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A total of 11 Sacred Heart students competed at the district science fair at Ashland University. Submitted photo
Hello Wadsworth. Do you remember as a child what you wanted to be when you grew up?
I was convinced as a 5-year-old that I wanted to be an artist. Less than a year later, my love of animals changed my mind and a veterinarian was my new passion. By the time I was a pre-teen I wanted to be a fashion designer and by high school I was considering a career in teaching.
Even walking in to freshman orientation at The University of Akron I really didn’t know what I wanted to do. I don’t think I’m unique in this. For many kids, their dreams change over time and most of us don’t become what we fantasized about as a kid.
But that’s not true for Savannah Brown. She is currently living the dream of her childhood.
Even in elementary school, Savannah wanted to be a writer and now the 2014 Wadsworth High School graduate is living and studying in London and has signed a contract with Penguin Random House to have two books published. The first “The Truth About Keeping Secrets” will be released early next year.
Brown admits she was surprised this dream has actually come true.
“As I moved through school it became something of a pipe dream, a ‘maybe someday’ thing instead of a realistic goal,” she said. “But the stars ended up aligning and I got very lucky at a very young age.”
Her advice to other aspiring writers?
“I think it does take a lot of luck,” she said. “But you need to create situations where luck has the opportunity to exist. Keep writing. Keep reading. That’s the part amidst all the uncertainty that you can control. It only takes one yes to render any number of no’s irrelevant.”
Brown also admits that there was no specific inspiration for her first novel.
“There was never that ‘ah-ha’ moment,” she said. “Actually I’m not convinced those really happen. Stories are like puzzles and even though the journey is littered with moments of clarity, much of the process is spent gritting your teeth and wondering what you were thinking when you got yourself into this in the first place. But I knew I wanted to write something that dealt with grief and death in all its forms (and I love a good mystery), so from there, it was a lot of inventing and removing and altering until all the elements of the story worked together.”
For a full story about Brown, check out this week’s edition of The Post.
Now let’s take a look around town.
Sacred Heart science fair winners
Sacred Heart students made quite the impression with their science projects at the Mohican District Science Fair at Ashland University March 24.
A total of 11 seventh- and eighth-grade Sacred Heart students competed at the science fair and 10 of these students received a superior rating and invitations to compete at State Science Day in May at The Ohio State University. That is more students than from any other school district.
Students who received category awards and scholarships include Hailey Smith — Governor’s Award in Biotechnology and Biomedical Technology Research; Gianna Oliverio — Charles Rivers Laboratory Award; Helen Chermak, Lily Myers, Gianna Oliverio, and Alexis Youngblood — Buckeye Women In Science, Engineering, and Research Camp Scholarship; Carson Bernard — Ohio Tuition Trust Authority College Advantage 529 Award; Matthew Sandor — Alternate to Ohio Tuition Trust Authority College Advantage 529 Award. Science teacher Mrs. McNeill, is very proud of her students’ accomplishments.
Wadsworth Democrats
Anyone interested in going learning more about the Democratic candidates running for the OH-16 District Congressional seat, doesn’t need to look any farther than downtown Wadsworth.
Wadsworth Democrats will present An Evening with Your Candidates Monday, April 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. at The Strand Theater, 123 Broad Street.
Candidates include Mark Dent, Aaron Godfrey, Grant Goodrich, Susan Moran Palmer and TJ Mulloy.
Senior citizens prom
For those who fondly remember soda fountains, bobby socks and poodle skirts, the 2018 Senior Citizens Prom: At the Hop will be a fun night to remember.
This favorite annual event will take place Thursday, April 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wadsworth High School located at 625 Broad St. Guests will enjoy a fun 1950s-themed décor, a delicious dinner with beverage and dessert, music, dancing, keepsake photos and much more. Also to top off the evening, the 2018 senior prom king and queen will be crowned.
Cost is $10 a person and reservations are being accepted now at the Soprema Senior Center, 617 School Drive. Reservations are limited. Call the senior center at 330-335-1513 for more information.
Attendees are welcome to take a date, attend in a group or attend by themselves and meet new friends.
Contact me
As always, I look forward to hearing from you and I’m always happy to put submissions from readers in this column. Feel free to e-mail me at edean@thepostnewspapers.com or call me at 330-620-1067 to fill me in on an event your organization hosted, an accomplishment by a special person in the city or anything else you think our readers might want to know about.
