Walnut Hills High School Association NEWSLETTER Editor: Patti Newberry, [email protected], Design: Hillary Wood, [email protected]July 2013 2012-13 WHHS Association Board Executive Committee President Susan Shelton [email protected]Past President Cassandra Clement [email protected]Recording Secretary B. Gordon [email protected]Treasurer Jennifer Rodes [email protected]Directors PR/Mktg Andrea Chase [email protected]CIC Maria Horn [email protected]ILT Gretchen Carroll [email protected]ILT Carol Philpott [email protected]LSDMC Adrienne Brandicourt [email protected]LSDMC Tracy Mason [email protected]LSDMC Amy Kappers [email protected]Legacy of Excellence B. Gordon [email protected]Legacy of Excellence Abram Gordon [email protected]Legacy of Excellence Lisa Pennekamp [email protected]Legacy of Excellence Alex Stillpass [email protected]Legacy of Excellence John French [email protected]Legacy of Excellence Katherine French [email protected]Walnut Fest Co-Chair Janiene Baker [email protected]Walnut Fest Co-Chair Janet Huston [email protected]Walnut Fest Co-Chair Stephanie Thomson [email protected]Walnut24 Doug Newberry [email protected]9th Grade Co-chair Cathy Cook [email protected]9th Grade Co-chair Tracy Mason [email protected]10th Grade Liaison Rebeca Arobona [email protected]11th Grade Co-Chair Kim Frierson [email protected]11th Grade Co-Chair Ellen Boggess [email protected]11th Grade Co-Chair Leslie Young [email protected]12th Grade Liaison Randi Chaiken [email protected]Directory Renata Scanio [email protected]Hospitality Karla Bailey [email protected]Hospitality Valencia Harris-Brown [email protected]New Student Hospitality Judie List Sweeney [email protected]Staff Appreciation Lucie Blanchard [email protected]Staff Appreciation Meg Dietz [email protected]Newsletter Patti Newberry [email protected]Volunteer Coordinator Jenny French [email protected]Communications Diane Van Bakel [email protected]Ex-officio directors Jeffrey Brokamp, Principal Debbie Heldman, Alumni Foundation Executive Director Christine Szymaniak, WHIP Representative Molly Akin, Athletic Boosters WHHS Association Meetings 2013-14 All are welcome! Aug. 27, 7 p.m., business meeting Sept. 24, 7 p.m., State of the School meeting Oct. 22, 7 p.m., business meeting Nov. 19, 7 p.m., parent information and business meeting Jan. 28, 7 p.m., business meeting Feb. 25, 7 p.m., parent information and business meeting March 25, 7 p.m., business meeting April 29, 7 p.m., parent information and business meeting Letter From The President To all members of the WHHS Association: As this year comes to a close, it is a great time to review our progress and offer thanks. That’s what our students and the teachers and staff do, so why not the WHHS Association, too! So many family members got involved this year, and their help has been invaluable. A big thank you goes to the following special senior parent volunteers who have given years and countless hours of their time and commitment for WHHS and all of our students! Thank you to Tom Anderson, Valencia Harris-Brown, Maria Horn, Carol Philpott, Penny Poirer, and Joe Ross. Our volunteers really made a difference, and here are examples of some firsts! • Provided community service opportunities for students through our “Clean Up Day” and through the Walnut24 Student Committee. • Organized and hosted a fantastic 2013 WHHS After Prom, part of a national movement to provide safe, substance-free entertainment on prom night. • Hosted the first State of the School presentation by Principal Jeff Brokamp. The WHHS Association had an impact through volunteer support of: • New family summer welcome activities. • Grade level dances, social events, awards, and graduation. • Student buses for the Boys Varsity Basketball Team State Championship Tournament. • Hospitality during open houses and parent events. • Our amazing staff through the Welcome Breakfast and the Staff Appreciation Week. • The College Information Center. • Representation on the ILT and LSDMC (Local School Decision Making Committee) • Communication to the WHHS community through our