Summit Magazine Spring 2010 by The Summit Country Day School

THE SPRING 2010

MARCH MADNESS

at The Summit Art • Academic • Athletic

Award Winners

APEC TEAM WINS FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

STUDENTS WIN PIANO MEDALS

Upper School had 14 students compete in the Annual Model Asian-Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) on March 6 and 7 and for the third consecutive year The Summit came away with a win.

Nine students from The Summit participated in the Auditions Festival held at the CollegeConservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. This annual event is sponsored by the Ohio Music Teachers Association Southwest District and attracts approximately 500 pianists. Anna Delamerced, Tino Delamerced, Noelle Weber, Madeline de Gouvea-Pinto and Patrick Casanas won gold medals. Regina Merrill, Kassidy Michel, Christopher Samaan and Myles Casanas won silver medals.

APEC meets every year to bolster trans-Pacific cooperation by tackling a wide range of issues such as energy, education, security, and good governance. The Global Center of Cincinnati and the Political Science Department at the University of Cincinnati sponsor the high school Model APEC competition to encourage students to learn about these countries, the many issues facing the region, and to develop an understanding of negotiation and diplomacy. Team members who took first in their category were: Alex Sharp, Nick Pacitti, Katie Ann Sallada, Hayden Klei, Ben McBride and John Franklin. Placing second in their categories were: Brian and Andre Rouillard, Nico Posada, Tennant Argyres, Joe Olding, Debha Amatya, Barrett Albrecht and Evan Albertson. Back Row (L-R): Joe Olding, Brian Rouillard, Tennant Argyres, Hayden Klei, Alex Sharp, John Franklin, Katie Ann Sallada, Ben McBride and Barrett Albrecht. Front Row: Nick Paccitti, Andre Rouillard, Nico Posada, Debha Amatya and Evan Albertson.

MOCK TRIAL PROGRAM QUALIFIES FOR REGIONALS FOR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR Each year the Ohio Center for Law Related Education hosts the annual statewide Mock Trial competition for high school teams. This year 22 Hamilton County high schools sent 48 teams to compete in the Hamilton County District Competition. Nearly 400 students were involved and over 100 faculty coaches and legal advisors. Only 14 of the 48 teams that competed won both rounds and advanced to the Regionals. For the fifth consecutive year one of Summitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teams advanced. Summit Silver not only won both rounds, but was one of eight teams to receive a winning score from all three judges in their courtroom for both rounds. Several students on all three Summit teams won individual awards in their trials. Outstanding Attorney Awards were awarded to Andre Rouillard, Charlie Michel and Isabelle Saldana. Outstanding Witness Awards were awarded to Kelsey Frenck, Carolyn Boyce and Cooper Schreibeis. The Summit Mock Trial Program is run by Upper School teacher Kelly Cronin. Five local attorneys serve as legal advisors: David Nenni from Dinsmore & Shohl; Rebecca Wright from Javitch, Block and Rathbone; and Chris Wiest, Tony Hornbach, and Joe Russell from Thompson Hine LLP. From left: Isabelle Saldana, Alex Finch, Charlie Michel, Vincent Tamer, Carolyn Boyce, Kyle Gundrum, Rachel Argo, Alex Marcellus and Amna Fazlani.

First row (from left): Christopher Samaan, Noelle Weber, Kassidy Michel, Patrick Casanas and Myles Casanas. Second row: Anna Delamerced, Madeline de Gouvea-Pinto and Tino Delamerced. Third row: Marina Dolgin, Piano Department Head Shirley Stikeleather, Regina Merrill and Irina Melnik.

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WIN SCIENCE OLYMPIAD Summit received medals in 21 out of 23 events and beat 13 other teams, taking top honors in the regional Science Olympiad. Fifteen of those medals were either first or second place. The Science Olympiad is a national organization that provides recognition for outstanding achievement. At these tournaments, students demonstrate their understanding of science, mathematics, technology, problem-solving skills and their ability to work together as a team. First row (from left): Eric Terry, Aaron Chow, Nick Montag, Emily Haussler. Second row: Carter Hall, Kevin Boyce, Alex Murtha, Graham Haehnle, Michael Connerton. Third row: Chris Lee, Stuart Seltman, David Judd, Otto Snelling, Adam Chow. Back row coaches: Michael DiPaola, Pat Hayes, Joy Parker. Not pictured: Nathan Whitsett.

UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS WIN IN FIRST TECHOLYMPICS EXPO Summit students won three medals and came in fourth place overall out of 40 teams that participated in the TechOlympics Expo 2010. Forty schools competed in the events. Ken Uckotter, Director of Technology stands with students (from left) first row: Alex Finch, Gabby Chandra, Eric Stretcher, Ty Wahlbrink. Second Row: Erica Pierce, Myles Casanas and Paul Slater. Back row: Kyle Gundrum, Logan Nagel, Simon Chow, James McLean, Andrew Beckmann and Lauren Meister. Not pictured: Cathy Flesch, Upper School Mathematics Teacher.

ANNA DELAMERCED WINS WRITING AWARD Summit Country Day School sophomore Anna Delamerced was awarded first place in the annual College of Mount St. Joseph Writing Contest. Each year, this contest draws hundreds of submissions from sophomore students in the Cincinnati area. Prizes are awarded in three categories: Poetry, Fiction and Personal Essay. Anna was awarded first place in two categories: Poetry and Personal Essay and was the only student to be awarded in two categories.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE SUMMIT Editor Carol Boyd Associate Editor Alex Reed Alumni Editor Susan Maxwell Design & Art Director Nancy Van Epps â&#x20AC;&#x2122;77 Proofreaders Lisa Eccles Emily Jolly Steve Penticuff

SPRING 2010 Lily Gentes

Features 3

Letter from Rich Wilson, Interim Head of School

A Spring Prayer

120 Years of Innovation

18 Play It Forward 40 Parent Satisfaction Results Survey 45 Do You Hear What I See? 46 Annual Fund 51 Alumni News / Class Notes

Front Cover: Clockwise from top right Evan Dunnmon, Clay Stein, Isabelle Saldana, Logan Eyer, Zoe Edmondson, Jay Mclean, Madeline de Gouvea-Pinto.

Dear Summit Community: In 1997 Jim Collins and Jerry Porras published the best seller Built to Last, which identified 18 “visionary” companies and attempted to discern what made them special. The companies had to be famous, at least 50 years old, and have a clear brand image. All of these firms had a strong culture that attracted and shaped the employees who joined. They also had a “core ideology” to which its employees were devoted. Businesses like Disney, Hewlett Packard, Johnson & Johnson, Wal-Mart, and P&G were on the list. In the area of Cincinnati education, Summit Country Day would certainly make the list of schools that were built to last. Among independent schools, Summit’s founding in 1890 would make it one of the oldest such schools in town. Among Catholic schools, Cincinnati Magazine in recent years rated Summit above all others. However, ratings are not what’s important or what distinguishes Summit from other schools. Rather, it’s how the school helps to develop each and every child. Evident success with one child compels parents of other children to seek out a Summit education for their progeny. Like the “Built to Last” companies, Summit has a “core ideology” and a strong culture that have contributed to its long term success. I’ve come to call this “The Summit Way.” There are four characteristics of The Summit Way that distinguish this school from all others:

CATHOLIC CONTEXT IN THE NOTRE DAME TRADITION We view ourselves as stewards of God’s

creation. Our role model in life is Jesus Christ, who calls each one of us to lead lives of love, leadership and service to others. These values guide the character development of the children in our care. In addition, we respect, embrace, and learn from other faith traditions. The legacy of the Sisters is a thread that runs through the fabric of this school and distinguishes Summit from all other secular schools in town.

EACH AND EVERY CHILD Summit partners with parents to develop each child into a well rounded human

being, the fundamental principle behind a Notre Dame education. The five pillars (academic, spiritual, physical, social and artistic) define key areas to be developed. Within those areas, teachers, staff, and coaches teach the skills, behaviors, and knowledge required for long term success. They seek to know, understand, and love each and every child. This core ideology helps our students reach their full potential and distinguishes Summit from the mass education schools in town.

HIGH EXPECTATIONS Much is expected from all those who are fortunate to be a part of The Summit community. An undercurrent of excellence flows around all that we do. Our motto is “Aim High,” and that applies to all people and activities on campus. This approach to life and to educating children is what guides teachers and coaches to bring out the best in every child. Few schools in Cincinnati are as exacting and demanding as The Summit Country Day School.

INNOVATION People sometimes joke that nothing ever changes at Summit, but history shows that to be a false

perception. From the days of the Sisters to today, Summit identifies changing circumstances, researches best practice, experiments with ways to address change, analyzes the results, keeps what works, and discards what doesn’t. Naturally, the professional development of our faculty is a high priority. No conventional educational theory describes how Summit helps children grow in grace and wisdom. Though our teaching style is eclectic, the resulting approach to educating students is unique, innovative and has stood the test of time. These four characteristics of The Summit Way distinguish this school from all others, and our evident success continues to attract discerning Cincinnati families to our doors. While other schools may focus their efforts on helping children get into a good college successfully, our goal is to develop children to get through a good college successfully and then go on to succeed in life. Our alumni are equipped with the skills and the global perspective to improve the world they inherit. As long as we remain true to these hallmarks of a great education, Summit will last for the next 120 years and beyond. Sincerely,

Rich Wilson Interim Head of School

a spring prayer Life is profound. We see it in the brilliance of an eclipse of the sun, In the magnitude of a winter snowstorm, In the beauty of a spring sunset. And for all of these things, We are grateful.

But do we ever see The brilliance of a drop of water clinging to a leaf at dawn, The magnitude of a snowflake that whispers its intricacies to an eyelash, The beauty of a little sapling straining to reach for the stars? Sometimes we miss the quiet things, The things that are so extraordinarily simple that we don’t see them Or don’t bother to see them. But if we stop to look, and don’t just look but listen, We can find these humble simplicities that God offers to us And truly appreciate that the sky’s the limit, especially when you have a little sapling on your side. And when we find these modest treasures and See them with the brilliance of a solar eclipse, a snowstorm, and a sunset, We really see world, the glory of God. And for all of these things, We are grateful. Poem by Emily Hogya ’13 Photography by Scholastic Art Portfolio Winner, Clay Stein ’10

120 years of innovation

BY PAT KELLY

What endures? Why is this school old yet always new, still serenely beautiful here on its hill above the passing river? Love for children. Love for the wonders taught in the classroom. Love for the Church that consecrates this place. Parents are the first and best teachers, and they remain in that role for life. The love and food and warm beds and play that they give their children help those children grow from helpless infants to the confident children who walk or perhaps only toddle into our school each autumn. Whatever age children come to us, here they become our students, and the classroom becomes another and challenging home for them.

To do all this, The Summit teacher is always prepared. This is obvious, but requires so much. Teachers at The Summit impart lessons across the five pillars every day, using the prism of academics to teach about life. In the academic realm, the Montessori and Primary teachers teach literally everything, while in the Middle School and Upper School teachers often must offer instruction in more than one science, more than one area of math or language or art or history or literature or religion. Our teachers have to know an astonishing amount of academic information. Beyond curriculum, we need to also be ready to change every day how we teach, to adapt to any particular class or any particular child. Incorporating technology into our lessons is important, as is addressing the different learning styles of the children, but the real key is a deep, spiritual respect for each child. Yes, we demand that the equation be balanced or the lab report done, but we also must always show sympathy for their struggle, a compassion for what may perhaps be a lack of easy insight into Euclid or Homer.

This autumn, our classrooms at The Summit Country Day School will have been open for one hundred and twenty years to the families who have trusted us with their beloved children. Our love for these children begins in the classroom. In the classroom we teach our students to multiply, to name the state capitals, to speak in other languages, to experiment with chemicals, to imagine life in Old New York, and to accept the challenges of the parables. We teachers know that our job is sacred, that our students come to us only briefly, but that we affect their souls, and, through our own kindness, help them to live with kindness in the world. We must demand much from them, and we do this with love day after day for years.

Has the struggle of children changed since the nineteenth century, when The Summitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classrooms first opened for love and learning? In some ways, yes, in many crucial ways, no. Teachers with decades of experience here laugh and say that they have changed by getting older and calmer while the students have remained the same age and full of the same energy. But even one year of teaching makes a person more compassionate, more willing to change to meet the students where they are. For the kids, the journey from two to eighteen is pretty much the same as it was when the girls rode here in horse drawn carts. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children may have more technology and spend more time on their sports, but they are still just trying to become men and women, to become independent of their parents while still honoring their fathers and mothers. They are trying to discover how

As teachers we learn quickly that no matter how well the last class went, it is the class before us that counts. That class must be taught with precision and energy, and so must the class after that and after that, no matter if it is the fifteenth day of school or the final day of school. The students must also give fully to each class, because education only works when everyone in the room is energized and everyone wants to answer the questions, to participate in the dialogue. Students need to listen to each other, need to push each other to accuracy and eloquence. Students must be curious and demand curiosity from each other. Teachers help to make all this happen. 6 6

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to make a way in the world, how to find work that is a right livelihood, how to love decently and to keep their souls supple and ready for the rains of grace. But don’t they find the same things funny? Haven’t some of us have been telling the same jokes for decades? Surely the kids aren’t laughing out of pity, are they? Don’t they make the same mistakes? Don’t we teachers try to correct them as if they were brand new and no one had ever stumbled so before? We all need to recognize quickly when students are underperforming and work to correct their mistakes right away. Students respond to this attention; they feel secure knowing that we are keeping a close eye on them. After all these years, the students still come to us with that sense of wonder and fun that is so refreshing in the young. As one teacher said, “All thinking begins in wonder.” The universe that lies before us is comprehensible on many levels and an absolute mystery on others. In the classroom we explore what we know and marvel at what we don’t know. We have to be role models for that wonder. We also have to be role models for humility in the face of what we don’t know. Saying “I don’t know” to a class of children is never easy but always necessary if we are to continue to strive to be the scholars we want our students to be. After all, Socrates said that knowing what we don’t know was the beginning of all searching, and he was the originator of the inquiry method we use to this day. Questions and answers and experiments and essays - these drive us forward into the wonder, into the mystery. What will the seasons of the future bring? Many teachers here are already teaching second generations of Summit families. Will we in those future hours be teaching third or fourth generations of Summit families about the health issues of the day or about square roots or sonnets? We hope so. We teachers feel in the core of our selves the value of the mission of this school as it is embodied

then DISTRIBUTION High achieving mid-century Summit girls were honored at Distribution, a formal awards ceremony held at the end of each quarter in St. Cecilia’s. In addition to brown pleated skirts and blazers, students were required to purchase white pleated skirts as part of their uniform wardrobe at the beginning of the school year. On Distribution Days, these formal white skirts were worn with white long-sleeved blouses, white gloves, and black patent leather shoes. (Upper School girls were allowed to wear stockings!) Students were expected to be silent and respectful as Sister Superior announced first and second honors and the conduct awards. After each announcement, the named girls walked in file to the Sisters’ row of chairs and curtsied as they received their cards before returning to their seat.

now SPIRIT TUNNEL In the 21st century, Dr. White initiated the Spirit Tunnel in St. Cecilia’s to honor Upper School individuals and teams for academic and sports achievements. Students form an arc with their arms over the aisle to create the tunnel. Brad Bedacht ’10, along with the rest of The Summit swim team, recently coursed the Spirit Tunnel on their way to the State Championships. “Everyone is cheering, wishing you luck and giving you high fives as you run through. I’ll be honest – it is really loud inside the tunnel! But you feel so much energy and support. We went right from the tunnel, down the stairs and outside to the waiting van to go to State. We were really fired up.” The Spirit Tunnel, cherished by the students and their families, may be a big send off to a competition or a congratulatory ceremony after a win. Last year, one celebrated football player even invited his grandmother to escort him through the tunnel. 8

then THE PINK AND EMERALD ISLE Long before the heyday of Birnbach’s The Official Preppy Handbook, out-of-uniform days at The Summit were a sea of bright Fair Isle sweaters with matching striped grosgrain hair bows. At a time when loose elastic on knee socks was considered a uniform violation (because your sock would fall down while you carried your books and would no longer be at the knee), the opportunity to wear a new anythingbut-brown monogrammed crewneck was cause for exhilaration. A whale turtleneck, straight-leg cords and ribbon belt often accompanied the crew to school - the more layers the better. Everyone scoured Pappagallo (great purse covers!) or Lily Pulitzer just off Hyde Park Square, and the L. L. Bean catalogue to add to their collection.

