2025 Awards Banquet: Top Students Recognized

Tri Star Career Compact celebrated its outstanding students and educational partners at their annual awards banquet Monday evening April 14th at Romer’s in Celina. (Photos at the end of this post or by clicking on student's name.) (View the banquet program here.)

Outstanding juniors and seniors representing 16 different programs were chosen by their instructor for their academic achievements, dependability, leadership, academic excellence, maturity, growth in their program, participation in student organizations, volunteerism, work ethic, professionalism, and character. Tri Star instructors could nominate up to two students from their junior and senior classes.

Community partners honored this year were from Coldwater, OH: Forty Nine Degrees and ITR (Ideas Turned Real) Manufacturing. Both companies have been strong supporters of Tri Star and its students over the years.

Forty Nine Degrees designed and installed the interior wall graphics of the new Tri Star facility and sponsored the graphics classroom. They have provided tours of their facility, early job placement and internship opportunities, and independent contracts to Tri Star students.

ITR has generously provided the closet shelving and pantry organization solutions for the Tri Star houses built each year. They have taught Tri Star students how to build and install their products and have also hired Tri Star students. Many thanks to both companies.

The following students were presented a certificate of recognition and rewarded with an Amazon gift card for being selected as an outstanding student.
(View photos at the end of this post or by clicking on each student's name.) (View the banquet program here.)

Juniors honored were:

Logan Chiles , St. Marys - Construction

Eliyah (Elle) Craft, St. Marys - Marketing Education

Eli Huwer, Minster - REC Tech

Seniors honored were:

Cole Moeller, St. Henry - Ag. Industrial Technology
Caleb Schwenzer, St. Henry - Ag. Industrial Technology

David Dippold, Coldwater – Animal Health
Brooke Schmitmeyer, Coldwater – Animal Health

Colten Unrast, Marion Local - Automotive Technology
Andrew Wall, St. Henry - Automotive Technology

Tim Hiles, Celina – Celina Career Based Intervention/P3

Emily Brown, St. Marys – St. Marys Career Based Intervention
Danielle Hoskins, St. Marys – St. Marys Career Based Intervention

Drew Muhlenkamp, Coldwater - ESC Career Pathways

Derek Otte, Marion Local - Construction

Adam Nietfeld (left) Marion Local - Engineering Technology
Julian Turos, St. Marys - Engineering Technology

Ava Ranly, Marion Local - Graphic Communications
Kaylee Reichert, Ohio Virtual Academy - Graphic Communications

Matthew Berning, Minster - Interactive Media
Korina Bruns, St. Henry - Interactive Media

Tyler Stumpf, Celina – IT/Cybersecurity

Kaleb Coleman, Fort Recovery - Manufacturing & Machining Technologies

Cole Uhlenhake, St. Marys - Marketing Education (was also selected outstanding student in 2024)

MacKenzie Bohman, Marion Local – Med Prep
Audrey Wycuff, St. Marys – Med Prep

Jonathan Bell, Celina - REC Tech

Brook Evers, Marion Local - Teaching Professions
Nick Steinbrunner, Celina- Teaching Professions

Gaige Dotson, St. Marys - Welding

Congratulations to all!