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
