SCHOOLS
JULY 25, 2012 • DELHI-PRICE HILL PRESS • A5
St. Dominic presents scholastic awards Lexi Zimmer – sixth grade; Peyton McCarthy – seventh grade for demonstrating the gospel message of Jesus Christ in school, on the playground and the parish at large. Seventh-graders Matthew Kirkendall and Erica Wessel received the Patrick Cottingham II Schoarships based on their love of science and demonstrated Christian character. The Student Council Scholarships were awarded to Monica White – fifth grade; Analise Kandra – sixth grade; Hannah Doll – seventh grade based on their positive attitude, effort, cooperation and Christian values. The PTO Father Stockelman/ Sister Mary Ruth Scholarships
were awarded to Brody Ferencak and Wesley McErlane in kindergarten, Madeline Baker in second grade, Erica Schloemer and Jack Sunderman in sixth grade based on teacher nominations. The following students received the Student Council American Citizenship Award and pin: kindergarten – Thomas Roth and Ella Vatter; first grade – Alicia Burke and Megan Childs; second grade – Jason Childs and Rebecca Ochs; third grade – Heather Cook and Adam Kent; fourth grade – Collin Kandra and Mia Roth; fifth grade – Carmen Leisgang and Danny Moster; sixth grade-Hannah Bacon and Grace Paustian; seventh grade – Jill Kloepfer and Mikki Thai.
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Delshire Elementary School cafeteria manager Lovey Schoch and cafeteria employee Dottie Reiter were celebrated by Delshire Elementary students at the end of school. Both retired from the district with over 25 years of service. As a final goodbye, students held up signs and cheered as Lovey and Dottie were driven by Superintendent Todd Yohey and human resources Director Sonny Tudor in a mustang convertible. PROVIDED.
YWCA’s Earl Sells scholarship In conjunction with the annual Career Women of Achievement awards, the YWCA also awards the finalists of the Mamie Earl Sells Scholarship. The Mamie Earl Sells Scholarship is awarded to an outstanding African-American female high school senior entering a post-secondary institution. Now in its 20th year, the scholarship was established in 1993, and honors the memory of the late Sells for her commitment and service to the YWCA and the community. The 2012 Mamie Earl Sells Scholarship winner, Whitney Hollingsworth of Northside, is a senior at Western Hills Engineering High School. Hollingsworth ranks first in her class and carries a GPA of 3.98. She has maintained her position as valedictorian since freshman year. She is a senior class officer runs track and field, and gives of her free time to volunteer. She has won numerous scholastic awards, including being a two time national runner-up, Ohio affiliate winner and Cincinnati Tri-State winner for the National Center for Women & Information Technology “Aspirations in Computing Award.” Hollingsworth has ambitions of being a computer scientist, author and inventor and will start on that journey this fall as a freshman studying computer science at the University of Cincinnati. Over 50 applications from more than 20 Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky schools were submitted. Factors evaluat-
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At the St. Dominic School closing Awards Assembly held on June 1, students were awarded scholarships towards tution for next school year and various awards totaling $7,350.00. The Jacob & Sydney Wittich Memorial Scholarships were awarded to fourth-grader Abigail Baker and third-grader Tommy Schoener selected for their family's committment to Catholic Education. Eight PTO Father Collins Christian Scholarships were awarded to Ethan Lipps – kindergarten; Emma Walter – first grade; Bridget Barron – second grade; Gabriel McDonald – third grade; Ella Hartung – fourth grade; Ally Albertz – fifth grade;
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The 2012 Mamie Earl Sells Scholarship winner Whitney Hollingsworth, second from left, the with YWCA President and CEO Charlene Ventura, left, and Barbra Smitherman, scholarship committee co-chair, and Sue Allen, scholarship committee co-chairwoman. PROVIDED. ed by the scholarship committee include academic record, challenges and hardships, ACT and/or SAT scores, letters of recommendation, class rank, involvement in extracurricular activities, employment and community service. In addition to the scholarship winner, the YWCA names two runners-up and seven honorable mentions. The two runners-up: » Rashawnda Joiner of North College Hill, who attended Mount Healthy High School, and » Dominique Wreh of Westwood, who attended Summit Country Day School. The seven honorable mentions are: » Brittany Allen, Withrow University High School;
» Valeta Brown, Princeton High School; » Micaiah Copeland, Walnut Hills High School; » Indyasia Johnson, James N. Gamble Montessori; » Rannie McCants, School for the Creative & Performing Arts; » Kayla Mitchell, Holmes High School; and » Jai’La Nored, Purcell Marian High School. The young women were presented their scholarship awards at a spring recognition tea at the historic YWCA building on Walnut Street. Family, school administrators and YWCA board members gathered together in celebration of the many accomplishments of these bright young women.
