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Loveland Herald
May 18, 2011
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Mount Notre Dame hosts academic signing ceremony
Mount Notre Dame hosted the 2011 academic signing ceremony to celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2011 and especially the top 10 seniors. Friends and family were present to celebrate the success of these students and to learn about where they will continue their educational career, what they plan to major in and how MND helped them achieve their goals. Congratulations to the following seniors: Lauren DiNardo of Sycamore Township will attend The Ohio State University and major in chemical engineering. Lauren is also the Class of 2011’s valedictorian. Rachel Drumm of West Chester Township will attend the University of Notre Dame and major in electrical engineering. Chloe Meyer of West Chester Township will attend Ohio State
and major in the healthcare field. Melinda Reed of West Chester Township will study psychology and Spanish at the University of Tennessee. Katie Roundtree of Milford will major in physical therapy at St. Louis University. Rebecca Ryan of Pleasant Ridge will attend Notre Dame, where she will major in engineering. Theresa Schmidt of Symmes Township will attend Ohio State. She has not decided on a major. Maggie Steele of Deerfield Township will attend DePauw University and will major in mathematics and minor in education. Casey Towle of Loveland plans to study business at the University of Georgia. Alice Trent of Loveland will attend Xavier University and major in philosophy, politics and the public.
THANKS TO CHERI LEHRTER
Mount Notre Dame High School academic signees, from left: front, Maggie Steele, Lauren DiNardo, Casey Towle and Theresa Schmidt; back, Chloe Meyer, Rachel Drumm, Alice Trent, Mindy Reed, Rebecca Ryan and Katie Roundtree.
COLLEGE CORNER On campus
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Royalty: Loveland High style
Toni Alten-Crowe of Loveland and Drew Anderson of Miami Township are crowned queen and king of the Loveland High School prom, held April 30 at the Savannah Center in West Chester.
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Ellen Mack of Miami Township and Daniel Wright of Loveland enjoy the Loveland High School prom.
On May 1, Xavier University inducted 16 students into the Rho Lambda Chapter of the Phi Alpha National Social Work Honor Society. Each received a certificate, pin and medallion to wear at graduation and will enjoy lifetime membership in the honor society. Local inductees include: Elizabeth Margret Torrison of Loveland. Inductees are junior and senior social work majors who have completed 8 semester hours of required social work courses. They must have at least a 3.25 GPA in their required social work coursework and a 3.0 overall GPA. Both the Dean of the College of Social Sciences, Health, and Education, Dr. Mark Meyers, and the department’s senior faculty member, Dr. Carolyn Jenkins, addressed the attendees. • Loveland resident Jessica M. Veite of Loveland-Miamiville Road is among several Wilmington College Honors Program seniors honored at the college’s 30th annual student recognition ceremony. She is majoring in biology and chemistry. Veite is a 2008 graduate of Loveland High School. The Wilmington College Honors Program is designed to enrich the academic experience of qualified students with honors sections of the core courses, interdisciplinary seminars, a senior project and various noncredit enrichment activities. Entering freshmen on the Wilmington campus who received a high school GPA of 3.3 or higher and an ACT score of 25 or higher, or received a Wilmington Scholars Award are invited to participate in this program. Students must maintain a 3.3 cumulative GPA to remain active in the program during their remaining years at Wilmington College. Veite also earned membership into The Green Key Society, Wilmington College’s honor society founded in May 1951 by Dr. Samuel Marble, 12th President of Wilmington College. Seniors who have earned a cumulative average of at least 3.5 are eligible for membership and are invited to join. Green Key was organized to recognize superior scholarship by students from WC in the years following accreditation by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges in 1944.
Graduates
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Students take steps to be glamorous at the Loveland High School prom. From left: Alex Kamm of Miami Township, Brian Derrick of Miami Township, Tiffany Bowling of Loveland, Chase Giles of Goshen Township, Wyatt Susich of Miami Township, Maylat Berhe of Miami Township, Caleb Redslob of Miami Township, Chidima Okafor of Symmes Township, Robby Mulvey of Symmes Township, Autumn Oakes of Symmes Township, Drew Anderson of Miami Township and Toni Alten-Crowe of Loveland.
HONOR ROLLS Mount Notre Dame
The following students have earned honors for the third quarter of 2010-2011.
