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A4 • NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE • SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
NORTHEAST SUBURBAN LIFE
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SYCAMORE JUNIOR HIGH PRINCIPAL’S HONOR ROLL SYCAMORE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
The following students have earned principal’s honors for the fourth quarter of 20122013.
Principal Honors
Ursuline Academy graduates who will study performing arts in college include, from left: Lauren Salem (West Chester Township), Leah Anderson (Evendale), Megan Banfield (Indian Hill), Jennifer Mathews (West Chester Township), Sydney Ashe (Amberley Village), Abby Hellmann (Hyde Park) and Angela Pan (Evendale). THANKS TO MARIANNE LANG
Ursuline performing arts grads continue studies in college Seven Ursuline Academy graduates of the Class of 2013 will take their love of the stage off to college where they will continue their education in their specific performing arts discipline. They have spent the past four years at Ursuline entrenched in theatrical and musical performances that were produced by the school. Several also performed at other high schools and community and national performances and competitions, where they won numerous awards at such venues as the Festival Disney in Orlando and the Cincinnati Arts Association Overture Awards Scholarship competition. The 2013 performing arts graduates are: » Leah Anderson (Evendale), will pursue a bachelor’s degree in music performance (and a B.S. in science) at The Ohio State University, where she received a Music Scholarship and Provost Scholarship. She has played the violin and piano and was a vocalist at UA, and has performed and won numerous awards at such venues as The Ohio Federation of
Music Clubs, The National Federation of Music, The Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Northern Kentucky University, Clermont Philharmonic Orchestra, and many others. » Sydney Ashe (Amberley Village) will be enrolled in the BFA Dramatic Performance Program at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where she received the Cincinnatus Century Scholarship. She performed in the Ursuline production of “All Shook Up,” several shows at St. Xavier High School, and Cincinnati Actors’ Studio and Academy; she also will be appearing as “Frenchie” this summer in the Cincinnati Young People’s Theater production of Grease. » Megan Banfield (Indian Hill) will major in communication with a concentration in electronic media at the University of Dayton, where she received the Father Chaminade Scholarship. » Abby Hellmann (Hyde Park) will major in vocal performance at
the University of Michigan. In addition to singing in UA’s A Cappella Choir and Show Choir, she also sang and danced in all the school’s musicals, and has performed at St. Xavier High School, Yapp at the Musical Arts Center and St. Mary Church (Hyde Park). » Jennifer Mathews (West Chester Township) will major in theatre (also biomedical engineering and pre-med) at Saint Louis University, where she received the Presidential Finalist Scholarship. She was a stage crew member of UA’s theatre company throughout her years at the school. » Angela Pan (Evendale) will major or minor in dance at Indiana University Bloomington. She was on UA’s National Championship Varsity Dance Team for four years; and she was on the sound crew for the school’s Seussical the Musical. » Lauren Salem (West Chester Township) will major in vocal performance and music education at Miami University, where she received a Music Talent Award and University Merit Scholarship.
Local author shares insights, inspiration with MND freshmen
Cincinnati-based author Andrea Cheng recently talked with the Mount Notre Dame freshman class about her book, “Marika.” “Marika,” set in Hungary from 1935 to 1945, portrays the life of the title character who witnesses the approach of World War II and experiences the repressive influence of the Nazis on her family and in her community. The book raises important issues about religious tolerance and societal pressure as well as family values and personal choices. The presentation was particularly significant because Mary Kartal, Cheng’s mother and the inspiration for the story, was in attendance and addressed the audience as well. Both women fielded questions from the audience and shared stories related to the book. “It was a dramatic and inspiring experience for our students, as they basically got to meet the main character of the book they just read,”
Mount Notre Dame High School hosted Cincinnati-based author Andrea Cheng to discuss her book, "Marika." From left: Cheng, MND student Fiona Fogarty (Blue Ash), Mary Kartal, ChengÕs mother and the inspiration for the book, and MND student Delanie Muenchen (Pleasant Ridge). THANKS TO JIM KAPP
MND’s Donna Groene said. “Historically, it provides students with a link to someone who experienced the terror of the Holocaust at about
the same age, which gave them a new perspective and understanding.”
