SEVEN HILLS The Buzz June 13, 2013 A Brief Word from Chris Garten Inside this Buzz Commencement 2 College Matriculations 3 Year-end Awards 4 Note from the Editor 5 SNAAP Recognition Banquet 6 Upper School News 7 Faculty News 9 Middle School News 10 Lotspeich News 12 Doherty News 13 Congratulations and Best Wishes, Class of 2013! Have a great summer! Off to China for sixth year of Downey Seminars! Seven Hills bid farewell to the 83 members of the Class of 2013 in commencement exercises June 7. By choice of the seniors, the com- mencement speaker was former NFL athlete, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Dhani Jones. Tributes to the class were given by teacher Tim Drew, parent and teacher Tricia Hoar, and class member Kyle Patel. Jay Bachemin The closing ceremonies with which we mark the end of the school year offer a wealth of opportunities to reflect on how far our students have come. How much they have learned! How much more confident they seem in their skills! Tasks that seemed well beyond them just nine months ago now seem as natural as breathing. They are more willing to assert themselves, a little more certain of who they are and who they want to be. This is the miracle of growth, a phenomenon those in a school community get to celebrate year after year. My thanks to all of you, faculty and staff, par- ents, students, for all you have done to make 2012-13 such a wonderful year. I wish you a restful, restorative summer. We look forward to welcoming you back in August. Chris Garten, Head of School Article on page 7
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SEVEN HILLS The Buzz
June 13, 2013
A Brief Word from Chris Garten
Inside this BuzzCommencement 2College Matriculations 3Year-end Awards 4Note from the Editor 5SNAAP Recognition Banquet 6 Upper School News 7Faculty News 9Middle School News 10Lotspeich News 12Doherty News 13
Congratulations and Best Wishes, Class of 2013!
Have a great summer!
Off to China for sixth year of Downey Seminars!
Seven Hills bid farewell to the 83 members of the Class of 2013 in commencement exercises June 7. By choice of the seniors, the com-mencement speaker was former NFL athlete, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Dhani Jones. Tributes to the class were given by teacher Tim Drew, parent and teacher Tricia Hoar, and class member Kyle Patel.
Jay Bachemin
The closing ceremonies with which we mark the end of the school year offer a wealth of opportunities to reflect on how far our students have come. How much they have learned! How much more confident they seem in their skills! Tasks that seemed well beyond them just nine months ago now seem as natural as breathing. They are more willing to assert themselves, a little more certain of who they are and who they want to be.
This is the miracle of growth, a phenomenon those in a school community get to celebrate year after year.
My thanks to all of you, faculty and staff, par-ents, students, for all you have done to make 2012-13 such a wonderful year. I wish you a restful, restorative summer. We look forward to welcoming you back in August.
Chris Garten, Head of School Article on page 7
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Commencement 2013
