May 29—TIFFIN — After dominating the events all spring, Jacob Jarrett will see his season in the sprint hurdles end in fitting fashion. The Western Reserve junior won the 110-meter hurdles and finished third in the 300 hurdles on Friday at the rainy Division III regional championship meet at Columbian High School's Frost-Kalnow Stadium in Tiffin. The top four placers in reach event at the .
May 27—TIFFIN — Two Firelands Conference throwing standouts became the first area athletes to qualify for the Division III state track and field championships to be held next weekend at Westerville North High School. At the Div. III regional championships at Tiffin Columbian, New London's Kaitlyn Gum placed fourth in the shot put with a throw of 39-feet-2.5 inches to earn her trip to state. .
Some teens in the northern suburb wanted to do more, though, to create lasting change.
A year later, they’re seeing that change in action as a group of recent graduates of Westerville City Schools helped raise enough money to award three $1,500 scholarships to high school students of color within the district.
It’s called the “One Westerville Scholarship.”
“The scholarship idea, for me, provides longevity,” said Ameena Freeman, a 19-year-old who graduated from Westerville North High School in 2020 and helped lead the effort.
She and her partner in the endeavor,
Alice Stevenson, a 2019 North graduate
, know how important every dollar can be in college, especially for minorities.