SEVEN HILLS The Buzz
June 15, 2012
Congratulations and Best Wishes, Class of 2012! Seven Hills bid farewell to the 60 members of the Class of 2012 in commencement exercises June 8. By choice of the seniors, the commencement speaker was David Abineri, former Head of the Math and Science Departments. Tributes to the class were given by teacher Brian Wabler, parent Craig Young, and class members Caleb Brill and Sam McHugh.
A Brief Word from Chris Garten I want to thank everyone who helped to make 2011-12 such a great school year! Thanks, of course, to the faculty and staff for working so proactively with our students: for understanding who they are and how they learn and for providing the vast array of special learning opportunities that our students find so engaging.
Jay Bachemin
Off to China for fifth year of Downey Seminars! continued page 11 Inside this Buzz Commencement 2
Thanks to our students for all their hard work and for taking full advantage of all this school has to offer. Thanks to parents for entrusting us with your children’s education and for working alongside us in what I hope feels like an active and productive partnership. Have a great rest this summer. We look forward to seeing you in August! Chris Garten, Head of School
College Matriculations
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Year-end Awards
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SNAAP Recognition Banquet
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Upper School News
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Varsity Sports
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Faculty News
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Middle School News
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Lotspeich News
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Doherty News
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Have a great summer!
Commencement 2012
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Best wishes for continued success at these colleges and universities! Harrison Taylor Addy University of Michigan Isabel Kitchen Arjmand Stanford University Sarah Katherine Austin Williams College Alexander Bevan Baggott Davidson College Paddack Thorne Bahlman Centre College Emily Lin Bedell University of Notre Dame Monica Patricia Blanco Cabassa Case Western Reserve University Andrew Clifford Bowen University of Louisville Kaleb Isaac Brill University of Colorado at Boulder Martin Augustin Chavez University of British Colombia Katherine Charlotte Cirulli Emory University Philip Mathew Cohen Ohio Wesleyan University Helen Rosemary Adel Davidoski Tulane University Jacob Benjamin DelMauro University of Illinois Claire Virginia Duncan Amherst College Alexander Bret Ferree University of Pennsylvania Joseph Ryan Ferrell Denison University Leigh Alexandra Fidler Savannah College of Art and Design Paul Michael Gangl III University of Cincinnati Hillary Erin Goldsmith University of Michigan Ian Stark Grohsgal University of Pennsylvania Broti Gupta Wellesley College Katherine Lura Harsh Vanderbilt University Linnea Morris Head George Washington University Elizabeth Ann Hickenlooper Denison University Keenan Jane James Babson College Helen Rose Jatho Colgate University Elizabeth McComb Johnson Georgetown University Virginia Mitchell Johnson Cornell University page 3
Olivia Alice Koster Hamilton College Deepak Kumar The Ohio State University George Craig Lawson University of Illinois Katherine Gwyneth Lewis Wittenberg University Sharon Liao Columbia University Courtney Danielle Linne Washington University in St. Louis Albert Maah The Ohio State University Alex Markovits Massachusetts Institute of Technology Amy Mauro Bowling Green State University Samuel Tucker McHugh Cornell University
Daniel Neal McKinnon Case Western Reserve University Annalise Adair McWilliams University of St. Andrews (Scotland) Matthew Eugene Monteith Clemson University Theopolus Bart Nelson Jr. Centre College Mark Peter Niehaus Kalamazoo College Ellen Putnam Osborn Elon University Alyssa Mindal Patel Ohio Northern University Raabe School of Pharmacy Carson Andrew Quimby Case Western Reserve University Shea Lynn Renusch Oberlin College Bryan Tyler Robinson Wabash College Madeleine Conaty Rogers University of Notre Dame Alexandra Juliana Scheiber Stanford University Annie Chang Chambers Schwandner University of Montana Jordan Michelle Seibold Muhlenberg College Madeline Hourigan Shanahan Tulane University Suhel Sanjay Singh University of Chicago Jonathan R. Tiao University of Michigan John Cody Tyndall Pitzer College Xu Wei Lehigh University Edward Dean Williamson Carnegie Mellon University Michael Alexander Young University of Southern California
Congratulations to our year-end award winners! At right, Upper Head Nick Francis with Seven Hills Cup winners Jonathan Tiao and Izzy Arjmand. Head of School Chris Garten, Alex Baggott; Nick Francis, Emily Bedell.