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Madalyn Frances Aichholz Ohio State UniversityZena Megan Al-Abed Case Western UniversityShray P. Ambe Emory UniversityNicholas G. Au-Yeung Northwestern UniversityChristopher M. Baggott Ohio State UniversityMichael St. John Bain Johns Hopkins UniversityAlessandra Marie Baretta University of PennsylvaniaHannah Rose Batsche Miami UniversityAnne Stuart Bell University of the South/SewaneeAndrew David Berliant University of LouisvilleCaroline Adra Bonini Butler UniversityBethany Nicole Buck Cornell UniversityLaura Gonzalez Campos Ohio State UniversityJasmine Cline-Bailey Centre CollegeBrian Michael Collette Pitzer CollegeMichael A. Conroy West Virginia UniversityEllen Anderson Coombe Williams CollegeMargaret Anne Cummins Guilford CollegeCaleb Maurice Daniel University of CincinnatiCullen David Deimer Boston UniversityLauren Nicole Driskell Miami University Jacob Daniel Fisher Tulane UniversityAnna Maria Gagliardo George Washington UniversityChristopher Thomas Gangl College of CharlestonGloria Garcia Enet Hobart & Wm Smith CollegesLauren Mae Gerhardt Wittenberg UniversityFederica Fernández Gonzalez Pomona CollegePaul Vine Gosiger III University of the South/Sewanee
Caleigh Rose Griffin Elon UniversityCartland O’Casey Harten Hamilton CollegeGrace Danyi He Cornell UniversityJeb Henry Head Claremont McKenna CollegeIan William Hillenbrand Bates CollegeAllison Lee Hills DePauw UniversityKerry Christopher Hoar Xavier UniversitySebastian Thomas Hoar Xavier UniversitySara DuMont Hodgkins Middlebury CollegeSara Napolione Johnson Carnegie Mellon UniversityAlec Kagan Indiana UniversityKatherine Elizabeth King Kenyon CollegeShoshana Raizel Klafter Stern College of Yeshiva UniversityJordan J. Klette-Cusher University of PittsburghAndrew S Korn University of the South/SewaneeEmily Elizabeth Lambert DePaul UniversityJohn James Larkin III Swarthmore CollegeChristina Maria Lauck Wofford CollegeGanlin Liu Carnegie Mellon UniversityAllan Joseph Loeffler University of ToledoEmily Marie Long Indiana UniversityDonald Hugh Clow MacKay III Vassar CollegeBrandon Grant Malofsky Worcester Polytechnic InstituteLuke Bradley Miller Duke UniversityJay Raj Panandiker University of DelawarePriyanka Parameswaran Washington UniversityKyle A. Patel Columbia University
Zoë Hana Pochobradsky Rice UniversityTrane Jeffrey Robinson University of WisconsinClaire Taylor Romaine Bryn Mawr CollegeJohn Christopher Rowe Ohio State University George Fabe Russell Kenyon CollegeMia Christina Samaha University of MichiganAdeline Gregory Sawyer University of South CarolinaKatherine Isabel Scheurer Georgetown UniversityRobert William Seibel, Jr. University of NebraskaAsher Joshua Serota University of CincinnatiKatherine Sun Shen University of ChicagoAmanda Haven Shepherd Hope CollegeJohn Alexander Smithers Xavier UniversityMarisa Ann Steele College of WoosterJasmine Monique Elizabeth Terry Emory UniversityPeter D. Todorov Case Western UniversityLawrence M. Vignola Skidmore CollegeLuis F. Visoso Ohio State UniversityAnushree Mahendra Vora University of MichiganTerrance Carter Webb University of CincinnatiEvan Brant Werner DePaul UniversityRachel Richmond White Hope CollegeWalter Cole Wilger University of MissouriOlivia Fisher Williams Mt. Holyoke CollegeSarah Jessica Williamson Rice UniversityQijing Xie University of WisconsinElizabeth Rose Young New York UniversityLeah Yuan Washington University
Best wishes for continued success at these colleges and universities!
Among our award winners were Katherine King, Shray Ambe, Laura Gonzalez, Lin Liu (whose par-ents watched from China via Skype), Luke Miller, and Carly Harten.
John Larkin and Lauren Gerhardt, Jasmine Cline Bailey and Henry Head, Rachel White, Andrew Lig-eralde, Allie Baretta, and Leah Yuan.
