Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Game cancelled
Tuesday's Life Skills Center of Summit County's basketball game was cancelled due to the weather.
Blood drive works for Toledo school
Life Skills Center of Toledo staff and students gave 16 pints of blood during its recent blood drive.
"Our students really enjoyed the drive and several of them had given blood during past blood drives," Vocational Specialist Darcel Elliott said. "We have already scheduled our fall blood drive."
"Our students really enjoyed the drive and several of them had given blood during past blood drives," Vocational Specialist Darcel Elliott said. "We have already scheduled our fall blood drive."
Friday, February 22, 2008
Blood drive planned
Life Skills Center of Akron will hold a blood drive 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 26 at the school, 80 W. Bowery St., Ste. 400, Akron.
The school's goal is to collect 25 pints. No appointment is necessary to donate blood.
For information, call 330-376-8700.
The school's goal is to collect 25 pints. No appointment is necessary to donate blood.
For information, call 330-376-8700.
Helping out
Life Skills Center of Columbus North Administrator Joe Buckalew reported a successful Pennies for Patients campaign this year."We are extremely proud of our students who have donated approximately $700 to this organization which is devoted to helping children with leukemia," Buckalew said.
He promised his students that he would shave his head if they reach a goal of $1,000.
For information about the drive or to make a pledge, call 614-891-9041.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Three in a Row!!!
The Life Skills basketball team of Summit County won a low-scoring game, 41-33, against the All-Stars.
Damarious Wells led Life Skills (4-2) with 12 points and ten rebounds, while Cornel Jett added eight points.
"In the beginning, we were beating ourselves with mistakes,” Coach Robert Garnett said. Through adversity, we came together and got the victory. It wasn't pretty, but I'll take it."
The next game is next week against the Spurs.
Damarious Wells led Life Skills (4-2) with 12 points and ten rebounds, while Cornel Jett added eight points.
"In the beginning, we were beating ourselves with mistakes,” Coach Robert Garnett said. Through adversity, we came together and got the victory. It wasn't pretty, but I'll take it."
The next game is next week against the Spurs.
Story about Trumbull County featured graduate
Tabitha Spithaler found the tools she needed at Life Skills Center of Trumbull County to build her career.
"I have the ability to work at my own pace here," she said. "I feel the teachers care more here and work with me."
Spithaler, 18, a Weathersfield Township resident, has attended the school for a little over a year after leaving the Trumbull County Career and Technical Center over an attendance dispute.
She also works with the school's YouthBuild program and is eyeing a construction career after she graduates.
"She's great," said her teacher Scott Davis. "She's married and has worked at two jobs. She also recently raised over $100 over the past two months by selling candy through the school's Operation First Response program to helping the military. She's also one of the people who helps interview YouthBuild applicants. She's managed to get a lot done in a short time."
"He'll help me figure it out without telling me the answer," Spithaler said of Davis.
"She has a willingness to learn in the classroom," Davis said. "She doesn't want the answer, she wants to learn on her own and really learn, not just going through the emotions."
"I have the ability to work at my own pace here," she said. "I feel the teachers care more here and work with me."
Spithaler, 18, a Weathersfield Township resident, has attended the school for a little over a year after leaving the Trumbull County Career and Technical Center over an attendance dispute.
She also works with the school's YouthBuild program and is eyeing a construction career after she graduates.
"She's great," said her teacher Scott Davis. "She's married and has worked at two jobs. She also recently raised over $100 over the past two months by selling candy through the school's Operation First Response program to helping the military. She's also one of the people who helps interview YouthBuild applicants. She's managed to get a lot done in a short time."
"He'll help me figure it out without telling me the answer," Spithaler said of Davis.
"She has a willingness to learn in the classroom," Davis said. "She doesn't want the answer, she wants to learn on her own and really learn, not just going through the emotions."
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