The Summit 2012-13 Annual Report

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SUMMIT Annual Report 2012 - 2013

College Recruitment


TheWow Factor

THE SUMMIT The magazine of The Summit Country Day School 2012 - 2013 Annual Report EDITOR Nancy Berlier ART DIRECTOR/DESIGNER Kathy (Hilsinger) Penote ’93 PHOTOGRAPHY Robert A. Flischel, Darren Weigl, Nancy Berlier, Jolene Barton, Venue Lifestyle & Event Guide, Mark Bowen/Scripps National Spelling Bee, Impact Action Sports Photography.

CONTRIBUTORS Lisa Murtha, Darren Weigl, Jessica Nethers, Donna Paulin, Sandy Champlin, Susan Maxwell, Michele Duda, Janine Boeing, Emily Jolly, Nancy Snow.

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The Summit Country Day School serves students from age two through grade twelve in a coeducational setting. The Summit combines the academic excellence and one-on-one guidance of a top-tier independent school with the servant leadership and character building environment that are hallmarks of a Catholic education.

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Cover photo: After another successful college recruitment season, we illustrate the “Wow Factor” of a few of our graduates to show what attracts top recruiters around the country to our campus. Gathered outside the College Counseling offices are, from left, college freshmen Dale Lakes, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.; Rhetta Maynard, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN.; Isabelle Saldana, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.; Meg Mathile, Yale University, New Haven, CT.; Adam Chow, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.; and Izzie Englehart, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO. Photo: Venue Lifestyle & Event Guide. See story on page 8.

This page: Students offered a rollicking and fun presentation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” in the annual Upper School musical. The production provided many opportunities for students to get stage experience and show off colorful costumes that were provided made possible by the Annual Fund. From left, Caroline Currie, Clare Taylor, Natalie Pearl, Mary Kirwan, Carolyn Eyre, Lucia Grandison, Lily Kroencke and Brenna Biggs. Photo: Jolene Barton. See our Roll Call of donors on page 36.

Head of School Message

On Philanthropy Philanthropy: It’s an interesting word. Most think it means giving money. However, it means much more than that. The earliest recorded use of the term goes back to Aeschylus in Prometheus Bound (460 BC) in which he describes Prometheus’s character as “humanity loving” (philanthropos tropos). Fifty years later, Plato describes Socrates’ tendency to share his wisdom with others for free as his philanthrôpía.

So philanthropy is not about giving money. It’s about loving what it means to be human. Charity is giving to ease the burdens of others, but philanthropy is about solving problems to improve the human condition.

The main job of The Summit is to teach our students what it means to be human. We dimensionalize that spiritually, academically, physically, socially and artistically – our five pillars. We don’t just educate children; we form them in a ministerial way.

When we ask our trustees, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, parents of alumni and friends to give to the school, we’re asking them to live philanthropically.

To help us solve problems and overcome obstacles that get in the way of forming children into exemplars of humanity. Living philanthropically is about loving.

In our case, loving the school and all it does for the students lucky to be enrolled here.

The Bible has a lot to say about loving and giving – Paul in particular. In a letter to the Christians in Corinth, he was trying to raise money for the believers in Jerusalem who were suffering.

He describes how the Macedonian Christians responded to his appeal with joy and overwhelming generosity, even though they were quite poor.

Paul’s point was the Christians in the much wealthier city of Corinth should emulate the less wealthy Christians in Macedonia. As one pastor put it, “These people gave like the poor widow in the 12th chapter of Mark’s gospel – not easily out of some surplus, but heroically out of their living – not from the top of their purses, but from the bottom of their hearts.”

Randy Alcorn’s book The Treasure Principle articulates much wisdom on philanthropy: • Giving frees us from the tyranny of our possessions. The more we acquire, the more we worry about our treasures – cleaning them, securing them from robbers, repairing them, reorganizing them, and so on. All this worry crowds out the more useful activities in which we could be engaged.

• “Show me your check book and your Visa statements, and I’ll show you where your heart is. God prospers me not to raise my standard of living, but to raise my standard of giving.”

• Giving brings joy. “The more we give, the more we delight in our giving, and the more God delights in us.”

• Everything we possess is really owned by God. We are just his money manager. “At our death, God will give us our performance review.” We hope God will say, “Well done my faithful servant.”

Contents The Summit and the children who go or have gone here have benefitted greatly from the generosity of those philanthropists who preceded us. The chapel wasn’t paid for out of tuition dollars. Neither was the main building, the Harold C. Schott Middle School, Flannery, Kyte, the Athletic Complex, the Lower School, the artificial turf fields, etc. Those parents, alumni, parents of alumni, and friends who have gone before us have given from the bottom of their hearts to provide the wonderful facilities we enjoy today.

Thirty generous philanthropists have endowed scholarships to enable students, who couldn’t otherwise afford to be here, the opportunity of a lifetime – a Summit Education.

Every person who values how this school transforms children into leaders of character should be giving to this school. Not everyone can endow a scholarship, but the act of giving what one can afford affirms what goes on here. Just as we stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before us, we need to do our part for those who come after us.

My thanks to the philanthropists who were generous with us over the past year as outlined in this magazine. Thanks for loving humanity.

Thanks for loving The Summit. I’m proud of our 100% Board giving, 100% administrative staff giving, and 100% of faculty giving. Our goal and my request is for 100% giving from our parents, alumni and parents of alumni. I ask you to consider joining our joyful circle of philanthropists to help this school fulfill its mission. That’s The Summit Way.

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After another successful recruitment season, we look at how the College Counseling Office and a certain “wow factor” of our students grabbed the attention of recruiters from colleges and universities across the country.

The 97 graduates in the Class of 2013 appeared in traditional tuxedos and white gowns for The Summit’s 120th convocation ceremony. In her valedictorian address, Emily Hogya salutes the inspirational leadership of The Summit faculty.

Emmy-award winning producer William T. Baumann SBS‘59, winner of this year’s McKenzie-Sargent Distinguished Alumni Award, prods Summit’s graduates to find their passion.

An exceptionally knowledgeable and patient educator whose students have won national and international acclaim, Lower School Art Teacher Jan Wiesner is the 2013 recipient of the Raymond E. Schilderink Family Faculty Chair for Distinguished Teaching.

As The Summit celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Montessori Program, we look at the surprising places where the members of the 1963 inaugural class of preschoolers are today.

As we present the 2012-13 Annual Report, our roll call of donors salutes the generosity and philanthropic spirit of The Summit community.

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Faculty/Staff Recognition Newsmakers Athletics

Rich Wilson Head of School

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Chairman of the Board Message

Optimistic Expectations Welcome back for a new school year.

set, and the intelligence with which they went about their business. They set the bar high then,

I am happy to report that our school is in great

and they continue to set it high today.

shape. Our mission at The Summit is clear, we have great faculty and staff to serve our bright

Their commitment to the five pillars of a Summit

students and their families, and our finances are

education – academic, social, artistic, physical,

solid and improving. We march forward with

spiritual – and their belief in finding each child’s

great optimism.

unique God given talents were well ahead of their time. The vision was so clear and compelling that

There are many things I could report on in this

it remains unchanged today. I expect it will remain

annual letter.

unchanged for a very long time.

I would like to start by focusing on the high

One of the best parts of my role as chairman

marks we received during the Independent

of the board has been getting to know the

Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)

Sisters better. They are a group of intelligent,

accreditation review that occurred last year.

accomplished, dedicated and loving women. They

The process occurs every seven years, and it is a

are inspirational. And they always do a great job

great test of the product we deliver. The formal

of making people feel better about themselves

report produced by the ISACS team was very

and the world in which we all live. We are all so

complimentary.

fortunate to be associated with them.

As part of the process this year, we asked the

As we move forward in delivering the Sisters’

Head of ISACS to address our Board of Trustees.

mission, I would like to briefly highlight four

We had an outstanding session and an insight

topics:

hit me during the meeting that has been on my mind every day since then. The Head of ISACS

• We have a great school but we know we are

asked the question, “To whom do you think the

not perfect. This leads us to a commitment to

board is responsible?” After several answers that

continuous improvement by our entire faculty,

did not totally hit the mark, he clarified that the

staff and board. Please join us in this pursuit. We

board is responsible to the founders of the school

want to see you – lending a hand, helping make

and their mission for the school.

us better and sharing your feedback.

Wow! That one put me back in my chair. What

• We also need and appreciate your financial

an awesome responsibility for our board and

commitment to support the school. The

more broadly for our entire Summit community.

generosity of our community helps make us

We owe so much to the Sisters of Notre Dame de

great. We are working on excellent plans to

Namur and the vision they had, the mission they

advance our institution further and will need the

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support of everyone to help make them happen. Some of the details of the plans will begin to take better shape this coming year.

• If you believe in The Summit like Annie and I do, please encourage your friends to join The Summit family. Enrollment is core to our operation. Our enrollment is strong but as with most things, it can always be better. There are few things you can do to support the school that are more important than enrollment work. We have had great experiences as a family influencing friends to enroll and then learning about the positive progress our friends have seen in their children.

• Finally, I was lucky enough to be invited to a number of graduation parties this past summer. It was a great opportunity to interact with our newest alumni and judge the “finished product.” I was thrilled with what I saw and heard. Perhaps most importantly, I heard story after story about faculty members who made a difference and who would be deeply missed by the students. We are lucky to have the faculty we have. When you get a chance in the year ahead, please make an effort to thank those teachers that are making such a great difference in our school.

I wish much luck and success to you and your family this school year.

May it be a year of health and growth that exceeds your most optimistic expectations.

Mike Bergeron Chair, The Summit Board of Trustees

Save The Date October 4-6 Homecoming & Reunion Weekend SPA Fall Festival Friday, Oct. 4, 3:30-7 p.m., Main Circle.

All-Alumni Reunion Cocktail Party Friday, Oct. 4, 6-10 p.m., St. Cecilia’s.

Homecoming Game Summit vs. Clark Montessori Friday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m., Williams Field Alumni Awards Luncheon Saturday, Oct. 5, 11:30 a.m., St. Cecilia’s.

All-Community Mass Sunday, Oct. 6, 11 a.m., Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel.

All alumni are invited to attend all Homecoming and Reunion events on campus. Class years ending in “3” and “8” are encouraged to plan their individual reunion gatherings for Saturday, Oct. 5. For more information or to volunteer, contact the Alumni Office at 513.871.4700 x245.

October 24 Legacy Photo 8:30 a.m., Front Steps.

November 29 Young Alumni Basketball Game 6:30 p.m., Flannery Gym. Young Alumni Event 8 p.m., site TBD. December 7 Boutique Noel 6-9 p.m., St. Cecilia’s.

December 18 Lessons and Carols 7:30 p.m., Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel.

December 24 Christmas Eve Mass 3 p.m. & 5 p.m., Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel.

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The 97 graduates of the Class of 2013 will attend 55 colleges and universities in 17 states, the District of Columbia and China.

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY MATRICULATION Adelphi University, American University, Beijing Language and Culture University, Bellarmine University, Boston College, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Clemson University, College of Mount St. Joseph, Columbia University, Denison University, DePaul University, DePauw University, Drake University, Elon University, Emory University, Gannon University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Hampton University, Indiana University at Bloomington, Kent State University, Loyola University Chicago, Marietta College, Miami University, Morehead State University, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Northern Kentucky University, Ohio Northern University, Ohio University, Ohio Wesleyan University, Otterbein University, Purdue University, Saint Louis University, Savannah College of Art and Design, Seton Hall University, St. John’s University - Queens Campus, The College of Wooster, The Ohio State University, The University of Alabama, The University of Georgia, Thomas More College, Transylvania University, United States Air Force Academy, United States Military Academy at West Point, University of Cincinnati, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Dayton, University of Denver, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, University of Notre Dame, University of Pittsburgh, University of South Carolina, Washington University in St. Louis, Xavier University and Yale University.

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High

SCHOLARSHIPS

• More than $15 million in scholarship offers.

• 21 full-tuition scholarships awarded.

• A single student was offered nearly $1 million in scholarships from various colleges.

• 6 other students were each offered over $500,000.

• 83% received merit scholarships or grant money.

• These 13 universities offered our students their highest level scholarship: Alabama, Boston College, Cincinnati, Dayton, DePauw, Emory, Fordham, Howard, Hampton, Miami, Northeastern, Ohio State and Xavier.

NATIONAL RECOGNITION

• 19% were recognized by National Merit.

• 92% of the class took college-level classes through the College Board Advanced Placement Program.

• The class was heavily recruited by colleges across the country. The 97 graduates received 513 acceptances.

ATHLETICS

• 7% will play on Division I teams.

• 15% plan to compete in collegiate athletics.

• 77% participated in at least one sport as seniors.

SERVICE

• The senior class performed nearly 10,000 hours of community service.

• Each graduate averaged 103 hours of service, more than twice the requirement.

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TheWow Factor How The Summit Delivers What Colleges Want

By Nancy Berlier The Class of 2013 had one of the most successful college recruitment seasons in recent years based on objective measures. One student was offered nearly $1 million in scholarship offers from various colleges – a Summit record – and six others were each offered $500,000. Thirteen universities offered their highest level scholarship and 21 full-tuition scholarships were awarded. Those levels are indicators of how wellregarded Summit graduates are by college admissions offices, says Maureen Ferrell, Director of College Counseling. “More than 125 colleges asked if they could come here to meet with our students,’’ she says.

“They know our record. Colleges know that once our students are at their schools, our students are successful. They know they are excellent writers. They know they can handle the workload and be active on campus.”

A recent report by the National Association for College Admission Counseling indicates college applications are on the rise, but colleges are admitting only twothirds of the applicants. Summit has a long record of acceptance for 100% of each graduating class.

Members of the Class of 2013 were accepted into 513 colleges, including six Ivy League schools. They will attend 55 schools across the country. (See a complete list of offers and acceptances at www.summitcds.org.

Summit produced especially strong candidates in science, athletics and the arts in the Class of 2013.

As a case study, the stories of these graduates offer insight into how The Summit delivers on points that colleges want. Topping the list are a strong high school curriculum, an upward trend in grades and solid scores on standardized tests. Parents who send their children to independent schools expect rigorous college preparation.

Outcomes of the Class of 2013 are proof of delivery.

Among the 97 graduates, 92% of the class had taken college-level classes through the College Board Advanced Placement Program because Summit’s faculty has the expertise to offer these courses in 20 subject areas. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recognized 19% of the senior class, and colleges offered 83% of them merit scholarship awards.

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Colleges also want these academically strong students to be well-rounded.

The Summit’s five-pillars approach to education guarantees students are challenged academically, physically, artistically, spiritually and socially. Distinctive talents, abilities and passion create a “wow” factor.

Purdue liked that class salutatorian Alex Marcellus was focused on technology but also sang in Camerata and was a leader in the Student Senate. Georgia Tech was impressed that Adam Chow’s independent study on the integration of iPads into the classroom led to a paid summer internship in Kroger’s Research & Development Department. Emory University took note that Isabelle Saldana was fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.

West Point saw leadership potential in Eagle Scout Dale Lakes. Yale’s top-ranked art program was wowed by Meg Mathile, a Merit Scholar finalist who also sang opera on the side.

Fifteen colleges showed interest in soccer goalie Ayanna Parker before she committed to the University of Kentucky. Ayanna was one of seven members of this graduating class who won spots on Division I teams and eight others will play college sports in other divisions. According to the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the odds of a high school athlete going on to play in Division I, II or III is 6 percent. Summit’s senior class percentage is 14 percent. The state championship wins by the 2012 Girls Soccer, 2012 Boys Basketball and 2013 Boys Soccer teams increased visits by athletic recruiters.

“To get into a Division I program, colleges want their athletes to be strong academically,” says Ms. Ferrell.

“They want Summit students because our students have great test scores and high GPA’s in addition to their athletic ability. Our athletes have superior time management skills and understand the high expectations both in the classroom and in their sports.”

Art students also excelled in this graduating class.

Many of the students in Mark Wiesner’s Art Portfolio class won awards, including Annie Peters who went to Carnegie Hall in New York City to be honored with a national silver medal from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Nine students were offered scholarship money in arts programs.

Rachel Argo, dubbed the ‘triple threat’ by one of her classmates because she was a Merit Scholar, varsity athlete and art student, was the first person in the class to commit to a college when she was accepted into Savannah College of Art and Design. “This was the first indication to me that, wow, we have something special going on with this class,” says Ms. Ferrell. “Then things kept unfolding. Maryland Institute College of Art came here in person to do a portfolio review, and they almost never come to a high school to do that. One student after another was accepted into prestigious arts programs. ”Two other checkmarks on the college recruiter’s list are the student essay and recommendations.

“If you’re an Ivy League admission office looking at student applications, all the students have about the same test scores and the same curriculum,” says Ms. Ferrell. “What makes the applications pop is the written word. It is the essay and the recommendations.”

Essays reveal the “wow factor” and showcase writing ability. Since students are writing to the same college prompts, good writing stands out. The College Counseling office conducts clinics on both studentessay and teacher-recommendation writing. Summit’s signature Writing Program marshalls faculty expertise and curriculum to produce graduates who are already writing at the college level. Theresa Rager is a case in point. Her research paper “The History of Biomedical Research on Tuberculosis” for Kelly Cronin’s Honors Research Seminar was published in The Concord Review, a national publication that champions high school research writing. Out of six Cincinnatians who have been published in the history of The Review, four are from The Summit.

Hill was captain of both his football and track teams and mentored innercity students through Leadership Scholars. The U.S. Air Force Academy took note that Izzie Englehart started a benefit for the Veterans Administration Hospital. Notre Dame recognized Rhetta Maynard’s “special combination of talent and heart,” telling her “your record as a leader and caring citizen in your school and community give us great confidence that your future will transcend your aspirations.” Rhetta’s father, Tom Maynard, credits Summit with developing the kind of leader of character that Notre Dame wants. “I know the Notre Dame Community well and, after 21 years of having our daughters at Summit, I know it equally as well,” he says. “Summit somehow has found the way to cultivate a community of students who realize the value, and honor the students who have developed social responsibility, academic success, and athletic success. These are the well balanced leaders of The Summit student community and are looked up to by their fellow students. Summit has got it right.

It’s cool to be smart; it’s cool to be responsible; it’s cool to be compassionate; it’s cool to compete in athletics.”

Seniors in the Class of 2013 performed nearly 10,000 hours of community service. That is 103 hours per student, more than double what is required. “It just doesn’t stop here in Cincinnati,” says Ms. Ferrell. “Students are taking their enthusiasm for The Summit’s Character Education Program with them to college. We are planting seeds so they fulfill the ultimate goal in The Summit’s mission to improve the world they inherit.”

Well-written recommendations are also critical to college admission. For teachers and counselors to write strong and specific recommendations, they must know the students very well. That closeness often arises out of the Advisement Program. At The Summit, every student has an adult advocate guiding them through their entire high school experience.

Every faculty member serves as an advisor to a small group of 8 to 10 students who are assigned to advisement groups in their freshmen year. Students stay in the same group with the same advisor all four years, giving them a close-knit support group and a faculty advocate who gets to know them well.

Colleges also prize leadership among applicants and evidence of social responsibility. Hampton University, an historically black college, liked that “lifer” Warren

The three members of the College Counseling team, College Counselor Laci Tucker, College Counseling Director Maureen Summit Magazine 11 Ferrell and Counseling Administrative Assistant Jessica Nethers, work exclusively with students on their college search.

Isabelle “Izzie” Anna Englehart U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Co. Intended Major: Undecided Wow Factor: Captain of the state championship Girls’ Soccer Team, Izzie was named 2012 Sportsman of the Year by The Cincinnati Enquirer. Her many volunteer interests include creating a charity to benefit Veteran’s Administration Hospital. Resume Highlights: A starting center back in soccer. Starting point guard in basketball. Started “Summit Table Tennis for the Troops.” Volunteered at Tender Mercies food kitchen.

