Scholarship Winners 2006

Portage County Retired Teachers Association

Randy Calcei

Randi Calcei, Field High School, plans to become a high school
English teacher. She comes from a family of educators and has
found that the personal goals set for her life fit in with the profession
of teaching.

Christine Clark

Christine Clark, Field High School, states that one thing our culture
lacks is the ability to accept people who are different. She hopes to
change that and bridge a cultural gap by teaching English as a
second language.

Elizabeth Hercheck

Elizabeth Renee Herchek, Waterloo High School, wants to become
the type of teacher who will help educate and prepare teens for life
outside of high school. She will major in secondary English education
and minor in child psychology.

Matthew Long

Matthew Long, Field High School, will be majoring in adolescent
education; and as an educator and coach, he hopes to teach students
something that they need in order to live the lives they choose.

Lauren Mehlman

Lauren Mehlmann, Theodore Roosevelt High School, will major in
Early Childhood Education. She has the passion for learning, teaching
love of children that will help her to mold and influence students into
successful individuals.

Alyyssa Weaver

Alyssia Weaver, Waterloo High School, feels that teachers help
form the society of tomorrow and she wants to motivate, encourage,
and to build students' self esteem to do the best they can. She has
chosen to be a math teacher in the secondary education level.