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Dancing teacher spreads some morning joy to school drop-oﬀ lines David Lyman Special to Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Lauren Martin spins and wiggles. And bobbles and bounds. She moves with the infectious energy of someone looped into a never-ending dance workout class. Except instead of sailing around a sweat-soaked dance studio, she’s on a sidewalk outside Sands Montessori School in Mount Washington. And her job isn’t to entertain. Rather, it’s to shepherd cars through the dreaded morning drop-off , where 150 or so cars converge on the school parking lot and, in less than 30 minutes, disgorge scores of students at the beginning of their school day. When Martin joined the school’s staff 12 years ago, dancing wasn’t part of the job description. Indeed, she spends the rest of her workday as a paraprofessional in a fourth-and-fi fth-grade classroom. But back in February, when the Cincinnati Public Schools returned with a hybrid learning plan, there were more than the usual number of parents dropping off their kids than in previous times. The procedure was slowed down, as well, by the need to take the temperature of each child before exiting the car. The slowdown resulted in a line that threatened to stretch all the way back to Beechmont Avenue, four-tenths of a mile away. It blocked driveways and side streets. It was a nightmare. So Martin was assigned to step in and guide traffi c through the complex maze in the Sands parking lot. Two lanes enter the school grounds from Corbly Road. From there, they peel off into a pair of looping patterns, with cars crossing oncoming traffi c and, in one case, making a left turn across a lane that is exiting to the street. It is devilishly complicated. But as long as someone is there to help organize the patterns, it works.

Lauren Martin, a teacher at Sands Montessori School, directs morning traffic while dancing on May 19, 2021 at Sands Montessori School in Mount Washington. Martin started dancing in February when students came back to in-person learning. MEG VOGEL/THE ENQUIRER

And that someone, it was determined, would be Martin. She didn’t set out to turn it into a dance routine. “Lord, no,” said the 39-year-old Martin, whose two daughters both attended Sands. “I’m so uncoordinated. I tried to take a Zumba class once, but I fell over. They asked me not to come back.” But in the parking lot, it’s a diff erent matter. Martin plugs into her traffi c-directing playlist on Amazon and she suddenly surges into motion. “It’s a pretty eclectic list,” she explained. “There’s a lot of old ‘90s club music. Some Beyonce, too. And Tupac, a little Will Smith, Rage Against the Machine. All I know is that when I started dancing, the parents started smiling.” Martin’s routines, it seems, are just a lucky happenstance, a matter of the right person being in the right place at the right time. And for those of us in the dropoff line – I occasionally drop off my fi fth-grade son –

Martin is a godsend, providing us a delightful break from the tedium of one of modern education’s lesser byproducts. “It doesn’t make any diff erence what the weather is, whether it’s freezing or raining, she’s always out there greeting the whole school,” says Angie Wilson, who drops off her third-grade daughter every day. “We’re always in such a rush to get out the door, it’s totally stressful. But then we get to school and there is Miss Lauren. She just puts herself out there and does it for the joy of everyone else. She brightens up my day.” Certainly, Martin must have off days? You know, days where she feels cranky or out-of-sorts. “Everybody has them,” she said. “But you drag yourself in and get to work. And that’s the good thing about this – as soon as I start moving around, it becomes the bright spot of my morning. It’s my time to shine. The only thing is I need to have more arms. You know – like an octopus.”

Red Sesame Korean BBQ to ease Madisonville’s ‘food desert crisis’ focusing on Korean BBQ, one of only a few in the city of Cincinnati,” Kim’s attorney, Christopher Finney of Union Township, said in paperwork ﬁ led with Cincinnati.

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The owner of a popular food truck business that sells Mexican dishes steeped in Korean barbecue sauces is opening a restaurant in Madisonville. Red Sesame Korean BBQ will turn a former crack house into an eatery for which the Cincinnati neighborhood is hungry. “Red Sesame will be another bright spot in solving our food desert crisis in Madisonville,” Kate Botos, president of the Madisonville Community Council, said in an email to Cincinnati offi cials in January. Botos was voicing support of restauranteur BJ Kim’s request for a zone change that would allow him to open Red Sesame on the fi rst fl oor of a building at 4804 Whetsel Ave. and turn the upstairs into his living quarters. Cincinnati City Council on May 12 approved the new zoning, which the Madisonville Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation and the Madisonville Business Chamber also publicly endorsed. Kim lived in Korea before he moved to New York and then, in 2011, to Cincinnati. He launched his food truck business the following year.

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BJ Kim, seen here taking an order at his Red Sesame Korean BBQ food truck, is opening a restaurant in Madisonville. LEIGH TAYLOR/ THE ENQUIRER

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Kyle Plush was crushed to death in his car: What to know, three years later At 3:37 p.m., the oﬃ cers closed the incident and went back into service.

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Three years ago, Cincinnati police and 911 center workers failed to rescue a teenager who died after becoming trapped in his car. Kyle Plush died after his Honda Odyssey’s third-row seat collapsed on him the afternoon of April 10, 2018. The minivan was parked in a lot near Seven Hills School, where Kyle, 16, was a student. He was pinned by the seat but still managed to call 911 twice by voiceactivating his iPhone. Plush was found by his father at about 9 p.m. on April 10. "Kyle embraced life with a passion far beyond his years," said the Plush family after Kyle's death. "We thank God for sharing him with us for over 16 years but we so desperately wish he was here today." A lot has happened since the night of Kyle's death. Here's what we know.

How did Kyle Plush get trapped in his Honda Odyssey? Plush was on the Seven Hills tennis team and was supposed to play in a match that evening. He was in his 2004 minivan, reaching to get his tennis gear when he was pinned by the third-row seat. Kyle managed to make two phone calls while he was stuck but help never arrived. The 16-year-old died of asphyxia due to chest compression, meaning he was crushed to death.

When did Kyle Plush call 911 for help? The Seven Hills School sophomore

When was Kyle Plush found? Plush was found by his father, Ronald Plush, around 9 p.m. in a parking lot near the school in Madisonville, about six hours after his ﬁ rst call to 911.

Plush family sues Cincinnati after Kyle's death

Kyle Plush. PROVIDED

made at least two 911 calls, one at 3:16 p.m. and another at 3:35 p.m., pleading for help. Plush was on the phone with the operators for nearly six minutes, based on call recordings. Both Plush and the 911 dispatcher had trouble hearing each other. "I can't hear you," Plush said in the fi rst call. "I'm at Seven Hills. I'm going to die here." The operator managed to understand where Plush generally was and sent offi cers to the school parking lot where he was located. Two offi cers arrived on the scene at 3:26 p.m. They were there for 11 minutes, patrolling the area to look for anyone in distress. While they were in the parking lot, Kyle was making his second 911 call. This time, he gave more details of the van he was trapped in, including its color, make and model. That information was never relayed to offi cers on the scene. "I probably don't have much time left, so tell my mom that I love her if I die," Plush told the 911 dispatcher. "I'm trapped inside my gold Honda Odyssey van. In the (inaudible) parking lot of Seven Hills Hillsdale."

The family of Kyle Plush fi led a wrongful death lawsuit in August 2019 in Hamilton County Commons Pleas Court after police and 911 center workers failed to rescue the teen. The City of Cincinnati spent more than $100,000 on three prior investigations that exonerated the call takers and offi cers of all wrongdoing. It has since sought to implement more training, hire additional staff and upgrade the 911 system so people can enter information about themselves. The lawsuit, though, details a deteriorating 911 system in the months leading up to the Plush's death, which prompted months of city hearings and allegations that the 911 center wasn't property staff ed or trained. The city sought to have the lawsuit dismissed, but Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Robert Ruehlman said no.

Plush family gets $6M settlement from Cincinnati On the eve of the three-year anniversary of Kyle Plush's death, the city of Cincinnati agreed to pay $6 million to the teenager's family to settle a wrongful death lawsuit, the second-largest settlement in city history.

