The Dayton Dragons and Ohio 529 CollegeAdvantage teamed up for the MVP Program for the 2024-2025 school year.
The Dragons MVP Program is an educational program for teachers to help motivate and reward fourth- and fifth-grade students for success in the classroom. The MVP program is for public, private, and parochial schools throughout the Miami Valley. This includes Clark, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, and Warren counties. Over 1,200 teachers and classrooms took advantage of the program.
Ohio 529 is committed to helping families prepare for the cost of their children’s college and career training so six student winners and five teachers each won a $529 college savings award to add to or start their Ohio 529 Direct Plan account. There was a student winner and a teacher winner randomly selected from each of the following counties —Clark, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, and Warren—as well as area private schools.
The MVP student winners enjoyed the June 8 game for the check presentation with Trisha Good, the executive director of Ohio 529 CollegeAdvantage. The parents of the student winners were:
- Clark County: Amanda Merick
- Greene County: Amy Gray
- Miami County: Stacy Wilson
- Montgomery County: Dustin Renz
- Warren County: Misty Taliaferro
- Private School: Kayleen Rife
The MVP teacher winners enjoyed the July 26 game for the check presentation. The teacher winners were:
- Clark County: Brianna Brown
- Miami County: Nathan Hoffman
- Montgomery County: Katie Luedtke
- Warren County: Dawn Hanson
- Private School: Patricia King
Congratulations to all the MVP winners! And best wishes to the Dayton Dragons for the 2025 season and beyond!
Since 1989, Ohio 529 CollegeAdvantage has been helping families across the nation save for their children’s college or career training after high school. Ohio 529 covers qualified costs at any four-year college or university, two-year community college, trade or vocational school, apprenticeship approved by the U.S. Labor Department, or certificate program nationwide that accepts federal financial aid. Learn, plan, and start for as little as $25 today at CollegeAdvantage.