Seven Hills Buzz for Sept. 14, 2012

SEVEN HILLS

September 14, 2012

The Buzz

A Brief Word from Chris Garten

Author of Smart Parenting, Smarter Kids coming to Seven Hills Oct. 25

Last Friday evening at 10:00 p.m., our eighth grade students returned from a four-day camping trip in the North Carolina mountains. Accompanied by Mr. Waskowitz and the eighth grade team (bless them!) as well as outdoor education specialists from Adventure Treks, our students spent nearly 80 hours of uninterrupted time in their advisory groups, rotating through a series of leadership and team-building activities: hiking, climbing, orienteering, gliding down the “sliding rock” and, of course, setting camp, preparing meals, and getting to know one another in a totally new context.

Seven Hills is pleased to welcome Dr. David Walsh, author of Smart Parenting, Smarter Kids, as a kickoff to our new Creating Conversations Speaker Series, Thursday, October 25, at 7:00pm in Founders Hall on the Hillsdale Campus. Details on how to RSVP for this event are forthcoming. Visit our website soon to learn more.

This week, as part of an effort to process the experience, Mrs. Maupin has asked the students to work in teams to construct a “serial narrative” describing those aspects of the experience that were particularly meaningful to them. To prepare for this activity, students were asked to bring back with them one object that symbolizes for them the most moving experience they had: compasses, pine cones, vials of “white” water, etc.

In their English classes, they are now composing group stories—literally passing their laptops from hand to hand—into which they will weave linked narratives centered around their objects.

In this way, they will attempt to chronicle the impact of an experience that, we hope, will continue to enrich their school experience throughout the year. What a great way to start the year!

Chris Garten, Head of School

David Walsh, Ph.D. is the national best-selling author of several parenting books, including Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen and No: Why Kids – of All Ages

– Need to Hear It and Ways Parents Can Say It. He has emerged as one of the world’s leading authorities on children, teens, parenting, family life and the impact of technology on children’s health and development. He founded the National Institute on Media and the Family and started Mind Positive Parenting to help adults better understand how to help children thrive in the 21st century. Dr. Walsh is a frequent guest in the national media, including Today Show, Good Morning America, News Hour with Jim Lehrer, ABC’s 20/20 and NPR’s All Things Considered.

98% of AP Exam scores qualify for advanced standing in college; average 4.3 of 5 Fifty-eight seniors and 2012 graduates have been named AP Scholars by the College Board for their exceptional achievement on the college-level AP Exams.

students for advanced standing in college, and 49% of the scores were 5’s! They scored an average of 4.26 (“Well Qualified”).

Of the 234 Advanced Placement exams in 16 subjects taken in May by 101 students, 98% of the scores were 3’s or better on the 1-5 national scale, qualifying our

Receiving National AP Scholar Awards for average scores of at least 4 or higher on all AP Exams taken

2012-13 starts with strong enrollment, two new programs Seven Hills began the 2012-13 school year with an enrollment of 1017 students (including 151 new students) in pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12.

The word is spreading: this is a great place to be a student of any age!

Two exciting new programs debuted at the start of the school year: a 1-to-1 iPad2 program for students and teachers in grades six through 12 and a program for parents and toddlers—Beginnings—designed specifically for parents and their children ages 12 to 36 months as a pre-Kindergarten readiness opportunity. See page 2 for more information on Beginnings.

Mark your calendars: TSHS Family Picnic & Homecoming Sept. 28! Info on page 6.

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Inside this Buzz New program Beginnings

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Eighth grader with astronauts 2 Upper School News

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Sports honors

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Middle School News

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News from Spirit Shop

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Athletic Boosters Fall Spirit Night

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Shane and the Astronauts When former astronauts Gene Cernan (left) and Jim Lovell helped launch the Neil Armstrong New Frontiers Initiative at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center on August 31, they were joined by Seven Hills eighth Children’s Hospital grader Shane DiGiovanna. Quoting from the Associated Press article

by Dan Sewell, “The astronauts were joined Friday by 14-year-old Shane DiGiovanna, an aspiring aerospace engineer with a rare skin tissue disease. He is able to hear after a cochlear implant, with a device developed by a NASA scientist. Before the announcement, Shane, who said Armstrong has always inspired him, quizzed the two astronauts about details of their missions.”

