SEVEN HILLS The Buzz
June 14, 2011
Congratulations and Best Wishes, Class of 2011! Jay Bachemin
A Brief Word from Chris Garten If it takes a village to raise a child, what does it take to raise 1000? It takes the tireless efforts of a dedicated faculty and staff, each fully committed to bringing out the very best in young people. It takes, too, unfailing support of parents, all committed to nurturing their children’s talents and nourishing their ambitions. It takes the energy and commitment of an army of volunteers who buttress the efforts of teachers and coaches and counselors throughout the year.
Seven Hills bid farewell to the 70 members of the Class of 2011 in commencement exercises June 3. By choice of the seniors, the commencement speaker was Thane Maynard, Director of the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. Tributes to the class were given by teacher Sandra Smythe, parent Bruce Brown, and class member Virgilio Urbina Lazardi.
Coverage of Commencement 2011, year-end awards, and matriculations is on pages 2–5.
Busy, exciting spring at Seven Hills!
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Year-end awards
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Named Merit Scholarships
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College matriculations
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Foreign language honors
I wish you and your families a restful and fulfilling summer. We look forward to welcoming you back to school this fall!
Chris Garten Head of School
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SNAAP Recognition Banquet 6
In short, it takes a community, a community of caring, devoted to excellence. I want to thank each of you for the role you played in making 2010 -11 such a successful school year!
All the best,
Inside this Buzz
Cooking lessons in Indian cuisine with Mr. McGarvey were one of the highlights of the sixth grade’s annual Asia Day. Many more special spring events and arts celebrations in all divisions are in this Buzz!
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Upper School News
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Varsity Sports
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Upper School Arts
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Middle School News
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Faculty News
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Lotspeich News
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Doherty News
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Commencement 2011
College matriculations for the Class of 2011 are on page 5. page 2
Congratulations to our year-end award winners! Commencement
Head of School Chris Garten with Ruth Russell Jones Award winner Haley Jones.
Seven Hills Cup Justine Cefalu (at left with Head of Upper Nick Francis) Florence Fessenden Award Joe Soonthornsawad for Music Alumni Association Service Award Aaron Markiewitz Carol M. Brestel Award Emily Holloway, Katie McNamara Ruth Russell Jones Award Haley Jones
At right, Alumni Association Chair David Hummel (’85) with Service Award winner Aaron Markiewitz.
SEVEN HILLS PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Gabe Blanco ’11, Claire Duncan ’12, Linnea Head ’12, Olivia Williams ’13, Sarah Shim ’14 KATHY RICHARDSON WRITING AWARD Jeff Maggio ’14, Reena SenGupta ’14 MUSIC AWARD—Chris Clark ’11 ENGLISH AWARD—George Taliaferro ’11 HISTORY AWARD—Conrad Jacober ’11
Below, Fessenden Award winner Joe Soonthornsawad and Nick Francis.
MATHEMATICS AWARD—Sydney Larkin ’11 Awards, including Doherty and Lotspeich, continued page 4
Awards Day at Upper Miriam Titcomb Award Isabel Arjmand ’12 Community Scholar Award Alex Baggott ’12 for Latin Creativity/Original Thinking Award Kaleb Brill ’12 Citizenship Award Michael Young ’12 Sophomore Scholastic Achievement Award Katherine King CLEMENT L. BUENGER AWARD (FISC) Nyla Morgan ’11 JANET FAST ANDRESS ART AWARD Leah Ransohoff-Englert ’11 page 3
Winners of the Carol M. Brestel Award Katie McNamara (above) and Emily Holloway (left).
The 2011 graduates—and the audience—gave a standing ovation to retiring English teacher and 2011 Student Senate Award winner Sandra Smythe.
Farewells to our other faculty and staff are on page 20.
Elinor Scherr Mosher Award—Ryan Ferrell ’12 Ohio Scholar-Athletes—Sydney Larkin ’11, Ari Kirsh ’11 Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Awards—Miles Hill ’11, Katie McNamara ’11, Maggie Gosiger ’15, Tucker Robinson ’15 Booster Award—Susan Robinson
SCIENCE AWARDS Chemistry—Allie Scheiber ’11 Physics—Peppar Cyr ’11 Biology—Emily Holloway ’11 FOREIGN LANGUAGE AWARDS French—Chase Atherton ’11 Spanish—Julie Berger ’11, Lauren Truncellito ’11 Latin—Virgil Urbina Lazardi ’11
Athletic Award winners (above) Ryan Ferrell, (at left) Ian McNamara, Alex Wilt, Miles Hill.
