Academics
Dalton basketball star earns Bates scholarship
PHOTO BY WENDY LUNSFORD The 2023 Roy Bates Scholarship winners front from left, Annabel Rodriguez, Chippewa; Ella Lunsford, Dalton; Averi Haley, Orrville; back row, Zack Miller, Triway; Trey Barkman, Waynedale; Blake Bowen, Wooster; Carter Piatt, Smithville and Gavin Phillips, Northwestern. This year marked the 30th anniversary of the Roy S. Bates Scholarship, according to Wayne…
Read MoreSPELLBOUND: Dalton 7th grader is Wayne County’s top speller and heads to regionals
PHOTOS PROVIDED Dalton seventh-grade student Ellie Pauli won the Wayne County Spelling Bee Jan. 24. Ellie Pauli is pictured with Emma Weary, from Chippewa Jr./Sr. High, who placed second at the Wayne County Spelling Bee. There were 18 participants. Weary went two spell off rounds with Madison Clow from Wooster Christian to take second place.…
Read MoreWHAT’S THE BUZZ? DMS spelling bee winner to go on to Wayne County Spelling Bee
Twenty-one students grades 6-8 participated in the annual spelling bee at Dalton Middle School last month. Teacher Jessica Matz said it was nice to have the spelling bee in front of a live student audience again after having to modify the event the past couple of years because of the health pandemic. PHOTOS PROVIDED Ellie…
Read MoreDMS student places 3rd at regional bee
PHOTOS PROVIDED Ellie Pauli, Dalton sixth-grade student, placed third at the Akron Regional Spelling Bee in March. Ellie Pauli successfully spelled “samarium.” But stumbled on “zocalo.” Still, the Dalton sixth grader made school history as one of the rare Bulldogs to place at the regional spelling bee. DMS English teacher Jessica Matz said Dalton has…
Read MoreWayne County students receive Everence Financial scholarships
From left, Austin Zuercher, Joel Kornhaus and Emily Daniels received Everence Financial scholarships. KIDRON Joel Kornhaus of Fredericksburg, and Austin Zuercher and Emily Daniels, of Wooster, have received Everence Financial scholarships of $1,000 to pursue their college degrees, according to a news release. Kornhaus attends Eastern Mennonite University; Zuercher attends Huntington University; and Daniels attends…
Read MoreLocal students receive Everence scholarships
KIDRON Three students from Northeast Ohio have received Everence Financial scholarships of $1,000 each to pursue their college degrees, according to a news release. The three students are: Allison Schloneger of Alliance, a member of Bethany Mennonite Church in Hartville, will be attending Kent State University. Emily Daniels of Wooster, a member of Salem Mennonite Church…
Read MoreLocal student receives engineering award
Madeline Zaleski, a senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering, received the John Russell Award in Mechanical Engineering Award, according to a news release. After transferring to Western Kentucky University in 2017, Zaleski found her home in the mechanical engineering program. She has held internships with GM, Madison-Smith Machine & Tool, and Logan Aluminum, and is now…
Read MoreKILLBUCK SAVINGS BANK STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Carson Froese
Dalton second grader Carson Froese is the Killbuck Savings Bank Co. Student of the Week for the March 18, 2020 edition of The Dalton Gazette & Kidron News. Students are selected each week by staff and administrators at Dalton Local Schools for going above and beyond inside and outside the classroom.
Read MoreKILLBUCK SAVINGS BANK CO. STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Jamee Wenger
Dalton 7th grader Jamee Wenger is the Killbuck Savings Bank Co. Student of the Week for the March 11, 2020 edition of The Dalton Gazette & Kidron News. Students are selected each week by staff and administrators at Dalton Local Schools for going above and beyond inside and outside the classroom.
Read MoreKILLBUCK SAVINGS BANK CO. STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Kennedy Mann
Dalton 11th grader Kennedy Mann is the Killbuck Savings Bank Co. Student of the Week for the March 4, 2020 edition of The Dalton Gazette & Kidron News. Students are selected each week by staff and administrators at Dalton Local Schools for going above and beyond inside and outside the classroom.
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