HSTW awards

Thirty-two members of the Van Wert High School Class of 2012 have received the High Schools That Work (HSTW) Award of Educational Achievement. The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) gives this award to high school seniors who have completed a challenging program of study and demonstrated readiness for employment and for college. Students qualify for the award by completing a college-preparatory course of study in at least two of three subject areas (English/language arts, mathematics, or science); completing a concentration in a career/technical area, mathematics/science or the humanities; and meeting readiness goals in all three subject areas (reading, mathematics and science) of the HSTW Assessment. High Schools That Work, launched in 1987, is the largest high school improvement effort in the United States, with more than 1,100 school sites in 30 states and the District of Columbia. VWHS has been a member of the SREB since 2002. VWHS students receiving this award are (first row, from the left) Brittany Jurczyk, Ricki Ellinger, Britany Myers, Heather Nofer, Danielle Hitchcock, Courtney Mercer, Sean Dorsch, Nathan Stevens, Austin Reichert; (second row) Alexis Weigle, Abbie Brincefield, Samantha Heppeard, Jenna Waterman, Zach Thornell, Luke Brubaker, Nathan Knodel, Trey Stemen; (third row) Alex Burchfield, Taylor Grooms, Erin Dingle, Katie Myers, Kearsten Cantrell, Courtney Merkle, AJ Thomas, Thad Davis; (fourth row) Ashley Knittle, Courtney Van Horne, Jennifer Carnahan, Ali Poling, Zach Spear, and AJ Foster. Absent from photo was Katie Kline. More awards photos will be in Saturday’s independent. (VWCS photo)