PIQUA — Upper Valley Career Center Student Services Director Matt Meyer released the names of the Career Center’s High School Students of the Month for September 2017. According to Meyer, students from each program are named for the honor to recognize extra effort and to encourage development of leadership, scholarship, citizenship and community service abilities throughout the year.

The Shelby County students recognized for excellence in these areas during the month of September were:

Anna: Isaac Bensman, Discovery; Emily Stepler, Cosmetology I.

Botkins: Matthew Ollerman, Manufacturing and Machining Technologies II (English).

Houston: Collin Cantrill, Environmental Occupations II.

Jackson Center: Gwen Giesemann, Interactive Media I.

Lehman: Athan Whitney, Automotive Technologies I; Athan Whitney, Automotive Technologies I (Guided Study).

Russia: Katelynn Heuing, Exercise Science I; Raven Boerger, Interactive Media I (LRC Guided Study).

Sidney: Mystic Graham, Automotive Services II (Science).