Exchange Club to name youth of the year

LIMA — The Lima Exchange Club will select its youth of the year from 13 local seniors at a luncheon scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Monday, March 20 the Eagles Lodge on Robb Avenue.

More than $3,000 will be given to students from area high schools. Each of the 13 students will be given a check for $200 with the youth of the year receiving an additional $500 and be eligible for further scholarship dollars at the district convention in May.

The youth of the year will be selected from these students: Allen East High School – Samuel Kill; Apollo Career Center – Ti’Shaunna Brown; Bath High School – Rachel Clark; Bluffton High School – Lauren Speicher; Delphos Jefferson High School – Levi Rode; Delphos St. John’s High School – Lillyan Vonderwell; Elida High School – Grant Hardeman; Lima Central Catholic High School – Ben Siatosky; Lima Senior High School – Evan Large; Lima Temple Christian High School – Caleb Kizer; Perry High School – Olivia Trent; Shawnee High School – Carter Kohli and Spencerville High School – Carter Ringwald.

Reach Dean Brown at 567-242-0409

Dean Brown
Dean Brown joined The Lima News in 2022 as a reporter. Prior to The Lima News, Brown was an English teacher in Allen County for 38 years, with stops at Perry, Shawnee, Spencerville and Heir Force Community School. So they figured he could throw a few sentences together about education and business in the area. An award-winning photographer, Brown likes watching old black and white movies, his dog, his wife and kids, and the four grandkids - not necessarily in that order. Reach him at [email protected] or 567-242-0409.