Mentored incoming freshmen. Counseled summer soccer campers. Worked part time. Member of Student Senate, Latin National Honor Society, National Honor Society and U.S. Air Force Academy Junior Diversity Program. Was awarded The Summit Boosters Maurice “Bud” O’Connor Memorial Award. Advanced Placement: Chemistry, calculus, human geography and physics.

Advice: Get a head start on it and do not let yourself fall behind. I was set on the Air Force Academy for over two years. Knowing so definitively where I wanted to continue my education allowed me to really focus on that application, but I was still submitting most of my other applications up until 10 p.m. the night they were due. That led to a lot of stress.

Summit Clincher: Summit’s College Counseling Office and a lot of my teachers.

Knowing I had people rooting for me got me through when I was feeling stressed.

Personality Pop: Born on Thanksgiving Day, uses the Internet Movie Database app on her mobile phone to research movies and shows before watching them. TiVos Vampire Diaries, Psyc and Gossip Girl.

Desired Superpower: The ability to fly. “Being able to get up in the sky away from everybody else where there are no limits would be extremely helpful sometimes.”

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Adam Samuel Chow Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering Wow Factor: An independent study class on integration of iPads into the classroom led to a paid Research and Development internship with Kroger. He also has a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo and started his own iPhone repair business.

Resume Highlights: Summit lifer. ASM Internationals Material Science Camp in France. Competed nationally in Academic World Quest. Served on the INTERalliance Leadership Council and KidsforChess Board.

Yearbook editor. Newspaper editor. National Honor Society.

Latin Club. Academic team.

Attended TechOlympics Expo and Science Olympiad.

Volunteered at Ronald McDonald House and Anderson Senior Center.

Lighting manager for school theater productions. Advanced Placement: Statistics, European history, biology, calculus and psychology.

Essay Topic: Tell us about an engineering idea you have.

Best Move: Revisited schools that accepted me to really look for what I wanted.

Biggest Surprise: How much of it was my choice, not my parents’ choice.

Advice: Keep your mind open to any school and give them all a chance. Some people may have opinions, but go and judge from your own experiences. And start your essays early!

Do-Over: I would have started my essays in the summer so I would have had time to think of all the

things I had accomplished to make sure my essays were as strong as they could be and could revise them multiple times.

Eye-Opener: An internship the summer of my junior year solidified that I wanted to pursue a career in mechanical engineering. I was given hands-on experience within a Fortune 23 company with real life situations.

Summit Clincher: “The kindness and openness of the faculty, including Amy Girkin, Dr. Tracy Law ‘85, Mike Fee and many others allowed me see true dedication to students. They showed me how far just being nice can get you. All the teachers are truly role models. They have made my life easier.”

Personality Pop: A mobile phone enthusiast, you can find him holding an iPod Touch 4th generation 32 GB Black, White iPad 2 3G+WiFi 32GB, White T-Mobile Galaxy S3 16GB or a Verizon iPhone 4. Celebrity LookAlike, Jackie Chan; playlist includes Owl City, Taylor Swift and the Piano Guys.

Desired Superpower: Ability to control anything electronic with his mind.

Warren Bradley Hill Hampton University, Hampton, Va. Intended Major: Business followed by a law degree Wow Factor: Captain of both the football and track teams, Warren was recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a National Achievement Outstanding Participant.

He set the school record for the 800 run, 4X400, distance medley, sprint medley and 4X800, and qualified at state for the 4X800.

Resume Highlights: Summit lifer.

Student Senate.

National

Honor Society. Leadership Scholars. Jack and Jill of America. Tutored with Boys & Girls Club of America.

Attended the Anthony Munoz Leadership Conference.

Awarded The Summit Boosters Maurice “Bud” O’Connor Memorial Award. Worked as a caddie at the Kenwood Country Club.

Advanced Placement: Psychology, macroeconomics, microeconomics, biology, statistics.

Favorite Essay Topic: Give us your top ten list. “It gave no further instructions and no length requirement, and I honestly spent more time thinking about this prompt than any other.”

Best Move: “Freshman year, I tried a lot of different clubs and activities and was able to see what I was passionate about. After that, I was able to narrow down my activities to where I felt I could make the biggest impact. Colleges were able to see how much time I had put in to these activities and how passionate I was about them.”

Biggest Surprise: How hard it was to write 250-word essays. “I always felt like I had a lot to say but had to use my words effectively to still get my point across.”

Biggest Myth: “That colleges are looking for the ‘all-American kid’ or ‘perfectly well-rounded student.’

While it is important to show that you are involved in multiple things (preferably in some sort of leadership role), I found they want the students who show they truly excel at something. I learned that it was better to excel at one or two things than be average at five different activities.”

Advice: Start planning as soon as the common application and individual college essay topics are announced. “During the summer, when you are bored with nothing to do, start writing outlines for the essays. It will make your life a lot easier during the fall of your senior year.”

Summit Clincher: Being a Lifer. “Summit prepared me for the college process throughout my entire childhood. It provided me with the skills to excel in the classroom and do well on standardized tests and gave me opportunities to discover and take advantage of my passion.”

Personality Pop: Loves Saturdays with friends at Baba India. Is the go-to guy for snacks and eats Starbursts at every track meet. Records NCIS, Suits and Modern Family to watch when he has time.

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Margaretta “Rhetta” Gapen Maynard University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN. Intended Major: Engineering Wow Factor: A combination of intellect, leadership abilities and compassion. Semifinalist in the USA Biology Olympiad. Co-president of the Key Club and a lacrosse captain. Organized fund-raisers to benefit a non-profit.

Resume Highlights: Summit Lifer. AP Scholar.

National Merit Commended Scholar. National Honor Society. Recognized by the Ohio High School Girls Lacrosse Association as Academic All Ohio. Kairos Leader. Member of the Model APEC team. Volunteered for Leadership Scholars, the Humane Society, Tender Mercies and Free Store Food Bank. Summer lacrosse camp counselor. She worked part time.

Advanced Placement: Macroeconomics, microeconomics, calculus, biology, environmental science.

Essay Topic: How food allergies made her patient, self-reliant and aware.

Best Move: The best thing I did to make my college search successful was listen to my own intuition about schools and to work ahead on my resume and common application. I was most surprised by how many colleges there were and that there was no automatic way to figure out which colleges to apply to.

Advice: My advice to current juniors would be to not procrastinate on writing your common application essay and designate time now to visit the colleges you are interested in. If I had to do it all again I would definitely apply for more scholarships. I did not take advantage of these opportunities because I was so focused on applying to colleges.

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Summit Clincher: A Summit education. “I am so grateful for Summit’s education. I feel that my teachers really prepared me to handle large loads of work.

Because of the many choices in classes, I was able to learn how to challenge myself. And Summit taught me how rewarding a challenge can be. For instance, one of my most challenging, but favorite, classes was AP Biology with Karen Suder.”

Personality Pop: Records Parks and Recreation, Modern Family, and Arrested Development.

Her dog, Ladybug, can play dead, high five, roll over and “find the ball.”

Dale Francis Lakes U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Intended Major: Engineering Wow Factor: An Eagle Scout and captain of the cross country team, he volunteered with the Wounded Warriors Project. Dale set the school record for the 4X800, 4X1600, 110 shuttle hurdle relay and was a state qualifier in 4X800.

Resume Highlights: National Youth Leadership Training. Mock Trial. Model APEC. Volunteered at Ronald McDonald House and the Walnut Hills Soup Kitchen. Math tutor at Immaculate Heart of Mary School.

Advanced Placement: Government, U.S. history, microeconomics, macroeconomics and psychology.

Favorite Essay Question: Why will you be successful at working with leaders, peers, and subordinates of a gender, color, ethnicity, and/or religion different from your own?

Biggest Surprise: “How many scholarships exist for various activities in which I was involved. My Eagle Project alone had nearly a dozen scholarships related to it.”

Biggest Myth: That the most talked-about colleges, or the most prestigious, are the best fit for you. It might be easy to go where my friends go, but then it isn’t really my college experience the way I want it.

Advice: Practice interviewing. “It really helps to have a good interview so the person representing the college likes you and therefore can be a good resource, i.e. recommendations, contacts, questions.”

Eye-opener: Learning what I can do after I graduate from West Point – fly Apache helicopters, work for the CIA, have West Point pay for graduate school.

Summit Clincher: The vast experience of the College Counseling office. Maureen Ferrell has a personal relationship with someone from probably every college in the nation. Laci Tucker welcomes everyone into her space to fill out applications, research scholarships and write essays. Jessica Nethers knows exactly what colleges want.

Personality Pop: Loves Toblerone chocolate; wallet was autographed by Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun of Twenty One Pilots; has a larger-than-life Spiderman cut-out in his bedroom; until last year, never missed an episode of Survivor.

Margaret “Meg” Lee Mathile Yale University, New Haven, CT. Intended Major: Art Wow Factor: An awardwinning scholar and artist, Meg sang opera with the Young Artist Preparatory Program and attended the national People of Color/ Student Diversity Leadership Conference. A world traveler, she has been to Germany, Italy, Sweden, France, China, Spain, Portugal, New Zealand, Scotland, England, Ireland and Tanzania.

Resume Highlights: Summit lifer.

Notre Dame Scholar. National Merit finalist. AP Scholar with Honors. Sang in three Upper School musicals. Participated in Shantytown. Diversity & Inclusion Club. Kairos leader. Volunteered with Cincinnati Walks for Kids, The

Glen at St. Joseph Early Learning Center, Mandare Foundation and Kids for Chess.

Advanced Placement: European history, statistics, world history, art history, art portfolio, literature and composition.

Essay Topics: The importance of strong, independent women in the art world and how a babysitter influenced her journey.

Best move: Keep an open mind. “While you may think you’ve figured out exactly what you want in a school, you should always be open to changing your mind.”

Advice: Attend classes and do overnights at your potential schools. “It is really vital in understanding the feel and style of a college.”

Biggest Myth: That SAT/ACT scores are most important. Colleges care more about how you think and what your passion is, so really work on those essays!

Eye-Opener: Getting into Yale. “I wasn’t that kid who sits at home and dreams of going to the Ivy League. I had no idea what that entailed. I just wanted to make art and I wanted to make it at a place where I could do it the way I wanted, which is in a very self-directed manner and lets me explore other things that feed my art. I went to Rhode Island School of Design first and attended their open house and student welcome. Yale was nearby. When Yale had their Bulldog Days, I went.

In the end it came down to this: Because I went to this amazing school that rounded me and let me explore all my interests, I’m not just an art kid. I took calculus and I’m interested in physics. Yale was the place where I could do all the things that I love.”

Summit Clincher: The English department is stellar. I learned how to write well at The Summit. I owe a lot to Pat Kelly for helping me to formulate my ideas, and Mary Vetter for helping me to polish my expression of those ideas.

Personality Pop: A Princess Kate hair style; loves both 90s boy bands and opera; reads Vogue Paris and Style.com on a white iPhone4 with a Pantone orange case; considers BBC art history documentarian Sister Wendy Beckett and Cincinnati silent film star Theda Bara to be her heroes.

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Isabelle Hui Saldana Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. Intended Major: International Studies as an undergraduate to prepare her for law school

Personality Pop: Saw Les Miserables six times; listens to indie rock, 90s nostalgia and Musica Espanola on Spotify; loves Starbucks hot chocolate (has never tasted coffee).

Wow Factor: Fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, she was captain and closing attorney of the awardwinning Mock Trial team, head of state in the awardwinning Model APEC team, an avid photographer and worked at Kings Island.

Alexander Marcellus Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Intended Major: Computer and Electrical Engineering

Resume Highlights: National Merit Finalist. AP Scholar Award. National Honor Society. Founded “I Am Beautiful.” Chair of first “Table Tennis for the Troops.”

KAIROS leader. Member of Nordstrom Fashion Board.

Actress and property director for a school musical.

Advanced Placement: European history, Spanish language, English literature, macroeconomics, microeconomics, calculus, art portfolio.

Essay Topics: What she did as a manager at Kings Island after the fireworks end and the guests go home.

How her multicultural family dinners seem like a United Nations summit.

Best Move: Starting early. “I started early.

I thought about what kinds of schools I wanted and did a little research on what it took to get in. I began to go on college visits sophomore year.”

Advice: Talk to people. “Talk to college admissions reps, our college counselors and recent graduates. You won’t get a better sense of a college than from people who are living and attending classes there.”

Summit Clincher: The faculty. “The support from teachers is fantastic and I love that relationships with them transcend the classroom. For example, my Mock Trial and Model APEC faculty coordinator, Kelly Cronin, was my AP Euro teacher. Going into Honors English junior year, I already knew Pat Kelly from working on Ellipsis and Writer’s Salon, because he’s the faculty moderator for both. I felt like the Key Club moderator, Phyllis Lipovsky, was almost a second advisor to me after I had her in sophomore English. And my art teacher of four years, Mark Wiesner, spent hours helping me put together my portfolio for college arts supplements.”

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Wow Factor: Work with The Summit’s Technology Department and involvement with the INTERalliance led to paid summer internships with Kao USA and GE Aircraft Engines. An Eagle Scout, he also sang with Camerata.

Resume Highlights: National AP Scholar. National Merit Finalist. Student Senate. Mock Trial. INTERalliance Leadership Council. Video Club. Math Club President.

Academic Team Captain. Engineering Club. Latin Club. Model APEC. Academic World Quest. Camerata.

School play stage manager. Volunteered at Christ Hospital, Mercy Hospital and TechOlympics Expo.

Advanced Placement: European history, statistics, world history, calculus, biology, physics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, chemistry, psychology, computer science, Latin, English literature.

Favorite Essay Topic: How Star Wars’ Obi Wan Kenobi was a mentor and able to drive his own goals forward.

Biggest Disappointment: Wasn’t accepted by MIT. “That hurt my feelings, actually.” (MIT admits only 8.9 percent of freshmen applicants.)

Do-Over: “I wouldn’t have applied to as many schools. Twenty is a lot. That was three days of my Christmas break, eight hours a day. It is always good to have options, but I recommend narrowing it down before you submit your applications.”

Best move: Utilizing advice from the College Counseling Office and other adults about the college search process.

Biggest Myth: That “best” colleges are best for you. “I was one of those people who applied to all the schools I thought were the best. I applied to Harvard, I applied to MIT, I applied to Carnegie Mellon. When I think back, I don’t know if it was necessarily the best decision. I

think a person should first look at the programs. If you want to be an engineer, go for MIT. They’re an engineering school. But if you’re looking at a Harvard or a Yale as an engineering student, it’s not necessarily the best idea. I would imagine Purdue has a stronger engineering program than Harvard or Yale. Students really need to think about what is important for them in a college program.”

Advice: “Pay attention on the campus tour to what they’re not pointing out – the bulletin boards, what students are doing, signs around campus. You’re getting a lot more information than just what the tour guide is saying.”

Summit Clincher: The five pillars. “Summit does a very good job of developing you as both a leader and a person. We talk about the five pillars a lot, but it really is true that The Summit develops you in all five of those points.”

Personality Pop: Uses a plain black LG Optimist Android customized with his own operating system and the cheapest unlimited data service available; carries an IBM ThinkPad with a large screen nearly everywhere; likes NPR’s “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me.”

Division I Athletes

The Class of 2013 includes seven athletes who will play on NCAA Division I teams. L to R: Kevin Johnson, Jr., University of Cincinnati, basketball: Ayanna Parker, University of Kentucky, soccer; Jake Rawlings, DePaul University, soccer;Summit Joey Kunkel, Magazine 17 University of Louisville, soccer; Armand Walker, Morehead State, football; Ben Emery, University of Dayton, soccer; and Caelan Hueber, Adelphi University, soccer.

Farewell, Class of 2013
 Climb Ev’ry Mountain

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Wearing white gowns that have long been a tradition for Summit graduations, Isabelle Hui Saldana, Melissa Annabella Rosalia Saele and Genevieve Frances Rahill share a moment with Father Philip Seher. In the background, at left, is Madeline Carlisle Stine.

By Lisa Murtha On Sunday, June 2, the regal tone of trumpets accompanied 97 members of the Class of 2013 as they walked, dressed in traditional white gowns and black tails, into the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel for the last time as students at The Summit. Head of School Rich Wilson and Director of the Upper School Dr. Terrence Malone, wearing traditional black academic robes, greeted each graduate at the altar before they all took their seats facing the families who supported them throughout their high school journeys.

The graduates and guests celebrated Mass with Father Phil Seher and listened to a variety of speakers during the program, including Salutatorian Alexander Marcellus, who spoke about the seemingly limitless energy of both his classmates and the school’s faculty and staff, an energy that allowed this class to explore “its myriad interests “ and “exploit its talents to the fullest.”

Valedictorian Emily Hogya later addressed the audience on the topic of leadership – more specifically, the different kinds of leaders she came to know within her class, and the kinds of leaders that the Class of 2013 is called to become.

She encouraged her classmates to grow into “inspirational leaders – the ones who inspire others to be passionate about success because they possess that very passion within themselves.”

Salutatorian Alexander Marcellus and Valedictorian Emily Catherine Hogya.

As the ceremony drew to a close, Margaret Lee Mathile sang Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Climb Ev’ry Mountain. Then, as the trumpets sounded once again, the newest group of Summit alums exited the chapel ready to celebrate, energize and inspire.

A sign of the times, parents snapped photos of the graduates with their digital cameras. Centered in this picture is Benjamin Michael Zipperer Davis.

Waiting for the processional, from left, Mosi A. Clark, Laura H. Geracioti, Madison Paige Lawrence, Morganne Irene Harris and Natalie Maria Colak.

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Gabriela Alejandra Nine.

National Recognition

L to R: Salutatorian Alex Marcellus and Valedictorian Emily Hogya received the Archbishop McNicholas Award; Izzie Englehart and Warren Hill received The Summit Boosters Maurice “Bud” O’Connor Memorial Award; and Theresa Rager and Reeti Pal received the Saint Julie Billiart Award.

National Merit finalists: Rachel Argo, Meg Mathile, Alex Marcellus, Reeti Pal, Isabelle Saldana and Jack Schroder.

National Achievement Finalist: Morgan Hughes.

National Hispanic Scholar: Isabelle Saldana.

Gloria Moreen Beingana

National Merit Commended Students: Spencer Capal, Ella Cooney, Sara DesMarais, Lisa Ferone, Megan Funk, Emily Hogya, Morgan Hughes, Rhetta Maynard, Regina Merrill, Genevieve Rahill, Samantha Winzenread.

National Achievement Outstanding Participant: Warren Hill.

National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Silver Medalist: Annie Peters.

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L to R: Brett Michael Tepe, William Swanson Martin, Robert Conaty Flynn Hock, Nathan Joseph Lingler and Larson Gilmore Robinson.

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The Lifers

These graduates were life-long Summit students: Front Row, L-R: Madeline Carlisle Stine, Emily Eileen Nunlist, Margaret Lee Mathile, Mary Reid Kirwan, Samantha Marie Winzenread, Christine Sonia Cassidy, Christine Jayne Thurner, Elizabeth Ryan Williams and Melissa Annabella Rosalia Saele. Row Two: Regina Grace Merrill, Madison Paige Lawrence, Sarabeth Ann Stretcher, Lisa Danielle Ferone, Margaretta Gapen Maynard, Sheila Kathryn Eustace, Sara Elizabeth DesMarais, Hannah Rose Cunningham, Laura H. Geracioti and Ella Cristina Cooney. Row Three: William Swanson Martin, Benjamin Paul Emery, Christian Cappel Lipa, David Charles Taylor Smith II, Robert Conaty Flynn Hock and Adam Samuel Chow. Row Four: Thomas David Crowl, Warren Bradley Hill, Augustus Stewart and Sean Woodburn Steinman. Not pictured: Megan Christine Funk.

L to R: Katie Crowl ’08, Max Williams ’12, Thomas David Crowl ’13, Maddy Johns ’12, Holden Hertzel ’12, Warren Bradley Hill ’13 and Christian Thomas Kuethe ’13.

David Charles Taylor Smith II, Samuel Clayton Laden, Brandon Michael Lorentz, Benjamin Paul Emery, Alexander Jacob Rawlings and Connor Studebaker Bailey.

