The Icon caught up with Meri Skilliter of Bluffton a couple days after she accepted the superintendent position at Ada schools. Here’s a portion of our discussion that is shared from the Ada Icon.
When you were a student, what teacher excited you about making a career in education?
Skilliter: Mrs. Hetrick, my fifth grade at Woodmore elementary, encouraged me to write. She was a fantastic teacher.
Tell us about your teaching career. Where did is start and how did you make your way to Ada?
Two Bluffton couples earned special honors from the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association in December, according to Tonya Meyer, director.
Roger and Jo Edwards and Harlan and Pat Basinger were named Volunteers of the Year. The association board based the award on “their hard work to make the center a better place.” The awards were presented during the December dinner meeting.
The Center has several other announcements at the close of the year.
Eight Bluffton Middle School teachers were recognized by the Ohio Department of Education for their efforts on creating “Night at the Museum."
Teachers from left, Jared Byers, Janelle Bogart, Natalie Armstrong, Robin Ault, Cindy Lee, Jackie Bourassa, Lauren Moser and Sandy Karhoff.
This past year’s museum night in April was a cross-cultural project with Language Arts and Social Studies and involved 260 sixth, seventh and eighth graders. Over 900 persons visited the museum during its one-night event.
Photos by Jamie Nygaard
Leave it to Kindergartners to have all the fun.
LOTS OF PHOTOS BELOW -
On the last day of school of 2016 lots of exciting events took place in the Bluffton elementary school.
One was a Christmas party in Kindergarten with parents, grandparents and great-grandparents invited. It wasn't just any old party. It was a gingerbread house decorating event plus the performance of a winter skit that the students had memorized.
Bluffton resident Meri Skilliter, McComb school superintendent, will be the new superintendent of Ada Exempted Village Schools replacing Dr. Suzanne Darmer.
On Dec. 21 Skilliter was offered a three-year contract at Ada starting Jan. 1, 2017, at $98,000 per year.
Darmer was Ada’s superintendent for the past 10 years and is retiring at the end of the year.
Skilliter, McComb’s superintendent since August 2013, is a previous teacher in the Bluffton school system.
Skilliter announced her departure from McComb School District through her blog on the school website.