Mathematics AwardLuke Miller ’13
Foreign Language AwardsFrench—Mia Samaha ’13Spanish—Rachel White ‘13Latin—John Rowe ’13Chinese—Carly Harten ‘13
Athletic Awards Female Athlete of the Year—Jasmine Cline-Bailey ’13Male Athlete of the Year—Henry Head ’13
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Seven Hills awards Named Merit Scholarships for 2013–2014
Grace Cawdrey Piper Spooner Mary Shaffer Hannah Levin Claire Ramsay
Seven Hills awarded these named merit scholarships for 2013–2014: Sophomore Grace Cawdrey was presented the Neil Smith Award for “meeting the world with optimism and good will, expecting the best from himself and others, and exhibiting courage, compas-sion, integrity, and intelligence.” For their outstanding “academic achievement, breadth and scope of interests beyond the classroom, leader-
Athletic Awards continued
Elinor Scherr Mosher Award—Brian Goertemoeller ’15MVC Dick Snyder Sportsmanship and Integrity Award—John Larkin ’13Courageous Student Award—Emily Lambert ’13 Ohio Scholar-Athletes—Allie Baretta ‘13, John Larkin ’13Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Awards—Lauren Gerhardt ’13, John Larkin ’13, Natalie Choo ’17, Danny Rogers ’17Boosters Award—Kim Driskell
Senate AwardMiddle/Upper Latin teacher Brian Sebastian
Major Awards at Doherty
Student Council Citizenship AwardsGeorge Mentrup ’23; Oliver Vecellio ’22; Grace Arya, Griffin Callow ’21; Megan McLennan ’20
Loveland Award in EnglishBrighid McLaughlin ’20
Major Awards at Lotspeich
Joy in Learning AwardEthan Rising ’20
Eileen Driscoll Literary AwardAnjali de Lanerolle, Katie Remaklus ’20
Kenneth Remaklus, Nicole Baressi, Ellen Sizer, Emily Lambert, Maria Bobbitt-Chertock, Zachary Abraham, Danny Rogers, and Natalie Choo.
It’s been my honor for nearly four decades to witness and record our school’s proud history and to show-case our wonderful students, teachers, and program in Seven Hills magazine, the outside media, and most recently, The Buzz.
As I prepare to retire, I am indebted to all of the
Note from the Editor
ship, citizenship, and character,” eighth grader Piper Spooner was awarded the Patricia Howard Award of Distinction, fifth grader Mary Shaffer was presented the Jane P. Hoeland Scholarship, and fifth grader Hannah Levin was awarded the Theodore C. Wuerfel Merit Scholarship. Fifth grader Claire Ramsay was awarded the Elisabeth Greenwald Mapes Scholarship for “best exemplifying the Seven Hills Values.”
photographers—faculty, staff, parents—who have gen-erously shared their images with The Buzz. I am deeply grateful to Seven Hills students, teachers, families, and alumni who have allowed me to share their school lives for 37 years. It’s been a privilege and joy. Kathy Deubell
The 13th Annual SNAAP Recognition Banquet June 9 was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our 2013 graduates, to recognize transitioning Lower and Middle School students, and to honor students for their achieve-ments this school year.
The inspiring keynote address was given by Tommie Lewis, President/CEO of Make It Plain Consulting, and the invocation was given by parent Pastor Charles King, Jr. The program included remarks by members of the SNAAP Leadership Team and by Head of School Chris Garten.
The Banquet was a great family celebration which included returning alumni. Guests enjoyed music by The Professionals with KsW on Sax. At top left, 2013 graduates Jasmine Cline-Bailey and Jasmine Terry with keynote speaker Tommie Lewis. At top right,
SNAAP Vice President Nancy Bennett, President Ayanna Terry, Treasurer Shani Keeling, and Secretary Erica Vaughn.
Above, President Ayanna Terry with (left) rising ninth graders Jeremiah Weaver, Tre King, Randy Vaughn, and (right) rising sixth graders Joshua Nelson and Curtis Harrison.
The Professionals’ great music brought guests to their feet!
Introducing transitioning students were (from left) rising junior Joshua Weaver, rising eighth grader Jordan Nared, and ris-ing fifth grader Manny Keeling.
At left, alumni included Claire Duncan and T.J. Nelson ’12. Above, rising sophomore Nia Page and rising senior Hadiya Harrigan.
