E2 Wednesday, May 11, 2011 LEADERS OF TOMORROW The Lima News The Lima News and Bluffton University to honor local youth volunteers LIMA — The Lima News has again joined with Bluffton University to sponsor a spe- We were able to continue this program, for the ninth consecutive year, with the continued cial program that will recognize young leaders in our area. “Leaders of Tomorrow” will support of Bluffton University and our other sponsors. The program highlights leader- honor students in Grades 11 and 12 for their leadership through community volunteer- ship roles our youth play in the community,” said Bill Clinger, The Lima News marketing ism, academic success and extracurricular activities. director. “Their hard work often goes unnoticed and we all want to recognize these young Finalists from the area will each receive a $100 cash award with the winner receiving people for what they do.” $1,000. An awards dinner will be held tonight to recognize all nominees and finalists at Other sponsors that are helping make this recognition possible are Superior Fed- Bluffton University. eral Credit Union, Dominion and Century Link. They are underwriting the cost of “The Lima News is once again pleased to present the Leaders of Tomorrow program. the awards. ‘Leaders of Tomorrow’ nominees Mary Bader, Apollo Career Center, Grade 12 Katelyn Bono, Van Wert High School, Grade 12 age since 2008 and is a member of Mary Bader is an honor roll student Katelyn Bono is a member of the the National Honor Society. Kelli is and maintains a 3.0 grade point aver- National Honor Society, Junior Rotar- involved in basketball, volleyball, the age. She has also received numerous ian and Beta Club. She has participated theater department and FFA. attitude awards, Mary is a volunteer in Buckeye Girls State and the Hugh Kelli is active in her church youth at the Allen County Humane Soci- O’Brien Youth Leadership conferences group, the school clean-up day ety and active in fundraising. She is and has received the academic honor and the school blood mobile and also involved in her school student of the Western buckeye League All Aca- maintains a part-time job. council. demic Team. She maintains a 3.8 grade Britsch point average. Bader Bono Katelyn is active in the Saint Mary’s Liz Brock, Bath High School, Grade 11 Samantha Barnett, Lima Senior Performance Based of Assumption Church youth group and Liz Brock has been on the honor roll sings in its choir. She is also an active volunteer in the School, Grade 11 since elementary school. She has a 3.3 community at the YWCA, the local airport and the Salva- Samantha Barnett has a 3.8 grade point aver- grade point average and is a Laws of tion Army. age. She is on the honor roll and was Student of Life essay contest winner. She has par- She has held leadership roles in the National the Month in September 2009. She is taking dual Honor Society, Globally Active People, the Beta Club ticipated in the Ottawa River Clean Up enrollment college chemistry and advanced English and the Spanish Club. Katelyn was also selected as and Operation Christmas Child. Liz is courses. She was also Sophomore Art Student of the a Junior Rotarian and the Cross Country and Track also active in basketball, Junior Olym- Year. captain. pic volleyball and her church youth Samantha is a student coach for a Boy Scout baseball group. team, a school office worker and an active member of Brock DECA. She is also a member of the school softball and Ethan Briggs, Shawnee High School, Grade 12 volleyball teams. Caleb Burkey, Allen East High School, Grade 12 Ethan Briggs will graduate with an Honors Diploma. He is an honor roll Caleb Burkey volunteers at his church for numerous student and active in track, soccer and activities. He leads youth group worship and for the Taylor Bidlack, Continental Local High School, elementary service, works at a camps and leads worship Grade 12 quiz bowl. He participates in the band, pep band, jazz band, symphonic band and for summer church camps. His grade point average is Taylor Bidlack maintains a 4.0 grade marching band. He is vice-president of 3.75 and he is ranked 13 out of 78 classmates. Caleb also point average. She has been on the honor the Ecology Club and a four-year member takes advanced science classes. roll throughout high school. She is active of the Drama Club. He is in the marching band, choir, drama, Student in Student Council and has helped run Ethan has participated in youth group Council and Students Against Destructive Decisions. a community blood drive as well as Briggs service projects and community recy- As an athlete, Caleb participates in wrestling, track