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January 6, 2010
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Baron Comeback helps students understand college
By Kellie Geist kgeist@communitypress.com
When you’re a junior or senior in high school, it can be overwhelming to think about college. Between filling out applications, worrying about future roommates and picking a major, it’s an experience that’s hard to wrap your head around. That’s why the counselors at Amelia High School put together the Baron Comeback. During this event, which was held Dec. 22, about 50 students had a panel discussion with eight recent Amelia High School graduates. These new college students talk about what college is like and what to expect. Heather DeVore, a senior at Amelia, said she attended the Baron Comeback for a little insight
on the overall college experience. “I thought it would be beneficial because I’ve been looking forward to college and what it will be like. They can really tell me how it is, they were just in our shoes,” DeVore said. “These are our friends up there and they’re telling us the truth.” Lisa Edgar, who works at Amelia High School part-time through Clermont 20/20, said the Baron Comeback is helpful because hearing about college from a former student is more helpful than hearing it from a counselor. “I think this makes college real for them ... If I say it, its one thing, but it sinks in more if it’s coming from a peer,” Edgar said. DeVore said some of the things she was interested to hear about
KELLIE GEIST/STAFF
About 50 Amelia High School juniors and seniors attended the Baron Comeback Dec. 22. During this event, a panel of recent Amelia graduates talk about their college experiences. included understanding how students register for classes and course hours. She also appreciated that the panel discussed Greek life. “I’m really interested in joining a sorority, so it was interesting to
hear about that,” DeVore said. DeVore is planning to attend The Ohio State University next year and major in physical therapy. Stephanie Rothman was one of the speakers on the panel. Roth-
SCHOOL NOTES
COLLEGE CORNER Accepted
Sarah Sibert, daughter of David and Ellen Sibert of Batavia, has been accepted to the University of Northwestern Ohio. She will begin classes in the winter quarter where she will major in business management. Sibert is a graduate of Glen Este High School.
Dean’s list
John Buttrick has been named to the 2009 summer quarter dean’s list at Hocking College. He is majoring in firefighting/paramedic. Buttrick, who is currently employed with First Care ambulance service, is the son of Sharon Buttrick and lives in Mount Carmel.
Scholarship
Amelia High School senior Sam Ivers is among six area students who recently won a Forest-Aires voice scholarship. The winners receive private voice lessons and will perform solos in the Forest-Aires’ “Encore! 2010” show in April. Ivers performs in Amelia’s musicals, the West Clermont “By Request” choir, the Ivers May Festival Youth Chorus and the Clermont Philharmonic Orchestra. He is also the mass cantor at St. Thomas More. Ivers, the son of Genevieve and Victor Ivers, has started studying voice with Karl Resnik with his scholarship win.
School, employees recognized
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Teachers recognized
man, a 2009 Amelia graduate who attends Indiana University, said she knew she wanted to participate in the Baron Comeback after she attended as a student. “I did this last year and I wanted to be on the other side of it. I wanted to help people out because I know how remiss I was about the application process and other things,” Rothman said. “This program really helped me last year, so I wanted to be involved.” Rothman said the students asked many of the questions she expected to hear, including questions about applications, classes and dorms. “I hope we helped. I know a lot of the students who came and I feel like the things we talked about are things I wanted to know, too,” Rothman said.
Special education teachers from Glen Este High School were recognized at the Nov. 23 West Clermont board of education meeting. The school was recently named a “top school” by Cincinnati magazine.
At the Nov. 23 meeting, the West Clermont board of education members and district administration recognized several groups and individuals for their contributions to the district. Special education teachers from Glen Este High School were honored for their hard work, which earned the school the title of a “top school” by Cincinnati magazine. The board also recognized employees with 30 years of service. Those honored were Kathy Stemmer of Amelia Elementary, Meg Patton of Holly Hill Elementary, Jan Orleck of Merwin Elementary, Mike Hall of Glen Este High School and Chris
Dalton, district maintenance.
