New Philadelphia, OH (December 16, 2025) - Buckeye Career Center (BCC) has named the December Student of the Month recipients. Two high school students were chosen for the honor for demonstrating December’s core value of creativity. An Adult Education student was also named for the honor.
The first high school winner is level one Cosmetology student Quynn Cecil. Cecil attends BCC from Indian Valley. Cecil has cheered at Indian Valley for nine years and participated in track for three years. Outside of school, Cecil attends St. John’s United Church of Christ and volunteers for the Tuscarawas County Humane Society. She was nominated by her Cosmetology instructor, Mrs. Morgan Roden. “I am very impressed with her clever problem-solving skills, by finding new practical ways to finish her hands-on schoolwork and to navigate the hallways after a painful cheer injury,” commented Roden. Cecil hopes to eventually obtain her cosmetology license and wants to own her own business following graduation. Cecil is the daughter of Dana and Bryan Cecil.
The second high school winner is level two student Tanner Johnston. Johnston is a double lab student, enrolled in Utility Lineworker and Electrical Systems Technology. He attends BCC from Carrollton, where he is a four-year member of the football team and served as team captain this year. Johnston works at Pizza Hut and GPS. Johnston’s lab instructors, Mr. Jim Pimpas and Mr. Josh Jump, nominated him for the honor. “Tanner has great leadership, work ethic, and desire to learn in and out of the classroom. He is always ready to jump in and help in any way possible.” Following graduation, Johnston hopes to enter the workforce and become a journeyman lineman as part of a union or work for an area power company. He is the son of Alesha and Marcus Johnston.
December’s Adult Education Student of the Month is Mason Blake of the Utility Lineworker program. Blake, a Wadsworth High School graduate, is employed at the Pine Valley Golf Course and the Wadsworth Communications Department. He volunteers with his local Operation Christmas Child. His instructor, Mr. Rich Tharp, nominated Blake for the honor. “Mason takes great pride in his preparation and demonstrates an extraordinary commitment to his academics and his lab field.” Upon graduation, Blake hopes to be employed as a line worker.
The three were honored at the December Board of Education meeting.