newsletter, Under the Dome, Directory, and Constant Contact. We also did a great job hosting some terrific fundraisers that continue to get bigger and better — Walnut24 and WalnutFest — with the help of students, parents, WHIP, and Boosters! Our Legacy of Excellence Annual Campaign grew again thanks to some fun phone-a-thons and families responding to the call! We helped raise over $150,000 this year to help pay for items like textbooks not in the typical CPS curriculum, “Schedule E” for club advisers and athletic coaches, and steel drums. Thank you to all the co-chairs, committee members, and donors who made this possible! Wow! What a year. The summer has already begun, and so has our work for next year! Please contact me if you are interested in joining the new family welcome committee which has some welcome events planned around the time of summer orientation. Walnut24 has also gotten off to a great start. Mark your calendars for Oct. 26 for this wonderful event, and please contact Co-Chairs Lauren Lacerda ([email protected]) or Nicole Dyehouse ([email protected]) to join the committee now. Thank you for all your support. Enjoy the summer and I look forward to working with you next year. Susan Shelton WHHS Association President
WHHS Association Meetings 2013-14All are welcome!Aug. 27, 7 p.m., business meeting Sept. 24, 7 p.m., State of the School meetingOct. 22, 7 p.m., business meetingNov. 19, 7 p.m., parent information and business meetingJan. 28, 7 p.m., business meetingFeb. 25, 7 p.m., parent information and business meetingMarch 25, 7 p.m., business meetingApril 29, 7 p.m., parent information and business meeting
Letter From The PresidentTo all members of the WHHS Association:
As this year comes to a close, it is a great time to review our progress and offer thanks. That’s what our students and the teachers and staff do, so why not the WHHS Association, too! So many family members got involved this year, and their help has been invaluable. A big thank you goes to the following special senior parent volunteers who have given years and countless hours of their time and commitment for WHHS and all of our students! Thank you to Tom Anderson, Valencia Harris-Brown, Maria Horn, Carol Philpott, Penny Poirer, and Joe Ross.
Our volunteers really made a difference, and here are examples of some firsts!• Providedcommunityserviceopportunitiesforstudentsthroughour“CleanUpDay”
movement to provide safe, substance-free entertainment on prom night. • HostedthefirstStateoftheSchoolpresentationbyPrincipalJeffBrokamp.
The WHHS Association had an impact through volunteer support of:• Newfamilysummerwelcomeactivities.• Gradeleveldances,socialevents,awards,andgraduation.• StudentbusesfortheBoysVarsityBasketballTeamStateChampionshipTournament.• Hospitalityduringopenhousesandparentevents.• OuramazingstaffthroughtheWelcomeBreakfastandtheStaffAppreciationWeek.• TheCollegeInformationCenter.• RepresentationontheILTandLSDMC(LocalSchoolDecisionMakingCommittee)• CommunicationtotheWHHScommunitythroughournewsletter,Underthe
Dome,Directory,andConstantContact.
We also did a great job hosting some terrific fundraisers that continue to get bigger and better—Walnut24andWalnutFest—withthehelpofstudents,parents,WHIP,andBoosters!OurLegacyofExcellenceAnnualCampaigngrewagainthankstosomefunphone-a-thonsandfamiliesrespondingtothecall!Wehelpedraiseover$150,000thisyeartohelppayforitemsliketextbooksnotinthetypicalCPScurriculum,“ScheduleE”for club advisers and athletic coaches, and steel drums. Thank you to all the co-chairs, committee members, and donors who made this possible!
Wow! What a year. The summer has already begun, and so has our work for next year! Pleasecontactmeifyouareinterestedinjoiningthenewfamilywelcomecommitteewhich has some welcome events planned around the time of summer orientation. Walnut24hasalsogottenofftoagreatstart.MarkyourcalendarsforOct.26forthiswonderfulevent,andpleasecontactCo-ChairsLauren Lacerda([email protected])orNicole Dyehouse([email protected])tojointhecommitteenow.Thankyouforallyoursupport.EnjoythesummerandIlookforwardtoworkingwithyounextyear.
