July 13, 2011 - Greene County

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July 13, 2011 The Board Walk Page 2 Scholarship Fr o m Pa g e 1 • Joy Engle-Young, West Greene High School. Engle-Young, the daughter of Christopher and Carol Young of New Freeport, will study education. • Amanda Hobe, Jefferson-Morgan High School. Hobe, the daughter of Tim and Mary Hobe of Rices Landing, will study forensic science. • Bethany Orndoff, Waynesburg Central High School. Orndoff, the daughter of Robert and Beverly Orndoff of Waynesburg, will study secondary educationmathematics. • Alyssa Spitznogle, Jefferson- Morgan High School. Spitznogle, the daughter of Jeffery and Carol Spitznogle of Clarksville, will study biology. • MaryBeth Wood, Waynesburg Central High School. Wood, the daughter of Gary and Sandy Wood of Waynesburg, will study early childhood education. “We are proud to congratulate our second annual group of scholarship winners,” said Commissioner Pam Snyder, chair of the Board of Commissioners. “They are hard-working and gifted students, and they are truly deserving of this honor. We wish them well at Waynesburg University.” The nine recipients met the scholarship’s criteria, which included a cumulative high school GPA of at least 3.0 and acceptance to Waynesburg University entering as a new, non-transfer student for the Fall 2011 semester. Applicants also had to submit a list of honors and activities and responses to two essay questions. Scholarship applications were sent last fall to high schools in the Christian Berardi Joy Engle-Young Chad Bice Amanda Hobe county’s five school districts – Carmichaels Area, Central Greene, Jefferson-Morgan, Southeastern Greene and West Greene. Funding for the scholarship was made available through Allegheny Energy, Inc., as part of an agreement reached with Greene County in 2008 related to the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line (TrAIL) project. In the agreement, Allegheny Energy subsidiary Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company (TrAILCo) agreed to contribute $750,000 to the county for educational, environmental, public health and community infrastructure projects. In June 2009, the Greene County Commissioners and officials from Allegheny Energy, Inc. – which recently completed its merger with FirstEnergy Corp. – presented Waynesburg University with $100,000 to start the scholarship, and a second $100,000 gift was presented in 2010. The commissioners and officials from FirstEnergy recently made a final donation of $50,000 to the scholarship fund, bringing the Joshuah Dains Bethany Orndoff total to $250,000 and ensuring the scholarship’s p e r m a n e n t endowment at Wa y n e s b u r g University. During the scholarship’s inaugural year last year, five Wendy Dickerson Alyssa Spitznogle MaryBeth Wood 2010 Greene County high school graduates each received $1,000 awards. The number of recipients has increased this year, allowing multiple students from each high school to receive $1,000 scholarships. Applications for the 2012 County of Greene/Allegheny Energy Scholarship will be available this fall for members of the 2012 graduating classes. For more information on the County of Greene/Allegheny Energy Scholarship, contact the Greene County Commissioners’ office at 724-852-5210 or the Waynesburg University Admissions office at 1-800-225-7393, or e-mail admissions@waynesburg.edu.
July 13, 2011 The Board Walk Page 3 Members of Hunting Hills Hawkeyes win state medals Members of the Hunting Hills Hawkeyes, Greene County’s Scholastic Clay Target Program team, recently received awards during the Pennsylvania Scholastic Clay Target Program Sporting Clays Championship, held June 18 at Rock Mountain Sporting Clays in Meshoppen, Pa. The event involved more than 150 youth shooters from across the state competing in a 100-target shoot to determine state winners in five skill divisions. Thirty-three Hunting Hills Hawkeyes members participated in the shoot, and 16 team members received medals. The Hawkeyes squad consisting of Zack Abbott of New Freeport, Joey Dickey of Waynesburg and Tom Heldreth of Mt. Morris took first place in the rookie division, finishing with a score of 173. Camryn Dugan of Waynesburg won the High Overall Female award for her individual performance. She scored 81 points. The Hawkeyes nearly won first place in the varsity division. The squad consisting of Jared Brewer of Morgantown, W.Va., Tyler Kamenos of Greensboro and J.R. Young of Waynesburg tied for first place with a score of 264, but lost in a shoot-off and finished second. Finishing fourth in the varsity division with a score of 258 was the squad consisting of Nick Clarke of Carmichaels, Chris Popernack of Bobtown and Alex Rush of Jefferson. In the junior varsity division, three squads placed. Finishing second with a score of 252 was the squad consisting of Tristan Kozel of Carmichaels, Tim Spitznogle of Clarksville and Jake Young of Waynesburg. In fourth place with a score of 242 was the squad consisting of Andy Buchtan of Greensboro, Pictured with the Greene County Commissioners are the members, coaches and sponsors of the Hunting Hills Hawkeyes, Greene County’s Scholastic Clay Target Program team. Dave Price of Waynesburg and Tyler Rumble of Dilliner. The squad consisting of Jared Logue of Waynesburg, Seth Taylor of Morgantown, W.Va., and Darren Tretinik of Prosperity finished seventh with a score of 224. Two squads placed in the intermediate advanced division. They were Tim Heldreth of Mt. Morris, Mat Rush of Jefferson and Parker Woodring of Carmichaels in third place with a score of 228, and Camryn Dugan of Waynesburg, Ethan Kraus of Prosperity and Paul Peters of Scenery Hill in fourth place with a score of 223. In the intermediate entry division, the squad made up of Willie Hymes of Smithfield, Branden Sanders of Waynesburg and Lex Uram of McKees Rocks finished second with a score of 197, and the squad made up of Randy Durr Jr. of Greensboro and Nathan Hinerman of Waynesburg finished sixth with a score of 103. Last year, 37 members of the Hawkeyes competed in the Pennsylvania Scholastic Clay Target Program Sporting Clays Championship in Nemacolin, Pa., with 19 members receiving medals for their performances. The Hawkeyes formed in February 2009 as part of a pilot Scholastic Clay Target Program in the county. More than 40 students in grades five through 12 have participated in the program each year. The team’s home base of Hunting Hills is owned and operated by Sally and Roy Sisler, who first approached the Greene County Commissioners in 2008 about starting a Scholastic Clay Target Program. This year’s head coach was Chuck Mallory, who worked with several assistant coaches. Nationally, the programs are sponsored by the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation. Locally, the Greene County Commissioners and the Department of Recreation sponsor the program with support from Sylvan Energy, LLC, and the Friends of the National Rifle Association. The program’s mission is to promote and teach young people the fundamentals of gun safety, team work and outdoor sports. For more information on the Hunting Hills Hawkeyes, call 724- 852-5323.
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