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COLLEGE CORNER Dean’s list
The following students were named to the second semester dean’s list at Miami University: Aaron Baker, Rachel Blake, Elizabeth Cook, Trevor Cook, Taylor Deters, Tarra Dirkes, Madeline Earley, Jacqueline Ehrman, Kevin Haas, Joseph Healey, Laurie Jacob, Lindsey Knorr, Josh Kremer, Alexander Lewis, Ryan Martini, Katherine Moster, Benjamin Proud, Katherine Rohr, Melissa Rohr, Michael Schwarz, Jessica Seger, Cathy Smith, Alison Stevens, Abigail Sturgill, Eric Thorman, Stephanie Weber and Amber Wynn. ■ The following students were named to the spring dean's list at the University of Cincinnati: Kelsey Abel, Terrence Aufermann, Paula Bader, Lisa Bambach, Alexandra Bauer, Daniel Beck, Kathryn Berling, Allison Biggs, Amy Billow, Maxwell Bischoff, Matthew Book, John Boylson, Matthew Bretnitz, Jonathan Budde, Kati Carney, Sarah Carr, Spencer Chamberlain, Brittany Christian, Zachary Clark, Colin Craig, Allison Eberle, Lindsay Ebner, Amy Echler, Kaitlin Elliott, Hope Esposito, Michael Fern, Kayla Finn, Jason Fishburn, Brittany Fitzgerald, Ryan Fleming, Joseph Fricke, Joseph Frost, Grania Frueh, Lyndsey Geiser, Samuel Geroulis, Dameisha Gibson, Charles Graham, Angelia Gregg, Katie Griffith, Molly Hackett, Christopher Hais, Regina Hartfiel, Jacob Hartmann, Emily Hautman, Michael Hegman, Christina Heil, Rachel Heinlein, Michael Hetzer, Zachary Hoffman, Clark Horning, Christina Jeremiah, Nicole Johnson, Sarah Johnston, Matthew Kaeser, Matthew Kallmeyer, Colleen Kane, Lera Khubunaia, Daveen Knue, Victoria Koch, Jeffrey Kollmann, Melanie Laiveling, Kristin Lasita, Lauren Lehan, Junyi Li, Jennifer Little, Thomas Mann, Maria Mathews, Keenen Maull, Molly McKee, Erin Merz, Kara Miladinov, Steven Mittermeier, Alex Moore, Lydia Morton, David Murphy, Krista Newland, Jessica Nolte, Sara Piller, Melissa Rapier, Jennifer Ross, Carolyn Rydyznski, Charles Saunders, Lisa Schott, Daniel Schroyer, Gregory Schulz, Patrick Seifert, Christopher Smith, Athena Stefanou, Zachary Studt, Veronica Sunderman, Kristen Suter, Geraldine Suyat, Mark Tepe, Nathan Terry, James Topmiller, Benjamin Van Oflen, Andrew Wagner, Timothy Wagner, Andrew Wahler,
Kaitlin Welch, Paige Westerfield, Brian Wiechert, Nicholas Wiedeman, Robert Williams and Kathryn Wittich.
Graduates
David Doll has graduated from Columbus State Community College. ■ Jillian Fitzpatrick has graduated from Emory University with a master’s degree in public health. ■ Meredith McKinney has graduated from Butler University with a degree in pharmacy. ■ The following students have graduated from Northern Kentucky University: Timothy Barron, an educational leadership doctoral graduate degree major; Amanda Boeshart, a music education undergraduate degree major; Caitlin Brown, a theater arts undergraduate degree major; Michael Cook, a finance undergraduate degree major; James Engle, a business administration graduate degree major; Aaron Geraci, a fine arts undergraduate degree major; Daniel Gerhardt, a computer information technology undergraduate degree major; John Hoffman, an industrial organizational psychology undergraduate degree major; Amanda Huster, a radiologic technology undergraduate degree major; Lindsey Ingram, a psychology undergraduate degree major; Caprise Johnson, a liberal studies undergraduate degree major; Debra Kasel, an educational leadership doctoral graduate degree major; Alex Meyer, a computer information technology undergraduate degree major; Amy Nicely, a computer information technology undergraduate degree major; Kimberly Pastura, a business administration undergraduate degree major; Laura Prost, a nursing undergraduate degree major; Kevin Rohrmeier, a marketing undergraduate degree major; Katarina Schneider, a biological sciences graduate degree major; Sarah Seibert, a criminal justice undergraduate degree major; Sonya Thielmann, a public administration graduate degree major; and Stacey Welch, a middle grades education undergraduate degree major.
Seton students join Leadership Scholars This spring, 21 Seton High School students were honored for their commitment to the Leadership Scholars program. This nonprofit organization pairs high school seniors and juniors with inner-city seventh and eighth grade students to share information about college, communication and leadership while providing emotional support. Student leaders are required to make a two-year commitment to the Leadership Scholars program. This year, the following Seton students were honored for the time they committed to the organization: » Melissa Alexander,
» Julie Buttlewerth, » Sarah Clark, » Anna Combs, » Emma Lindle, » Mollie Ruffing, » Kylee Siefke, » Lindsey Ackerman, » Hannah Beckman, » Danielle Drinkuth, » Katie Finfrock, » Morgan Hughes, » Taylor Kuhl, » Thandy Mamutse, » Marisa Meyer, » Ali Moehring, » Kara Rattermann, » Helena Sabato, » Maggie Sollmann, » Anna Stagge and » Andrea Toth.