Susan SheltonWHHS Association President
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The 365 members of the Walnut Hills Class of 2013 won more than $28 million in overall scholarships for the year, an increase of $8 million from last year.
Notsurprisingly,thelistofhonoreesisimpressive.• Valedictorian:Lucy Hattemer.• Salutatorians:Liliana Luna-Nelson and Michael Manning.
Photos, row 1 (l to r): Happy graduates., Nick Rahaim gets into Senior Sendoff. John McCormick picks up a prize.
Photos, row 2 (l to r): Twelve members of the Class of 2013 attended school together from kindergarten through senior year – and remain friends today. They include (from left, back row) Mac Wilson, Simon Dallas, Zach Kimura, Joe Moorehouse, Andrew Schmalz, Harrison Hildebrandt, Cosmo Philpott and Jack McCann with (from left, front row) Linnea Kremer, Maggie Garrigan, Olivia Kappers and Caitlin Perry., Kaia Amoah and Precious Adeleye collect awards., Caitlin Perry, Dominique Jones and Ashley Brewster celebrate in gold.
CollectingWHHSAlumniFoundationScholarshipsattheendofthe year were these students:• LucyHattemerandLilianaLuna-Nelson:MarthaSurnbrockChristopher(’44)Scholarships.
Society Scholarships. • DonovanMartin:FrankFoster(’46)MemorialScholarship.• JadeClark,AnnaKaiser,ZacharyNicholasandZacharyStephani:DeanGiocomettiScholarships.
Grads to study near and farWhilemanymembersoftheClassof2013willentercollegeclosetohome–UniversityofCincinnatiandOhioStateUniversityremainthetoppicks–somewillgoasfarasCalifornia,Massachusetts,NewYorkandWashington(bothD.C.andstate).Otherswillleavethecountry, enter the armed services, seek employment or take a gap year.
Four juniors ace ACTFourWalnutHillsHighSchooljuniorearnedatopscoreof36ontheACTthisspringinwhatisbelievedtobeaschoolrecord.
Sidney TobiasofNorthAvondale,Jack Bargemann, of Morrow,Skyler WareofMountWashingtonandGarretson OesterofColumbiaTownshipallearneda36–joininglessthan1/10thof1percentofallstudentswhoearnthetopscoreeachyear.
WalnutPrincipalJeffBrokampcreditedstudents’effortsfortheperfect scores, but also said new procedures at school helped.
He told The Cincinnati Enquirer that three of the four students hadbeenusingtheCollegeInformationCenter,andnotedthatWalnutnowincorporatestest-prepworkintoEnglishclasses.
Jeff Brokamp wins AdvancEd awardWalnutPrincipalJeffBrokampwaschosenbytheAdvancEDOhioStateCouncilasthisyear’sExcellenceinEducationawardwinnerfor“unparalleledleadershipinpromotingandadvancingexcellenceineducation,”accordingtoaCouncilpressrelease.
DuringWalnut’slastaccreditationreview,BrokampinvitedamemberofMiamiUniversitytoserveontheExternalTeam,seeking feedback on his students’ readiness for college work. Fromthisreview,WalnutHillsformedapartnershipwithMiamiUniversity’sEnglishDepartmentthatnowoffersdualcreditworkand professional development within the Walnut Hills experience. Brokampalsohostedaconferenceofsimilarhighschoolsanduniversity partners last spring to help identify and grow other such experiences for his students and students across the country.
BrokampmeetsthequalificationsfortheAdvancEDawardbecause he has been able to leverage the benefits and value of the AdvancEDAccreditationProtocoltoformpartnershipsthatbenefitstudents,staffandthecommunity,theOhioStateCouncilsaid.
Collier starts retirement with prizeStudy skills and French teacher Harrison Collier Jr. begins retirement witha$10,000“bonus,”courtesy of Western&Southern Financial Group.Collierwonthe2013Dr.