now FEELS LIKE HOME Imagine an alum’s surprise at the ubiquitous UGG boots and sweats at a current Upper School out-of-uniform day. Students now place primary importance on comfort – all the better to study if you feel comfortable. “Out-of-uniform days are free days,” says Jenna Joseph ‘10. “The Summit is my home. No one here is judging me by what I wear.” However, Jenna allows that there are times when more formal attire at school is appropriate. “We still dress up for things like National Honor Society, certain conferences and when we speak at Chapel Talks.” 10

in the legacy of the Sisters and in the lifetimes given by the laity to this holy mission. Our future as a school will at least in part be determined by the larger culture, but we are always a Catholic school, and we teachers are part of the teaching We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t teach in magisterium of the Catholic Church. Our duty a vacuum; we is not only to the subject matter live on a but also to the sacred dignity of the individual. shrinking planet, We must be humble about taking our place and our students in the centuries of teaching that will take their Jesus began in Galilee, but we also should be place as global proud that we are in the service of Christ on citizens when they the earth. Our students, too, must be humble leave us. as they take their place in the grand tradition of the teaching church as well as their place in the smaller and grace-filled tradition of The Summit. In the end, our

vocation is to sit with children and speak of wonder. Whether we use a Kindle or a gold-tipped volume of Shakespeare matters far less than taking our place in the centuries of faith and knowledge. The world will always affect us. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t teach in a vacuum; we live on a shrinking planet, and our students will take their place as global citizens when they leave us. We must prepare them for that world, but we must also prepare them to embrace the beauty of silence and the beauty of nature. We must help them to find a way to separate work and family life, to resist the assaults of getting and spending. We must help them to find the time to explore and imagine and create. We must help them to minister to the poor. We must teach them to pray without ceasing. Years ago, Sister Rose Ann Fleming, justly celebrated recently for her work with the athletes at Xavier University, said that the challenge of teachers at The Summit is to meet, each day, each child, with affection and rigor. For one hundred and twenty years, we have been trying every day to live up to the moral example of Saint Julie as exemplified by her statue in The Immaculate Heart of Mary chapel. Saint Julie is talking to a girl who is holding an open book, and Julie is perhaps asking the child to explain what the story means or perhaps how to solve the equation inscribed in that book. She is doing what we do in every classroom of this school as we lead our students to knowledge of the world and of the soul. Julie is gently touching the girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shoulder, showing the sweet and hope-filled love that was the charism of Notre Dame, a charism we laity work to emulate all day, every day in these lovely classrooms that are our homes too. A child. A teacher. A book. Grace and love. This is what The Summit has been about, is about, and always will be about.

120 years of innovation

BY STEVE PENTICUFF

Religious studies scholar Huston Smith has a wonderful quotation about “infinite gratitude toward all things past, infinite service toward all things present, and infinite responsibility toward all things future.” Asked to reflect on teaching and learning at The Summit at the dawn of our 120th anniversary, I can think of no better framework for capturing the collective spirit and wisdom of the professionals I’ve been lucky enough to count as colleagues here for the past seven years.

With thirteen years of experience in independent schools, I’m not entirely green (nor entirely gray), and perhaps this provides a good vantage point from which to consider the past, present, and future of a remarkable learning community.

What shall we make of endless trends? Just when “snake oil” comes to mind, Albert Einstein reminds us that teaching and learning are, by their very nature, experimental. “If at first an idea doesn’t seem absurd,” he says, “then there’s no hope for it.” Of course, believing Einstein doesn’t mean we have to fall for everything, but it is true that Summit teachers are an open-minded and innovative bunch. And to use Huston Smith’s language, what many seasoned teachers demonstrate, even as they experiment to define current best practices, is an infinite gratitude toward all things past. Without a doubt, former generations of teachers did the best they could with what they had, and many of our current best practices are possible because we’re standing on their shoulders. If “old school” lecturing happens to be “out” now, there’s not a student or teacher in the building who wouldn’t rather be with a fantastic lecturer than a poor experiential teacher any day. As 8th grade science teacher Michael DiPaola says, “In science, if you weren’t ‘inquiry’ before inquiry was cool, I don’t know how you taught science. But not every lesson lends itself to inquiry. Sometimes a 70-minute lecture is necessary.” Carolyn Varick, 8th grade math teacher, explains, “Naturally we’re going to try these [trends] on, shop around, and keep what fits. Short skirts may be coming around again, but that doesn’t mean everyone should wear one.”

One of the first things any new teacher notices is the dizzying array of past and present educational fads. For some teachers, this mile-high perspective leads to a certain skepticism. After all, the evolution of novelty in our field shows no signs of stopping, and the history of innovation in education includes at least a number of fads and buzz words (some long-gone) that we all recognize as less-than-perfect. To be fair, many are terrific and constitute an important part of successful teachers’ active vocabularies. Movements that come to mind include cultural literacy, writing across the curriculum, portfolios, Bloom’s taxonomy, essential questions, journaling, sustained silent reading, learning centers, studentcentered learning, learning style assessments, Harkness tables, experiential learning, standards-based instruction, whole language, inquiry, rubrics, manipulatives, differentiated instruction, multiple intelligences, tracking, multi-sensory education, and the celebration of technology, including PowerPoints, Blackboard, Web 2.0, SmartBoards, etc.

then HELICOPTER PARENTING Over-parenting is a turn-of-the-century phenomenon crossing ethnic and socioeconomic lines that results in stressed-out, hot-house flowers unable to deal with real world problems. The concept was a cover story in Time magazine. Accompanied by a photo of a mother layering her grade school child in bubble wrap, it describes parents obsessed with their child’s safety and success and students who were shielded from real life challenges.

now GLOBAL AND LOCAL CHALLENGES The Summit currently offers students multiple problem-solving opportunities to exercise their resilience, analysis and empathy. Winning an overall gold at the recent Model Asian-Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) for the third consecutive year required the 14 member Summit Upper School team to think like China, their adopted country. “We studied Chinese labor statistics and legislation to build position statements on the issues we thought would be covered,” said Andre Rouillard ’10. “You know going into the conference that your resolution is not going to match your wants perfectly because you have to consider other countries’ wants to ensure passage.” Andre and his brother Brian served on the Social Affairs category. Their proposed resolution as delegates from China concerned establishing labor standards and providing opportunities for the unemployed. “As terrible as it sounds, we had to amend our proposal to take out the protection for children. We knew from our research that China employed unconventional labor to keep down their prices and we had to vote as our country would vote.” 13

At the end of the day, we all learn differently, so we all win from a healthy measure of eclecticism, flexibility, and openness. Stephanie Duggan, Language Arts Literacy Coach for the Lower School, suggests that trends aren’t inherently bad, for the alternative, of course, is stagnation. And this is very much in line with what so many teachers say about effective classrooms. Current buzz on pedagogy or technology doesn’t constitute a teacher’s toolbox, but no new concept should be excluded just because it’s novel. Good teachers utilize their strengths to incorporate new— and old—practices to fit their situation on any given day. “Gratitude toward all things past” also means that we know how to draw on the resources of our vibrant Catholic tradition. Indeed, spontaneous teachable moments in faith formation and moral development are some of this job’s most rewarding aspects. The Sisters of Notre Dame bequeathed something precious, and in solidarity with them today we enjoy the fruits of Smith’s “infinite service toward all things present.” As Summit teachers will tell you, this is all about fostering relationships that help students develop their full range of talents. Walk down any hallway or observe any classroom, library, playground, or gym—from Mrs. Meder’s toddler room and Mr. Miller’s Lower School gym to Mrs. Cramer’s Upper School library and Ms. Ferrell’s college counseling office—and witness humor, love, genuine interest, and pure connection. Good listening is also important, and no one doubts the power of student-led faculty-parent conferences in grades 1-4, poetry readings in the Middle School, and Chapel Talks in the Upper School. Whenever we listen—really listen—to each other, we build community, and this happens all the time. The rapport that teachers enjoy so much with their students goes so much further than any mutual passion they might share about their subject. Simply put, service to all things present means knowing ourselves as educators, knowing the subjects we teach, knowing our heritage, knowing 14

then DISSECTING FROGS A Summit 1974 freshmen biology test evaluated the student’s understanding of photosynthesis versus cellular respiration. In addition that year, students started with the dissection of worms. They moved up through the animal kingdom culminating in a weeks-long thorough dissection of the frog. They also observed the teacher’s dissection of a shark. “I remember being quite impressed with the dissections that my daughter was performing,” said Richard Longshore, M.D., a Summit parent at the time. “I know of no other high school in the city offering those kinds of hands-on experiences in the 70s.”

now WELCOME TO 21ST CENTURY SCIENCE For an inquiry based lab in Honors Biology used to study the basic structure, isolation, and function of DNA, the equipment includes: - Electrophoresis Chamber - Thermalcycler - Mini Centrifuge - Light Boxes - Gel Casting Trays - Micropipettors - IPhone Apps for the Human Genome 15

Partial list of lab objectives: - Design a procedure to select positively for antibiotic-resistant transformed cells - Use bioinformatics to compare class data to worldwide population data - Determine unknown DNA fragment sizes when given DNA fragments of known size

our students, and celebrating all of these at once whenever two or more people are gathered together.

environments need to be part of the mix,” and will be around places like The Summit forever.

Finally, at The Summit there’s infinite responsibility Mr. Uckotter toward all things future. It’s often quoted that is busy taking most of the jobs our graduates advantage of will have do not even exist now. Given an every opportunity uncertain and unpredictable future, how to increase do we educate responsibly? interactive Teachers like 5th grade language arts teacher Patti technology to Kenney are right in some respects to put on the engage student brakes. Leery of technology for technology’s learners. sake, she laments the 21st century information explosion (along with the Google addict) to the extent it makes good, old-fashioned wonder an endangered species. Her message: if students never cultivate wonderment and can always find information without meaningfully synthesizing it, beware. I suspect that Mrs. Kenney speaks for the entire English department, by the way, when she finds Kindles “flat in every sense of the word.” A book, by contrast, is totally sensual: just think of a book’s feel, texture, and smell; its colors, creases, and blemishes; its penciled-in comments, asterisks, and exclamation points. Time will tell whether we English department folks are dinosaurs in this respect, but let it be said, with Stephanie Duggan, that whatever form books take in future generations, “literature-rich and deep-thinking

Director of Curriculum and Technology Ken Uckotter is sympathetic to dangers of technology, but it’s not unusual to see him with his foot on the accelerator anyway. It’s all about proper balance, he says, and besides, there seems to be only positives in Mr. Uckotter’s current project of integrating student information systems (with scheduling, attendance, grade reporting, transcripts, etc.) and simultaneously “enhancing the user experience of faculty, students, and parents, enabling all three to have access to data of importance that’s useful to them.” In the present, Mr. Uckotter is busy taking advantage of every opportunity to increase interactive technology to engage student learners. In the near future, will cell phone technology in the math classroom help our students to problem solve and learn? The jury is still out. In the more distant future, will cell phones then become obsolete? Will communication take place via a common instrument woven into the very fabric of our clothing? Yes, and sooner than we think, says Uckotter. And it’s not out of the question that not just voice activation but thought activation will trigger the processes we desire. Time will tell. In the meanwhile, Mr. Uckotter has his hands full with the here and now. Other very exciting pieces he’s working on include making faster, newer computers available to students and faculty and improving overall access to internet resources, media resources, and software that will touch every subject area in every grade level. The Summit of today remains on the cutting edge of technology. With this kind of commitment in place, Summit graduates will enter their adult lives with real 21st century skills; and with the love and balance that The Summit will continue to provide, they will also graduate with a capacity for the type of deep wonder, informed reflection, and strong moral conviction that will keep them grounded and flourishing. What does the future hold? I like to imagine Summit teachers 120 years from now in much the same position as my colleagues and I today, standing on the shoulders of their predecessors and using advances we can’t fathom now, but nevertheless secure in certain blessings we can fathom: infinite gratitude, infinite presence, and infinite responsibility.

then THE SUMMIT STANDARD The founders of the school, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, believed that a child’s brain was “not just a vessel to be filled.” Progressive for their time, the Sisters felt that education should be individualized and nurturing. Similarly, the multi-age Montessori classrooms have always promoted peer teaching, encouraging children to think creatively and critically. And in the 70s, desk pods (3-4 desks pushed together) facilitated collaboration on group projects and small group instruction with the teacher. Science students sat at long tables with their lab partners. Obviously, class after class of students sitting in rows of desks mutely facing a lecturing teacher has never been The Summit standard.

now STUDENT-LED DISCOURSE Upper School classes held in a discoursive manner represent a natural extension of the Sisters’ pedagogy. Learning through inquiry and discussion, students in Kelly Cronin’s Honors Sophomore history class have become proficient participants in the method. “It was strange, kind of uncomfortable in the beginning,” says Peter Hoffman ‘12. “However, once I stopped looking to Ms. Cronin to nod her head all the time, I started to get the hang of it.” Rather than focusing on taking notes and answering correctly, students are arranged around an oval which allows every student to see everyone else’s eyes at the table. They are encouraged to engage in discussion. “It takes practice,” says Ms. Cronin. “Students have to learn to talk to each other. Eventually, they don’t need my response to validate that what they are saying is correct.” 17

Play it Forward by Nancy Van Epps

Six days a week, Diana Krick visits schools and churches. For 20 years, she has met with 600-1,000 children a week, in over 40 venues including 6 high-risk schools. It all started in Mrs. Moeggenbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Summit Montessori class when she was a Summit parent.

“Diana is one of those quiet, unspoken heroes that you find so often at The Summit,” says Mary Schwietering, Summit Montessori teacher. “She volunteers every single week and she is wonderful with the children.”

Middle School student, was diagnosed with and subsequently died of cancer.

Diana arrives on the scene with a rolling cart full of rotating props – candles, 20 lbs. of sand, bread, felt blankets, and statuettes. (She owns over 150 Fontanini figurines.) Basing her work on the model described in the book Young Children and Worship, every year Diana presents Bible stories from creation through the Pentecost mirroring the Church’s calendar. Diana’s activities often feel like play to the children. At Christmas, they will witness and may participate in the manger scene; before Easter they will reenact Palm Sunday. The Children’s Worship approach respects the child as a spiritual being who may already have a relationship with God. The questions Diana asks are open-ended.

“Diana is one

of those quiet,

unspoken heroes that you find so often at

The Summit”

“It’s a reverent experience for all of us to hear and see the same thing,” says Diana of the reenactments. “But I never try to force anything. My questions are not direct. I say I wonder and the children take it from there.” “I remember walking into The Summit chapel with the three-year-olds and one of them asking, ‘Whose castle is that?’ That question about the altar started a very interesting discussion!” Diana endeavors to keep her 25 minutes with the children peaceful and reflective. They spend a lot of time listening and responding to each other. “I remember how I thought about things when I was a little girl, but no one asked me my opinion. I was timid so I did not offer to share my views.” After experiencing the story firsthand, students are invited to sing songs and frame responses based upon their life experiences. “I try to meet children where they are in their lives.” How did this passionate volunteer find her vocation? In the 80’s Diana’s son, Scott, a Summit

The Summit community rallied around her family. “It could have been a very lonely experience Diana says, but we were in the right place at the right time.” Mr. Wiesner created a holy card of the Good Shepherd that was distributed at The Summit prayer service held the day after Scott passed away. Diana’s daughter, Jennifer ’91, was also “well cared for” at the school after the tragedy. The Middle School flagpole is dedicated to her son. “Our family needed help and The Summit was there. There was just this broad neighborhood of Summit people who reached out to us. I thought, how can I ever say thank you enough?” Diana and her husband started by establishing a named Family Fund at The Summit. But she also wanted to donate her time and talent. She had always been sensitive to the faith foundation at The Summit – it was one of the reasons that she had chosen the school for her children. And she was drawn to the Bible unit with figurines in Mrs. Moeggenberg’s classroom. A guiding principle of The Sisters of Notre Dame, “How good is the Good God!” provided her inspiration. “I want children to know that God is good.” Diana has dedicated her life to delivering that message. “Everyone gets to live in the light. No one is left out. In spite of bad things, God takes care of us.” Pictured below: Ellis Louda and Grayson Luckenbach

maureen farrell

Talk about playing “hard to get.” Meet Maureen Ferrell, the new Director of College Counseling in the Upper School. Over the years The Summit has courted her on three separate occasions, trying to get her to accept a position here. In October 2009, after retiring from Walnut Hills High School, Maureen says the timing was perfect. She believes that college counseling is a step-by-step process that if done right can alleviate many unnecessary burdens and worries. She says there is a rationale for everything she does, from the time she first meets with students until she says goodbye as they head off to college. Students and parents say her system works. In their inaugural year, Career Quest recognized her as the 2009 College Counselor of the Year.