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A look at what’s happening at Upper SchoolSee page 10 for Middle School, page 12 for Lotspeich, and page 13 for Doherty
Congratulations to junior Hannah Silverman, whose Personal Chal-lenge has made a difference in the school lives of Cincinnati children served by the non-profit Inner City Youth Opportunities (ICYO). Han-nah created Educate 4 Education to raise awareness among all Seven Hills students of the educa-tional needs of inner city children and to raise funds and collect
school supplies for ICYO. Hannah gave presentations and organized fundraisers in all divisions. Quoting the ICYO May newsletter, “Hannah’s Challenge Project consisted of a book drive and school supply drive from the Lower Schools, soliciting 50 backpacks from Cray-ons to Computers, holding a Penny War which earned ICYO $650 from the Middle School, and a Basket Raffle from the Upper School. ... Not only did Hannah volunteer as a tennis helper [with ICYO] last summer but also as a volunteer tutor for ICYO this past school year. She said, ’My Challenge Project did point out to me how lucky and privileged I am to go to a school like Seven Hills and to have the educational opportuni-ties that I have. It definitely opened my eyes a lot!’”
The final piece of Hannah’s project will occur at the ICYO fundraising event on June 14 at the Montgomery Inn Boathouse, where she will present the organization with a check for over $3600.
Congratulations to Writer in Residence Dana Crum, who is the subject of an article in the prestigious The Paris Review Daily, the blog for The Paris Review, about his poetry and writing process (www.theparis-review.org/blog/2013/05/23/poetry-gone-to-pieces-talking-civilization-with-dana-crum/). From the jour-nal’s website: “Decade after decade, the Review has introduced the important writers of the day.”
Seven Hills is proud to offer the sixth year of the Downey Seminars, one of Seven Hills’ international programs for students. This is a program with which Seven Hills, in collaboration with U.C. and supported through the generosity of the The Harriette R. Williams Downey Fund, offers a total three-week experience in China for rising seniors.
Students will spend the first three days at school learning the basics of the Mandarin Chinese language while study-ing fundamental elements of Chinese history, culture and traditions. The students will then travel to Shanghai, Liu-zhou, and Beijing for the following two-and-a-half weeks to experience firsthand life in Chinese society. This will also be the second year visiting Seven Hills’ partner school—Liu Zhou High School—where students will be immersed in school life for a week.
This year’s China trip is led by U.C. International Program Manager Ryan Meyer and Seven Hills China Trip Coor-dinator Peggy Lovro. Student participants are Hannah Berger, Blair Brinker, Eryn MacKenzie, Sarah Salter, Kevin Cole, Devin Garrett, Jeffrey Maggio, Matthew Postell, and George Sims.
Sixth year of Seven Hills’ international exchange program in China continued from page 1
The Alumni Association hosted the Countdown to Graduation Breakfast for the senior class on May 21. Scott Carroll ‘85, the incoming Alumni Association President, welcomed the class as the newest members of this special group. Also attending were alumni parents, including Helen Asbury H ’72, Marty Mueller Gerhardt ‘85, and Jeff Robinson ‘83.
Alumni Association hosts annual Countdown to Graduation Breakfast for Class of 2013
We are grateful to alumnus Ben Glassman ‘93, who was the presenter at our last Career Cafe for the year. This monthly lunch program offers students the opportunity to interact with parents and alumni in a variety of professions and careers. Ben is with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio where he has been the district’s first appellate chief since 2007. Ben is pictured with his former teachers Barbara Karol and Wynne McCarthy Curry H ’71.
It was an im-pressive spring sports season at Seven Hills! The following reports were submitted to The Buzz by the coaches. For a complete list of spring athletic awards, click Spring Athletic Awards.
“The Seven Hills tennis program had another banner year with a strong leadership core of seniors,” said Coach Tim Drew. “The
players worked hard off season to ensure the team would be successful during the season. The varsity team finished 15-5 after competing against the top teams in the state. The team finished first in MVC league, second in the city and third in the state. Five players advanced to districts and three—John Larkin in singles and the doubles team of Henry Head and Sam Ellis—advanced to the state competition.”
“The JV Gold tennis team was a dominant force in Greater Cincinnati this season,” said Coach John Krauss. “With a schedule mix against both jv and var-sity teams, they posted a record of 14-3. A trademark of the team’s success is the players’ ability to play well at both singles and doubles. Another calling card of this team is the academic standard that they maintain. Books are never far from their hands before or after a match. Team awards included Most Improved to sopho-more Henry Chavez, Most Valuable to junior Armand Ghazi, and Coach’s Award to junior Mason Duncan.”