Commencement
Awards Day at Upper
Janet Fast Andress Art Award Andrew Bowen, Olivia Koster, Shea Renusch, all ‘12
Florence Fessenden Award Courtney Linne for Art
Community Scholar Award Bethany Buck ’13
Alumni Association Service Award Sharon Liao Carol M. Brestel Award Alex Baggott, Emily Bedell
Creativity/Original Thinking Award Katherine King ’13
Seven Hills Personal Achievement Awards Allie Scheiber ’12, Allie Baretta ’13, Aditi Varshneya ’14, Kalia Greenway ’15
Citizenship Award Brian Collette, Kerry Hoar, both ’13
Kathy Richardson Writing Award Clarke Waskowitz ’15
Ruth Russell Jones Award Linnea Head
Sophomore Scholastic Achievement Award—Andrew Ligeralde
English Award—Maddie Rogers ’12
Seven Hills Cup Isabel Arjmand, Jonathan Tiao
Courtney Linne, Linnea Head, Sharon Liao
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Miriam Titcomb Award Sara Hodgkins ’13
History Award—Suhel Singh ’12 Mathematics Award Ned Williamson ’12 Science Awards Chemistry—Luke Miller ’13 Physics—Alex Ferree ’12 Biology—Shray Ambe ’13 (More photos of award winners, plus Doherty and Lotspeich awards, are on the next page.)
Foreign Language Awards French—Betsy Johnson ’12 Spanish—Leah Yuan ‘13 Latin—Claire Romaine ’13 Chinese—Carly Harten ‘13 Athletic Awards Female Athlete of the Year—Claire Duncan ’12 Male Athlete of the Year—Mathew Cohen ’12 Elinor Scherr Mosher Award—Jasmine Cline-Bailey ’13 MVC Dick Snyder Sportsmanship and Integrity Award—John Larkin ’13 Courageous Student Award— TJ Robinson ’13 Ohio Scholar-Athletes—Sarah Austin, Alex Markovits, both ’12 Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Awards— Beth Hickenlooper ’12, Alex Ferree ’12, Bennett Smith ’16, Nicole Tiao ’16 Booster Award—Abe Gordon Senate Award Barbara Hepp
Above, teacher Meredith Brown, Brian Collette; Nick Francis, Allie Scheiber. Below, Nick Francis, Kerry Hoar, Bethany Buck.
Athletes of the Year Claire Duncan, Mathew Cohen.
Middle’s Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award winners Bennett Smith and Nicole Tiao with Middle School Athletic Director Roger Schnirring.
Seven Hills awards Named Merit Scholarships for 2012-2013
Major Awards at Doherty Student Council Citizenship Awards Colin Yeager ’22, Caroline Routh ’21, Laura Shuppert ’20, Sophie Wydman ’19 Loveland Award in English Kara Benedict ’19
Major Awards at Lotspeich Joy in Learning Award Katie Francis ’19 Eileen Driscoll Literary Award Max Lane ’19 page 5
John Larkin
Alexandrea Allen
Seven Hills awarded these named merit scholarships for 2012-2013: Junior John Larkin was presented the Neil Smith Award for “meeting the world with optimism and good will, expecting the best from himself and others, and exhibiting courage, compassion, integrity, and intelligence.” For their outstanding “academic achievement, breadth and scope of interests beyond the classroom, lead-
Dottie Callard
Michael Nordlund
Annabel Stanley
ership, citizenship, and character,” eighth grader Alexandrea Allen was awarded the Patricia Howard Award of Distinction, fifth grader Dottie Callard was presented the Jane P. Hoeland Scholarship, and fifth grader Michael Nordlund was awarded the Theodore C. Wuerfel Merit Scholarship. Fifth grader Annabel Stanley was awarded the Elisabeth Greenwald Mapes Scholarship for “best exemplifying the Seven Hills Values.”