On September 5, Shane shared his expertise on Mars with all of the seventh grade science classes, who are studying Mars.

Save Oct. 28 for All-School Open House!

The All-School Open House for prospective and current families will be held on Sunday, October 28, from 12:30 to 2:30 pm. Current Seven Hills families who are curious about what lies ahead, for instance in Middle or Upper School, can tour the campus and experience our classrooms firsthand. Meet students, teachers and coaches and speak to the division heads and our Head of School. Bring a friend! If you are interested in attending the Open House or want to volunteer to help, please RSVP or sign up, respectively, by calling the Admissions Office at 513-728-2400. page 2

Seven Hills launches Beginnings

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The Seven Hills School announces the launch of Beginnings, a new enrichment opportunity for parents and their toddler children ages 12 to 36 months. Beginnings is designed and led by Seven Hills’ team of early childhood teacher and counselor experts. Children and their parents will work together on a weekly basis as they explore, discover and create in an age-appropriate and stimulating learning environment.

and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more were 2012 graduates Sarah Austin, Isabel Arjmand, Betsy Johnson, Sharon Liao, Suhel Singh, and Jonathan Tiao.

Their average score was 4.7.

The carefully-designed Beginnings program will be rich with experiences focused on developing motor skills, exploration of early language and literacy, and encouraging socialization. Parents will gain insight and resources from early childhood experts to help guide their children at home. In addition, Beginnings at Seven Hills will serve as an opportunity for parents to network and share experiences with each other and our early childhood experts.

“Research proves that children learn faster in the first five years of their life than any other time,” said Julie Brackett, Director of the Beginnings program. “Children really are sponges at this age. We see our new Beginnings program as a chance to partner with parents and guide them through this journey. We believe it will help prepare children for a lifetime of learning.”

The 12-week Beginnings sessions are being offered on both campuses with a choice of these days: Thursday on the Hillsdale Campus; Friday on the Doherty Campus (Wednesday at Doherty is full). Fall semester starts September 17, with the next semester starting in January.

To accommodate the needs of families, the Hillsdale Campus will offer a one-hour session, and the Doherty Campus will offer a two-hour session. The program is open to the public and space is limited.

For more information and to register, visit www.7hills. org/beginnings or call 513-728-2336 to check on space availability. Registrations for fall and spring session are being accepted. A 10% discount will be offered to families who register for the entire year.

Receiving AP Scholar with Distinction Awards for average scores of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on five or more were seniors Chris Baggott, Cullen Deimer, Katherine King, Priyanka Parameswaran, Zoë Pochobradsky, Claire Romaine, Katie Shen, Peter Todorov, Sarah Williamson, and Leah Yuan.

2012 graduates who received AP Scholar with Distinction Awards were Alex Baggott, Emily Bedell, Alex Ferree, Ian Grosghal, Kate Harsh, Helen Jatho, Ginger Johnson, George Lawson, Alex Markovits, Sam McHugh, Adair McWilliams, Shea Renusch, Allie Scheiber, Jack Tyndall, and Ned Williamson. The average score of Seven Hills seniors and 2012 graduates who earned AP Scholar with Distinction Awards was 4.6.

Receiving AP Scholar with Honor Awards for average scores of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on four or more were seniors Nicholas Au-Yeung, Allie Baretta, Anne Stuart Bell, Ellen Coombe, Grace He, Ian Hillenbrand, Sebastian Hoar, John Larkin, Kyle Patel, Elizabeth Young; 2012 graduates Harrison Addy, Thomas Carlino, Katie Cirulli, Hillary Goldsmith, Olivia Koster, and Maddie Rogers. Their average score was 4.3.

