May 11, 2021
Kaelyn Mikes, daughter of Maeve Valentino and Christopher Mikes Sebring has been nominated for Junior National Honor Society. She will be inducted May 17.
Kaelyn, a home schooler, was nominated by her core subject teachers when she was only 11 years old. She currently holds a 4.0 grade point average.
She is on Art In Motion Studio tap dance team. She loved helping the Tiny Tappers, until Covid brought so many changes.
Kaelyn also takes water and snacks to the Sebring fire department monthly. She is currently researching what she can do to help the Sebring police department’s new K-9 unit.
Mt. Union scholars
ALLIANCE The University of Mount Union hosted its annual Student Celebration Honoring Our Latest Academic Research (SCHOLAR) Day in a hybrid in-person/virtual model April 20.
SCHOLAR Day is traditionally a campus-wide, day-long event filled with presentations showcasing academic excellence and scholarly research conducted by Mount Union students. While still adhering to Covid-19 safety protocols, Mount Union provided limited in-person attendance to the poster and formal presentations, while still offering a livestream option to those off-campus.
Tucker Cope III, a civil engineering major of Columbiana, was selected for work on a poster titled “Sustainable Erosion Control System.”
Bailey Balderson, a public relations major of Alliance, was selected for work on a poster titled “RSM for U-M-YOU.”