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July 15, 2009
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Terrace Park girl on a mission to help out Haitian children
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JOURNAL Lauren Neal took this photo of some of the children she met during her mission trips to Haiti. PROVIDED.
By Lisa Wakeland
The Terrace Park resident brought her family on future trips and became more involved with Two years ago, Lauren Neal the mission each of the five times took a trip that would change her she went to Haiti. life. Prior to a spring break trip last She learned of a mission called year, Neal collected clothes from “Jesus in Haiti” through her her friends and family, and church and was brought eight touched by phoduffel bags full of Lauren Neal, who will be a tos of the chilitems to the senior at Mariemont High school, orphandren. “I just felt School this fall, said she loves age and church. like I needed to summer, seeing the same children on This go,” Neal said. she brought 14 the trips as they get older. bags. It took a while to con“It was excitvince her mom, but Neal, 17, ing to see,” she said of the chilraised the $1,000 needed for the dren, especially the girls, picking trip and she flew to Haiti with her out new clothes. “They don’t get mom and eight other people. as much attention as the boys.” As the plane descended, Neal Neal, who will be a senior at said she remembers the tin roof Mariemont High School this fall, huts dotting the mountainous said she loves seeing the same landscape. children on the trips as they get “I remember thinking this is so older. different from anything I’d ever She’s not sure when she will seen,” she said. return, but definitely plans to go “At first I was scared, but back. throughout the week we met so “It changed my life and it’s many people and they’re so been such a big influence,” Neal thankful you’re there.” said.
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Mariemont High School senior Lauren Neal, center, has been on five mission trips to Haiti to help the children.
Seven Hills students earn top places on National Spanish Exam
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Seven Hills Middle School students who earned honors on the recent National Spanish Exam are, from left: Front row, Ansley McElroy, Allie Feuerlein, Hannah Batsche, Sydney Ashe, Marisa Steele, Leah Yuan; middle row, Andrew Ligeralde, Ashok Dheenan, Miguel Alemany, Paige Kebe, Caroline Linne, Hannah Silverman, Bethany Buck, Georgie Russell; back row, Devin Garrett, Jay Bekal, Rachel White, Allie Baretta, Priyanka Parameswaran, Elizabeth Young and Lauren Driskell.
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Seven Hills Upper School students who earned honors on the recent National Spanish Exam are, from left: Sitting, Sara Schonfeld, Sarah Kloepper, Rene Saldanha, Allie Scheiber, Nyla Morgan, Anne Mapes, Jennifer McIlwraith, Emily Bedell; standing, Chessie Scheiber, Lara Saldanha, Jessica Donaldson, Charlie Harper, Robby Woodworth, Luke Beckwith, Bryn Post, Chris Clark, Julie Berger, Lauren Truncellito, Suhel Singh, Luke Wulsin, Katie Cirulli, Peppar Cyr, Josh Tiao, Clarence Ling, Jonathan Tiao and Nancy Cohen.
COLLEGE CORNER Dean’s list
Anna Cooley has been named to the 2009 winter term dean’s list at Hanover College. Cooley, a graduate of Walnut Hills High School, is the daughter of Robert and Debra Cooley.
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Bea E. Wissel and Julie M. McCormack have been named to the 2009 spring semes-
ter dean’s list at Boston University. Wissel is from Linwood and McCormack is from Terrace Park.
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Patrick R. Carroll and Lawrence William Morley have been named to the 2009 spring semester dean’s list at Wilmington College. Carroll is from Hyde Park. Morley is from Mariemont.
SCHOOL NOTES Honor society
Mariemont High School students Ellen Finucane and Rebecca Tinnel were recently inducted into the National Technical Honor
Society at Scarlet Oaks. Finucane is in the Culinary Arts & Hospitality program at Scarlet Oaks. Tinnel is in the Secondary Practical Nursing.
