Leo Academy brings youth into heart of Lima
By Mackenzi Klemann - mklemann@limanews.com
Leo Academy students have a field day on Town Square. The school, formerly Golden Bridge Academy, moved to Town Square last fall to bring students closer to entrepreneurial action.
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LIMA Kendra Gottschalk had a vision to bring financial literacy and entrepreneurship into the classroom.
After two decades of working as a teacher in Lima schools and the former Quest Academy, Gottschalk accepted a teaching position with Golden Bridge Academy in 2019. She’s now principal of the elementary charter school, which recently changed its name to Leo Academy and relocated to the Cornerstone Building in Town Square, bringing her students within shouting distance of the financial institutions and entrepreneurs Gottschalk wanted to expose her students to before they head off to high school.
Lima introduces first Poet Laureate
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LIMA The Lima City Council, in partnership with Art/Space Lima, introduced the first official poet laureate in city history at their council meeting on Monday night. Lima tapped longtime resident and educator Timothy Cheeseman to be the city’s leader for creative writing and poetry going forward.
Cheeseman is currently the director of the Learning Center at The Ohio State University at Lima. His career in the Lima area began in 1997 when he became an English teacher at Shawnee High School, a position that he held for 22 years. He has also served as a professor at Ohio Northern University, Bluffton University, Tiffin University, Rhodes State College and Ohio State.
Rhodes wins $407K for Choose Ohio First scholarships
LIMA Rhodes State College will receive $407,235 in Choose Ohio First grant funding to support scholarships for students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
The grants were created to encourage students to pursue in-demand jobs in fields like coding and cybersecurity, part of an effort to keep STEM graduates in Ohio.
Students interested in the Choose Ohio First Scholarship should contact Chad Teman, director of traditional and adult enrollment at Rhodes, by emailing teman.c@rhodesstate.edu.
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Rhodes students make community college academic team
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LIMA Four Rhodes State College students were among Ohio’s top learners earning a spot on the All-Ohio Community College Academic Team, which awards scholarships to high-performing community college students.
Rebekah Schmersal, of Ottawa; Taylor Rammel, of St. Henry; Blake Simcox, of Mount Victory; and Christine Sullivan made the team for 2021.
Schmersal is studying computer and information sciences and support services. Rammel is an allied health major studying occupational therapy. Simcox is a graphic design and computer programming major. And Sullivan is a second-year respiratory care student.
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