The scholarships were awarded in memory of a deceased teacher.
By VIRGINIA ROSS.
VINDICATOR CORRESPONDENT.
BOARDMAN — Liz Engle told her family and friends she wanted to leave something to "her kids."
The dedicated home economics instructor spent 28 years in the South Range School District listening to, encouraging and applauding more than 3,000 pupils who passed through her door.
On Friday, during a senior breakfast and awards assembly at the Georgetown, Engle's family and friends watched and applauded as four graduating South Range High School seniors were named recipients of scholarships in memory of their beloved teacher.
Engle died May 8 of lung cancer. She was 59.
"Liz loved her kids," Fred Conser said of his younger sister. "She wanted to leave them something they could put towards their futures. She made quite an impact on them, and they made an impact on her. This is what she wanted. It was actually her idea to have a scholarship fund set up on her behalf. That was her way of thinking."
The Engle family, along with numerous friends, co-workers, students and community members, donated $2,000 to a scholarship fund bearing Engle's name.
As a result, $500 scholarships were awarded to Chelsie Douty, William Sauerwein, Jodi Taylor and Jordynne Dunn.
Among a room full of smiles and tears, the South Range Raiders Senior Class of 2007 responded by dedicating their yearbook to Engle.
"It's hard because she's not here," Douty said. "She did so much for us and this is just one more thing. What can you really say about something like that?"
Co-workers remembered Engle as a woman who was always there — to cook, chaperone, support and donate more than her share of time, talents and energy to South Range.
Gloria Barth considered her a dear friend committed to serving her pupils. She said the scholarship recipients were chosen based on their participation in Engle's program.
"She had so many students," Barth said. "And so many students wanted to be in her classes. She was so kind and loving and dedicated. She made a difference to everyone she came in contact with, especially her kids. We all loved her. She was easy to love."
Her pupils agreed Engle had a knack for reaching kids other people didn't understand. Her lessons focused on daily living skills, world foods and cooking, among other topics. Outside class she could be found at any one of several extracurricular activities.
"With her, no one was overlooked," Dunn explained. "She just had a way of letting you know you were important and you meant something."
Sauerwein and Taylor acknowledged that hearing their names announced at the ceremony served as a bittersweet moment.
"She cared about us," Sauerwein said. "That was it. She cared."
Saturday, June 2, 2007
The scholarships were awarded in memory of a deceased teacher.
By VIRGINIA ROSS.
VINDICATOR CORRESPONDENT.
BOARDMAN — Liz Engle told her family and friends she wanted to leave something to "her kids."
The dedicated home economics instructor spent 28 years in the South Range School District listening to, encouraging and applauding more than 3,000 pupils who passed through her door.
On Friday, during a senior breakfast and awards assembly at the Georgetown, Engle's family and friends watched and applauded as four graduating South Range High School seniors were named recipients of scholarships in memory of their beloved teacher.
Engle died May 8 of lung cancer. She was 59.
"Liz loved her kids," Fred Conser said of his younger sister. "She wanted to leave them something they could put towards their futures. She made quite an impact on them, and they made an impact on her. This is what she wanted. It was actually her idea to have a scholarship fund set up on her behalf. That was her way of thinking."
The Engle family, along with numerous friends, co-workers, students and community members, donated $2,000 to a scholarship fund bearing Engle's name.
As a result, $500 scholarships were awarded to Chelsie Douty, William Sauerwein, Jodi Taylor and Jordynne Dunn.
Among a room full of smiles and tears, the South Range Raiders Senior Class of 2007 responded by dedicating their yearbook to Engle.
"It's hard because she's not here," Douty said. "She did so much for us and this is just one more thing. What can you really say about something like that?"
Co-workers remembered Engle as a woman who was always there — to cook, chaperone, support and donate more than her share of time, talents and energy to South Range.
Gloria Barth considered her a dear friend committed to serving her pupils. She said the scholarship recipients were chosen based on their participation in Engle's program.
"She had so many students," Barth said. "And so many students wanted to be in her classes. She was so kind and loving and dedicated. She made a difference to everyone she came in contact with, especially her kids. We all loved her. She was easy to love."
Her pupils agreed Engle had a knack for reaching kids other people didn't understand. Her lessons focused on daily living skills, world foods and cooking, among other topics. Outside class she could be found at any one of several extracurricular activities.
"With her, no one was overlooked," Dunn explained. "She just had a way of letting you know you were important and you meant something."
Sauerwein and Taylor acknowledged that hearing their names announced at the ceremony served as a bittersweet moment.
"She cared about us," Sauerwein said. "That was it. She cared."
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Liz Engle told her family and friends she wanted to leave something to "her kids."
The dedicated home economics...