Award
Amelia High School student Jill Durham won the 2010 Math Medal Award at the 2010 Southwest Region Math Medal Award breakfast and ceremony held Nov. 7. The Math Medal Award program is sponsored through a partnership between Honda of America and The Ohio State University. Ceil Kuzma, Amelia High School math instructor, accompanied Durham to the ceremony.
Artistic students
Three Glen Este High School students were recently honored for their artistic ability. WECIPA students Matt Chalmers, Rachel Webb and Justin Sigel were selected to exhibit artwork in Thomas More College’s “Annual High School Juried Exhibition.” The opening was Nov. 23 in the Eva Farris Gallery on the college’s campus. The show runs through Jan. 5. For gallery hours, call art gallery director Jennifer Feld at 460-1844.
Student of the month
Glen Este High School Health Technology junior Alyssa Couch was named the Live Oaks Career campus student of the month for November. Couch’s instructors said she is an outstanding student, one who demonstrates a good work ethic. Couch is an active member of the Skills USA chapter at Live Oaks and is the junior class president. She is also active in the Bridges program on campus.
HONOR ROLLS Glen Este Middle School
The following students have earned honors for the first quarter of 2009-2010.
First Honors – (3.5-4.00)
Sixth grade – Saraya Abner, Jonathan Adams, Lauren Anderson, Marc Andry, Mariana Apestegui, Dylan Atkinson, Tyler Bain, Matthew Bavis, Lauren Bell, Nina Bell, Emily Bogan, Debbie Boggess, Alec Bomske, Amber Bravard, Clayborne Brezinski, Courtney Bright, Leah Brinson, Brandi Brock, Baylee Brooks, Karlee Brune, Kamryn Buckman, Austin Buckner, Julie Bunton, Trent Burbage, Jaymee Burke, Brieana Byrnside, Caleb Canter, Hayden Caruso, Jacob Castle, Amber Clark, Meghan Colwell, Sydney Conover, Emma Conway, Megan Cory, Brandon Crist, Madison Davis, Michael Davis, Megan Dean, Jacob Diana, Taylor Dick, Kyle Dieringer, Hannah DuMont, Josef Dulle, Brady Dunigan, Michelle Eberle, Breanna Ellis, Sarah Ellison, Zachary England, Andie Fahey, Jacob Farmer, Sierra Fields, Samuel Frisch, Collin Fryman, Justin Gammon, Sydney Geier, Megan Ginn, Rebecca Glassburn, Avery Griffin, Kayla Hamm, Alex Hankins, Sierra Haynes, Krysta Hernandez, Nash Hill, Brandon Holloway, Jeremy Hopkins, Cole Hunley, Julia Jenkins, Avery Jones, Breen Jones, Jamie Jones, David Jung, Jennifer Justice, Aspen Kowsky, Koby Luccasen, John Martino, Brenna Martz, Arleigh May, Steven McCollum, Clayton McCune, John McGraw, Alexis McKinley, Michael Meece, Lisa Merman, Ryan Mock, Sierra Montgomery, Mary Lyn Moore, Parker Moore, Cassidy Morgan, B Nicholas Murrell, Grace Nehls, Austin Phillips, Tyler Pilcher, Natalie Poynter, Spencer Price, Kristina Prince, McKenzie Raper, Madison Reese, Logan Reich, Storm Roehm, Emily Roth, Kobe Royse, Jacob Santiago, Savannah Shepard, Taylor Singleton, Brittany Smith, Kelsea Smith, Taylor Smith, Austin Snyder, Ellen Steffen, Joshua Stotler, Danielle Sullivan, Faiza Sumra, Claire Surko, Carly Thacker, Taylor Thorp, Alec Townley, Destiny Tubbs, Caitlin Utley, Katelyn Van Pelt, Courtney Vespie, Jonathan Vogel, Erika Von Bargen, Andrew Waddell, Alexander Wagoner, Danielle Watkins, Dakota Watson, Joshua Weaver, Taylor Wells, Hannah West, Tyler
