Jennings BOE sets up Sakemiller scholarship Saturday, January 16, 2021 12:25 AM Musketeer FORT JENNINGS The name of a long-time Musketeer educator, guidance
counselor, principal, coach and athletic director will live on in Fort
Jennings through the Thomas Sakemiller Memorial Scholarship approved
Wednesday evening by the Fort Jennings Board of Education. Beginning in
May and each year forward, one Fort Jennings student will receive a $750 award.
Sakemiller served 42 years at Fort Jennings High School. He
worked 35 years as a social studies teacher, counselor and principal.
He also enjoyed coaching basketball for 12 years, baseball for 23 years
and worked for seven years as the athletic director after his initial