Life briefs: Richland Academy show, Galion school fundraiser, scholarships and more

Richland Academy Dance Ensemble to perform at Senior High

Richland Academy of the Arts will be presenting its 2022 RADE show at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at Mansfield Senior High School. RADE (Richland Academy Dance Ensemble) is one of the academy’s pre-professional dance groups, where members undergo hours of weekly training to enhance their skills, improve technique, and pursue their passion for dance.

In this program, attendees will enjoy a variety of dance styles including Broadway, classical ballet, jazz, contemporary, and tap with original choreography by Marden Ramos, Erin Wolford and Sarah Horrigan.

This year the academy is celebrating Lexington High School senior Elisabeth Madore.

Tickets for this 90-minute, in-person performance are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors, students and veterans. Masks are not required.

For more information, call 419-522-8224 or visit richlandacademy.com.

Galion Intermediate students raising funds for Golden Age Center

GALION — Students at Galion Intermediate School are participating in their next community service project to benefit the Galion Golden Age Center.

Students have been collecting donations during the months of February and March. Students can donate $.50 to wear jeans or $1 to wear jeans and a hoodie every Friday for the opportunity to dress down during the campaign.

Galion Treasurer Charlene Parkinson will be working with fifth grade students every Friday to count the monies collected for the project. The Intermediate School’s total raised is in addition to the $500 raised by the Galion Primary School for the Golden Age Center.

The final community service project for the Galion Intermediate and Primary Schools will be held during the months of April and May to benefit the Humane Society serving Crawford County.

Area Agency on Aging 2022 scholarship application deadline approaching

ONTARIO — April 1 is the deadline to apply for scholarships from the Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc.

Its 2022 Scholarship Program will provide three scholarship awards this year to individuals for higher education or classes benefitting the field of aging. One $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to a student attending a four-year university. A $1,000 scholarship will go to a student attending a two-year college or technical school. There's also a $1,000 scholarship for a student attending any higher institute of learning or enrolled in an accredited program for certification.

Applicants must be high school graduates of 2021 or earlier or hold a GED and reside or work in one of the following nine counties: Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Seneca, or Wyandot.

Find more details about the Scholarship Program and the application on the Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc. website.

For more information, contact Susie Danuloff at the Area Agency on Aging at 567-247-7105 or sdanuloff@aaa5ohio.org.

Butler student awarded two scholarships

WORTHINGTON — Lauren Mellott of Butler is the recipient of a $3,000 undergraduate scholarship from the Ohio Soybean Council Foundation and the first-ever $1,000 scholarship from the Ohio Soybean Association to support students interested in advocating for the future of soybeans.

Mellott is a sophomore at The Ohio State University studying agriscience education.

In its 15th year of programming, the OSCF this year is awarding 13 scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students in Ohio. Since 2008, the OSCF scholarship program has awarded over $400,000 in scholarship funds to students studying agriculture or a related field at Ohio colleges and universities.

FIRST School participates in Creative Educator Academy

The Creative Educator Academy (CEA) is a year-long professional learning experience designed to expose educators to innovative thinking and creativity in educational problem-solving with an emphasis on STEAM (Code + Create) and hybrid learning. Ohio State, along with a partnership with Apple, is providing hardware, scholarships, professional learning, and support as part of its Community Education Initiative.

The academy is meant to support educators, especially those at high-needs school districts, and students at FIRST School are benefiting through their participation. Chris Jones from FIRST School said they have created great new ways for his students to track their learning progress, such as using iPads and special apps to learn songwriting and improve reading literacy and even coding on an iOS program.

Private Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) Programs include the Abraxas School east of Shelby and FIRST School, located west of Lucas.

Mansfield native and orthopedic surgeon joins Northeast Ohio clinic

FAIRLAWN — Orthopedic surgeon, Emily Exten, M.D., has joined Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center’s Medina and Montrose locations. She is accepting new patients.

A Mansfield native, Dr. Exten is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon, specializing in foot and ankle conditions, including fractures; plantar fasciitis; deformities of the toes, foot or ankle; tendinitis; arthritis; and sprains. She graduated from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton. Dr. Exten completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals and a foot and ankle fellowship at Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University in Milwaukee.

She has practiced medicine since 2007. Since that time, Dr. Exten has volunteered on medical mission trips, where she treated patients in Nicaragua and Belize. She is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Foot and Ankle Society.

For more information, call 330-668-4040.

New natural resources officers on the job at Mohican

COLUMBUS — Eighteen new Natural Resources officers, recently commissioned by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, will begin on-the-job training in their newly assigned Ohio State Parks. Among them are Jered Moran of Dalton and Michael Nodo of Massillon, who were assigned to Mohican State Park.

Natural Resources officers are responsible for enforcing laws, education, and emergency response in various state parks, forests, waterways, and other natural areas. The new officers will continue their training by working closely with experienced officers in their assignment areas for the next several months.

This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Life briefs: Richland Academy dancers, Galion fundraiser, scholarships