In the settlement, the city is also pledging to make more improvements to the 911 center, which begins with $250,000 to hire three outside experts to look at the city's 911 operations. Oversight will last fi ve years, the settlement says and it also stipulates that improvements recommended by the experts must be made. Another review of why help never reached Kyle will also be done. "One goal will be to assess the actions or inactions ECC call takers and fi rst responders that contributed to death of Kyle Plush and the adequacy of the subsequent measures taken by the city to address those issues," the settlement says, noting that, the 911 center workers and police offi cers may be re-interviewed.

3 years later, Cincinnati 911 center is still under staffed Three years later, Cincinnati's Emergency Communications Center remains understaﬀ ed, an Enquirer examination of city and court documents shows. Documents from the $6 million settlement reached last month between the city and the family of 16-year-old Kyle Plush show there are fewer workers answering 911 calls than there were seven months after Plush’s death – when the city began to make a concerted effort to increase staﬃ ng and retain the employees it already had. "Kyle was a person of action and a problem solver," his mother, Jill Plush, told The Enquirer. "We did this because he would have wanted some type of change so this didn’t happen ever again – something to ensure all the problems that happened were uncovered and some type of plan would be put in place to remedy those problems."

Cincinnati 911 center still under staﬀ ed three years later Sharon Coolidge and Kevin Grasha Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Three years after police and 911 center workers failed to rescue a teenager who died after becoming trapped in a minivan, Cincinnati’s Emergency Communications Center remains understaff ed, an Enquirer examination of city and court documents shows. Documents from the $6 million settlement reached last month between the city and the family of 16-year-old Kyle Plush show there are fewer workers answering 911 calls than there were seven months after Plush’s death – when the city began to make a concerted eff ort to increase staffi ng and retain the employees it already had. Immediately after Kyle’s death, there were hearings and pledges from Cincinnati City Council members and the mayor that the 911 center would be brought up to the highest standards. And those same offi cials promised an infl ux of money. But improving a center that has been plagued with problems for years is not easy. And because all those promises of full staffi ng and best practices aren’t yet completed, the city agreed, as part of the settlement, to hire outside experts. They will examine the center, make recommendations about what needs to be done to make

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those promises a reality and then provide fi ve years of oversight. Current staffi ng numbers were included in the settlement, prompting The Enquirer to look at what has changed since Kyle’s death. “Kyle was a person of action and a problem solver,” his mother, Jill Plush, told The Enquirer. “We did this because he would have wanted some type of change so this didn’t happen ever again – something to ensure all the problems that happened were uncovered and some type of plan would be put in place to remedy those problems.” As of mid-April , the center had 38 call takers, the people who answer 911 calls. That’s two less than in the months after Kyle died and 14 less than a report commissioned by the city recommends. Eight people are now being trained for the job, the city told The Enquirer, although it’s a long process and there’s no guarantee they will ultimately get jobs. A look at dispatchers – the employees who get information from call takers and direct police and fi refi ghters to emergencies – shows that as of mid-April of this year, the number of dispatchers had increased compared to three years ago. Even so, the 47 dispatchers at the center are still nine short of what was recommended in the city-commissioned report. City Manager Paula Boggs Muething declined an interview request. In a provided statement, she noted that the number of available positions in the 911 center exceeds national standards and that the city remains “vigilant in hiring and retaining qualifi ed staff .” Understaffi ng of 911 centers is not unique to Cincinnati. At Hamilton County’s emergency communications center, mandatory overtime has become common, the

center’s director, Andrew Knapp, told The Enquirer. Knapp said his center is “very close to being in crisis mode.” He sometimes fi lls in, answering 911 calls himself. Knapp said it’s diffi cult to fi nd qualifi ed people to work a job that is demanding, highly stressful and requires shifts on nights, weekends and holidays. “There’s been a slow decline in the number of people who want this job,” he said, adding that he has lost workers to other municipalities that have lower call volumes, yet can pay more, or to other jobs that have better hours. At Cincinnati’s 911 center, mandatory overtime was expected of employees dating back at least seven years. Call takers in the months after Kyle’s death described how the stress of mandatory overtime was causing staff to leave, according to the outside report. At the time, City Council had hoped to end mandatory overtime in an eff ort to make the job more attractive and to prevent burnout, but that never happened. City offi cials say mandatory overtime is still used, as needed. There are staff shortages at 911 centers across the country, according to an offi cial with the National Emergency Number Association. Heinze said when 911 centers become lowstaff ed for whatever reason – retirements, somebody gets sick – “once you are behind, it is very diffi cult to get caught back up because it takes so much training.” In Cincinnati, training involves six weeks of classroom work as well as several weeks of on-thejob training. Call takers in Cincinnati earn between $51,000 and $53,300 a year. Heinze said emergency communication center workers are not always

considered public safety workers, but cities need to prioritize them as such. The city pledged to make improvements to the 911 center after Kyle’s death. And documents say improvements have led to an increase in the percentage of calls answered in less than 10 seconds. A report issued in mid-2019, the most recent available, put that number at 98%. Around the time of Kyle’s death, city documents say between 33% and 39% of 911 calls were being answered in 10 seconds or less. The city has increased the 911 center’s operating budget by nearly 30%, going from $8.8 million in 2017 to $11.4 million for the current budget. But the 911 center’s struggles have continued even after the city tried to address problems. Early last year, an elderly man who had suff ered an apparent stroke died in his apartment, despite his neighbors repeatedly calling 911. That incident led to a call taker being fi red. City offi cials said she had “failed immensely.” Ron and Jill Plush, Kyle’s parents, have pushed for improvements, and a fi ve-year plan to further improve the 911 center was a key part of their settlement with the city. It mandates that the city hire three outside experts to examine the center and make recommendations that must be implemented. Kyle died after his Honda Odyssey’s thirdrow seat collapsed on him April 10, 2018, in a parking lot near Seven Hills School. He was pinned by the seat but still managed to call 911 twice by voiceactivating his iPhone. Attorneys for Kyle’s family have said two call takers at the 911 center failed to help him. They said the one who took the fi rst call misclassifi ed it as “unknown trouble” instead of the highest level

of emergency, which sent police offi cers to the scene instead of fi refi ghters. The second, they said, completely failed to respond to his call. In a recent interview, the Plushes said they want to ensure that what happened to Kyle never happens again. The goal is to uncover all of the center’s problems and then implement a plan to address those problems. “These experts will make sure the changes that need to take place will take place and take root,” Jill Plush said. “They will be so ingrained in the center. It will be a way of life.” The couple’s attorney, Al Gerhardstein, said there hasn’t been enough progress in the three years since Kyle’s death. That’s why the settlement called for fi ve years of outside oversight. The expert team, Gerhardstein said, will look for systemic problems, not just what happened in Kyle’s case. The team is made up of three people who are experts in emergency communications. h Michael Boucher, of Burlington, Connecticut.

Boucher worked as a dispatcher for more than 28 years. He now runs an emergency communications consulting business and trains dispatchers. h Tracy Eldridge, of Rochester, Massachusetts. Eldridge is a former chief dispatcher for Rochester who now has a consulting business that includes public safety training. She has more than two decades of experience as a ﬁ reﬁ ghter and EMT. h Tony Harrison, of Wake Forest, North Carolina. Harrison is a former communications supervisor for Oklahoma City who now runs a company that conducts emergency communications training across the country. He was the shift supervisor during the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995. The experts weren’t available for comment. But their work will be very much in the public eye. The settlement calls for the city to certify $250,000 for the team’s contract. Produced by Joe Harrington, USA Today Network

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Long day in the garden? Try this simple roasted chicken recipe. Easy baked chicken with yogurt, garlic, mayonnaise and Parmesan

Easy baked chicken with yogurt, garlic, mayonnaise and Parmesan works well for a busy summer evening.

Chicken thighs or breasts? Thighs are more moist and more “forgiving” if you overcook them a bit. Breasts are leaner, and cook faster. Greek yogurt is best here, since it’s thicker, with more protein than regular yogurt. But if all you have is regular yogurt, go ahead with it.