“The JV Blue tennis team finished with a winning record, with wins against St. X, Loveland and Tala-wanda,” said Coach Amy Ilg. “We finished third in the St. X doubles tournament and fifth in the GCTCA. We had a great year and were led by seniors Shray Ambe, Kyle Patel, and Adeline Sawyer.”
“The varsity baseball team finished the regular season 7-13 before losing in the tournament to Riverview East,” said Coach Cary Daniel. “Led by a strong group of seniors—Caleb Daniel (First Team All-League), Brandon Malofsky (Second Team All-League), and Ian Hillenbrand—we finished third in our division and had a lot of good games vs. the top teams in our league. We look forward to a great season next year.”
history. Senior Brian Collette was named Second Team All-Re-gion for attack, and sophomore George Karamanoukian was named Second Team All-Region as a goalie. We were led heavily by our sophomore class who accounted for most of our start-ing positions. The lacrosse team laid a foundation for incredible success in the years to come. Go Stingers!”
“2013 ended up as a rebuilding season for girls la-crosse,” said Coach Stewart Lewis. “The players greatly improved their skills as the season progressed, but the results did not meet our expectations. Keys for this year were the continued excellence in goal of Hadiya Harri-gan, the fantastic development of Maggie Gosiger’s skills, and the strength and leadership of the duo of Allison Hills and Sara Johnson at defense. The greatest addition was the play of first-year teammate Claire Stewart. When we review the growth of Corie Kirkwood, Emily Addy, Kate Hickenlooper, Ellie Wilson and Mollie Rouan, we see noth-ing but great opportunities for the team in the next year.”
Coach Tana Luckie said, “The track and field team had two district champions—Alayna Choo (long jump) and Jeff Maggio (long jump). We had two district runners-up—Kyle McKibben in the 200m and Laura Gonzalez in the 3200m. Nia Page (400m), Sarah Williamson (high jump), Terrance Webb (4x200 relay), and Ben Chung (4x200 relay) make up the remaining regional qualifiers. Jeff Maggio jumped a personal best of 19’ 10.5” to finish sixth in the long jump. Congratulations to all of our eight regional qualifiers! Great finish to the season!”
Varsity Spring Sports
Michael Bain
“With three fourth-year seniors, one second-year soph-omore, and one senior who joined the sottball team mid-season last year, we had some holes to fill in our lineup this year,” said Coach Tom Betts. “Our ‘rookies’ came through, and with the leadership of our senior co-captains—Bethany Buck, Lauren Gerhardt, and Lau-ren Driskell—we made it to the sectional championship game before ending our season at 8-11.”
“The boys lacrosse team had an excellent year,” said Coach Nick Greiwe. “We found new ground this sea-son by having the first home playoff game in program
Farewell with our gratitude, best wishes, and love!
Head of School Chris Garten announced three prestigious faculty honors earlier this spring. English Department Head and Upper English teacher Tricia Hoar is the 2013 recipient of the the David G. Gamble Faculty Chair in recognition of the excellence of her teaching. Upper math teacher Melissa Khoo and Lotspeich second grade teacher Dani-elle Necessary are 2013 recipients of Brodie Grants for Excellence in Teaching from the Brodie Family Faculty Betterment Fund.
Faculty honors for three teachers
At the closing faculty meeting, longtime faculty who are retiring were paid loving (and funny) tributes by their close colleagues: (above from left), Susan Marrs on Betsy Sittenfeld, Patti Guethlein on Bobbie Staggs, Janet Hill on Kathy Deubell, and Karla Balskus on Kaye Riser (in the last photos, the ladies in pink are Carolyn Fox at left and Kaye’s granddaughter at right).
