Eddy Test winners announced

Published 9:45 am Monday, April 11, 2011

The Child Welfare Club has announced the winners of the 2011 Eddy awards.

The club’s Eddy Test is given to the top 25 percent of sixth grade students from Ironton Middle School and St. Lawrence Catholic School.

This year, 37 students qualified to take the test which was administered on Feb. 3 at Ironton Middle School.

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The Child Welfare Club began this program 50 years ago. It is the club’s most enduring project. The Eddy Award was established to identify students who had attained top academic achievement in the sixth grade. This year twelve students have been named as recipients of an Eddy Award.

The honorees for this year are.

Peyton Arden, daughter of Amanda Arden; Abby Diamond, daughter of Darren and Julie Diamond; Trevin Dutey, son of Scott and Heather Dutey; Dylan Herrmann-Holt, son of Jim and Beth Rudmann; Jacob Isaac, son of Joe and Rita Isaac; Megan Riley, daughter of John and Kathy Riley; Chase Rowe, son of Joe and Krissy Rowe; Mason Slagel, son of Robert and Elizabeth Slagel; Kara Lea Spencer, daughter of Ann McCreary; Hannah Tussey daughter of Bill and Jerrianne Tussey; Isaac Walker son of Paul and Pam Walker; Dane Ryan Wilson, son of Dane and Julie Wilson.

The initial 1961 Eddy winners will join the 2011 winners at the banquet on May 12 at Ohio University Southern in the Mains Rotunda at 6 p.m.