L to R: Sean Woodburn Steinman, Benjamin Meier Wilson, Christine Jayne Thurner and Augustus Stewart.

Seated, clockwise from left front: Sarabeth Ann Stretcher, Amanda Lauren Keelor, Rachel Christine Cummings, Regina Grace Merrill, Mary Stuart Hackett and Madeline Carlisle Stine. Background, from left: Abigail Arynn Finch, Emily Eileen Nunlist and Claire McNeill Griffith.

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McKenzie-Sargent Distinguished Alumni Award Winner William T. Baumann SBS ’59 Delivers Keynote Address

By Lisa Murtha “What path will you take? What contributions will you make?”

On a sunny Sunday afternoon in June at Summit’s 2013 commencement ceremony, William “Bill” T. Baumann SBS ’59, this year’s McKenzie Sargent Distinguished Alumni Award winner, asked the graduating class these questions.

Part of a large Summit legacy family that includes his siblings and children, Bill is a man whose professional and life achievements make him well-qualified to both receive the McKenzie Sargent award – named for the first two Summit alumnae, who graduated in 1893 – and to address Summit’s newest crop of graduates.

In a media and entertainment career that has spanned thirty-plus years, Bill has received two Emmy awards for a Discovery Kids’ program called “Tutenstein” in 2004 and 2007, served as executive producer of 350+ movies and television programs, served executive roles in the Taft Broadcasting Company, Great American Communications, and, more recently, PorchLight Entertainment – a company he co-founded. He is extensively involved in volunteer activities as well, currently serving as Summit’s Roundtable Chair, the President of the Memorial Hall Society and the founder and co-host of Le Diner en Blanc Cincinnati, an impromptu picnic-dinner club based on the original in Paris.

During the commencement address, Bill spoke fondly of his own years at Summit, making special note of the “solid academic foundation” it provided him, the lifelong friends he made, the faculty “role models” he met while here and the “two consecutive city championships” that the school’s football team won during his academic tenure. Bill was inducted into The Summit Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.

He offered the new graduates some solid advice to start them on their post-high school journeys.

Paraphrasing Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Succeed, Bill encouraged graduates to “ ‘Lean in’ to your college career with gusto,” reminding them

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that their fates are in their own hands. He urged them not to “waste time trying to become somebody else’s image” of what they should be, and quoted the late Apple founder, Steve Jobs, when he advised that the Class of 2013 should “have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” Bill encouraged that they all adopt “a sense of urgency” about their lives, careers, and purposes. “Don’t be caught waiting,” he added, and “don’t wait for inspiration to grab you.”

As he spoke, Bill elaborated on each piece of advice he offered, even quoting poet Oscar Wilde at one point: “Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.” Bill urged the class of 2013 to recognize that “the combination of passion and contribution is a clear path to happiness” when looking for a career, and encouraged them each to pursue a double major in college so they have “one that prepares you for work and one that satisfies a special interest you have.”

Perhaps most importantly, though, he reminded the Class of 2013 that a Summit education is a tremendous gift that has the power to carry each of its graduates toward success. “This journey you’re beginning is not a straight line,” he noted. “Everything might not come together right away, and you may meet some disappointments, but push on. Have faith. At the end, you will be judged by your run, not by your stumble.”

Class of 2013 L-R, Row 1: Gabriela Alejandra Nine, Emily Eileen Nunlist, Samantha Marie Winzenread, Margaret Lee Mathile, Mary Reid Kirwan, Madeline Carlisle Stine, Amna Fazlani, Melissa Annabella Rosalia Saele and Morgan Alicia Hughes.

Row 2: Abigail Arynn Finch, Morganne Irene Harris, Madison Paige Lawrence, Christine Sonia Cassidy, Christine Jayne Thurner, Elizabeth Ryan Williams, Jacquelyn Maamary Horton, Caroline Ann O’Connell and Gloria Moreen Beingana.

Row 3: Kevin Antowon Devon Johnson, Jr., Alexander Marcellus, Mary Stuart Hackett, Sarabeth Ann Stretcher, Destiny Yasmine Williams, Isabelle Hui Saldana, Sheila Kathryn Eustace, Sara Elizabeth DesMarais, Emily Catherine Hogya, Megan Christine Funk, Ella Cristina Cooney, Samuel Clayton Laden and Darien Lee Lord.

Row 4: Margaux Ryan Hackett, Alyssa Lynn Hussong, Lisa Danielle Ferone, Laura H. Geracioti, Hannah Rose Cunningham and Margaretta Gapen Maynard.

Row 5: Genevieve Frances Rahill, Reeti Pal, Theresa Lauren Rager, Ann-Christine Peters, Kaitlyn Hope Sanders, Claire McNeill Griffith and Julia Jacqueline Lee. Row 6: Thomas Joseph Noe II, Armand Tyrone Walker, Rachel Elizabeth Argo, Regina Grace Merrill, Mary Katherine Meyer, Giulia Bassan, Natalie Maria Colak and Amanda Lauren Keelor.

Row 7: Brett Michael Tepe, Thomas David Crowl, Amauria Quin Campbell, Isabel Anna Englehart, Ayanna Janay Parker, Rachel Christine Cummings, Nakia Tiasia Woodard, William Swanson Martin and Jonathan Marshal Sang.

Row 8: Benjamin Paul Emery, Mosi A. Clark, Spencer M. Capal, Theodore Bakari Austin, Brandon Michael Lorentz, Yoseph Dalia, David Charles Taylor Smith II, Larson Gilmore Robinson, Caelan Miles Hueber, John Raymond Schroder and Robert Kenneth Wellington III. Row 9: David Dominique Herring, Sean Woodburn Steinman, Terry Van Atwater III, Colin Alexander Moser, Tristan Montgomery Gerard Domville, Christian Cappel Lipa, Ryan James Hall, Dale Francis Lakes, Adam Samuel Chow, Dylan Giles Campbell, Michael Patrick Dorsey and Christopher James Gallagher.

Row 10: Connor Studebaker Bailey, Jack Thomas Meininger, Augustus Stewart, Warren Bradley Hill, Benjamin Michael Zipperer Davis, Michael Thomas Jaeger, Christian Thomas Kuethe and Benjamin Meier Wilson.

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2013 Schilderink Chair Pursuit of Professional Excellence: Jan Wiesner “This year’s honoree is a master teacher,” Head of School Rich Wilson began, as he described the 2013 recipient of the Raymond E. Schilderink Family Faculty Chair for Distinguished Teaching. “She is knowledgeable. She is patient. She explains beautifully and then gets out of the way and lets her students perform.”

He could have been describing any number of teachers at The Summit, thought Lower School Art Teacher Jan Wiesner as she listened during the annual faculty and staff end-of-school-year banquet; “It wasn’t until he got to the art criticism,” she says, “that I realized, ‘it’s me!’ ” After recovering from the shock of winning, Jan gratefully accepted the grant, which has been given to a Summit faculty member every year since 1992 for pursuit of professional activities.

Jan, who holds a bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, has been teaching art in The Summit’s Lower School for 16 years. Her entire curriculum is based on two simple yet profound assumptions: first, that “Everyone can learn to draw – it’s akin to learning to read;” and second, that “Children come to me as artists, and it’s my job to keep them that way.”

The trick to achieving both? “Helping students’ ability keep pace with their expectations,” she says. It also helps to understand that every child experiences art in a different way, she adds. Some children are “colorists” who “innately know how to work with color.” Some “draw on anything and everything.”

And some are “construction people.”

For that reason, Jan’s curriculum spans everything from papier maché to painting, sketching, and sculpting – Summit has its own kiln – plus a good deal of art history as well.

Skill in teaching, though, is only part of the reason why a faculty member receives this distinguished award. “She has an amazing love for not only the material she teaches,” says parent Billie Luttmer in her nomination letter, “but for her students as well.”

This quality was best illustrated, notes Lower School Director Helen Clark, when “one student dropped a ceramic piece. It shattered into many, many pieces.

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one looked up at Jan and said, ‘I’m not crying because I know that you can fix this.’ An hour later the jigsaw was completed, the glue drying and the piece reconstructed.”

Jan “is one of our most innovative teachers,” says Rich Wilson, who also noted in his speech that she brings a “great variety” to all of her classes. “I strip my room bare every year because I want to come in and reinvent it,” says Jan, who also likes to set personal goals for herself each new school year.

2013’s goal – “to get more and more students into art shows, because I think it does build their selfesteem” – was met and surpassed. In addition to the usual array of student winners at local and state art shows, two student won awards from the National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition and three student medaled at an the International Children’s Art Exhibition, a show that had received thousands of entries from around the world and only accepted 169 U.S. students.

Jan enjoys collaborating with other disciplines within the Lower School curriculum as well. She has done this extensively with the science department on projects like the Garden for the Good and the fourth grade “It’s a Zoo Night” Character Education capstone project, and intends to collaborate soon with either the English or World Language departments.

She also “helps the kids reach out through art to other communities who need help,” says parent Janiene Baker. “I remember one year when my daughter participated in ‘chicken art,’ which was a project to sell work at the Hyde Park Art Show to raise money for books and supplies for a small South African Village. It was a powerful lesson for all of us. To teach our children that they are all artists who can affect the lives of others with this gift is one of the most important things I can think of giving them.”

Giving back to the community is an important theme in Jan’s personal life as well. She, husband Mark – Summit’s Upper School Art Teacher and 1998 recipient of the Schilderink Chair— and retired Middle School Teacher Brenda DelFavro regularly read popular fiction aloud for an adolescent radio program for visually-impaired students. “I love to do different voices,” says Jan with a laugh.

Her other passion outside school is sculpting; she and Mark, who has a passion for painting, share a studio space at the Pendleton Art Center downtown and regularly exhibit their work during the building’s monthly “Final Fridays.”

Jan carries these life experiences into the classroom with her every day. They are precisely the kinds of things that make her both an exceptional teacher and worthy of receiving the Schilderink Chair, notes 2010 Schilderink Chair recipient Helen Clark. “To paraphrase the most famous lines from the story of the Little Red Hen,” said Mrs. Clark in her nomination letter, “Who will help them see with the eyes of an artist? Jan. Who will help them create with the hands of an artist?

Jan. Who will help them articulate what they see when they look at a work of art? Jan!”

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Leaders of Character Awards Modeling What We Teach: Bob Baechtold & Pat Seta

By Lisa Murtha Upper School Spanish instructor Bob Baechtold and Lower School Science instructor Pat Seta were honored June 6 as recipients of this year’s Leader of Character awards.

“This award recognizes those who consistently model what we seek to teach the children,” says Head of School Rich Wilson. “Leaders recognize opportunities, form a vision of what can be achieved and then challenge self and others to get results…Character is defined by the traits we teach the children: Kindness, Caring, Respect, Fairness, Responsibility, Courage, Perseverance, Accountability, Justice, Patience, Humility, Compassion and Gratitude.”

With degrees from both the University of Cincinnati and the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain, Bob Baechtold became a teacher because he “felt that teaching offered me the best opportunity to use my Spanish on a daily basis.”

But teaching Spanish – Bob has instructed at virtually every level from first grade through Advanced Placement, and has chaperoned school trips to Spain – is just one of many talents that the 20-year Summit veteran shares with his students and the school each year. He also spends countless hours every week working with the Student Senate, says Student Activities Director Laura Haas. “What I love most about

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Bob is that he is selfless. Bob will stop what he is doing to listen, he’ll stop what he is doing to help, and he gives away his own time as if he has more than 24 hours in his day.”

In his nomination letter, Upper School Director Terry Malone described Bob as “selfless” as well, noting that “he goes the extra mile for the school, his colleagues and his students. He never takes breaks.

He is here before school with student activities, after school with sports, and during the summer you’ll find him with a hard hat on or with a paint brush in hand.

Beyond this, he is a superb teacher and leader in the Upper School faculty. He does his work with a smile and his good humor lights up the room.”

Pat Seta has shared her talents with The Summit community for the past 27 years as a science instructor in the Lower School. Although she has been teaching the same subject since 1986, she constantly researches new ways to present the content to keep it current and fresh. “I am always searching and looking for ways to make it different and better,” says Pat, a Xavier University graduate who is also certified in learning disabilities. “It never stays the same, not even in the same day.”

It’s no wonder, then, that, in addition to helping rewrite the Lower School Science curriculum, Pat also serves as the “driving force behind Summit’s Green Initiative (a recycling program in the cafeterias), creator and gardener extraordinaire of the Lower School’s Garden for the Good, and co-creator of the fourth grade ‘It’s A Zoo Night!’ character capstone presentation,” says Lower School Director Helen Clark.

“Pat’s work has been transformative in the Lower School. The Garden for the Good is now considered to be one of the Lower School’s signature programs.” Pat had never gardened before starting the program three years ago; she learned how to plant, tend and nurture seedlings right alongside her students. “Gandhi’s quote: ‘Be the change you wish to see in the world,’ describes one of Pat’s most a salient characteristics,” says Mrs. Clark. “By her out-of-the-box thinking, perseverance and dedication she is not only an agent of change, but she is showing every student in Lower School that they can be agents of change too.

The Summit Way Awards Aiming High: Holly Northern & Amber Gerken

By Lisa Murtha This spring, Head of School Rich Wilson presented two members of the Summit staff – Holly Northern and Amber Gerken – with The Summit Way awards. These annual awards signify “a striving for excellence – aiming high in all that one does,” said Mr. Wilson, who also noted: “We aren’t here for our glory, we’re here for the glory of the children we serve.”

Both Amber and Holly treat students and colleagues alike with integrity, respect and kindness, said Mr. Wilson, who made special note of each recipient’s “servant leader mentality” and “can-do spirit.”

Holly Northern, a Xavier University alum and Summit’s Network Administrator for the past 13 years, works alongside Director of Curriculum and Technology Ken Uckotter to ensure that everything technical at The Summit goes off without a hitch, and that the entire community is keeping up with the growing capabilities that information technology affords.

“Holly is an outstanding member of our staff who has repeatedly stepped into a behind-the-scenes leadership role,” says Susan Maxwell, Alumni Relations and Special Events Associate.

championship rings for girls’ soccer in 2011, boys’ basketball in 2012 and boys’ soccer in 2012. Armed with a bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training from Miami University and a Master’s of Public Health & Education from the University of Toledo, Amber works with student athletes in grades 7 through 12 at The Summit.

She has attended hundreds – maybe even thousands – of Summit practices and games throughout her career here, and works closely with the school’s student athletes every day to help prevent, diagnose, monitor and – ultimately - overcome injuries.

“My training sessions, scrimmages, matches and seasons always begin and end with her,” says Head Boys’ Soccer Coach Barnard Baker. “I trust her evaluations, advice, and recovery plans over anything else recommended.”

In addition, Amber has been instrumental in implementing the imPACT program at The Summit for diagnosing & monitoring the recovery of concussions.

“Amber has been a vital member of our coaching staff,” says Head Girls’ Soccer Coach Mike Fee. “I cannot express how valuable she has been to our success.”

In addition to handling all of the technology for public outreach and fundraising programs like the Early Childhood Symposium and the Love Your School online auction, Holly “has volunteered countless hours managing the technology that runs SCD Broadcasting on Local Sports Radio,” says Communications Director Nancy Berlier.

“Thanks to Holly’s devotion to Summit athletics, grandparents in distant locales have been able to follow the live playby-play banter of football and basketball games. The broadcasts also have given our students experience in public speaking, leadership and a potential career path. Holly is a role model for leadership.”

Amber Gerken has served as The Summit’s Head Athletic Trainer since 2008. During her tenure, Summit athletes have soared, earning state Summit Magazine Holly Northern

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Summit’s first Montessori class in 1963-64 was captured for the yearbook.

Front Row: Deirdre (Sullivan) Beeman, Mary Ann Harpenau, Monica (Donath) Kohnen ’78.

Middle Row: Margaret Ann Blum, Annamarie (Becker) Harten GMS ’69, Christine (Koons) McIntire, Amy Alden Mitchell, Julie Ellen Thurner, Elizabeth (Warrington) Ott, Mary Patricia Carletti ’78, Margaret Stone. Back Row: Kelly Castleberry, Nicholas Eugene Halmi SBS ’73, Keith Andrew Lane, Michael Brian Cline, William Worthington Pugh, David Lazarus, Mark David O’Shaugnessy, David Freeman, Joseph Xavier Bruemmer, Joseph Bernard Hornbaker. Absent: Joseph Freeman, Jean (Donath) Franke ’79, David Lear and Dr. William Barrett BMS ’74.

By Nancy Berlier A computer scientist whose professional achievements are noted in Wikipedia, who learned how to eat fire and donated his bone marrow to a woman with Leukemia. A modernday entrepreneur who is two generations removed from Cincinnati’s “Merchant Prince” Fred Lazarus.

The director of Cincinnati’s premier cancer center.

The owner of a restaurant on the National Register of Historic Places. The sister-in-law of the late rock legend Jerry Garcia. A Hollywood producer and artist.

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some of the members of the inaugural class are today.

Dr. William Barrett BMS ’74 is Director of the Barrett Cancer Center and Chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Cincinnati. He received his B.A. from the University of Virginia and M.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

He has received many honors, including inclusion in Best Doctors in America and the Jefferson Award for Public Dr. William Barrett BMS ’74 Service Recognition. Dr. Barrett was 3 years old when his mother enrolled him in Summit’s first Montessori class. Noted as absent on the day the class photo was taken, he jokes that he is not sure where he was but he was “probably fishing on the Ohio River.”

Deirdre (Sullivan) Beeman, artist, designer and movie producer, lives in Los Angeles with her husband, director Greg Beeman (Smallville, JAG, Heroes). Deirdre received a B.F.A. from the University of California.

Working behind the scenes in art departments and events, her designs have been featured in several magazines including InStyle Magazine and Los Angeles Times Magazine. Having studied with a number of internationally known artists, she is known for quirky, whimsical, surrealistic paintings using techniques of old masters. She is a cousin of Kelly Castleberry, below.

Joseph Xavier Bruemmer owns Bruemmer Appraisal in Cincinnati. His father, Donald, who taught history at The Summit for several years, and his mother, Theresa, still an ardent Montessori education supporter, sent Joe and three of his siblings to Summit for several years.

Joe says one of his longest-standing friends is a fellow Summit Montessorian.

Kelly Castleberry BMS’74 is an investor and manager of income properties in Missoula, MT. He is the father of two girls and an outdoor enthusiast. He graduated from Canterbury School in Connecticut and received a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Montana.

He is still in touch with a number of his Montessori classmates and, true to his journalistic training, helped track down some of them for this report. His cousin, Deirdre Sullivan Beeman, was also in the first class.

Mary Patricia “Marypat” Carletti ’78 is an singer, dancer and actor at community theater companies in Greater Cincinnati. Her mother says Marypat was so active in sports, cheerleading, choruses and stage productions at The Summit that she made a “childhood career” of it.

She has appeared in both of Middle School Music Teacher Bruce Bowdon’s Thanksgiving alumni revues MaryPat Carletti ’78 and organized a reunion of the Class of 1978 held this summer. At Ohio University, she majored in acting with a voice performance minor and graduated cum laude. Returning to Cincinnati, she married, had five children and now works at a local childhood learning center.

Amy (Mitchell) Cherry is Director of the Battle Creek Outdoor Education Center, a division of Battle Creek Public Schools in Michigan. She holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Cincinnati and a master’s degree in outdoor teacher education from Northern Illinois University. She is a Wilderness First Responder. She enjoys reading, swimming, walking and watching movies with her family: husband, Jason and their two sons, Alex and Marshall.

Nick E. Halmi SBS ’73 began running his family’s car dealership, Queen City Chevrolet, after leaving St. Leo University in Florida, and now is a car wholesaler for First America. He and his wife, Susanne (Shively) Halmi, were married in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel at The Summit in 1991. They have one daughter who is now in college.

Monica (Donath) Kohnen ’78 and Jean (Donath) Franke ’79 are sisters who became lawyers.