Seventh-grade – Noah Abrahamson, Hadi Akbik, Nadia Alam, Noa Atkins, Sydney Bahr, Anne Baldwin, Emma Balk, Sophie Ballah, Jenna Bao, Emma Basselman, Bryson Bates, Elizabeth (Lizzy) Belcher, Zachary Berger, Elayna Berry, Elaine (Lainey) Bodenburg, Behruz Bozorov, Anne Brabender, Natalie Brinkman, Maximilian Bruggeman, Ben BrynjulfsonReardon, Caroline Byers, Paula Cancelas Calvo, Bethany Carr, Manogya Chandar, Yi Chen, Ashwin Chidambaram, Emily Chien, Adhiti Chundur, Taylor Close, Eirean Mari E Co, Sara Cohen, Benjamin Darpel, Rishav Dasgupta, Peter Dauenhauer, Maia Davidson, Jaslyn Davis-Johnson, Emerson Day, Meghan DiGiovanna, Christopher (James) Dobrozsi, Katherine Dunne, Audrey Dybvad; Elizabeth (Liz) Eilers, Sydney Evans, Stephen Fang, Jessica Fehr, Selena Feng, Thea Ferdinand, Grant Fisher, Lilah Foley, John Dean Folz, Hannah Foster, Robert Fredenburgh, Lily Freiberg, Dylan Fricke, Albert Fryman, Chad Galinari, Oliver Garrett, Sarah Gilmore, Shannon Glass, Avi Goldstein, Benjamin (Tate) Goodyear, Halle Gordon, Meredith Gottliebson, Meegan Gould, Alexis (Lexi) Grannen, Gustave Guckenberger, Yasmine Guedira, Prachi Gupta, Brycen Gwyn, Christina Hanisch, Charles Harte, Jacob Hasselbeck, Abigail Hausfeld, Byron Heist, Anna Helker, Ty Hendricks, Bennett Heyn, Jon (Logan) Hilsabeck, Stephanie Hong, Nadia Houssien, Olivia Huculak, Abigail Hughes, Lea Huth; Matthew Isakson, Amanda Jensen, Kaitlyn Jiang, Jordan Johnson, Raekwon Johnson, Kelsey Kandil, Mackenzie Kandil, Caroline Karbowski, Constance (Connie) Kavensky, Caroline Keeton, Samuel Kennedy, Nikhil Khatana, Nilesh Khatana, Emilie King, Michael Knoechel, Julia Kolnicki, Lalitha (Lavanya) Konda, Samuel Kroin, Cameron Kross, James Lane, Anna Larson, Jodie Lawson, Hyoungjun (Sam) Lee, Hanna Leonard, Tyson Levy, Victor Lim, Garrett Lockwood, Hannah Long, Melinda Looney, Israel Lorenzana; Lauren Ma, Ethan Main, Harsimran Makkad, Jasmine Male, Anne Marsh, Enrique Martin, Lily Martinson, Kara Maxfield, Megan McMullen, Kate McNamara-Marsland, Nicole McNamara-Marsland, Adam Meller, Alexa (Lexi) Melser, Zachary Milliken, Dominic Million, Hajime Minoguchi, Shruti Mishra, Miyu Monda, Laura Morris, Marissa Myers, Meera Nadathur, Elizabeth Nartker, Alexander Newberg, Joshua Nickol, Calliope Osborn, Anita Pan, William (Bill) Park, Atit Pathak, Thamilini Pathmarajah, Alexandra (Alex) Patton; Destinee Ramsey, Jacob Randall, Emily Reddy, Kelsey Reisert, Ethan Rice, Quinn Rile, Gregory Rivin, Allison Ross, Hannah Rozenson, Alexander Rudich, Gina Rugari, Nour Sadek, Amanda Sadler, Janhavi Sahasrabudhe, James Sam, Michael Samways, Jared Sandow, Kyle Schiell, Ryan Schiell, Kyle Schroeder, Rebecca (Becky) Schultz, Leah Schwartz, Nikhil Sekar, Youngseo Seo, Zachary Sheehan, Azadvir Singh, Trevor Size, Emma Smith, Sierra Smith, Max Snyder, Erik Stammes Sancho, Katherine Stautberg, Isabella Stevens, Lily Steward, Lorae Stojanovic, Makayla Stover, Emma Sulfsted, Benjamin Swart, Matthew Swartz, Zaid Syed, Abigail Teegarden, Van Tha Bor, Evan Timofeyev, Bailey Truitt, Ryan Tufts; Bawi Hniang Uk, Leah
