SHELBY — Shelby student-athletes and life-saving teachers were honored Monday during a Shelby City Council meeting.
Mayor Steve Schag read and presented proclamations to the athletes and teachers, honoring state championships and life-saving efforts.
The athletes honored were the members of Shelby High School’s 4×100-meter relay teams, both boys and girls, as well as long-jumper Madison Henkel.
The girls’ 4×100-meter relay team — Princess Timko, Ashley Montgomery, Karlie Walp and Henkel — won the Division III Ohio state title with a time of 47.76 seconds.
The boys’ team Brady Bowman, Brayden DeVito, Renner Gano and Gavin Baker, also took home Division III Ohio state championship honors with a time of 41.30 seconds.
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Henkel, along with her 4×100-meter contributions, added back-to-back state championships in the long jump to her high school career. The senior broke school, Division III state meet and Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium records, with a distance of 19 feet, 11.5 inches.
“This year’s competitors … simultaneously created a positive atmosphere of community pride and municipal momentum,” Schag said.
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Schag also honored two teachers, Adam Schroeder and Baylie Wright, for their response to a medical emergency regarding student Ayden Smith, who signaled he was choking while leaving class at the end of a school day in May.
Schroeder performed the Heimlich maneuver several times, successfully clearing the
obstruction and saving Smith’s life, while Wright assisted with back thrusts and cared for the student throughout the emergency.
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“Smith is alive and well today because of their swift and capable action,” Schag said.
“Their immediate intervention and calmness in providing necessary emergency measures is truly what you want to see in a moment of crisis such as this”
The City Council meeting also saw the reading of the Declaration of Independence and a poem celebrating the country’s upcoming 250th birthday on July 4th during public comment.
Shelby City Council meetings take place every first and third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. Live streams of city council meetings can be found here. Council agendas can be found here.