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4 boneless, skinless, chicken thighs or breasts (I used thighs), about 2 pounds Salt and pepper to taste (I used 2 teaspoons salt and 1⁄ 2 teaspoon pepper) 1 nice teaspoon garlic powder ⁄ 3 cup each: real mayonnaise and plain Greek yogurt

1 cup chicken broth

Rita’s Kitchen Rita Heikenfeld Guest columnist

This week has been unusually busy here on my little patch of heaven. I’ve planted two rows of cutting fl ower seeds in the vegetable garden. They’re the fi rst two rows in the garden and when all the fl owers are blooming, it’s a lovely sight. I’ll share photos when that happens.

We still have to plant some summer and winter squash, gourds, cucumbers and pumpkins. Hopefully that will be accomplished later this week. We’re eating supper a lot later, too. These long days in the gardens make it easy for me to forget about the time. That’s why I’m inclined to use simple recipes like the one I’m sharing today. Maybe you’ve been extra busy, too, so I hope you try and like this roasted chicken as much as we do. The recipe calls for 1 cup of chicken broth. The rest of the broth can be added to the cooking water for a side of cooked rice, which goes along nicely.

1 cup shredded Parmesan or Romano cheese Parsley for garnish (optional) Instructions Preheat oven to 375. Spray a casserole dish large enough to hold the chicken Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Lay in single layer in casserole. Whisk mayonnaise and yogurt together and spread evenly on chicken. Sprinkle with 3⁄ 4 cup cheese.

Update on no-knead Italian bread for week of May 10 Weather does make a difference! Remember the no-knead Italian bread recipe I shared a few weeks ago? The weather was cool and humidity was low. Well, I made it again today when heat and humidity was high. I had to add the full 6 cups of flour that the recipe called for plus more than usual flour when rolling the bread out.

High humidity translates into requiring more flour when working with bread dough. Flour absorbs moisture from the air. Because it was hot, the dough rose a lot faster, too. Instead of the usual hour that it takes for the ﬁ rst rise, the dough was ready in about 40 minutes. And the second rise took only 20 minutes, not 30! So anyway, I just wanted to give you a heads up on that

Carefully pour broth around bottom of chicken. Roast until internal temperature reaches 160, about 30 minutes or so. Check at about 25 minutes. If you want chicken to be more golden brown on top, run it under broiler for a minute or so. To serve: sprinkle with rest of cheese and parsley.

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SCHOOL NEWS Matter of ‘Innocence’: Book, presentation leave impression on Clermont Northeastern High School Bernadette Wayne had to keep reminding herself that what she was hearing was, in fact, real. The Clermont Northeastern High School English teacher was listening to the book “Just Mercy” in her car, preparing to lead discussions in the high school. “I had told my students several times, I listened to it on Audible fi rst while I was driving, and several times I had to remind myself that this a non-fi ction book, that these actually happened, and they actually happened so recently,” she said. The events in the book did happen, and have sparked conversation throughout the school and led to a presentation by the Ohio Innocence Project April 30. “Just Mercy: Story of Justice and Redemption,” by Bryan Stevenson, is a best-selling book that has been adapted into a movie. Stevenson writes about his career working for disadvantaged clients, specifi cally for Walter McMillian, who was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1988 and sentenced to death in Alabama. He was on death row for six years before his conviction was overturned. All CNE High School students and staff are reading the book as part of the school’s Comprehensive State Literacy Grant program, which it was awarded last summer. Wayne said the book was chosen because its subject could be integrated into several areas of study. The science department, for instance, could focus on the forensics aspect and the social studies department could look into the relevant laws and amendments surrounding the case. Students were given an extra copy of the book to take home and share with their families. “Our family engagement coordinator, Courtney Fox, is hosting questions weekly that families can discuss at home around the book, so it’s a really neat way to not only bring all grades together, all content areas together, have a meaningful conversation, but also have parents and families feel connected to their students’ learning, especially at such a critical age when a lot of times you ask high school students, ‘What did you do at school?’ you don’t get much of an answer, and now they’re having real conversations around it,” Wayne said. To further illuminate the point of the book, the school hosted Pierce Reed, a program director and policy coordinator and systems liaison for

Pierce Reed of the Ohio Innocence Project talks to students at Clermont Northeastern High School April 30. DICK MALONEY/PROVIDED

Sun through the gymnasium windows spotlights Ohio Innocence Project speakers Pierce Reed and Charles Jackson. DICK MALONEY/PROVIDED

the Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati. The Ohio Innocence Project woks “to free every innocent person in Ohio who has been convicted of a crime they didn’t commit,” according to information on the University of Cincinnati College of Law web page. Since its inception in 2003, OIP’s work has led to the release of 33 wrongfully convicted Ohioans, who collectively served nearly 650 years behind bars. The program at CNE had three sessions, to reduce the size of crowds in the high school gymnasium. Reed spoke brieﬂ y, showed a video detailing the successes of the Ohio Innocence Project over the years, and then introduced Charles Jackson, one of the men who was freed by the Ohio Innocence Project after being wrongly accused and convicted of murder. Reed has seen the justice system from various perspectives. He worked at the Ohio Supreme Court for 12 ½ years, including for the chief justice; for a federal judge in Boston; in private practice, and for a prosecutor in victim’s services and domestic violence cases. His message for CNE students was simple. “The understanding that innocent people can be convicted. We get it right most times in the criminal justice system, and statistically like a 95 percent accuracy rate for students seems like a great thing, if we could all get 95 percent on our exams we’d be great,” Reed said. “But what happens is we ignore the human life that’s in that other 5 percent, whether it’s someone who could be executed or spend 30, 40, 50 years in prison. “There’s all kinds of tragedy that goes with that and all of those people have parents and siblings and kids, so it impacts not only the individual, but also their family and their community, it’s society, and it’s not just for anybody, victims don’t get justice, people who should be punished don’t get punished and innocent people do. So we want students just to have the understanding of applying what they’re learning to their overall experience and to focus on their education so

they realize how important it is to know your rights, and to be able to advocate for somebody else if their rights were violated.” Senior Sarah Padilla heard that message clearly. She was only two chapters into the book (students can read at their own pace, though Wayne said reading times are built into curricula, and many students have told her they read at home), but already had deﬁ nite opinions. “It’s written in … a relevant way to today even though it’s based in the ‘80s, so I think that’s cool, because it shows that it’s still happening now,” Padilla said. “And I like the fact that … I think it can be turned into a political book, and even though we’re in high school, I think a lot of people here have their own political opinions, but I think it kind of makes us all like group together, because, everyone no matter what you believe can agree that the justice system is kind of messed up in America.” She also said “it’s a good way to end the year that was all messed up and have us kind of connect at the end.” Neither Padilla nor Wayne was familiar with the Ohio Innocence Project before they began reading the book. Padilla having speakers from the group come to the school “makes it more real to us.” Describing Jackson as “one of the best people he’s ever met,” Reed said his experience with the Ohio innocence Project has changed him. “If I spent 27 years of my life in prison, I couldn’t be there for my parents’ funerals or my nieces’ and nephews’ births, I don’t know that I could be as forgiving as these people are, so I think the biggest thing that I take away from them is not just to be a better lawyer, but to be a better human being,” he said. “They’re just such a testament to having hope and doing the right thing regardless of what’s been done to you, to try to make a positive diﬀ erence even if people can’t understand why you want to, and it’s really sincere in all of them.” The video presented to CNE students can be viewed at https:// bit.ly/3ttTjrM.