ATHLETIC AWARDS Female Athlete of the Year—Alex Wilt ’11 Male Athletes of the Year—Miles Hill ’11, Ian McNamara ’11
Major Awards at Doherty
Student Council Citizenship Awards Unit II—Jacob Haskins ’21, Christian Mueller ’20 Unit III—Lizie Morriss ’19, Nicholas Williams ’18
Loveland Award in English Jonathan Harsh ’18, Ayla Maugans ’18
Major Awards at Lotspeich
Joy in Learning Award Mary Grace Ramsay ’18, Nate Rising ’18
Eileen Driscoll Literary Award Vivianne Skavlem ’18
Seven Hills awards Named Merit Scholarships for 2011-2012
Sharon Liao
Brian Goertemoeller
Lucy Callard
Seven Hills awarded these named merit scholarships for 20112012: Junior Sharon Liao was presented the Neil Smith Award for “meeting the world with optimism and good will, expecting the best from herself and others, and exhibiting courage, compassion, integrity, and intelligence.” For their outstanding “academic achievement, breadth and scope of interests beyond the classroom, leadership, citizenpage 4
Natalie Choo
Gracin Richardson
ship, and character,” eighth grader Brian Goertemoeller was awarded the Patricia Howard Award of Distinction, fifth grader Lucy Callard was presented the Jane P. Hoeland Scholarship, and fifth grader Natalie Choo was awarded the Theodore C. Wuerfel Merit Scholarship. Fifth grader Gracin Richardson was awarded the Elisabeth Greenwald Mapes Scholarship for “best exemplifying the Seven Hills Values.”
Best wishes for continued success at these colleges and universities! Chase Atherton University of Oxford (England) Julianne Virginia Bain University of North Carolina Luke Brendan Beckwith Lawrence University Julia Bernadette Berger Denison University Gabriel Alexander Blanco Cabassa Columbia University Jeffrey Bruce Brown Washington University Madeline Anne Caldemeyer Miami University Elizabeth Anne Carter Georgetown University Justine Louisa Cefalu Yale University Christian Stokes Clark Lawrence University Conservatory of Music Meredith Gibbs Collette Indiana University Kelley School of Business Andrea Sloneker Compton Tufts University Kathryn Marie Cromer Tufts University Leah Kristin Cromer Carleton College Peppar Elizabeth Pei-Pei Cyr Princeton University Maxwell Lane Davis Rhodes College Kimia Sabrina Ghazi DePaul University Daniel Wheeler Griffin Elon University Graeme Dixon Harten Carleton College Helen H. Head Bowdoin College Elisse Taylor Hill Princeton University Miles Christian Hill Centre College Emily Marie Holloway Kalamazoo College Victoria Mingye Huang University of Chicago Adimu Hunter-Woodard University of Dayton Conrad M. Jacober Kenyon College Haley Samantha Jones University of Alabama
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Victoria Walker Kennedy University of Kentucky Ari Benjamin Kirsh Ohio State University John Charles Kramer University of Dayton Sydney Conrad Larkin Middlebury College John Robert Lewis Kalamazoo College Alexandra Lieberman Princeton University Tyler Martin Lindblad University of Cincinnati Clarence Ling University of Illinois Ryan Andrew MacKenzie Tulane University Anne Chamberlin Mapes University of Alabama Aaron Corsi Markiewitz Brandeis University Nathan David Markiewitz Vanderbilt University Jennifer Chapin McIlwraith University of Dayton Ian Keyes McNamara Bowdoin College Kathleen O’Keefe McNamara Santa Clara University Haleigh Ann Monaco Ohio State University Nyla S. Morgan University of Dayton John K. Nenninger West Virginia University Kevin Pan Kenyon College Mia Rachel Perlman Washington University in St. Louis Bryn Elizabeth Post Coastal Carolina University Austin Oliver Poston Miami University Kristen Stephanie Prevost Kenyon College Leah Rose Ransohoff-Englert School of the Art Institute of Chicago Gilbert Burdette Richards IV Centre College Kathryn Rose Sauers George Washington University Lindsay Elizabeth Seibel Northeastern University Dan Young Shi Macalester College Ari Daniel Shifman Tulane University Celine Laleh Shirooni Rhodes College Benjamin Andrew Swift Sims Ohio State University Anna Louise Smith University of Colorado Joe Tarit Soonthornsawad Carleton College Jennifer Marie Springer Allegheny College George Walton Taliaferro Hamilton College Richard Donald Tesmond Whitman College Lauren Sara Truncellito University of Vermont Virgilio Urbina Lazardi Columbia University Sarah Anne Vorherr Xavier University Mary Estelle Warner Vanderbilt University Emma Cabell Weitzenkorn Skidmore College Alexandra Ruth Wilt University of Michigan Carlton Cromer Zesch University of Richmond
Annual SNAAP Recognition Banquet
SNAAP’s annual year-end reception on June 5 was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the 2011 graduates, to recognize transitioning Lower and Middle School students, to thank individuals who are making a difference in our students’ lives, and to bid farewell to members of the community who are moving to other cities. At left, guest speaker was Tonya Matthews,Ph.D., Vice President of Museums at the Cincinnati Museum Center.
Above, Head of School Chris Garten and departing teacher Malinda McReynolds; at right, 2011 graduates Miles Hill, Nyla Morgan, and Adimu Hunter-Woodard.
From left, Ayanna Terry, Nancy Bennett, Felicia Bell, Erica Vaughn, Teshani Keeling, and Chantal Weaver. Ayanna Terry (SNAAP President for 201112), Felicia Bell (outgoing SNAAP President), Erica Vaughn, and Teshani Keeling were the SNAPP leadership for 2010-11. Banquet Coordinator committee members were Chantal Weaver (Chair), Nancy Bennett, JanMichele Kearney, and Maite Ivanschits-Cortes. page 6 page 4
The Banquet was a great family celebration which included a violin performance by rising ninth grader Jared Nelson and dancing to the live music of FAOx2 (Kim S. White and Michael Walton).
Many honors in language competitions!