Kathy Deubell, Assoc. Dir. of Communications, 37 years Betsy Sittenfeld, Upper Art History teacher, 36 years Bobbie Staggs, Doherty Administrative Asst., 33 years Kaye Riser, Lotspeich Fifth Grade teacher, 23 years Sandy Silber, Upper Librarian, Library Coordin., 11 yrs. Susan Settle, Lotspeich Pre-Kindergarten & Ext. Day, 6 yrs. Kristen Feeney, Lotspeich Second Grade teacher, 5 years
Below, Doherty School Head Patti Guethlein said of the 23 seniors/former Doherty students who came back to visit Doherty and watch their fifth grade video on May 29: “Our ‘little ones’ were back on the story rug in the library during our lemonade social. It was a great turnout with lots of parents, too. How time flies!”
Above, seniors loved reminiscing and watching their second grade holiday show, “Music Through the Years,” with their Lotspeich second grade teacher Anne Greenwald and music teacher Jane Clajus. Their former fourth grade teacher Sara (Davis) Snyder stopped by to give them copies of the letters they wrote as fourth graders to their future senior selves. Sara said, “It is super fun and the kids love to read the letters!”
Marissa Holtzleiter, Middle Admin. Asst., 5 yrs. Summer Osborn, Kindergarten Assistant, 4 years Kate Riley, Upper Theater teacher, 2 years Amy Wyatt, Upper English teacher, 2 years Todd Tveita, Physical Education Intern, 1 year James Watson, Theater Technical Director, 1 year (Most recent positions at Seven Hills are noted.)
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A look at what’s happening at Middle School
Level 1 (Eighth Grade)Gold Medals (95th percentile or above)Samantha Chun (99)Samantha Eng (98)
In addition to the MathCounts honors (first place in chapter, sixth place in state) earned by the Middle School team of Calvin Arbenz, Matisse Peppet, Daniel Grass, and Curtis Sun, as reported in the March 14 Buzz, Middle Schoolers earned the following honors in math competitions.
AMC 8Eighth GradeMatisse Peppet (22 out of 25), GoldCalvin Arbenz (20), SilverChase Gardner (19), BronzeDaniel Grass (19), Bronze
More Middle math honors!Thanks to successful fund-raising events like the Eighth Grade Bowl-a-thon and a very generous fam-ily donation, the Middle School was able to donate a check for $4200 to The Caring Place! Pictured at the year’s last assembly are Caring Place Director Ceal Bellman and eighth graders Abigail Schneider and Devin Williams.
National Spanish Exam honorees
Sixth graders enjoyed informative presen-tations and participated in a wide variety of activities on their annual Asia Day on May 31. Special thanks to all of our presenters for sharing their cultures with our students and teachers!
OML Eighth Grade (Team was 4th in region, 13th in state)Matisse Peppet (28 out of 35)Calvin Arbenz (27)Chase Gardner (26)Daniel Grass (25)Alex Halonen (25)
Seventh Grade (Team was 19th in state)Michael Barresi (25)Charlie Dwight (25)Alex Smith (25)Nate Rising (24)
Sixth Grade (Team tied for 24th in state)Andrew Brown (27)Max Lane (27)Christopher Nathan (27)
The boys tennis team really came on strong as the season progressed. The 12 players fin-ished with an 8-4 record that included a 4-1 win against Wyoming. As the weeks of prac-tice added up, the coaches were very glad to see the players being aggressive on the court and attacking to win points in matches. There was noticeable improvement up and down the ladder as the team approached our season ending doubles tournament. There was some pressure on the returning players and first time players to defend our tournament champion-ship from last season. As the tournament began, it was clear to see that we were going to encounter some very tough competition. What a thrill it was to see the Stingers win on the third and fourth flight championship courts with tiebreakers in both matches. These last two team points brought the championship to the Stingers again as the team celebrated. That’s another trophy for the display case, way to go Tennis Team! The Stingers were coached by Russell White and Robert Horne.