More information about Stevenson’s book “Just Mercy” is available at justmercy.eji.org. Dick Maloney, Clermnt Northeastern School District

Summit CDS 5th-grade science students qualify for state competition Science projects of 11 students at The Summit Country Day School’s Middle School have qualiﬁ ed for Ohio’s Academy of Science annual State Science Day. All 19 Summit Country Day School Middle School students who participated in the Southwest Ohio Ohio Scienceand Engineering Expo science competition placed in the two highest levels – excellent or superior. Projects that were rated superior, a score of 36 or higher, are eligible to compete at the state level. State qualiﬁ ers are Huck Bortz, Indian Hill, whose project was titled “Which Whitening Toothpaste Concoction Works Best”; Beckett

Fifth-grader Kyan Gatewood is one of 11 students at The Summit Country Day School whose science project has qualiﬁ ed for the state science fair. PROVIDED

Brinkman, Amberley Village, “Does the Relative Humidity Aff ect the Number of Homeruns Hit in a Major League Baseball Stadium?”; Will Fox, Indian Hill, “How Does the Charge Time Aff ect the Run Time of a Hoverboard?”; Miles Friedman, Hyde Park, “Does a Ball’s Density Aff ect Its Vertical Path when Dropped?”;

Kyan Gatewood, Anderson Township, “What Additive Best Preserves a Cut Flower in a Vase for the Longest amount of Time?”; Tyler Gier, Sycamore Township, “Does the Size of the Straw Structure Aﬀ ect If the Egg Breaks Or Not When Dropped from a Set See SCHOOL, Page 7A

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Height?”; Vivian Gibbs, Hyde Park, “How Does the Type of Flour Aff ect how Quickly Sourdough Starter Becomes Active?”; Ben Hofmann, Anderson Township, “Which Vegetables/Fruits Have more Starch and Ascorbic Acid Based on their Reaction with Iodine?”; Baer Huttenbauer, Hyde Park, “Does the Variety of Grass Aff ect how long it Stays Green?”; Abigail Kroner, Hyde Park, “What Foods Release the Most Energy when Burned?” and John Trokan, Greenhills, “How Does Temperature Affect Black Swallowtails’ Emergence?”. Students whose projects were rated excellent included Christian Basler, Norwood; Liam Buckius, Hyde Park; Griffi n Charville, Morrow; Kiersten Diaz, Anderson Township; Iggy Dwyer, Milford; Caroline Gehring, Hyde Park; Jordan Roebel, Mason and Anna Wiltshire, Covedale. At The Summit, the science project is a capstone for fi fth graders associated with the school’s signature Character Education Program. In the program, fi fth graders are assigned the character trait “courage” and teachers have included recognition of courage throughout the curriculum and throughout the year. All fi fth graders completed a capstone project which included writing papers and speeches, creating display boards, recording their speeches, creating QR codes to link to their videos so visitors could see the board and their speeches at the same time. Students presented to each other at the school’s science fair which was not open to the public because of pandemic safety protocols. Lower and Middle School Director Mike Johnson praised his fi fth-grade teaching team led by science teacher Heather Cole for supporting the students through the capstone process. “Amidst a pandemic and countless protocols in a year without normalcy, teachers pulled off a science fair through which our students practiced courage and experienced success,” he said. The Southwest Ohio science fair is traditionally held in person at the University of Cincinnati but was held virtually this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Students were awarded up to 10 points in four diff erent areas – originality, oral, written and visual communication, experimental design and depth of understanding – for a total of up to 40 points. The state science fair will also be virtual this year. This year’s state fi nalists follow in the shoes of current sixth grader Faye Edmondson, Hyde Park, who represented Summit at state competition last year. Established in 1890, The Summit Country Day School, 2161 Grandin Road, serves students ages 18 months to grade

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able to score a 23 on his ACT, obtain 25 JROTC medals in orienteering, athletics, and academics. Austin’s twin brother Alex also attends Live Oaks in the IT Academy, continuing a family tradition. During his senior year Austin as participated in 10 raider meets including the U.S. Army National Raider Championships where their unit placed fourth their fi rst time competing at that level. He also became their battalion XO (executive offi cer) and received Colonel Brauer’s Military Offi cer JROTC Service Medal. The 20-21 school year has seen the second highest number of off ers since 2015, according to Cpt. Pollauf. Jon Weidlich, Great Oaks Career Campuses

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Austin Pritchard of Live Oaks receives full JROTC scholarship Live Oaks Career Campus’ JROTC instructor Cpt. David Pollauf has been pushing his cadets to apply for Army scholarships for the last several years. His dedication and their hard work have paid off . Since 2015, students at Live Oaks have been off ered almost $340,000 in scholarships from the Army. Combined with students who participate in the JROTC program through Milford High School, that number jumps to over $1 million. One senior receiving a scholarship is Austin Pritchard who is in the Heavy Equipment Operations and Maintenance program at Live Oaks. He is receiving an advance designee Army ROTC scholarship and will be attending Ohio University in Athens, Ohio and majoring in criminal justice. He decided to major in criminal justice for the same reason he decided to attend Great Oaks: “I wanted a fall back plan.” The Army ROTC scholarship covers tuition for three to four years and includes a $1,200 yearly stipend for books and a $420 monthly stipend for expenses. Cpt. Pollauf says that not all the cadets accept the scholarship, but once they are selected, they have 30 days to make their decision. Austin will graduate as a commissioned offi cer and hopes to serve in infantry or aviation. He offi cially enlisted on Nov. 23, 2020. He believes that the JROTC program at Live Oaks gave him the advantage he needed to get his scholarship. He was

Twenty-one southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky high school seniors will each receive a one time, $2,500 scholarship from the National Merit Scholarship Corp. They are among 2,500 nationally, selected from a pool of 16,000 fi nalists. Criteria included academic record – including diffi culty level of subjects studied and grades earned – along with scores from two standardized tests, leadership, community activities, essay, and recommendation written by a high school offi cial. Honorees represent less than one percent of all seniors nationally. They were among 1.5 million who entered the 2021 competition by taking the 2019 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test as juniors. This is the second of four releases of corporate, college and National Merit scholarships that will be awarded through July. The scholarships can be used at any regionally accredited United States college or university. In the fi rst round students received corporate-sponsored awards. There will be two more announcements of scholarship winners before the end of July. By the end of the competition about 7,500 scholarships valued at more than $30 million will have been awarded. Those tristate students receiving the scholarship, by high school, along with their probable career fi eld are: Kentucky * Dixie Heights: Tyler Schowalter, physics * Highlands: Julianna Russ, journalism Ohio * Anderson: Anna MacLennan, public policy * Fenwick: Brooke Woods, neuroscience * Homeschool: Aidan Moncelle, mechanical engineering

* Indian Hill: William Fored, neuroscience * Mason: Alexander Ye, economics * Mariemont: Jonathan Cooper, business * Seven Hills: Andrew Yank, medicine; Meg Yuan, biology * St. Xavier: Joshua Uterstaedt, undecided * Sycamore: Noah Dinerman, business administration; Norah Pak, statistics; Rishi Verma, computer science * Turpin: William Henkel, medicine * Walnut Hills: Annie Xia, ophthalmology; Andrew Ying, engineering * Winton Woods: Nicolantonio Prentosito, law * Wyoming: Seth Kahn, healthcare; Isaac Towne, computer engineering; Stefanie Zidarescu, environmental science Sue Kiesewetter, Enquirer contributor

UC Regionals offer new Become a Bearcat Scholarship Students applying to a University of Cincinnati regional campus are now eligible to receive a new $1,500 Become a Bearcat Scholarship toward tuition. The scholarship is available to fi rstyear students who apply to UC Clermont or UC Blue Ash by June 1, 2021 for the upcoming fall semester. Recipients must have a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher. “The tuition at UC’s regional campuses is about half the tuition of our main campus and other 4-year institutions — so a $1,500 scholarship amounts to almost a third of a student’s tuition for the year,” said UC Clermont Dean Jeff Bauer. “Students still get the quality academics and prestige of the University of Cincinnati. But we also offer smaller class sizes, and our campuses are easy to access for students who commute.” UC’s regional campuses are planning for more in-person classes and student experiences this fall. Blue Ash and Clermont have a combined enrollment of more than 8,000 students, and each college off ers more than 50 degree and certifi cate programs that are aligned with the UC Uptown curriculum. “UC Clermont and UC Blue Ash prepare students for whatever path they choose,” said UC Blue Ash Dean Robin Lightner. “We strive to meet students where they are by providing fl exible, high-quality course instruction, fi nancial assistance and specialized services. They leave our campuses ready for what’s next, whether it’s furthering their degree at UC or joining the workforce.” To learn more about the Become a Bearcat Scholarship, visit https:// www.uc.edu/regionals.html. Amanda Chalifoux, UC Clermont College

