CENTERBURG — Eight Centerburg seniors, their families and friends gathered at the high school for an event that had all the characteristics of any other family celebration, National Signing Day.
National Signing Day has traditionally been the first day a high school senior can sign a National Letter of Intent for a collegiate sport. Eight Centerburg High School seniors and their families celebrated that day on Wednesday afternoon.
Centerburg Athletic Director Rich Porter explained the reason for highlighting this milestone in the lives of the young people.
“Just to be able to celebrate them, its all about them and to celebrate their outstanding high school careers,” Porter said.
“We feel like we’ve had a group here that have had some very successful high school careers at their respective sports and we want to celebrate them.”
Signing their letters were volleyball player, Josie Dawes, headed for Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Kentucky to study Nursing.
Kayla Ferrell will attend Otterbein University in Westerville and major in Special Education. She will play softball.
Avery Glenn plans to attend Southeastern University, playing golf and majoring in Special Education.
Staying closer to home, and also spending time on the links, Bennett Hill will study Mechanical Engineering at Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
Baseball player Daniel LeMaster moves to Alliance to study Exercise Science at the University of Mount Union.
Kayla Larimore will play basketball and major in Business at the University of Northwestern Ohio in Lima.
July Orndorf, also a volleyball player, will take her talents to Ohio Christian University in Circleville and major in Psychology.
Harley Webb will play softball for Malone College in Canton and major in Nursing.