Westendorf, Hannah Wilson, Matthew Wilson, Angelique Woodward and Emily Yeager. Seventh grade – Kayla Abrams, Zoe Achor, Toria Adkison, Brittany Armstrong, Mackenzie Back, Isabel Baird, Dymond Balewitz, Megan Bastin, Joshua Beasley, Samantha Benz, Amanda Berger, Andrew Bingham, Haylee Bisig, Diamond Blevins, Brooklynn Boso, James Brinegar, Casie Brockmeier, Austin Bryant, Thomas Burbage, Edmund Burdick, Jada Burt, Destiny Byrne, Megan Campbell, Mary Lynn Carson, Richard Cass, Dylan Chafin, Sara Chesley, Myriah Clark, Brianna Cole, Ashley Collins, Tyler Creel, Richard Curtin, Trevor Daniels, Tyler Davie, Jessica Dmochowski, Emily Doppes, Megan Downey, Madison Duan, Margaret Dulle, Adler Elliott-Rosenberger, Austin Feltner, Nathan Fischer, Allison Flanigan, Amanda Fleckinger, Shannon Foxton, Maximilian Frisch, Robert Fuersich, Sean Gates, Nicole Geygan, Madison Gibson, Victoria Grecni, Alexandra Hall, Sarah Hatcher, Monica He, Rio Henley, Carter Higgins, Logan Jacobs, Zachary Jeschke, Larry Johnson III, Emma Kasperczyk, Matthew Kennedy, Cassidy Koch, Ethan Koehler, Brittany Koehnke, Tanner Korfhagen, Samuel Kremer, Kyle Kushner, Makenna Lavatori, Madison Libengood, Christopher Lilly, Tyler Liming, Jennifer Little, Tammy Lockaby, Ashley Lorenzen, Lindsey Malott, Sophia Mann, Ethan Marksberry, Katherine McCarter, Emma McDermott, Trent McKenzie, Alexis Mentzel, Jacob Merritt, Hannah Morehouse, Kiya Mullins, Olivia Murphy, Ethan Noschang, Ellory Overcast, Brooke Parker, Courtney Ponder, Zachary Rahe, Jordan Reed, Brooklyn Reese, Demi Renfro, Jacquie Reuss-Morgan, Brooke Riggs, Sarah Robison, Samuel Rowe, Sarah Ruiz, Allyson Saylor, Cody Scales, Nicholas Schmidt, Kellsye Scott, Summer Seng, Aatur Shah, Brooklyn Shahan, Kelly Simpson, Lindsey Singleton, Alana Smale, Caleb Smith, Kyle Smith, Natalie Snyder, Brandon Stahl, Elliott Stockton, Nicholas Sullivan, Spencer Sutton, Andrew Sweatland, Lindsey Sweatland, Amber Taylor, Jacob Theademan, Wesley Thomas, Kayla Thomasson, Benjamin Tully, Mary Turner, Kaylee Weaver, Michael Weinstein, Brittney Williams, Jonathan Wilson, Brisa Workman, Claire Young, Megan Young and Zoey Zink. Eighth grade – Grant Adams, Rayna Airey, Alexis
Backus, Benjamin Baker, Samuel Barrett, Abigail Barton, April Belanger, Jennifer Bell, Andrew Berger, Kelsey Bodine, Stephanie Bogan, Ryan Brinkman, Kylie Brown, Josh Buckner, Matthew Burchfield, Shaun Burdick, Winston Burdick, Sara Marie Campbell, Sarah Lynn Campbell, Alexis Carta, Ashton Carter, Shae Caruso, Samuel Casavant, Zachary Coats, Brittany Colyer, Kaitlyn Conaty, Colin Couch, Jimmie Crist, Heidi Dallman, Lexy Damron, Mitchell Dance, Christian Davidson, Chelsea Doering, Jack Dong, Hannah Dufresne, Charles Emshoff, Cameron Engel, Joanna