Annual SNAAP Recognition Banquet celebrates 2012 graduates, transitioning fifth & eighth graders The 13th Annual SNAAP Recognition Banquet on June 10 was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our 2012 graduates, to recognize transitioning Lower and Middle School students, and to thank individuals who are making a difference in our students’ lives. The inspiring keynote address was given by Toilynn O’Neal (at right), Diversity Director at St. Ursula Academy and Board Member of the Queen City Foundation. Her previous positions include Community Engagement Coordinator at Cincinnati Art Museum, and she continues to serve as curator of exhibits for art organizations. The Banquet was a great family celebration which included a piano performance by rising seventh grader Carly Jones (at left) and The Professionals with KsW on Sax.
At right, rising sixth grader Brice Hill was one of the transitioning students honored at the Banquet.
Congratulations to our 2012 graduates (from left) Claire Duncan, who will attend Amherst College; Daniel McKinnon, who will attend Case Western Reserve University; and TJ Nelson, who will attend Centre College.
Above, Head of School Chris Garten. At left, Ayanna Terry and rising fifth grader Joshua Nelson. Other student speakers were rising eighth grader Jeremiah Weaver and rising senior Jasmine Terry.
At left, the SNAAP Leadership Team: (from left) Vice President Nancy Bennett, Treasurer Shani Keeling, Secretary Erica Vaughn, and President Ayanna Terry. page 6
A look at what’s happening at Upper School
See page 10 for Middle School, page 12 for Lotspeich, and page 13 for Doherty The National Spanish Exam results reported in our last Buzz were for Upper students of teacher Ismael Godoy. The following are the results for Upper students of teacher Cassandra Bruce. Spanish I Gold Medals (95th percentile or above) Jasmine Terry (left) (95th percentile) Silver Medals (85th-94th percentile) Angie Li (93) Benjamin Chung (90) Judy Sun (87) Bronze Medals (75th-84th percentile) Elizabeth Randman (83) Honorable Mention (50th-74th percentile) Pearce Kieser (69) David Morad (64) Alexis Morad (53) Joshua Weaver (51)
Congratulations to junior Hugh MacKay (left), who made the National Rowing Team. Each year the college counselors schedule lunchtime sessions for seniors to hear from professionals in various fields. This year 37 students attended the engineering session! Alex Blanco (Monica’s dad) arranged a tour of P&G for the students. Pictured (in the foreground) are Daniel McKinnon and Monica Blanco watching a prototype of a machine that fills and labels Head and Shoulders bottles. page 7
Varsity Spring Sports BOYS VARSITY TENNIS The boys tennis squad had a great season. The varsity went 16-3 playing a tough schedule riddled with the toughest Division I and II teams in the state. The swinging Stingers were ranked third in the state and second in the city for Division II. Three players advanced to the state finals. Seniors Matt Cohen and Alex Markovits finished in the top 8 and junior John Larkin finished in the top 16. Coach Tim Drew MVP—John Larkin; MIP—Alex Markovits; Coach’s Awards—Mathew Cohen, Jonathan Tiao GCTCA Awards: First Team Singles—John Larkin; Second Team Singles—Matthew Cohen; Honorable Mention Singles—Alex Markovits Division II Awards: Doubles Team of the Year—Henry Head/Jonathan Tiao; First Team Doubles—Jordan Klette-Cusher/Michael Bain; Most Improved Player— John Larkin All-League: Coach of the Year—Tim Drew; First Team— John Larkin, Henry Head, Jonathan Tiao; Second Team—Mathew Cohen; Honorable Mention— Alex Markovits, Michael Bain, Jordan Klette-Cusher MVC Scholar-Athletes— Zachary Abraham, Michael Bain, Sam Ellis, Henry Head, John Larkin, Alex Markovits, Jonathan Tiao