Freshmen
First honors – Catherine Buck, Leah Callahan, Christine Chandler, Kelly Detmer, Kristi Duncan, Katherine Holly, Erica How, Sara Voss and Emily Wolfe. Second honors – Morgan Collins, Katheri DiGiandomenico, Mackenzie Feathers, Karlee Jackson, Hannah Lorenz, Alexandra Martino, Lauren Murphy, Courtney Naber, McKenna Polak, Sara Priest, Kimberly Roundtree, Stephanie Sparer, Molly Steele, Kathryn Tkacz and Maria Veneziano.
Sophomores
First honors – Mary Conroy, Elissa How, Emily
How, Molly Kelsey, Sydney Landers, Julianne Marks, Elisabeth Schnicke, Eleanor Scott and Lauren Walsh. Second honors – Caroline Buck, Elizabeth Daly, Carly DeLois, Andrea Deyhle, Katie Dickert, Courtney Fasola, Sarah Hill, Alexis Hope, Brittany Inks, Claudia Kerrigan, Madeline Lindner, Mary Lindsey, Sarah Martin, Mara Pacitti, Hannah Pfaltzgraff, Ashley Poland, Miranda Puthoff, Allison Raftery, Madison Rohlfs, Sophie Schertzer, Paige Sweeney, Marissa White and Allyson Winterman.
Juniors
First honors – Emily Cengel, Jazmin Hayes, Laura Hendrixson, Lauren Johnston, Robyn Kerley, Krista Kuhlman, Meredith Maresco, Kaitlin McGeeney, Annelise Page, Libby Pelzel, Keara Saud, Katelyn Sussli, Shelby Tarantino and Abigail
Vollmer. Second honors – Megan Brault, Mary Crema, Kelly Cutter, Megan Dickert, Taylor Ford, Elena Grimm, Erin Grinsted, Maria Hilton, Aubree Hord, Megan Hupp, Chelsea Jackson, Maria Mattei, Erin Nance, Jenna Nance, Hannah Ruwe, Heidi Ruwe, Madelaine Ryan, Alexa Santamaria, Shelby Shepard, Adrienne Smith, Frances Sparer, Natalie Wolf and Heather Wujek.
Seniors
First honors – Rachel Frank, Jennifer Marks, Erika Ripperger, Katie Roundtree, Samantha Saud, Sarah Schnicke, Margaret Steele, Casey Towle and Alice Trent. Second honors – Lydia Backscheider, Mackenzie Barron, Allison Beckman, Colleen Butler, Ellen Conners, Susan Conroy, Devin Deyhle, Lindsey Eramo, Maria
Michelle Veite, Loveland High School graduate, is graduating from Xavier University May 14 with a bachelor of science majoring in chemical science and with a minor in natural science. She has accepted a graduate research assistantship in the department of chemistry and biochemistry at Miami University and will be working on her Ph.D. • Jessica Leigh Grissom, a 2007 graduate of Loveland High School, is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of North Carolina A&T State University. She received her bachelor of science degree in journalism and mass communications. She plans to attend law school. She is the daughter of Karen and Jesse Grissom.
SCHOOL NOTES Gallagher, Claire Gallenstein, Meghan Grinsted, Kayla Grome, Lauren Hanzel, Carolyn Huhn, Lauren Lacey, Allyson Lucas, Molly Meyer, Cassidy Miller, Heather Moeller, Jamie Naber, Lauren Paasch, Katherine Raess, Abigail Scherpenberg, Caitlyn Schlie, Theresa Schmidt, Alexandra Schraer, Sara Stanula, Emma Stiver, Kaitlyn Trent, Erin Vannatta, Allison Weaver, Hanna Weigel, Brennan White and Morgan Wolfe.
St. Ursula Villa
The following students have earned honors for the second trimester of 2010-2011.
Seventh-grade
First Honors – Maddie Joyce Second Honors – Alex Schweer
Great Oaks students excel at state SkillsUSA competition
Great Oaks students proved that they know their career fields, finishing among the top in the state in SkillsUSA competition. Eric Goldick of Loveland, a student in the Live Oaks adult heating, ventiliating and air conditioning (HVAC) program, won a gold medal in the HVAC competition. Justin Rue of Loveland, a senior in the engineering technology and robotics program, won a gold medal in the mechantronics competition. Engineering technology and robotics junior Nick Hoffert of Loveland won gold medals in the robotics competition. SkillsUSA is a national organization of more than 300,000 members, which provides leadership and competition opportunities for students preparing for careers.