Wallihan, Kiri Wang, Matthew Watzek, Liam Wells, Katherine Wenzel, Julia Whapham, Kathryn Willis, Kelly Winkfield, Bryce Winnestaffer, Matthew Woodside, Michael Xiang, Gabrielle Yun and Nathan Zhang. Eighth-grade – Sarah Adler, Brenden Archer, Isabelle Augustin, Mary (Kate) Bachman, Justin Banke, Nicholas Bashford, Elizabeth Bell, Victoria (Tori) Bell, Cora Bennett, Kevin Berghoff, Noah Biegger, Nicholas Bigliano, Ayanna Boben, Teja Bollimunta, Bradley Bolotin, Jake Borman, Tara Boutelle, Lucas Bower, William Brabender, Chloe Bradley, Elleanora (Ellie) Brielmaier, Allison (Allie) Brown, Christopher Brown, Caroline Bruns, Margaret (Maggie) Busch, Anais Cabello, Elizabeth Carl, Regan Carroll, Samantha (Sami) Chacksfield, Aaron Charnay, Benjamin Charnay, Syu Ru (Clark) Chen, Syuan Ru (Sherry) Chen, JiHo Choi, Stephen Coleman, William (Will) Coleman, Megan Combs, Morgan Comerford, Michael Cristinzio, Nicole Crone, Noah Darwiche, Luis Del Moral Lopez, Amy Deng, Shiva Devarajan, Daniel Dong, Gail Duke; Nathan Estill, Sarita Evans, Alexandra Fanning, Joshua Feld, Conner Fenton, James Fields, Renee Foster, Margarita Francisco, Hannah Frey, Katherine Funderburk, Victor Garnica, Anthony Geraci, Joshua (Josh) Glauser, Sadye Goodman, Kyle Green, Bradley Greenberger, David Greenberger, Benjamin Grossheim, Sarah Guckenberger, Jason Guo, Marshall Hall, Abigail Hallock, Claire Hallock, Zachary Hanus, Lena Harper, Megan Hart, Emily Hartwig, Kaitlyn Hayes, Madelyn Heldman, Tyler Hess, Maxwell Hill, Rebecca Holdren, Sarah Horne, Haley Howard, Lauren Hughes; Haseeb Ikram, Connor Jarrett, Youbin Jeong, Isabelle Jimenez, Alex Jones, Umang Joshi, Akshara Kapoor, Rujula Kapoor, Divya Karthik, Miharu Katayama, Alison Keane, Caroline Kelly, Kyuzo Kelly, Lilly Kilguss, Jackson Kisor, Sydney Klein, Lauryn Klyop, Clare Knife, Marina Kobayashi, Rebecca Kohrman, Allie Kolthoff, Allison Kossen, Verne (Paxton) Kreger, Lauren Kurtzer, Madelyn Lane, Kevin Lawson, Samuel Leach, Adam Leyendecker, Beverly Liu, Jacob Locke, Hannah Loftspring, Jason Logan; Jooyeon Ma, Mary (Katie) MacVittie, Supriya Malla, Hannah May, Duncan McClure, Raechel McCoy, Peter McCutcheon, Erin McElroy, Tasia Meaders, Miles Menyhert, Matthew Miller, Sydney Miller, Jacob Mortensen, Athulya Murali, Varun Nagendra, Yuto Nakahata, Darby Nelson, Jun Nishikawa, Gerardo Orellana, Joshua (Josh) Patterson, Joshua Peck, Andrew Phillips, Esther Pittinger, Snigdha Porwal, Danielle Pratt, Oliver Proudfoot; Mitch Radakovich, Lily Retford, Judith Reyes, Andrew Rines, Noelle Ritchie, Samantha Rohr, Karina Rosa, Joshua Rosen, Benjamin Ruskin, Natalie Ryan, Alana (Laney) Saggar, Lauren Saggar, Haripriya (Priya) Sakthivel, Victoria (Tori) Schaefer, Kiley Schafer, Andrew (Drew) Schneider, William Schramm, Matthew Schuetz, Laura Setser, Kevin Sheetz, Olivia Shuholm, Michelle Siddiqui, Jannan Sivaruban, Jacob Spiegel, Sydney Stewart, Madeleine Stuhlreyer, Henry Sun, Visshaal Suresh, Madeleine Sykes, Lindsay Tacy, Mason Taylor, Reed Thomas, Elton Tong, Emily Tyler; Katherine Van Den Brink, Caroline Veraldo, Orchid Wang, Madeline Ward, Daniel Wasniewski, Ryan Wick, Emily Wise, Jessica Wocks, Yale Yoon, Julia You, Hannah Young, Xuetong (Lisa) Zhou and Bruce Zou.