Zachary Bleisch, a 2014 graduate of Noblesville High School, and Kristen Wagler, a second-grade teacher at Hinkle Creek Elementary, are recipients of this year’s scholarships given by the Noblesville Schools Education Foundation.
Bleisch, the son of Tom and Annette Bleisch, will attend Wabash College with a goal of becoming a high school math or chemistry teacher. He is the recipient of the 2014 NSEF Senior Scholarship given each year to a graduating senior who is planning to pursue a career in education.
“I feel strongly that I am being called to work with youth and to show them that education is important,” Bleisch stated.
Bleisch, an Eagle Scout, is a youth ministry leader, member of the NHS Chapter of the National Honor Society and captain of the NHS Swim Team. He said service to the community is very important to him.
“I have enjoyed working with the youth in my church and with the younger scouts in my troop. I really feel that the best way that I can give back to the community that has given me so much is to become a teacher,” he said. “I think that we as a society need more role models that are positive, so I would also love to coach someday and I plan to remain active in scouting and my church youth ministry. So many teachers have inspired me to be the best person I can be and, as a teacher, I want to do the same for others.”
Wagler received the 2014 Teacher Scholarship, which she will use to take a class entitled “Evaulation of Educational Programs” and finish her master’s degree in curriculum and educational technology at Ball State University. Wagler has taught school for five years, four of those for Noblesville Schools.
