Three local students represented MOESC at 2026 OESCA Franklin B. Walter State Program

Three high school seniors from Crawford, Morrow, and Richland counties represented Mid-Ohio ESC at the state Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Award program honoring outstanding student achievement.

By MOESC

Press Release

April 14, 2026 7:37 pm

SubmittedMOESC Superintendent Kevin D. Kimmel (far left) with MOESC Franklin B. Walter Scholarship winners Jacob Bickert (left), Mary Green (center) and Jesse Halfhill (right) at the OESCA Franklin B. Walter State program.

MANSFIELD, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW)—As winners of the MOESC Franklin B. Walter Scholarships, Jacob Bickert (Galion High School, Crawford County), Mary Green (Highland High School, Morrow County) and Jesse Halfhill (Pioneer CTC & Lexington High School, Richland County) were selected to represent MOESC and their respective county at the Ohio Educational Service Center Association (OESCA) Franklin B. Walter State program on April 13.

Kevin D. Kimmel, MOESC Superintendent, said, “I would like to congratulate Jacob, Mary and Jesse on this outstanding accomplishment and wish them the best of luck as they graduate from high school next month and move on with their pursuits in college.

The Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Award was established in 1989 by Ohio’s educational service center superintendents to recognize outstanding student achievement. One senior from each of Ohio’s eighty-eight counties is eligible to receive this annual honor.

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