- January 20, 2025
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Four graduate counseling students from Stetson University recently placed third in the American Counseling Association Graduate Student Ethics Competition, according to a press release.
The team — composed of students Nicole King, Melanie Strembel, Amber Lee and Elizabeth Nicks — placed behind second place Bowie University and first place DePaul University. The purpose of the virtual competition is to educate members of the association regarding ethical issues, engage graduate students in critically analyzing a potential ethical case, and creating a decision-making plan to respond to the situation.
By placing third, the team received a combined award of $200 from the ACA, in addition to $1,000 from the Stetson Counselor Education Ethics Award. The award is presented annually to a member or friend of the Stetson community in recognition of his or her passon for, commitment and contributions to, Stetson.
“One of the great things about Stetson’s graduate counseling program is the relationships we make with other classmates," said graduate student Nicole King. "We’ve all known each other for a few years now, and this was an opportunity for us to do something fun and challenging outside of our normal education requirements."
Applications are now open for Tanger Outlets Daytona Beach's TangerKIDS Grant Program, and teachers and other education leaders are invited to apply.
According to a press release, the grant program was launched in 1996 with the aim of providing funding for schools in the community. Locally, some of the notable projects that have been awarded grant dollars include the Science Rules! program at Pine Trail Elementary, the AICE program at Seabreeze High School and the Sensory Calm Down Room at George Marks Elementary.
“Tanger Outlets Daytona Beach remains committed to ensuring local students and their schools receive the tools they need to make learning accessible and inclusive,” said Tanger Outlets Marketing Director Shelley Sloan in the press release. “Our goal is to open doors and inspire students, and the generous support from our shoppers has been instrumental in helping us make a positive impact on the next generation.”
Tanger shoppers help support the educational grants, as $1 from every Tanger coupon book sold at the center is donated toward the program. This year, community members will also be invited to help select grant winners. The program is open to public and private schools from pre-K to twelfth grade. Applications will be accepted through June 30 and can be submitted at grants.tangeroutlets.com. Recipients will be announced in August.
The Racing Fingers Quilt Guild's upcoming meeting on Monday, April 11, will feature a trunk show for Molly Waddell, an avid quilter from Port Orange.
Waddell became a quilter after winning a quilt that was raffled off by a local quilt guild, according to an announcement. After taking many classes, both locally and nationally, Waddell began teaching at shows, quilt shops and guilds. She has won numerous local and national awards, and some of her work has additionally been published in "The Quilting Quarterly," Quilt Art calendars, "Fons and Porter Love of Quilting" magazine, "America Quilter Magazine" and others.
In 2002 and 2004, Waddell was the co-chair for the biennial quilt show sponsored by the Quilters Consortium of New York State, Inc. After two and a half years of study, she also became a National Quilting Association Certified judge.
She designs quilts and quilted wall hangings, and publishes her patterns under the name of "Double Diamond Designs." Her quilts have been exhibited at Mid Atlantic Quilt Festivals; Quilt Odyssey in Hershey, Pennsylvania; The Quilter’s Gathering in Nashua, New Hampshire; The Quilters Consortium of NYS shows, in Syracuse, New York; and the Vermont Quilt Festival. See mollywaddell.com for more information.
The guild will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Seabreeze United Church of Christ, located at 501 N. Wild Ave. Free and open to the public. Please park behind the church and enter through the kitchen door.
The first Downtown Daytona Beach Children's Business Fair, taking place on Saturday, March 26, will showcase children's entrepreneurial genius.
From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., children will have a chance to show off their creations at the Downtown Farmers Market on Magnolia Avenue. They have been tasked with creating a product or service, developing a brand, building a marketing strategy and opening for customers at this one-day marketplace, a press release states.
"Today’s youth are tomorrow’s business innovators and leaders," said Jeff Sandefer, founder of the Acton School of Business, one of the sponsors of
the fair. "The Children’s Business Fair gives students the opportunity to spread their entrepreneurial wings and get a head start on promising business careers."
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jack White at [email protected] or call 386-257-5105.
