Columbiana school district adds Blue Ribbon Award to its list of honors

By D.a. Wilkinson

COLUMBIANA — The educators in the Columbiana school district have received more awards of excellence for its programs.

The district’s high school recently received a Blue Ribbon Award from the U.S. Department of Education, the district’s first.

The district also has six awards for excellence from the Ohio Board of Education for Schools of Distinction.

The first was for the 2001-02 school year. The rest are for the school years of 2003-04 through 2008-09.

So what’s the formula for success?

David Cappuzzello, the high school principal, said, “It starts with the family base. Education is a priority in their home and life.”

Other parts of the formula are educators willing to work with students before and after school and a good administration.

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