How to thank a veteran? Show up to do a little yard work Jamie Clarkson Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

North of Loveland sits a whitetrimmed blue house with a spacious yard punctuated by a towering silver fl agpole. It’s a new build awaiting its fi nal touches. On May 22, the house got curb appeal. Over 100 local volunteers fl ocked to the property to do the work that many homeowners do over the course of months: rolling out sod, fi lling in gardens, and laying fresh mulch. The volunteers did it in under an hour. The sweat and eff ort were all to thank homeowner Marine Cpl. Joshua Sust for his military service – and to do what they could to make the disabled veteran’s life a little easier. The house was donated by the nonprofi t group Homes For Our Troops (HFOT). It’s perched on eight acres in Warren County and designed to accommodate Sust, who sustained a traumatic brain injury, partial hearing loss, and severe bodily injuries while on duty in Afghanistan that resulted in the loss of his left leg. Sust was overwhelmed by the support even as he underplays his own injury in the line of duty. “It’s a blessing. Like, who gets this? Because of something that happened to me at work?” Sust said. “You know, I tell people what I thought was the worst day of my life turned out to be a blessing.” The blessing was not the cash value of what Sust received. He said that the blessing was in the bonds he made along the way, including lasting friendships with other severely injured veterans. Some even helped him in getting this new home by encouraging his application for HFOT's help. But on May 22, Sust found the same meaningful connection with strangers,

On Saturday, May 22, the national nonproﬁ t organization Homes For Our Troops held a Volunteer Day to help landscape Marine Corporal Joshua Sust's future specially adapted custom home, in Loveland. The new home for Cpl. Sust, who was severely injured in Afghanistan, has more than 40 adaptations including lower countertops and roll under sinks. HFOT invited the community to landscape the home by laying sod and planting trees and flowers in preparation for the veteran's homecoming. AMANDA ROSSMANN, THE ENQUIRER

who joined family and friends for the morning's work. Sust greeted one person after the next as he walked through the crowd, beaming with a smile. Melanie Shea, from Milford, came with some co-workers from RedSun Realtors after hearing Sust’s story. Shea said she regularly donates some of her commission from working as a realtor to military-driven nonproﬁ ts, but she

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Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – May 25. Visit Cincinnati.com for possible updates. HYDE PARK - A random request in class at The Summit Country Day School paved the way for senior Elizabeth Fahrmeier to make tennis history for the Silver Knights. After a foot injury prevented her from having a senior season for Summit’s girls team in the fall, her high school career appeared over. Then came a plea that struck a chord in the 6-foot tall, left-handed Dartmouth commit. A male classmate turned to her in class early in the boys season: “You should join the high school (boys) tennis team!” Needing matches and confi dence to build her national ranking back up before the summer and before heading to the Ivy League, Fahmeier decided on one last ride as a Silver Knight. One text to boys coach Scott McIntosh sealed the deal. McIntosh, who assists the girls, was well aware of Fahrmeier’s talent. As a 2017 freshman, she made the Division II state semifi nals at the Lindner Tennis Center in Mason. In 2018, she was fi rst team Miami Valley Conference and again made the state tournament. The day she had that conversation with McIntosh, she began her tenure with a win, earning instant respect as she defeated a former state qualifi er in her boys debut, 6-0, 6-0. By Ohio High School Athletic Association rule, Fahrmeier is allowed to play with the boys having missed her fall season with the girls. OHSAA offi cials are researching to confi rm, but they believe Fahrmeier will break new ground when she hits the court in the state tournament as a singles player. “It had always been on my mind to play boys tennis,” Fahrmeier said. “To see how far I could go and compete against the boys would be fun. Honestly, I just didn’t want to stir the pot and cause some drama.” Fahrmeier and Summit AD Greg Dennis checked the rules and got the clearance. “I think it’s a testament to her that she’s able to compete at the boys’ level,” McIntosh said. “I think it’s neat that she’s competing with the boys in singles, not doubles. I’ve never had a girl play boys tennis.” Since getting the green light, she’s gone 10-2 in singles, recently fi nishing as the Southwest District runner-up to Indian Hill’s Jack Pollock, someone she defeated earlier in the season when he was forced to retire due to illness. Pollock had defeated Avi Mahajan of Seven Hills to

Elizabeth Fahrmeier, from Summit Country Day, returns a groundstroke during Division II singles at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason May 22, 2021. E.L. HUBBARD/FOR THE ENQUIRER

get to Fahrmeier. Mahajan is the only other boy to defeat Elizabeth this spring. “I’m not trying to prove that girls are better than boys,” Fahrmeier said. “There’s no external motivation for me playing. I’m doing this for myself. I just want to get better and play matches. I was so bummed that I couldn’t play (in fall). I’m so happy I got the opportunity to do this. It was such a spur-of-the-moment thing.” The Anderson Township resident has played with boys all her life. She recalls being 8 years old with neighbor boys knocking on her front door inviting her out for football. Away from high school, she’s often hit with and played matches against boys. The key to Fahrmeier’s fame and good fortune so far this spring has been her serve. “I have a pretty big serve and some of these boys can’t handle it,” she said. “I would say it’s a lot faster than anyone I’ve played. I also have a pretty nice volley

game coming to the net.” This season, she’s been jeered but has tried to tune it all out knowing any competition can feature the occasional catcall. The future Dartmouth economics major chooses to use her cerebral abilities to detect an opponent’s weakness. “I have to be tough and take it,” Fahrmeier said. “At this point, you just have to stick your head up and not say anything. It’s not worth it.” Any debate on whether a ball was in or out will be settled beginning Friday, May 28 by line judges for the state festivities at the Linder Tennis Center in Mason instead of a group of fans trying to intimidate her. The upside is Fahrmeier has experience at that level and on the hallowed courts across from Kings Island. Countering anything negative Fahrmeier has faced See TENNIS, Page 2B

Former area prep softball standouts making an impact for college teams Shelby Dermer

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Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – May 22 (updated May 24). This spring brought the long-awaited return of high school softball in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. It also let college athletes return to the fi eld after playing just a handful of contests the previous season due to the pandemic. Across several college rosters in and around Ohio, there are former local softball standouts making an impact. Here's a rundown of some. (Did we miss one college player with local ties? Email Shelby Dermer at sdermer@enquirer.com) Kelsey Seitz, Travecca Nazerene Seitz helped lead her club to the regionals this spring, hitting .277 in 29 games with a .329 on-base percentage. Before going to Nashville, Seitz was lighting up Eastern Cincinnati Conference pitching. She was a four-time fi rst-team ECC selection, fi nishing with a prep batting average of .504 with 141 RBI and 170 hits. Arianna Layne, Wilmington College As a freshman, Layne led the Quakers in batting average (.357), hits (45), doubles (7), homers (8) and RBI (25) in her fi rst season of softball since she was a junior at Middletown. With the Middies in 2019, Layne hit .568 with 19 extra-base hits and 15 RBI and was named fi rst-team Greater Miami Conference. Alecia Kemp, Wilmington College The senior hit .315 with 35 hits, fi ve doubles and 15 knocked in for the Quakers this spring. Wilmington fi nished 16-24. Kemp is a Little Miami alum, where she was twotime Southwest Ohio Conference fi rst-team selection. In 2016, she hit .423 with the Panthers with 10 doubles