Monica is a partner with Graydon Monica (Donath) Kohnen ’78 Head in Cincinnati. She graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Economics from Duke University and received her law degree from the University of Cincinnati. Among many awards, Monica has been recognized as one of The Best Lawyers in America from 2007-2013, and has also served as a board member for many community organizations. Monica and her husband, Ralph, have two daughters.

Jean received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Duke University and her law degree from the University of Cincinnati. She moved to Chicago where she specialized in construction litigation and insurance for several years and worked in lawyers’ professional liability insurance for many years before returning to school to get a teaching certificate. Jean and her husband, Ned, have two daughters and a son. Other Summit graduates in their family include mother Patricia (Luttmer) Donath ’53, brother Rob Donath ’91, and many aunts and cousins including the Freeman brothers.

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Joseph and David Freeman are brothers who became accountants.

Related to several Summit families, they are cousins to the Donath sisters. Their mother was Jean (Luttmer) Freeman ’47. Joe married a Summit graduate, Michelle (Fragge) Freeman ’79, in the Immaculate Heart of Mary L to R: Dave Freeman and Joe Freeman Chapel at The Summit. With a degree in accounting from the University of Virginia, Joe is now Chief Financial Officer of Ohio Valley Supply Company. Now retired, David received his degree from Xavier University and became an accounting executive with a local firm.

Julie (Thurner) Grisham ’78 is a senior appraiser with Butler Burgher Group in Dallas. A Summit lifer with connections to two large Summit legacy families – the Thurners and the Hatfields – she remembers a time when there was a Thurner or Hatfield in every grade

The Grisham Family, L to R: Jimmy, Caroline, Julie (Thurner) Grisham ’78, Anna, Tyler

at The Summit. She received a bachelor’s degree in finance from Tulane University and an MBA in finance and real estate from the University of Texas. She, her husband, Jimmy, and three children, Tyler, Caroline and Anna, enjoy spending time with friends at their lake house outside of Dallas.

Margaret (Blum) Grubbs ’77 is the director of the Illinois Girls Lacrosse Association. She received a bachelor’s degree in business from St. Mary’s College and an MBA at the University of Chicago. Married to David Grubbs, she began her family in Cincinnati and sent her first two children, Collin and Maggie, to 30 Annual Report 2012 - 13

Summit’s Montessori School. She and her husband now live in suburban Chicago.

Annamarie (Becker) Harten GMS ’69 is the financial manager of Mecklenburg Gardens and two familyowned real estate businesses. She received a degree

Anna Marie (Becker) Harten GMS ’69 at Mecklenburg Gardens.

in accounting from Xavier University. She and her husband, Tom, reopened Mecklenburg Gardens in 1996. In recognition of its place in local history, Mecklenburg Gardens was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Annamarie’s father, Flavian T. Becker, was in the first graduating class from the Summit Boys’ School and her mother, Peggy (Feltrup) Becker Jackson ’49, was the 2012 McKenzie-Sargent Distinguished Alumni Award recipient.

David Lazarus is a lifelong entrepreneur, whose first enterprise stemmed from a lizard he caught in his back yard near The Summit. The owner of Water Tower Fine Wines in Mt. Washington, he is two generations removed from Cincinnati’s “Merchant Prince” Fred Lazarus Jr., who revolutionized department store retailing in the mid 20th Century with Federated Department Stores (which became Macy’s). David received a B.S. in architectural history from Tufts University and operated an antiques store in Boston for several years before returning to Cincinnati in 1989.

Christina Koons lives in Seattle, WA and is married to Jim McIntire, the treasurer of the State of Washington.

A graduate of The Evergreen State College, she has a background in real estate development and management. She has been active in issues related to education funding, leadership development among teenagers and state wide environmental issues related to land use and planning. Christina enjoys an active

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Christina Koons and her husband, Jim McIntire, treasurer of the state of Washington, hoist a state flag after climbing to the summit of Mt. Adams.

lifestyle, recently summiting 12,289 feet to the peak of Mt. Adams in Washington while training for a climb of Mt. Rainier. She has two children, Nicholas Koons Baker, 25 and Carson Koons Baker, 23, and three step children, Sarah, Seth and Mathew McIntire. Her sister, Deborah attended Summit in elementary school, and is the widow of the late Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead. Her father, the late John F. Koons III (Bud), ran Burger Brewing and Midland Advertising in Cincinnati and later Central Investment Corporation with diversified investments in soft drink bottling operations in Ohio and Florida and other businesses. Her brothers, Jeff Koons SBS ’62 and James, also attended Summit for grade school.

Dr. William Worthington “Bill” Pugh Jr. is a professor emeritus of computer science at the University of Dr. William Worthington Pugh Maryland, College Park, and a Packard Fellow. The only member of the class who has his own Wikipedia page, Bill received his B.S. from Syracuse University and Ph.D. from Cornell University. Bill invented the skip list (which is widely taught in undergraduate computer science classes) and the Omega Test for deciding Presburger arithmetic. He also co-authored FindBugs (a tool which helps find mistakes in Java computer code). Now, he has formed Ninja Monkeys where he is devoting his entrepreneurial energy to software development and computer education. He has worked for Google and Texas Instruments. He donated bone marrow for a 29-year-old woman with AML Leukemia. During his time at Google, he took a one year sabbatical during which he learned how to eat fire.

Sister Mary Motz SNDdeN lives at the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur province center in Reading. One of the two original Montessori teachers, she became the Montessori principal from 1963 to 1973 and again for a year in 1977 to 78. She also served a stint on the American Montessori Society board. After The Summit, and until her recent retirement, she spent her career opening schools and training teachers in the Montessori method in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio.

Her last 10 years were at Sands Montessori in Cincinnati.

Sister Mary Motz

Jane (Bunker) Jones ’58, formerly Sister Jane Thomas, lives in Billingham, WA, with her husband, Ken. After helping launch The Summit’s Montessori, she helped begin similar programs in Cincinnati’s West End and Columbus before moving to New York to teach in Harlem. She left the order in 1968 and moved to Ithaca, (Bunker) Jones ’58, the former NJ, to be on the staff of Jane Sr. Jane Thomas the Fairleigh Dickinson University Montessori Teacher Training Program. Later, Jane founded Human Communications, Inc. and worked as a coach and facilitator with CEOs of major corporations utilizing a personal assessment tool she had developed.

Montessori Grads, We are celebrating the Montessori’s 50th anniversary in 2013-14. Please send photos of yourself to Nancy Berlier, Communications Director, at communications@summitcds.org.

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NEWSMAKERS encourages students and teachers to reach the gold standard in biology. This is the eighth consecutive year that The Summit has produced a semifinalist.

L TO R: George Hartmann, Susie Stahl and Johanna Huelsman

International Art Show The art work of three students was accepted into the 43rd International Children’s Art Exhibition in Japan, a competition that included artwork submitted on behalf of tens of thousands of children around the world. Susie Stahl, in second grade this fall, is one of 20 students worldwide who received a Gold Award. George Hartmann, now in fourth grade, was one of 30 Silver Award winners.

Johanna Huelsmann, also in fourth grade, was one of 39 Bronze Award winners. Only 169 U.S. students will be featured in the show.

National Spelling Bee Rising eighth grader Joseph Delamerced represented Cincinnati for a second time at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. 32 Annual Report 2012 - 13

Joseph advanced to 12th place, correctly spelling all four of his words -- braggadocio, tabetisol, malleolus, aquiclude – but missed the cut for the finals based upon computer test rankings.

Christopher Lee

Joseph Delamerced

USA Biology Olympiad Rising senior Advanced Placement student Christopher Lee earned semifinalist standing in the national USA Biology Olympiad, a competition that

National Spanish Exam Thirty-seven students received recognition on the 2013 National Spanish Examination.

Silver medals went to rising junior Philip McHugh and rising sophomore Anna Lang.

Bronze medals went to Darien Lord ’13, rising seniors Allison Brophy and Carolyn Eyre; rising juniors Morgan Cavanaugh, Katie Dolcimascolo, Carson Hach and Grady Stuckman; and rising sophomores Denisha Herring and Sophia Ortiz.

National French Exam & Contest Five students ranked in the Top 10 of the 2013 National French Exam for high school students.

A silver medal went to rising sophomore Antonio Ortiz. Bronze medals went to rising junior Lily Kroencke and rising sophomores Emily Ray and Tiernan Nelson. Rising freshman Martin Amesquita won a bronze medal as well as a Lauréat National certificate and Lauréat du Chapitre.

Five students ranked in the Top 10 of the National French Contest in the Elementary School division and received bronze medals. They were: rising sixth grader Lucia Boadas and rising seventh graders Grace Anderson, Tess Wyrick, Julia Rosa Helm and James Speed.

National Television Debut Rising senior Radek Lord made his television debut in a spring episode of Nickelodeon’s Supah Ninjas. He played the villainous character, Mayhem, a social media star who organizes flash mobs to incite chaos. Although Radek played the bad guy on the show – he found

National Honor Society: National Honor Society inducted the following 40 students: Sophie Adams, Anna Bertsch, Michael Connerton, Peter Corser, Marie Cossins, Mary Alice Dadosky, Matthew De Jesus, Tino Delamerced, Matthew Eustace, Kyle Fisk, Cheryl Fladung, John Hall, Emily Haussler, Christopher Hudson, Nicholas Inglin, Michael Jaeger, Taylor Jones, David Judd, Olivia Klosterman, Joseph Kreyenhagen, Christian Kuethe, Christopher Lee, Sarah Mahon, Kelly McBride, Jessy McKeever, Matthew Meister, Lauren Meyer, Austin Northern, Marie Powers, Georges Saba, Meredith Schertzinger, Benjamin Schloss, Alexandra Schmerge, Paul Seltman, Ryan Stoffel, Clare Taylor, Dana Thomas, Alexander Vance, Nia Warren, Monica Windholtz, Allison Zabrecky and Louise Zhou.

the role to be surprisingly fun. Radek auditioned for the Nickelodeon show in Cincinnati, and the episode was filmed in one week in Pittsburgh in the fall of 2012. He has done several radio commercials in his native Costa Rica and has been on The Summit stage, most recently as Ali the peddler in the spring musical, “Oklahoma!”.

Radek Lord

Multi-State Latin Contest Rising seniors Tino Delamerced, Kelly

McBride and Emily Hogya ’13 were among more than 500 Advanced Placement Latin students who competed in the “Latin Translation Contest” sponsored by the Classical Association of Middle West and South. Tino and Emily were among the 10 students who earned the top prize, a cash award of $250. Kelly earned one of the 30 letters of commendation.

FACULTY/STAFF NEWSMAKERS

Auditions Festival Rising fifth grader Grant Gerhardt received a gold piano medal for his performance at the annual competition held at the CollegeConservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati.

Ken Uckotter Appointed to ISACS Board of Directors Ken Uckotter, Technology and Curriculum Director at The Summit Country Day School, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees for the

Rosemarie Sansalone Alway Selected Holocaust Memorial Museum Fellow The Education Division of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has selected Rosemarie Sansalone Alway, a Middle School Language Arts Teacher, to be a Museum Teacher Fellow for 2013-14.

Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) for the 2013-14 year.

Mr. Uckotter led the five accreditation reviews that The Summit has undergone since joining ISACS in 1984.

Rich Wilson Named Vice President of OAIS Board Rich Wilson, Head of School, was named Vice President of the Ohio Association of Independent Schools (OAIS) for a two-year term beginning with the 2013-14 school year.

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Summit Sports Honor In Action

Banner Year for Silver Knights The bar continues to rise for Summit student-athletes. Here’s a look at the 2012-13 athletic season by the numbers.

• 64 athletes were named to All-League first team honors • 45 athletes awarded All-District honors • 35 student-athletes named to All-Academic teams • 12 Individual State Qualifiers • 9 athletes named to All-Ohio first and second teams

• 7 NCAA Division I Scholarship Athletes; 7 MVC Conference Team Champions

• 6 athletes received the prestigious Academic All-American award • 6 District Team Champions; 6 athletes awarded the MVC Player of the Year

• 5 Coach of the Year winners

3 Team State Qualifiers • 4 athletes awarded District Player of the Year • 1 athlete received the Ohio Coaches’ Association Player of the Year Award • 1 State Championship Team

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Winning the Ohio Division III Boys’ Soccer State Championship was the athletic highlight of the 2012-13 school year. Hoisting the trophy, from left, seniors Brandon Lorentz and Ryan Hall, junior Carlos Garciamendez, senior David Smith and juniors Matt De Jesus and Isaiah Chapman.

The Boys’ Lacrosse team finished with a 13-4 record and earned the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, losing to the eventual state champion. Here, senior starting goalie Nathan Lingler helps carry freshman goalie Hank Seltman off the field. At left is freshman defenseman Davi Laney.

L to R: Mason Moore, Dale Lakes, Warren Hill and Robbie Wellington won seventh place in the 4 x 800 relay at the state track meet. Mason also medaled with a seventh place finish in the 3200 meter run.

The Girls’ Lacrosse team finished their season in the first round of the playoffs with an 8-8-1 record. L to R: Sarah Mahon, Rebecca Stromberg, Chrissy Thurner and Sydney Beckmeyer play during senior night.

The Silver Knights were crowned District Champions in Division III before losing in the regional semifinal. L to R: Bottom Row, Manager Sam Wiser, Brennan Byrne, Jack Meininger, Eric Terry, Tommy Crowl, Doug Compton and Will Mackey. Top Row, Coach Tim Noel, Coach Ryan Gross, Reece Jackson, Mark Peterson, Benjamin Davis, Ryan Stoffel, Christian Kuethe, Michael Jaeger, Brooks Taylor, John Merritt, Craig James, Coach Donny Summit Magazine 33 35 Nagel and Head Coach Triffon Callos.

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The 2012-2013 Annual Fund for Excellence A special thank you to our Annual Fund donors who have partnered with us to provide The Summit Advantage to the children, grandchildren and friends of your community.

Your gift provides a foundation that enables The Summit to fulfill its mission to educate the students and inspire them to become responsible stewards of the world in which they inherit.

Every gift makes a difference for every Summit student.

LEADERS OF CHARACTER SOCIETY The Leaders of Character Society is the flagship program of the Annual Fund for Excellence that recognizes donors with giving circles of like-minded people who share a passion for the mission of The Summit. Being in a Leadership Circle defines you as a person who is empowered to make a significant difference in the life of a child; knowing that your gift will give a student the opportunity to shine and become a pillar of our community. Your gift not only touches The Summit family but also the greater world around us. By joining The Leaders of Character Society, you are enabling our students to develop a foundation for life, a foundation that has grown stronger over 120 years.

Saint Julie’s Circle ($50,000 and above ) Peg and Tim Mathile ** The Robert C. & Adele R. Schiff Foundation (Adele Schiff, Dawn and Robert Schiff, Jr., and James A. Schiff)

Holly (Friesz) '86 and Stuart Seltman '86 * Lisabeth and Kevin Shaw * Amy and Michael Stagnaro BMS '87 * Patricia and James Stahl Darla and James Wainscott Kathleen and Peter Wenzel Judy and Joseph Williams, Jr. SBS '57 **

1890 Circle ($25,000 - $49,999 ) Anonymous (1) * Julia and Louise's Circle ($20,000 – $24,999) Anonymous (1) * Peggy and Gary Johns ** Grandin Circle ($15,000 - $19,999 ) Anonymous (1) * Alexandra and Andrew Quinn * Jenny and Thomas Williams SBS '71 ** Trustee's Circle ($10,000 – $14,999 ) Anonymous (1) Karrie and Chip Crowther ** Karina and Joseph Daly Drive for the Knights Golf Outing Fund for Independent Schools (FISC) Eleanor and Steve Haussler * Catherine and Donald Laden Lisa and Timothy Michel ** Joelle and Nicholas Ragland BMS '83 * Patty and Eric Steinman ** Summit Parents Association Mary Anne Weber ** Carol and Richard Wilson ** HEAD OF SCHOOL’S CIRCLE ($5,000 - $9,999) Charles Abbottsmith ** Anne and Michael Bergeron * MacKenzie and Manuel Chavez BMS '91 Vivi and Hector Chow ** Cynthia and Robert Conway Jeanne and Robert Coughlin Kathleen and Daniel Dunn Theresa and Greg Hartmann ** Julie Klosterman * Kimberly and Daniel LaBar BMS '77 Susan and Eric Meeks * Kathryn and Theodore Nelson * Amy and Benjamin Russert ** James Scharf Jr. Mamie (Walter) '78 and John Schroder '79 * * Giving to the Annual Fund for at least five consecutive years ** Giving to the Annual Fund for at least ten consecutive years

Director's Circle ($2,500 - $4,999 ) Anonymous (1) Maureen and Kenneth Amend * Erin and Michael Ascher Robyn and Larry Ayer Janiene and Stephen Baker * Peggy and Edwin Barker * Jennifer and David Bastos Gina and Mark Berry Thomas and Karen Bosse Mary (Foss) ’67 and Joseph Brinkmeyer Julie and Scott Bristow ** Diedra and Stephen Burns * Arlene and Gerald Burns Rosine (Daoud) '74 and James Cassidy ** Molly and Douglas Compton Crystal Faulkner and Thomas Cooney ** Kim and Scott David * Maria and Jeffrey Decker Victoria and Amador Delamerced ** Judy and John Fahrmeier * Cecily and Doug Fassler * Cynthia Fitton and Robin Cotton ** Nancy and Andrew Hagerman * Kathryn (Stahl) '84 and Keith Harsh '84 ** Camille and Bruce Healy Mayra Muniz-Helm and Benjamin Helm * Laura and Walter Homan SBS '66 ** Beth and Paul Jantsch ** Kathy and Michael McQueen * Susan Beckert-Rager and David Rager Wendy (Sutphin) Ritch GMS ‘86 and Andrew Ritch Debra Anderson and Scott Sanders * Heather and Jeffrey Spanbauer * Michele and Edmund Sumnar Eric Beatty and Cenona Taveras Therese (Rohde) '70 and William Tobler ** Suzanne and Alessandro Tosolini * Antoinette Pragalos Warden and Robert Warden * Nadine (Makstell) '74 and Marc Whitsett ** Mirja and Raimond Zeilstra * +Deceased

BMS Boys Middle School

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Five Pillars Circle ($1,000 - $2,499) Anonymous (2) ** Nina and Jumur Akgunduz ** Deanna and David Argo * Jennifer and Thomas Bach Petra and Jeffrey Bauer ** Dr. William Beckmeyer BMS '75 * Sharon and Pierre Bond * Ellen and Michael Bradley Patty and Wade Bush Melanie Chavez and Jeremy Campbell * Susan and Edward Castleberry SBS '46 * Mary (Sugie) and Michael Clauder Lana Long and Brett Coldiron * Nancy and Michael Conaton Jody and Michael Crane Lucy (Christensen) Davis '71 Patti and Gary De Jesus Catherine and William DeFoor * Maureen and Tom DesMarais ** Tara Hardin and Sean Dwyer Sophie Malliaroudakis and Anthony Edmondson * Kathleen and Ronald Emery ** Victoria and Andrew Englehart Maureen and John Falconi Maureen Ferrell Megan and Matthew Fitzpatrick Kay (Hadley) '54 and Bob Greiwe SBS '46 Jane and Stephen Griffith, Jr. Paula Grulee Amal Sarah and Fuad Hajjar Karla and Adam Hall ** Mariana Belvedere and Samer Hasan Andrea and Robert Hinton * Mary and Thomas Hobbins Tamara and James Hochwalt Becky and Paul Hogya * Christine Homan '84 ** Kimberly and Stephen Hunt ** Deborah and Robert Hutchins ** James and Mary Jackson Jennifer and Jim James * Margaret and Richard Joseph, Sr. BMS '79 * Jackie and Robert Juenke * Kathleen and Frank Kane ** Jackie and Brian Kirkpatrick Kenneth Klosterman, Jr. '80 * Jenni and Scott Kohlhepp * Christine (Walter) ‘82 and Scott Kroencke Allison (Hiltz) '93 and Brian Kropp Margaret and Charles Kubicki, Jr. * April and Jeffrey Lane Marian and Jack Leibold Christine (Castleberry) '89 and Wayne Lippert '89 * Marianne and David Locke * Billie and Thomas Luttmer * Ruth Luttmer * Kelly and Christopher Lyle Cynthia and Christopher MacConnell SBS '65 Jodi and Stephen Mahon * Sophia (Homan) '77 and Charles Male ** Margaret (Homan) '71 and John Masters ** Anne Sesler and Bryan McCleary Mary and Bill McClung * 38 Annual Report 2012 - 13

