My advice for high schoolers today is to enjoy the experience fully. You’ll never have another time in your life that you get to experience all of the thrills of life with everyone who you grew up with.
Interviewed by Derek Swartzlander Icon: You graduated from Bluffton in 2019. What have you been doing since then?
The past two years after graduation I have been attending Cedarville University, majoring in Accounting and Finance.
Four area studnets were named to the Eastern Mennonite University fall dean's list. Student on the list include degree-seeking students who achieve a semester GPA of at least 3.75 with no withdrawn, incomplete, or failing grades for 12 semester hours of standard grades.
Isaac Andreas, a Mathematics, Computer Science major
Seth Andreas, a Mathematics, Computer Science major
Sophia Gott, a Music: Interdisciplinary Studies, Social Work major
Douglas Nester, a Engineering major
Three area students are on the Tiffin University fall dean’s list. To be eligible, students must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and achieve a 3.50+ GPA for the semester.
Libby Schaadt, Bluffton
Shelbey Lytle, Rawson
Taylor Born, Mt. Cory
The following area students are on the fall Rhodes State College dean’s list. Full-time students must be enrolled in at least 12 hours and earn a 3.5 grade point or higher. Part-time students must be enrolled in at least 6 but not more than 11 credit hours and earn a 3.5 grade or higher.
Bluffton Full-time
Luke Bish
Guy Crawford
Grace Deitering
Brinkley Garmatter
Brandt Marshall
Part-time
Mackinzie Demellweek
Nicholas Jebsen
Nicole Schweyer
Okay, Buckeye fans, wait ‘til next year as the saying goes.
While Ohio State did not win the national championship two contestants in the Icon’s national title game contest picked the winner and were closest to the correct point spread.
The Icon awarded one hometown pizza to an overall Bluffton winner and to one overall Ada winner. The correction point spread was 28 points.
15 Minutes with Caleb Mikesell
Interviewed by Derek Swartzlander
Icon: You graduated from Bluffton High School in 2019. What have you been doing since then?
I’ve been attending Bluffton University, majoring in Elementary Education and Intervention Specialist. I’m involved in my church, St. John Mennonite, and in the Concert Band here at the university.
What are your goals after you graduate?
I want to teach elementary school and start working towards my master's in school administration.