Milford High School’s Kelsey Seitz ﬁ res to second base attempting to throw out a Walnut Hills High School runner April 21 last year. MARK D. MOTZ/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

and 18 RBI. Alehia Tucker, Mount St. Joseph's Tucker, a senior shortstop, led Mount St. Joseph's in virtually every oﬀ ensive category, including average (.439), runs scored (42), hits (58), doubles (18), triples (4), home runs (7), RBI (30) and stolen bases (28). Prior to college, Tucker was a three-time ﬁ rst-team Division I selection from the Northern Kentucky Softball Coaches Association while attending Holy Cross. Rachel Gabbard, Mount St. Joseph's Gabbard helped Mount St. Joseph's to an HCAC

championship this spring and a 30-9 record so far. Gabbard, a sophomore inﬁ elder, was second on the club to Tucker in average (.409) and hits (38). She also had nine doubles, a pair of homers and knocked in 20. Gabbard hit .506 for Highlands in 2019 with 41 hits and 39 RBI, helping lead the Bluebirds to a 36th District title. Casey Bramble, Mount St. Joseph's A sophomore outﬁ elder, Bramble hit .382 with nine See SOFTBALL, Page 2B

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Editor’s note: Information included reﬂ ects this article’s original publication date – May 20. The 2021 spring season brought the long-awaited return of high school baseball in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. It also let college athletes return to the ﬁ eld after playing just a handful of contests the previous spring due to the pandemic. Across several college rosters in and around Ohio, there are former local baseball standouts making an impact. Here's a rundown of some. (Did we miss one college player with local ties? Email Shelby Dermer at sdermer@enquirer.com)

Will Vogelgesang, Miami University Vogelgesang, a McNicholas product, leads the RedHawks in batting average (.311), RBI (29) and stolen bases (10) to go with 19 extra-base knocks. Miami sits at 21-26 overall this season. As a senior at McNicholas in 2016, he led the Greater Catholic League Coed with a .511 average and was second in RBI with 27. He also notched 10 doubles and seven triples en route to being named the league's player of the year. As a junior, Vogelgesang was ﬁ rst-team all-conference after hitting .414 with seven doubles and eight triples. He was a lifetime .433 prep hitter with 58 stolen bases. Vogelgesang spent two seasons with the Cincinnati Steam of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League. In 2017, he hit .261 with 18 RBI and 13 stolen bases for the Steam. The following summer, he went 12-for-39 (.308) in nine games.

Sebastian Fabik, Ohio University The senior outfi elder is hitting .280 for the Bobcats, who are 25-20 overall. Fabik has fi ve doubles, fi ve home runs and 20 RBI, while leading the club with nine stolen bases. He's also one of two players on the team to score 30-plus runs. Fabik, a Moeller product, hit .348 with two homers and 18 RBI for the Crusaders in 2018. He was also effi cient on the mound, going 5-1 with a 2.67 ERA to earn fi rst-team Greater Catholic League-South and honorable mention All-Ohio honors. Fabik hit .286 with 21 RBI and 26 walks for the Cincinnati Steam in 2018.

Gabe Stacy, Wittenberg University Stacy was a .319 hitter during his prep career at Kings High School. As a senior in 2017, he led the Knights with a .363 average, 29 hits, 28 runs scored and 16 stolen bases. He was named second-team Eastern Cincinnati Conference. Wittenberg wrapped up a 20-win season earlier this month and Stacy made key contributions for the Tigers, hitting .275 with nine doubles. He also walked 15 times and swiped eight bags.

Ryan Murray, Mount St. Joseph University Mount St. Joseph had its season end in the fi rst round of the HCAC playoff s on May. 14. The Lions have a roster littered with local products, starting with Murray, a senior and former Colerain Cardinal. Murray hit .339 with eight doubles, fi ve home runs and 33 RBI. He also led the club in walks (26), on-base percentage (.484) and stolen bases (12). With the Cardinals, Murray was a fi rst-team Greater Miami Conference selection in 2016 after hitting .325. One year later, he was second-team GMC and was once again over .300. In 2017, he broke the school's record for career stolen bases. He fi nished with 45 for his career.

Jake Lawson, Mount St. Joseph University Lawson, a freshman, had quite the fi rst year of college ball, starting all 40 games for the Lions and leading the club with 40 hits. He fi nished with a .299 average and notched a club-best nine doubles and 36 runs scored. Lawson hit .274 with fi ve extra-base hits and 11 RBI for La Salle in 2018, earning second-team GCL-South honors.

Tyrell Anderson, Mount St. Joseph University Anderson, a junior, was one of three Lions in 2021 to have more than 40 hits, ﬁ nishing with a .297 average. He also led the team in doubles (9) and RBI (38). Anderson came from Western Hills, where he tore up Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference pitching as a senior in 2017. He hit a whopping .425 with 11 extra-base hits, 20 RBI and posted an onbase percentage of .512. He was a ﬁ rstteam CMAC selection.

Griffin Merritt, University of Cincinnati The former La Salle Lancer is hitting .274 for UC, which is 25-24 this spring and ends the regular season with a four-game homestand against Tulane this week. Merritt leads the Bearcats with nine long balls. He has 20 extra-base knocks and is tied for fourth on the club with 31 RBI and is third in slugging percentage at .518. In 2018, Merritt led the GCL-South in homers and was second in RBI (26). He fi nished with a career prep batting average of .319 and was fi rst-team allconference. Merritt also played with the Cincinnati Steam, hitting .276 with 15 RBI in 2019. Cole Harting, University of Cincinnati With the Mason Comets in 2019, Harting was fourth in the GMC in batting average (.391) and RBI (29) and led the league in home runs (7), en route to being named fi rst-team GMC. As a sophomore in 2018, he hit .386 with 29 RBI and was second-team GMC, helping lead Mason to the state Final Four. After having his senior year taken away due to the pandemic, Harting has made a fi rst-year impact with the Bearcats, with a .263 average and 19 extrabase hits, including eight homers to go with 31 RBI (tied with Merritt for fourth on the team).

Lane Flamm, Xavier University This spring, Flamm has made 10 starts for the Musketeers, who are in Nebraska this weekend for a four-game set against Creighton before the Big East Tournament. Flamm has a 4.82 ERA so far and has struck out 58 in 52 1⁄ 3 innings. He was preseason All-Big East in 2020 and was second-team Big East as a freshman in 2019. Flamm was virtually untouchable at New Richmond. In four seasons with the Lions, he was 22-10 with a 1.61 ERA with 368 strikeouts. He was also a lifetime .461 prep hitter and was twice named the Southern Buckeye League's American player of the year.

Kyle Klingenbeck, NKU NKU is 17-27 this season and has a four-game series at home against UIC this weekend prior to the Horizon League Tournament. Klingenbeck, a sophomore, pitched a complete game, yielding just one run and striking out eight, in a 5-1 win over Milwaukee on May 15. Klingenbeck leads the Norse in wins (ﬁ ve) and has allowed just two runs in 16 innings against Milwaukee. In 16 career appearances at Elder, Klingenbeck posted a 1.78 ERA over 63 innings. He was ﬁ rst-team GCL-South in 2019 and second-team the year prior.

