{"id":43056,"date":"2024-02-13T18:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T23:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=43056"},"modified":"2024-02-12T12:16:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T17:16:50","slug":"meraz-selected-as-americanism-state-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/meraz-selected-as-americanism-state-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Meraz Selected as Americanism State Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"572\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Olivia-Meraz-Libby.jpeg?resize=666%2C572&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Olivia-Meraz-Libby.jpeg?w=666&amp;ssl=1 666w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Olivia-Meraz-Libby.jpeg?resize=560%2C481&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Olivia-Meraz-Libby.jpeg?resize=260%2C223&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Olivia-Meraz-Libby.jpeg?resize=160%2C137&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Olivia Meraz, a senior at Wayne Trace High School, has been selected as a State Winner of the 2023-2024 American Legion Americanism and Government Test program.\u00a0Because Olivia is a State Winner, she has earned a trip to Washington D.C. sponsored by The American Legion Department of Ohio.\u00a0 Olivia is the daughter of Saul and Lucinda Meraz of Paulding.\u00a0 Olivia is pictured with Mr. Jack Baumle, a teacher\u00a0at Wayne Trace.\u00a0 Mr. Baumle organizes the Americanism and Government tests for Wayne Trace students and represents The Reuben J. 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