Some of our Latin scholars at the Upper School (above) and the Middle School (below).
Latin
Congratulations to the Middle and Upper School students who earned top honors on the 2011 National Latin Exam. Teacher Brian Sebastian said, “84% of Middle School Latin students and 91% of Upper School Latin students earned an award on the National Latin Exam.” Earning Gold Medals and Summa Cum Laude certificates were sophomores Lawrence Vignola (perfect score), Chris Baggott, Cullen Deimer, Claire Romaine, Nicholas Au-Yeung, Katie Shen, John Rowe; seniors Justine Cefalu, Virgilio Urbina Lazardi; juniors Kate Harsh, Alex Baggott; ninth graders Kevin Cole, Sarah Gresham Barr, Benjamin Sorscher, Hadiya Harrigan; eighth graders Ben King, Mark Dovich, Grace Cawdrey, Kate Murphy, Duncan Gibson. Earning Silver Medals and Maxima Cum Laude certificates were sophomores Anne-Stuart Bell, Peter Todorov, Katherine King; junior Sarah Austin; ninth graders Hayden Schiff, Brian Hu, Emma Uible; eighth graders Andrew Wilson, Montana Reilly, Keith Mandel, Lindsay Finn, Sarah Kanter, Charles Gregory, Ben Chung, Brian Goertemoeller. page 7
Earning Magna Cum Laude certificates were sophomores Kyle Patel, Sara Hodgkins, Carly Harten; ninth graders Connor Rouan, Kyle McKibben, Kelsey Stratman; eighth graders Alex Li, Carl Compton, Pearce Kieser, David Morad. Earning Cum Laude Certificates were sophomores Allan Loeffler, Jasmine Terry; ninth graders Ellie Wilson, Hannah Berger; eighth graders Grace Carroll, Jeff Dedeker, Evan Smithers. Earning Certificates of Outstanding Achievement were seventh graders Tigar Cyr, Benjamin Nordmeyer, Audrey Ditty, Kenneth Remaklus, Jeffrey Welch, Nicole Tiao, Clay Hausberger. Earning Certificates of Achievement were seventh graders Kelly Pan, Jake Lautman, Abigail Clark, Emma Perentesis, Sophia Pardo, Ada Huang.
See our students’ honors in the National French Contest on page 8, National Spanish Exam on page 9, and math competitions on page 9.
French
Just a few of our French scholars at the Upper and Middle Schools.
Congratulations to the Seven Hills students who earned top rankings in the state and nation in the National French Contest. Students who ranked nationally scored in the top 10% of over 99,000 students participating nationwide. On Level 5, Chase Atherton ranked first in the state and third in the nation and earned a Silver Medal; Helen Jatho ranked fifth in the state and eighth in the nation and earned a Bronze Medal; Joe Soonthornsawad ranked 11th in the state and 14th in the nation and earned Honorable Mention. On Level 3, Allie Feuerlein ranked second in the state and third in the nation and earned a Silver Medal. Earning Bronze Medals were Zoë Pochobradsky, third in the state, fourth in the nation; Mia Samara, fifth in the state, sixth in the nation; Sarah Williamson, sixth in the state, seventh in the nation; Federica Fernandez, ninth in the state, tenth in the nation. Earning Honorable Mention were Maddie Rogers, tenth in the state, 11th in the nation; Ellen Coombe and Andrew Korn, 11th in the state, 12th in the nation; Anu Vora and Monica Blanco, 12th in the state, 13th in the nation; Sara Johnson, 13th in the state, 14th in the nation. On Level 4, earning Bronze Medals were Justine Cefalu, second in the state, fourth in the nation; Ginger Johnson, fourth in the state, eighth in the nation; Betsy Johnson, fifth in the state, ninth in the nation. Earning Honorable Mention were Sharon Liao, seventh in the state, 11th in the nation; Ned Williamson, 11th in the state, 15th in the nation. On Level 2, Isabel Arjmand ranked second in the state and nation and earned a silver medal. Gregory Sun ranked seventh in the state and nation and earned a bronze medal. Lauren Weems ranked 11th in the state and nation and earned honorable mention. On Level 01 (seventh grade), Matthew Marquardt ranked fourth in the state and ninth in the nation and earned a bronze medal. Brian Hill and Kathleen Wang ranked ninth in the state. Maria Bobbitt Chertock and Juliana Yip-Ono earned Certificates of Achievement. page 8
On Level 1 (eighth grade), Claudia Fernandez ranked fourth in the state and sixth in the nation and earned a bronze medal. Earning Certificates of Honor were Tessa Weisenborn, who ranked ninth in the state and 11th in the nation, and Léonard Behrens, who ranked 14th in the state. Gigi Matter and Ike Lanier earned Certificates of Achievement.
Math honors include First Places In the Ohio Math League competition, top scorers by grade were freshman Brian Hu, sophomore Nicholas Au-Yeung, junior Isabel Arjmand, and senior Peppar Cyr. Among schools of all sizes, Seven Hills came in seventh in the state and second in region (Hamilton County). For cumulative individual scores, Brian Hu came in first in the region and tied for 15th place in the state. In the KSEA/Wright State University Ohio Mathematics Contest, Brian Hu earned First Place for ninth graders.
