Austintown students will attend leadership event

Austintown Fitch High School juniors Lainie Simons, left, and Jared Godwin will attend the annual Rotary Youth Leadership Award weekend Feb. 23 to 24 at the Avalon Inn, sponsored by district Rotary clubs. Each year members of the junior class of area high schools are selected as a way to encourage leadership and community action in their lives. Simons is a member of Key Club, Interact Club, Spanish Club, softball and volleyball. She is the daughter of Bobbi and Orvill Simons and is contemplating a career in the medical field after graduation. Godwin is a member of STEM, Interact Club, Spanish Club and tennis. He is the son of Kristen and Ed Godwin. Tina Kubacki is the Interact Club adviser at Fitch, which is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Austintown.