CollierwasnominatedbypeersintheCincinnatiPublicSchoolsystem,hisemployerfor30years.He’dbeenatWalnutforthelastfive years
Collierwasselected“inrecognitionofhisdedicationtocreating a love for learning in his students and his commitment to empoweringthemtoachieve,”Western&Southernsaidinapressrelease.
Cincinnati Public Schools superintendent Mary Ronan and Western & Southern CEO John Barrett present just-retired Walnut teacher Harrison Collier Jr. with a $10,000 prize.
Students in the spring production of “Our Town” turned their cast party into a tribute to Tom Peters, offering testimonials about his influence on them as actors and individuals, as he prepared to retire.
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OfWalnut’stopscorers,onlyTobiaswastakingtheACTforthe first time. The three other students had taken it once before, witheachscoring35.
Athletic DepartmentWalnut sending 22 athletes to college teamsInitsfifthannualsigningceremony,theWalnutHillsAthleticDepartmentcelebrated22athleteswhosignedtoplayforcollegeteams. Of them, three play baseball, seven play basketball, five play football, three are track and field athletes, one golfs, one swims, one plays soccer and one rows.
The students:• AshleyBrewster,basketballatOhioWesleyanUniversity.• LinneaKremer,socceratRoanokeCollege.• KelseyCornett,trackandfieldatNorthernKentuckyUniversity.• SterlingGilmore,basketballatCentralStateUniversity.• AlijahCarpenter,trackandfieldatKentuckyStateUniversity.• AdamBrown,footballatHamptonUniversity.• RicardoHillJr.,basketballattheUniversityofAkron.
Team sprints to championshipFourWalnutrunnerscannowadd“nationalchampion”totheirresumes. The four — Alijah Carpenter, Arissa Freeman, Kelsey Cornett and Taylor Darks—earnedthattitleJune17attheNewBalanceNationalsOutdoortrackandfieldmeetinGreensboro,N.C.Thefourcompletedthe800-metersprintmedleywithatimeof1:46:19.
“Thiswasagreataccomplishmentbecausetheyhadbeenseededintothesloweroftwoheats,”coachAmanda Robinson told the Cincinnati Enquirer.“Thesefourgirlshadnotruntogetherinthiseventthatearnedthemaqualifyingtimebutwewereabletoputeachathleteintothelegthatistrulytheirspecialty.”
Walnut’s4x800-meterrelayteamplacedfifthoutof29teamsintheireventinNorthCarolina.Theteam—Hannah Schroeder, Maryn Lowry, Frankie Primer and Grace O’Donnell — finished at9:39.5.
Students from eight sports signed to play for college teams.
A crowd of well-wishers with cakes welcome national track champs Taylor Darks, Arrisa Freeman, Coach Amanda Robinson, Alijah Carpenter and Kelsey Cornett back to campus.
Jack Bargemann, Sidney Tobias, Garretson Oester and Skyler Ware (from left to right) were top ACT scorers. Photo courtesy, Cincinnati Enquirer
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LibraryLibrary serves students 88,000 timesTheWalnutHillsHighSchoolLibrarywasaverybusyplacein2012-13.BytheendofMay,WHHSstudentsvisitedthelibrarymorethan88,000timesandthelibraryhadcirculated102,000books, the second highest amount ever.
BecausetheLibrarywasinits”swingspace”thisyearduetotherenovations in the main building, it was not able to have its annual usedbooksale.StaffarealreadyplanninganextralargeoneforMay2014!Asyoucleanoutoverthesummer,rememberthatwewilltakeanyandallbooks,posters,records,CDs,sheetmusic,cassettesandanyothermediathatyouwouldliketogetridof!Justdropyourdonationsoffinthelibrary(nextschoolyear)ortheMainOffice(overthesummer).Wewillbegladtowriteletters,onrequest,fortax deductions.