It’s not too late for your suppor t! Please help The Seven Hills Fund reach its goal! At this time of year, your support is crucial as we work toward our goal of $1.2M by the close of the fiscal year. We have currently raised $1,011,176 (through June 8), and we need your help over the next two weeks. Make your gift or pledge BEFORE JUNE 30, 2011, by going to www.7hills.org and clicking on Giving. Questions? Please contact Meridith Oberklein Spille ’95, Director of Annual Giving, at 513-527-1306 or meridith. spille@7hills.org. Your participation—at any level that is comfortable for you—benefits current and future students and is truly appreciated!
Spanish Congratulations to the Upper and Middle School students who earned high honors on their respective levels on the National Spanish Exam. Earning Gold Medals were Allie Baretta, who scored at the 99th percentile nationally and placed first in the state, and Suhel Singh, who scored at the 95th percentile and placed fourth in the state. Eighth graders who earned Gold Medals were Nicole Malofsky, Adam Buford, Ellie Pasquale, and Alayna Choo. Earning Silver Medals for scoring in the 85th-94th percentiles nationally were Andrew Ligeralde, Linnea Head, Rachel White, Marissa Steele, and Leah Yuan. Eighth graders who earned Silver Medals were Arjun Dheenan and George Karamanoukian. Earning Bronze Medals for scoring in the 75th-84th percentiles nationally were Kayla Kavanaugh, Sasha Lieberman, Priyanka Parameswaran, Bethany Buck, and Allie Scheiber, who ranked third in the state in the outside experience category. Eighth graders who earned Bronze Medals were Clarke Waskowitz and Sofie Schmidt. Miguel Alemany ranked second in the state in the bilingual category.
Some of our Spanish scholars at the Upper (above) and Middle (below) Schools.
Eighth grader Mona Scheiber earned a Certificate of Honor.
News from your Seven Hills Resale Shop! As the 2010-2011 school year comes to a close, there will be a change in leadership at The Resale Shop. Sandra Shaw will replace Louise Cottrell as Manager of The Resale Shop. We will miss Louise’s 14 years of exceptional leadership, but we know our Resale Shop is in experienced and conscientious hands. Sandra has worked at the Resale Shop for 16 years and is well loved by the customers and staff. Her warm and welcoming spirit is a key to our success. Following our traditional July closing, we will reopen Monday, August 1. We look forward to seeing you!
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Louise Cottrell, Marni Greenwald, Marty Hamilton, Nancy Schulhoff, Melissa Morelli ’85, and Sandra Shaw. Below, honoring Louise at the closing faculty luncheon.
A look at what’s happening at Upper School
See page 14 for Middle School, page 16 for Lotspeich, and page 18 for Doherty Congratulations to seniors who won National Merit® and National Achievement® Scholarships! Justine Cefalu and Sasha Lieberman each won National Merit® $2500 Scholarships, and Elisse Hill won a National Achievement® $2500 Scholarship. The following won college-sponsored Merit Scholarship® awards: Julianne Bain, National Merit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Scholarship; Victoria Huang, National Merit University of Chicago Scholarship; Nathan Markiewitz, National Merit Vanderbilt University Scholarship; Haleigh Monaco, National Merit Ohio State University Scholarship; Mia Perlman, National Merit Washington University in St. Louis Scholarship.
Upper hosted its second Community Service Fair this school year on May 11, bringing together students with agencies and organizations where they have opportunities to do meaningful community service. Organizations who participated were MEAC (Madisonville Education and Assistance Center), Starfire, Little Brothers/Friends of the Elderly, John Parker Elementary, Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding and Horsemanship, Breakthrough Cincinnati, Bethany House, Ronald McDonald House, Stepping Stones, and Visionaries and Voices.
Congratulations to the members of the Class of 2011, who “netted $4,856,950 in merit scholarsips for college or $179,227.14 per recipient,” said Director of College Counseling Susan Marrs. Mr. Sebastian reported this news from the “Cincinnati Academic League (or what we simply call Academic Team): The varsity team finished second in the league, its best result in five years. At the year-end tournament, the varsity team finished second, and the reserve team finished first. The coaches voted Peppar Cyr First Team All-Academic and Nathan Markiewitz Second Team All-Academic.” Freshman Ben Sorscher won the Tournament of Greatness, an activity created by Mr. Wabler and Mrs. Faber for CP sophomore and freshman history. Mr. Wabler said, “Each student chose a world leader and went head-to-head in a series of debates until there was one champion. Ben won the trophy this year, and sophomore Hugh MacKay was the runner-up.”
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Seniors love watching their second grade musical with former Lotspeich teachers Anne Greenwald and Jane Clajus.
Seniors enjoyed visiting their former Doherty teachers and watching their fifth grade video. The Alumni Association hosted its annual Countdown to Graduation Breakfast for the Class of 2011.
Varsity Spring Sports
Track photos by Mary Beth Young
Sports photography by Keith Neu
Jeff Brown, Rick Tesmond, Jasmine Cline-Bailey, Alex Ferree.
It was an outstanding spring sports season, despite seemingly constant rain, including league, sectional, district, and regional titles, broken school records, and the tennis team and a runner competing at state. City and state honors have not been announced.
