I want to express how thankful I am to be put in a position to speak at an occasion so important to fellow students and family alike. It is truly an honor to stand here and talk about the new steps we are taking in our lives and all the hard work we have put in to get there. I feel it’s important to reflect on what we have done and realize how every action we’ve taken, and will take, has helped shape us into the people we are right now. I think that today should be one of the happiest as we are surrounded by love and support with the steps we are taking as we leave those times behind us.

Good evening. As president of the Class of 2023, it is my honor to welcome all of you to tonight’s ceremony. The Class of 2023 is the 100th graduating class from Rossford High School and my classmates and I are proud to be part of the rich tradition that resonates throughout our school and the Rossford Community. Tonight we get to celebrate our achievements, our perseverance, and our successes with all of you.

The Perrysburg Township food distribution will be held Thursday, June 8, from 8 to 10 a.m. The township fire department will sponsor the food give-away at the township building, 26609 Lime City Road, the second Thursday of each month.

The City of Rossford is hosting a pierogi festival on Thursday, June 18, at Edward Ford Memorial Park. International Polka Association and United States Polka Association awardwinning Polish-American band DynaBrass will be performing beginning at 1 p.m.

Oak Bend Church will hold Twists & Turns Vacation Bible School every second Wednesday throughout the summer months. Each month children will enjoy songs, crafts, games and lessons. June 14 is “Jesus is Holy,” July 12th is “Jesus is Loving/Forgiving” and August 9 is “Jesus is for Everyone.” The program is from 10 a.m. to noon, with a family picnic lunch served from noon to 12:30 p.m.

The Wood County Committee on Aging 400 Dixie Highway, in the Rossford Community Recreation Center Lunch reservations requested by 4 p.m. on the preceding day Programs and lunches for all area residents at least 60 years of age.

Mercy Health’s mobile mammography unit has visits scheduled throughout the region in June. The mobile mammography unit is customized for patient convenience and will deliver 3D mammograms to women age 40 and older.

Changes to the entry at the W.W. Knight Preserve nature center in Perrysburg Township may be underway in the not-to-distant future.

To include your organization’s activities, mail or drop off the details to the Rossford Record Journal, 130 Louisiana Avenue, PO Box 267, Perrysburg, Ohio 43552. Or send an e-mail, with the date, time and location, to dianaw@perrysburg.com. The deadline is Friday at noon.

University of Toledo women’s basketball star Sammi Mikonowicz will return to her home court at Rossford High School to hold her first ever youth camp from June 5 to June 8. Sammi finished her high school career at Rossford as a four-year letter winner in basketball and salutatorian of her class finishing with a 4.1 GPA.