I was convinced as a 5-year-old that I wanted to be an artist. Less than a year later, my love of animals changed my mind and a veterinarian was my new passion. By the time I was a pre-teen I wanted to be a fashion designer and by high school I was considering a career in teaching.
Even walking in to freshman orientation at The University of Akron I really didn’t know what I wanted to do. I don’t think I’m unique in this. For many kids, their dreams change over time and most of us don’t become what we fantasized about as a kid.
But that’s not true for Savannah Brown. She is currently living the dream of her childhood.
Even in elementary school, Savannah wanted to be a writer and now the 2014 Wadsworth High School graduate is living and studying in London and has signed a contract with Penguin Random House to have two books published. The first “The Truth About Keeping Secrets” will be released early next year.
Brown admits she was surprised this dream has actually come true.
“As I moved through school it became something of a pipe dream, a ‘maybe someday’ thing instead of a realistic goal,” she said. “But the stars ended up aligning and I got very lucky at a very young age.”
Her advice to other aspiring writers?
“I think it does take a lot of luck,” she said. “But you need to create situations where luck has the opportunity to exist. Keep writing. Keep reading. That’s the part amidst all the uncertainty that you can control. It only takes one yes to render any number of no’s irrelevant.”
Brown also admits that there was no specific inspiration for her first novel.
“There was never that ‘ah-ha’ moment,” she said. “Actually I’m not convinced those really happen. Stories are like puzzles and even though the journey is littered with moments of clarity, much of the process is spent gritting your teeth and wondering what you were thinking when you got yourself into this in the first place. But I knew I wanted to write something that dealt with grief and death in all its forms (and I love a good mystery), so from there, it was a lot of inventing and removing and altering until all the elements of the story worked together.”
For a full story about Brown, check out this week’s edition of The Post.
Now let’s take a look around town.
Sacred Heart science fair winners
Sacred Heart students made quite the impression with their science projects at the Mohican District Science Fair at Ashland University March 24.
A total of 11 seventh- and eighth-grade Sacred Heart students competed at the science fair and 10 of these students received a superior rating and invitations to compete at State Science Day in May at The Ohio State University. That is more students than from any other school district.
Students who received category awards and scholarships include Hailey Smith — Governor’s Award in Biotechnology and Biomedical Technology Research; Gianna Oliverio — Charles Rivers Laboratory Award; Helen Chermak, Lily Myers, Gianna Oliverio, and Alexis Youngblood — Buckeye Women In Science, Engineering, and Research Camp Scholarship; Carson Bernard — Ohio Tuition Trust Authority College Advantage 529 Award; Matthew Sandor — Alternate to Ohio Tuition Trust Authority College Advantage 529 Award. Science teacher Mrs. McNeill, is very proud of her students’ accomplishments.
Wadsworth Democrats
Anyone interested in going learning more about the Democratic candidates running for the OH-16 District Congressional seat, doesn’t need to look any farther than downtown Wadsworth.
Wadsworth Democrats will present An Evening with Your Candidates Monday, April 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. at The Strand Theater, 123 Broad Street.
Candidates include Mark Dent, Aaron Godfrey, Grant Goodrich, Susan Moran Palmer and TJ Mulloy.
Senior citizens prom
For those who fondly remember soda fountains, bobby socks and poodle skirts, the 2018 Senior Citizens Prom: At the Hop will be a fun night to remember.
This favorite annual event will take place Thursday, April 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wadsworth High School located at 625 Broad St. Guests will enjoy a fun 1950s-themed décor, a delicious dinner with beverage and dessert, music, dancing, keepsake photos and much more. Also to top off the evening, the 2018 senior prom king and queen will be crowned.
Cost is $10 a person and reservations are being accepted now at the Soprema Senior Center, 617 School Drive. Reservations are limited. Call the senior center at 330-335-1513 for more information.
Attendees are welcome to take a date, attend in a group or attend by themselves and meet new friends.
Contact me
As always, I look forward to hearing from you and I’m always happy to put submissions from readers in this column. Feel free to e-mail me at edean@thepostnewspapers.com or call me at 330-620-1067 to fill me in on an event your organization hosted, an accomplishment by a special person in the city or anything else you think our readers might want to know about.
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