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The Crawford County Business/Education Advisory Council will be conducting its annual countywide recognition/awards program honoring outstanding effort by public school students and teachers. This year’s B.E.S.T. Awards will be hosted by Colonel Crawford Schools in the William and Hannah Crawford Cafetorium on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at 7:00 PM; entertainment will begin at 6:30 pm.
One under class and one upper class student from each of Crawford County’s seven high schools (Buckeye Central, Bucyrus, Colonel Crawford, Crestline, Galion, Wynford, and Fairway), and two Crawford County seniors from Pioneer Career & Technology Center, will be selected to receive B.E.S.T. Awards. The awards are given to students exhibiting outstanding levels of effort, responsibility and citizenship. All students are eligible including college-bound, career-bound, and special education students. These are not academic or athletic awards; they are awards designed to recognize students who exhibit outstanding work ethic by continually doing their best, putting forth effort, committing to the responsibilities they undertake, being cooperative and working well on a team, and being reliable and trustworthy. The Business Education Advisory Council has concluded that it is these characteristics which are most sought after by employers and that there is a need to emphasize them.
Each student recipient is asked to name an educator who has been especially inspirational and encouraging in furthering the student’s educational goals. The students may choose any educator from preschool through high school, including administrators, coaches, guidance counselors, and other personnel.
The Crawford County BEST Awards are sponsored by the Crawford County Business/Education Advisory Council and financed by donations from Crawford County businesses, organizations and individuals. Numerous business people, service organization personnel, educators, principals, superintendents, guidance counselors, and others, have been helpful in providing organizational skills, time and guidance in connection with these awards.
This year’s recipients are listed below:
| STUDENT | SCHOOL | EDUCATOR |
| Sydney Moore | Buckeye Central Schools | Mr. Joe Wiles |
| Tyler Pressley | Buckeye Central Schools | Mrs. Betty Majoy |
| Paige Messelman | Bucyrus Schools | Mrs. Sue Bower |
| Fantaza Taylor | Bucyrus Schools | Ms. Beth Constantine |
| Anna Young | Colonel Crawford Schools | Mrs. Terri Godby |
| Morgan Rasnake | Colonel Crawford Schools | Mrs. Janet Parsons |
| Nathan Coffman | Crestline Schools | Mr. Paul Wheeler |
| Patience Martin | Crestline Schools | Mrs. Amber Youngen |
| Jake LaPour | Fairway School | Mrs. Melinda Shaum |
| Lance LaPour | Fairway School | Mr. George Barbuto |
| Satin Quiroz | Galion Schools | Mrs. Cheri Laughbaum |
| Brad Wenninger | Galion Schools | Mr. Fred Rinehart |
| David Stone | Pioneer Career & Technology Center | Mr. Cajon Keeton |
| Dominick Schifer | Pioneer Career & Technology Center | Mrs. Donnie Perry |
| Brydan Lohr | Wynford Schools | Mrs. Beth Heinlen |
| Aryn Copeland | Wynford Schools | Mrs. Tessa Martin |
The 2014 B.E.S.T. Award sponsors are: Brandy’s Beauty Salon, LLC, Bucyrus; Bucyrus Moose Lodge #669; Crawford County Community Foundation; ESCO Corporation of Bucyrus; Galion Eagles Lodge #119 P.E.R.; Galion-Crestline Chamber of Commerce; Hottenroth, Gaverick, Tilson, Garverick, Co. L.P.A. of Galion; J&F Construction, LLC of Bucyrus; McDonalds; Kiwanas of Galion; Peoples Savings and Loan; The Dexter Company of Bucyrus.