“It is like a puzzle, and every student is a different piece. Finding the right fit is what I do best.“

“It is like a puzzle, and every student is a different piece. Finding the right fit is what I do best,” Maureen says. “I try and help students find a program, activities and a community in which every student is happy and will succeed.” Maureen likes to mentor students through a four-year plan. She typically starts with the freshmen; she helps them to establish what they like and what kind of goals they hope to achieve. As sophomores, testing becomes the main target; she figures out how each student can best prepare to test in many areas. When junior year comes around, Maureen helps students find a college that matches their personal and academic needs. And as seniors, she tries to help them think for themselves, make their final selection and prepare for their lives after The Summit.

Evan Dunnmon

ACADEMIC 21

STUDENTS BECOME MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Fifty-five Upper School students at The Summit Country Day School were inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS) during a ceremony held in The Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel on March 15th. Four main purposes have guided chapters of NHS from the beginning: “To create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, and to develop character in the students of secondary schools.” The inductees were welcomed into the NHS by Fr. Michael J. Graham, S.J., President of Xavier University, who delivered the address and congratulatory remarks.

SENIORS WIN ARCHITECTURAL AWARD Megan Peaslee, Lauren Miller and Meggie O’Brien won the “Most Successful Use of Green Design Solutions” design award sponsored by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in their project entitled, “The Morlein Apartment Complex & Recreation Center.” The premise of the project is that thousands of buildings in our region and throughout the country are vacant. The goal of this project is to also teach students adaptive reuse. Students selected a building in their community and gave new life to it by imagining a new use for it, then modified the building to reflect a real life community opportunity.

The new inductees are: Sarah Abbottsmith, Matthew Ahlgren, Evan Albertson, Ali Amend, Paige Baldrick, Sam Baldwin, Andrew Beckmann, Maxwell Bowdon, Colin Brooks, Amelia Carter, Simon Chow, Courtney Collins, Jimmy Comber, Colin Cotton, Elizabeth Diener, Will Donovan, Douglas Emery, Mary France, John Franklin, Ryan Glass, Emmalee Greiner, Nathan Gustafson, Jon Halvonik, Hannah Hart, Mark Humpert, Jenna Joseph, Nora Kelly, Hayden Klei, Victoria Kranz, Hannah Krone, Morgan Lawrence, Seth Leibold, Samantha Martin, Mason Mechler, Libby Meininger, Lauren Meister, Kirsten Michel, Logan Nagel, Melissa Ng, Joseph Olding, Nicholas Pacitti, John Patterson, Nathan Patterson, Lissie Russert, Alexander Schiefer, John Schuler, Anna Schwietering, Michael Scoville, Rachael Schreve, Paul Slater, Ankit Srivastava, Samantha Thurman, Nick Toebben, Andrew Vance and Luke Williams. The National Honor Society is an academic honorary for high school juniors and seniors that recognizes and promotes character, scholarship, leadership and service.

The students used Google Sketch-Up to construct the architecture for their model, discovered the green energy options available and calculated the number of points a building earns in terms of its impact on the environment. The girls also won an honorable mention as promising future architects.

SUMMIT TEAMS WIN ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST COMPETITION Summit took second and third place in the Academic WorldQuest competition hosted at the school on December 5th. The program is sponsored by the World Affairs Council of America, an organization of 90 independent organizations from across the country that work to engage and educate Americans on international affairs and foreign policy. This competition tests competitors’ knowledge of international affairs, geography, history, and culture. Winning Summit teams took home $800 in prizes. First row (L-R): Carolyn Boyce, Maddy Chandra. Second row: Ty Wahlbrink, Liz Edwards, Nate Gustafson. Third row: Brian Rouillard, Matt Keefe and Scott Mays.

EVAN DUNNMON IS SEMIFINALIST FOR TWO PRESTIGIOUS SCIENCE AWARDS Senior Evan Dunnmon was named a Semifinalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search and the Siemens Competition. For the Intel program semifinalists are chosen from over seventeen hundred entrants nationally, who submit projects for consideration from all disciplines of science.

PARENTS HELP BRING CHEMISTRY TO LIFE Summit parents Bob and Marvel Hecking showed Middle School students how chemistry has practical applications in the business world. Three Middle School students, Michael Connerton, Cheryl Fladung and Cole Bristow, participated in the presentation, which included hands-on experiments such as water purification and the process of fragrance collection for perfumes and colognes.

The Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology recognizes remarkable talent early and fosters individual growth for high school students who are willing to challenge themselves through science research. Through this competition, students have an opportunity to achieve national recognition for their research projects. Evanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experiment simulated the process called Electron Capture by which stars lose electrons. Both prestigious awards encourage students to tackle challenging scientific questions and develop the skills to solve the biggest problems of tomorrow.

STUDENTS INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY Forty-three eighth grade students were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) in a December ceremony. The NJHS is an academic honor for Middle School students that recognizes and promotes scholarship, leadership, service, character and citizenship. Row 6: Marie Cossins, Nia Warren, Michael Grote, Georges Saba, Madeline de GouveaPinto, Alex Debus , Mary Frances Harsh Row 5: Rebecca Stromberg, Michael Connerton, Bethie Woodall, Cheryl Fladung, Olivia Klosterman, Christopher Lee, Marie Powers, Meredith Schertzinger Row 4: Amanda Joseph, Connor Frenck, Peter Corser, Alexandra Bissantz, Anna Bertsch, Kelly McBride, Marissa Ortiz, Elizabeth Nourse, Lani Toebben Row 3: Andrew Woll, Stuart Seltman, David Judd, Joey Kreyenhagen, Tino Delamerced, Otto Snelling, Emily Haussler, Allison Zabrecky Row 2: Sophie Adams, Matthew Eustace, David Delworth Row 1: Katie Harrison, Ellie Adams, Kylie Von Handorf, Alexandra Schmerge, Anka Canarie, Carter Hall, Nyla Sauter, Cole Bristow. 23

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS The National Merit Scholarship Program annually honors individual students who show exceptional ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies. It is widely regarded as one of the highest honors possible for U.S. high school students. Summit’s 2010 National Merit Finalists: Christian Bruns, Ariana Dietrich, Evan Dunnmon, Timothy Eschenbacher, Christopher Inglin, Matthew Keefe and Andre Rouillard.

NICHOLAS MONTAG ADVANCES TO OHIO GEOGRAPHY BEE

Summit’s 2010 National Merit Commended Scholars: Anna Albi, Debha Amatya, Tennant Argyres, Christopher Daniell, Donovan Eyre, Alexander Finch, Lauren Miller, Corinne Nelson and Christine Smith.

Seventh grader Nicolas Montag qualified to represent The Summit Middle School and participate at the Ohio National Geographic Bee, sponsored by JPMorgan Chase at Ohio State University.

2010 National Achievement Outstanding Participant: Bradley Evans. First row (from left): Andre Rouillard, Ariana Dietrich, Matthew Keefe and Alexander Finch. Second row: Christopher Daniell, Christine Smith, Anna Albi, Evan Dunnmon, Corinne Nelson and Donovan Eyre. Third row: Tennant Argyres, Christopher Inglin, Debha Amatya, Christian Bruns, Timothy Eschenbacher and Bradley Evans. Not pictured: Lauren Miller.

At the Latin State Championship, where over 800 Latin students attended, The Summit brought home another State Championship. Summit students were elected to positions of leadership for the 10th consecutive year. 24

Tom Venner, 7th grade social studies teacher, is The Summit Middle School Geography Bee coordinator. The school contest, open to any Summit Middle School student, consists of a written examination followed by an oral competition. Nicolas won first place in this year’s Summit Middle School Geography Bee and took 9th place in the state.

ATHLETIC

Corinne Nelson and Kelly Maier

SWIMMING The Swimming Team purchased a new record board which now hangs in Flannery Gym. Good thing, because they were very busy setting new records this past season. The team boasted 15 members (8 boys and 7 girls) this year, the largest team Summit has pooled. This number may not seem too impressive compared to other schools, but when Summit competed at meets this year, they finished ahead of schools twice their size. For the first time in Summit history, they qualified two relays for the State Meet, which included Bryan Bedacht, Bradley Bedacht, John Patterson and Nathan Patterson (yes, two sets of twins!) Mason Mechler and Logan Eyer were the alternates at State. Bryan Bedacht qualified in the 200 IM and the 500 Freestyle. In addition, John Patterson qualified for state in the 100 Yard Backstroke.

BRYAN BEDACHT WAS STATE MEDALIST, FINISHING FIFTH IN BOTH EVENTS. 26

ALEX PRIEDE NAMED NSCAA ALL-AMERICAN Senior Alex Priede was named a high school Scholar All American. His list of 2010 accomplishments include: All State 1st Team, Southwest Ohio Player of the Year, Miami Valley Conference Player of the Year, Cincinnati Enquirer Player of the Year, LaRosas MVP of the Week, and McDonalds Athlete of the Week. He finished his career the alltime leading scorer in Summit history (126 goals) and 10th all-time in state history. He did all of this and also maintained a 3.9 GPA. Head soccer coach Barnard Baker pictured with Alex Priede

The Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Soccer Team enjoyed another outstanding season. The team endured a traditionally brutal schedule, which included seven games against state-ranked teams and three teams that were ranked #1 in Ohio. Despite the tough road, the Silver Knights finished 13-3-3- and #7 in the State. They also captured another District Championship, making it the third time in four years that The Summit has been to at least the Sweet 16 of the State Tournament. Individually, Alex Priede broke a long-standing school record after netting his 119th goal. He finished his career with 126 goals, the 10th highest total all-time in Ohio history. Alex was named the Southwest Ohio Player of the Year and Miami Valley Conference Player of the Year. With the clean sweep of local honors, the senior was also First Team All-State and a member of the NSCAA Central Region Team. Finally, Alex was also named an NSCAA Scholar All-American and an ESPN All-American, two of the highest of high school distinctions. Alex has signed his National Letter of Intent to continue his soccer career at the University of Notre Dame.

SOCCER

BOYS’ BASKETBALL The 2009-10 Summit Boys’ Basketball team was young, often playing two freshmen. Nonetheless, they won the Miami Valley Conference Championship for the second year in a row. Bradley Evans was selected as the MVC “Player of the Year” and Coach Rich Hoyt was selected MVC “Coach of the Year.” The Summit Boys’ Basketball team moved up to Division III this year, so the competition became tougher at tournament time. Even so, they brought a lot of Friday night excitement to Flannery Gym throughout the season. CHEERLEADING Summit welcomed back the sport of Cheerleading, after taking a leave for one year. An eight-girl cheer squad led fans with enthusiasm at every home and away Summit Football game. The Winter Cheer team featured a squad of eleven, some returning from the fall and some new, who cheered for the Boys’ Basketball home and away games. The team is coached by Summit Science teacher Deena Carey.

Bradley Evans

WRESTLING The Wrestling team didn’t have high numbers, but they did very well for a young team. Mark France took first place in the MVC meet, and teammates Andrew Lyons, Paul Slater and Ben Wilson all took second place in their classes. The Summit hosted the MVC meet at The Summit Complex this winter. It was an excellent season and Coach Kyle Wirthwine looks forward to the same next year. 28

FIRST ANNUAL BOHLKE RUN The fall sports season had a jump start with the First Annual Bohlke Run held on Saturday, August 15. The walk/race was established to honor a beloved member of our Summit Community, Marc Bohlke. Kurtis Smith, Summit Head Cross Country Coach, sat down to visit with Marc’s daughter, Bella, and his wife, Anna, and all felt the event would be a wonderful opportunity to honor Marc and establish a lasting legacy in his memory. Beginning at The Summit Country Day School, the course went through O’Bryonville and Hyde Park, finishing at Williams Field at The Summit. The first year brought out 425 participants. Contributions received from the race went to the Marc Bohlke Scholarship Fund.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL When a team graduates two of the school’s top scoring leaders, it’s tough to replace those numbers. But The Summit Girls’ Basketball team worked hard to do just that. The Knights were led by two returning starters this season, Senior Captain Brianne Ward and Junior Brittany Williams. The only other upper classman was Co-captain Jenna Joseph, with the rest of the team being underclassmen. The team worked hard and finished their season 10-11. Summit was led by Brittany Williams scoring 11.7 points per game and Brianne Ward with 9 points per game.

Honorable Mention All-MVC – Izzie Englehart and Brittany Williams. Brianne Ward and Brittany Williams also received First Team All-District Southwest Ohio. Brianne Ward was selected to play in the Senior AllStar Game. FOOTBALL The Football season meshed fresh faces and returning team leadership. With primarily a new coaching staff under the leadership of Ken Minor, and a solid, core group of seniors, the Silver Knights team ended the season with a 5-5 record. GIRLS’ SOCCER

Other strong contributors throughout the season were Point Guard Izzie Englehart, Guards Jenna Joseph, Rachel Fladung, Amauria Campbell, Dominique Wreh and Kylie Allen, and Forwards Jen List and Jasmine Jenkins. Post season awards went to: First Team All-MVC – Brianne Ward and

The Girls’ Soccer team won thirteen games, the most since 1996, capping a successful season. The thirteen wins came against some of the toughest competition in the city. Eight games were played against the city’s Top 10. Close losses showed the ability to compete with state ranked teams. The

three losses on the season were decided by only three goals. Unfortunately, the season ended in the District semifinals in a heartbreaking 1-0 double overtime loss. The team finished with a 13-3-3 record on the season. Tess Akgunduz was named Miami Valley Conference “Player of the Year” for the second consecutive season, the first time in school history this has occurred. She was also named first team All-Ohio. Coach Fee was named MVC “Coach of the Year.” On the national level, five seniors were nominated for Scholar AllAmerican: Tess Akgunduz, Anna Albi, Liz Edwards, Elizabeth Hoffman and Corrine Nelson. Anna Albi and Liz Edwards were both named Scholar All Region, 2 of 60 students named in the entire country. The National Soccer Coaches Association of America Award has been presented to Summit for five consecutive years. The squad had a GPA of 4.02, highest in the state.

GOLF The Boys’ Varsity Golf team had a very fine year. They finished second in the Miami Valley Conference, placed fourth in the Indian Springs Division Sectional Tournament and shot a 345 to earn fifth place in the Southwest Ohio District Championship, just missing a return trip to State by seven strokes. Individually, the team was led by Junior Jack Gustafson, who tied for 15th place in the OHSAA Division III State Golf Tournament held at the Scarlet Course at The Ohio State University Golf Course. Jack was a three-time Medalist during the season and finished second overall in the Miami Valley Conference. The Summit Golf coaches are Tim Jedding and Jeff Stayton, who are also teachers at The Summit.

