2012 PCRTA

Scholarship Winners

Sarah Briggs

Theodore Roosevelt High School

Intended major: Early Childhood Education University of Mount Union

Sarah Briggs Activities:

• Sports: Baseball and Track • Clubs: various Choirs, Student

Council, French Club • Leadership: Class Officer,

Buckeye Girls State Nominee, HOBY Representative, Homecoming Dance Chair

• Volunteer and Outside Activities: Polar Express, Safety School, Mission Trip to New Orleans, Camp Counselor, Portage County Fair Queen

Sarah Briggs “I learned that motivating other people to reach their full potential, to step out of their comfort zone, to open their eyes to the world in front of them is the most fulfilling thing I could do with my life.”

Jessica Greene

Streetsboro High School

Intended major:

Middle Childhood Education: Math & Social

Studies

Shawnee State University

Jessica Greene Activities:

• Sports: Volleyball Co-captain. Junior Olympic Volleyball

• Clubs: HTML Club • Leadership: Help with

Volleyball Camp, Volleyball for the Cure

• Volunteer and Outside Activities: Community Christmas, Pinwheels for Prevention

Jessica Greene

“I realize I have a wonderful dream. I am going to be a teacher and be able to help kids every day.”

Karlie Lieberth

Crestwood High School

Intended major: Middle Childhood Education:

Math & Science

University of Akron

Karlie Lieberth Activities:

• Sports: Cross Country & Track • Clubs: Student Council, SADD • Leadership: WestPoint, Youth

Track Camp Counselor, Leadership Award

• Volunteer and Outside Activities: Catholic Charities

Karlie Lieberth

“I want to be the teacher that the kids remember and I want to help kids make the right choices for their futures.”

Lauren McBride

Ravenna High School

Intended major:

Special Education

Cedarville University

Lauren McBride Activities:

• Music: Band and Choir • Clubs: Key Club • Leadership: Sargent of Band,

Secretary of National Honor Society, Portage County Teen of Month

• Volunteer and Outside Activities: Loaves and Fishes, Mission Trips, Relay for Life, Camp Echoing Hills

Valedictorian

Lauren McBride

“I want to teach kids with special needs: what they need to know, when they need to know it, in a way that they understand.”

Kelsey Stummer

Aurora High School

Intended major:

Elementary Education

Purdue University

Kelsey Stummer Activities:

• Dance: Ballet & Modern Dance • Clubs: French Club, Key Club,

Freshman Mentorship Program, Academic Challenge Team

• Volunteer and Outside Activities: Safety Town, Choreography for Bible School, Fundraisers for animal shelters

Kelsey Stummer

“Watching students as they begin to master a concept, that they have been struggling with, is a fulfilling experience.”

Abigail Wemhoff

Theodore Roosevelt High School

Intended major:

Middle Childhood Education in Math

The University of Mount

Union

Abigail Wemhoff Activities:

• Sports: Basketball, Softball, and Soccer

• Leadership: Leadership Planning Committee, Sharing Common Ground Mentor

• Volunteer and Outside Activities: Habitat for Humanity, Social Services

Abigail Wemhoff

“My goal is to reach every student. Hopefully, I will have made an impact on their life in some way.”

Our thanks to the 2012 PCRTA Scholarship

Committee Members:

• Jan Fencl •Dave Gynn • Jim Montaquila •Lowell Myers •Norm Park •Kay Wise