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By Avery Smith
Beaverdam Bunch reporter

My name is Avery Smith, and I have been given the opportunity to be the reporter for the Beaverdam Bunch 4-H club this year. Our club has started meeting again for the year of 2023 to start preparing us for this summer's judging. 

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Bluffton High School and Bluffton University students are among the recipients of college scholarships awarded by the American Association of University Women-Lima Branch.

Amy Jebsen and Sabina Clingerman from Bluffton High School and Emma Mueller from Bluffton University received scholarships from the organization for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Recipients pictured: Front L-R) Taylor Crates,  Elida High School; Amy Jebsen, Bluffton High School; Sabina Clingerman, Bluffton High School; Cadence Richard, home school; Emma Mueller, Bluffton University; Back L-R) Maddie Finch, Shawnee High School; Sierra Baumgartner, Wright State University; Lilly Vonderwell, Delphos St. Johns High School; Melanie Gerdeman, Shawnee High School.

Other winners include: Robin Klaus, Duke University; Matilda Nelson, Lima Senior High School; Bri Ridenour, Ohio State; Kendall Schrader, Ball State University; Allison Young, University of Dayton.

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The April Student of the Month at Bluffton High School is Riley Eachus, daughter of Thomas and Kimberly Eachus of Bluffton. Riley is a senior at BHS with a 4.000 GPA.

Eachus is a member of the National Honor Society, Buccaneer Yearbook Staff, Lation Club (Freshman-Junior year), Renaissance, and Show Choir.

Riley received an academic award for Algebra II.

In sports she received the NWC Honorable Mention her Junior year and the NWC First Team award in soccer her Senior year. She also received the 110% Award in Soccer and the Outstanding Player Award in Basketball. She was a member of the Varsity Soccer team and Track team all 4 years and played on the Varsity Basketball team for three years.

In her spare time, Eachus enjoys getting coffee with her friends.

After graduation, she plans to attend Ohio Northern University and major in Business.

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Founded in the fall of 1920, the Poinsettia Club is the second oldest continuously meeting women’s group in Bluffton. its motto is a quote from Madeline Briggs–“Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you.”

The club meets on the third Tuesday of each month–April through November–to share lunch, some laughs, a few brain teaser quizzes and at times a presentation by a local organization.

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On May 2, Bluffton High School senior Brianna (Bri) Taber signed a letter of intent to join the Ashland University Track and Field team in Pole Vault. The signing took place in the Bluffton High School gym.

Last season, Bri finished second in Ohio's Northwest Conferece, 2nd at regionals, and 8th in the Pole Vault at the State meet.

She is currently the Bluffton High School school record holder with a jump of 11’6.” During the 2023-2024 academic year at Ashland she plans to major in Biology/Pre-Med.

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The Bluffton American Legion Post 382 and Bluffton Lions Club have selected Bluffton High School students Gage Van Atta and Riley Greer to attend the Ohio American Legion Buckeye Boys State Class of 2023 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio from June 11-18.

The two young men have made a commitment to further their education on how the U.S. government works during the eight-day intensive education program.

Founded in 1936, Buckeye Boys State is the largest Boys State program in the nation with an attendance of over 1,200 young men annually, representing nearly 600 Ohio High Schools, several online high schools, and the home-schooled community.

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