{"id":1310,"date":"2015-06-10T11:47:07","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T16:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/?page_id=1310"},"modified":"2026-10-18T16:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T21:39:14","slug":"star-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/?page_id=1310","title":{"rendered":"Students Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"

STUDENT of the MONTH<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Buckeye High School senior Leah Bengough<\/strong><\/span> has been named the Medina County Kiwanis October Student of the Month by a panel of teachers from the Medina County Career Center.<\/p>\n

Leah is enrolled in the Allied Health and Pre-Nursing<\/a><\/span> program at the Medina County Career Center, where she served as Allied Health Class President. She has earned her Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification, qualified for the HOSA State Leadership Conference in the Surgical Technologist event, and is a member of both the National Honor Society and American Sign Language Honor Society.<\/p>\n

Academically, Leah has challenged herself with a rigorous course load. Her College Credit Plus coursework includes Algebra, Trigonometry, Statistics, Physiology, Composition I and II, and Speech. Outside the classroom, Leah serves as president of the Buckeye Bunch 4-H Club, Secretary of the Medina County Junior Fair Board, a 4-H Camp Counselor, and an MCCC Student Ambassador. She has also earned her Ohio FFA State Degree and participated in a 4-H cultural immersion experience in Puerto Rico. Leah is a dedicated student-athlete, earning varsity letters in gymnastics, indoor track, and outdoor track. She has received Second Team All-Conference honors, qualified for regional competition in pole vault, and contributed to a school-record hurdle relay team. She also balances her activities with employment at Champion Creek Health and Rehabilitation and the Medina Recreation Center.<\/p>\n

Leah\u2019s teachers describe her as hardworking, determined, and personable, with strong leadership skills. Her peers describe her as smart, helpful, and a great leader who always works ahead and makes sure everyone feels included. Leah is the daughter of Ron and Julie Bengough. After graduation, she plans to major in biochemistry, with the ultimate goal of attending medical school and becoming an anesthesiologist.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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STAR STUDENTS: 2025-2026<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Allied Health: PreNursing<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Lia Kopacz | Madelyn Petrulis
\nAbbey Svec | Annastassia Koval
\nSara Hawkins | Annika Pfeister<\/td>\n

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Animal Management and Care<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Rebekah Eckroth | Hailey Trzaska
\nOlivia LaScola | Kaitlyn Fodor
\nOctober Valencia | Elani Punchak<\/td>\n

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Auto Collision Technology<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Artur Vasylkevych | Allison Phillips
\nThomas Wilson | Gabrielle Lima
\nJadyne Phillips | Richard Benyo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Automotive Technology<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Dakota Alford | Claire Clemens
\nAubrey Clark | Blake Cauley
\nCharles Renner | Joseph Wagar<\/p>\n

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Business & Marketing Technology<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Carson Rittmaier | Ella Morell
\nKylie Caballero | Emmett Keller
\nPhillip Baumann | Kameyel Thompson<\/p>\n

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Career & Community Experience<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Kayden Ross | Michael Wood
\nMikyta Friedrick | Savanna Wadle
\nRyan Paulus<\/p>\n

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Career Exploration<\/a> <\/span><\/h4>\n

Sean Cassidy | Boston Mangus
\nDanielle Lahoski | Elena Kuljanin
\nAddison Tochinsky | Nolan Franz<\/td>\n

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Chef & Restaurant Management<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Mya Galdun | Kendra Saunders
\nRees Perkins | Dominic Matera
\nNatalya Bayne | Christian Brooks<\/td>\n

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\u00a0Construction Electricity<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

Cole Wagner | David Zanglin
\nMilan Melinz | Elijah Oesterling
\nCollin Keeling | Jacob Cohen<\/p>\n

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Construction Trades<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

Sarah Kraus | Ethan Kovacs
\nMichael Espenschied | Liam Dieckhoner
\nEverett Snider | Noah Phillips
\nOwen McDonald | Quinn Hoelk
\nBranson Pavlik | Rayon Coleman
\nPreston Stark | Kaden Ray<\/p>\n

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Cosmetology<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Corinne Suesse | Katelin Yagersz
\nAlana Hayes | Savannah Oleksiw
\nAva Marchinko | Ruby Lloyd<\/p>\n

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Criminal Justice<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Lottie Kulczycki | Ivonna Ivey
\nDylan Wise Warnement | Kendra Haynes
\nJake Barnes | Ashlyn Cocklin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Nicholas Belicka | Kaidan Morris
\nBenjamin Thompson | Evan Mabe
\nJohn Galayda III | Isaac Lewis<\/td>\n

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Diesel Technology<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

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William Montgomery | Kyle Haas
\nLuke Barnes | Garrett Canfield
\nNicholas Josefczyk | Bret Cubic<\/p>\n

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Digital Design<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Danica Estacio-Diamond | Jacob Adams
\nAllyson Ray | Reese Nolan
\nLexington Hess | Jiamei Gao<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Engineering Technology & Design<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Mason Bowser | David Hoelter
\nCollin Perlatti | Keira Dicus
\nHailey Toll | Marian Cleary<\/td>\n

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Firefighter | EMT<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Owen Shlapack | Miriam Schrock
\nTriton Rupert | Tyler Bell
\nEvan Timko | Adam Lance<\/td>\n

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Graphic Arts and Printing Technology<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Amelia Waibel | Vincent Carney
\nShaylee Hagen | Ren Morris
\nAsa Scott | Brian Mather<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Julian Shubrowsky | Gauge Bishop
\nVincent Parker | Tyler Bradshaw
\nJoshua Pavlock | Gabriel Negron<\/td>\n

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Media Production<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Ryley Massari | Mark Purcel III
\nEmmalyn Presti | Daniel Rowe
\nJackson Kase | Alexis Everly<\/td>\n

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Power Equipment Technology<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

Charlotte Pelz | Brady Stefanec
\nKyton Hugney | Dawson Martin
\nIsabella Majzun | Brandon Yurtz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Advanced Manufacturing<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Thomas Wysong | William Thomason
\nSamir Donley-Saliba | Lucas Brown
\nChristopher Hurst | Anthony Majzun<\/td>\n

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Software Engineering<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Adam Gavel | Elijah Dusute
\nMaximilian Kirsch | Lillian Ring
\nGavin Waibel | Danielius Dovydas Karalius<\/td>\n

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Sports Medicine & Exercise Science<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Abigail Parrott | Alexandra Burns
\nJesse Hamman | Aubrey Keenan
\nSavanna Brooks | Hayden Fortlage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Teaching Professions<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Danica Bir | Avery Angell
\nKendal Denny | Emily Shrivastav
\nAlexis Wolff | Emily Darr<\/td>\n

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Vision Care<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Allie Schmitt | Sean Chambers
\nRiley Kennell | Brianna Hunter
\nAbigail Perry | Jordon Gallaway<\/td>\n

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Students who have gone above and beyond!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":327,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"Tribe__Tickets__Commerce__PayPal__Main","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"0","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1310","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1310"}],"version-history":[{"count":106,"href":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39648,"href":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1310\/revisions\/39648"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}