John Larkin
BOYS JUNIOR VARSITY GOLD TENNIS “The Gold Team played very well and showed great teamwork while going 14-1 in a very challenging schedule during the season” said Coach Krauss. “Big wins included those against
MVPs were (front) Stefan Antonsson, Deepak Kumar, Ryan Ferrell, Sam Ellis; Claire Duncan, Linnea Head, John Larkin, Alex Ferree; Bethany Buck, Sarah Williamson. Indian Hill and Taylor’s varsity team and sweeping St. X. 5-0 for the second year in a row. We also won our third consecutive GCTCA title in the season-ending tournament of 38 JV teams. Seven Hills was the only Division II school in the top flight and displayed great sportsmanship while dominating at every position.” Coach John Krauss MVP—Sam Ellis; MIP—Armand Ghazi; Coach’s Award—Alex Baggott BOYS JUNIOR VARSITY BLUE TENNIS Coach Ilg said, “We had a fun-filled successful season, finishing 8-4 and 2nd in Flight B of the GCTCA Coaches Tournament.” Coach Amy Ilg MVP—Deepak Kumar; MIP—Luis Visoso; Coach’s Awards—Shray Ambe, Suhel Singh BOYS VARSITY BASEBALL Coach Phelps said, “Seven Hills baseball finished with a 19-6 overall record. The team was led by seniors Ryan Ferrell, Harrison Addy and Matthew Monteith. Ferrell and Addy earned 1st Team All-League Honors in the MVC and Ferrell earned 1st Team All-Ohio honors. Seven Hills won
Sports photography by Keith Neu From left, Monica Blanco, Ryan Ferrell, Keenan James, Jackson Callow, Linnea Head.
its third consecutive sectional championship and finished the season as the district runner-up!” Coach Brian Phelps, Assistant Coaches Cary Daniel, Grant Reynolds MVP—Ryan Ferrell; MIP—TJ Robinson; Coach’s Award— Harrison Addy OHSBCA All-Ohio: First Team—Ryan Ferrell All-League Scarlet Division: First Team—Ryan Ferrell, Harrison Addy; Second Team— Chris Brenning, Brian Goertemoeller; Honorable Mention—Matthew Monteith, Brandon Malofsky, TJ Robinson MVC Scholar-Athletes—Harrison Addy, Carl Compton, Jeff Dedeker, Brian Goertemoeller, Matthew Monteith, TJ Robinson GIRLS VARSITY FAST-PITCH SOFTBALL Coach Betts said, “We finished 11-5—one game shy of a league championship and one game shy of a sectional championship. This group was a pleasure to work with. There was a chemistry in this group that we as coaches would like to take for granted, but we do not take it for granted. These girls like the game and they like each other, and Coach Huff and I enjoyed the opportunity to work with them.” Coach Tom Betts, Assistant Coach Doug Huff MVP—Bethany Buck; MIP—Zoe Barnhart; Coach’s Awards—Beth Hickenlooper, Lauren Gerhardt page 8
All-Metro Division IV South: First Team—Bethany Buck (catcher), Lauren Driskell (third base), Monica Blanco (shortstop) All-League Scarlet Division: First Team—Lauren Gerhardt, Bethany Buck; Second Team—Monica Blanco, Lauren Driskell; Honorable Mention—Amy Mauro, Beth Hickenlooper SW District Div. IV All-Star Game: Monica Blanco MVC Scholar-Athletes—Zoe Barnhart, Bethany Buck, Lauren Driskell, Lauren Gerhardt, Hillary Goldsmith OHSAA Scholar Athlete SW District—Bethany Buck GIRLS LACROSSE Coach Lewis said, “2012 was a rebuilding year for girls lacrosse. Having lost 10 players from the previous season and bringing on 12 new players, we worked very hard to build everyone’s game to be competitive with our opponents. Linnea Head, Claire Duncan and Kate Harsh led the team to a strong scoring year. Our defense, led by Hadiya Harrington in the goal and Sara Johnson on defense, worked hard to take this young group to a competitive level. As the season proceeded, the players started to build their teamwork and skills, so that by the end of the season, we were seeing a team that was very competitive. This bodes very well for next year, as we are losing only four players. The greatest surprise has been the solid development of the freshmen, led by Maggie
