By Carter Swank First Place Winner of the Zane State College Spring Semester Student Writing Contest Growing up, I was always an honor roll student. Most of my family worked in the schools so keeping up on my grades and being a good student was very important. I was placed in a program for gifted students...

By Ethan Lucas Second Place Winner of the Zane State College Spring Semester Student Writing Contest There are 1,655,285 public school students in the state of Ohio as of 2020, according to the Ohio Department of Education (“Facts and Figures,” 2020). Out of that immense number, I am one high school student in Guernsey County. I am one of 1.6...

By Kiley Devoll Third Place Winner of the Zane State College Spring Semester Student Writing Contest Throughout my high school career, I have never wanted to be an average student.  When I was sixteen, I decided to take a few college courses so that I could get a head start before graduating.  However, I enjoyed...