MostWalnutstudentsliketoread,buttherearesomeparticularly devoted readers and users of the Walnut library. Students listed in bold checked out the most number of books in their grade:
• SeniorAndrew Beitzinger has also checked out the most books ofanyoneintheclassof2010overhissixyearsatWalnut--503books!Certaintitlesalsodeserverecognitionforhowfrequentlythey
werecirculatedduringthe2012-2013schoolyear:1. Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome2. Exploring Ancient Civilizations3. A Profile of Ancient Rome4. The Ancient City5. Roman LifeRememberthatthe2013summerhomeworkassignmentsare
posted on the WHHS library web site. There is a direct link to themfromthemainschoolwebsiteathttp://www.walnuthillseagles.com,oryoucanclickon“library,”andthenon“classassignments.”Also, remember that although the library is closed in the summer, our website is always available for help with summer assignments. Through the web page, we offer a number of web-based resources for students and staff. These are:
Math Department Math students shine in competitionWalnut’sMathTeamparticipatedinseveralteamcompetitionsthisspring.Fourcalculusteams,fivealgebra2/pre-calculusteamsandtwoalgebra1/geometryteamsparticipatedintheUniversityofCincinnatiMathBowl.SeventeamsparticipatedintheUniversityofDaytoncontestwheretheteamofQuincy Guttman, Remington Hackbarth and Chris Wilson took first place and the team of Gabe Plummer, Sam Keeney and Ashwin Kumar took third place. Lucy Hattemer and Quincy Guttman were among the top 100mathstudentsfromOhioinvitedtoattendtheOhioInvitationalMathOlympiadinColumbusandQuincyGuttmanandPeterGlotfeltyqualifiedfortheAmericanInvitationalMathematicsExam.
Morethan200studentsparticipatedinMathTeamduringtheyear.Thetop50,theirgradesandtheirfinalscoresforthe year were:
Modern World Language DepartmentWalnut students picked up a myriad of awards for their skill in foreign languages:• TheAmericanAssociationofTeachersofFrenchrecognized
Clarisse Wean with its Outstanding Senior in French Award and Othman AdilwithitsExcellenceinFrenchAward.
• TheAmericanAssociationofTeachersofGermannamedThomas Heidenreich its Outstanding Senior and gave Josephine KammertheExcellenceandServiceAwardinGermanStudies.
• Aisling Grueninger and Elana Kolesar,rank10,withaLauréatNationalCertificateandBronzeMedal.
• Sarah Brandicourt, Courtney Johnson, Lucas Aschemeier-Brunne, Benjamin Haller, Jasmine Harper, Anne Carrol and Gabriel Hollin,CertificatdeRéussitewinners.
• AdditionallyFrenchteacherHarrison Collier, who retired attheendofthisschoolyear(seeearlierarticle),wontheProfesseurduLauréatAward.
RecognizedatLevel2AintheNationalFrenchContestwere:• Silvermedals:Elissar El Sabbagh and Nathan Katkin, both
with a rank 2.• Bronzemedals:Benjamin Mansfield and Garretson Oester, bothrank6;Hailey Robinson and Zoe Schack,bothrank7,Kaitlyn Beard and Maximilian Brockwell, Kathryn Brown, Katherine Nikaidoh, Hannah Schaefer,allrank8;Sven Knobloch, Elliott Lamewona, Lauren Starrett,allrank9.
Emma Faist, Heather Luken, Emma Van Bakel, Andrew Moore, Zahra Briggs, Rebecca Jenei, Michaela Cornes, Jason Hettesheimer, Celeste Kearney, Britt Dodd, Oriena Sidiqi.
Fay, Heiko Stowasser, Sarah Davidoff, Kayla Moore, Helen
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Kinskey, Joseph Deger, Robert Noack, Jonah Vincent, Morgan Dinkelacker, Andrew Perrea, Vivan Tong and Richard Dennis.
• Level2,silveraward:Samantha Asmah, Isaac Shapiro, Matthew Carson, Madison Danner, Hannah Leytze, Amani Russell and Andrew Tengen.
