| Locals named to virtual school honor roll | COLUMBUS — Virtual Community School of Ohio (VCS Ohio), recently named 36 Southwest Ohio students to the honor roll for the first semester of the 2012-13 school year. Greene County students who earned this honor are second grader Caleb Anderson of Bellbrook, first grade student Kayla DeVinney of Cedarville, and sixth grader Logan Christie of Fairborn.
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| | Gillespie of Fairborn receives grant | COLUMBUS — Hannah Gillespie of Fairborn is the 2013 recipient of an education grant from the Ohio Child Conservation League. She received a $400 Mildred Biery Grant. She is the daughter of Ted and Jennifer Gillespie of Fairborn and attends The Ohio State University majoring in speech and hearing.
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| | Ritter receives gardener scholarship |
XENIA — Local Greene County Career Center senior wins first annual Greene County Master Gardener Scholarship.
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| | Hizer president of career-technical organization |
JAMESTOWN — Greeneview FFA chapter member Hallie Sue Hizer has been elected president of the career-technical student organization’s District 9.
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| | Sizer earns spot on dean's list | TERRE HAUTE, Ind.— Indiana State University has announced its dean’s list for the 2013 spring semester. Kara Sizer of Fairborn in Greene County has been recognized for her academic achievement.
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| | Students selected for math academy | ENON — The world of math will come alive for two Indian Valley Middle School students this summer.
Greenon students Amanda Remmetter and Ally Whittaker both earned spots in the prestigious Bullock Math Academy offered through Wittenberg University.
Amanda was one of eight Clark County seventh-graders selected from among 71 applicants to participate in the Academy. Sixth-grader Ally competed against 77 students to earn one of eight spots in the program.
The mission of the Bullock Math Academy is to provide a rigorous and innovative academic program focused on mathematics, which inspires and empowers students to pursue math related careers and to make significant contributions to the global community.
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| | First all-day kindergarten for Greenon | ENON — The Greenon Local School District will offer all-day kindergarten to all students for the first time for the 2013-14 school year.
“All-day kindergarten is a sound investment, both academically and financially,” said Superintendent Dan Bennett. “We anticipate increased state funding because the children will be attending full-time and we minimized our costs by adjusting staffing levels throughout the district so there would be no additional personnel expenses.”
The additional class time will give teachers more opportunities to cover the curriculum with students, said Enon Elementary Principal Mike Weaver.
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| | WPAFB offers cyberspace program | WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — The Air Force Institute of Technology’s Center for Cyberspace Research is accepting applications for fall enrollment to its Scholarship for Service program.
The program offers master’s degrees in cyber operations, computer engineering and electrical engineering to non-military students, with placement into military cyber operation careers upon the successful completion of training.
Scholarship for Service Director Dr. Russ Baldwin said that the nation has a great need for qualified individuals in the cyber career field.
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| | Kendricks to participate in leadership course |
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WILBERFORCE — Dr. Kimberly D. Kendricks, chair, the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, College of Science and Engineering is among 19 professors across the nation selected to participate in the Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering (ELATE at Drexel) Course at Drexler University in Philadelphia this 2013-2014.
Kendricks, a Dayton native, graduated from the Miami Valley School in Kettering, OH in 1999. She received dual Bachelors of Science degrees in mathematics and business in 2003 and 2004 respectively from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pen. She received a Master’s degree and a Doctorate degree in mathematics in 2006 and 2007 respectively from Auburn University in Auburn, Ala. Kendricks is the daughter of Lillie Howard and the late Willie Kendricks of Dayton.
“Central State University’s College of Science and Engineering is extremely proud of the fact that, Dr. Kimberly Kendricks, the new chair of mathematics and computer science, has been chosen as a fellow of the Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering (ELATE) Program for 2013 -2014 at Drexel University - a joint program by Drexel University and Drexel University College of Medicine,” said Dr. Subramania I. Sritharan, interim dean, College of Science and Engineering.
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| | Cedarville launches bioethics program | CEDARVILLE — Cedarville University announced the launch of a fully online graduate certificate in bioethics program set to begin this fall.
The graduate certificate provides supplemental training in bioethics to college graduates just starting out or already engaged in professional work or postgraduate training.
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| | Cedarville ranks first in Ohio | CEDARVILLE — For the second consecutive year, Cedarville University ranked first in the state of Ohio for the first-time pass rate on the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam. This information was released in April by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA).
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