Mary Lynn and Brian McHugh Suzanne and Phil McHugh Deborah Lydon and Michael Meister * Grace and Richard Merrill * Lisa Hubeny and Thomas Murtaugh * Valerie Newell and Timothy Smith Christopher and Kathleen O'Brien Rosemary Paris Mary and Larry Patterson ** Jennifer and Jake Ragland BMS '87 * Sophie and Joseph Ragland '94 Mary Elizabeth and Mark Reuter * Mary and William Rieke Carla and Stephen Romanelli Julie and George Schaefer III * Jill and Michael Schiaparelli Kelley and Adrian Schiess ** Kathleen and Michael Selker Sheri Celesti and Kim Sharp Angela and Michael Sheehan Gail and David Smith ** Nancy and Phillip Smith ** Eileen and Slobodan Stanisic * Elizabeth Shaughnessy and James Stapleton Kathleen and James Stengel * Dennis Swaney SBS '63 ** Nancy Swanson ** Target Stores ** Sherrie and Randall Terry * The Harry J. and Edna D. Husman Foundation Deborah Good and Thomas Theobald SBS '50 Penelope and Michael Thomas * Stephanie (Schrimpf) GMS '76 and Douglas Thomson ** Sally and Alexander Thomson III Barbara (Foley) Van den Broeck '61 Mary Beth (Doyle) '94 and Griffin Vollmer Lynne Wagoner and Victor Walton '83 * Suzanne and Kenneth Weis * Gracey and Alfred Weisbrod SBS '56 Maryann (Homan) Witte '81 ** Joan Wood * Christina and Mark Zaring '89

PATRON ($999 AND BELOW)

Anonymous (3) Anonymous (3) * Anonymous (1) ** Susan and William Abouhassan Jeffrey T. Ackel Kathleen Ackerman Thomas Ackermann SBS '49 Laura and Terrence Adkins Emily (Sheckels) '98 and David Ahouse Tess Akgunduz '10 Julie (Owens) '62 and David Albanese * Anna Albi '10 Barrett Albrecht '11 Madge (Greiwe) '54 and Edward Alf SBS '49 Julia and Alejandro Almaguer * Rosie and John Alway ** Bert Amann, Jr. SBS '45 ** Lavina and Ketan Ambani Carlos Amesquita * Evelyn and Ray Amrhein Jeanne and Peter Anderson SBS '57 * Raquel and Norman Arnold Gerry Ascher Kimberli Ashcraft Sophie Duval-Austin and Orson Austin * Gayle Brown and James Bacho * Florence and James Bacho * Julie (Kelley) '87 and Gregory Back ** Patricia and Robert Baechtold * Adrienne (Park) '97 and Adam Baier Michele and Barnard Baker * Aine Baldwin '94 * Joan and James Barker Verne and Anthony Barnhorst Kay and Miles Barrere Francis Barrett SBS '60 Eileen and John Barrett SBS '63 Lynn and David Bartley * Jolene and Robert Barton * Katherine and William Baumann SBS '59 Molly Bayer '01 Pat and Larry Bayer ** Emily Beaupre Elizabeth and Earl Beck Nolita and Sean Becker '92 * SILVER KNIGHT CIRCLE Amy Berger * (Under age 35 $500 - $999)
 Lorraine and George Bergeron The Silver Knight Circle instills in Nancy and Douglas Berlier younger alumni the importance of Brenda and Robert Bertsch ** giving back to The Summit on a Molly and Tom Besanceney sustained and committed basis. Joining Carol and J. Theodore Biggs the Silver Knight Circle makes you a Elaine and David Billmire ** member of the Leaders of Character Kirby Birk '09 Mary and Matt Birk Society and reinforces your faith in the Beth and Joseph Bissmeyer mission of The Summit. This donation Mrs. Nancy Black sets you on the path of knowing the power of philanthropy and following the Michelle Blake Ann and James Blum SBS '59 footsteps of our Christian faith in giving Christine Blum '69 back.

Anne Boat * Janine and Keith Boeing Walter Homan '02 Katrin and Manfred Bohlke Kelly Masters '03 Linda Bohnenkamper Blair Tobler '02 Barbara and Timothy Bolender Hillary Tobler '05 *

Lindsay Botsford '98 * Mallory Botsford '07 Robin Bratt and Bruce Bowdon ** Katherine and Matthew Bowers Mary and Reid Bradford ** Christa and Adam Brady Penny and John Brady Barbara and William Brammer Alice (O’Dell) '85 and Benjamin Brannon Tamara and Richard Bravo Amy and Daniel Brinkman Melody and Michael Brooks Betty Lou and William Brown * Ai Li Brown Sara Browning '71 * Brenda and Brian Bruns * Christopher Burke '08 * Julia Burke '02 * Mark Burke, Jr. '03 * Mary Alice (Heekin) Burke '41 * Michael Burke '04 * Marilyn and Albert Burns Gina and Stephen Burrington * Bonnie and Kerry Burte Kimberly and Kevin Bush * Brooke Byam * Margaret and Kerry Byrne Molly (Price) '97 and Jeffrey Cahill * Joy and Juan Campbell * Roxie and Russ Campbell Beth and Chris Canarie Catherine and Philip Cantillon Johann Capodanno Deena Carey Karen and Jeffrey Carle ** Barbara and Robert Cecil Anne and Ralph Chambers Sandy Champlin Kumala and Johan Chandra * Michael J. Chasnoff ** Samuel Chasnoff '10 Sarah J. Chasnoff *

René Cheatham III '03 Joan and Jeffrey Childs Reverend John Civille Helen Clark and Keith Gilkeson * Megan and Donald Clark Mary Jo (Randolph) '69 and Richard Cleveland ** Gretchen (Clark) ’95 and Michael Cogan Babette and Carmel Cohen Meghan and Sean Cole Jacqueline and Vic Colin Mr. and Mrs. Charles Collete Linda and Robert Collier * Barbara and John Collins * Phil Collins ** Sally and Michael Connelly Caroline Conners '99 * Jane Connerton ** Rhonda Hamilton and Ray Cook Ethna and Todd Cooper ** Yolanda and Kevin Cooper Cammie Corder-Nelson * Ann and Ralph Cornwell Ilse Hawkins-Cosgrove and Terrence Cosgrove Sophie Cox '09 Cheryl and Steven Craig * Marianne and Jerry Cramer * Jill (Verdin) '85 and Samson Crew IV BMS '82 * Kelly Cronin Bobbie and Pierce Cunningham SBS '48 Manisha Patel and Michael Curran Julie and Scott Currie * Nicole (Pembaur) '94 and Charles Cutter * Diane and James Czech Alice and Edward Dadosky Laura and Michael Dailey Michael Daly '96 * Jennifer and David Damaska Jeanne and Ian Dasent Tammy and Richard Davin

Marcia and Arthur de la Ossa Lawrence H. Dean * Joseph and Theresa DeBrunner Anna Delamerced '12 Ann (Wiley) '53 + and Donald Denison * Kelli and Greg Dennis * Monica (Haas) '90 and Russell Desch * Phyllis and David Desch Deborah (Kuethe) '69 and Christopher Detwiler Karen DeWine Rhonda and Richard DeWine Marian and Grant Dibert, Jr. SBS '48 * Joseph Dibert SBS '50 Linda Didday * Joshua Diedrichs '95 Sharon Dinterman Kelly and Michael DiPaola * Kathleen and William Doering SBS ’62 * Mary Jane and Ronald Dolan * Marina and Michael Dolgin ** Melanie (Nordloh) '59 and Stanley Dollenmayer Jane and John Domaschko Andrew Donovan '05 Patricia Donovan '78 Vicki (Nies) and Pat Dowling * Patricia and Thomas Dreyer Olga Garcia-Duarte '75 and Harel Rachovitsky Sandra (Schlenck) '61 and John Dubberley ** Michele Duda * Stephanie and Liam Duggan Jesse Dunbar '91 Jackie and Darrell Dunker Mary Ann Dyehouse Patti and William Dyer Mary and Bernard Eadie Fran (Shiels) ’67 and Thomas Eagen, Jr. SBS ’58 Cristina Robinson and Javier Echevarria *

The Annual Fund for Excellence supports many of the special needs of the athletic program, such as this bus Summit trip to theMagazine 39 Boys’ Soccer State Championship game in Columbus.

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Eric Elliott Kathryn (Deye) '65 and James Enright Allison (Weber) '88 and Richard Erickson ** Virginia and Eugene Eschbacher Mary Ann (O'Donnell) '71 and Edmund Escudero * Carol and Kevin Eustace ** Teri and Cory Eyer * Eileen and Shane Faucett Bob Fee Diane and Mike Fee Sondra Fee Mary Jean and Todd Feldhaus Mary and Benjamin Ferguson, Jr. Susan and Emilio Fernandez BMS '76 * Alaine and Charles Fertick Christina and Joseph Finke '76 * Carissa Fisher Carol and Bill Fisher Elaine (Smith) '58 and Arthur Fischer Dave and Tammy Fisk James Fisk '03 Margaret (Hollmeyer) Fisk '42 * Patricia (Clasgens) GMS '68 and James Fisk Marcy and Brian Fitzgerald Susan and Peter Fitzpatrick Theresa and Thomas Fleming SBS '46 Micha (Daoud) '75 and Bill Fogelsong David Forker SBS '53 Judith and Thomas Forristal ** Carolyn and Paul Foster * Xiaoqun Liao and James C. Fraley * Caryn and Eric Franke Jane and James Fraser SBS ’58

Lori Aronson and Craig Froehle Patricia and Roger Fry SBS '54 * Laura (Hefele) '70 and Arthur Ftacnik * Margaret (Niehaus-Sauter) '03 and Andrew Fuchs ** Ellen Funk Josie (Walter) '80 and William Funk Robert Gans Cristina Mijares-Garciamendez and Ezio Garciamendez Ashley Gayonski MaLissa (Walter) '76 and Daniel Geers * Jean and Tom Geier * Monica and John Gerhardt * Ann Ghory '68 and George Tapke * Elaine Gillespie * Madeline and Patrick Gilligan ** Jennifer and James Ginocchio * Amy and Robert Girkin Rosalie and Joseph Glassmeyer SBS '56 ** Theresa and Lyle Glazier Sandy and Thomas Gleeson Dorothy and Jon Gockerman Emily and Joseph Gockerman Heather and Matthew Gockerman Lauren (Brinkmeyer) '96 and Wes Goebel Tina and Douglas Goodwin Pilar and Christopher Gordon * Susan and Robert Gorey ** Vladimir Goykhman Cynthia Graham Susan and Merwin Grayson * Jill (Meurer) '93 and Christopher Grech ** Bonnie and Charles Greenert

The infusion of money through the Annual Fund for Excellence helps the school flourish by meeting critical needs above and beyond the year-to-year operating expenses. This year, the Annual Fund helped pay for new artificial turf for the Williams and Lower School fields as well as fencing for the Lower School playground. The fund will also purchase new displays the Campus Day art show.

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Latoya Greer Missie and Dick Greiwe SBS '44 Conky Greiwe '61 ** Bethany Griesdorn Elizabeth (Grimme) '00 and Michael Griffith * Wendy and Scott Grimes Patricia Groneman Caroline Grote '06 * Kathryn Grote '02 * Lisa Grote '07 * Mary Grulee '92 and Charles Cavallo * Tricia (Barton) '65 and Michael Grunkemeyer ** Sonal and Richard Grzymajlo Mrs. Noreen M. Sullivan and Mr. Michael D. Guarasci Iva Blackman and Markus Gutsche Joanne and Walter Haag Steven Haag '03 Carrie Haas '02 Layne and Jeffrey Haas '94 Laura and James Haas ** Connie Hach * Wayne F. Hach Jane and Philip Hackett Joselyn and Michael Hall Luke Harig, Jr. SBS '47 + ** Mary Boat and Christopher Harrington * Charles Harris * Jenifer and William Harris ** Tamara and Robert Harrison ** William K. Harrison Hannah Hart '11

Mary Hart '10 Susan and Bruce Hartung Kimberly and C. Matthew Hawkins Eileen and Eric Hay Judith and David Haydu Rev. H. Daehler Hayes Karen and Patrick Hayes * Megan Gardner and Robert Hayes Barbara and Channing Headley * Rhonda and Steve Headley '84 ** Mr. and Mrs. John Headley Marvel and Robert Hecking Caroline and Patrick Heekin '82 ** Jayne and James Heekin '95 Betty (Koch) '47 and Thomas Hefele Carol and Herb Heilbrun * Susan (Powers) '62 and Terry Heinz Penny and Michael Herr * Allison (Verderber) Herriott '92 and Brian Herriott * David Hertlein '07 Cindy Hertzel * Holden Hertzel '12 Robert Hertzel '10 Antoine Hicks Adaire Hiestand '87 and Brian Wade * Susan Grayson Hill and Ronald Hill Jerome Hilton '91 * Angeles Munoz and Erwin Hinteregger Richard A. Hocks SBS '49 Rhiannon and Brad Hoeweler * Anne and Ron Hoffman Lisa and Frank Hoffman * Patricia and Timothy Hogan ** Martha and John Holland ** Jeannette Holm '05 Rebecca and Michael Holmes James R. Howe Jr. Kim and Richard Hoyt II * Mary Jane Hue James Huesing SBS '60 Julie and Joseph Hughes Edward Humpert '04 * Joe Humpert '00 Mary and Larry Humpert ** Mark Humpert '10 Matthew Humpert '07 * Beth and Paul Hunter Cynthia and Gary Hussong Lindsey and Samuel Huttenbauer Judith and Earl Imhoff Julia Imhoff '05 Michelle Mellea and Thomas Inglin * Christine and Scott Jackson Joan and James Jambor * Kristin and Michael Jambor * Kim and Christian James Megan Jantsch '09 Timothy Jedding ** Antonella and John Jemail Emil E. Jemail Neerja and Steve Jindal '86 Fern Johns Amanda and Pierce Johnson Cecelia and Michael Johnson ** Denise and Michael Johnson ** Elizabeth and Terrence Johnson

Lois and Robert Johnson * Margo and Douglas Johnson Emily Jolly * Delle (Christensen) '67 and Edmund Jones Suzanne and Chris Jones Kevin Jordan ’93 Amy and George Joseph BMS '78 Caroline and Ronald Joseph BMS '81 Katherine (Grefer) '93 and Peter Joseph Wendy and Gregory Joseph BMS '76 Brenda and William Judd * Diane L. Judy Martha and George Junker II '76 ** Michele and Mark Kaegi Christine Kaeser Colleen Kane '08 Francis Kane '09 Meghan Kane '05 Carolyn and Elefteris Karageorges LaDreka and Ansong Karikari Julie and Christopher Keairns * John Keck SBS '56 ** Jennifer and Robert Keelor * Frances and Scott Keller Elaine (Springmeier) Kelley '55 ** Damian Kelly '82 Kathryn and Charles Kelly Susan and Pat Kelly * Christina and Harold Kelso Loretta and Anthony Kenneally Mirtha Kennedy Patti and Bill Kenney * Susan and Kenneth Kerr * Adam Keslosky '98 Clare and Matthew Keylock Patricia Kidd Lynn Bergquist and Robert Kindel Kings Hammer Academy Kathleen (Rabe) '57 and Edward Kirchmier, Jr. ** Helen (Gerdsen) '50 and John Kispert Niko Kitsinis Kirstin (Fullen) '95 and Keith Klein * Betty (Broeman) Klinedinst '36 Janet and William Kling * Julie Gabbard and Jim Klug * Klug Bus Services Transportation

Industries, Inc. Karen Koch * Susan and William Koch * Kimberly and Christopher Koenig Jacqueline and Edward Koenig * Jeanne and Chris Koepfer Joan and Michael Kramer Hillary Kramer ’98 Therese and Robert Kranz ** Jacqueline and William Kreyenhagen * Hannah Krone '11 Karen and Robert Krone * Marjorie (Meyer) '58 and Larry Kyte, Jr. SBS '52 Annette and Donald Lakes Kristin and Thomas Lamarre, Jr. * Pudy (Kroger) Lame '46 Susie and John Lame William Lampkin Evelyn and Bill Landrigan *

Tashia and LaDon Laney * Rachel and Matthew Langenderfer * Sally and George Langenderfer Jane Lapointe Tracy Law '85 Kathleen and Brian Lawler * Charles Leonard SBS ’67 Lauren (Grote) '00 and Steve Linde * Phyllis Lipovsky * Matthew Lippert '08 William Lippert '03 Joan and Robert Lohrey ** Bryn and Joshua Lorentz Bernadette and Ed Lottman Ellen and Jason Love Pat and Coleman Love Kristin and Bradley Lovell Mary and Jeff Lozen * Van Kim Ly '94 * Juanita and Alan Lynam June and Charles Lyons Susan and Gerald Lyons * Samantha MacConnell '03 Elizabeth and Michael Maeder Lauren Mahoney Todd Majeski Jennifer and Terrence Malone * Peggy Mambort Wendy and Stan Mambort * Patricia and Robert Manier Rosaleena and Clement Marcellus Alyson and O'Sam Mardin * Mr. and Mrs. Harold Marlette Melissa (Sutphin) '92 and Alexander Marx * Dottie Mautz * Susan Maxwell * Cynthia Gapen and Thomas Maynard ** Cheng and Douglas Mays Geraldine Hennies and Mark Mays Scott Mays '10 Geri McConaughy Amy McDonald Jennifer and Gregory McGrath Judith and Daniel McKinney Donna (Hocks) Meakin '49 ** Susan Mechler * Irina Melnik and Simon Goykhman James Merling, Jr. SBS '63 ** Theresa and Thomas Merrill Elena Messina '75 and Richard Beagle Annette and Daniel Meurer Melissa and Keith Meyer Kathy and Pat Michel Kirsten Michel '11 Kyndal Michel '07 Brian Miller * Carol and Vail Miller Casey Miller Marissa and Michael Miller Shannon and Rodger Miller Tami and Matt Milam Judith Mitchell '62 Linda and James Moeggenberg Pauline and Harry Moeller * Marie and Tom Monaco * Ioana and Mugurel Moneta * Summit Magazine 41 39

Barbara and Tom Moore Pamela Moore Tracy Moore '02 * Whitney (Botsford) '00 and Ryan Morgan Janice Mortenson ** Preslee Mortenson '09 Cynthia (Tuke) '69 and Rick Muhlhauser * Thresiamma and Antony Mukkada Madeline Murdock '09 Lisa and Matthew Murtha Mary Ann and Arthur Naltner * Uchenna Ndulue '96 Shannon (Fullen) '87 and Fred Nelson Jessica and Justin Nethers Betsy Jane Newman '01 * Surita (Schott) '62 and James Newman Michael Newman BMS '93 Silvania and Willie Ng * Cathy and Steve Nieberding Paul Niklas Sharon and Tony Nista ** Holly and Jason Northern Marchoe and William Northern Kathryn and Robert Nourse ** Sarah Nowlin * Fei Nu Cynthia and Daniel Null Patricia L. Nutting * Jane and Michael O'Brien Megan O'Brien '10 Melinda O'Brien '10 Molly O'Brien '08 * Patricia and Dennis O'Brien * Paula and John '97 O'Brien Penny and Kevin O'Brien * Stacey and Shannon Oldfield * James Oltman '10 Michele and James Oltman ** Sarah A. Oltman '12 John Ortman * Barnali Gupta and Debashis Pal Mary and Joseph Palascak * Katia and Paul Palek Jacqueline and Rex Parker Joy and Steven Parker * Sandra Bernal and Mario Patino * Donna and David Paulin * Stacey and Brian Pavlin Elaine and Richard Pearl ** Jeanne and Howard Pecquet Dawn and Berthold Pembaur Rebecca and Stephen Penker Kathleen (Hilsinger) ’93 and John Penote Susanne and Michael Peters * Ellen and Mark Peterson Bonnie (Naberhaus) '57 and Richard