Jack Gustafson

BOWLING Bowling completed its third season at The Summit this winter. A second coach was added this year to help build the program. Ed Escudero, Upper School Science teacher at The Summit, continued as the team’s coordinator and Head Girls’ Coach. Michael Pierce became the Boys’ Head Coach, who led both the Varsity and JV teams. Madison Bowl is the new home of the 2010 Summit team. Bowling is an OHSAA sport and there are currently 286 boys’ teams and 256 girls’ teams in the State of Ohio participating in Bowling, more than any other sport offered in the OHSAA. Through this year there has been only one Division, and competition is fierce. Beginning next year, there will be two Divisions, so competition will be more level. The girls finished the season with ten wins and six losses. The boys finished with two wins and 13 losses. On the girls’ side, Ali Amend set a new record for high game - 188 and Brianna Scott a new record for a two game series - 357. On the boys’ side, Andrew Middleton set a new record high game of 211.

SOPHOMORES BAYLEY GAMBILL AND LAUREN TERRY COMPETE IN USA GYMNASTICS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Lauren Terry and Bayley Gambill competed in the USA Gymnastics State of Ohio Level 8 Championships and won medals in several events. As a result both are off to the Regional Championship to be held in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This year, Bayley was able to qualify for Regionals for the second time even though she severely injured her knee at the beginning of the season. Both girls spend 20 hours a week in the gym, in addition to maintaining very good grades with tough academic classes. 30

CROSS COUNTRY

FIELD HOCKEY Field hockey is the oldest competitive sport here at The Summit. It began in 1927, and the school has fielded a team every year since its beginning. It has a strong tradition at the school and a long list of proud alums. 2009 was a “rebuilding” year. The team was very young, but willing to work and learn the sport. As in previous years, the team participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. They raised money and awareness through walking for this cause. The 2010 season will see some changes to coaching staff positions, but the heart of the program will continue to be built to ensure a successful and fun season to come.

VOLLEYBALL

Colin Cotton The boys’ Cross Country team was the largest squad in school history with sixteen members. The boys’ team won team titles at the Middletown Christian Invitational and the MVC Championships. Their team overall GPA was 3.60. Colin Cotton was MVC Runner of the Year (for the third year in a row), District and Regional Champion and Fifth in State. The 2009 Fall Cross Country season boasted the most successful girls’ season in history. They captured titles at the Middletown Christian Invitational, MVC Championships and District Championships. In addition, the girls’ team overall GPA was 3.71.

The Volleyball team closed out their season with a 14-9 record, finishing as District Tournament Runners-up. They also finished second in the MVC Scarlet Division. The team was led by senior and captain Kelly Kear, who is a 4-year starter for the Knights. In addition, Kelly Kear was selected as the Enquirer All-City 2nd Team for Divisions II, III, & IV. She also was selected to play in the Senior All-Star Game. It has become a tradition for the team to host “Volley for the Cure” a fund raiser for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. This year, the team raised over $1,700.

SNOW SKIING Filippo Tosolini qualified for the NASTAR championships in Winter Park, Colorado in the bronze division of 9-10 year old boys. He qualified through skiing at Perfect North Slopes where he does ski race training during the winter.

SUMMIT TENNIS The Varsity Girls’ Tennis Team took off running and never looked back. Led by senior captains Anna Albi and Alex Hart, the team finished at the top of the Miami Valley Conference and the Cincinnati Division II coaches’ polls. Anna Albi and Emma McGoff won sectionals in doubles, while Alex Hart and Tori Mahon took third place, qualifying both teams for Districts. Ale Amesquita took third in singles in Sectionals, qualifying for Districts as well. The team’s overall record was 11-4.

Filippo Tosolini

He came home with a silver medal for his division at the national championships held in March. He got to meet many Olympian skiers there including AJ Kitt, Steven Nyman, Jimmy Cochran and Phil Mahre.

First year coach Steve Levine was named Miami Valley Conference “Coach of the Year.” 31

ARTISTIC

Sam Luttmer

HANNAH HART WINS STATE ART AWARD Hannah Hart had her digital photograph chosen for the State Department of Education’s Exhibition. It is on display at the Department of Education’s office building in Columbus from April 18 - May 13. There are 12,000 regional entries from the 15 regions in the state of Ohio. Twenty-five are selected for the State Department of Education’s Exhibition, and Hannah’s was one of these.

Congratulations to Margaux Hackett, whose artwork was chosen to be featured on the poster for the Raymond Walters College “Festival in the Woods” art show. The Annual show features work by area students.

STUDENTS RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ART IN THE HYDE PARK ART SHOW The following students from The Summit Country Day School received awards for their artwork at The Hyde Park Art Show: Upper School: Megan Peaslee - second place and Clay Stein honorable mention in the 12th grade division, Kirsten Michel honorable mention in the 11th grade division. Middle School: Lee Wilger- first place in the 6th grade division, Nisha Shabbir- first place in the 6th grade division, Rebecca Stromberg second place in the 8th grade division, Libby David - 8th grade, honorable mention. Lower School: Zoe Edmondson - third place in the 2nd grade division, Christopher Langenderfer - third place in the 3rd grade division, Xavier Johnson - first place in the 4th grade division and Nick Booher - second place in the 4th grade division. From Bottom Left: Nick Booher, Zoe Edmondson, Christopher Langenderfer, Xavier Johnson. From Top Left: Libby David, Clay Stein, Nisha Shabbir, Megan Peaslee, Rebecca Stromberg, Kirsten Michel and Lee Wilger 33

JULIA DEAN WINS ACS NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK POSTER CONTEST Congratulations to 3rd grader Julia Dean for her first place win in the December, 2009 National Chemistry Week Poster Competition. She, along with her parents and teacher, Mrs. Stacy Remke, were honored at an Awards Banquet at Northern Kentucky University.

Congratulations to Summit Lower School students who have received art awards in the following categories. On the state of Ohio level: Nick Booher (4th grade) and Sophia Zeilstra (2nd grade) each had a piece chosen to represent the Southwest Region of Ohio at the state exhibition of Young Peoples Art at the capital. Anna Claire Bristow (2nd grade) and Emma Nies (4th grade) each had a piece chosen to represent the Southwest Region of Ohio at the state exhibition of Youth Art Month.

(Clockwise from top left): Anna Claire Bristow, Emma Nies, Nick Booher, and Sophia Zeilstra

ART CRITICISM The Ohio Art Education Association (OAEA) holds the forum each year so students can be recognized for their ability to articulate and write their critical responses to a piece of artwork. This exercise grants them a greater sense of control and confidence in approaching art, therefore empowering them to reach a stronger understanding of the artworkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meaning. Over 90 schools around the state submitted work to this contest within the age grouping of grades 1-3. The Summit had two winners tied for First Place: Mia Semler (3rd grade) and Brigid Devine (3rd grade) Second Place: Sam Luttmer (2nd grade) Honorable Mention: Grace Anderson (3rd grade). CERAMICS Three students also had artwork selected for The National K12 Ceramic Exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x201C;-Nathan Glisson (1st grade), Gabrielle Burns (1st grade) and Christian Orse (2nd grade). Scholarships and awards are presented to many students.

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT RECEIVES VOCAL PERFORMANCE AWARD Middle School student Maddie Amend received a top award in the Junior Festival, hosted by the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs on March 6. Maddie received a Unanimous Superior, the top award, for her vocal performance in the Musical Theater category.

STUDENTS WIN AWARDS AT THE NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC ART COMPETITION The Summit had 12 winners at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Scholastics Art Show, a program offering early recognition of creative teenagers and scholarship opportunities for graduating high-school seniors. Clay Stein took highest honors as a Gold Key Photography Portfolio Winner. First Row (L-R): Clay Stein, Samantha Winzenread, Second Row (L-R): Hannah Hart, Anna Trautmann, Third Row (L-R): Olivia Klosterman, Mary Hackett, Fourth Row (L-R): Rebecca Stromberg, Fifth Row (L-R): Libby David, Lauren Meister and Eric Stretcher. Not Pictured: Megan Peaslee, and Jenny Chen.

SUMMIT SCIENCE AND ART DEPARTMENTS RECEIVE GRANT FROM DUKE ENERGY Fourth grade students Eva Nicholson and Brigid Lawler see some benefits of composting. The Summit received a $1,000 grant from Duke Energy to develop the new “going green” project called “Garden for Good.” The plan is to plant a garden and have it play an integral part of both the Science and the Art curriculums. The school community will build support for the project through a series of evening ‘Garden Parties,’ which will expose Summit families to the garden and the artwork displayed. The garden was planted under the guidance of Lower School Science teacher Pat Seta and Lower School Art teacher Jan Wiesner. Also planned are “Soup Evenings” for families and local chefs that will use the produce raised in the gardens to generate funds for service projects as well as promote healthy nutrition and education. Construction and planting began this spring.

SOCIAL

MULTICULTURAL WEEK Students at The Summit traveled around the world in early March as they participated in the annual Multicultural Event. The Republic of Ghana and Republic of Guatemala were featured during the week with native food served at lunch, music played during the day and exhibits. Drummer/dancer Flora LeptakMorau performed as well as Guatemalan dancers and the Sankafa Ghanaian Dance Group. A favorite part of the week was a fashion show put on by students and faculty wearing native costumes and dress from Ghana and Guatemala. Upper School students listened to lectures by Mrs. Diane Webb from the Consulate of Ghana, and Mrs. Sylvia Castellanos, Mr. Michael Flynn and Mr. David Perez from the Consulate of Guatemala. Middle and Lower School students spent time decorating their classrooms with decorations and doors with the flag from the country of their choice, as well as learning about that country. The week concluded with an all-school Mass con-celebrated by Chaplain Rev. Philip Seher, Rev. Francis Tandoh from Ghana and Rev. William Jansen who spent many years in Guatemala. Special guests at the Mass were the Honorary King and Queen of Ghana, Mr. Nana Senti Nyame and Mrs. Ohema Vida Nyame. 38

STUDENTS ENJOY HERO SANDWICH AS PART OF CREDO PROJECT Fourth graders enjoyed a twelve foot sub as part of “The Hero Project” that is rooted in the Summit’s character education program called Credo. The project is launched with students investigating the question “What makes a hero?” This interdisciplinary project will give students an opportunity to study biographies, write about their heroes, use math concepts, work collaboratively and problem solve as they eventually create art work that represents their study. First Row (L-R): Max Mosbacher, Kevin Wolf, Emma Rademacher, Stephanie Kiley, Estelle March and Spencer Murtha. Second Row: Lower School Director Terry Malone

SPIRITUAL

STUDENTS LAY WREATH AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER Eighth grade students were selected to participate in a Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The students were selected for this high honor based on their outstanding projects describing the monuments and memorials of the Washington, DC area. (L-R): David Judd, Meredith Schertzinger, Matthew Eustace, Lauren Meyer 39

PARENTS RATE SUMMIT HIGHLY by Carol Boyd

Destiny Williams

In October 2009 Summit parents gave the school high marks in most aspects of our image and performance. In 15 out of 24 performance attributes Summit parents rated the school significantly higher than their peers at other independent schools. In no attributes did Summit parents rate the school below the level parents at other independent schools rated their school. Results came in a benchmarking survey sponsored by Independent Schools Association of the Central States, (ISACS). With over 100,000 surveys in its database, ISACS offers the best resource for comparing data on stakeholders’ ratings of every element of a school’s operations. Independent schools throughout the country use survey results for evaluation and strategic planning. The Summit ran the benchmarking survey in 1996, 2001 and 2006. Parents rate the school on a five point scale. A plus sign after the number means that parent ratings are significantly higher than ISACS norms.

Summit Parent Performance Ratings (% Excellent and Very Good)

90+

Admissions

88+

Academic Programs

86+

Faculty

85+

Communications (85+)

85+

Publications (85+)

Extended Day Programs

85+

Parents (85+)

Alumni Relations

84+

Business Office (84+)

Board of Trustees

84+

Students (84+)

Athletic Programs

84+

Buildings and Grounds (84+)

58+

Transportation Services

80+

Student Development (80+)

School Security

79+

Administration/Staff (79+)

Food Service

77+

74+ 73+ 72

Academic Services Development Office Extracurricular Activities Fine Arts

Community Service (77+)

Loyalty

Loyalty is not on the performance chart above but it is measured in a couple of ways. One is the number of parents who would recommend the school to a colleague, neighbor or friend. Eighty seven percent of our parents are “likely” or “very likely” to do that. Another measure is the number of parents who say they are “likely” or “very likely” to increase their support to the school next year. Given the shape of our economy, it is surprising to note that 54% of Summit parents put themselves in that category, compared to 40% three years ago, at a time when the national economy was appreciably better. 40

A third look at loyalty is the way parents evaluate their involvement with the school and the respect they have for the faculty and administration. Here our parents rated us higher than ISACS norms in every division.

Not only do we have higher ratings than the ISACS norms, but we have higher ratings today than at any other time the survey has been taken at The Summit.

The Quality of Education

Taking a deeper dive into how parents answer the question â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is a Summit education worth having?â&#x20AC;? brings us to the way parents rate our academic departments overall. In every division, we are doing well by any standards.

The high ratings were consistent with both parents and students, and higher than they have been in the past. 41

Finally, because The Summit is about much more than just academics, it is important to look at the social and emotional development of students. Here too, both parents and students evaluated this category higher than ever.

Net, the ISACS survey showed that as we enter our 120th year, Summit stakeholders believe we are on the right path -delivering on our mission and continually improving our operational performance. Relationships are solid, arguably more so than they have ever been before. Still, there is room for improvement and we are using ISACS information in strategic planning in many areas. As I finish up this article, Development Director Beth Jantsch is culling through alumni data looking for insights, given the lower than desirable ratings on alumni relations. And Dave Paulin, Director of Business Operations, will lead a discussion on school security at next weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting of the Senior Leadership Team. My homework for that meeting is to identify peer schools with high security ratings and discuss those procedures with their administrators.

We are fine-tuning a recipe that has served us well for almost 120 years:

Knowing, understanding and loving every child A strong academic foundation with a commitment to supporting different learning styles

ENGAGED TEACHERS WHO ARE DEVOTED TO THEIR CRAFT AND COMMITTED TO HELPING STUDENTS GROW IN ALL FIVE AREAS OF THE MISSION A foundation of Catholicism, which teaches children to live Christian values and dedicate their lives to leadership and service

DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS THAT RUN SMOOTHLY

A strong community of people with similar aspirations and values

Who took the Survey?

334 Parents 527 Students 101 Faculty/Staff 180 Alumni 15 Trustees

George Baker

Summit Teachers Win Awards

Ed Escudero Upper School Science faculty, received a major grant from the ASM Foundation to begin a material science class in the Upper School next year.

Carolyn Varick Middle School faculty, was named Chair of the OAIS Teacher Services Committee for a three-year term.

Karen Cruse was selected by the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) as the 2009 Outstanding Biology Teacher from Ohio.

Do You Hear What I See?

Before television, radio was a powerful medium that used words to paint pictures and tell stories. Youngsters used to be glued to it for details on their favorite super and action heroes - and today, high definition TV dominates this genre. But for the visually impaired or blind, radio needs to provide this entertainment and three Summit teachers are making sure children’s stories are still heard, loud and clear. Every Wednesday since last December, Mark and Jan Wiesner and Brenda DelFavero travel to The Cincinnati Association for the Blind to participate in the hour-long KidZone program, operated through the Radio Reading Services.

“It’s so fun when we read chapter books: one of us is the narrator and the other two are all the characters. We change our voices and have a great time.”

The Wiesners learned through another teacher’s visually impaired daughter that there were no local radio shows for children. Haley Thurston, child of Middle School teacher Yngrid, complained that she only heard sad stories of people dying and her mom surmised that she was listening to the radio reports of obituaries. The Wiesners set out to provide positive programming and created a broadcast just for kids. “We go on faith—we have no idea who is listening to us during our story telling,” said Jan. “We hope someone out there is enjoying what we do.” The three teachers vary what they read in hope of drawing a more diverse audience each week. “It’s so fun when we read chapter books: one of us is the narrator and the other two are all the characters,” said Mrs. DelFavero. “We change our voices and have a great time.” The programs are heard on the radio station of the Worldwide Radio Reading Services (WRRS), a sub-station of WGUC.

