·         Academics: Austin Ohlmeier

o   Nominated by Dan Clark

o   “Austin ‘sets the bar’ for other students to follow in my advanced physical education class with his attitude, work ethic, unselfishness, and positive role modeling.”

·         Arts: Charitty Moellman

o   Nominated by Debbie Baldwin

o   “She has gotten involved with drama and worked diligently for the last play – she also has a job working many hours outside of school, so with many stressors is working very hard to stay involved, be a good student and accomplish her goals.”

·         Athletics: Tyler Henness

o   Nominated by Lisa Collier

o   “I actually couldn’t decide between Athletics and Academics for Tyler because he truly is amazing in both categories. I think everyone knows why he would be nominated for athletics because he is successful at everything he does but I appreciate his dedication in the classroom at the same time. Athletics is not always his main focus and I appreciate that.  He is also just a fun person to be around!”

·         Academics: Faith Johnson

o   Nominated by Debbie Baldwin and John Menefee

o   “Her outstanding marks recently on PSAT test, putting her in line to become a National Merit Finalist to represent Paola High School.” (Baldwin)

o   “Faith is an outstanding student who takes academics seriously, as evidenced by her GPA. She is also a stellar FFA Member who contributes too many of our district and state winning teams. She always goes above and beyond what is expected on assignments and is a joy to have in class. There is no one more qualified for this award than Faith.” (Menefee)

·         Arts: Lane Harris

o   Nominated by Lisa Collier

o   “Lane was in the last two play productions and was awesome!  Lane also is very active in choir and madrigals, having also made the District Choir this year.”

·         Athletics: Tyler Hieber

o   Nominated by Todd Weaver and Debbie Baldwin

o   “He is the most unselfish athlete I have seen during my time here at PHS, he would do anything for his teammates, coaches, and school. He is also a very dedicated athlete.” (Weaver); “During the play-offs I saw this young man commonly at McDonald’s using the WI-FI to have a good internet connection going over game film of past players who excelled at the same position he plays…going beyond what is expected. He is also an outstanding student both academically and with his involvement with our fine arts programs.” (Baldwin)

The Panther Booster Club applied for a grant from the Roman Foundation in February of 2011 to help with our membership drive and additional fundraising activities.  We are proud to announce that The Roman Foundation has provided the grant!   

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United Way Allocates $1,000 to Paola Panther Booster Club.  Members of the Panther Booster Club attended the United Way of Paola Annual Budget meeting in hopes of support from the United Way. The United Way has come through for the 2011-2012 year and has donated $1,000 to the Panther Booster Club!

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