Lila Wolfe says so many things she learned at Ashland University have greatly helped in her job at Fostoria Junior/Senior High School everything I studied for my music education degree is something I use in my daily teaching,” said the 2023 AU grad who has been Fostoria’s choir director the past two years “It’s been incredibly rewarding to apply all of that knowledge in the classroom.” “Game of Tiaras” is the latest play she is co-directing with another teacher that will be presented April 11-13 and “Once Upon a Mattress” will be the school’s next presentation Wolfe successfully put together the one-act play Please,” with a cast and crew of 19 students 36 students are involved with “Game of Tiaras” and another sizeable cast is part of “Once Upon a Mattress.” “I have greatly enjoyed watching my program grow and seeing my students learn and improve,” Wolfe said “It’s been so rewarding to get to know everyone at Fostoria build relationships with my students and make new friends in a community that was new to me.” In addition to talking to her choir students and band students to join the two stage productions with also recruiting more students this year Herrera said working with Wolfe has been a fantastic experience and has a clear vision for the production while also being flexible with students' schedules,” Herrera said.“ Every rehearsal is a positive and collaborative space confident and comfortable expressing themselves in Wolfe's presence Wolfe sets high expectations for students but balances them with encouragement which helps the students grow not only as performers but as individuals Her ability to balance professionalism with warmth makes her easy to collaborate with and she truly cares about the people she works with.” and that shows in the increase of choir students from her first year to this year “I feel incredibly supported in Fostoria,” said Wolfe who not only teaches choirs and directs two shows a year but also gives private singing lessons to students Her time at AU helped shape her into the successful musician and teacher she has been at Fostoria “The foundation I built (at AU) is something I use every day in my work now,” Wolfe said “I will forever be grateful for my experiences at AU.” Because she had her heart set on another college Wolfe actually ended up at AU unexpectedly a graduate of Madison Comprehensive High School in Mansfield I was at (AU) marching band camp just a couple of weeks later starting a path I hadn’t originally planned but ended up embracing.” Performing in AU plays and musicals and meeting some of her best friends through them as well as participating in the annual Madrigal Feaste with the Chamber Singers and late nights studying music history with another good friend in the choir library are some of the many great memories Wolfe said she made at Ashland University were incredibly helpful and left a last impression on her where she’s involved with the Fremont Community Theatre Fremont Community Teen Theatre and working part time at Starbucks Fremont is a similar-sized community near Fostoria in northwest Ohio about an hour and a half from Ashland After finding the opening for her job through the OMEA (Ohio Music Education Association) job portal Wolfe said she’s glad everything fell into place “My students and my work in theatre have both taught me so much and being surrounded by music every day is a true blessing,” Wolfe said “I always knew I wanted to be a music director,” Wolfe added I was surrounded by music – my grandma taught me piano I joined our band as soon as I could and then choir in high school and I don’t think anyone could have convinced me otherwise.” A private university located in the heart of Ohio Ashland University values and encourages student individuality We provide a personalized educational experience that is as unique as you are An Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Institution IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — The Clay County Sheriff’s department has charged a 19-year-old Fostoria woman with an assault They were called to a residence in Fostoria on the report of a juvenile female suffering from a seizure shortly after 4pm Saturday.adButlerLazyLoad("1580675415051701830",100,["731206","731206","731206"],"177045"); The Deputy says it appears Tatum Wells of Fostoria struck the victim with a vacuum sweeper several times during an altercation and might have caused the seizure Wells has been charged with assault causing bodily injury Okoboji Chamber Director Blain Andera says one of the tagged fish was caught just two hours after the tournament began at midnight Friday The city of Spencer will hold another flood meeting Wednesday night at Sacred Heart Parish Hall The Spirit Lake police department has released information about a collision between a passenger vehicle and a cement truck Even with diminished winds over the weekend things are so dry that a planned burn near Wallingford got out of control IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — Dickinson County Treasurer Kris Rowley says after several delays Be sure you have your GPS enabled and try again Listen Live A Fostoria teen was arrested over the weekend for allegedly assaulting a juvenile female with a sweeper vacuum According to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office emergency medical services and a Clay County deputy were dispatched to a residence in Fostoria late Saturday afternoon in response to a juvenile female having a seizure The juvenile was conscious and breathing upon the arrival of authorities An altercation had allegedly taken place moments before the seizure began reportedly used an old-style sweeper vacuum to strike the juvenile female at least two times which resulted in bodily injury Wells was taken into custody without incident and charged with Assault Causing Bodily Injury Precipitation last week continued to delay planting in many parts of Iowa According to the state’s USDA Crop Progress Report One month after the Trump administration announced sweeping tariffs on imports to the U.S. the pork and soybean industries are closely The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is using a mix of conventional and modern methods as it tries to figure out Governor Kim Reynolds has signed legislation to launch a “Purple Star Initiative” in Iowa schools