Annual Fund Parents Division Chairs

Trish and Gary Glass

Trish and Gary Glass, parents to Ryan ’11 and Meghan ’12, have been at The Summit for five years. Impressed with their student tour guide at an open house, they knew right away that The Summit was the place for their children. As Chair of the Parents Division for The Annual Fund for Excellence this year, Trish feels “it is important to give back to the school by volunteering and the Annual Fund helps provide financial aid to those who could not normally afford to come to The Summit.” A diverse community is important to The Summit and Trish and Gary are committed to that reality with their support of The Annual Fund for Excellence.

Annual Fund New Family Division Chairs

Davida Gable and Brad Franz

Davida Gable and Brad Franz, parents of Odessa ’22 and Novella ’24 came to The Summit three years ago upon recognizing how deeply The Summit community values education. It is because of this that they are committed to supporting The Summit through The Annual Fund for Excellence. Davida, Chair of the New Family Division, along with husband Brad says, “As the CFO of a company, I feel that a company’s financial statements tell a story about an organization’s challenges and successes. A financial statement tells how an organization spends and raises money which in turn shows their values. The values for education are apparent at The Summit.”

Annual Fund Upper School Division Chairs

Dagne and Mike Gustafson

Three years ago, Dagne and Mike Gustafson came to The Summit looking for a smaller school with excellent academics and a college preparatory curriculum for their two sons, Nate ’10 and Jack ’11. They knew immediately they found it here at The Summit. As Upper School Division Chairs for the 2009-2010 Annual Fund, Dagne and Mike feel it is an opportunity to give back to the school they are proud of. “Volunteering for the Annual Fund is just one way to show our appreciation for our positive experience here.” They also feel that donating to the Annual Fund for Excellence is important. “The faculty here are amazing and they deserve all the resources they need to continue the legacy of providing their students with the best education in the Cincinnati area.” As a frequent substitute teacher, Dagne witnesses first hand the benefits of a strong Annual Fund and the excellence it supports.

Student Callers Take Over Annual Fund Call Center

Alumni who graduated 20 years ago can seem like ancient history to current students, but 11 Upper School classmates discovered the years weren’t relevant when sharing Summit stories. The teens, the first students to participate in the “Annual Fund for Excellence” phone-a-thon, met at school for two evenings to talk about The Summit and solicit donations from 1985-99 alumni. “It was a lot of fun and most people were very nice and wanted to hear everything about the school,” said sophomore Katie Funk, 16. “Some of the same things that are important to us, like education and the chapel, are still important to them.” Katie connected through her own sport of field hockey, but theorized that some people who didn’t answer their phones might have been watching another game. “Well, it was the beginning of March Madness,” she noted.

“Some of the same things that are important to us, like education and the chapel, are still important to them.”

Hoops or not, the students scored big, gathering almost $4,000 in pledges. “The enthusiasm of the students was inspiring,” said Beth Jantsch, Director of Development. “It was a wonderful way for them to reach out and get a real life experience of the philanthropic values this school teaches them. And who is better than a current student for sharing what is going on at school? The alumni would much rather hear from them.” Some had more luck or style than others, like junior Ryan Glass, 17, who had the first successful pledge. “It was an awesome experience,” he said. “I gained a great perspective from the alumni I spoke with.” Ryan, who played the lead in the recent Sound of Music production and started the new glee club, was a natural. “I find it’s easy to talk to people,” he said. Both Katie and Ryan will most likely volunteer next year, and enjoyed the camaraderie and the food. “Since this was their first experience calling people, we tried to make it fun for them,” said Beth, who added that she was thankful to all participants and Assistant Development Director Michele Duda for organizing the event. Additional student callers were Emmalee Greiner, Migs Hackett, Morgan Hughes, Tori Kranz, Regina Merrill, Charlie Michel, Isabelle Saldana, Maria Temming and Samantha Thurman.

Pictured above (L-R): Charlie Michel, Maria Temming, Morgan Hughes. 49

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Composites

ALUMNI COMPOSITES ON DISPLAY

(L-R): Anne (Bach) Lawler, Barbara (Buse) Liebel, Allie (Devanney) Maggini, Julie (Byrnes) Baughman in front of their 1959 Class Composite before refurbishing.

Composites after refurbishing and reframing lining the hallway to St. Gregoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Since the first class of two students, Anna McKenzie and Olive Sargent, graduated from The Summit in 1891, The Summit produced photo composites of each class. For many years these photos have hung in display cases in the hallway to the Chapel. Unfortunately, the sheer number of them prevented all but the most determined from viewing them. Through the generosity of a number of our alumni, we are now beginning to reframe and hang the photo composites of the Upper School classes, a few at a time, in the Upper School dining room areas where our students and our guests can see them every day. Each one will be reframed with archival glass and archival matting for $225 - $250 each. Consider reframing your own class composite, one that includes a member of your family, or even one of a friend. It is a lovely gift to you, your family and The Summit. Members of the Class of 1959 recently contributed to the refurbishing of their composite â&#x20AC;&#x201C; check out the difference in the photos above. If you are interested in helping us to get these historical photographs out of the box and onto the walls where we can all proudly view our heritage, please contact: Susan Maxwell, Alumni Relations Associate 513.871.4700, ext. 245 maxwell_s@summitcds.org

Summit Alum Rocks Band By Chloe Goodhart

Six years after

Dan Reder â&#x20AC;&#x2122;04

graduated from The Summit, he is part of a rock band breaking out on the indie pop scene. Close to Home, founded in 2005, has grown in the past three years from a local band into an international hit. 52

Dan Reder ’04 joined the band Close to Home in 2007

Reder was destined for music ever since his parents bought him his first drum set in 6th grade. He joined his first band in 7th grade, and played in a band throughout his years at The Summit, frequently performing at the Summit Upper School’s quarterly Arts Forum. He gives The Summit credit for more than just spurring his musical passion, however. “A lot of being in a band is not just about playing music,” Reder said. “I constantly use skills I gained from attending Summit in the business aspect of my career….Also, I learned how to interact with other people and be part of a close knit family.” Reder was first introduced to his current band mates through some of his friends. He played shows with them, as part of another band, and even toured with them as their merchandise salesman. After their bassist Brad Andress passed away at the age of 20 due to a rare form of cancer, several people filled in on bass before Reder. As a drummer, he had never played bass before, but learned the instrument to support the band. “I had grown so close to the guys and really enjoyed their music.” As a result of the tragic loss of Brad, the band has done a lot of fundraising for cancer research. They took part in Hard Rock Café’s “Rocktober” in 2008 and toured Hard Rock Cafés around the country. Currently, the band is involved with a group called “11:11 AM,” which raises money for pediatric cancer research. Reder said, “Every minute of it has been rewarding because of the impact it has on people.”

He hopes they find a cure, but even if they don’t, he feels proud of the contribution he has been able to make with his time and talent. He credits The Summit’s values and community service for instilling this in him. Close to Home has performed on national tour circuits like the Vans Warped Tour and Taste of Chaos. Their CD “Standby” was released in Japan last year and was number one for three weeks. After graduating from Xavier University in 2008, Reder devoted full time to Close to Home. This year he stepped away from playing in the band to managing it from here in town. “Living on the road was a tough lifestyle to maintain,” Dan says. “Being on the road most of the year, away from friends and family is hard, along with sleeping on floors, driving so much during the day, and so on. Although I loved doing it and getting to travel and meet new people, it just began to take its toll on me, and so I decided to pursue another passion of mine, which is real estate. I completed the required classes, passed the state test, and got my license.” Dan now works for Sibcy Cline in their Montgomery office. “I would love to reconnect with people from Summit and assist them and anyone they know with their real estate needs.” He says. He has a page on Facebook called “Dan Reder, Sibcy Cline Realtor” for people to get in touch.

Taking Final Vows as a Cloistered Dominican Nun by Sr. Ann O’Reilly ’98, O.P.

I use “Sr. Ann O’Reilly” for business and mail purposes; in the monastery and in other religious contexts I am called “Sr. Ann of the Cross.”

The Summit’s Influence Although I did not realize it at the time, choosing to attend a school founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur had a profound impact on my life. Many faculty members at The Summit shared their experiences of faith and showed their love in action. I remember one of my teachers (himself a former religious) kneeling for a long time during one of our retreats, deeply absorbed in prayer. This experience impressed me and made me think about faith as a lifelong commitment that went beyond religious instruction.

I am 29 years old. I graduated from The Summit in 1998. After that, I attended Kenyon University (Gambier, OH) and graduated with a degree in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing in May 2002. I entered the Dominican Monastery of Our Lady of Grace (www.ourladyofgracemonastery.org) on Nov. 1, 2002, receiving the habit (becoming a novice) in Oct. 2003, and making first profession of vows (poverty, chastity, and obedience) in Oct. 2005. I made my solemn profession of vows on Oct. 17th, 2009. This is a lifetime commitment.

The idea of religious life came right before I began my freshman year at The Summit. It was always clear to me that, if I were to be a nun, I would have to be a cloistered contemplative. I was attracted to silent prayer, Eucharistic adoration, and close-knit community life. Several faculty members and guidance counselors were instrumental in my discernment process. One of them encouraged me to read the works of Thomas Merton, a 20th century Trappist monk. I was blessed because The Summit’s library had an excellent religion section. I spent many hours sitting on the floor of the old first-floor library (across from the science labs) reading Thomas Merton’s spiritual and political writings. Reading New Seeds of Contemplation set me on fire; I went through the rest of the school day saying to myself, “Yes! That’s it! That’s the vocation for me!”

This community is part of the Dominican Order, founded in 1206 by Saint Dominic and also called the Order of Preachers (hence O.P.) This worldwide Order includes priests, brothers, apostolic sisters, cloistered nuns and lay members. In the U.S. there are about 250 cloistered Dominican nuns in about 15 monasteries. The Monastery of Our Lady Grace was founded in 1947. Today 32 cloistered Dominican nuns live here, ranging in age from 29 to 95. We are located on the Connecticut shoreline near New Haven.

Daily Life

The 4th floor (before it was renovated) always intrigued me. My classmates said it was haunted, but I believed that the Holy Spirit swept through those halls. I knew that the Sisters had lived and worked there together. Now, I realize that my daily life of silence and community is not too far from what theirs was in the early decades of The Summit.

At this point, I serve the community as an assistant in the Infirmary, where I help with the care of our older sisters. This has opened new horizons for me, since I never considered a career in nursing. I love these elders and they have taught me a lot about what is really important in life. Hands-on experience is the key phrase. In addition to my duties in the infirmary I work part-time in our Print Shop, proofreading our pamphlets and writing a monthly spiritual letter to those who request the Sistersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; prayers. Since sung communal prayer occupies about four hours of our day, I spend a lot of time practicing liturgical music. I am one of our communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chantresses (cantors) and also play the auto harp to accompany the singing of the psalms. Our schedules include about two hours of private prayer or lectio divina. Theological and philosophical study is also an important part of my daily life.

I remember sitting in one of the old piano rooms and praying to the Sisters of Notre Dame for the courage to follow Christ. I knew that my journey would be difficult because of societal pressures and my own weaknesses. In fact, I had a hard transition into college and put the idea of a spiritual vocation out of my mind for a few years. At the end of my sophomore year of college, I started thinking about it again and visited a few monasteries, including the one I am in now. Like most high school students, I had my struggles and the chapel was always a place of grace and peace for me. I learned there that it was possible to have a relationship of friendship with God, which is one of the central truths taught by the Dominican Saint Thomas Aquinas. I have to admit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I miss praying in that beautiful chapel.

Christina Ng ’07

“By the time I was 21 I wanted to have interned at all three major TV networks.” An unlikely proposition for most young people, you say? Not for New York University junior Christina Ng ’07, who is currently double majoring in Journalism and Dramatic literature with a minor in Political Science. Christina has quite the list of accomplishments under her belt. Since graduation she has studied abroad in Prague in the spring of 2009, worked two internships in Europe, worked with CBS, NBC, Vogue magazine and most recently, the Today Show in Vancouver, British Columbia during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

the show was scheduled to go live at 7:00 AM. All of the sudden the computers shut down and we had no scripts to give to the on-screen talents…panic ensued. Miraculously, at 6:59 AM, we had them back up and running. We got the scripts out with about 30 seconds to spare and I ran as fast as I could to get them to the talent while jumping out of the shot just as they went live. That kind of pressure and excitement will get your heart beating!”

“Working with NBC up in Vancouver,…Matt Lauer…Al Roker…Ann Curry, talk about a dream come true!” says Christina, who got to experience first-hand media work for the world-renowned Today Show. “When I was interning at NBC in New York I was offered a position as an Assistant Producer for the Today Show during the 2010 Winter Olympics. I moved to Vancouver in the beginning of January and immediately started working to get ready for the February Olympics.” During the two months Christina was living in Vancouver she had many incredible experiences.

Christina just turned 21 and will fulfill her goal of working at all three major networks this summer as she begins a new internship with ABC World News: Weekend Edition. “I wanted to report and do news,” she says, “and New York was the place to be. I love the fast-paced adrenaline of journalism.” Pictured above: Summit Alum Christina Ng (third from left) stands with NBC Today Show correspondents Ann Curry, Matt Lauer, Al Roker, Meredith Vieira and Natalie Morales at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

“I think the most memorable time at the Olympics was my third day on the job. At 6:56 AM, after a night of little sleep,

Alum’s Early Love of Numbers Adds Up to Mathematics Career By Lisa Eccles As one of the top bananas in his high school math class, 2006 alum Jireh Loreaux’s love of numbers can be traced back to preschool when grocery shopping for that very fruit. “I remember getting so excited when I could calculate the price of bananas along with the cash register and add the groceries along with the machine,” said the University of Cincinnati math major.

one of his free bells, and, after school, stroll over to the coffee shop on Madison Road for some java and extensive discussion on math, physics, and string theory. Jireh has a self deprecating and humble manner that belies his gift. He modestly claims he is “not working on anything particularly interesting,” although he was slated to assist a UC team in summer research and has received a full tuition scholarship for his academic performance. He insists that it’s all fairly ordinary and that his real passion is operational theory and functional analysis, parts of which resemble calculus, even if it’s a distant relative. For those who do not intensively study mathematics, it is surprising that many of its axioms are based in theory and are heavily debated. “There is a lot more to discover in math than most people would think,” he said.

Mathematics came naturally to Jireh, who can recall multiplying numbers by the power of two in his head while strapped in his car seat running errands with his mom. When other youngsters would probably recite their names when first meeting their new kindergarten teacher, Jireh blurted out: “I know what 50 plus 50 plus 50 plus 50 is!” (The teacher apparently had a chat with Jireh’s mom soon afterwards). With his ultimate goal being a PH.D and professor of mathematics, Jireh credited his parents’ encouragement of his curiosity and The Summit’s excellent commitment to students’ personal growth. He cites Mr. Eric Towers’ assistance in developing an independent study for him and two other students. “We asked to learn about differential equations, and Mr. Towers said, ‘Why not do a lot more?’” Using a textbook written by Dr. Barton Zwiebach for junior/senior physics majors at MIT, the numbers’ enthusiasts ventured into some previously uncharted areas. “What was really cool is when we didn’t understand one chapter, we contacted the MIT professor and he explained the material,” said Jireh. “I don’t believe you would get that kind of attention and detail from any other teacher or school. I am really grateful for that.”

“A thoughtful, mature, genuinely good, and caring young man, Jireh always volunteered his time wherever he was needed.” – Eric Towers

According to Mr. Towers, Jireh demonstrated a deep intrinsic desire to learn; he always wanted to know more, going beyond the assigned work. “His focus on math and physics enabled him to skip Honors Physics sophomore year (normally this is a junior year course) and go directly into AP Calculus and AP Physics C, as did Casey Jeffries ’06 (now at OSU),” he said. “They would, along with Stefan Kathman ’05 (recent Harvard grad), finish assigned physics work and then do amazing derivations without any input from me. They also taught themselves everything they needed to pass the AP Calculus BC exam with the highest score—a 5—which is remarkable considering that Summit only offers the AP Calculus AB course. All three scored 5’s on both the AP Physics C Mechanics and the AP Physics C Electricity and Magnetism exams.”