Receiving AP Scholar Awards for scoring 3 or higher on three or more exams were seniors Shray Ambe, Federica Fernandez, Kerry Hoar, Sara Hodgkins, Sara Johnson, Mia Samaha, Kate Scheurer, Rachel White; 2012 graduates Kaleb Brill, Deepak Kumar, Albert Maah, and Matthew Monteith. Their average score was 3.8.

Welcome to our new faculty and staff for 2012-2013!

Our new faculty and staff include (seated) Emily Stettler, Katie Swinford, Mandy Hayes, Suzanne Dix, Yu-Chun Lin, Kristina O’Connor; (standing) Bridget Glaser Ancalmo, Brian Arnold, Ryan Butler, Karen Sieber, Grant Reynolds, Ken Revell, Dana Crum, Nancy Clark.

Doherty: Jocelyn Colter, Joy Karl, both Extended Day Lotspeich: Karli Ferone, Kindergarten Teacher Assistant; Mario Kirkendall, Extended Day for Grades 3-5; Grant Reynolds, physical education; Sarah (Kiki) Scavo, pre-K Teacher’s Assistant; Middle: Ryan Butler, Physical Education Intern; Suzanne Dix, Associate Librarian, also teaching some Writing Workshop sections; Amanda Hayes ’91, English; Ken Revell, science; Emily Stettler, English; Joanie Weidner (who started mid-2011-12), Administrative Assistant & After-school Student Supervision;

Middle/Upper: Bridget Glaser Ancalmo, Middle/Upper science; Kristina O’Connor, Middle/Upper math; Katie Swinford, Latin at Middle, history at Upper; Upper: Brian Arnold, computer science and media/ theater tech support; Dana Crum, Eva Jane Romaine Coombe Writer-in-Residence; Yu-Chun Lin, Chinese; Business, Admission, and Development Offices: John Brooks, Jr. ’94, Controller in the Business Office; Nancy Clark, Associate Director of Admission; and Karen Sieber, Director of Major Gifts in the Development Office.

Our congratulations and appreciation to these faculty and staff members!

At the opening faculty meeting, the following teachers and staff were honored for their years of service at Seven Hills.

30 Years Barbara Christie Len Cohen

25 Years Jody Knoop Andy McGarvey

20 Years Sue Bone Barbara Hepp Kim Hogel Pat Kramer

15 Years Meredith Brown Margo Kirstein Karen Lawrence Becky Wichman

10 Years Nancy Bassett John Drew Michael Miller Brian Phelps Anne Ramsay Kim Walden Cheryl York

5 Years John Krauss Teresa Bardon Amy Kulhavik Aimee Burton Susanna Max Scott Cagle Cicely Merritt Judy Davis Kristen Feeney Judith Neidlein-Dial Barbara Schuchter Andi Guess Vicky Hausberger Kirby Schuchter Mimi Stricker Marissa Holtzleiter Taylor Varney Amy Ilg

Published poet, writer Dana Crum is 2012-13 Eva Jane Romaine Coombe Writer-in-Residence at Upper School We are pleased to welcome poet and writer Dana Crum as Seven Hills’ Eva Jane Romaine Coombe Writer-in-Residence for the 2012-2013 school year. Dana received his B.A. in English from Princeton University and his M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Virginia Commonwealth University. He taught English and creative writing at a number of schools and organizations in New York City, including Horace Mann School and Prep for Prep.

Dana’s poetry has appeared, or is forthcoming, in Blackbird and The Innisfree Poetry Journal. His fiction was anthologized in Gumbo and has appeared in several page 3

journals and magazines, including Carve Magazine, African Voices, The Source, Bronx Biannual and 64 magazine. In 2003, WBEZ 91.5 FM, Chicago’s NPR affiliate, broadcast a dramatic reading of one of his stories as part of its Stories on Stage series. Dana has written articles for a wide array of publications, among them Guernica and AlterNet. Recently, he received another prestigious award—a writer’s residency at the nationally-recognized Vermont Studio Center.