Peterson Noreen and Michael Petry Sharon and Glenn Pfister '79 ** June and Glenn Pfister Amy and John Pflum Barbara and Jack Pflum Kathy and Lee Plum Renee Beck-Plum and James Plum * Vivian and Louis Pohl * Kathy and Bruce Polon SBS '65 James Porter 42 Annual Report 2012 - 13

Barbara and Jim Powers Jennifer and James Price '95 Margaret and Thomas Prinner * Jill and Scott Puffer Sue (Baron) '82 and Bryan Pugh * Hong Ying Zhao and Ke Ming Quan Robyn and Manuel Quintero Daniel Rachovitsky '08 Megan and Eric Rademacher Nancy and Ronald Rademacher * Gert and Joe Ralenkotter Cheryl and Douglas Ralph Leona Ralph Jereme Ransick '94 Amanda and Craig Rassi Jane and Donald Ray Mary Clark (Schulte) '58 and Richard Rechtiene ** Shirley Reilman ** Dina and Clark Reinhard Stacy and John Remke * Anne and Robert Rettig SBS '64 * Lindsay (Byrnes) '97 and Mercer Reynolds '95 * Victoria (Pundsack) '63 and James Reynolds * John Reynolds Martha and Tom Rich * Nina Kerr '12 Deborah Bucher Riggs '72 Mollie and Thomas Ritter ** Elizabeth Roberts ** Ann and Lee Robinson Hilda and Nelson Rodriguez Joan (Schulte) '47 and William Rohde Jeanne Rolfes '57 ** Caroline Rollins Carol and Chris Rooney Gail Rosero '82 and Robert Dornbusch Faith Rossmann Elizabeth and Jeffrey Roth '02 Jenni and Derek Roudebush ** Leslie and Gregg Runge '82 ** Sally and Kent Ryan ** Joan and Ely Ryder Regina (Baluyot) '84 and Peter Saba '83 Cathy and John Sacco Joan and Al Sagel Hui Jiang and Luis Saldana * Barbara and Mark Sander Delana and E. Robert Sanders '91 Megan Sanders Elizabeth Galvin-Sang and James Sang Monica Sansalone '88 and David Breen Keke and Tony Sansalone Michael Sanzere Patricia (Moran) '56 and Barry Savage Patricia (Suttle) '56 and Richard Sayre Deborah and Thomas Schaefer Barbara and Joseph Schaffer Kathy and Howard Schertzinger ** Candi (Schutte) '70 and John Scherz Meredith Schiff '02 Richard and Angela Schloss-Corbett Jane and Paul Schmerge BMS '78 Ann and Mark Schmidt Hope Schmidt '05 *

Heidi and Philip Schneider '02 Mary and Robert Schneider * Sherry (Schloemer) '81 and Glenn Schneider Phyllis and Richard Schueler * Rosie and Todd Schueler '96 Steve Schueler BMS '80 Cathleen (Canfield) '62 and Henry Schulhoff Mary and Larry Schumacher Mary and Daniel Schwietering * Kathleen and Kevin Scott Susan and William Scoville * Reverend Philip Seher * Matthew Selker '03 Brenda Seltman Patricia Seta * Donna Seward Margaret and William Shaw * Anne and Jim Sheehan Mr. and Mrs. Russell P. Shelton * Marilyn and Robert Shimp Jennifer and Joseph Shockey Joanne and Joseph Shreve * Lauren (Russell) '00 and Jamal Shteiwi '00 Andrea Siegel '68 Carol and Christian Sigman Ms. Simmons and Ms. Hollingsworth Carol and Tom Slager Ashley and Kurtis Smith * Marjorie and Ryan Smyth '97 Melinda and Michael Smyth BMS '86 Nancy and James Snow * Stacey Blume-Soper and Eric Soper Laura and Michael Speed Nora and Richard Spencer * Brad Spencer Monica (Moran) '63 and Daniel Spinnenweber * Jennifer and Michael Stanis Robin and Winston Stanley Mary and William Staun * Krista and Jeffrey Stayton Laura and Gregory Stefani BMS '74 ** Joyce and Jack Steinman Abbey (Broerman) '04 and John Steinman IV '03 Therese and Lyle Stetzer Shirley and Philip Stikeleather ** Daniel and Mary Lynn Stoffel Angela Stone Carol-Anne Straubing Gail Sue and William Strietmann SBS '69 LeArdyce and Henry Stroh Judith Ann Stubenrauch '55 * Mr. and Mrs. Stuckman Karen and Jeff Suder ** Cindy Tanudji and Michael Suwiryo Susan and Martin Swinarski * Karen Talty '82 Ananda and Saroj Tamrakar Charity and David Taylor * Cheryl and Chuck Taylor * Alice and Joseph Temming Kimberley and Thomas Tepe Carol Tepe Kendra and Robert Thornton

Yngrid and Hale Thurston Dawn and David Todd * James Tolbert Debbie Toth * Molly (Moran) '84 and David Towell ** Carl Tower Rupashree and Robert Townsend ** Christina and James Traiforos Josephine (Kling) Trippe ’63 Mary C. Trunnell Bridgette and Jack Tucker ** Ms. Laci Tucker Trudy and Carl Tuke SBS '63 Donte Turnage Kathleen and Edward Tyrrell ** Diane and Kenneth Uckotter ** Gloria and Louis Valencia BMS '78 Jettie and Roberto van Dams Pamela and Matthew Van Sant * Peter Vancuren SBS '50 Spencer VanDerzee '05 Thomas VanDerzee '09 Liz and Reid Vann Carolyn and Douglas Varick * Julia and Joseph Ventura SBS '65 **

Anne T. Vertuca and Louis D. George ** Mary Vetter * Mr. and Mrs. James Visconti Ann (Ryan) Vollman '62 * Barbara (Buse) '67 and Philip Vollmer SBS '59 Teri and Jack Von Handorf ** Patricia and Dean Vonderheide Karen Wagner ** Jeana and Robert Wahlbrink * Michael and Doris Walker Michelle and Bruce Wallace Mary M. Walsh Mary Agnes Walter Xuejun Lin and Zhixiong Wang Celeste and John Warrington SBS '71 ** Nicole and Darren Weigl Melanie and Michael Weiner Julie Weis Laura (Nusekabel) Weldishofer '90 * Kenneth Wellington Mary Ann and Bob Wellington Glenn Wells * Lisa Wells * Chrystel and Martin Wells

Marsha and Joe Wermes Jeffrey Weyer Tina and Scott Whalen ** Patricia L. White * Mary Kay (Bradley) ’65 and Richard Wick Jan and Mark Wiesner ** Pat and Robert Wilhelmy * Emily (Brose) '73 and Shaun Wilkins * Renee Filiatraut and John Williams Kelayne Wilson '09 Linda and James Wilson * Patricia (O'Connor) '94 and Anthony Wiltshire * Carol Wimberg * Patty and Gary Winzenread Charles Wiser Nancy and William Wojcik ** Stacy and Michael Womelduff Judith (Hoyt) Wood '58 Paula (Bien) '65 and George Yarnell * Lauren and Tate Yarnell ‘01 Patricia (Sweeny) ’57 and Rudolph Zadnik * Ma'an Zawaideh Jamie Zupka *

The Annual Fund for Excellence provides financial assistance to students who dream of having The Summit advantage, professional development for faculty and staff, classroom materials and maintenance of our historic landmark main campus, including restoration of the floors of our beautiful 41 Magazine chapel and new bleachers and a new scoreboardSummit in Flannery Gym.

Heritage Society The Heritage Society recognizes and honors those alumni, family and friends who have thoughtfully provided for the future of The Summit through their will and/or estate plans.

A portion of the proceeds from The Drive for the Knight Golf Outing benefit the Farrell Ackley Scholarship Fund.

Drive for the Knights Golf Outing We would like to thank the following sponsors of the Second Annual Drive for the Knights Golf Outing held June 9, 2013. This year’s golf outing raised over $14,000, which will support scholarships and financial assistance for students.

Hole Sponsors Anonymous (2) A Plus Concrete and Excavation Advanced Pain Solutions Julie (Kugler) ‘87 and David Ackley ‘87 Susan and Michael Bathon Patrick Bayer ‘07 Maisha Clark and Robert Berchem Anne and Michael Bergeron Beth and Joseph Bissmeyer Comprehensive Medical Management, LTD. Construction Process Solutions, LTD Crescent Paper Tube Company Sara and Claude Davis Victoria and Andrew Englehart Executive Transportation Services, Inc. Karen and Michael Gehner Global Project Design Graduate Service, Inc Charles D. Gregory Rebecca and Michael Holmes Klug Bus Services Transportation Industries, Inc. Jennifer and Terrence Malone

Guyton Mathews III Geraldine Hennies and Mark Mays Notre Dame Monogram Club O’Bryons Irish Pub Joelle and Nicholas Ragland BMS ‘83 Rich & Company Rusty Bucket Corner Tavern SNR Enterprises LLC Strength Capital Partners Michele and Edmund Sumnar Team Fitz Graphics LLC TriHealth Kristy and Mark Voytek John Weilbacher Gift in Kind Claude Davis Elements Therapeutic Massage Joseph Auto Group Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen Play It Again Sports Stone Creek Dining Company Jenny and Thomas Williams SBS ‘71

Anonymous – (6) Julianne and William Baechtold Jon Blohm SBS ‘68 Julie and Mark Bodnar Linda and John Botsford Mary (Foss) ‘67 and Joseph Brinkmeyer Jane (Buse) ‘70 and Mark Burke Susan and Robert Castellini Deanna and Asad Dalia Ann (Wiley) ’53 + and Donald Denison Kathy and William DeWitt Jane and John Domaschko Mary and William Earls, Jr. SBS ‘59 Betty Forker + David Forker SBS ‘53 Sharon Williams Frisbie ‘69 Laura (Hefele) ‘70 and Arthur Ftacnik Lauren (Brinkmeyer) ‘96 and Wes Goebel Paula Grulee Louise Hack ‘27 + Nancy and Robert Hayden Ann Hinckley Charles Hinckley + Lisa and Frank Hoffman Peggy (Feltrup) Becker ’49 and William Jackson III Amy and George Joseph BMS ‘78 Marjorie (Meyer) ‘58 and Larry Kyte, Jr. SBS ‘52 Mary Elizabeth Kyte + Elizabeth and Brian MacConnell SBS ‘71 Cynthia and Christopher MacConnell SBS ‘65 Michael and Jennifer (Hayden) Morreale ’91 Nancy (Van Lahr) ’57 + and Paul Niklas Susan Ratterman ‘70 + Pam and Frederick Rentschler SBS ‘53 + Gabrielle (Bouscaren) ‘66 and Mercer Reynolds Bettina and Bruce Ross Patricia (Long) Rotsinger ’45 Kathy and Phil Schneider Kathryn and Brian Spivey Anne and Edward Stern Therese and Lyle Stetzer Jean Hennegan Strasser ’29 + Jeanne (Henkel) Strout ’41 + Caroline Sutphin and Mr. Richard Sutphin + Candace and George Thurner III BMS ‘77 Jayne Thurner Kathleen and Edward Tyrrell Mary Virginia Vollmer + Susan (Thurner) ‘74 and Chris Vollmer SBS ‘66 Helen (DeCourcy) ‘38 and William Williams ‘29 + Dorothy and Richard + Wurzelbacher + Designates Deceased Member

45 Annual Costumes for the Upper2012 School presentation of Report - 13 “Oklahoma!” were purchased by Annual Fund dollars.

MEMORIAL GIFTS Farrell Ackley Birgitta and Matthew Ackley ‘86 Julie (Kugler) ‘87 and David Ackley ‘87 Roberta Ackley B. H. Semler Family Foundation Rebecca (Ackley) ’93 and Ryan Christie Jean and Addison Clipson Beth and David Crowl Kathryn (Stahl) ‘84 and Keith Harsh ‘84 Summit Upper School Talent Show Drive for the Knights Golf Outing Marc Bohlke Adriano Formenti Albert De Pourcq Apex Wood Products Belloti S.P.ABGR, Inc. Birchland Plywood-Veneer Limited Manfred and Katrin Bohlke Bohlke 5K Walk/Run Katie M. Burroughs Casey Overseas Corporation Castellini Foundation Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Crescent Paper Tube Company Cropp Timber Bobbie and Pierce Cunningham SBS ‘48 Custom Plywood, Inc. Dennis Buttelwerth Florist, Inc. Dewey’s Pizza Diane Firsten LLC Dietrich Veneer Sales, Inc. Dooge Veneers, Inc. Drawing Department, LLC EM Cummings Specialty Veneer LLC Eva’s Esthetica Salon/Day Spa Ferno-Wash, Inc. Fidelity Investments Nancy Fox Gatch Law Office Getmeregistered.com Inc. Giacomo Seralvo & Figli SPA GL Veneer Goldsmith Cardel Goodrich Corporation Susan and Robert Gorey Gotthilf Dieterle GMBH Graziella Martinolli Green Dragon Wood Products Co. LTD Humana IL LEGNO Intarbor S.P.A J.u.A. Frischeis GMBH Jeff Wyler Dealer Group, Inc. Karp Groundworks, LLC Kountouris Bros SA Margaret and Richard Kuck Legno IN S.R.L. LO Brothers & Associates Ludwig Luhrs GMBH Lykins Companies, Inc. M. Bohlke Veneer Corporation McGohan Brabender Donna (Hocks) Meakin ‘49 Panagiotis Michalakos Pearlman Veneers (Pty) LTD Plante & Moran, PLLC Reliance Veneer Co. LTD Richards Electric Supply Co., Inc. Rocklin Forest Products INC

Sönke Bruhn GMBH & Co. KG Suburban Oil Co., Inc Surtidora De Triplay Sa De CV Tabu Spa The Huntington National Bank The I.B. Goodman Foundation The Kroger Company Tiffany & Co. Timbercom, S.A. Total Quality Logistics LLC US Bancorp Voltage Inc. Wells Fargo Insurance Services Mary Lou Bosse Jane and John Domaschko James J. Brockhoff Pierce E. Cunningham Patricia Clasgens Margaret (Hollmeyer) Fisk ‘42 Austin Cohen ‘97 The A.J. Cohen Memorial Inc. Marc Fragge ‘83 Betty and Ronald Fragge Genevieve Harrison ‘12 Mr. William K. Harrison Robert Hertzel ‘81 Anonymous (3) Gina and Mark Berry Julie and Brian Brockhoff ‘82 Nancy and James Brockhoff BMS ‘75 Beth and David Crowl Tracy and Dave Davis Lois and Dennis Doyle Allison (Weber) ’88 and Richard Erickson Elena Escamilla ‘81 Mary and Scott Farmer Shari and Greg Fry Dagne and Mike Gustafson Deborah and Michael Halvonik Chris Hertzel ‘89 Lisa and Frank Hoffman Leasa and Carl Horst, Jr. Peggy and Gary Johns Amy and George Joseph BMS ‘78 Susan and Kenneth Kerr Gerri and Andrew Kolesar Carl & Edyth Lindner 2008 Charitable Lead Trust

Edyth Lindner Frances and S. Craig Lindner Martha Lindner Jenni and Derek Roudebush Susan and William Scoville Pamela (Dixon) ’66 and Robert Sibcy Sunjia and Robert Sims Carol and Tom Slager Kristin (Steding) ’84 and Jamison Tatman Lynette Warrick Jenny and Thomas Williams SBS ‘71 Emil Nelson J.N. Nelson Family Foundation Karen Sprenger Susan and Emilio Fernandez BMS ‘7

Richard Sutphin Andrew and Wendy Ritch Andrea Weis Olga Garcia-Duarte ‘75 and Harel Rachovitsky Julie Weis

Angel Donors “A gathering of angels can enlighten the whole world.”

Our Angel Donors enlighten our world by making the decision to support the needs of deserving and talented students who have the desire to attend the Summit, but are in need of financial assistance.

Angel Donors are asked to make a minimum commitment of four years to support a child, so that child can realize their fullest potential by gaining The Summit Advantage. A special thank you for giving our students wings to fly.

Anonymous (3) Janiene and Stephen Baker Peggy and Edwin Barker Jennifer and David Bastos Anne and Michael Bergeron Lorraine and George Bergeron Michael Chasnoff Fund for Independent Schools (FISC) Drive for the Knights Golf Outing Rebecca and Michael Holmes Kimberly and Stephen Hunt The Harry J. and Edna D. Husman Foundation Peggy and Gary Johns Kings Hammer Academy Joelle and Nicholas Ragland BMS ‘83 James Scharf Jr. Rosie and Todd Schueler ‘96 Steve Schueler BMS ‘80 Holly (Friesz) ’86 and Stuart Seltman ‘86 Lisabeth and Kevin Shaw Patricia and James Stahl

CHAPEL PEWS Kahle Buse ‘04 Cecily and Doug Fassler Beth and Paul Jantsch Kirstin (Fullen) ‘95 and Keith Klein Gloria Pena Mr. and Mrs. Russell P. Shelton Cyma Khalily David Stewart Alexander Stewart and Augustus Stewart Trust of Mary T. Verkamp Lisa Wells

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Corporations, Foundations and Organizations Aristo Properties BV Arnold Printing Bank of America CBT Company Chubb Insurance Civitas Group LLC dba JMJ Painting Desmarais Charitable Trust - National Philanthropic Trust DeWine Family Foundation Elements Therapeutic Massage Eleven Management LLC Executive Transportation Services, Inc. Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Fidelity Foundation Fifth Third Bank Finney, Stagnaro, Saba & Patterson Co., LPA Fraley & Company LLC Fund for Independent Schools (FISC) G2R2 Foundation Greater Cincinnati Foundation H.F. Randolph Company IBM Corporation Joseph Auto Kings Hammer Academy Klug Bus Services Transportation Industries, Inc. Mathile Family Foundation MLFB Foundation P.T.A. Industries, Inc. Pappadeaux Play Again Sports PNC Bank ProSource Redan Investments, LLC RH Sutphin Family Foundation Rhineland Foundation Stagnaro Distributing, LLC Stefani Grounds Care, Inc. Stephen R. Hunt Attorney At Law Stone Creek Summit Parents Association Target Stores The Dayton Foundation Richard H. and Mary Kay Wick Fund The Babcock and Wilcox Company The Clorox Company Foundation The General Electric Foundation The Goddard School For Early Childhood Education The Harry J. and Edna D. Husman Foundation The Homan Foundation The Newman Foundation, Incorporated The Robert C. & Adele R. Schiff Foundation The William J. & Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation Thomson-MacConnell Cadillac US Bancorp Foundation Vanderlay Properties LLC Victor Sales and Leasing, INC. W August Hillenbrand Family Foundation W.W. Grainger, Inc. Walter and Olivia Kiebach Charitable Foundation Zaring Family Foundation Annual Report 2012 - 13

Named Endowment Funds With the Endowment Family Funds program, you can make a difference today, tomorrow and forever. This program gives the donor the opportunity to support important programs; student scholarships, faculty development, character education, campus beautification and also provide naming opportunities to honor family and friends. Through the legacy of endowed scholarships, generations of Summit students will be afforded the opportunity to pursue their dreams at The Summit Country Day School.

The objective of establishing a Family Fund is to grow the fund until it reaches minimum funding of $100,000 so it supports the designated purpose in perpetuity of the school. Unlike Annual Fund contributions which provides for daily operations designated for needs in the current fiscal year, endowment gifts are necessary to secure the future financial stability of The Summit Country Day School.

