Students stretch skills to reach from New Bremen to Nepal
By Margie Wuebker
NEW BREMEN - Students in Amy Poeppelman's sixth-grade science class are on a mission - a geotechnical engineering mission to be exact.
Their goal is to design a safe way for villagers in rural Nepal to safely reach a medical clinic situated across the river. The two-week lab unit, titled "A Stick in the Mud: Evaluating a Landscape," incorporates math, science and critical thinking components into an enjoyable exercise. [More]
It was fitting that a group of seniors stood out for the Celina football team on Friday night as it was senior night against Lima Bath at Celina Stadium.
The Celina passing game helped erase a halftime deficit with 21 points in the third quarter for a 34-21 victory over Bath in Western Buckeye League play. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - The St. Henry Redskins rocketed out to a fast start on offense and held on for dear life in the second half for a 37-21 victory over the Fort Recovery Indians on Friday night at Barrenbrugge Field.
The win snaps St. Henry's three-game losing streak and puts the Redskins at 5-3 overall and 3-3 in the Midwest Athletic Conference. Fort Recovery falls to 3-5 on the year and 1-5 in league play. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - Anyone slightly interested in American history should visit Fort Recovery, says William Heath, Pulitzer Prize-nominated novelist and professor.
Vantage Career Center in Van Wert has placed two levies on the Nov. 4 election ballot: one 0.8 mill operating levy replacement; the other is a 1.2 mill bond levy to generate funds for career-technical lab renovation, much of which is not eligible for state funding.
COLDWATER - Coldwater's defense set up the team's first 21 points, including a record-breaking interception return, as the Cavaliers improved to 8-0 overall and 6-0 in Midwest Athletic Conference play with a 38-7 win over St. John's on senior night at Cavalier Stadium.
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP - The Shawnee Indians put the St. Marys Roughriders' Western Buckeye League football championship celebration on hold for at least another week as they used two long offensive drives to drop the Division III number-one ranked Roughriders, 17-7, on Friday night at Shawnee Stadium.
Ben Smith had another monster game as Marion Local improved to 7-1 (5-1 Midwest Athletic Conference with a 33-0 win over Versailles at Booster Field in Maria Stein on Friday night.
Jacob Lugo broke the school record for rushing yards in a game as Ottawa-Glandorf improved to 5-2 in the Western Buckeye League with a 35-6 win over Van Wert at Titan Stadium on Friday.
The Minster boys golf team finished day one of the 2008 Division III state golf tournament in fourth place after Friday's action at The Players Club at Foxfire Golf Club in Lockbourne.