• Level2,bronzeaward:Cimantha Sherwood, Anna Hill, Kenneth Blount and Michael Strickley.
• Level2,achievementaward:Megan Grabel and Marek Johnson.• Level3,goldaward:Matthias Greinacher, Thomas
Heidenreich and Josephine Kammer.• Level3,silveraward:Megan Koenig and Lincoln Smith.• Level3,achievementaward: Jacob Desch, Destiny Woods and
Erin Bray.
Science DepartmentScience students excel in competitionTheScienceDepartmentreportsmultiplewinnersinthreedifferentscience competitions.
IntheWalnutHillsHighSchool2013ScienceFair,allwinnersreceived superior scores.
The winners and their categories were:
• Pavan Yaddanapudiforengineering/physics.• Isabella Geeding for chemistry.• Krishna Nelson, Tyler Marsh and Brianna Koforbio/phys/
health medicine.• Langston Thomas for behavorial science.• Maggie Gavin and Olivia Barnaclo for botany. • Langston Thomas, overall winner in life science.• Isabella Geeding, overall winner in physical science. • Cara Daley, Nina Hayutin, Molly Katkin and Garrett Oester,
superior ratings for biology. • Rory Tekulve and Evan Miyasato, superior rating for physics.• Adam Sella, Joe Smith, Cory Bargeman and Ashwini
Kamath, superior rating for chemistry.• Mitch Deck, Ben Hussey and Kate Hussey, superior for
IntheStateScienceFairinColumbusinMay,sevenWalnutprojects finished first in their divisions, receiving the highest award (asuperior),withthreefinishingsecond.
• Joe Smith,superior,1st,InterdisciplinaryResearchAward/BestTeamProject.
• Leo Cantor,superior,1st.• Max White, excellent, 2nd.• Peter Huang,superior,1st.• Sahaja Pandey,excellent,2nd,AmericanMeteorologyAwardandGovernor’sAwardforExcellenceinEnvironmentalProtection.
-- Dominic LoVaglioScience Department
Outside the Classroom Five seniors make Eagle ScoutFourWHHSgraduatingseniors,SimonDallas,JackMcCann,JohnMcCormickandCalebNeely,werehonoredinearlyJuneforachievingthehighestawardinBSAscouting,therankofEagle.RemingtonHackbarthalreadyachievedhisEaglerankin2012.ThefivestudentsaremembersofBSATroop114inHydePark.
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ToachievetherankofEagle,eachscoutwasrequiredtoholdleadershippositionsintheirTroop,andearnaminimumof21merit badges in diverse disciplines, ranging from camping and environmentalpreservationtocitizenshipandfirstaid.Additionally,each scout planned, funded and executed a community service project.• Dallas, the son of Melissa and David DallasofMtLookout,constructeda16-footpedestrianbridgealongahikingtrailinAultPark.HewillattendOhioStateUniversityandmajorineconomics as part of the international affairs scholars program.
• McCann, son of Peggy Groeber and Peter McCann of HydePark,clearedbrushandreinforcedwoodenstructuresatKilgourElementaryNaturePreserve.McCannwillattendOhioUniversityandmajorinhistory.
• McCormick, son of Mary and Marlon McCormick of Hyde Park,designedandconstructedabridgefromnatural,localosageorangewoodinAvonWoodsNaturePreserve.HewillattendtheUnitedStatesMilitaryAcademy,WestPoint.
• Neely, son of Dawn and Jim NeelyofHydePark,collectedsupplies,packedandsent136carepackagestoMarinesinAfghanistan.HewillattendCentreCollegeandmajorinbiology.
Five students land tech internshipsFivestudentsintheINTERallianceprogramatWalnut—acity-widecareerdevelopmentorganizationforstudentsinterestedinthescience, technology, engineering and mathematics fields — landed paid summer internships through the program.
