this month.
PHOTOS OF BOTH ORCHESTRAS ARE BELOW -
The fifth-sixth graders entered Class C and Junior High entered Class A in the OMEA large group adjudicated event at Parkway High School on May 12. Rachael E. Lewis is the director of both orchestras.
Sydney Staton is the May Bluffton High School student of the month.
A senior, she is a member of the Show Choir, Chamber Choir, Math Team and played softball, track and soccer where she was the team captain.
She was awarded the "Student of the Year" in Statistics and in Photography, received the top score on the Ohio Math League Test and was awarded the academic excellence scholarship.
Her hobbies include photography and Photoshop. Her pos-secondary options were at Rhodes State College where she took Calculus.
Candace Downing, a Columbus Grove High School senior, is the recipient of the 2017 Barbara Fleming Memorial Nursing Scholarship. The scholarship is sponsored by Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO), of Bluffton and Pandora.
Downing plans to attend Wright State University in the fall, where she will enroll in its nursing program. Her parents are Craig and Lynn Downing of Columbus Grove.
Candace Downing, daughter of Craig and Lynn Downing of Columbus Grove, was awarded this year's Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship. She will attend Wright State University school of nursing in the fall.
The Auxiliary established a one-time $500 scholarship for an area student entering into a health/medical field of study.
To be eligible, the applicant must be a senior at an area high school and ranked in the top one-third of the class.
Cory-Rawson High School won this year's Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 Paint the Plow contest. The announcement was made at the District 1 truck and loader rodeo held in Lima earlier this week.
Paint the Plow is a contest that invites high schools to paint an ODOT plow with a message of school spirit, safety, patriotism or Ohio pride.
There were 12 schools from ODOT District 1’s eight-county region participating this year. Counties are Allen, Hardin, Hancock, Wyandot, Van Wert, Putnam, Paulding and Defiance.
On Monday, Bluffton school board approved the list of 2017 graduates. The list is attached at the bottom of this story.
The last day for seniors is Friday, May 19. Baccalaureate is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25, on College Avenue. In the event of rain, it takes place at St. Mary's Catholic Church.
Graduation is at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 27, in the BHS gymnasium. Door open at 5:30 p.m.
