Neighbors | Zack Shively.Dobbins Elementary's award ceremony had an emotional ...

Special to The Vindicator | published: June 28, 2018

Neighbors | Zack Shively.Dobbins Elementary's award ceremony had an emotional point when principal Michael Daley and student Jonas Ovaska announced the Franklin B. Walter Outstanding Educator Award from the Ohio Educational Service Center Association. Teachers in the school received the award for working with Ovaska through a tough year for the Ovaska family as Jonas had been diagnosed with PANDAS, a disease that left him unable to walk or write. The teachers worked hard to adapt to meet Ovaska's needs so he did not fall behind in class or socially. Pictured are Ovaska in front with teachers Katie Centofanti, Mary Hernon, Lindsey Rubesa, Kathy O'Shaughnessy, Alicia Williams, Michele Ciccone, Sara Turner, Donna Lambert, Karen Kanotz, Michael Daley, Cathy Fedor, Lauren Mechling and Nick Henry.