The Grapevine

Grace Kopec, daughter of Joe and Stacey Kopec of Northfield Center, was crowned Homecoming Queen of Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy on her 18th birthday on Sept. 22. Grace plans to continue her education next year at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Grace Kopec was crowned Homecoming
Queen of Cuyahoga Valley Christian
Academy on Sept. 22. Photo submitted.

Cole Gabel was named to the Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2023 spring semester.

Michael Ganzhorn was named to Ohio University’s 2023 spring Provost’s List.

Olivia Rhinehart and Julia Walsh have been named to Ohio University’s Spring 2023 President’s List.

The following students have been named to Ohio University’s 2023 Spring Dean’s List: Lexi Buckenmeyer, Madison Clark, Mackenzie Cook, Grace Garner, Ella Gorta, Emilee Scengie, Becca Weston and Leah Yankovich.

Jacqueline Johnson, from Sagamore Hills, was named to the president’s list at Coastal Carolina University for the spring 2023 semester.

Robert Watson III, a Sagamore Hills native and Nordonia High School alumnus, is one of five Baldwin Wallace University men’s basketball student-athletes to garner a National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court accolade. The NABC Honors Court includes junior, senior and graduate student men’s basketball players who finished the 2022-23 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.

Watson III, who earns his first accolade, carries a 3.521 grade point average in sport management. This season, he recorded 75 points, 40 rebounds, 20 assists, 10 blocks and a career-best eight steals. For his career, Watson III has appeared in 54 games and has tallied 193 points, 129 rebounds, 33 blocks, 30 assists and 16 steals. Off the court, he is a dean’s list student and a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma and Lambda Pi Eta Communication honoraries.

Andrew Lastovka has been named to Youngstown State University’s president’s list for achieving a perfect 4.0 grade point average in the spring semester 2023.

Joseph LaPlaca of Sagamore Hills has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Summer 2023 president’s list.

Nordonia High School graduate Kendall Mamich was inducted into the Baldwin Wallace University Honors Program during the spring 2023 semester. The BW Honors Program helps motivated and talented students make the most of their college experience by joining a community of scholars dedicated to academic excellence, leadership development and community engagement. The program offers unique courses and an enhanced core curriculum. The goal of the program is to engage the whole student, connect theoretical ideas to real-world applications and foster independent thinking. ∞