While at Summit, Jireh played soccer and competed on the math team, but always had time to help other students in math and science. “Whenever I saw him sitting in a hallway, he was tutoring someone,” said Mr. Towers. ”A thoughtful, mature, genuinely good, and caring young man, Jireh always volunteered his time wherever he was needed.” He and Casey still occasionally visit their teacher and spent three hours over Christmas break at their favorite coffee shop, scribbling advanced math equations on napkins and margins of the newspaper. “They are now the teachers,” said Mr. Towers. “Both of these young men are like sons to me. The time we spend together challenges and inspires me to continue learning, and makes me want to go back to school and finish my doctorate in physics.”

Jireh, Casey, and Patrick Madden ’06 (now at Yale majoring in engineering/physics) would meet with Mr. Towers during

Alumni Mentoring BUILDING A NETWORK

For Summit graduates, crossing the threshold from student to alumnus occurs without much thought. College decisions have been made and for some of our youngest alumni, career paths have been carefully mapped out with great care and unmistakable precision.

College professors offer counseling to students as they build their resume of accomplishments. Expertise on cover letters, job prospects and interviewing skills, among other resources, are readily available in every university career center. However, nothing replaces the power of networking.

Joining The Summit Alumni Mentoring network is easy. Sign up by filling out the form on the next page or by downloading and submitting the form located at www. summitalumni.com. Once this is completed, you will be contacted by a member of the Alumni Relations Office to discuss your preferred means of contact and the level of time you feel you have to commit. Once a variety of mentors are established, the Alumni Office will work to match those interested alumni and students with the appropriate mentor in the industry of interest. Mentees will receive your name, industry, preferred means of contact as well as guidelines for contacting their mentors. The Alumni Office will act as a liaison between the mentors and mentees for as long as necessary.

The Summit Alumni Office is excited to announce the establishment of The Summit Country Day School Alumni Mentoring Network (SAM). The Summit Alumni Association is an established network of individuals who already share a common interest in our community, The Summit; but the potential to expand this network in service to all alumni young and old who share additional professional and volunteer interests is limitless. Under the management of the Alumni Relations office, this program will facilitate the unique opportunity for our geographically diverse alumni to connect with mentors in related fields of interest. Alumni mentors will be asked to share career experience, advice and direction but not necessarily employment or internship opportunities. With the guidance and insight of an alumni mentor, young alumni seeking professional direction will be better equipped as they research their own career choices and employment opportunities. Whether you have been in the work force for 2, 20 or 50 years, you have something to offer other alumni seeking advice on issues that are relevant to them.

The Summit Alumni Mentoring network will be a rewarding experience and an opportunity to make a difference in the futures of fellow Summit alumni, while building lasting relationships within The Summit community. If you would like to volunteer to become a mentor or have any questions about Summit Alumni Mentoring, please contact Susan Maxwell, Alumni Relations Associate at 513.871.4700 x 245 or maxwell_s@summitcds.org.

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Young Alumni Basketball Game and Social In what is becoming a highly anticipated tradition, The Summit Alumni Association once again invited Young Alumni back to the campus the Friday after Thanksgiving. The evening began with the Alumni Basketball Game organized by Mr. Rich Hoyt, faculty member and Boys Basketball Head Coach. The games were followed by a social at O’Bryon’s Irish Pub where more than 130 young alumni headed to a private party on the second floor. Faculty and alumni board members mingled with more recent Summit grads and gave them an update on the current happenings of the school and alumni program. The festivities continued well into the night and everyone is eagerly anticipating the next get-together!

(L- R): Marcie Stayton ’01, Julie Koepfer ’02, Frank Albi ’01, Marta Passerini ’01, Suzie Koepfer ’02, Molly Bayer ’01, Kevin Booher ’00, Ben Trautmann ’01

(L- R): Kevin Booher ’00, Kristin Conners ’97, Caroline Conners ’99, Lauren Conners ’01, Katie (Bunch) Shoreman ’01

Annual Fund Support

(L-R): Madeline McGarey ’07, Alex Thurner ’08, Tori Mackey ’07, Virginia Schmidt ’07

On December 22, 2009, Summit Alumni; Tori Mackey ’07, Virginia Schmidt ’07, Madeline McGarey ’07 and Alex Thurner ’08 gathered to make Annual Fund for Excellence phone calls to young alumni at the home of Amy and Ben Russert. They had a great time reconnecting with alumni while raising money for the Annual Fund for Excellence. Their commitment of time and support as well as that of the young alumni who responded with a gift is greatly appreciated!

The following names were inadvertently omitted or were incorrect on the list of donors for the 2008-2009 Annual Report. We offer our sincere apologies for this error and we thank them for their support of The Summit. Family Endowed Funds ($10,000 - $39,999) Edmondson Family Fund, Established in 2007. Anthony Edmondson and Sophie Malliaroudakis 60

Alumni Pass Out Candy to Lower School Students at Halloween Parade: Tracy “Ty” Moore ’02 and Caroline Conners ’99

Alumni Volunteering to move Yardsticks at Home Football Games Dave Hickenlooper ’85

Alumni Visiting with members of the Administration Team in San Francisco, CA (L-R): (Standing) Richard Schueler, Todd Schueler ’96, Dr. Jerry Jellig, (Sitting) Tom Leugers ’88, Kelley Schiess, Chris Bulger ’85, Phyllis Schueler

Members of The Cincinnati Opera performed “OH FREEDOM” in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel for Middle School students this winter. This performance was sponsored by The Summit Alumni Association.

Alumni visiting with Mr. Bob Gorey in Denver, CO (L-R): (Standing) Patrice (Fanning) Zink ’79, Michael Davis ’99, Mr. Bob Gorey, David Mischell ’99 and Chris O’Brien BMS ’86 (Sitting) Stephanie Pfeifer ’89, Caroline Grote ’06 and Katie Homan ’99 61

HOMECOMING 2009 ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME The Summit Alumni Association’s Athletic Hall of Fame Awards recognize and honor former student athletes and coaches who have made exceptional contributions to the athletic program at The Summit, demonstrated qualities of good citizenship and are of outstanding moral character. Four deserving recipients were selected for induction in 2009. A ceremony was held in The Summit’s Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel where each inductee was introduced by someone close to them who spoke to the true testament of his/her character. The recipients had the opportunity to share memories, anecdotes and their genuine fondness for The Summit and their time here. The ceremony was followed by a lively reception in their honor, attended by alumni, friends and family.

A plaque paying tribute to each recipient is hanging in the hallway of Flannery Gym along with the legacy of prior inductees into The Summit Athletic Hall of Fame. Congratulations to Sarah, Pam, Tom, and Jim! The Athletic Hall of Fame Selection Committee also recognized members of the 1999 State Championship Men’s Soccer Team who were celebrating their 10 year anniversary of their championship. Members of the team were recognized for their outstanding performance that season during the induction ceremony and on the field at half-time. Athletic Hall of Fame Recipients Pictured Above (L-R): Sarah (Williams) Kipp ’94, Pam (Hilton) Doremus ’84, Thomas Markesberry ’83 and James Ryan, Jr. ’83

(L-R): Brian Brockhoff ‘82, Tim Kerr, Betsy (Grogan) Schmidt ‘75 and C.J. Schmidt

(L-R): Gina (Baluyot) Saba ‘84 and Pam (Hilton) Doremus ‘84

1999 Soccer Team

(L-R): Mary (Bruno) Forte ’91, Heather Fullen ’91, Mike Dreyer ’91, Marni Thies ’91, Jerry Hilton ’91

(L-R): John Schroder M.D. ‘79 & Peter Saba ‘83

(L-R): Jerry Hilton ’91, Cary Daniel ‘93 & Sarah (Williams) Kipp ‘94

(L- Ri): Shawn Kuhn ’02, Steve Stickle ’02, Patrick Newton ’02, Karl Pembaur ’00, Josh Koch ’00, Jamal Shteiwi ’00, Jack Cummings ’00 63

Nominations for

ALUMNI AWARDS AND ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME AWARDS The Summit Alumni & Athletic Hall of Fame Awards were established to honor alumni who carry out the mission of The Summit – to develop spiritually, academically, physically, socially and artistically, and to become people of character who value and improve the world they inherit. Please take a minute to review the criteria for awards given to deserving Alumni. Help us to identify people who deserve recognition by nominating a friend, a classmate or yourself! The awards will be presented during a luncheon at Alumni Reunion/Homecoming Weekend on Saturday, September 18, 2010.

ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES are Alumni who attended any school or part of The Summit Country Day School or The Summit Boys School and have made outstanding contributions in athletics and demonstrate qualities of good citizenship. Eligibility begins the 10th year after nominee’s graduation year from The Summit. Inductees may also be all persons who do not qualify in the “Alumni” category (for example, coaches and team managers) but who have made outstanding contributions to The Summit Athletic Program. Again, eligibility begins upon retirement or the 10th year after separation from The Summit. These honors are not necessarily presented annually but are conferred based on merit:

THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD granted to a Summit graduate or former student for specific and meritorious service to The Summit, the community, the state, or the nation.

THE YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD is given to an Alumna/us who has graduated during the last twenty years. It is awarded for significant accomplishments in business or professional life or for service to the community or The Summit and/or The Summit Alumni Association.

THE ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT award is also given to an Alumna/us in recognition of their significant contributions to the world of art.

THE SPIRITUAL-CHRISTIAN SERVICE AWARD is given to a Summit Alumna/us who has devoted their life in service to others, who affirms the fullness and complexity of human existence, who appreciates social justice and who brings about changes that make it more possible to live The Summit ideal in contemporary society.

THE HONORARY FAMILY AWARD is given to a dedicated Summit family for their outstanding support of The Summit Country Day School and its values, ideals and mission. To submit nominations for these distinguished awards, please send nominees’ names, class years, why they should be considered, and what award you are nominating them for to Susan Maxwell, Alumni Relations and Special Events Associate. Official nomination/ biography forms can be downloaded at www.summitalumni.com. You can mail your nomination to 2161 Grandin Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45208 or submit it via e-mail to maxwell_s@summitcds.org. Your nominations must be received by Tuesday, July 6, 2010.

Save the Date

MAY 14, 2010

FLEUR-DE-LIS MASS AND LUNCHEON

UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS

(Celebrating alumni who have graduated 40+ years ago) Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel & St. Cecilia’s, 11:00 a.m.

MAY 21, 2010

SENIOR INDUCTION LUNCHEON

Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel & St. Cecilia’s, 12:00 p.m.

MAY 30, 2010

McKENZIE-SARGENT DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI RECEPTION & CLASS OF 2010 GRADUATION Alumni Parlor

SEPTEMBER 17 – 19, 2010

COMBINED HOMECOMING AND REUNION FESTIVITIES WILL KICK OFF ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2010.

Look for your Save the Date card in the mail soon. Friday, September, 17 ALL ALUMNI are invited and welcome to attend the All-School Reunion Cocktail Party beginning at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, September 18 The Summit Alumni Association will host an Awards Luncheon honoring our Alumni and Athletic Hall of Fame Award Winners. Class years ending in “0” and “5” are encouraged to plan their individual reunion gatherings that evening. If you are interested in helping organize your Class Year Reunion or volunteering at Homecoming/ Reunion Festivities, please e-mail Susan Maxwell, Alumni Relations Associate at maxwell_s@summitcds.org or e-mail your Class Representative. For a list of Class Representatives please contact the Alumni Office. Sunday, September 19 we invite all Alumni back to campus for an All Community Mass sponsored by The Summit Alumni Association; Mass will be followed by historical tours and a light reception. If you have any questions, or are interested in volunteering to organize these events, please don’t hesitate to call the Alumni Office at 513.871.4700 x 245. We look forward to seeing you back on campus!

OCTOBER 7, 2010

LEGACY PHOTO Front Circle, 8:30 a.m.

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2009-10 Legacy A standing tradition every fall, The Summit Alumni Association Legacy Photo is a picture of current students and their parents and/or grandparents who are alumni of The Summit.

(L-R): Rob Dziech ‘88, Kara (Luttenegger) Valz ‘88, Ruth (Jung) Conway ‘46, Alice (Homan) Hehman ‘60, Holly (Friesz) Seltman ‘86

Students heading back to class after 2010 Legacy Photo

Class Notes Class of ‘69: Cynthia (Tuke) Muhlhauser, Sue (Harpenau) Fitzgerald, Carol (Pohl) Mackey, Sharon Williams Frisbie, Ellen (Grogan) Rennecker, Stephanie Ginnochio, Mary Ellen Cottell, Betsy (Leonard) Krum, Julieanne Jacob, Beth (Brose)Jacobs, Karyn (Fitzgerald) Tepe, Adele (Rust) Rosati, Barb (Fisk) Hatch, Vicky Aug, Missy Creevy, Chris Blum, Molly Cassady, Margi Dorger, Alison (Maddux) Youkilis, Mary Jo (Randolph) Cleveland, Julie (Fern) Patten.

The Class of 1969

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1960s

SISTER ROSE ANN FLEMING PHD, SNDdeN ’50 was recently featured for her work as the Academic

CHRISTINE DECKER ’69 is the Chief Information Officer for the Oregon Public Health Division.

Advising Coordinator for Xavier University Athletics by the New York Times, NBC Nightly News and Cincinnati Enquirer. Sister Rose Ann has ensured a perfect graduation rate for 77 straight men’s basketball players who played at XU as seniors. In addition to being an alum, Sister Rose Ann is a former principal of The Summit, served on the Board of Trustees and is the 1984 McKenzie-Sargent Award Recipient.

MARY CAROL (CONLAN) MELTON ’65 was the recipient of the Woman of the Year – Nonprofit for her work at Cincinnati Union Bethel. This award was presented by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber WE (Women Excel) Celebrate Awards, which honor women and womenowned businesses for the achievement, innovation, social responsibility and mentoring.

JACK SHEBLESSY SBS ’51 lives with his wife, Renate, in

Christmas 2008 brought a special class gathering of the CLASS OF 1965. Lori and Paul Corden came in from Spartanburg, SC along with Jeanne Norton from Columbus and Mary Kay and Rich Wick from Dayton. Janet and Dan Geeding were the host and hostess of an evening to remember. Paula, Nat, and Carol along with many other family and friends enjoyed a fun time and extra special night. Many memories were made by all with fellow Summit classmates.

Cincinnati in the same house his architect grandfather built in 1914. They also have a condominium in the High Black Forest in Germany which his wife’s family built in 1907. Both his and his wife’s families are proud of their historical longevity. The Summit has never had to change its mailing address label for Jack in 63 years!

THE CLASS OF 1959 celebrated their 50th reunion on Homecoming Weekend. Saturday, classmates took a B&B Riverboat Cruise and on Sunday several members were present for Homecoming Mass in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel.

(L- R): Carol MacGregor, Lori (Murphey) Corden ’65, Jeanne (Zumbiel) Norton ’65, Paula (Bien) Yarnell ’65, Janet (Opp) Geeding ’65, Mary Kay (Bradley) Wick ’65, and Nat (Verkamp) Schoeny ’65.

Class of ‘59 (L- R): Anne (Bach) Lawler, Julie (Byrnes) Baughman, Allie (Devanney) Maggini, Bobbie (Buse) Liebel and Mary (Flannery) Middendorf 67

JANE (HOOVER) NESS ’65 currently lives in Columbia, South Carolina and invites classmates to reconnect with her at jness47@aol.com.

KATHLEEN (GILLIGAN) SEBELIUS ’66, Governor of Kansas from 2003 – 2009 is currently serving as the 21st Secretary of Health and Human Services. Forbes named her the 56th Most Powerful Women in the World in August 2009. Campus Day 2009 was dedicated to

MARY (FOSS) BRINKMEYER ’67 for her 32 years of service at The Summit. Sharing memories are

PAULA (BIEN) YARNELL ’65 and Mary (Foss) Brinkmeyer.

EILEEN STEINLE ALEXANDER RN, BSN, MS, PHD STUDENT AT UC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, DIVISION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS, ’76 is currently completing a research internship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital with Dr. Jessica Woo investigating early childhood factors and their influence on obesity and the success of treatment. The citation for her work: Alexander ES, Fiutem C, Kralovic SM, Succop PA, Khoury JC. Implementation of disposable blood pressure cuffs as a novel approach to reduce fomite transmission of healthcare-associated (HCA) Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in a community hospital or twice implemented is once credible. Am J Infect Control. 2009;37:e61-e62.