Gosiger, who became solid contributors. To add to their skills, we were able to arrange some added games for our large number of freshmen and this was vital to their future growth. I am looking forward to an even stronger team with even higher goals for 2013.” Coach Stewart Lewis, Assistant Coach Kristin Waters MVP—Linnea Head, Claire Duncan; MIP—Lindsay Neuberger; Coach’s Award—Sara Johnson, Hadiya Harrington All-Ohio South Recogition (Div. II): First Team—Linnea Head; Second Team—Sara Johnson; Honorable Mention—Hadiya Harrington Scholar-Athletes—Emily Addy, Grace Cawdrey, Ellen Coombe, Lindsay Finn, Hadiya Harrigan, Linnea Head, Sara Johnson, Sophie Lewis, Nicole Malofsky, Clarke Waskowitz, Ellie Wilson OSLA & OSLCA Academic All-Ohio—Emily Addy, Grace Cawdrey, Ellen Coombe, Lindsay Finn, Hadiya Harrigan, Linnea Head, Sara Johnson, Sophie Lewis, Nicole Malofsky, Clarke Waskowitz, Ellie Wilson BOYS LACROSSE Coach Greiwe said, “The lacrosse team had a great year and built a solid foundation for the next several years. Our entire team dedicated themselves to conditioning, respect, learning, and finishing each play strong without taking short cuts. Our goalie made Second Team All-Region, and we
won our first playoff game in several years despite our young age and injuries. The lacrosse team used this year to implement a new system and way of life. We are ready for 2013 and ready to bring a new banner to Kalnow. Every player from this year’s team will be returning next year, so buy your 2013 lacrosse tickets.” Coach Nick Greiwe; Assistant Coaches Zac Greiwe, Dan Santos MVP—Stefan Antonsson; MIP—Evan Werner; Coach’s Awards—Brian Collette, George Karamanoukian All-Region: Second Team—George Karamanoukian Scholar-Athletes—Stefan Antonsson, Chris Gangl, Chas Gregory, George Karamanoukian, Pearce Kieser, Ike Lanier, Luke Miller VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD Coach Luckie said, “We had two freshmen (Alayna and Matt), two sophomores (Kevin & Jeff), and four seniors (Alex, Paddack, Ian & TJ) qualify to regionals this year. They made up two relays (4 x 400, 4 x 800) and four individual events (long jump, 200, 400, 800). For the second year in a row, Alex finished in the top 8 in the 800. There were two school records set in the 100 (11.02) and 400 (51.8) by TJ. Both teams were quite a bit smaller this year, but the freshman class provided a sneak preview of things to come. Thanks again to the senior class for their leadership and making this season one of the most spirited I’ve experienced in a long time.” Coach Tana Luckie, Assistant Coach Isabelle Kalubi ’00 MVRs— Alex Ferree, Sarah Williamson; MIRs—Alayna Choo, Kevin Cole; Coach’s Award—Allie Baretta, TJ Nelson All-League: First Team—Alayna Choo (long jump) MVC Scholar-Athletes—Paddack Bahlman, Allie Baretta, Blair Brinker, Alayna Choo, Ben Chung, Kevin Cole, Claudia Fernandez, Alex Ferree, Ian Grohsgal, Helen Jatho, Ned Williamson, Sarah Williamson TJ Nelson
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Farewell with our gratitude, best wishes, and love!
At the closing faculty meeting, longtime faculty who are leaving are paid loving (and funny) tributes by their close colleagues: (above from left), Sue Bone on Judy Wiesemann, Jennifer Licata and Jacky Kalubi on Anne Yancey, and Susan Marrs on Mary Inkrot-Schroder.
