May 31, 2011 – COVINGTON
Andrew Dehart and Josselyn Tobias excelled on the playing field in their respective sports and also excelled in the classroom over the past four years at Covington High School. Both were rewarded for there efforts by being selected as Covington High School's Student/Athlete of the Year by Jay Meyer and EagleLaunch.com in Covington.

By being chosen for this award, Andrew and Josselyn each received a $500 scholarship offered by EagleLaunch, which was established by Covington graduate Jay Meyer.

Strict guidelines were established for the scholarship as eligible candidates must have a 3.5 GPA, outstanding character and athletic accomplishments.

Andrew Michael DeHart is the son of Mike and Janet DeHart and was Valedictorian in his graduating class. His high academic standing has enabled him to receive a President’s Award for Educational Excellence, an Award of Merit from the State Board of Education, an Academic Excellence Award, an Honors Diploma, the CHS Mathematics Departmental Award, the Wendy’s Heisman Award, a Robert Byrd Scholarship nomination, the Honda-OSU Partnership Math Medal, and an AB Cole Post 80 Recognition Award. Andrew will be attending Duke University with a major in engineering.

From Duke, he was awarded a Duke University Scholarship. From the local Dollars for Scholars program, Andrew was granted the EagleLaunch Academic/Athlete Scholarship, the PBM STEMM Scholarship, and a Felger scholarship. He was also awarded a Thelma Ross Dalton Scholarship and the GMVWA/Kettering Sports Medicine Center Scholarship.

Andrew’s activities at Covington High School include National Honor Society (president 12), Student Council (vice-president 12), Class Officer (Secretary 9), Key Club, Spanish Club, Art Club, PLUS Team Youth Staff, peer tutor, wrestling, and baseball. He was Covington's first four-time state placer in wrestling and tallied a school-record 196 career wins.

Josselyn Tobias is the daughter of Dave and Mindy Tobias and the president of her graduating class. Here high academic standing has enabled her to receive the Coach Swartz Memorial Scholarship, Pepsi Dollars for Scholars, Eagles/Don Cook Memorial, Scott Johnson Memorial, Miami County Retired Teachers Book Scholarship, Bucc Boosters Scholarship, Felger Memorial and the Bowling Green State University Heritage Scholarship. She will attend Bowling Green State University and major in Early Childhood Edication with an Art Education Major.

Josselyn's activities at Covington High School include Class President, volleyball, cheerleader, track, Spanish Club, Key Club. She earned several honors, including Prom Queen, the Dick Minnich Award, OHSAA Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award, and was selected to the Homecoming Court.

Congratulations to both Andrew and Josselyn for your outstanding high school careers and good luck in your future endeavors.