Named Family Founder Funds ($100,000+) Farrell Ackley Memorial Scholarship Fund Birgitta and Matthew Ackley ‘86 Julie (Kugler) ‘87 and David Ackley ‘87 Roberta Ackley B. H. Semler Family Foundation Rebecca (Ackley) ’93 and Ryan Christie Jean and Addison Clipson Beth and David Crowl Kathryn (Stahl) ‘84 and Keith Harsh ‘84 Summit Upper School Talent Show Drive for the Knights Golf Outing Anonymous Scholarship, established in 2001, provides a scholarship to a qualified person of character, who demonstrates ability to succeed, participates actively in co-curricular programs and shares God-given gifts.

Charles and May Belle Barrett/ Marian and Jack Leibold Family Fund, established in 2009 Marc Bohlke Scholarship, established in 2009, is awarded every 4 years to a student entering the 9th grade who demonstrates leadership through commitment and passion for their interests and endeavors inspiring those around them to pursue their own interests and activities with dedication and enthusiasm.

Adriano Formenti Albert De Pourcq Apex Wood Products Belloti S.P.A.BGR, Inc. Birchland Plywood-Veneer Limited Manfred and Katrin Bohlke Bohlke 5K Walk/Run Katie Burroughs Casey Overseas Corporation Castellini Foundation

Charles Schwab & Co, Inc. Crescent Paper Tube Company Cropp Timber Bobbie and Pierce Cunningham SBS ‘48 Custom Plywood, Inc. Dennis Buttelwerth Florist, Inc. Dewey’s Pizza Diane Firsten LLC Dietrich Veneer Sales, Inc. Dooge Veneers, Inc. Drawing Department, LLC EM Cummings Specialty Veneer LLC Eva’s Esthetica Salon/ Day Spa Ferno-Wash, Inc Fidelity Investments Nancy Fox Gatch Law Office Getmeregistered.com Inc. Giacomo Seralvo & Figli SPA GL Veneer Goldsmith Cardel Susan and Robert Gorey Gotthilf Dieterle GmbH Graziella Martinoli Green Dragon Wood Products Co. LTD HumanaIL LEGNO Intarbor S.P.A. J.u.A. Frischeis GMBH Jeff Wyler Dealer Group, Inc. Karp Groundworks, LLC Kountouris Bros SA Margaret and Richard Kuck Legno IN S.R.L. LO Brothers & Associates Ludwig Luhrs GMBH Lykins Companies, Inc M. Bohlke Veneer Corporation McGohan Brabender Donna (Hocks) Meakin ‘49 Panagiotis Michalakos Pearlman Veneers (Pty) Ltd. Plante & Moran, PLLC Reliance Veneer Co. LTD Richards Electric Supply Co., Inc. Rocklin Forest Products INC Sönke Bruhn GmbH & Co. KG

Suburban Oil Co., Inc Surtidora De Triplay Sa De CV Tabu Spa The Huntington National Bank The I.B. Goodman Foundation The Kroger Company Tiffany & Co. Timbercom, S.A. Total Quality Logistics LLC US Bancorp Voltage Inc. Wells Fargo Insurance Services

Mary (Foss) Brinkmeyer ‘67 Scholarship , established in 2009 and is awarded every 4 years to a strong academic student who has demonstrated and will grow in the values that Mary admires, which are the values that are integral to The Summit’s Mission: “to be challenged; to share fully the gifts he or she has been given by God; to grow in grace and wisdom; to develop spiritually, academically, physically, socially, and artistically; and to become a person of character who values and improves the world he or she inherits.”

Mary (Foss) ’67 and Joseph Brinkmeyer Constance (Alf) Castleberry ’20 Memorial Scholarship, established in 2012.

Susan and Edward Castleberry SBS ’46 Family Scholarship, established in 2005, to provide a scholarship to a well-qualified student in grades 1 – 12 who needs financial assistance and who displays leadership, Christian values and community spirit.

Kim and Scott David Family Fund, established in 2005, is awarded every four years to a culturally diverse student entering the Upper School who demonstrates a passion for learning, involvement in their school and/or their community, a commitment to their faith as well as qualities reflective of The Summit five pillars.

James E. Evans Teacher Institute Fund, established in 1990, enables faculty members to improve their teaching skills, expand their knowledge and use technology for personal and institutional excellence.

Endowed Faculty Development Fund, established in 2003, designated for faculty renewal to enhance their area of expertise or teaching and learning within The Summit community.

Amelia Hamberg Foss ’24 Scholarship, established in 1989, assists a qualified student who demonstrates leadership through school, church or community service and witnesses Christian values and social responsibility.

Marc Gerard Fragge ’83 Scholarship, established in 1988, assists qualified students who exemplify Marc’s personal dedication to academic achievement,

athletic involvement and spiritual growth.

Betty and Ronald Fragge Joan and James Gardner Family Scholarship, established in 2004, is awarded to a deserving Summit Lifer in grades 9-12 who shares fully the gifts that have been given to them by God and who values the educational opportunities of The Summit.

Chris and Trey Heekin Family Scholarship, established in 2004, provides partial scholarships to students preferably in grades 3 – 9, whose parents have demonstrated their commitment to The Summit’s educational and character building programs.

Robert T. Hertzel ‘81 Memorial Scholarship, established in 2012.

Anonymous (3) Gina and Mark Berry Julie and Brian Brockhoff ’82 Nancy and James Brockhoff BMS ‘75 Beth and David Crowl Tracy and Dave Davis Lois and Dennis Doyle Allison (Weber) ‘88 and Richard Erickson Elena Escamilla ‘81 Mary and Scott Farmer Shari and Greg Fry Dagne and Mike Gustafson

Patricia and Joseph H. Clasgens II SBS ’37 Scholarship, established in 2004, to assist a qualified student who exhibits Michael Clasgens’ qualities of a cheerful, positive spirit, a good friend to others, and a leader who shares God-given talents with others.

Margaret (Hollmeyer) Fisk ‘42 A.J. Cohen ’97 Memorial Scholarship Fund, established in 2000, to provide assistance to a student in grades 9 – 12 who shows leadership in placing the needs of others before his/her own, is interested in serving the community, has strong spiritual values, and exhibits an interest in athletics.

The A.J. Cohen Memorial Inc. Ruth (Jung) Conway ’46 Memorial Scholarship Fund, established in 2011, is awarded every 4 years to a female student entering the 9th grade who excels academically and demonstrates a passion for learning yet needs financial assistance in order to attend The Summit.

The Annual Fund helps purchase new technology and classroom materials, including new laptops and computers for faculty and staff as well as software upgrades.

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Deborah and Michael Halvonik Chris Hertzel ‘89 Lisa and Frank Hoffman Leasa and Carl Horst, Jr. Peggy and Gary Johns Amy and George Joseph BMS ‘78 Susan and Kenneth Kerr Gerri and Andrew Kolesar Carl & Edyth Lindner 2008 Charitable Lead Trust Edyth Lindner Frances and S. Craig Lindner Martha Lindner Jenni and Derek Roudebush Susan and William Scoville Pamela (Dixon) ‘66 and Robert Sibcy Sunjia and Robert Sims Carol and Tom Slager Kristin (Steding) ‘84 and Jamison Tatman Lynette Warrick Jenny and Thomas Williams SBS ‘71 Frank X. Homan Scholarship, established in 2004, for a qualified male student who embodies the spiritual values of The Summit, shows strength of character, is willing to work hard to achieve his goals.

Margo S. Homan Scholarship, established in 2004, for a qualified female student who embodies the spiritual values of The Summit, shows strength of character, is willing to work hard to achieve her goals.

Carolyn and John LaBar Family Scholarship, established in 2004, is awarded to a student(s) in grades 9-12 who through service and leadership in their school, church and/or community strives to improve the world they inherit.

Lifers Scholarship, established in 1998, provides a scholarship for grades 1 – 12 to a qualified student who could not otherwise afford a Summit education.

PNC Bank Scholarship Fund, established in 2006, provides tuition assistance for minority applicants seeking admission to The Summit Country Day School.

The Price Foundation Path to Excellence Scholarship, established in 2003, to assist a qualified student in grades 1-8 who exemplifies high integrity, a passion for excellence academically and athletically and generosity to others.

The Ragland Family Scholarship, established in 2009, is for a student in 46 the Annual 2012demonstrates - 13 LowerReport School who

financial need and a potential for academic achievement.

Schilderink Family Faculty Chair for Distinguished Teaching, established in 1989, promotes academic and institutional excellence with an annual award to a faculty member who exemplifies the highest standards of teaching and distinguished service to The Summit.

The Harold C. Schott Family Fund, established in 2004, for the maintenance and upkeep of the Harold C. Schott Middle School.

The Marge and Charles J. Schott Scholarship, established in 2006, provides tuition assistance for deserving students in grades 9 – 12.

The Summit Legacy Scholarship, established in 2006, to provide a scholarship for a student in grades 1 – 6 who is a child of an alumnus/alumna or a sibling of a student and who needs financial assistance, displays strong academic performance and contributes positively to student life.

The Summit Professional Development Institute, established in 1999, is a school-directed professional development fund to meet the school’s most pressing educational needs that strengthen excellence in teaching.

Arthur and Irma Theobald Scholarship, established in 1996 in honor of their abiding belief in the gift of education and perseverance in the face of challenge, provides scholarships to qualified African-American youth who could not otherwise afford a Summit education, and who not only can achieve personal success, but also will aspire to leadership positions in our society.

Deborah Good and Thomas Theobald SBS ‘50

Family Funds Listed below are Family Funds that received gifts during fiscal year 2012/2013 Family Benefactors ($40,000 - $99,999) Alumni Scholarship Fund, established in 1980.

Lois (Crowe) Jones ‘50 C. Bert Amann, Jr. SBS ’45 Family Fund, established in 2004.

C. Bert Amann, Jr. SBS ‘45 The Amy and Ben Russert Family Fund, established in 2001.

Amy and Benjamin Russert Nancy Wurzelbacher ’76 Scholarship Fund, established in 1996, provides assistance to a female scholar who exemplifies Nancy Wurzelbacher’s achievements in leadership, character, academics and athletics.

Dorothy and Richard Wurzelbacher Family Endowed Funds ($10,000 - $39,999) Mark Todd Berger Scholarship Fund, established in 1990, provides assistance to a student who makes a significant commitment to self, school, family, community or environment.

Gail and Alfred Berger Ethna and Todd Cooper Family Fund, established in 2005.

Ethna and Todd Cooper Emil Nelson Family Fund, established in 2001.

J.N. Nelson Family Foundation The Summit Parents Association Scholarship Fund, established in 2005 Summit Parents Association

Johnny Warrington ’05 Scholarship, established in 2005, assists a qualified student who is well-rounded in his/her interests and is athletically inclined.

The Richard F. Williams SBS ’58 Scholarship, established in 2001, provides a scholarship to a qualified student who could not otherwise afford a Summit education.

Zeilstra Family Fund, established in 2007.

Mirja and Raimond Zeilstra

The William J. Williams ’29 Scholarship, established in 2010, is awarded every 4 years to a student in grades 9-12 who demonstrates high integrity and who chooses to “do the right thing”.

Beth and Chris Canarie Family Fund, established in 2006.

Beth and Chris Canarie

Family Funds ($2,500 - $9,999) The Burke Family Fund, established in 2008.

Jane (Buse) ‘70 and Mark Burke

Gift in Kind

Thank you to the following individuals and businesses that have made in kind donations to The Summit this year.

Your support and generosity is greatly appreciated.

Anonymous 21C Museum Hotel Laura and Terrence Adkins Adorable Creations by Dori Albrecht Wood Interiors, Inc. Sue-z Aley Alligator Purse LLC Rosie and John Alway Lavina and Ketan Ambani Deanna and David Argo Arnold Printing Company BMW Foundation Michele and Barnard Baker Peggy and Edwin Barker Jolene and Robert Barton Jennifer and David Bastos Dr. William Beckmeyer BMS ‘75 Bell Dental Group Bella Rey Salon BeneFit Studio Anne and Michael Bergeron Nancy and Douglas Berlier Greggory Austin Berry ‘07 Beth and Joseph Bissmeyer Blythe Winslow Photography Bob Roncker’s Running Spot Ellen and Michael Bradley Brazee Street School of Glass Marty Brennaman Mary and Joseph Brinkmeyer Julie and Scott Bristow Thomas Browning Buca di Beppo Gina and Stephen Burrington COSI Triffon Callos Deena Carey Deanna and Robert Castellini BMS ‘82 Britt and Phillip Castellini ‘88 Castellini Foundation Charlie Cooke Soccer School Vivi and Hector Chow Cincinnati Art Museum Cincinnati Ballet Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Center for Hormonal Pellet Therapy Cincinnati Center for Improved Communication Cincinnati Facial Plastic Surgery Cincinnati Museum Center Cincinnati Opera Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Sports Club City Dermatology and Laser Reverend John Civille Helen Clark and Keith Gilkeson Mariza Caraveo de Cohen and Jonathan Cohen Lana Long and Brett Coldiron Patrick Collura Jane Connerton Cynthia and Robert Conway Jeanne and Robert Coughlin Creativities Stephanie Creech Caryl and Samson Crew Karrie and Chip Crowther Vickie and Thomas Cunningham Cura Bella Salon Delamere & Hopkins Dental Center of Florence, KY

Dillard’s - Kenwood Sara and Nick Domville Dualite Sales & Services, Inc. Eat Well Cafe and Takeaway Beth Ehrensberger Elements Therapeutic Massage Elizabeth Schmidt Interior Design, Inc. Enoteca Emilia Wine Bar Erin Wachs Jewelry Essex Studios Eva’s Esthetica Salon/ Day Spa Executive Transportation Services, Inc. Eye Care Optical of Madeira Fabulous Frames David Falk ’94 Diane and Mike Fee Mary Jean and Todd Feldhaus Fit Philosophie Pilates Studio Five Seasons Family Sports Club Caryn and Eric Franke Becki and Jerry Fritsch Game Day Communications Gattles, Inc. Ashley Gayonski Amy and Robert Girkin Martha and Herman Geller Gayle Gillette-Hummel Gold Star Chili Goldsmith Cardel Susan and Robert Gorey Grace Kerr Orthodontics Green Diamond Gallery Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Greenwich House Gallery Wendy and Scott Grimes Gronauer Furs Hardin Advanced Denistry Tamara and Robert Harrison Kathryn (Stahl) ‘84 and Keith Harsh ‘84 Theresa and Greg Hartmann Patricia (Castellini) Headley GMS ‘87 Camille and Bruce Healy Michelle (Schuler) Heimann ‘92 Helen Adams Photography Cindy Hertzel Susan Grayson Hill and Ronald Hill Becky and Paul Hogya Malea Hornback Mary and Larry Humpert Deborah and Robert Hutchins Stephen Imwalle Indian Hill Winter Club Isle of Skye Cashmere It’s Working Out It’s in the Details Joseph Auto Group Denise and Michael Johnson Michael Johnson Margaret and Richard Joseph, Sr. BMS ‘79 Caroline and Ronald Joseph BMS ‘81 Just Ask Jen Catering Kathleen and Frank Kane Keating, Muething & Klekamp PLL Frances and Scott Keller Kenton County Commonwealth’s Attorney Keysocks LLC Khakis Kings Island Kirstin (Fullen) ‘95 and Keith Klein Julie Klosterman Klosterman Baking Company Kroger Company Krombholz Jewelers Allison (Hiltz) ‘93 and Brian Kropp Lauren LaCerda Rachel and Matthew Langenderfer Lobsta Bakes of Maine Kristin and Bradley Lovell

Kelly and Christopher Lyle Carol and Timothy MacConnell SBS ‘68 Macy’s Lauren Mahoney MaLissa & Josie’s Catering Jennifer and Terrence Malone Sue Mapes Diane (Thurner) and Perrin March Marvin Lewis Community Fund Peg and Tim Mathile Amy McDonald Jennifer and Gregory McGrath Suzanne and Phil McHugh Mercy HealthPlex Lisa and Timothy Michel Midwest Eye Center-Eastgate Marissa and Michael Miller Kerry Grote Mock and Russell Mock Linda and James Moeggenberg Moksha Yoga Cincinnati Morgan’s Canoe Livery Mount Lookout Sweets Kathryn and Theodore Nelson Nest Holly and Jason Northern Moira Haren and Richard Norton Nourish Mary and Roger Nunlist BMS ‘72 One Small Garden Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen Joy and Steven Parker Jennifer Beste and Steven Penticuff Perfect North Slopes Play It Again Sports Noreen and Michael Petry Play It Again Sports Rob Portman Potbelly Sandwich Shop Barbara and Jim Powers Margaret and Thomas Prinner Professional Pet Nanny, Inc. Pure Romance, LLC Quince and Quinn Jennifer and Jake Ragland BMS ‘87 Joelle and Nicholas Ragland BMS ‘83 Steve Raleigh Gretchen and Alex Rawlings Mary Elizabeth and Mark Reuter Richter & Phillips Jewelers Robert A. Flischel Photography Caroline Rollins Kristin Ropp Cathy and John Sacco Saks Fifth Avenue Salon Beck Megan Sanders Keke and Tony Sansalone Meredith Schiff ‘02 Ann and Mark Schmidt Mary Agnes (Walter) ‘78 and John Schroder ‘79 Steve Schueler BMS ‘80 Allyson and Michael Schumacher Kathleen and Kevin Scott Reverend Philip Seher Holly (Friesz) ‘86 and Paul Seltman ‘86 Rennae Semona Servatii Pastry Shop Sewn Studio Shelley A. Tretter, DMD, MS, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Russell P. Shelton Silco Fire & Security Ms. Simmons Skyline Chili of Oakley Soho Boutique Spring Grove Heritage Foundation 49 Summit Magazine 49

Megan and Christopher Stagnaro BMS ‘89 Amy and Michael Stagnaro BMS ‘87 Patricia and James Stahl Jennifer and Michael Stanis Rebecca and Thomas Stewart Donna and James Stines Ann Stokley Stone Creek Dining Company Denise Strasser Bob Sumerel Tire & Service Summit Parents Association Sweaty Bands TPC at River’s Bend Taste of Belgium Eric Beatty and Cenona Taveras Alice and Joseph Temming The Castle The Children’s Theatre The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden The Corky & Rick Steiner Family Foundation The Dog Studio The Quarter Bistro The Spotted Goose, Co. The Top Drawer Alexandria Thurner ‘08 Suzanne and Alessandro Tosolini Trish Becker Jewelry US Bank Arena/Cincinnati Cyclones Ultimate Air Shuttle VIP Backrubs Hyde Park Wake Nation Antoinette Pragalos Warden and Robert Warden Gracey and Alfred Weisbrod SBS ‘56 Patricia L. White Suzie White Nadine (Makstell) ‘74 and Marc Whitsett Whole Foods Jan and Mark Wiesner Pat and Robert Wilhelmy Jenny and Thomas Williams SBS ‘71 Carol and Richard Wilson Xavier University Athletic Department Paula (Bien) ‘65 and George Yarnell Christina and Mark Zaring ‘89 Zone 6 Landscape Service Zoubaby

GARDEN FOR THE GOOD Jane (Buse) ‘70 and Mark Burke

PHOTO COMPOSITES

Class of 1992 and 1994

Richard Laib We have made every effort to ensure that these lists are accurate. If there are any additions or changes, please contact Michele Duda at 513.871.4700 x243.

