2026 Top Scholars and Inspiration Awards

The Top Scholar Awards Program was initiated by the ESC of Medina County in 2007 by then Superintendent William Koran as a way to honor the best and the brightest in Medina County. The program has evolved into an annual award where each school district submits a student who meets the criteria for the award and, in turn, the student award winner provides a nomination for a staff member who inspired them throughout their educational career. This year we honored those recipients at the 20th Annual Medina County Top Scholars Recognition Dinner held at the Medina County Career Center.

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Black River Local Schools

Recipient - Morgan Kubitz and Inspiration - Steven Hustack


Brunswick City Schools

Recipient - Blake Wilson and Inspiration - Samuel Portzer


Buckeye Local Schools

Recipient - Brianna Cash and Inspiration - George Seese


Cloverleaf Local Schools

Recipient - Grace Friedhoff and Inspiration - Joel Shurance


Highland Local Schools

Recipient - Vincent Canales and Inspiration - Andrea McKinney


Medina City Schools

Recipient - Alexa Prifti and Inspiration - Justin Brantner


Medina County Career Center

Recipient - Alexandra Burns and Inspiration - Sarah Salvatore


Wadsworth City Schools

Recipient - Aubrey “Cami” Ross and Inspiration - Allison Parsons

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Cami Ross from Wadsworth City Schools was also the recipient of the William J. Koran Inspiration Award

Top Scholar recipients