Colonel Crawford Lions Club honors three outstanding students

CRESTLINE − Three Colonel Crawford Lions Club Students of the Month and their parents were guests at the Lions Club dinner meeting April 25. Each student received a certificate and a check for $100. The students are selected to be a Student of the Month by a vote of the Colonel Crawford High School staff.

Jacob Swisher is the February Student of the Month. He attended with his father, Bret, and stepmother, Amber, Swisher, and with his mother, Angie, and stepfather, David Wise.

Swisher has earned an academic letter the past three years and is a member of the National Honor Society. He serves as the president of the class of 2024 and the LEO Club. He's a member of F.C.C.L.A. and Young Life. Swisher was selected as an American Legion Buckeye Boys State representative.

As a C.C. golf team member, he has earned three varsity letters and leads the student section for both football and basketball games. Swisher works at the Golf Club of Bucyrus and plans to attend Miami University where he will major in finance.

Kevin Feik, left, Jacob Swisher and Ryan McMichael were honored as Colonel Crawford Lions Club Students of the Month for their high school achievements and community service. (PROVIDED BY COLONEL CRAWFORD LIONS CLUB)
Kevin Feik, left, Jacob Swisher and Ryan McMichael were honored as Colonel Crawford Lions Club Students of the Month for their high school achievements and community service. (PROVIDED BY COLONEL CRAWFORD LIONS CLUB)

The March Student of the Month is Kevin Feik, son of Phil and Michelle Feik. He is a member of the National Honor Society, has participated in Vision Show Choir for four years and is a member of the FFA. Feik is a 13-year member of the Liberty Leaders 4-H Club, serving the last three years as president ,and is a 4-H camp counselor. He is an active LEO Club member and volunteers in various activities of the Liberty Township Fire Department, Holy Trinity Church and LEO groups. Feik lifeguards the women’s water aerobics classes and helps his father farm.

He has received swim coaches awards in freshman, sophomore and junior years. This year, the coaches named the award the Kevin Feik Team Award and presented it to him. Each year the award will be given to a CC senior swimmer who has put the team before himself. A $500 scholarship comes with the award.

Feik is enrolled in the College-Now engineering program at North Central State College and will graduate this month with an associate degree. He will attend Ohio Northern University to major in civil engineering.

Ryan McMichael is the April Student of the Month. He is a senior and the son of Casey and Brenda McMichael. He is a member of F.C.C.L.A. As a junior, McMichael received Academic All-Ohio for track. As a senior, he was a varsity football team captain and Defensive Player of the Year, named to the first team N10 District, Academic All-Ohio and All-Ohio. McMichael was also captain of the basketball team and is now participating in track.

In the community service area, McMichael assists with the various youth sports programs. This summer he will work for a landscaping company. McMichael is attending North Central State College. His future plans are undecided.

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