Seven Hills students recently earned high honors on their respective levels on the National Spanish Exam, including top places in the state. Earning gold medals for scoring at or above the 95th percentile nationally were: Juniors Francesca Scheiber of Amberley (first), Sarah Kloepper of Loveland (tied, second), Robby Woodworth of Hyde Park (tied, second), Nancy Cohen of Hyde Park, Sara Schonfeld of Glendale, Josh Tiao of Hyde Park; sophomores Peppar Cyr of East Walnut Hills (third), Jessica Donaldson of Kennedy Heights, Lara Saldanha of Blue Ash; freshman Alexandra Scheiber of Amberley; and seventh grader Miguel Alemany of Montgomery (first). Earning silver medals for students scoring in the 85th to 94th percentiles nationally were: Senior Anne Standley of Madeira; junior Quinn Schweier of Mariemont; sophomores Charlie Kramer of Indian Hill and Lauren Truncellito of Montgomery; freshman Rene Saldanha of Blue Ash; eighth graders Allie Baretta of Indian Hill, Priyanka Parameswaran of Montgomery and Leah Yuan of Mason; and seventh grader Andrew Ligeralde of Montgomery. Earning bronze medals for scoring in the 75th to 84th per-
centiles nationally were sophomores Luke Beckwith of Milford, Julie Berger of Amberley, Emily Bedell of downtown Cincinnati, Katie Cirulli of Ft. Thomas Ky., Clarence Ling of Clifton, Bryn Post of Locust Corner, Jonathan Tiao of Hyde Park; and eighth graders Marisa Steele of Florence, Ky. and Elizabeth Young of Anderson. Earning honorable mention for scoring in the 50th to 74th percentile nationally were: Senior Jordan Paulsen of Hyde Park; junior Luke Wulsin of Indian Hill; sophomores Chris Clark of Milford, Anne Mapes of Mariemont, Jennifer Mcllwraith of Indian Hill and Nyla Morgan of Edgemont; freshman Suhel Singh of Indian Hill; eighth graders Shray Ambe of Mason, Sydney Ashe of Amberley, Michael Bain of Montgomery, Hannah Batsche of Mason, Jay Bekal of Sycamore Township, Rachael Bentley of Indian Hill, Bethany Buck of Loveland, Lauren Driskell of Mason, Georgie Russell of Hyde Park and Rachel White of Amberley; seventh graders Ashok Dheenan of Symmes Township, Sam Ellis of Indian Hill, Allie Feuerlein of Clifton, Devin Garrett of Amberley, Paige Kebe of Loveland, Caroline Linne of Anderson, Ansley McElroy of Hyde Park and Hannah Silverman of Montgomery.
Openings still available in Great Oaks high school programs Great Oaks instructors are starting to prepare their labs for the fall, and are getting ready for the fall semester. Openings are still available in a number of programs at Great Oaks’ four campuses, including many of the programs which lead to indemand, high-paying careers. For example, openings are available in construction programs at Diamond Oaks, Laurel Oaks, Live Oaks, and Scarlet Oaks. “The future of the construction industry is one of the brighter spots in the declining economy,” said Jim Landon, project superin-
tendent with Kokosing Construction. “The Ohio Department of Transportation has been allotted $774 million in stimulus money on top of its regular budget this year. This will retain or create over 21,000 jobs in Ohio.” Joe Travis, Union Carpenters Apprentice director, agreed. “A graduate from a Great Oaks program can start out making $14.31 per hour plus benefits,” he said. Students who will be juniors in the fall at one of Great Oaks’ 36 affiliated high schools can still apply. Openings are available in many
programs, including: auto collision, automotive Technology, Aviation technology, biotechnology/forensics, commercial/residential electricity, computer service technician and networking, construction, digital television production, e-marketing, equine science, HVAC, interactive media, masonry, plumbing, pre-engineering, robotics and sports rehabilitation therapy. Great Oaks students can earn at least 28 hours of college credit while still in high school. For more information, visit www.greatoaks.com.