Established at Seven Hills in the 2009-2010 school year, the Eva Jane Romaine Coombe Writer-in-Resi-

dence Fellowship was made possible by a bequest from alumna Eva Jane Romaine Coombe, a generous grant from the Margaret Hall Foundation, and other individual gifts. The fellowship is designed to host, each year, a published writer who will teach two semester-long creative writing courses for selected juniors and seniors, pursue personal writing projects, and organize school events designed to heighten involvement in creative writing.

Margarita Corporan

It was a busy, professionally-enriching summer for Seven Hills teachers!

Thanks to new endowment funds secured by The Critical Assets Campaign, Seven Hills has doubled its annual budget for professional teacher training. We now have the resources to provide each year at least one professional development experience for each of our teachers! We are pleased to share just a few examples of our teachers’ professional development experiences this summer.

Math Department Head and Upper math teacher Anne Ramsay, Upper math/science teacher Dr. Lenore Horner, and Upper math teacher Anna Works-McKinney attended the 28th Annual Anja Greer Mathematics, Science and Technology Conference at Philips Exeter Academy for one week. The primary emphasis of the conference was the role of technology in today’s and tomorrow’s mathematics and science curricula.

Dr. Lenore Horner presented at the 2012 GeoGebra Midwest Conference. Upper math teacher Melissa Khoo attended the weeklong conference of the Joint Statistical Meetings of the American Statistical Association in San Diego. Upper science teacher Barbara Scarr participated in an AP Biology workshop at Ball State.

Upper Spanish teacher Teresa Barden went to Harvard to take “Teaching Foreign Language with Technology.”

Master Chef Jimmy Gherardi and Food Service Director Jan Alford have been busy this summer, sharing Seven Hills’ healthy lunch program with national audiences. Jimmy, Jan, and Doherty Cafeteria staffer Barbara Christie attended the School Nutrition Association Annual Conference in Denver. Pictured discussing the Seven Hills menus with Chef Jimmy is White House Chef and Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives, Sam Kass. page 4

Upper Spanish teacher Ismael Godoy attended the AP Spanish Literature workshop at Fordham U. Upper/ Middle Latin teacher Brian Sebastian continued doctoral dissertation research through the U. of Florida.

Upper history teacher Jen Faber attended Alan November’s Building Learning Communities technology conference in Boston. Middle English teacher Linda Maupin took “Robert Frost and the Forest of Vermont” at the Bread Loaf School in Vermont. Upper English teacher Nate Gleiner continued his graduate work at the Bread Loaf program, taking “Poetry: Reading for Writing” and “Ways of Reading, Ways of Writing.”

Doherty Unit III teacher Patty Dawson observed the Lego WeDo program—beginning robotic programming geared toward third and fourth graders. She also completed the Future Galileo’s program at the Cincinnati Observatory. Patty said, “I attended three classes that covered the uses of telescopes and programs that support the teaching of the solar system and space. I then taught three programs that focused on solar viewing which included participating in teaching the public at the Observatory during the Transit of Venus in June.”

Doherty Unit II teacher Joan Claybourn and first grade teachers Kirby Schuchter and Amy Kulhavik participated in the weeklong course at Springer School and Center, “A Multi-Sensory Approach to Reading Success (MARS).”

Lotspeich PE teacher and Athletic Coordinator Katie Forster continued her work toward an M.Ed. at Xavier with the courses, “Crisis Intervention in Schools” and “Special Education: Identification and Issues.” Lotspeich Spanish teacher Megan Hayes participated in the International Forum on Language Teaching, a hands-on conference showcasing strategies of comprehension-based language instruction, in Breckenridge, CO. Lotspeich fourth grade teacher Melissa Woodard continued her M.Ed. graduate work at Xavier with the courses

“Teaching Reading to Children with Special Needs,“ “Children’s Literature for Middle Childhood,” and “Phonics and Foundation of Literacy.”