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GRANDPARENTS Bert Amann, Jr. SBS ‘45 Mary Anne J. Drew 2021 Evelyn and Ray Amrhein Marie E. Cossins 2014 Gerry Ascher Benjamin R. Ascher 2021 Florence and James Bacho Lauren L. Bacho 2014 Verne and Anthony Barnhorst Andrew H. Barnhorst 2021 Kay and Miles Barrere Graeme D. Barrere 2022 Elizabeth and Earl Beck Sarah Scoville 2015 Lorraine and George Bergeron John Bergeron 2019 Katherine A. Bergeron 2021 Nicholas Bergeron 2024

Phyllis and David Desch Luke J. Desch 2019 Grant Desch 2024 Sharon Dinterman Abigail Semler 2014 Amelia H. Semler 2019 Kathleen and Daniel Dunn William France 2014 Mary Ann Dyehouse Jack D. Robinson 2023 Virginia and Eugene Eschbacher Cole R. Bush 2015 Logan R. Bush 2016 Cooper Bush 2022 Bob Fee Carter Fee 2017 Alexis M. Fee 2019 Sondra Fee Carter Fee 2017 Alexis M. Fee 2019

Katrin and Manfred Bohlke Sebastian G. Bohlke 2014

Carol and Bill Fisher Margaret L. Mathile 2013 Mary Clare Mathile 2016 Makayla S. Fisher 2020 Alaina K. Fisher 2023

Linda Bohnenkamper Ryan Burns 2020 Allison Burns 2023

Margaret (Hollmeyer) Fisk ‘42 Kyle J. Fisk 2014 Margaret L. Fisk 2016

Penny and John Brady Lachlan J. Brady 2025 Liam M. Brady 2026

Susan and Peter Fitzpatrick Nathan Fitzpatrick 2019 Laura Fitzpatrick 2022 Kathleen P. Fitzpatrick 2023

Molly and Tom Besanceney Dillon S. Fox 2027

Betty Lou and William Brown Lauren L. Bacho 2014 Marilyn and Albert Burns Ryan Burns 2020 Allison Burns 2023 Roxie and Russ Campbell Payton Campbell 2020 Audrey Campbell 2022 Johann Capodanno Aiden Malone 2022 Brendan Malone 2023 Susan and Edward Castleberry SBS ‘46

Lily F. Lippert 2022 Holland F. Lippert 2024 Wayne A. Lippert III 2024 Barbara and Robert Cecil Rachel E. Argo 2013 Dustin B. Argo 2016

Carolyn and Paul Foster Ellen F. Schwietering 2015 Sandy and Thomas Gleeson Grace Anderson 2019 Sophia M. Anderson 2023 Dorothy and Jon Gockerman Gannon M. Gockerman 2023 Nathaniel J. Gockerman 2027 Wyatt C. Gockeman 2027 Cynthia Graham Abigayle E. Anderson 2015 Susan and Merwin Grayson Elizabeth A. Hill 2023 Emery R. Hill 2025 Bonnie and Charles Greenert David Judd 2014

Mary (Sugie) and Michael Clauder August Schweitzer 2016 Joshua Clauder 2024 Asher Clauder 2028

Missie and Dick Greiwe SBS ‘44 Elizabeth Williams 2013

Babette and Carmel Cohen Oliver G. Cohen 2021

Paula Grulee Andrew P. Cavallo 2022 Mia Cavallo 2024

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Collete Sophia M. Stanisic 2021 Aleksandar C. Stanisic 2023 Ann and Ralph Cornwell Anna K. Fahrmeier 2019 Elizabeth C. Fahrmeier 2021 Bobbie and Pierce Cunningham SBS ‘48

Sebastian G. Bohlke 2014 Jeanne and Ian Dasent Joanna C. Hutchins 2016

Marcia and Arthur de la Ossa Constance C. Nelson 2020 Gustaf Nelson 2022

Patricia Groneman Caroline A. O’Connell 2013

Charles Harris Alea R. Harris 2018 Rev. H. Daehler Hayes Natalie Pearl 2015 Mr. and Mrs. John Headley Robert H. Headley 2020 Katherine T. Headley 2021 Sarah E. Headley 2024 Anne and Ron Hoffman Katelyn Bastos 2025 Abigail M. Bastos 2027 Megan A. Bastos 2027

Mary Jane Hue Colette Hue 2015 Joan and James Jambor Aidan Jambor 2022 Max C. Jambor 2024 Emil Jemail Sabrina Jemail 2016 Amanda and Pierce Johnson Lleyton S. Kidd 2023 Mirtha Kennedy Trey J. Ackel 2018 Ty C. Ackel 2020 Georgina M. Kenneally 2027 Patricia Kidd Lleyton S. Kidd 2023 Jacqueline and Edward Koenig John E. Koenig 2023 James E. Stahl 2022 Susanna M. Stahl 2024 Lynn and Wayne Lippert Robert P. Wilson 2019 Charles A. Wilson 2021 Lily F. Lippert 2022 Holland F. Lippert 2024 Wayne A. Lippert 2024 Pat and Coleman Love Ellen S. Love 2026 Ruth Luttmer Michael S. Luttmer 2020 Nicholas A. Luttmer 2022 June and Charles Lyons Christopher M. Lyons 2015 Peggy Mambort Molly W. Mambort 2019 Dottie Mautz Emma G. Mautz 2021 Mary and Bill McClung Alejandro Almaguer 2019 Abigail Almaguer 2022 Geri McConaughy Eric Meeks 2021 Carl R. Meeks 2023 Grace and Richard Merrill Regina G. Merrill 2013 Carol and Vail Miller Wyatt W. Miller 2027 Austin R. Miller 2028 Marie and Tom Monaco Carter Fee 2017 Alexis M. Fee 2019 Barbara and Tom Moore Emily Wiser 2015 Samuel L. Wiser 2017 Jane and Michael O’Brien Emma J. O’Brien 2026 Rosemary Paris Olivia Klosterman 2014 Donna and David Paulin Jonathan E. James 2023 Katherine E. James 2025 Ellen and Mark Peterson Ellen S. Love 2025 Barbara and Jack Pflum Jean E. Pflum 2016 Kathy and Lee Plum Nathalie Plum 2016

Nancy and Ronald Rademacher Joshua D. Rademacher 2016 Keelin Rademacher 2020

Liz and Reid Vann Natalie E. Neyra 2027

Gert and Joe Ralenkotter Christopher J. Ralph 2019 Kendall M. Ralph 2023

Mr. and Mrs. James Visconti Edmund Sumnar 2022 Madeline Sumnar 2024 John Sumnar 2027

Leona Ralph Christopher J. Ralph 2019 Kendall M. Ralph 2023

Patricia and Dean Vonderheide Graeme D. Barrere 2022

Shirley Reilman Cheryl L. Fladung 2014 Elizabeth Roberts Brenna P. Biggs 2015 Colton Biggs 2019 Hilda and Nelson Rodriguez Julia Rosa Helm 2019 Carol and Chris Rooney Abigail Taylor 2015 Margaret Taylor 2016 Emily Taylor 2021

Mary Agnes Walter Megan Funk 2013 John Schroder 2013 Kevin Kroencke 2015 Lillian Kroencke 2015 Mary Anne Weber Anna C. Erickson 2015 Suzanne and Kenneth Weis Tullus A. Dean 2017 Julia S. Dean 2019 Gracey and Alfred Weisbrod SBS ‘56 Kathryn G. Kelly 2024

Faith Rossmann Adelaide F. Tsueda 2015

Mary Ann and Bob Wellington Robert K. Wellington 2013

Patricia (Moran) ‘56 and Barry Savage

Charles Wiser Emily Wiser 2015 Samuel Wiser 2017

Katherine F. Ryan 2014

Barbara and Joseph Schaffer Henry P. Baker 2020 George Baker 2025 Mary and Robert Schneider Grant R. Gerhardt 2021 Jude Gerhardt 2023 Mary and Larry Schumacher Lawrence H. Schumacher 2020

Joan Wood Alexandra Bissantz 2014 Sara J. Bissantz 2016 Paula (Bien) ‘65 and George Yarnell Tate (TJ) Yarnell 2026 Lilly E. Yarnell 2028

Brenda Seltman Paul S. Seltman 2014 Henry R. Seltman 2016 Martha A. Seltman 2019 Margaret and William Shaw Connor J. Shaw 2016 Anne and Jim Sheehan Jack A. Sheehan 2022 Marilyn and Robert Shimp Hannah Fassler 2017 Douglas W. Fassler 2020 Patricia and James Stahl Mary Frances Harsh 2014 Elizabeth Harsh 2015 Margaret Harsh 2018 James E. Stahl 2022 Susanna M. Stahl 2024 Joyce and Jack Steinman Sean W. Steinman 2013 LeArdyce and Henry Stroh Meredith M. Schertzinger 2014 Harrison H. Schertzinger 2018 Howard H. Schertzinger 2018

HONORARIUM GIFTS Arlyn Easton

Brenda Seltman Julia (Feltrup) Jackson ‘49

Nolita and Sean Becker ‘92 Natalie Pearl ‘15

Rev. H. Daehler Hayes Alaina Fisher ‘23 Makayla Fisher ‘20

Carissa Fisher Lori Meier Mary Humpert Linda Moeggenberg Lavina Ambani Kathleen Kane

Susan Grayson Hill and Ronald Hill

Jane and Ralph Stuckman Grady Stuckman 2015

Cheryl Fladung ‘14

Shirley Reilman

Cheryl and Chuck Taylor Abigail Taylor 2015 Margaret Taylor 2016 Emily Taylor 2021

Robert Schutte

Candi (Schutte) ‘70 and John Scherz

Carol Tepe Brett M. Tepe 2013 Sally and Alexander Thomson III Hope A. Thomson 2017

Slobodan Stanisic Eileen Stanisic Aleksandar Stanisic ‘24 Sophia Stanisic ‘21

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Collete

Carl Tower Carlo T. Quintero 2025 Summit Magazine

The Summit Parents Association Annual Report The Summit Parents Association (SPA) has endeavored to strengthen the community through social, spiritual and academic support programs since its founding in 1923. The SPA is a non-dues paying organization.

Primary funding for annual programs comes from the Uniform Resale Shop and Kroger Community Rewards Program. Strategically, the SPA seeks to make all community building activities for which there is a ticket price (Fall Festival, Boutique Noel, Spring Dinner, etc.) budget neutral. We do not wish to make these activities fundraisers as they serve an important purpose of building community and are budgeted to be accessible for all. We dedicate the dollars we raise to programs that benefit our students, parents, faculty and staff. Any dollars raised in excess of our budget are deposited in our Reserve Fund for re-investment as capital improvements. Thanks to outstanding volunteers who dedicated countless hours to support Summit programs, the SPA made great strides toward five specific goals for 2012-13: • To be more accessible and responsive to the needs of our evolving parent community.

• To seek new ways to support faculty and staff.To invest in mission and service related programs.

• To strengthen financial systems.

• And to expand the Spirit and Uniform Resale shops.

Highlights from the year include: Spirit and Uniform Resale Shops: Relocated Uniform Resale shop and renovated Spirit Shop; kept uniform costs low, quality high and introduced popular new spirit wear; implemented new software system to include mobile payment processing; and increased overall number of volunteers.

Programs: • Added Thurner Field as a venue for Fall Festival and automated volunteer sign ups.

• Increased number of faculty booths at Boutique Noel.

Annual Expenses

16% Faculty & Staff

16% Mission/ Service

42% Division Specific

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• Introduced 21C Museum Hotel as a venue for a spring dinner, successfully collaborated with the Development Office on a silent and live auction.

• The Faculty & Staff Appreciation fall breakfast and spring luncheon included gifts of two movie passes for all staff and donations of Keurig coffee machines for each academic division.

• Caring Committee, SND Heritage Guild, Hands Across the Water, Diversity & Inclusion, libraries, SPA Scholarship and the Sunflower Fund were active community support programs supported by the SPA operational budget.

• Parent programs and socials, class parties, holiday parties, primary fun day, service clubs, graduation events and Unity Day were division-specific programs funded by the SPA annual operational budget.

Reserve Fund: Chapel improvements included new altar and ambo, altar linens, carpet, upholstery and refinishing two chairs in foyer and purchase of a foyer bench; Spirit and Uniform Resale shop renovation; Flannery Gym improvements included new A/V equipment and screen; and donation to the Sunflower Fund & Scholarship to support students in need.

Summer 2013: Projects included Kyte Theater improvements, Spirit Shop website for online ordering, Knights Hall Improvements and continued investment in the chapel and foyer.

We are incredibly blessed to have such an engaged and talented parent community.

Thanks from the 2012-13 SPA Board: Traci Van Dorselaer, president; Becky Hogya, first vice president; Elizabeth Moore Wiser, second vice president; Allison (Weber) Erickson ’88, immediate past president; Maryanne Burns Harsh, treasurer; Jenifer Harris, assistant treasurer; Eileen Stanisic, secretary; Conky Greiwe ’61, Staff Liason.

Annual Income Sources*

12% Volunteer Support

4% Library Support

10% Sunflower & Scholarship

*Excludes Spring Dinner Auction and Spirit Shop which are dedicated to Reserve Fund capital improvements.

All Other 19%

Kroger Community Rewards 35%

Uniform Resale 46%

The Summit Boosters Association Annual Report The Summit Boosters Association is a dedicated group of parents who invest their time, talent and treasure to make a difference in Summit athletics.

the installation of new scoreboards, one of the old scoreboards was repurposed for use in Holmes Gym.

A primary focus of the Boosters is management of the youth athletics program. Because Ohio law prohibits the school from sponsoring sports programs for students in kindergarten through the 6th grade, parents volunteer as coaches, team coordinators and in a multitude of other roles. Thanks to the Boosters, all eligible K-6 Summit students have the opportunity to participate in every team sport offered and every participating student plays in every contest.

Sportsmanship, teamwork and skill development are emphasized as students have fun.

Gamebreaker software: Boosters purchased three licenses for SportsCode Gamebreaker video analysis software, which is used by collegiate and professional teams around the world. Soccer, basketball, lacrosse and other team coaches use the software for in-depth game analysis of plays, players, points scored and types of moves in order to improve performance, prepare for the next game and provide college recruitment videos.

Boosters also provide supplementary support for our athletics teams and help improve athletic facilities.

Membership fees are the main sources of Booster funding. Boosters made the following purchases and donations in 2012-13: Scoreboards and bleachers: A $15,500 gift covered 25 percent of the cost of installing modern bleachers and scoreboards – replacing ones that were original to the construction of Flannery Gym. New bleachers are the school color and are equipped with handrails. With

Lower School basketball hoop: Gifts of $2,000 from Boosters and $2,000 from the K6 youth athletics program were added to a $10,000 donation from the Cub Scouts to provide a basketball court on the Lower School playground so children can practice during recess.

Scholarship: A donation of $4,000 was added to the school’s general scholarship fund to help provide tuition assistance.

Baseball bat bags: The donation of twenty baseball bat bags branded with the school athletic logo helped meet a critical need.

Summary of Financial Operations 2012-13 The financial position of the school continued to strengthen last year despite the slow economic recovery. On a cash flow basis the operating results were essentially flat (expenses two tenths of a percent more than revenue), yet we made progress in a number of areas.

Most importantly our endowment grew 13% due to a $1 million gift and strong market performance. Meanwhile, we made good progress in whittling down the debt 28% to $3.7 million, which is much lower than most independent schools our size. As a result, our net position (value of the endowment minus value of the debt) grew 26% to $20.6 million. We are fortunate to have donors who believe so strongly in the way we educate children that they are willing to contribute substantial treasure to ensure this school remains strong and vibrant.

We also are fortunate to have wise members of the Foundation Board who oversee the management of our endowment. They have debated paying off the debt many times but felt that a smarter decision was to maintain the debt, which has a very low rate of interest, and keep the endowment fully invested.

That bet proved to be correct. Our market rate of return on the money we would have used to pay down the debt more than offset the interest rate we’re paying. We are grateful to have volunteers with significant financial acumen who share their expertise to ensure The Summit remains financially strong.

Our cash position was sufficiently robust last year to allow us to set aside $395,000 to fund the replacement of the artificial turf on Williams Field and the back Lower School field. While these fields have been a God-send in terms of providing an outstanding playing surface that receives constant use all day long, all year long, they are extremely expensive to replace. Their life span is about 10 years. We will execute the replacements after this fall’s sports season is over. Many prospective families remark at how Summit’s facilities are on par with many small colleges. We are fortunate in this instance that our strong financial position allows us to fund these replacements internally rather than having to go to our donors to do it.

We had a very good fundraising year in 2012-13, though the adjacent figures might lead some to believe otherwise. Total fundraising for current operations appears to be lower than a year ago, due to the base period having $80,000 in one time gifts for current scholarships that we didn’t have this past year.

Operating Cash Receipts

However, support for the Annual Fund for Excellence increased 5%, from $737,000 to $780,000, due to many innovative suggestions from our new Director of Development, Jim Jackson, and the hard work of Michele Duda, Assistant Director of Development in charge of the Annual Fund. It’s great to see so many Summit stakeholders demonstrate their belief in The Summit Way by directing their philanthropy to us.

The Angel Donor program within the Annual Fund took off this year, increasing 319%. These donors derive satisfaction from providing continuing support to a student who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford a Summit education. While the angel donors cannot select the student, they are informed about the student who is receiving their help, and they receive updates on that student’s progress. This puts a human face on this aspect of fundraising. These donors are answering Christ’s call to help their neighbors who may be struggling financially. In some cases the children would have had to leave the school if not for these angels.

We also had a very successful auction due to the leadership of Kathryn Harsh, Tricia Headley, many volunteers, and terrific staff support from Susan Maxwell and Holly Northern. The cash flow to school operations only represents the budgeted amount.

Funds over and above this accrued to The Summit Parents Association, which allocated funds to renovate the sound system in Kyte Theater, completed over the summer.

Beyond fundraising for current operations, we received a $1 million gift to endowment from one of our most generous donors, and we also surpassed the $100,000 goals to endow the Farrell Ackley and the Rob Hertzel Scholarships. It is gratifying to see that these two inspiring members of The Summit community will be remembered in this way forever after.

The Lord shines his light on The Summit. We are fortunate to have donors who believe strongly that the Summit Way must perpetuate long into the future. We are fortunate to have parents who want the personalized, five-pillar approach to education we offer. We are fortunate to have an extraordinarily skilled faculty and dedicated staff and board who work hard and aim high in their ministry to the children we serve. The leaders of character we graduate each year make an important difference to Cincinnati and the world they will inherit.

Operating Cash Expenses

Other Income 6% Facilities 16%

State Support 5% Fund Raising 6%

Administration 15% Faculty Salaries & Benefits 56%

Tuition, Net of Scholarship and Assistance 83% Other School Expenses 13% 54 Annual Report 2012 - 13

SUMMARY OF GIFTS

The Summit Board of Trustees 2013-2014

(Rounded to nearest thousands)

July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013

GIFTS FOR CURRENT USE Annual Fund $780 99 Restricted Annual Fund 71 Auction* (net)

950 TOTAL ANNUAL GIVING

Mike Bergeron, Chair Stuart Seltman ’86, Vice Chair

GIFTS TO CAPITAL AND ENDOWMENT Capital and Endowment Gifts In Kind TOTAL GIFT SUPPORT

Joe Brinkmeyer 1,303 151

Julie Bristow

$2,404

Gyasi Chisley

*On-line and event auction net proceeds totaled $115,000 with $71,000 going to the school’s account and $44,000 to the Summit Parents Association account.

Rev. John R. Civille Bob Conway

CASH FLOW ANALYSIS

Chip Crowther

(Rounded to nearest thousands)

Preliminary 2012-13

2011-12

Karl Gieseke

Incoming Operating Cash $ 15,396 981 Fund Raising - Current Operations 16,377

Total Incoming Cash

$ (15,300) Outgoing Operating Cash

(638) Capital Expenditures **

Total Operating Cash Flow $ 439

(1,763) Cash Used for Servicing Long Term Debt Support from Endowment 1,500

Claude Davis

$ 15,788 950 16,738

Kathryn (Stahl) Harsh ’84

$ (15,746) (1,021)

Julie Klosterman

Ron Joseph

$ (29)

Allison (Hiltz) Kropp ’93

(676)

Peg Mathile

1,000

Tim Michel Kate Nelson Mike Stagnaro BMS ’87

June 30, 2012 June 30, 2013 Change

Endowment Debt $ 21,565 $ 5,180

24,366 3,730

$ 16,385 20,636

$ (1,450)

$ 4,251

$ 2,801

**2012-13 includes $395 for replacement of artificial turf fields.

Net

Cenona Taveras Suzanne Tosolini Nadine (Makstell) Whitsett ’74 David Wiser Summit Magazine 55

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