• RisingseniorJohn SimerlinkisINTERallianceIntern,SSKDirectorandITDirectoroftheINTERallianceofGreaterCincinnati.SSKisastudent-runprogrammingcompanywithintheINTERallianceofGreaterCincinnati.Internsdevelopsoftware, websites, apps, databases and other technology
servicesforclientssuchastheAmericanRedCross,Cintrifuseand small businesses. As a full time intern, Simerlink will be doing programming and coordinating teams on projects for SSK,aswellasmanagingITfortheINTERallianceofGreaterCincinnati.
• Nikhil Sinha, who will also be a senior, is interning at Western &SouthernFinancialGroup,upgradingappswritteninVisualBasic6toVisualBasic.NET.HewillalsobeinterningparttimeasadeveloperatSSK.
• Peter Huang,anothersenior,isinterningatGEAviation,doingdesignworktowardits“drawingprocess”toimproveefficiency and simplify its engineering team. He will also be doingdevelopmentandprojectmanagementforSSKanddoingdevelopmentforGoogleGlass.
• Nick Abbott, who will be a junior in the coming year, is a part timeintern,workingasadeveloperforSSK.
• Kyle Lawhorn, a new Walnut grad who will attend the UniversityofCincinnatiinthefall,isinterningatGE,learningandoperatingOracleIdentityAnalyticstoolset,autilitysoftwaredesigned for processing, changing and updating large volumes of orders which vary from jet engines to toasters. He is also interningasadeveloperatSSKparttime.
Students win recognition in art, writing and moreWalnutstudentswererecognizedinrecentweeksfortheirtalentsinart, writing, and culinary creation:
• Julian Gassett, Giselle Coleman and Frank Brown, all entering10thgrade,wereadmittedtoasummercookingprogramatGabriel’sPlaceinAvondale,acollaborationamongCPS,Gabriel’sPlace,andtheMidwestCulinaryInstitute.
• ElevenWalnutstudents(ornewgrads)aresummerapprenticeswith ArtWorks, the local non-profit that pays teens to help create publicartprojectsthroughtheGreaterCincinnatiregion.They
Simon Dallas, Jack McCann, John McCormick and Caleb Neely, who all graduated from Walnut in May, landed their Eagle Scout rank in June From left, John Simerlink (’14), Nikhil Sinha (’14), Peter Huang (’14), Nick
Abbott (’15) are interning through INTERalliance this summer. (Not pictured: Kyle Lawhorn (’13.)
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•Tofindoutaboutfallsports.Ifyourstudenthopes to play a fall sport, he or she may already be missing importantopengymandconditioningopportunities.Contactcoachesofinteresthere:http://www.walnuthillseagles.com/Sports/sports-complete-team-information.asp.
Other junior high winners included Anna Paulsen, Lynn Pickering, Olivia Reblando, Elinor Sherman, Patricia Schmaeker.
Other high school winners included Sophia Fain, Caleb Lustig, Carson Neff, Hailey Robinson.
Zoe Schack studying in JordanZoe Schack, a rising senior, will be inAmman,Jordan,throughAug.1,asoneofabout625U.S.highschoolstudentsparticipatingintheNationalSecurityLanguageInitiativeforYouth.
The program is funded by theU.S.DepartmentofStateandprovides merit-based scholarships for students to learn less commonly-taught languages in summer and academic-year overseas immersion programs. The program, launched in2006,seekstoincreaseAmericans’
capacity to engage with native speakers of critical languages by providing formal instruction and informal language practice in an immersion environment.
Zoe,thedaughterofCarl Schack and Jean Crosmun of HydePark,isactiveinMarchingBandColorGuard,ModelUN,AcademicQuizTeamandsoftballatWalnut.InJordan,wheresheisliving with a host family, she is studying Arabic.
Deadlines continue through summerItmaybethemiddleofsummer,butanewschoolyearisreallyonlyafewweeksaway.Don’tforget:
An all-senior chalk drawing team won second place with their likeness of math teacher Michael Wathen. Artists (with their subject) were Laine Kolesar, Sylvie Hayes-Wallace, Jordan Posey and Rachel Quinn.
