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Want to see your student or teacher featured on the Schools page? Email news and photos to reporter Caitlin Nearhood at nearhood@sanduskyregister.com, or call 419-609-5849 for more information. SANDUSKY For Veterans Day, Sandusky Central Catholic School's Tie Club members and seventh-graders Matteo DiRosa, Steven Benedict, Wyatt Hann, Kai Parker, Cullen Dillard, Rylan Wikel and Grayor Opfer volunteered to put carnations and flags on monuments at Meadow Green Memorial Park in Huron. After placing a flag and flower on each monument, students said the veteran's name out loud and thanked them for their service. The students created the Tie Club in third grade and have been volunteering in the community for the last four years. BELLEVUE Bellevue High School freshman Trysten Peterson; sophomore Sebastian Silcox; junior Avya Alexander; and senior Cristian Mena were named the school's students of the first quarter. MILAN For November, the Berlin Heights Kiwanis chose Alli Vogus as its student of the month at Edison High School. Alli was selected for her contributions to Edison High School and the Berlin Heights and Milan communities. Alli's activities and accomplishments include Interact club co-vice president; key club president; student council; National Honor Society; Spanish Honor Society; Teen Leadership Corps; SBC All-Academic; varsity tennis (second team SBC 2019, first team SBC 2020-2022, outstanding performer 2021-2022, two-time sectional champion, three-time district qualifier, state qualifier, school record holder for most season wins (28), team choice award and coaches award); varsity cheer co-captain. Alli plans to attend college to study biology (pre-med) with hopes to go into medical school. She is the daughter of Matt & Angela Vogus of Milan. PORT CLINTON Port Clinton High School's BEACON program has teamed with PCHS job coach Blayze Behney to bring in speakers for a "Let's Get Real" series. The BEACON (Bridging educational achievement and career oriented needs) program is an initiative created by the school's special education department to help students who have a transition plan. Scott Cross, Diane Rosiar and Lori Scalf developed this program in 2016, and it's grown each year thanks to the support of the district and community volunteers willing to share their wisdom. BEACON students are working toward earning their Ohio Means Jobs Career readiness seal, which will be placed on their diploma. The seal involves not only working within the community, but also learning about 14 professional skills and demonstrating proficiency for each. These "Let's Get Real" sessions offer the students a first-hand look at the use of the 14 professional skills in real-life work situations and allow the students to learn more about a variety of career fields. In October, the focus was on first job experiences, and teachers wanted the focus to be about teamwork and punctuality skills. "District celebrities" were invited to speak to students about their first job. The purpose of this session was to show students that everyone starts somewhere, that the job search may not be easy and that no job is too small or unimportant. Sixteen staff members talked about jobs ranging from working on a farm, a video rental store, factories, grocery stores, lifeguarding and more. Each speaker was asked to offer three skills that they felt were the most important for anyone entering the workforce in any field. The top three were communication; responsibility; and attitude/mindset. The guest speakers for November have all pursued careers in law enforcement, including five speakers who are PCHS alumni. BEACON teachers are looking for speakers from the community with experience in the following areas: • December: Restaurant/hospitality; • January: Personal service needs including automotive, sales, towing, cosmetology, therapy; • February: Local business spotlights and community members who can give "words of wisdom"; • March: Medical field and all areas of hospital and medical practice; • April: Military (of all branches) and other fields not previously mentioned; • May: Emergency services/EMT, fire, paramedic and factories. "Port Clinton community members are some of the most valuable resources we have, so who better to speak to the students who will soon be part of the growth of this fantastic city," Scalf said. Members of the community willing to share their job experiences are asked to contact Scalf at 419-734-2147 or lscalf@pccsd-k12.net.