Calvary Christian School sent six students to the 2013 Central Ohio Fellowship of Christian Athletes Leadership Award Banquet in Columbus. Students were selected based on their athletic participation, academics and their involvement In the local FCA chapter. The main speaker for the evening was former Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden. Participants included Josh Wilt, Daniel Salmonowicz, Parker Grothaus, Mallary Caudill, Nathalie Thompson and Scott Brunson, and they are pictured with the FCA College Athlete of the Year, OSU kicker Ben Buchanan. The FCA banquet marked its 15th year of honoring athletes at the college, high school and middle school levels and their coaches. PHOTO | CALVARY CHRISTIAN

West Liberty-Salem Middle School finished 23rd overall out of 273 teams during the recent Science Olympiad State Tournament. Rachel Hostetler and Becky Wilkins received first place in the Boomilever category, while Nathaniel Benedict and Connor Motzko placed fourth in Rocks and Minerals. PHOTO | WEST LIBERTY-SALEM

Patrolman Andy Loehr of the West Liberty Police Department recently talked with West Liberty-Salem pre-kindergarten students in Mandy Lauck’s class about bike safety and as well as other general safety tips.
He also described what it was like to be a police officer, and let the children take a look inside his patrol car. Students who did not already own a bicycle helmet were presented with helmets purchased by the police department.

Calvary Christian Middle School girls, under the direction Linda Kerns, recently made 25 dresses out of pillow cases to benefit young girls in Haiti.
Some of the sundresses were made by tie-dying pillowcases and other dresses were created from different fabrics. The dresses will be sent with a CCS family of Trish Kratz when they go on their mission trip this month to Haiti.
Participants included Sami Green, Mallary Caudill, Jade Schottelkotte, Breanne Heath, Audrey Slemmons, Brit’ni Brown, Mia Printz, Carrie Robb, Amanda Koons, Katie Thompson, Mallary Leach and Amber Stahler.
The initiative represents the service projects that are required of CCS students.