The girls lacrosse team finished the season with a strong 9-3 record. With a nice balance of veteran and rookie players, the girls learned quickly and grew in terms of skill and con-fidence levels. While there were some games in which Seven Hills clearly dominated, there were some close victories and losses. Wins over established programs such as CCD, Sum-mit, Miami Valley, and Kings verified the fact the players understood how to play against competitive teams. Close losses to Milford (8-6) and Walnut Hills (6-5) gave the players the opportunity to come back from initial deficits and vie for a win. With a strong group of eighth graders moving on to the Upper School and a solid core of seventh grade and sixth grade students looking to create a strong team for next season, the Seven Hills girls lacrosse program looks only to strengthen in the years to come. The Stingers were coached by Bill Waskowitz and Tyler McIlwraith.
The softball program made a nice comeback after a five- year hiatus when we didn’t have enough players to field a team. The season’s highlights included a season sweep of rival CCD and a triple play against CHCA. The team concluded the season with 4 wins and 5 losses. The future looks bright with eight members of the team eligible to return next year. Many thanks to all the girls who participated this past season. The Stingers were coached by Todd Tveita and Keri Rizkallah.
The track team was small in numbers but large in talent. Due to the lack of partici-pants, they weren’t able to score competitively as a team but had many individual accomplishments during the season. Each track meet saw Seven Hills team members place in the top 5 in different events and made their presence known. In the final MVC meet, Ally Jandes was champion in the 200m dash and took second place in the 100. Maliq Lee placed third in the high jump and our 4x100 relay team of Ricar-do Godoy, Patrick Samaha, Sean Holcomb, and Alex Smith took second place over-all. All team members improved throughout the season and contributed to the success of the team. The Stingers were coached by Craig Young and Andrew Mazza.
Our 23-person strong boys lacrosse team had a great season finishing with a regular season record of 8-7 despite a very challenging schedule. Although the MS lacrosse program is only in its fourth season, the team is already competing against many of the top programs in Southern Ohio including Mariemont, Milford, Loveland and Sum-mit. The team received great leadership all year from captains Trey “Cobra” Kieser, Danny “Kamikaze” Rogers, Reed “Slice” Russell, and Cam “the Ripper” Leonard. The highlight of our season was our annual trip to the Ohio State Middle School Champi-onship in Dublin. We felt we had a great chance to be the Division IV State Champi-ons this year. Unfortunately, we lost leading scorer Danny Rogers the last game of the regular season which forced us to re-jigger both our line-up and our offense. While every game was competitive, we ultimately finished with a 1-2 record. Although we had higher expectations on the field, our off the field expectations were far exceeded with our annual team dinner at Montgomery Inn and an outstanding Major League Lacrosse game featuring the Ohio Machine and the Long Island Lizards. The Stingers were coached by Mike Collette, Mike Schnirring, and Mike Fink.
The baseball team set the bar very high this spring in the hopes of a repeat champi-onship from last year. They started off the season winning their first nine games in a row, including impressive wins over Sycamore CHCA and Cincinnati Christian. The Stingers received outstanding pitching throughout the season, led by Tyler Zmich and Chase Gardner. Speed demon Chase Bynington, pinched in with 30+ stolen bases this season. The eighth grade class provided great leadership and the seventh graders played key roles in the success of the season. The Stingers fell short of their champion-ship goal, losing in the semifinals of the tournament, but they proved that the future is bright for Seven Hills baseball. Coaches Mario Kirkendall and Ryan McCrystal led the Stingers.
Championship tennis team
Keith Neu
A look at what’s happening at Lotspeich
Fifth Grade vs. Faculty Tennis Baseball
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Third graders had a great time exploring the dynamic world of science with hands-on activities at COSI (Center of Science and Industry) in Columbus.
Drilling the troops at Valley
Forge
A look at what’s happening at Doherty
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Congratulations to students who earned top honors on math competitions. On the Continental Math League contest, top scorer was Stephen Walsh, and runners-up Megan McLennan and Ajay Gupta were tied. In the Ohio Math League competition, in the fourth grade, Griffin Callow and Aidan Finn were the top scorers, and the tied runners-up were Luke Malloy, Wes Gard-ner, and Kurt Drath. Alex Grass was top scorer in the fifth grade, and runners-up were Stephen Walsh, Kevin Wang, Mary Shaffer, Benjamin Mencer, Linley Daw-son, and Allison DeWitt.
