BUCYRUS―The spelling bee winners of Hannah Crawford Elementary and William Crawford Elementary schools were honored at the Colonel Crawford School Board meeting Monday evening.

Rachel Teynor, a seventh-grade student at William Crawford, won first place in the school spelling bee and in the county bee and recently competed in the Tri-County Spelling Bee in Mansfield. She was given awards by Hannah Crawford Elementary Principal Cindy Voss during the meeting along with the other school winners. Teynor also placed in the top spellers to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. in May.

Colonel Crawford students sit with their parents while they are recognized for their achievements in recent spelling bee contests. (Photo by Kimberly Gasuras)

Other winners recognized were Sydney Stirm, Kamden Phelps, Ian Gonzales, Cadence Agee, Emma Scott and Lucas Biederman.

Also during the meeting, Gary Frankhouse and Erin Stine of the Crawford Partnership gave an update on the Community Opportunity website to the board.

“We appreciate the amazing amount of support you have given to the program,” Stine said.

Frankhouse and Stine noted all Colonel Crawford High School students are signed up on the site that allows employers and potential employees to connect for jobs and internships. The site also includes information about each school in Crawford County and much more.

Frankhouse said the board voted to give half of $5,000 to the administering of Community Opportunity last year and would like the board to consider donating the other half this year. For more information about Community Opportunity, visit https://communityopportunity.com.

The board approved several items on the agenda for the evening including the continuation of the partnership with North Central State College for College Credit Plus. A contract with Kennedy Landscaping was approved for general lawn maintenance on the school grounds while Cutting Edge Lawncare and Landscaping was approved for athletic field maintenance for 2019 along with general lawn maintenance.

USI Insurance Services through the Markel-Wright Specialty Insurance Company was approved for the school’s bus fleet at a cost of $26,143 along with the first reading of several policy recommendations from the Ohio School Board Association.

The board met in executive session before adjourning to discuss contract negotiations with no action being taken Monday evening.

The next board meeting is March 25 at 7 p.m.