BOYS JUNIOR VARSITY BLUE TENNIS Record of 6-4. Coach Amy Ilg MVP—Ben Sorscher; MIP—Deepak Kumar; Coach’s Awards—Shray Ambe, Jose Gonzalez Pastrana
BOYS VARSITY TENNIS The team captured the Miami Valley Conference (fifth consecutive year), the district and regional titles. Record of 15-3. Ranked #1 in the city from the start to the end of the season and #4 in the state. The team advanced to the Final Four in the state team tennis tournament, where they finished third. Joe Soonthornsawad and Mathew Cohen also qualified for state in the doubles tournament. Coach Tim Drew MVP—Mathew Cohen, Joe Soonthornsawad; MIP—Jonathan Tiao; Coach’s Award—Rick Tesmond Greater Cincinnati Tennis Coaches Association (GCTCA): Doubles Team of the Year—Rick Tesmond, Jonathan Tiao; First Team—Joe Soonthornsawad, Rick Tesmond, Jonathan Tiao; Second Team—Mathew Cohen, Henry Head, Alex Markovits, John Larkin All-League: Coach of the Year—Tim Drew; First Team—Joe Soonthornsawad, Rick Tesmond, Jonathan Tiao; Second Team—Henry Head, John Larkin, Alex Markovits; Honor able Mention—Michael Bain, Mathew Cohen, Jordan Klette- Cusher MVC Scholar-Athletes—Michael Bain, John Larkin, Alex Markovits, Joe Soonthornsawad, Jonathan Tiao
BOYS VARSITY BASEBALL Voted the #1 seed in the Southwest District Tournament, the varsity baseball team ended its season as district finalist with a loss to National Trail. The team captured the sectional championship for the second consecutive year and finished with a record of 18-4. Coach Brian Phelps, Assistant Coach Cary Daniel MVP—Ryan Ferrell; MIPs—Caleb Daniel, Ari Shifman; Coach’s Award—Harrison Addy All-City All-Star Game: Jack Nenninger All-League Scarlet Division: Coach of the Year—Brian Phelps; First Team—Harrison Addy, Ryan Ferrell; Second Team— Matthew Monteith, Jack Nenninger, Bryan Robinson; Honorable Mention—Kevin Pan, Ari Shifman MVC Scholar-Athletes—Harrison Addy, Matthew Monteith, Kevin Pan, Ari Shifman
BOYS JUNIOR VARSITY GOLD TENNIS GCTCA City Champion; 9-2 record. Coach John Krauss MVP—Michael Bain; MIP—Suhel Singh; Coach’s Awards— Zachary Abraham, Sam Ellis page 11
GIRLS VARSITY FAST-PITCH SOFTBALL Coach Betts said, “I love seeing the girls develop a passion for the game and all that it has to offer. It is very rewarding when something we talk about and work on comes to fruition in a ball game—when girls can see it and say to themselves ‘Yes, we did it!’ Our team is a work in progress and I look forward to next season.” Coach Tom Betts, Assistant Coach Doug Huff MVP—Bethany Buck; MIP—Beth Hickenlooper; Coach’s Awards—Monica Blanco, Amy Mauro All-League Scarlet Division: First Team—Monica Blanco, Bethany Buck; Second Team—Lauren Driskell; Honorable Mention—Lauren Gerhardt, Amy Mauro Continued next page
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Above, Jack Nenninger; at right, Emily Addy, Monica Blanco. Above, spring MVPs Ryan Ferrell, Meredith Collette, Alex Ferree; Bethany Buck, Emma Uible, Michael Bain. Not pictured: Brian Collette.
SW District Div. IV All-Star Game: Monica Blanco, Amy Mauro MVC Scholar-Athletes—Bethany Buck, Lauren Driskell, Adair McWilliams GIRLS LACROSSE Reason record of 7-8. Coach Lewis said, “The team had a fast start and a strong end to the season. The team was led by seven returning seniors who worked very hard to help the underclassmen grow with the game and team. They left the program with a very positive feeling for the future, as the scoring was spread among all classes, and the goalie position was passed on from Bryn Post, a four-year starter, to Hadiya Harrigan.” Coach Stewart Lewis, Assistant Coach Kristin Waters MVP—Meredith Collette; MIP—Emily Addy; Coach’s Award—Haley Jones All-Ohio South: First Team—Meredith Collette; Second Team—Linnea Head; Honorable Mention—Katie Cromer Scholar-Athletes—Meredith Collette, Ellen Coombe, Andrea Compton, Katie Cromer, Claire Duncan, Hadiya Harrigan, Kate Harsh, Sara Johnson, Anne Mapes, Katie Sauers, Jennifer Springer, Ellie Wilson BOYS LACROSSE Division II record of 10 points in a single game was tied by Jeff Brown. Coach Routt said, “The 2011 season for the Stingers lacrosse team was a fight, but we were tough and came out all the better because of it. With many young guys gaining invaluable experience, the resilience gained from this year proved to be extremely helpful come tight moments in games this year. I am so proud of how we banded together and became a true team.” Coach Andy Routt; Assistant Coach Will Chatfield (’07) MVP—Brian Collette; MIP—Chris Gangl; Coach’s Award— Jeff Brown All-Region: Second Team—Jeff Brown, Gilbert Richards; Honorable Mention—Brian Collette, Chris Gangl page 12