Unit III teacher Julie Guminey told us, “The fifth grade girls from Doherty wrapped up a fantastic Girls on the Run spring season! After working so hard, they ran a 5k on May 11, 2013. The girls were phenomenal!” Teachers Julie Brackett and Patty Dawson are also among the Girls on the Run.
All fifth grade students from Doherty went on an overnight camping trip at the Wichman farm in Kentucky. They hiked at night and in the morning, made s’mores, slept on the barn stage as the ground was wet, and even tried their hand at fishing. Everyone had a won-derful time!
As a culmination to a very successful year for the Out-door Program, Unit III students participated in a Pedal and Paddle Event. Accompanied by enthusiastic parents and teachers as chaperones, they first biked six miles on the bike trail. Excitement ran high as they launched their canoes into the Little Miami River and paddled three miles down the river. They even got to swim and found some turtles basking in the sun!
Unit I students designed French sailboats as part of their continent and boat studies this year. Alumnus Mi-chael Vanoy ’08 came back to speak to the first grad-ers about his job aboard the Carnival Cruise Lines. He is Entertainment Light Technician for their productions in both lighting and pyrotechnics. He also is a first responder trained by the Coast Guard for safety.
On May 15, the students in Mrs. Hickenlooper’s homeroom packed up lunches for the Open Door Min-istry, and the fourth graders deliv-ered and handed them out. Unit II students Charlie Leeper and Oliver Vecellio went with the students to deliver a check for $140 that was collected as a part of the Collect and Give drive.
The Unit III students held their World Geography Summit on May 30. Each homeroom researched a world issue and came up with solutions to the issue. The topics cov-ered were climate change, natural disasters, water, and hunger around the world.
Unit III Coordinator and math teacher Vaishali Sarbhoy said, “On May 22, history came alive in Tracy Hickenlooper’s room as her fifth graders portrayed the Patriots and passionately narrated their life sto-ries to a captive audience. The stu-dents used Thomas Fleming’s book, Everybody’s Revolution, to depict a hero of their own choosing. They researched and wrote their own ver-sions of the life stories of this diverse group of heroes, who were from different races, places, and gender. They all came together to present their contributions, and share the im-portant role each of them played in the quest to become an American. It was an excellent performance!”
On May 24 the students in Mrs. Dawson’s and Mrs. Guminey’s classes joined together for the annual Poetry Cafe. The Poetry Cafe is an event where the students perform their original poetry. Students at Doherty begin reciting poetry in first grade and continue to explore different poets and genres of poetry throughout the following years. The Poetry Cafe represents the culminating activity in this journey of exploration of this genre of writing and reading. After creating original works of poetry in various genres, the students
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Head of School Chris Garten wrote of Unit II’s hands-on study of economics, “Over the last few weeks at Doherty, I’ve been watch-ing the progress of Unit II’s economics unit. In this simulation, stu-dents earn ‘dollars’ by completing agreed upon classroom tasks, tracking their progress on individual spreadsheets.
“At the end of the unit, they can redeem their accumulated earn-ings, in goods or services, provided at one of three ‘businesses’
Economics in Unit II
that their classmates have designed and executed.
“Each group has to create a business plan: maintaining an inventory, scheduling service clients, leasing space (in their own classrooms!), and paying for marketing and advertising.
“The spreadsheet keeps students focused on exemplary class-room behaviors in the closing days of the year; the project
requires students to apply their math-ematical skills to a business project.
Pretty cool!”
began working to appreciate the necessity of creating voice and move-ments when presenting their works. The result was a spotlighted, and black backdropped “stage” on which the “poets” presented their poetry to parents and faculty. There were two shows, allowing for several of the students to serve the guests as the other performed. It was a true poetry cafe with an incredible amount of writing talent being represented.
