The Crawford County Business/Education Advisory Council will be conducting its annual countywide recognition/awards program honoring outstanding effort by public school students and teachers. This year’s BEST Awards will be hosted by Colonel Crawford Schools in the William and Hannah Crawford Cafeteria on Wednesday, May 7, at 7 p.m.; entertainment will begin at 6:30 p.m.
One under class and one upper class student from each of Crawford County’s seven high schools (Buckeye Central, Bucyrus, Colonel Crawford, Crestline, Galion, Wynford, and Fairway), and two Crawford County seniors from Pioneer Career & Technology Center, will be selected to receive BEST Awards.
The awards are given to students exhibiting outstanding levels of effort, responsibility and citizenship. All students are eligible including college-bound, career-bound, and special education students. These are not academic or athletic awards; they are awards designed to recognize students who exhibit outstanding work ethic by continually doing their best, putting forth effort, committing to the responsibilities they undertake, being cooperative and working well on a team, and being reliable and trustworthy. The Business Education Advisory Council has concluded that it is these characteristics which are most sought after by employers and that there is a need to emphasize them.
Each student recipient is asked to name an educator who has been especially inspirational and encouraging in furthering the student’s educational goals. The students may choose any educator from preschool through high school, including administrators, coaches, guidance counselors, and other personnel.
The Crawford County BEST Awards are sponsored by the Crawford County Business/Education Advisory Council and financed by donations from Crawford County Businesses, organizations and individuals.
Numerous business people, service organization personnel, educators, principals, superintendents, guidance counselors, and others, have been helpful in providing organizational skills, time and guidance in connection with these awards.