Batavia High School held a signing ceremony for eight student-athletes who will continue their academic and athletic careers at the next level on Thursday, April 9.

The athletes will compete in four different sports at five different institutions of higher learning.

The student-athletes who were honored were, from left to right, Caleb Smith (football and baseball), Ohio Northern University; Taylor Murphy – (soccer), Mount Saint Joseph University; Cole Norman (football), Ohio Northern University; Samantha McElfresh (basketball), Wilmington College; Megan Wiederhold (volleyball), Wilmington College; Zachary Mays – (football), Wilmington College; Gabby Bond (soccer), Wittenberg University; and Bri Osborne (soccer), Baldwin Wallace University.