Make that two Athlete of the Year awards for Hannah Chappell-Dick (Bluffton, Ohio/Bluffton). Eastern Mennonite University's middle distance runner has been named the South/Southeast Region Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field And Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Chappell-Dick also claimed the honor from the indoor season before winning the silver medal in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Andy Althaus, SVP, Accounting at Citizens National Bank, recently graduated from the Bank Leadership Institute at the Ohio Bankers League. He was one of only 20 bankers from across Ohio to complete the program this year.
The Bluffton middle school orchestras participated in OMEA's Large Group Adjudicated Event on May 15 at Parkway High School.
Bluffton 6th Grade String Orchestra performed in class 'C' with 'Dragon Slayer' by Rob Grice, 'Clog Dance' by Elliot Del Borgo and 'Main Street March' by Robert Frost. The group received an 'Excellent' rating.
Chris Justus is the Bluffton High School student of the month for May.
Chris, son of Shawn Justus and the late Vivia Justus, is a senior at Bluffton HS. His grade point average is 3.154. Chris has been a member of the Bluffton High School football team for the past three seasons. He also played on the basketball team.
College scholarships and many special awards were announced during the 35th annual Bluffton High School academic awards program held May 13 in the middle school cafetorium.
The complete list of awards presented are found in the program attachment at the bottom of this story.
Audrey Bowsher is the 2015 winner of the Barbara Fleming Memorial Scholarship sponsored by Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, Bluffton and Pandora (MHCO).
Audrey will graduate from Spencerville High School and Apollo Career Center. She plans to attend Pensacola Christian College in the fall, pursuing a degree in nursing.
She is the daughter of Ron and Cindy Bowsher of Spencerville. She is the granddaughter of Larry and Ginny Moser of rural Columbus Grove and of the late Layton and Ruth Bowsher.
