Cedar Summer Enrichment

C.A.M.P. Program

The C.A.M.P. Program at Early College High School @ Lehman recently held its first meeting of the summer with students finding out more about apprenticeship and mentorship opportunities. The group is led by local business leaders and volunteers. Recent graduates, Joseph Fisher, Ah Shah Gardner, and Mekenna Greenhill were on hand to receive their $10,000 scholarships. Congratulations to our nominees for the Stark County All-Star Teaching Team and Rookie of the Year! They were honored by the Stark County Educational Service Center with nominees from all the member districts. We asked them to tell us about themselves...

ALL STAR: TRICIA STANTON

“This is my 20th year of teaching after graduating from Bowling Green State University in 2001. I’ve spent 15 of my teaching years in Canton City Schools. This is where I was meant to be teaching! I’ve taught at Compton, Belden, Youtz, Cedar, and I’ll be returning to Youtz next year. Change is good...if it wasn’t for change I would have not been able to meet all the wonderful colleagues I have here in CCSD that I call my friends. It’s not about what you teach, but who you teach with. Outside of teaching, I’m married and have two amazing kids of my own. We love to spend time as a family going on boat rides, cooking great meals, and enjoying family movie nights. I love spending quality time with my husband and children. I also enjoy walking, nature, hiking, cooking, watching football and hockey, shopping, listening to live music, and laughing with friends. This year has been one of my most favorite years teaching because of the people I work with each day from the BVA, and that I was fortunate enough to teach from Cedar and still be amongst my amazing 3rd-grade team. I want to thank CCSD for this nomination and for all the amazing opportunities I’ve had this year while teaching for the Bulldog Virtual Academy.”

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: McKENZIE HARDER

“I grew up in Uniontown with five siblings and knew I wanted to be a teacher since my first day of Kindergarten. My mom would find me in the basement after school “teaching” my siblings things I learned. After graduating from Lake High School I attended Kent State University at Stark to earn my Bachelors of Science in Education with concentrations in Science and Social Studies grades 4-9. Officially starting my career (after two years of long-term subbing) at Canton City Schools. My experience has been nothing but rewarding! It has been a smooth transition starting at STEAMM Academy because of the motivating staff and students that I interact with each day. I am overjoyed to earn Rookie Teacher of the Year during this challenging school year and thrilled to see where I end up in the coming years.”