Ferro, Tyler Flanigan, Taylor Gabriel, Alexander Gammon, Brian Ginn, Jessica Goedde, Kyle Goins, Cassidy Greenwood, Kayla Gregory, Samantha Hagan, Mackenzie Hall, Logan Harris, Samantha Harris, Rachel Harrison, Kyra Hayes, Nicholas Hollinden, Shealyn Hollingshead, N. Marissa Holt, Dori Honchell, Zachery Houstin, Danielle Howard, Jenifer Howell, Kathleen Hudson, Mark Hutchinson, Destiny Jones, Madison Jutze, Connor Katsanis, Nicoda Kearns, Ashley Keith, Kyle Keszei, Gabrielle Kirker, Jamie Koch, Hannah Lang, Jordan Large, Marisa Lavatori, Brandon Line, Amber Locke, Kamille Lowry, Kyle Luccasen, Kristine Mai, Ronald Mancini, Jr., Karrisa Martino, Katelyn Maynard, Taylor McCreary, Meaghan McGraw, Amber McKee, Michael Meenach, Maranda Melton, Bailey Miller, Kayde Mock, Dominic Mullen, Scott Myers II, Leah Neel, Andrew Noe, Faith Oakley, Teara Park, Alexander Paul, Grant Pieples, Mallory Price, Jessica Rechtiene, Gabrielle Ruehlman, Tyler Sargent, Keegan Schofield, Zachary Schradin, Devon Shannon, Timothy Shepler, Shelby Simmons, Jake Simon, Shanti Steffen, Rachel Stephens, Jacob Stevens, Blake Stricker, Ryan Stroup, Jensen Sturdevant, Lia Sturgeon, Patrick Swaney, Morgan Terry, Jamie Thomas, Gage Thompson, Aylin Umana, Carrie Upton, Madison Velten, Jack Viney, Taylor Wagner, Karlee West, Kathlyn Wiesenhahn, Carley Wilson, Christina Wilson, Jennifer Wilson, Kelsey, Desta Wisby, Brittany Yeager and Taylor Zambenedetti.
Second Honors (3.0-3.5)
Sixth grade – Kylie Alsip, Ely Ayers, Tanner Ayers, Christopher Baird, Andrew Ballitch, Miranda Bausch, Haley Beach, Alexander
Bellamah, Clayton Bowlin, Bethany Bright, Chelsey Bright, Zachary Broerman, Chandler Bruenderman, Elizabeth Burton, Camryn Butz, Savannah Carter, Jesus Cervantes, Emily Conner, Kelsey Cramer, Paityn Crist, Bryan Cross, Tanner Davis, Ian Drew, Brianna Edwards, Alazya Farmer, Robert Farrell, Teaona Field, Mateo Figueroa, Cody Fouch, Joshua Freeman, Madison Frye, Payton Funk, Stephen Garretson Jr., Mackenzie Gast, Eric Greenwood, Carrie Gregory, Dakota Griffin, Zachary Gunn, Ryan Hagen, Sarah Haney, Amanda Hart, Grant Hessman, David Hill, Alexander Horton, Kayla Huesman, Alexander Iannnelli, Andrew Johnson, Emalie Johnson, Shawn Jover-Bell, Olivia Killebrew, Allison Lawson, Hannah Lawson, Kirsten Lloyd, Erin Maines, Madison Martin, Christian McPherson, Kendra Mendoza, Josephy Mikolay, Austin Miller, Hannah Miller, Allison Moore, Nicholas Moore, Brittany Morton, Ashley Mues, Peter Murray, Regan Napier, Deyci Nataren, Andrew Nguyen, Dalton Orr, Hugo Ostorga, Mattison Overbeck, Mihir Patel, Savan Patel, Tamera Patton, Tyler Pennington, Dalton Pilott, Tyler Randolph, Austin Reuss, Sidney Richardson, Austin Ringland, Devon Robbers, Kyla Rorick, Breanne Sampson, Connor Schoettle, Lindsay Scott, Justin Seward, Kristan Sharpe, Ciara Shiveley, Cailin Sindell, Lauren Skeens, Brandon Smith, Michael Smith, Gage Stewart, Scott Terwilliger, Jordan Theisens, Zachary Thorp, Kayla Todd, Cameron Travis, Zachary Tribbey, Brandi Turner, Janelle