(Photo Courtesy of Penta Career Center)
Press Release from Penta Career Center - Monica K. Dansack, Public Information Coordinator
Twelve seniors from Penta Career Center have spent the entire year participating in the Students Taking a Renewed Interest in the Value of Education (STRIVE) program through a collaborative effort between the Perrysburg Rotary Club and Penta Career Center. Their reward for successfully participating in the program were scholarships and awards totaling $4,930 from the Perrysburg Rotary Club. The students were recognized on April 17 at a special recognition event sponsored by the Perrysburg Rotary Club at Penta Career Center.
Scholarship recipients included: Madalynn Bickelhaupt (Bowling Green) from the Small Animal Care program - $500; Jeremiah Boyd-Reyes (North Baltimore) from the Construction Electricity program - $360; Wade Chio (Swanton) from the Information Technologies Academy - $360; Random Davis (Perrysburg) from the Medical Technologies program - $360; Sam Farrell (Northwood) from the Marketing Education program - $550; Kaden Frail (Maumee) from the Digital Arts & Design program - $500; Elysa Oman (Bowling Green) from the Culinary Arts program - $360; Jaylynn Shinaver (Lake) from the Medical Technologies program - $360; Elijah Smith (North Baltimore) from the Information Technologies Academy - $360; Landon Lowery (Elmwood) from the Firefighter program - $360; Katerina Wiemken (Swanton) from the Digital Arts & Design program - $500; and Apple Williams (Maumee) from the Digital Arts & Design program - $360.
STRIVE is a program of Rotary International which has been adopted by the Perrysburg Rotary Club. The mission of STRIVE is to provide educational assistance and encouragement to high school students with the goal of improving their grades, attitudes and attendance during their senior year. The Penta students attended monthly meetings with Rotary Club members and participated in mentoring activities.
Since the 2001, the Perrysburg Rotary Service Foundation has awarded 394 scholarships totaling over $123,900 to Penta students through the STRIVE program. STRIVE is coordinated by Janel Haas from the Perrysburg Rotary Club through the assistance of Samuel Carrisalez, assistant supervisor of Student Affairs at Penta Career Center.