Scholar-Athletes—Jeff Brown, Luke Miller, George Taliaferro VARSITY BOYS TRACK AND FIELD Alex Ferree finished third in the regional track meet in the 800m with a time of 1:57.75 to qualify for the state meet, where he placed 14th with a time of 1:59.87. Other team members who competed at regionals were Adimu Hunter-Woodard, T.J. Nelson, Paddack Bahlman, Michael Young, Carson Quimby, Jeffrey Maggio, and Paddack Bahlman. At the MVC track meet, Adimu set a new high jump school record of 6’4” breaking the old one set by Craig Johnson in 1990! Adimu also finished second at the district meet in the high jump event to qualify for regionals. Coach Tana Luckie, Assistant Coach Isabelle Kalubi (’00) MVR—Alex Ferree; MIR—Jeff Maggio; Coach’s Awards— Paddack Bahlman, Carson Quimby All-League: First Team—Alex Ferree, Adimu Hunter-Woodard MVC Scholar-Athletes—Chris Baggott, Alex Ferree, George Lawson, Carson Quimby, Ned Williamson VARSITY GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD Runners who competed in the regional track meet were Emma Uible, Allie Baretta, Carly Harten, Elizabeth Young, Jasmine Cline-Bailey, and Caleigh Griffin. Jasmine Cline-Bailey tied a 100m hurdles school record at the CHCA meet. Coach Tana Luckie, Assistant Coach Isabelle Kalubi (’00) MVR—Emma Uible; MIR—Allie Baretta; Coach’s Award— Carly Harten All-League: First Team—Emma Uible MVC Scholar-Athletes—Allie Baretta, Hannah Batsche, Anne Stuart Bell, Caleigh Griffin, Carly Harten, Elisse Hill, Helen Jatho, Olivia Koster, Sharon Liao, Haleigh Monaco, Shea Renusch, Jordan Seibold, Lauren Truncellito, Emma Uible, Sarah Williamson, Elizabeth Young
Celebrating Upper arts and artists at concerts, Coffee House, Anon(ymous)!
At right, Upper’s spring play— Anon(ymous) by Naomi Iizuka—is an adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey. The outstanding production was directed by the Directing class under the supervision of Katie Hamilton ’97.
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A look at what’s happening at Middle School Congratulations to the Middle School students who earned high honors on math competitions. In the MATHCOUNTS competition, the team placed third in the chapter, and 17th in the state. Team members were Tigar Cyr (sixth in the chapter), Andrew Wilson, Matthew Clayton, Andrei Savu. Others who competed in the chapter contest were Max Pochobradsky and Daniel Grass. On the AMC 8 competition, seventh grader Tigar Cyr was the top scorer in the school,and he earned a Gold Medal and Honor Roll Recognition. Eighth graders Avery Coombe and Pearce Kieser earned Gold Medals; Léonard Behrens, Max Pochobradsky, and Andrew Wilson earned Silver Medals; and Carl Compton earned a Bronze Medal. Other seventh grade honorees were Matthew Clayton and Elliot Glum, Silver Medals, and Ben Nordmeyer, Bronze Medal.
Sixth graders participated in a wide variety of activities on their annual Asia Day on May 26, including Chinese calligraphy, cricket, board games, origami, henna and Indian art, and they enjoyed presentations on Japan and China, “Friends of Israel,” Indian dancing by junior Broti Gupta, and more.
On the OML competition, the eighth grade team placed 17th in the state. Team members were Pearce Kieser (who tied for 27th in the state), Ben King, Andrew Wilson, Avery Coombe, and Carl Compton. The seventh grade team placed 12th in the state and third in the region. Team members were Matthew Clayton and Andrei Savu (who each tied for 18th in the state), Tigar Cyr, Nicole Tiao, and Madeline Groen. The sixth grade team placed 14th in the state. Team members were Daniel Grass, Brianna Ko, Calvin Arbenz, Cameron Leonard, Emily McLennan, Jack Lane, and Andres Antonsson.
The Middle School has had a long relationship with The Caring Place in Kennedy Heights, including weekly volunteering and fundraising efforts. Above at Middle’s final assembly in 2010-11, Caring Place Director Ceal Bellman gratefully received a check for $2203.
Glimpses of the Choral and Instrumental Concerts are on page 16.
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Photos by Brian Arnold
Congratulations to the actors, staging and tech crew, Director Martha Slater, and Assistant Director Sophie Beckwith (’06) for an outstanding production of Gulliver’s Travels on April 15-16.
Hair Fair 2011
A record number of students and teachers—23—participated in this year’s Hair Fair in the Middle Commons on May 18, surpassing last year’s record of 20! The volunteers had their long hair cut to donate to Locks of Love, an organization that creates hair prosthetics for financially-disadvantaged children who suffer from long-term medical hair loss, and to Panatene Beautiful Lengths, which creates hair prosthetics for adults. The successful event is organized each year by teacher Theresa Keller. Our thanks to volunteer stylists Michelle Beamer and Team from Identity Salons.
Middle’s outstanding spring concerts!