Mary and Head of School Chris Garten
Anne Yancey, Sixth Grade English teacher, 14 years Judy Wiesmann, Eighth Grade Science teacher, 15 years Mary Inkrot-Schroder, Director of Studies for Lower School, 20 years Steve Davis, Computer Science, Programming, & Economics teacher, 12 years Angela Kramer, Lotspeich pre-K and Extended Day teacher, 5 years Katie Hamilton ’97, Theater Technical Director & Prop Room Manager, 4 years & many summers Fran Tesmond, Associate Director of Admission & Marketing, 3 years Amy Keirle, Doherty Extended Day, 3 years Amy Dean, Doherty Extended Day, 2 years Chelsea Graham, Upper/Middle PE Intern, 2 years Jennifer Gutzwiller, Doherty pre-K teacher, 1 year
Faculty honors announced for four teachers Head of School Chris Garten announced three prestigious faculty honors earlier this spring. Math Department Head and Upper math teacher Anne Ramsay is the 2012 recipient of the the Frederick Hauck Faculty Chair in Math and Science in recognition of the excellence of her teaching. Upper French teacher Ann Griep and Middle math teacher Carri Haskins are 2012 recipients of Brodie Grants for Excellence in Teaching from the Brodie Family Faculty Betterment Fund. More on these faculty honors will be in a future publication. At the closing faculty luncheon, a new award—the Class of 1956 Faculty Award—was presented for the first time. In honor of their 50th reunion, members of
the Class of 1956 established a restricted endowment fund to provide an annual financial award to a member of the Upper School faculty “who fosters a love and excitement for learning among Seven Hills students.” The first recipient of the award is Middle/Upper Latin teacher Brian Sebastian (at right). Congratulations to all of these outstanding teachers!
A look at what’s happening at Middle School Middle’s top honors on National French Contest, National Spanish Exam
Thanks to successful fundraising events like Bowl-athon, the Middle School was able to donate checks for $500 to The Caring Place and Matthew 25 Ministries. Picured above at the year’s last assembly are Caring Place Director Ceal Bellman, eighth grader Kenneth Remaklus, and teacher Beth Leonard. Above, Middle’s French scholars. Spanish scholars are pictured on the next page.
More Middle math honors! Middle School students competed in the SIGMA math contest for the first time and earned the following honors. Eighth Grade Tigar Cyr (score of 36 out of 40), Certificate & Gold Pin Alex Jiang (35), Certificate & Silver Pin Matthew Clayton (34), Certificate & Silver Pin Bennett Smith (32), Certificate & Bronze Pin Seventh Grade Calvin Arbenz (30), Certificate Sixth Grade Charlie Dwight (32), Certificate & Bronze Pin Michael Barresi (31), Certificate & Bronze Pin page 10
National French Contest honorees
National Spanish Exam honorees
Level 1 (Eighth Grade) Alex Jiang—3rd in Ohio, 4th in nation Kathy Wang—7th in Ohio, 8th in nation Brian Hills—7th in Ohio, 8th in nation Matthew Clayton—8th in Ohio, 9th in nation Andrea Johnston—8th in Ohio, 9th in nation Camille Williams—8th in Ohio, 9th in nation Maria Bobbitt-Chertock—9th in Ohio, 10th in nation Matthew Marquardt—10th in Ohio Juliana Yip-Ono—11th in Ohio Margaret Cox—11th in Ohio Matthew Shepherd—13th in Ohio Claire McDonald—13th in Ohio Arran Bowen—13th in Ohio
Spanish 8 (Eighth Grade) Gold Medals (95th percentile or above) Holly O’Neal (96, Outside Experience)
Level 01 (Seventh Grade) Emily McLennan—3rd in Ohio, 11th in nation Alex Halonen—5th in Ohio Andres Antonsson—6th in Ohio Rosie Kilcoyne—7th in Ohio Callie Jacks—7th in Ohio Charlie Goldsmith—9th in Ohio
Silver Medals (85th-94th percentile) Andrei Savu (91) Benjamin Perez (89—Bilingual) Cole Davis (86) Katherine Coley (85) Bronze Medals (75th-84th percentile) Lily Lou (77) Tziporah Serota (76) Honorable Mention (50th-74th percentile) James Scheurer (70) Hasani Harrigan (67) Ryan Green (66) Elliot Glum (64) Anna Davis (63) Olivia Silverman (62) Sallie Hatfield (58)
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Middle School Spring Sports
At left, National Spanish Exam honorees with teacher Cassandra Bruce.
