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St. Joe Times • May 11, 2012
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Radio station’s newest disc jockey a high school sophomore
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Northrop High School senior Marissa Williams is presented with the Youth Humanitarian of the Year award by the American Red Cross of Northeast Indiana.
Northrop senior named Humanitarian of the Year Northrop High School senior Marissa Williams was recently recognized by the American Red Cross of Northeast Indiana as its Youth Humanitarian of the Year. Williams was nominated by Big Brothers Big Sisters because representatives felt she demonstrated the qualities of a humanitarian. Williams is a member of
the National Honor Society and has been part of numerous community projects including Operation Backyard, where she helped to clean yards throughout the community. The American Red Cross said Williams’ compassion, understanding and friendship are what made her their honored youth member this year.
USF hosting Art in the Morning for children The School of Creative Arts at the University of Saint Francis announced it again will offer summer art classes for children in grades 1 through 8 with its Art in the Morning youth art program. The classes will run from July 2 to July 20, Monday through Friday, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Mimi and Ian Rolland Center for Art and Visual Communication on Leesburg Road. No classes will be held on July 4. Area art teachers and art education majors will instruct children in drawing, painting, printmaking, multimedia, and ceramics. All art materials will be provided. The cost is $125 for each child and includes all materials and instructional fees. For a registration form and further information, contact the School of Creative Arts at 399-7700, ext. 8001.
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A sophomore at Bishop Dwenger High School is officially part of the WJFX-FM (Hot 107.9) “entourage.” Sixteen-year-old Andrea Russett will host “Random Radio with Andrea Russett” from noon to 2 p.m. Saturdays. The teen is no stranger to the media and enter-
tainment industry. Since 2009, Russett has managed to accumulate 250,000 subscribers and 32 million views on YouTube, as well as more than 107,000 Twitter followers. She posts videos of her spouting off about “random” topics, spending time with her friends and just being a
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Thanks in part to students from Snider and Blackhawk high schools, a food bank serving northeast Indiana will be able to feed families in Allen County who have fallen on tough times. Students took part in this year’s CANstruction event, collecting hundreds of canned goods and then using them to build massive sculptures in the corridors of Glenbrook Square Mall. Along with the efforts of 10 other high schools, students collected 85,068 food items — that’s 68,033 pounds of food — to be donated to Community Harvest Food Bank to end up in the homes of northeast Indiana families. An exhibition at Glenbrook Square showed off the students’ sculptures, which they engineered using a combination of math, physics and creativity. Each sculpture was judged in a variety of categories and voted on by community members who brought canned goods for the cause. “This year was so awesome,” Jane Avery, executive director at Community Harvest Food Bank, said. “Even better than the last. These brilliant students amaze me. They’re so busy with their lives and yet they take the time to build these beautiful structures to help feed hungry people. They have such compassion and drive. I can’t thank them enough for all of their dedication and hard work.”
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Andrea Russett, a sophomore at Bishop Dwenger High School, can be heard on Hot 107.9-FM from noon to 2 p.m. Saturdays.
Students build up hope for hungry families
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Students from 12 area high schools created sculptures using donated canned goods to win over an audience at Glenbrook Square Mall during CANstruction 2012 to benefit Community Harvest of Northeast Indiana. Pictured here is Carroll High School’s sculpture, which won awards for both “Juror’s favorite” and “Most excess cans used.”
2012 CANstruction Winners Most cans in design – Northrop High School Most excess cans – Carroll High School Best meal – New Haven High School Best use of labels – Blackhawk High School Structural ingenuity – Central Noble High School Juror’s favorite – Carroll High School Best use of theme (tie) – Bellmont High School/Canterbury High School Honorable mention – Blackhawk High School Honorable mention – Central Noble High School People’s choice – Northrop High School
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