Teachers create innovative curriculum The Critical Assets Campaign also endowed an exciting program to provide summer grants to teachers who create innovative curriculum units. The emphasis has been on collaborative projects that engage students in exploring the global community, in innovative thinking or creative problem solving, or in using educational technology for research and presentation. Since the program’s start in the summer of 2010, nearly 100 grants to design innovative curriculum units have been awarded to our teachers.

Several of our teachers’ Summer 2012 curriculum grants are described in our publication, Semester in Review August 2012, at http://www.7hills.org/ yeartodate.

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A look at what’s happening at Upper School See page 7 for Middle School, page 10 for Lotspeich & Doherty

Images courtesy of Elizabeth Young ’13

Seven Hills in China!

Upper students had another enriching experience in China this summer in the fifth year of the Downey Seminars. This is a program which Seven Hills, in collaboration with UC and supported through the generosity of the The Harriette R. Williams Downey Fund, offers a four-week experience for rising seniors.

Students spent the first week at Seven Hills learning the basics of Mandarin Chinese while studying fundamentals of Chinese history, culture and traditions. The students then traveled to Beijing, Liuzhou, and Shanghai for three weeks to experience firsthand life in Chinese society.

Senior Carly Harten said, “My experience in China has completely changed my outlook on other cultures and affected many different aspects of my life. I learned all about a brand new culture and fell in love with both the people of China and their views on life.

“We were able to walk through parks and see people working out on exercise equipment, playing hackysack, and singing and dancing. No matter what activity they were doing, it was easy to tell how much they were enjoying every second of every day and how truly grateful they were for the simplest things in life. I became much more grateful, not only for my mother’s home cooking and laundry, but for my house, my education, and my lifestyle.

This trip has convinced me that I want to study abroad in college and perhaps explore employment opportunities overseas as well.”

This year’s China trip was led by UC International Program Manager Ryan Meyer, Science Department Chair Karen Glum, and Chinese I and II teacher Peggy Lovro. Student participants were Caroline Bonini, Cullen Diemer, Anna Gagliardo, Caleigh Griffin, Carly Harten, Allison Hills, Hugh MacKay, Kyle Patel, Georgie Russell, Adeline Sawyer, Terrance Webb, and Elizabeth Young.

With Peggy Lovro and her family relocating to another city, we are very pleased to welcome our new Chinese teacher, Yu-Chun Lin!

Ninth graders start the school year with bonding & fun activities at Camp Ernst

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For the latest Upper School news, check out the online student publication, Canvass, at http://7hillscanvass.org/.

Early fall sports news The Seven Hills varsity golf team placed third out of 16 teams with a score of 323 in the Princeton Invitational August 14 at Glenview Golf Course. It was their first tournament of the season. Seven Hills and Anderson were tied at 323 after the top four scores from each team had been tallied; it came down to the fifth score to break the tie. Senior Alex Smithers shot an 86 to break the tie edging Seven Hills ahead of Anderson by one stroke. Two Seven Hills players shot in the 70s at Glenview—Pauley Gosiger with a 77 and Ben King with a career-low 79.

At the CCDS Cross Country Invitational August 25, the Seven Hills girls team placed second overall, and the boys team placed third overall. Congratulations to senior Laura Gonzalez, who finished in First Place in the girls division, and senior Michael Bain, who finished in Second Place in the boys division.

Bethany qualifies for National Solo Ice Dance Championships

Varsity Golf Coach Doug Huff and players Ben King, Alyssa Akiyama, Alex Smithers, Pauley Gosiger, Brian Goertemoeller.