extra-base knocks and 13 RBI. Bramble recently played at Lakota West, where she was a two-time second-team GMC selection. In 2018 as a junior, she hit a career-high .349 with 20 RBI, helping lead the Firebirds to a state championship game appearance. In 2019, she hit .346 and led Lakota West to a regional championship appearance. Elle Buff enbarger, Youngstown State University The senior pitcher was lethal in the circle this season, fi nishing 20-4 with a 2.16 ERA, fi ve shutouts and 212 strikeouts in 158 2⁄ 3 innings. She helped lead Youngstown State to a 36-15 record and a trip to the Horizon League Championship. In two seasons at Mason High School, Buff enbarger went a combined 45-7 with a 1.13 ERA and 449 strikeouts. She was the GMC athlete of the year in 2017 and the year prior led the Comets to a regional title and a state Final Four berth. Andrea Gahan, Thomas More University Gahan, a senior corner infi elder, led the Saints in batting average (.362), hits (51), doubles (15), home runs (6) and RBI (35). At Oak Hills, Gahan was a two-time fi rst-team GMC member. As a senior in 2016, she hit .489 with a conferencebest seven homers and 35 RBI. Hailey McAdoo, Thomas More University McAdoo was with Mercy McAuley in 2019 for the school's inaugural softball campaign. She made it a memorable one, hitting .534 with 14 extra-base knocks and 34 RBI. This season for the Saints, the sophomore hit .357 and was one of two players with 50-plus hits, joining Gahan. She also registered 21 RBI. Elana Harrison, Thomas More University Harrison hit .355 this season for the Saints, who fi nished 17-28, falling in the opening round of the Mid-South Tournament April 30. The junior fi rst baseman had double-digit two-base hits and was second on the team with 27 RBI. At Mason, Harrison hit .439 over her career. As a senior, she hit .429 with 18 extra-base hits and was third in the league with 43 RBI. Brooklynn Linneman, Florida International University As a freshman, Linneman made 21 starts for FIU this spring, fi nishing with a 4.10 ERA and tied for the team lead in wins. She had her best start on May 7 vs. Middle Tennessee State, when she tossed 12 innings and gave up just one unearned run and did not walk a batter. Linneman won double-digit games in all three prep seasons at Taylor. She fi nished her career after the 2020 season was canceled due to the pandemic with a 38-11 record, a 1.60 ERA and over 500 strikeouts. As a junior in 2019, she went 18-4 with fi ve shutouts, a 0.56 ERA and 225 strikeouts over 113 innings. She also hit .518 with 15 doubles and eight home runs en route to secondteam All-Ohio honors. Linneman led Taylor to a 62-14 over-

all record, three consecutive conference titles and she was twice named the CHL player of the year. Allie Cummins, Miami University Cummins was All-Ohio at Lakota West, leading the Firebirds to the 2018 Division I state championship game. She hit .554 over her career at Lakota West. As a senior, she hit .591 and was the conference player of the year. At Miami this season, she has led the RedHawks with a .441 average over 54 starts. Miami sits at 46-8 and is currently in the NCAA Tournament. She also has a club-best 63 hits, 15 doubles, 58 RBI, 49 walks and 16 home runs. Ava Lawson, Northern Kentucky University The redshirt senior outfi elder is a two-time fi rst-team Horizon League selection. This season for the Norse, she hit .300 and led the squad with 33 hits, eight doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 28 RBI. When she was a senior at McAuley, Lawson was fi rst-team GGCL and second-team All-Ohio. She was a lifetime .449 prep hitter and led McAuley to back-to-back conference championships. Emily Young, Stanford Young, a junior, earned third-team All-Pac 12 honors for the second time after hitting .316 in 55 games this spring for Stanford. Young had 50 hits, 11 doubles, three homers and 32 RBI and led the squad in on-base percentage (.411), helping lead Stanford to a 33-22 season and a trip to regionals. At Ursuline, Young was a two-time GGCL athlete of the year (2016, 2017). In four season with the Lions, she hit .556 with 27 doubles, 24 triples, nine homers and 89 knocked in. As a senior in 2018, she led the league with a .627 average and tied teammate Jane Kronberger, a freshman at the time, for the lead in homers (5) and RBI (33). She also notched 25 extra-base hits. Rachel Lewis, Northwestern The senior infi elder helped lead Northwestern to a 30-17 record and a trip to regionals this spring. She started in all 47 games, hitting .336 while leading the Wildcats in on-base percentage (.492) and OPS (1.098). Lewis also led the Big Ten in stolen bases with 30. She was a unanimous fi rst-team All-Big Ten selection. As a freshman at Northwestern, she was second-team All-American, a fi nalist for National Freshman of the Year and fi rst-team All-Big Ten. As a freshman and sophomore at Lakota East, Lewis hit .546 each year with a combined 19 doubles, 10 triples, 13 home runs and 80 RBI. She was fi rstteam All-Ohio in 2015 and honorable mention the year prior. After missing her junior year with an injury, Lewis hit .604 as a senior and led the GMC in homers (11) and RBI (56). Abby Elliott, Ohio Northern The junior catcher and outfi elder hit .318 this season and was one of four players to collect 40-plus hits. She had 13 extra-base knocks and 21 RBI to help lead the Polar Bears to a 24-18-1 mark and an NCAA DIII Regional berth. At Ursuline, Elliott was a three-time fi rst-team GGCL selection. As a senior in 2018, she hit .560 with 11 extra-base hits and 18 RBI. A fouryear player, Elliott was a lifetime .419 prep hitter with 26 doubles, 15 triples and 100 knocked in.

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has been the support shown by the boys on her own team. First, they asked her to join. Then they rolled out the welcome mat as she started reeling off victories. “It just made them better,” McIntosh said. Fahrmeier’s state fi rst-round opponent is Andrew Zimcosky, a Chagrin Falls junior. Both Fahrmeier and McIntosh agree that it was a tough draw. “I’m just going to go out there and give it all I’ve got. It’s all I can do,” Fahrmeier said. Joining Fahrmeier this weekend in a unique category is Sophie Russell of Dayton Oakwood. Russell will play in Division II doubles and has previous state experience fi nishing third with the 2019 Oakwood girls team in doubles. For Fahrmeier, she welcomes the challenge and opportunity to get better. Win or lose, she’ll head to Boca Raton, Florida, for more training this summer before starting in the Dartmouth program by September. “I’m still not playing my top tennis,” she said. “My hope was to get better and I have gotten a lot better. I’ve gotten so much more confi dence playing matches.”

Elizabeth Fahrmeier, of Summit Country Day, returns a volley during her Division II singles bracket at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. E.L. HUBBARD/FOR THE ENQUIRER

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Howdy folks, It seems there is so much going on from fi shing to fl ower gardening and vegetable gardens. I have seen a few gardens here in Bethel with tomatoes, radishes, onions and other items. The other day I saw a feller pulling grass out of his strawberry bed. I know him and I stopped to say hello. He gave me some ripe strawberries and several nice green onions and they were good. Now the Shepherd’s Place is having their second fundraiser on June 4, 5, 11 and 12. That Place does a super job with the school kids after school. The Shepherd’s Place provides food, drinks and teaching on the Bible. Robin Fuller and her three daughters are working hard to make the Bethel area a better place. She was working on her yard with one of her daughters, so I stopped to say hello. I was telling her about the fellow that gave me some green onions. I off ered some to a lady and she said she doesn’t like them so I said what old farm boy wouldn’t like green onions. This lady and her three daughters are doing a super job with the fl ower gardens. I said I would write more about the museum in the Grant Memorial. I was in there on Saturday and had a tour on my scooter. The folks have done a super job of gathering items from Bethel in there. The history museum is open the fi rst

and third Saturday of each month. You will see a sign by the door when it is open, so stop into the museum. You will see a wagon that horses pulled. It held 32 bushels of corn. It was easy to get ready with a full load to shovel off . Now, one friend of mine would take the wagon to a pond and let it sit for a while to swell the wood wheels up. The Historical Museum is having an antique show on Saturday, June 5 from 9 a.m. till 4 p.m. on the Square. This is on the corner of Main and Plane Street here in Bethel. There will be antiques, collectibles, and vintage items. The vendor space is $10. You can call Gary and Gloria at 513–734–2298 to rent space. This will be a good antique show on the Square so get your antique items ready. The fi shing is good at Sherry’s Lake. They keep it stocked good. They have some very big catfi sh in the lake and you can get minnows there to go to East Fork to catch crappie and sauger. Cedar Lake is closed on Wednesday. That is the day they clean their place up and mow around the lake. The fi shing is good. They have some extra big catfi sh in their lake so have some good line when you go there. In roaming around I saw two fellers talking and they had fi shing poles there with fi shing plugs on them so I stopped and talked to them. I asked about the fi shing poles and one feller said he was getting ready to go down to East Fork and use them. The one feller said they were talking about fi shing. I got a magazine in the mail and it had pictures of diff erent kinds of fi sh. It had

a picture of two men holding a blue catﬁ sh they had caught in the Ohio River that weighed 96 pounds, plus hybrid stripers, white bass, and trout from the Red River Gorge. There was a picture of a nice smallmouth from brush. I also saw a picture of morel mushrooms and boy did that bring back some memories. I had a place on East Fork I always found the mushrooms and Ruth