and participating in the local Relay for Life cling through the Ecology Club. He has cross country. event and school-wide community clean- also completed one-week mission trips in the summers up day. of 2007, 2008 and 2010. Taylor is also a member of the Bidlack marching and concert bands and is Timothy Calderwood, Liberty Christian School, Grade 11 involved in basketball, soccer and Timothy Calderwood is a student leader at Shawnee track and field. Kelli Britsch, Continental High School, Grade 11 Alliance Church and helps junior high students and helps Kelli Britsch has maintained a 4.0 grade point aver- with set up. He is involved in the Wapak Recycling Center The Lima News L E A D E R S O F T O M O R R O W Wednesday, May 11, 2011 E3 for school and Boy Scout fundraisers. a 4-H camp counselor and an Allen County Junior has studied dance and voice and has participated in the Timothy has a 3.97 grade point aver- Fair Board member. school musical each year. age. He is a PSEOP student at Rhodes John is a member of the National Honor society with a State College. He competed in the Allen 3.9 grade point average. He also placed first in the local County Spelling Bee. Voice of Democracy contest and is a three-year member Grant Dues, Allen East High School, Grade 12 He is involved in Boy Scouts, 4-H, of the Scholastic Quiz Bowl team. He is a member of the Grant Dues has been on the honor roll OMEA District 3 High School Solo marching and symphonic bands, the choir and has been throughout high school. He has a 3.8 and Ensemble with percussion and in the all-school musical for the past six years. John also grade point average and is a four-year Ohio Northern University Honors serves on Student Council and is involved in Book Club Calderwood academic letter winner as well as a four- Band. and Spanish Club. year scholar athlete. He is a two-time wrestling state alternate, and a two-time sectional, Northwest Conference and Bailey Calvelage, Delphos St. John’s High School, William E. Downing, Wapakoneta High School, Grade 12 Allen County champion. Grade 12 William E. Downing is the chairman of Grant has volunteered in an annual Dues Bailey Calvelage is very involved with Teen Green, an environmentally-based 4-H trash pick up for the past 10 years. volunteering in her community, working youth organization in the city of Wapako- He has also helped with the volunteer fire depart- at the local soup kitchen, the community neta, which helps the Wapakoneta City ment’s annual fundraiser for the past five years and has Christmas project and the Lima Ameri- Tree Commission with various aspects been an altar server at Our Lourdes Catholic Church can Legion Christmas Dinner. She has of its program. He has also organized a in Ada for the past eight years. Grant is a member of also spent many hours at the Delphos river bank clean up for the Auglaize River the high school choir and has participated in the high Alzheimer Nursing Home, playing piano in Wapakoneta. school musical. William has a 3.6 grade point aver- for the residents. She also serves as a Downing summer softball and soccer coach for age and is in advanced placement, dual Calvelage children. enrollment and independent study classes. He is a Bailey has maintained a 3.9 grade point average member of the National Honor Society and has been Whitney Ellerbrock, Continental High School, Grade 12 throughout high school. She is a member of the National recognized as a scholar athlete. He has participated in Whitney Ellerbrock is an honor roll student and a Honor Society and is ranked 7th out of 83 in her graduat- soccer, football, track, swimming and diving. National Youth Leadership Forum attendant. She is a ing class. He is active in his church, and participates in the school Project MORE elementary reading tutor, a bloodmobile show choir, the symphonic choir and men’s chorale. He volunteer and a member of her church youth group. John R. Core, Spencerville High School, Grade 12 John R. Core is actively involved in Trinity United Methodist Church. He has been on the praise team for five years and has been on two mission trips to help inner-city youth. As a 4-H member, John has been involved with recycle efforts, roadside clean up projects, the local food pantry and park landscape projects. He has been Core To see how we connect, visit centurylink.com Or call 1-800-755-6026 E4 Wednesday, May 11, 2011 LEADERS OF TOMORROW The Lima News Whitney has also participated in project called “Blessings in a Backpack,” Spanish Club, Quiz Bowl, softball, cheerleading, Relay for Life activities for the past which collects non-perishable food in band and Student Council.