The Middle School baseball team had high expectations entering the 2012 season, with an MVC Tournament Championship at the top of its list. The team was dominant during the regular season and beat league rival Cincinnati Christian in the tournament championship game, giving the Middle School baseball program its first MVC title! The coaches attribute the success to the players’ commitment to the season and their goals. Great pitching, solid defense, and timely hitting were the key attributes to the team totaling an 8-3 overall record on the season. The eighth graders provided strong leadership and the whole team will take a lot of pride in seeing “2012 Baseball” added to the championship banners in the Stoehr Gym. The Stingers were coached by Mike Heis, Eric Wetli, and Grant Reynolds. Coach Russell White said, “The Middle tennis team worked hard and enjoyed a very successful and thrilling season. Teammates made each other better through practice times and camaraderie, and the team focused on our season-ending doubles tournament that we hosted on our varsity courts. The home fans got quite a show as Seven Hills won the 2012 Seven Hills Doubles Tournament Championship trophy and even more outstanding: they swept all four flights as the coaches watched their players walk off with medals as they break away from us and continue training.” Coaches Russell White and Robert Horne led the Stingers this spring tennis season. “When we embarked upon the 2012 Middle School boys lacrosse season, we knew we had a tough road ahead of us,” said Coach Mike Collette. “Our team only had a handful of eighth graders, no experience at the goal tender position, a small team leaving us very few subs, and a very challenging schedule that pitted us against many ‘A’ level eighth grade teams. Despite these challenges and multiple games where we only had one or two subs on the sideline, we had a terrific year and developed a ‘warrior culture’ that will serve us well for the 2013 season. “Signature games that defined our season were our midseason victory against Walnut Hills and a big win vs. rival Summit Country Day. While our overall record was page 11
Congratulations to Matthew Marquardt (at right), who competed in the Deer Creek Sprint Triathlon on June 3 and placed first in his age group (15-19) and 15th overall against over 200+ competitors! A sprint triathlon consists of swimming 750m, biking 20km and running 5km, and Matthew completed the course in 1 hour 11 minutes. just under .500, we won the games we should have won, including an exciting victory over Bellbrook at the state championships when we tied the game with 15 seconds to go and emerged victorious in overtime. “Our seventh graders gained valuable experience this season and our eighth graders deserve recognition for building a strong foundation and setting the ‘never quit’ tone for the 2013 team. Congratulations to all the boys on an outstanding 2012 season.” The Stingers were coached by Mike Collette, Mike Schnirring, and Jake Barnett. The 2012 Middle School girls lacrosse team was short on numbers and experience but not on determination. With every practice and game the girls improved tremendously and fielded a very competitive team this spring. The season consisted of a lot of exciting close losses and big wins with their high-powered offense and rock-solid defense keeping them in every game. Highlights of the season included wins over league rival CCD, Mason, and powerhouse Cincinnati Royals. The girls gained valuable experience and carried on the tradition of being a competitive Seven Hills MS Lax Team with great sportsmanship and team camaraderie. The Lady Stingers were coached by Chelsea Graham and Winston Licata.
China trip continued from page 1 Seven Hill is proud to offer the fifth year of the Downey Seminars, the first in a series of international programs for Seven Hills students. This is a program which Seven Hills, in collaboration with UC and supported through the generosity of the The Harriette R. Williams Downey Fund, offers a total four-week experience on China for rising seniors. Students spent the first week at school learning the basics of the Mandarin Chinese language while studying fundamental elements of Chinese history, culture and traditions. The students will then travel to Beijing, Liuzhou, and Shanghai for the following three weeks to experience firsthand life in Chinese society. More on the students’ China trip in our next Buzz. This year’s China trip is led by UC International Program Manager Ryan Meyer, Science Department Chair Karen Glum, and Chinese I and II teacher Peggy Lovro. Student participants are Caroline Bonini, Cullen Diemer, Anna Gagliardo, Caleigh Griffin, Carly Harten, Allison Hills, Hugh MacKay, Kyle Patel, Georgie Russell, Adeline Sawyer, Terrance Webb, and Elizabeth Young.
A look at what’s happening at Lotspeich
What a wonderful production of the musical Joust! Bravo to the fifth graders and Directors Robin Wilson and Russell White.
Fifth Grade vs. Faculty Tennis Baseball
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Above, Jr. Zoologists culminated their year of service in the Leyman Science Center with Breakfast with the Animals.
A look at what’s happening at Doherty Fourth & Fifth Grade Olympic Day
Fifth Grade vs. Faculty Kickball Game
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