Twelve students honored at Students Award Day

The Huntington County Chamber of Commerce along with the local Optimist Club partnered to hold the annual Student Awards Day on Wednesday, April 23. The event was held in the library at Huntington North High School.

Todd Latta, immediate past chairman of the Chamber board, welcomed those in attendance and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Michelle Crone, president of the local Optimist Club, led the Optimist Creed. Chuck Brimbury, Director of Secondary Education, recognized the students and their many accomplishments, and thanked the sponsors for their investment into the children of the Huntington County Community Schools. Tiffanney Drummond, Director, Learning Center, introduced the students and Russ Degitz, principal, Huntington North High School, and Michelle Crone gave the students their certificates and a gift from the Chamber and Optimist Club.

The winners of the awards are selected each year by their teachers.

Twelve students from twelve different disciplines were honored during the luncheon ceremony. This year the recipients recognized were Seth Gilbert, Agriculture, sponsored by Commodity Blenders, LLC; Marissa Trout, Business, sponsored by First Federal Savings Bank; Damon Burkett, Automotive, sponsored by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems and Emma Johnson, Certified Nurse Aide, sponsored by Huntington University.

Also honored were Anna Spitler, Criminal Justice, sponsored by Bowers Brewer Garrett & Wiley LLP; Aubree Cox, Education Professions, sponsored by Truitt Law Office; Ethan Hyde, Construction, sponsored by FCI Construction and Aiden Skidmore, Welding, sponsored by Novae.

Other students recognized were Nathan Kreiger, IT Operations, sponsored by G6 Military Grade I.T.; Marissa LeMar, Fire & Rescue, sponsored by Huntington City Fire Department; Austin Collins, Precision Machining, sponsored by Huntington County Chamber of Commerce and Lillian Brumbaugh, Worked Based Learning/ICE, sponsored by Ecolab.