WEST BRANCH SCHOOLS Weekend planned to honor inductees

The hall of fame inductees will be recognized at the game.
By JoANN JONES
VINDICATOR CORRESPONDENT
BELOIT -- The West Branch Local School District will host a hall of fame weekend Sept. 17 and 18, beginning with a tailgate party and an open house in the new Beloit K-8 building before the varsity football game against Canal Fulton Northwest.
The building will be open to the public from 5 to 7 p.m., and the five-year reunion classes from 1964 to 1999 are invited to host tailgate parties in the middle school parking lot. After the game, the West Branch Alumni Association will host a reception in the Community Athletic Building.
The association and the hall of fame committee will host a golf tournament Saturday at Westville Lakes Golf Course. Those seeking more information about any of the events should contact the superintendent's secretary, Mona McNeely, at (330) 938-9324.
Inductees
The 2004 hall of fame inductees, who will be recognized at the game, are:
URetired teacher Bruce Rohrer, who taught at West Branch 35 years and coached wrestling and football.
UCurrent science teacher and coach Terry Romigh.
UBrynn Denny, a 1997 graduate who was a member of the 1997 girls basketball regional championship team and who went on to distinguish herself in athletics and academics at Ashland University.
UFormer band director L. Timothy DeStefano, who now directs the Mount Union College marching band.
UThe late Don McDaniel, the founder of MPI Labels, who was instrumental in establishing the Sebring/West Branch Foundation, which awards scholarships and supports community projects.
The board last week made final preparations for the new school year, which starts for pupils Sept. 7.
Kathy Knoch was named head teacher at Goshen Center Elementary, and Joan Gecina was hired for the same position at the Fifth Street Beloit building. Both will receive a supplemental contract for $1,586.
Teacher Louis Sellaroli was hired as a co-supervisor of the weight room at a salary of $1,044 and also as a supervisor for events that the athletic director or faculty manager cannot attend.
Events supervisors are paid $50, up to a maximum of five events. Substitute teacher Merrellyn Banks was given a $2,379 contract as assistant girls tennis coach.
Although the district currently has no tuition pupils, the board approved the tuition rate at $1,907.80 as set by the Ohio Department of Education. In a related matter, the board accepted exchange student Juliane Martin of Germany through the Youth for Understanding Program and waived tuition for her. She is residing with school board member Kim Burkhart and her family for the entire school year.