Vasquez, Brittany Wallace, Robert Watkins, Makenna Weaver, Logan Williams, McKenzie Williams, Patrick Willison, Brandellyn Wills and Logan York. Seventh grade – Tatiana Alejandro, Samantha Asbury, Danielle Atmore, Adrian Avendano, Jordan Baker, Dustin Behymer, Jason Belcher, Carl Bender, Julia Bishop, Joshua Bohart, Whitney Brand, Brett Branson, Alyssa Brinkman, Misty Brown, Samantha Casnellie, Nicholas Charles, Connor Childs, Corey Dalton, Rebecca Daniel, Jamie Donley, Brittany Dove, Kelsey Driscoll, William Dunkman, Monica Dunn, Dustin Eads, Quintin Felts, Jackson Findlan, Jessica Forney, Elijah Forste, Ryne Fritz, Christina Froelich, Kaitlyn Garner, Jonathan Gottis, Andrew Haeufle, Tristan Hamm, Hunter Hardin, Scott Hempleman, Shane Hendrixson, Shiana Herzner,
Sophia Hines, Samuel Hornstra, Christian Hoskins, Danny Hudson Jr., Mathew Itapson, James Jetter, Payton Johnson, Hailey Joiner, Zachary Jones, Cody Keuffer, Alexander Kleimeyer, Bailee Kleinmann, Stephanie Lally, Tiffanie Lawson, Anthony Lay, Austin Lynch, Leeanne Mager, Danielle Marck, Kellcey Matlock, Breanna McClendon, Ashley McCumber, Noah McDermott, Ashley McKinzie, Kylee McMullen, Steven Meece, Asia Mineer, Blake Moore, Grant Moore, Kaitlyn Moore, Scott Mullis, Alyssa Napier, Jacob Neeley, Samantha Newell, Thu Anh Nguyen, Madison Noble, Charles Null, Kayla Overbee, Betty Pacatte, Tristan Partridge, Christian Paurillo, Brittany Pelcha, Tracey Pickel, Avery Purkiser, Aleesha Rayl, Erin Schneider, Maria Severino, Luke Severt, Paige Shelton, Matthew Sicurella, Brittani Siegel, Lindsey Sigel, Lia Smith-Todd, Kendra Sprague, Gabriel Stepp, Harmony Strunk, Amna Sumra, Autumn Teeters, Alyssa Thompson, Antonio Thompson, Audra Thompson, Dylan Thompson, Morgan Thompson, Taylor Tolle, Kenneth Tritschler, Zachary Vespie, Olivia Vestring, Jacob Wahl, Rachel Watson, Jamie Wharton, Jr., Emily Willenborg, Samantha Winkelbach, Ryan Winter and Alex Wood. Eighth grade – Elijah Adair, Jamon Black, Austin Blair, Christian Boggess, Hayden Brulport, Zachary Burris, Christian Burton, Caroline Calhoun, Kevin Carroll, Jacob Childers, Daniel Clark, Ashley Conway, Beckah Danner, C. Maxwell Davis, Dylan Detetta, Halie Eichelbrenner, Christopher Feist, Haley Finamore, Paige Flaugher, Jordan Freedman, Sasha Geier, Tristan Guckenberger, Jordan Harris, Lyric Hein, Nathaniel Honchell, Megan Jordan, Christopher Keating, Kristen KeufferMeece, Vincent Lancaster II, Allyson Liming, Austin Lotz, Michael Louallen, Taylor Lumas, Timothy Malott, Felicia Mayes, Karagan Miller, Macayla Mills, Sierra Mounts, Anna Murrell, Megan Neal, Tyler Nelson, Ashley Obermeyer, Jacob Panek, Benjamin Parrish, Alyson Perry, Anthony Pinto, Katelyn Pipenur, Sydney Pitman, Miranda Raper, Kathleen Roan, Phillip Rowan, Alexander Saylor, Cailin Schock, Lyndsey Sparks, Hayley Spencer, Mariah Stotler, Brandyn Sturgeon, Michelle Sunderman, Sara Truitt, Myra Vaughn, Haley Vogelgesang, Morgan Warf, Joseph Wilson, Troy Woods, Kaylee Wright, Brett Wulfeck and Raven York.