MONICA (DONATH) KOHNEN ’78 was named a Finalist for Business Mentor of the Year for her work at Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. The WE (Women Excel) Celebrate Awards honor women and women-owned businesses for the achievement, innovation, social responsibility and mentoring.

Class of ‘79 (L- R): (First Row) Maria (Saba) Markesbery, Suzie (Bartlett) Solimine, Bill Pfister, Beth (Bradley) Coperthwait, Marcie (Gosiger) Warrington-Gould, Tony Milburn, Margie (Kennedy) Doran, Megan (Kelly) Smith, Amy (Barker) Dillman, (Second Row) Bob Steele, Rick Malone, John Schroder, Viea (Taylor) Gerwin, Rick Cruse, Michelle (Fragge) Freeman, and Julie Uhrig.

THE CLASS OF 1969 celebrated their 40th reunion last spring beginning with a Mass at The Summit and a dinner party at the home of Sharon Williams Frisbie ’69. (Pictured previous page)

1970s THE CLASS OF 1970 celebrated their

THE CLASS OF 1979 celebrated their 30th reunion last summer at Margie Kennedy Doran’s family home. Pictured left.

1980s Several Summit alumni were in attendance at the BOYS BASKETBALL SENIOR NIGHT this winter and were photographed with The Summit Knight!

40th reunion with a trip to Las Vegas! The Class of 1970 also has a Facebook page. Find the group “Summit Country Day Class of 1970.”

(L- R): James B. Brockhoff BMS ’75, Brian Brockhoff ’82, Trip Topken ’82, Chris Hertzel ’89, George Thurner BMS ’77, Bizzy (Castleberry) Driscoll ’82, Rob Hertzel ’81, Sanford Pauly ’82

ELENA L. ESCAMILLA ’81 is in the Navy Reserves, serving in the Judge Advocate General Corps, and was recently promoted to Captain. She is currently the Commanding Officer of LSO Southeast at NAS Jacksonville serving the legal assistance needs of active duty, retired and reserve personnel. In her non-military life, she is a trial attorney with the Department of Justice, Office of the United States Trustee in Orlando, FL.

PK Cruise’n Travel Experts (after themselves Kristin Tatman and Pat Cronenberg) and both work out of their homes or on location with clients. They specialize in student group travel, family reunions/ special occasions, and are happy to handle anything from quick get-a-ways to trips around the world! Kristin has had travel in the blood since birth and is really excited about this ever changing industry and what she has to offer those not interested in doing it on their own. They are currently hiring too!

THE CLASS OF 1984 celebrated their 25th reunion on May 22nd, 2009 at Kenwood Country Club. They had 24 people in attendance including spouses. Pictured Right.

JANE EISELEIN ’84 and Chris Larsen were married on August 29, 2009. Several Summit classmates were in attendance at the wedding.

KIM VOLLMAN AND MARK WAGNER, both of the Class of 1983, were married in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel on July 18, 2009. Summit alumni included in the wedding party were JENNY WAGNER HISSRICH ’80, ED MCCULLOUGH ’83 and NANCY EBERHARDT SOUTHARD (ATT.). Joining in the celebration from the Class of ‘83 were JANIE DUMLER KLARE, GRETCHEN HEIDT JACKSON, EMILY KATZ UHL, JENNY POWELL, and JAN SABLE EGNER. Also in attendance were teachers Ms. Brueggemann, Mr. Gorey, and Mr. Uckotter.

Jane Eiselein Wedding (L-R): Natalie Niklas ’84, Maria (Ryan) Myron ’84, Gina (Baluyot) Saba ’84, Kate Haffner ’84.

VINCENT JAMES SAMMARCO, M.D., ’85 and Dr. V. James Sammarco, M.D. of Cincinnati Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center (CSMOC) recently published a new technique for treatment of diabetic foot deformities that can prevent amputation. Video crews from American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons will film the surgery and interview the surgeons who will present the results of more than 20 years of research and clinical experience in the treatment of diabetic patients. This research is published in the January, 2009 edition of the American Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, the most widely read peer-reviewed orthopaedic journal.

KRISTIN (STEDING) TATMAN ’84 has recently started her own Travel Agency in conjunction with her mother after selling their former agency Pier’n Port Travel four years ago. They have named it 69

Class of ‘84 (L- R): (First row) Kathryn (Stahl) Harsh, Steve Headley, Jay Schreckenhofer, Karen (Grau) Gates, Kristin (Steding) Tatman, Gina (Baluyot) Saba, Nick Gates, Pam (Hilton) Doremus, Molly (Moran) Towell, (Second row) Jane Eislein, Greg Gibbons, (Back row) Keith Harsh, Mike Misrach, David Swedes, Tom Barker and Bill McJoynt.

CMDR. MIKE RYAN ’86 was photographed by an Associated Press photographer with his son William Patrik Ryan, 3, and President Barack Obama at a Marine Corps base in Hawaii on Christmas Day. Mike joined the Navy when he graduated from Miami University in 1991 with a degree in political science. Pictured left. Photo courtesy of The Associated Press/ Alex Brandon.

BRITT (SIEBERT) BIRD ’87 is getting her Masters Degree in Marketing at The University of Buffalo where she received the Prentice Scholarship. Brit has four children. On September 23, 2009 she introduced the President of University of Buffalo the UB2010.

JAMELLE BOWERS M.D ’88 and her husband Eric Brouwer have moved back to Cincinnati, OH as of June 09 with their 2 year old daughter and 1 year old twin girls. She is working as the medical director of the hospitalist program at Mercy Western Hills. She would love to hear from classmates at jrbmeow@aol.com.

into the work he does now. Sean is a Bozeman City Commissioner and business manager of a local wood-products manufacturer. It has been a busy year for Sean as he married Nolita Sweet on August 22, 2009 at the Pope John Paul II Catholic Church on Flathead Lake, Bigfork, Montana. The 2009 class of the Cincinnati Business Courier’s Forty Under 40 included three Summit Alumni. Congratulation to MICHAEL GREEN BMS ’93 (John R. Green Co.,) ADAM KOCHER ’97 (CresaPartners) and JIM PRICE ’95 (Empower MediaMarketing.) Selected from more than 470 nominations, the Forty Under 40 spotlights and impressive group of local professional and community leaders who haven’t yet reached the age of 40.

LORETTA (CAPPIELLO) CURRAN ’95 and her husband Chris were the feature of a Cincinnati Enquirer article “Moon Hits Their Eyes Like a Big Pizza Pie.” The article highlighted the number of courtships for young couples that began while they were working at LaRosa’s. Loretta and Chris were married in The Summit’s Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel in 2008.

LAUREN (BRINKMEYER) ’96

Cmdr. Mike Ryan ’86 photographed with his son William Patrik Ryan and President Barack Obama

ROB DZIECH ’88 has just been ordained as an Elder at Covenant First Presbyterian Church in downtown Cincinnati. He will be serving his first of two three year terms on Covenant’s Session this year.

1990s SEAN BECKER ’92 was elected Mayor of Bozeman, MT Tuesday, November 3, 2009 and enjoyed many old friends from The Summit sending messages of support. It’s been a while since SCD student council, athletics, model UN, and other various clubs, but all these experience play right

and Wesley Goebel were married in The Summit’s Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel on Saturday, October 17, 2009. The couple honeymooned in Highlands, NC before returning to Chicago, Illinois, where they reside. Lauren is Assistant Vice President at Rush University Medical Center, focusing her efforts on the planning and operations for a new hospital being built on campus, set to open in January, 2012. Wesley is a private analyst and investor in both private and public markets.

MIKE FLAX’S ’97 latest novel, L.A. Unified: Diary of a First-Year Teacher at One of America’s Worst Schools, was published in June 2009. In L.A. Unified, witness the struggle beyond the walls in one of America’s worst performing schools situated in Los Angeles’ most dangerous neighborhood. He began teaching in the heart of Los Angeles in 2004 while earning a Master’s degree from the University of Southern California and currently teaches high school English and lives with his wife in California. Cover pictured right.

JANIE NORRIS ’97 and Christopher Schmidt were married April 18th, 2009 at the Port Royal golf club in Hilton Head, SC. ALICIA BOND ’97 and MICHELLE FRANK GMS ’93 were both bridesmaids in the ceremony. Janie and Chris reside in Washington, DC with their puppy “Gwennie”.

of Our Lady of Grace Monastery, North, Guilford, Connecticut.

PETER HILTZ ’98 and Katherine Montgomery Ach (Kassey) were married on October 3, 2009 on Sea Island Georgia. Several Summit alumni were part of the wedding party including ALLISON (HILTZ) KROPP ’93, BRIGID BERGER ’99 and ANDREW CAMPBELL ’98. Kassey graduated from Elon University in North Carolina with a degree in corporate communication. Peter graduated from University of Kentucky with a degree in Marketing and is currently with Wells Fargo in Cincinnati. Peter and Kassey currently reside in Hyde Park.

BEN CHASSAGNE ’99 has re-opened ZZ’s Pizza in Walnut Hills that was popular in the community throughout the 80’s and 90’s.

2000s WHITNEY BOTSFORD ’00 married Ryan Morgan of Lawrence, Kansas in March 2010 at The Summit. They now reside in Houston, Texas. Whitney recently completed a Ph.D. in Industrial/ Organizational Psychology at George Mason University. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Management in the College of Business at the University of Houston-Downtown. Ryan recently earned a J.D. from Vanderbilt University. He accepted a position in the Real Estate group with Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell in Houston, Texas.

MEGHAN ARATA ’98 and fiancé Daniel Williams opened The Breathing Room, a pilates and yoga studio, in O’Bryonville this January. Meghan’s qualifications include National Yoga Alliance 200 HR RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher), National Yoga Alliance 500 HR RYT, Pilates Mat and Reformer certified, Ellie Herman Reformer and Springboard Certification, and currently pursuing her Balanced Body University Comprehensive Certification through The Breathing Room. To the delight of their families, wedding planning will soon follow!

SISTER ANN O’REILLY ’98 made her profession of solemn vows as a cloistered Dominican nun on October 17, 2009. KATHLEEN SHEEHY ’98, Mary Kay Sheehy (former Summit parent) and Gary Sabourin (former Upper School College Counselor) attended. She is now a permanent member of the community

Mike Flax’s ’97 latest novel, L.A. Unified: Diary of a First-Year Teacher at One of America’s Worst Schools

The outdoor beach wedding of Miss Robin Whitney Leck and MR. ROBERT JEROME SHOEMAKER ’00 took place at sunset on Saturday, September 20, 2008, at The Beach Club in Santa Monica, California. The bride is a 2000 graduate of Marymount High School in Los Angeles, California, and a 2004 graduate of Boston College. She is a litigation paralegal at Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL. The groom is a 2000 graduate of The Summit Country Day School and a 2004 graduate of Boston College. He received his Master’s degree in Business Administration from Xavier University in 2006. Mr. Shoemaker works as an auditor with Ernst & Young.

Koch Baby Shower (L- R): Katie (Bunch) Shoreman ’01, Lauren Roedersheimer ’01, Brittani Eiseman ’01, Meredith (Connelly) Koch ’01, Graham Koch, Katy Dillon ’01, Caroline Conners ’99, Jessica Feghali ’01

Maher were married on July 24, 2009 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Indianapolis, IN. Steve’s sister LAUREN ’06 was a member of the Bridal Party. The reception was held at the Riverwalk Banquet Center nearby following the ceremony. Since graduating from The Summit, Steve earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Butler University (2006) along with his Masters of Science in Accounting from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University (2008). After graduating from Butler, Steve took a job with Simon Property Group working in Financial Reporting. He recently became licensed as a Certified Public Accountant. Emily also earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Butler University (2006), and after graduation began working with an Indianapolis based event planning firm that handled several high profile local events, including the 2006 Men’s NCAA Final Four and the annual FAA Convention. Emily and Steve purchased a home together in the spring of 2008 in the Meridian-Kessler neighborhood of Indianapolis where they currently reside.

A baby shower for MEREDITH (CONNELLY) KOCH ’01 brought together a number of Summit graduates.

MEREDITH AND JOSH KOCH ’00 have a son, Graham Koch who is pictured amongst the ladies. Josh is also an Assistant Boys Soccer Coach at The Summit. Pictured left.

LAUREN HOECK ’01 was named to the team that will represent the USA at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Dubai. Summit Alumni TATE YARNELL ’01 and ALEX BIEN ’03 were in attendance at Campus Day 2009. They are viewing a jelly bean creation during the Campus Day Art Exhibit.

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KATHERINE BROWN WOLIVER

’02 and Nicholas Anthony Insogna were married on Saturday, August 15, 2009 at Cincinnati Music Hall. The two met at Georgetown University. They are both attorneys and reside in Los Angeles, California. Several other Summit alums were there, including the bride’s father JOHN WOLIVER SBS ’64, aunt SHEILA (WOLIVER) YOUNG ’63, and uncle DR. ROBERT WOLIVER SBS ’61. Also, one of the bridesmaids was JULIE BURKE ’02.

JENNIFER LEITER ’03 was married to Michael Vessells in the Summit Chapel on Saturday, March 19, 2009. After graduating from the Summit, Jen attended the University of Florida on a soccer scholarship, and later transferred to the University of Cincinnati, where she met Mike. They captained their respective soccer teams at UC. Graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2006 with a degree in Business Administration, Jen continued her education at the Michael E. Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University, where she graduated in May 2009. She will begin her law career in Columbus with the law firm, Baker Hostetler, in September 2009.

from Emory University in 2007 with highest honors in classics, history, and political science. He was one of only ten students in the university to achieve both Bachelors and Masters Degrees simultaneously. Steven was also recognized as one of Emory’s top graduates, receiving the Bobby Jones Scholarship, which provided a year of postgraduate study at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. While a student, Steven served as Editor-in-Chief of the Emory Political Review, President of the Emory Pre-Law Society, President of the National Senior Classical League, and President of his fraternity, Delta Tau Delta. After graduating from St. Andrews with a Masters in Finance and Management, Steven has moved to London where he has been awarded yet another fellowship. This time he has taken a job with one of the world’s oldest and largest international law firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. In recognition of his achievements, the firm has provided for his law school fees and living in London. Steven will officially join the firm in a year’s time, where he hopes to qualify as a specialist in multijurisdictional mergers and acquisitions.

ABIGAIL BROERMAN ’04 and JOHN STEINMAN ’03 were married in The Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel at Summit on Saturday, September 26, 2009. Members of their wedding party included fellow alums JARED STEINMAN ’06,

MEGHAN (ROSS) TIEMAN ’04, ALEX TIEMAN ’04, and WILLIAM LIPPERT ’03. Abigail and John reside in Newport, Kentucky.

opening night attendance and sales records at the venue, he sold six pieces and has been asked by the gallery to donate a piece for their permanent collection. Mingling with the guests and supporting Spencer were Summit Country Day alums CHRIS BAKER ’05, STEPHEN CAMPBELL ’05, ROB PARTIN ’05, BRETT SCHNIRRING ’05, ZACH HERCHE ’05, ANDREW CAMPBELL ’98, JOJO POGUE ’09,

SARA BEWSEY ’09 AND SOPHIE SEIDNER ’09. Music was provided by The Summit’s own Bogart’s Band Challenge winning band, Audio Logic, featuring BART VANDERZEE ’09, BILL BAIN ’09 and NICK SOLIMINE ’07. Spencer has also been given a show at The Malton Gallery on Edwards Road in Oakley on Sunday, August 15th. The opening reception is from 3-6 p.m. but the show will be up for a few weeks.

MELINDA CURRAN ’06, senior goalkeeper on the Central Michigan field hockey team was named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference team in December 2009. Melinda graduated in May with a degree in statistics. She was a first-team All-MAC selection in 2009 after posting a 1.92 goals against average (third in the MAC), .769 save percentage (second), 130 saves (second) and two shutouts (t-second). She was also named to the MAC All-Tournament team after helping the Chippewas advance to the semifinal round.

