MINERVA ‒ Minerva High School senior Megan Lynn received the Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Award at the 37th annual awards presentation at the Ohioian Event Center in Columbus.
This recognition from the Ohio Educational Service Center Association celebrates outstanding academic achievement, scholarship and leadership, with only one student from each of Ohio’s 88 counties selected for the honor.
Megan, the daughter of Kristina and Jeremiah Lynn, was presented with the award by Stark County ESC Superintendent Joe Chaddock and Minerva Superintendent Mark Scott.
She plans to attend Ohio State University to major in criminal justice with a goal of going to law school.
Malone event to raise awareness of social issues
CANTON ‒ Students from Malone University will host the Cause Crawl, an event to bring awareness to social impact issues they truly care about, such as mental health, men in therapy, wildfires, library funding, eating disorders and ethical use of AI. The event, open to the public, will run 2 to 3:15 p.m. April 29 in Room 203 of the Johnson Center, 2600 Cleveland Ave. NW.
The Cause Crawl is hosted by COMM 425, the Impact & Cause Communication course, taught by Ryan Hollingsworth. Students lear to use their communication and public relations skills to advance causes they care about and create change. The Cause Crawl is an open, interactive event where students can personally discuss the causes they’ve chosen with anyone who visits their station.
Junior Leadership Day inspires high school juniors
JACKSON TWP. ‒ High school juniors from around Stark County recently gathered at Kent State University at Stark for Junior Leadership Day. A partnership between the Youth Leadership Academy of Stark County and Kent State University at Stark, the event brought together students for a day of interactive workshops, team-building exercises, and discussions led by university faculty, academic staff, and members of the YLA leadership team. Participants explored key topics such as acquiring agency by asking the right questions, problem solving and decision-making, goal setting in college, effective leadership, and excursions in microbiology.
“Youth Leadership Academy Day is about empowering students to recognize their potential and equipping them with the tools to lead with confidence and purpose,” said Bathi Kasturiarachi of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Kent State University at Stark.
Throughout the event, students engaged in hands-on activities that challenged them to think critically and work collaboratively. Highlights included techniques of question formulation, problem solving through leadership, and small-group breakout sessions.
Julia Kasper, program manager of Leadership Stark County and leader of the Youth Leadership Academy, was a co-organizer of the event. According to Kasper, “Programs like YLA, and days like our Kent State Stark Junior experience, show students that leadership starts with curiosity. By engaging in experiential learning and asking better questions, they unlock bigger possibilities for their future.”
For more information about the Youth Leadership Academy, please contact Julia Kasper at julia@leadershipstarkcounty.org
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