Fulton County Ohio Media

At home football games this season, Evergreen High School is recognizing local military veterans for their service to our country.  This past Friday, during the Vikings’ 36-6 victory over the Rossford Bulldogs, Tina Studenka, a long-time resident of Lyons, was recognized and honored by a cheering home town crowd.  Below is transcript of Tina’s introduction read to the Evergreen faithful by the public address announcer between the first and second quarters.

At this time, we would like to recognize this week’s Hometown Hero, Tina Studenka.  Tina grew up in Sylvania, Ohio where she graduated from Southview High School in 2002.  Both of her grandfathers, her father and all six of her uncles served in the military along with her two brothers who served together as United States Army Rangers. 

Tina enlisted in the Army Reserve after high school and joined the Military Police.  Immediately after graduating Basic Training and the Army Advanced Individual Training (AIT), she was deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for a 12-month deployment serving in Camp Delta as a block guard.

After returning from deployment, Tina met her husband, Davey Studenka, and they married and moved to Lyons, Ohio.  She is the mother to Riley and Hayes Studenka and has lived in the Evergreen community for the last 17 years and says it is, by far, the best she has ever been part of.

Tina’s favorite military memory is her deployment to Guantanamo Bay.  Her most heartbreaking military moment was watching her brothers leave for the Army together.

Tina is passionate about photography, teamwork and uplifting others.  She values family, freedom and the American way of life.  Tina believes you should always try to leave a place better than you found it, always let your light shine, and help a stranger when you can because you ever know who you will positively affect.

Photo: Tina with daughter Riley on her right