EATON — Eaton Community Schools Board of Education recognized several groups of students during its Monday, Dec. 4, meeting.

Among those recognized were the Eaton High School FFA chapter’s members and teams who recently placed at state competition.

The Urban Soil Judging team which included Delaney Deaton, Julianne Deaton, Lydia Eilerman and Cooper Wilson placed 19th at state. Jude Minton placed 5th in the State Job Interview competition for the 5th division. State qualifiers for the State Parliamentary Procedure Team included Katie Bryant, Delaney Deaton, Lydia Eilerman, Jacob Erbaugh, Maddi Morgan-Benge, Morgan White, and alternates Julianne Deaton and Grant Heiser.

The board also recognized the fall athletic teams and individuals for an “outstanding season” and commended them on their “outstanding sportsmanship and representation of Eaton Community Schools.”

Athletes recognized included Mallory Hitchcock, who was the Girls Tennis SWBL Champion, Southwest Sectional Champion, Southwest District Champion, and placed 3rd at the Ohio High School Athletic Association state competition.

The board also congratulated Ellie Wilson aas the High School Volleyball SWBL Buckeye Division Player of the Year and for being named 2023 All Ohio 3rd Team Volleyball.

Board members also recognized the EHS Girls Cross Country Team as OHSAA Division 2 Team Regional Qualifiers. Members of the team included Alli Davis, Emily Haynes, Josie Eilerman, Cami McCloud, Addi Guiley, Elise Simmons and Brynlee Hamilton. Also honored was the Boys Cross Country Team, as OHSAA Division 2 Team Regional Qualifiers. The team included Tanner Davis, Jack Richardson, Bradley Gifford, Gabe Smith, Michael Fomin, Dylan Staley and Nick Laycox.

In other business, the board adopted a resolution authorizing the Southwestern Ohio Educational Purchasing Council to issue a request for proposals for the purchase of competitive retail natural gas service from the lowest and best bidder submitted to the Ohio School Consortium and authorizing the board to purchase natural gas service from such bidder.

Superintendent Jeff Parker reported on the Eaton Joint Boosters Music Festival and Craft Show held on Saturday, Dec. 2.

“I don’t know how many of you were able to make it at any point in time during the day. But the Booster Craft Show, that’s one of my favorite days. I can tell you everybody’s happy. It’s really neat seeing all of the hard work that our music teachers and our band teachers do to present that and the talent really is pretty good. Just an outstanding job, and the boosters, both the music and athletic boosters do a great job and the craft show is up to now three gyms being filled. So if you get a chance next year, it’s always the first Saturday in December if you get a chance to pop out there.”

The board scheduled its annual organizational meeting for Monday, Jan. 8, at 6 p.m. Hollingsworth-East Elementary School, with the regular January meeting to follow. Board members also elected Lisa Noble as president pro tempore and Eric Beeghly as vice president pro tempore.