Indian Lake High School conducted its National Honor Society tapping Monday. The tapping was conducted by current members of the local NHS chapter under the direction of Jacob Shoe, Logan County NHS President, and Christian Grider, ILHS NHS president. New inductees are, from the left, first row: Sarah Schlup, Brooke Zarnosky, Dianna Meek, Kenzi Bailey, Cheyenne Gonzalez and Tyler Rode; second row: Caleb Meadows, Jordan Risner, Morgan Barnett, Josie Corwin, Macie Barnett, Morganne Faler and Luke Rode; third row: Kasandera Knief, Winnie Miller, Zoe Smalley, Alayna Hanson, Annie Gentis, Lorin Denney, Taylor Zimmerman; and fourth row: Sydney Miller, Ashley Hoy, Kalin Harper, Emali Sroufe, Monica Boswell, Ashley Gentis, Sarah Mackesy and Ivan Reichert. The students also will participate in the Logan County NHS Fall Induction Ceremony Oct. 22 hosted by ILHS. (PHOTO | INDIAN LAKE SCHOOLS)

Triad High School has announced its homecoming court for “Silence Cedarville and Conquer the Indians” festivities that take place this week. Pictured are, from the left, seated: junior attendant Nicole Simonelli, senior queen candidates Lindsay Vanhoose, Hannah Tukesbrey-Kilbride and Jacki Vermillion, sophomore attendant Halle Bostick and freshman attendant Ali Dixon; and standing: junior Gavin Head, senior king candidates Evan Bottom and Rickey Bruce, sophomore attendant Trent McIntyre and freshman attendant Thomas O’Neal. Not pictured is senior king candidate Tre McIntyre. The homecoming ceremony and king/queen crowning are Friday night prior to kickoff. The homecoming dance for Triad students in grades 9-12 is from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday in the high school auditeria. Admission is $10.

West Liberty-Salem Schools first-graders visited the Louden Apple Orchard in Westville during September.
Phil Louden, owner of the orchard, explained the process of picking, washing, sorting and storing apples as he led a tour of the apple barn. The students saw where the apple cider is made and the bee hives that are essential for pollinating the trees in the spring.
Participants also toured the orchard and picked a bag of apples. Back in the classrooms, the students made homemade applesauce. (PHOTO SUBMITTED)

Bellefontaine High School homecoming is observed tonight and the annual parade was Thursday evening through downtown Bellefontaine. ABOVE: queen candidates Olivia Martin, front, and Erin Levine make their way through downtown during Thursday evening’s parade. FRONT PAGE PHOTO: Members of the BHS marching band lead off the parade. (EXAMINER PHOTOS | REUBEN MEES)

Jenny Tynan and her wheaten terriers Kelly, front, and Kiara relax on the grass behind the St. Patrick Catholic Church parish  house as Father Patrick Sheridan and Deacon Harold Dipple offer a prayer for the blessing of pets on Thursday evening. (EXAMINER PHOTO | REUBEN MEES)

Bellefontaine High School has announced its homecoming court for festivities that take place this week. Queen candidates are, from the left, seated, Hollie Stepp, Erin Levine and Olivia Martin; and standing, are junior attendant Georgia Cooper, freshman attendant Shelby Raney and sophomore attendant Evelyn Belcher. A homecoming parade is planned for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, beginning in the PNC Bank parking lot, and then continuing south on Main Street, east on Washington Avenue and then south on Harding Street to the high school. A pep rally at Dodd Stadium immediately follows the parade, where the homecoming court will be introduced and BHS cheerleaders and marching band will lead the crowd. In case of inclement weather, Thursday’s activities will be moved to the high school gym. The Chieftains take on Tippecanoe for Friday evening’s homecoming football game, and then the homecoming dance is from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the school, with the theme “Shine Bright Like a Diamond.” (photo | SHANNON MAIER)

The Bellefontaine High School graduating Class of 1948 observed its 65th anniversary Sept. 27 with a tour of the Holland Theatre and lunch at the Myeerah Inn in Zanesfield. Attending were, from the left, seated: Rosena Van Voorhis Wesser, Joanne Strayer Dunkel, Dan Ashcraft, Peggy Hull and Helen Peters Watkins; and standing: Kenneth Hostetler, Virgil Fryling, James Collins, Dick Lyman, class president Bob Watkins, Glen Miller, Kenneth Fultz, Jeanne Watkins Bennett, Robert Nicholl, Jim Hurst, Dick Vance and Gene Marine.