VWHS awards

Van Wert High School recently held its Senior Awards Convocation for the class of 2012 in the Saltzgaber Music Hall of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. A total of 137 seniors were honored and recognized for academic and co-curricular achievements garnered over the past four years.  The class earned approximately $2.5 million in scholarship opportunities over a four-year period, as announced during the awards program. Above are departmental award winners (click here for other photos from the Awards Convocation (front row, from the left) Mackenzie Elder-French Award, Molly Gamble-Science and German Awards, Ricki Ellinger-Television Production Award, Katie Myers-Family and Consumer Science Award and Britany Myers-Business & Computers Award; (back row) Devyn Font-Spanish Award, Nathan Knodel-Mathematics Award, Erin Dingle-Social Studies Award, Daniel Bashore-Instrumental and Vocal Music Awards, Katie Kline-Language Arts Award, Nathan Stevens-Industrial Tech Award. Absent from photo: Caleb Logan-Art Award. Click here for more photos. (photo by Gibby’s Photography; copies can be purchased at www.gibbysphoto.com)