MIKE PETERSON ’07 earned Pitcher of the Week Honors for his 1st collegiate shut out allowing just 4 hits against Rhodes College in Depauw’s 8-0 win the week of March 16, 2009. Mike was a two time all-city player for The Summit and is the all-time career wins leader at The Summit.

KHIRY HANKINS ’09 was voted

SPENCER VANDERZEE ’05 was invited to host his first one man art show featuring his original works at

STEVEN HAAG ’03 graduated

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the Eastern Hills Journal Sportsman of the Year in an online pool. Khiry was also named 2009 Player of the Year for the Miami Valley Conference Gray Division. Khiry now attends Holy Family University in Philadelphia, PA where he plays basketball for the Division II Tigers.

Births

DAVID (CHIP) E. WORKMAN II ’96, his wife Abby and daughter Catie are proud to announce the birth of thier newest family member, Molly Christine Workman. Mollie was born December 29, 2009 at 7:39a.m. at 8lbs 8.8oz and 19 3/4 inches long.

SAMANTHA (SKAGGS) PERRY GMS ’93, who married Steve Perry in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel on Summit’s campus in October 2001, just had her first child, Olive Kaely Perry, on July 3rd, 2009. Olive weighed 7lbs 6 oz and was 19 3/4 inches long. The family currently resides in Denver, CO.

LINDSEY (PECK) GROEPPER ’97 and her husband, Corey, welcomed twins on July 13, 2009 - James Wade and Riley Elizabeth - born in Indianapolis, IN.

JILL (MEURER) GRECH ’93 and her husband, Chris, welcomed Owen Daniel on May 14, 2009. Owen joins big sister, Abby (2), and big brother, Andrew (3). A month later, the family moved to the Chicago area with a job transfer and is now living in Western Springs, IL. Chris sells advertising for AOL and Jill is currently staying home with the three children.

MARGARET (UCKOTTER) LEBAHN ’99 and husband Matthew welcomed their daughter Quinlan Elizabeth (Quinn for short) January 20, 2010 at 6:46 p.m. She was 6lbs 5oz and 19in long and joins big brothers Asher and James and big sister Audrey.

NORI (SHORTT) MURO ’93 and her husband Aaron welcomed a baby girl, Nina Lucia Muro on January 18, 2009.

TRICIA (O’CONNOR) WILTSHIRE ’94 and husband Anthony welcomed a second daughter, Anna Wiltshire, born August 19, 2009. She joins big sister Claire.

LAUREN (RUSSELL) ’00 and JAMAL SHTEIWI ’00

COLLEEN (CARULLO) ’95 and SEAN FULLEN ’88

recently had their first baby. William Jonathan Shteiwi was born April 22, 2009 at 8:16 p.m and was a healthy 7 lbs, 1 ounce and 20 inches long.

welcomed their second son James Byron Fullen on April 8, 2009. He joins big sister Catherine, a current Summit Montessori Student.

TJ Yarnell enjoys his first Campus Day May 3, 2009. TJ is the son of Lauren and TATE YARNELL ’01.

In Memory

MARTHA (CLOUD) BULGER BUZEK ’51, sister of Helen (Cloud)

Walter Geier, father of Jeffrey Geier SBS ’71, November 2009.

ALUMNI

Harrington ’48, and Agnes (Cloud) Morse ’53, September 27, 2009.

WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS ’29,

NANCY (VANLAHR) NIKLAS ’57, mother of Joan (Niklas)

William Hadley, brother of Mary Pat (Hadley) Driscoll ’43, Madeline (Hadley) Hunsicker ’50 and Kay (Hadley) Greiwe ’54, March 15, 2010.

husband of Helen (DeCourcy) ’38, father of W. Joseph Williams SBS ’57, Carol (Williams) Jodar ’64, Sharon Williams Frisbie ’69, and Thomas Williams SBS ’71, August 24, 2009.

DWIGHT WARNER BROEMAN SBS ’31, brother of Betty (Broeman) Klinedinst ’36, March 30, 2009.

DONALD FULLER SBS ’34,

Emerick ’79, Anne (Niklas) Dierker ’78, sister of Joan (VanLahr) Conners ’52 and Susie (VanLahr) McPhillips ’54, August 7, 2009.

LOUISE (DUMLER) KEPLEY ’60, sister of Barbara (Dumler) Gallen ’65, December 6, 2009.

December 29, 2009.

PATRICIA (HATER) SCHNELL ’78, sister of Steve Hater

JOHN KELLEY JR. SBS ’36,

SBS ’66, Jim Hater SBS ’67, and Linda (Hater) Bradley ’74, September 11, 2009.

brother of Edna Mary (Kelley) Brinkman ’51, April 29, 2009.

MARY ELIZABETH (GOSIGER) EISENHARDT ’33, June 8, 2008 JEAN (VOSS) MANNEBACH BUSCH ’34, September 10, 2009. HELEN (MCEVILLEY) SIEMON ’36, mother of Bonnie (Siemon) Parramore ’61 and Barbara Siemon ’63, August 10, 2009.

EDWARD J. KELLEY SBS ’40,

SHEENA (GEBBIE) HUTCHINSON ’81, sister of Anne (Gebbie) Barratt ’75 and Susan (Gebbie) Johnson ’77, June 19, 2009.

AJILE TURNER BMS ’85, September 18, 2009.

LUKE RUSSELL ’92, brother of Adam Russell ’97 and Lauren (Russell) Shteiwi ’00, November 13, 2009.

brother of Edna Mary (Kelley) Brinkman ’51, July 3, 2009.

JOHN DOUGLAS (ATT.), brother of

ANNA MAY (FLICK) GILMARTIN ’41, July 17, 2009.

FRIENDS

INEZ (RYAN) FRENCH ’41, mother

Donald Adams, husband of Louise (Murray) Adams ’42, February 19, 2009.

of Thomas Ryan SBS ’65, December 14, 2009.

SUE (SCHULTE) KOKENGE ’43, mother of Jim Kokenge SBS ’70, John Kokenge ’83, and sister of Mary Ann (Schulte) Geoghegan ’43, Martha (Schulte) Johnson ’45, Joan (Schulte) Rohde ’47 and Virginia (Schulte) Wenstrup ’49, September, 2009.

MARY (BURNS) CROWE ’45, January 6, 2010.

PATRICIA (CLEVELAND) REYNOLDS ’47, mother of Paul Koppana SBS ’71, and Marion (Koppana) Hauser ’76, April 10, 2009.

PATRICIA (O’KEEFE) DONOVAN ’50, May 17, 2009. DAVID KOHNEN SBS ’51, brother of Ann (Kohnen) Marroco ’57, John Kohnen SBS ’59, Clare (Kohnen) Cahill ’60, and Debbie Kohnen ’67, April 1, 2009.

C. Blake Douglas ’96, August 31, 2009.

Erik Amlie, father of Eliza and Serena Amlie, (att.), January 13, 2010. Patricia Anne (Manley) Bernardi, sister of Myra (Manley) Riefle ’69 and former faculty member, March 19, 2009. Jeffery Cahall, husband of Nancy (Kohnen) Cahall ’82, April 20, 2009. Mary Elizabeth Cassady, mother of Suzanne (Cassady) Reuhr ’62, Patricia (Cassady) Dworkin ’64, Peter Cassady SBS ’62, Tom Cassady SBS ’68, and Molly Cassady ’69, July 2, 2009. Thomas Clarke III, father of Beth Ann (Clarke) Lang ’82, February 13, 2010. Helen Cranley, mother of Marilyn (Cranley) Reece ’64, Barbara (Cranley) Krause ’65 and Jay Cranley SBS ’60, August 13, 2009. James Cullen, husband of Jeanne (Elfers) Cullen ’70, father of Ryan Cullen ’04 and Meghan Cullen ’06, April 18, 2009. David Edwards, husband of Shannon (Conners) Edwards ’95, March 19, 2008.

Theodore Hattemer, father of Anna (Hattemer) Sylvester ’68, May 2009. Joan Hock, mother of Jeff Hock SBS ’71 and Gary Hock SBS ’72, February 19, 2009. William Jacobs, husband of Beth (Brose) Jacobs ’69, November 7, 2009. David Janneck, father of Christopher Janneck ’97 and Laura Janneck ’01, December 29, 2009. Paul Kappes M.D., father of John Kappes ’76, Christy (Kappes) Haughn ’77, and Joe Kappes ’79, August 13, 2009. Mel Kelley, husband of Elaine (Springmeier) Kelley ’55 and father of Julie (Kelley) Back ’87, December 2009. Leonard Kuehnle M.D., father of Kristine Kuehnle ’76, March 15, 2010. Jean LaBar, mother of Sue (LaBar) Rohde ’74, Mike LaBar BMS ’73, Meg (LaBar) Frede ’77, John LaBar BMS ’78, Dan LaBar BMS ’77, August, 2009. Robert Lintz, father of Lesa (Lintz) Carpenter ’83, Robert Lintz II ’84, Laura (Lintz) Becker ’86 and Michael Lintz BMS ’86, January 26, 2010. Louis Lobert, father of Martha (Lobert) Sayre ’70 and Cecie (Lobert) Hein ’71 February 21, 2010. Margaret Lottman, mother of Tom Lottman SBS ’65 and Peggy (Lottman) Lee ’75, August, 2009. Forrest Maddux Jr., father of Mary Lou (Maddux) Rimsky ’62, Anne (Maddux) Zaring ’65 and Allison (Maddux) Youkilis ’69, November 18, 2009. Collette Mikovich, mother of Joellen (Mikovich) Peters ’83, August 21, 2009. Mary Moore, sister of Martha (Nordloh) Klevay ’57, Melanie (Nordloh) Dollenmayer ’59 and Monica (Nordloh) Mascavage ’61, January 23, 2010. Roy Moser M.D., father of Neal Moser (att.), October 11, 2009. Robert Mullee, father of Norah (Mullee) Miller ’70, April 1, 2009. Dale Ness, husband of Jane (Hoover) Ness ’65, September 9, 2009. James Ogle, husband of Cora (Glassmeyer) Ogle ’61, December 28, 2009. Henry Randolph, father of Mary Jo (Randolph) Cleveland ’69, August 20, 2009.

In Memory Friends (cont.) Elmer John Reis, father of Carol Reis ’75, September 25, 2009. Deborah Rohde, mother of Michael Rohde ’07 March 23, 2009. James Ryan, father of James ’83 and Meg (Roeding) ’82 Ryan Jr., Shannon (Ryan) Pippenger ’85 and Heather Ryan ’87, July 8, 2009.

Weddings Held IN THE SUMMIT IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CHAPEL JENNIFER LEITER ’03 and Michael Vessels, March 14, 2009.

LAURA BOFINGER GMS ’82 and

William Saal, father of Heather Saal ’91, Torri (Saal) Calver (att.) and William Saal, Jr. (att.), October 6, 2009.

Ann Thelen, mother of Brendan Thelen ’03 and current Summit student Brigid Thelen, September 2, 2009.

Joanne Sanzere, mother of Joseph Sanzere ’02, November 29, 2009.

Ken Thelen, father of Brendan Thelen ’03, and current Summit student Brigid Thelen, October 4, 2009.

Rita Schmerge, mother of Fred Schmerge SBS ’68, Michael Schmerge SBS ’69, Mark Schmerge SBS ’71, William Schmerge BMS ’72, Jackie (Schmerge) Fullenkamp ’78 and Paul Schmerge BMS ’78, January 28, 2010. Sister Louise Stuhlmueller (formerly Sister Mary Thomas) SNDdeN, former faculty member, January 11, 2010.

James Wimberg, father of Steven Wimberg ’86 and Christine (Wimberg) Peer, and first Chairman of the Board of Trustees, March 20, 2010. Esther Woliver, mother of Sheila (Woliver) Young ’63, Robert Woliver SBS ’61 and John Woliver SBS ’64, April 2, 2009.

MERIDY VOLLMER (ATT) and Price McLane, September 5, 2009. Hui Ai Chan and MATT STTELE ’94, September 12, 2009.

ABIGAIL BROERMAN ’04 and JOHN STEINMAN ’04, September 26 2009.

Richard Ansara, April 4, 2009. Katie Frazer and

MEGHAN ROSS ’04 and ALEX TIEMAN ’04, May 2, 2009.

JEREMY CRAMER ’99,

MARTHA NAPIER GMS ’99 and

MEGAN PETRIE ’94 and Bryan

October 3, 2009.

Zachary Nippert, May 30, 2009.

Ramm, October 10, 2009.

ANNETTE KERSTING ’00 and

LAUREN BRINKMEYER ’96 and

Matthew McFarland, June 13, 2009.

Wesley Goebel, October 17, 2009.

Jen Flint and MARC TEHAR ’03, June 20, 2009.

DARCI EISEMAN ’97 and Jesse

EMILY SHECKELS ’98 and David

ELIZABETH BRAUER GMS ’96

Ahouse, June 27, 2009.

AMY MEYER (ATT) and NICHOLAS CAJACOB BMS ’98,

Glascock, October 24, 2009.

and Kelby Haase, November 7, 2009.

WHITNEY BOTSFORD ’00 and

July 11, 2009.

Ryan Morgan, March 13, 2010.

KIM WEHLING ’83 and MARK WAGNER ’83, July 18, 2009.

Bridget Huseman and TODD ROBINSON BMS ’87, March 20, 2010.

Natialie Geier and MATTHEW COHEN BMS ’97, July 18, 2009.

RAE ROBERSON GMS ’95 and Michael Anderson, July 25, 2009.

LANA HICKS ’05 and Brandon Rainier, August 1, 2009.

CHRISTINE ALVAREZ ’99 and Nathan Wangler, August 8, 2009.

Emily Sheckels ’98 and David Ahouse

DEAR ALUMNI/AE: The mission of The Summit Alumni Association is to advance the interest and welfare of The Summit Country Day School by strengthening a lifelong spirit of loyalty and community among alumni; supporting the strategic initiatives of The Summit; encouraging alumni relationships with The Summit constituencies of parents, students, faculty, staff, grandparents, parents of graduates and friends; and encouraging alumni to support The Summit through its Development effort. As always, the Office of Alumni Relations is hard at work fulfilling this mission and providing service to all Summit Country Day School alumni - whether you are a graduate of the Upper School (both single sex and co-ed), Summit Boys School, or Middle School. The Alumni Office is committed to sustaining an ongoing relationship with alumni and one of the goals of our office is to provide as many services as possible. One of our most recent services is the Summit Alumni Mentor Network (SAM) which I hope you have read about in this magazine. I sincerely hope you take advantage of this opportunity to volunteer some of your time back to The Summit and make a difference in the lives of other alumni and current students. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions about the program. This year it seems alumni are visible on campus more than ever. Thanks to the tireless efforts of our Alumni Board, we’ve had alumni volunteers move yardsticks at home football games, give presentations in the classrooms, speak at faculty/staff in-services, pass out candy at the Lower School Halloween Parade, and sponsor a performance by The Cincinnati Opera to our Middle School students – just to name a few of the many activities alumni are actively involved in! We have also been able to visit with alumni across the country, including Denver, CO and San Francisco, CA. I’m also excited to let you know we’ve partnered with the Summit Parents’ Association Spirit Shop and have the opportunity to offer you a variety of Alumni Spiritwear. Order forms can be downloaded at www.summitalumni.com and product selections can be viewed on the SPA page of The Summit website at www.summitcds.org. Don’t forget to mark your calendars for our Homecoming/Reunion Celebrations kicking off September 17, 2010 – we encourage you all to participate in one or all of the events if at all possible. As always, if you have any suggestions on how we can provide continual and creative ways for alumni to stay connected to The Summit, please don’t hesitate to write or call. We hope to inspire pride in your Alumni Association and encourage you to become more active this upcoming year. We look forward to your calls and e-mails, and we welcome your visits. Best,

Susan Maxwell Alumni Relations & Special Events Associate 513.871.4700 ext. 245 maxwell_s@summitcds.org

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