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Above, in the main photo, the North Union Business Advisory Council, consisting of teachers, board of education members, school administrators and local business representatives, receive a tour of TCI of Ohio, which handles oil recycling and the breakdown of machinery and equipment. In the inset photo, buckets of copper from electrical transformers have been organized for recycling at TCI of Ohio on Ira Bean Parkway in Richwood. (Photos by Ally Lanasa)

NU competes in Kalahari Classic
North Union’s Team 4810E, also called S.P.A., recently won the Innovate Award at the Kalahari Classic Middle School Event. Pictured, from left, are eighth graders Kassidy Cobb, Avery Poling and Katelyn Zimmerman.
The Kalahari Classic is the largest VEX Robotics competition of the season, behind the World Championship.
The Innovate Award recognizes an effective and well-documented design process. (Photo submitted)

NU seniors recognized
North Union’s In The Know team appreciates it’s seniors, who are pictured above from left: Coulter DeBoer, Mitchell Marlette, Griffin Salyer, Blake Taylor and Hunter Barker.
North Union hosted its final home In The Know match against London last week. London won 235 points, while NU earned 70 points. North Union’s high scorer was Mitchell Marlette with 50 points, followed by Abi Zimmerman with 15 points and Griffin Salyer with a five-point contribution. The JV team fought hard, with Rachel Decker holding court with all 40 points of the match. However, NU was unsuccessful, with London doubling the score with 80 pts. The Paul Boyd Tournament will be held Saturday at London High School.
This week’s question was worth five points. During the War of 1812, Oliver Perry played a decisive role in securing control of what body of water? The answer was Lake Erie. (Photo submitted)