Middle School Spring Sports “The Middle School boys tennis team had a great season while dodging raindrops,” said Coach Russell White. “They started with an away match at Sycamore and there were battles on all of the courts. We went away with the loss but we looked toward the promise of the future, knowing we had just played the best team on our schedule. Many individual and team triumphs followed as the team posted a 6-3 record for the season. The players really enjoyed finishing our season on the varsity courts where we hosted the doubles tournament. Many thanks go out to our team captains, Arjun Dheenan and Henry Chavez.” “The Middle School boys lacrosse team continued to build on its inaugural 2010 season,” said Coach Michael Collette. “The Gold team finished the year with an overall record of 17-4. They earned a number two seed in the Division II bracket at the Middle School State Championship in Columbus. This seeding placed them in the top 20 of all Middle School teams in the state—a remarkable accomplishment and a significant improvement over last year when the team was seeded in the page 15
Division IV bracket. At state, the team finished with a 2-1 record, their only loss coming at the hands of traditional Columbus lacrosse powerhouse New Albany. “The future also looks bright for Middle School lacrosse as our Blue team, consisting predominantly of seventh graders, went 7-1 on the season. Despite their inArchie Griffin Sportsmanship Award winexperience, these players ners Tucker Robinson, Maggie Gosiger. quickly picked up the game and improved tremendously throughout the season through diligently working on their stick skills outside of practice. “More important than our record was the camaraderie the team enjoyed both on and off the field. Thanks to Varsity Continued next page
Middle School Spring Sports
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Lacrosse Coach Andy Routt and Assistant Coaches Mike Schnirring and Bill Waskowitz for their help during the season. Thanks, too, to Susan Robinson for her support not only during the season but in helping to get the Middle program started.” Girls Lacrosse Coach Katie Forster said, “The girls, individually and as a group, continually challenged themselves throughout the season. Moreover, the girls worked together, supported and respected one another, as was evidenced as the team came together to defeat Our Lady of Victory, Visitation, and tie Walnut Hills. Our co-captains really stepped up to lead the team, as Maggie Gosiger was our highest scorer and Nicole Malofsky fearlessly doubled teamed the opposing team in defense. We will take great pride in watching the eighth graders on the high
school field next year!” Middle School Athletic Director Roger Schnirring said, “Under the guidance of Coaches Mike Heis and Eric Wetli, the Middle School baseball team had a very successful season. They finished the year with an 8-3 overall record and 5-2 in the MVC. Highlights include wins over CHCA, CCD, Walnut Hills and Sycamore. In the victory over Division I Sycamore, pitcher Brian Goertemoeller recorded 15 strikeouts in seven innings. Brian Hills and Isaiah Daniels also provided steady pitching throughout the season. Infielders Alex Mueller and Max Even helped keep the 7Hills defense rock solid. The success can be attributed to a total team effort; with only 11 players on the roster, everyone contributed to a great season.”
Faculty News Science teachers and authors! Congratulations to Science Department Head/Middle science teacher Karen Glum and Middle Science teacher Jennifer Licata on publication of their chapter for the book Higher Education, Emerging Technologies, and Community Partnerships, edited by Melody Bowdon and Russell Carpenter and published by IGI Global. The teachers collaborated with Dr. Jill Russell, College of Mount St. Joseph; Dr. Dave Russell, Avian Research & Education Institute; and Jenny Wohlfarth, University of Cincinnati, to write the chapter on Middle’s bird program. The abstract of the chapter states: “This case study describes a partnership between the Avian Research and Education Institute, College of Mount St. Joseph, University of Cincinnati, and science teachers at The Seven Hills Middle School. This partnership enabled the teachers to implement a Bird Studies program and empowered the students to become citizen scientists. The partners used various technologies to establish and maintain an ongoing relationship between the field and classroom, so that students interacted with field ornithologists face-to-face and virtually via the Internet. In the classroom, students assisted researchers as they color-banded birds that visited the school’s wild bird garden. The students then monitored the banded birds, communicated with the researchers, posted updates on the class wiki, conducted biweekly bird counts and submitted data to eBird, created eField Guides, completed inquiry projects, and presented their data at a school event and a community bird festival.” page 16
Farewell with our gratitude, best wishes, and love! At far left, Maureen Miller; at left, Nancy Anderson and Barb Streff at Barbfest, a blast-from-thepast lovefest marking Barb’s retirement.
Nancy Anderson, State Aid and invaluable Doherty faculty member, 35 years Barbara Streff, Doherty art teacher, 32 years Sandy Smythe, English and Journalism teacher, 30 years Maureen Miller, Middle School English Lab teacher, 17 years Louise Cottrell, Resale Shop Manager, 14 years Malinda McReynolds, Lotspeich fourth grade teacher, 11 years Kendall Harrison, Doherty kindergarten teacher, 7 years Rachel Herrel, Lotspeich Spanish teacher, 5 years Linda Behen, Upper Librarian, Director Summer Internship Program, 3 years Sophie Beckwith, Middle French and drama teacher, yearbook advisor, 1 year Mia Nussbaum, Writer in Residence, Creative Writing teacher, 1 year Martha Slater, Upper drama teacher, 1 year
Faculty honors announced for three teachers Head of School Chris Garten announced three prestigious faculty honors at the closing faculty/staff luncheon. Middle/Upper Instrumental Music teacher John Rising is the 2011 recipient of the the Elise Eaton Allen Faculty Chair in the Fine and Performing Arts in recognition of the excellence of his teaching. Doherty kindergarten teacher Jenny Carr and Lotspeich fourth grade teacher Sara Snyder are 2011 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.
A look at what’s happening at Lotspeich Congratulations to fifth grader Nate Rising, Lotspeich’s winner of the Ohio Mathematics League Contest. Fifth graders Mary Grace Ramsay and Henry Pardo tied for second place.