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Joyce Ann to Larrison Corey & Alexandra; $262,500 2148 Helston Ct: Simms Kevin & Cecilia to Jump Christopher & Tangela; $260,000 2911 Tree Valley Ct: Williamson Bradley R & Pamela M to Ernst Wesley James & Michelle Lee; $470,000 6735 Hidden Hills Dr: Finnigan John J Jr & Cynthia M to Nichols Phillip & Dawn Danley-nichols; $580,000 774 Sutton Rd: Robco Hamilton LLC to Morales Kimberly Ann & Jonathan; $180,000 7791 Shadywoods Ct: Hill Geoffrey M & Linda M to Rhodus Anne & Charles; $320,000 797 Woodlyn Dr: Fischer Clarence O & Delores to Fischer Clarence O; $500 8277 Asbury Hills Dr: Deller Kenneth J & Kathleen M to Anderson Margaret A & Nicolas C; $335,000 8299 Shadypine Dr: Walters Irene H to Carnell Anthony L & Heidi K; $215,500 8415 Northport Dr: Rbv Ventures LLC to Powley Megan N & Samuel F Klassen; $250,000 8601 Toronto Ct: Huck Jason L to Emenhiser Jordan Marija & Benjamin Larry; $290,000 898 Holz Ave: Cano Paige M & James M to Horrillo Danyelle Eileen & James Cano; $374,000

California 5858 Croslin St: Kerr Brigitte to Cr Group Inc; $67,000

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Linwood 4503 Eastern Ave: Strassburger Christina to Eveslage Alexander J; $150,000

Loveland 10 Highridge Cr: Sfr3-aic LLC to Alsip Edward L; $186,700 120 Carrington Ln: Lapin Viktor V & Yelena N to Chebotarev Aleksandr; $155,000 268 Kemper Rd: Naegele Christopher to Oberholzer Joseph H; $100,000 269 Kemper Rd: Naegele Christopher to Oberholzer Joseph H; $100,000 302 Cherokee Dr: Honsa-schulz Investment Properties

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COMMUNITY NEWS Wyler Boys & Girls Club awarded Kars4Kids grant The Jeff Wyler Boys & Girls Club, located in the Eastgate area, was the recent recipient of a $750 Kars4Kids Small Grant, to be used for literacy programming. With its small grant program, the nonprofit, Kars4Kids, has been able to extend its reach to support a wide variety of educational initiatives around the country, as in this case, with the Wyler Boys & Girls Club. Since Kars4Kids was founded in 1995, the nonprofi t has raised $100 million for charity, touching over 32,000 lives. The organization puts a focus on youth development and education, with 5,000 children enrolled in its mentoring program, and 40-plus afterschool “Chillzone” centers, established. “Wyler Boys & Girls Club is off ering healthy, thoughtful programming to area children adding value to their everyday lives. This is exactly the type of organization we like to help,” said Kars4Kids Director of Communications, Wendy Kirwan. “We think there is something important here that deserves our attention.” The grant was written by Summer Tyler, Education Coordinator for the club. She wrote the grant to help the club’s members to improve their reading levels. “These smaller grants are so benefi cial to our organization,” said Tyler. “They enable us to expand our existing programming and off er our members new experiences.” “This Kars4Kids grant will allow us to help more children with reading support. This will be particularly important this summer, to help reduce the eff ects of ‘Summer Slide’. During the summer months, children can lose one to three months of reading progress, due to not reading,” Tyler said. “The lack of reading can lead to a snowball eff ect of continued loss of reading levels and a child’s lack of confi dence with reading.“ Britton Martin, Club Director, said, “We are grateful for organizations like Kars4Kids that help support what we do at the Boys & Girls Club. Literacy is an important piece to what we teach each day at the Club. A grant of this type will allow us to keep moving forward, though the recent year has slowed some of our kids.” “Beyond the impact our own youth development, educational and mentoring programs have, the Kars4Kids small grant program allows us to lend support to charities doing great work for the youth in their own communities,” said Wendy Kirwan, Director of Communications at Kars4Kids. “We appreciate the opportunity to recognize and further the accomplishments of admirable nonprofi ts such as the Jeff Wyler Boys & Girls Club.” The Wyler Boys & Girls Club opened in late October. The Club provides fun, enriching activities for children, fi ve to 18 years old. The children participate in nationally recognized programs that enhance their lives and expand their educational experience. Children from the community learn leadership skills, re-

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ceive homework support and beneﬁ t from active physical play. Membership is free and includes a daily snack and a meal. The Boys and Girls Clubs’ mission is “To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.” The Wyler Club is located in Mt. Carmel at 4626 Aicholtz Road. Due to Covid-19 the Wyler Club is currently at capacity and not accepting new members at this time. For more information, call (513) 5421-8909 or visit their website at bgcgc.org/join-the-club. Donations to the club can be made online at www.bgcgc.org/donate or mailed to 600 Dalton Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45203. Kars4Kids is a nationally recognized Jewish 501(c)3 nonproﬁ t organization that gives back to the community through a variety of education, youth development, family outreach and faith-based programs. The charity’s iconic and innovative donation programs raise funds for its many year-round programs for children and families. Summer Tyler, Wyler Boys & Girls Club

Column: What parents of younger students should watch for to reduce the impact of COVID-19 learning loss The COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on children, both in school and otherwise. Now that children are winding down their second school year that has been aﬀ ected, the evidence is clear: learning loss is occurring. Edlin Standardized testing season is upon us, and we’re certain that the data will show that students have not made the gains they would in a typical school year. In fall 2020, the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) reported that students made some gains in both reading and math since the COVID-19 pandemic started, although gains in math were lower on average in fall 2020 than in prior years. We’re now approaching summer, however, many months later, and the year has had continued disruption. Learning loss is very real problem that occurs over summer and other breaks when students are not in school, but a current concern among educators is COVID-19 learning loss. This aﬀ ects both older students working at a higher level of rigor and younger K-3 students just beginning their academic journeys. While my colleagues and I have seen COVID-19 learning loss impact students of all ages, it’s important for parents of young children to look for signs of skill gaps widening.

In fact, it’s a good idea to get an academic evaluation of where your child is academically compared to where they need to be, and ideally, sooner rather than later. With younger children, the learning loss compounds quickly and can cause problems that are harder to correct later on in elementary school and into middle and high school. As a long-time educator I encourage parents who see red fl ags to do something now as we approach summer. Those eff orts will help your children acquire the skills they are missing and improve in the areas where they have slipped backward over the past year. Here are some of those important warning signs of COVID-19 learning loss for which parents should be on the lookout before it’s too late: h A slide in grades and performance – If your child was doing reasonably well before the coronavirus hit but has declined since, it’s a sign that they’re falling behind, having trouble with remote learning, losing motivation, or a combination of these things. Or, perhaps your child had school challenges before the pandemic and those diffi culties have worsened. h Problems with focus – Remote learning has had an unintended side eff ect for many students, and that is worsened attention. If your child struggles to learn remotely or asynchronously and it has impacted performance, don’t let this go uncorrected as your child moves back to in-person school. h Change in demeanor – Every child goes through ups and downs, but the changes to take note of are an increasing tendency toward negativity, apathy or anger. If your child seems to have lost interest in school— and everything else—there may be several things going on, all of which need addressing. The pandemic has made a profound impact on the mental health status of children and their parents. h Disorganization – Going back and forth from athome learning to remote learning to asynchronous learning is not easy for many children. It can create chaos and make a child who is already disorganized even more so or transform a previously organized child into one who is more scattered. If you’re concerned that your child is struggling and the disruptions of the last year have made things worse, contact a school district counselor or tutoring center. Your child should be given an evaluation to determine whether they have any challenges or are missing important building blocks. Now is the time to act. Jory Edlin is a retired teacher with decades of experience helping children discover their potential and excel. He is Operations Manager of the Huntington Learning Center of Anderson and can be reached at (513) 528-7417 or edlinj@hlcmail.com Submitted by Laura Kroeger

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