Cincinnati Opera captivated its Lotspeich audience on May 9 with a wonderful performance, complete with stunning costumes and sets, of “Opera Redux: The Magic Flute,” a 50-minute version of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s classic opera. The performance was sponsored by the Madame Binkley Assembly Fund, which was established by Lotspeich faculty to honor the late beloved French teacher Bonnie Binkley.
Fourth graders had a great time at the Reds game on May 19!
Another great performance came from the talented fifth graders who presented the musical Cinderella’s Secret Slipper, under the direction of music teacher Mrs. Wilson and drama teacher Mr. White.
Fourth grader Graham Davis, Principal for the Day for the week of May 23, challenged students to bring in canned goods on May 26 in order to gain the privilege of wearing a hat for Hat Day. Graham took the goods to Matthew 25 Ministries as a donation for the flood victims in the Mississippi River lowlands. page 17
Go to the Lotspeich Corner on our website for many more photos and movies of Lotspeich events and activities.
The fifth grade trip to Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, is a long tradition at Lotspeich.
Fourth graders enjoy spending time with the children served by the Rex Ralph Center in Mt. Healthy.
The fifth grade–faculty tennis softball game is a great way to end the school year!
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A look at what’s happening at Doherty Wes Gardner, Amelia Moran, Gabrielle Nelson, Scott Williams, and Caroline Routh.
Four times this year, fifth graders participated in the Continental Math League. The following students received the highest accumulating scores: Jonathan Harsh (top score), Nicholas Williams, Tindar Cyr, Robby Shaffer, and Lucy Callard. In the Ohio Math League competition, in the fourth grade, Ari Gleich, Eddie Hatfield, Drew Vecellio, Emma Fitzpatric, and Megan Young tied for the top score. In the fifth grade, Tindar Cyr, Lucy Callard, Will Graeter, and Jonathan Harsh received the top score.
Unit II students had a very special visitor on May 6—Suduko master Maki Kaji! Mr. Kaji, founder of Japanese-based logic puzzle company Nikoli Co., Ltd. of Sudoku fame, was in Cincinnati as the featured guest at the Japan relief fundraising event, “2011 Sakura Matsuri,” sponsored by the Japan America Society of Greater Cincinnati (JASGC). We are very grateful to City Councilmember Amy Murray for arranging this fascinating experience for our students. Fifth grader Tindar Cyr did an outstanding job representing Doherty in the WCPO Channel 9 Spelling Bee. Fifth grader Carly Jones was the Doherty School runner-up. Unit III’s World Summit on May 20 gave students the opportunity to “join world leaders as they share strategies to resolve the issues of Deforestation, Global Warming, Rivers Around the World, and Sanitation Solutions.” page 19
Mrs. Burton reported, “Alumna Kathy Moebius (’07), who is the aunt of Unit III’s Emma Fitzpatric, came to Unit III to share her experiences traveling to Africa and Cairo. Not only was she a tourist in these places, seeing three World Cup games and viewing the Sphinx and the Great Pyramids, but she spent a lot of time carrying out services to local villages, including buying several goats to provide milk, meat, and offspring to the poorest of families. Hearing of Kathy’s service firsthand made a great impact on the Unit III students, and we thank her for sharing her life-changing experience.”
Mrs. Wolfe said, “The 16 second grade students who completed the optional Poetry Postcards program by reading poems and completing assigned activities were rewarded with a Poet Tea in the Doherty Library. Each student received a booklet consisting of all the poems and projects completed this year. The following six students received an additional certificate for completing every postcard project without exception: Kylee Ellis,
The third grade Cub Scouts worked with Keep Cincinnati Beautiful, picking up trash along Madison Road. Fourth graders traveled to Dayton, Ohio, to visit the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center, a museum dedicated to telling the stories of the Wright Brothers and the poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar. The trip included a visit to the Brothers’ childhood home and one of their shops.
Another fourth grade trip went to Peebles, Ohio, to visit Serpent Mound State Memorial Park. The students learned about the Adena Indian culture and the so-called native plants that were actually brought to Ohio by immigrants from other countries. The highlight of the trip was walking around Serpent Mound and getting a bird’s eye view of the mound from an observation tower.
Two of Unit II’s student-created businesses. The first graders ended a unit of study of author Michael Bond with a Paddington Tea Party complete with scones and orange marmalade. Since Paddington was born in darkest Peru and traveled to London as a stowaway, mapping was part of this literature unit. Unit II students explored the LaBoiteaux Woods Preserve for plants in different stages of their seasonal or life cycles. Students saw how plants structures relate to function in different habitats.
At left, Mrs. Daily’s math students created a fun and challenging Estimation Carnival for all students. Below, Doherty’s dazzling annual art show features work by every student.
Unit II students earned “scholar dollars” during May as part of their study of economics. To culminate the unit, the students created, operated and shopped at homeroom businesses. Photos are at top right. This year Brownie troop #43964 discovered all things WATER! Every meeting and outing had something to do with water, and the Brownies posted Every Drop Counts signs throughout the school to encourage everyone to conserve water. The fifth graders had a great time on their trip to Williamsburg, Virginia!
Olympic Day (above) and the fifth grade–faculty kickball game (right) are great yearend traditions at Doherty!
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