Congratulations to senior Bethany Buck (at left), who qualified for the U.S. Figure Skating’s Solo Ice Dance Championships at the National Championships Sept. 20-23 in Colorado Springs, CO! She qualified to compete in both the Gold Pattern Dance and the Senior Level Free Dance events. With her current placement in the Midwestern Section, this ranks Bethany within the top 20 skaters across the entire country for these events!

Matthew wins USA Triathlon Youth National Championship Congratulations to freshman Matthew Marquardt, who won the USA Triathlon Youth National Championship for 13-15 year old males at Voice of America Park August 12-13! Matthew swam 200 meters, biked 10 kilometers and ran 2 kilometers in 29:03!

Over 700 beginner to experienced triathletes ages 7-19 from over 33 states competed in 13 separate events at the USA Triathlon Junior and Youth National Championships.

Debbie Marquardt, Matthew’s mom, said, “The 700+ athletes from over 33 states were a bit intimidating. They were trained triathletes with phenomenal bikes and gear, many with the support of training and competing with a team. Then there was Matthew, by himself, just determined to give it his best.” Matthew began competing in triathlons this spring, deciding early in the summer to sign up for the Youth National Championships.

More Middle and Upper School swimming honors are on page 7. page 6

Friday, September 28 Middle School Soccer Games vs. CCDS Middle School Girls Tennis Match vs CCDS Middle School Volleyball Match vs CCDS All School Family Picnic Soccer, Volleyball, Cheerleading, Golf Clinics Gds. 1-8 Bonfire, Pep Rally, Music and Spirit (on Softball Field) All Events End: Student Pick Up In Front of Lotspeich Saturday, September 29 Cross Country Invitational Middle School Varsity Varsity Soccer Games vs. Madeira Upper School Homecoming Dance

Girls 4:00 pm; Boys 5:15 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00–7:00 pm 7:00–8:00 pm 8:00–9:00 pm 9:00 pm

Girls 10:00 am; Boys 10:30 am Boys 11:00 am; Girls 11:30 am Girls 1:00 pm; Boys 3:00 pm 9:00 pm–12:00 am

Concessions will be open both Friday and Saturday. Come cheer on all our teams.

Please note that the Family Picnic, Bonfire, and Pep Rally are family events; parents are encouraged to attend with their children.

A look at what’s happening at Middle School Art teacher Elissa Donovan told us, “Middle School art students helped create a pig for the Big Pig Gig this summer in Cincinnati. Perry the Platypig—based on a cartoon character from Phineas and Ferb—has found a home in front of Music Hall. He will move to Washington Park when the park is completed.”

Elissa and her students also partnered with the Cincinnati Zoo to create two sculptures of 12-foot tall elephants for the decor and auction of the Zoo’s largest fundraiser, Zoofari, on September 14. More in our next Buzz.

Congratulations to seventh grader Tindar Cyr, ninth grader Tigar Cyr, ninth grader Matthew Marquardt, seventh grader Lucy Callard, and seventh grader Matthew Maring, who swam for Team Ohio in the USA Swimming Central Zone Championship Swim Meet August 3-6 in Columbus, IN. The Zone meet is the highest level of championship swimming for 14 & Under age groups, with only 3% of swimmers qualifying. Team Ohio was comprised of about 160 swimmers overall who swam against the top 600 swimmers from seven other states. The Seven Hills swimmers contributed many points to Team Ohio, which placed second.

The following are just a few of their individual accomplishments.

Special congratulations to seventh grader Tindar Cyr, who set a new Ohio record while winning the 11-12 boys 200m Breaststroke. Tindar also

Asia Day Sixth graders participated in a wide variety of activities on their annual Asia Day on June 1. Special thanks to parents Je and Joe Choo and Sunny Donovan and to 2012 graduate Broti Gupta for sharing their cultures with our students and teachers!

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Lucy Callard, Tindar Cyr, Matthew Marquardt, Matthew Maring, Tigar Cyr.

qualified for top 16 finals in his other three events, placing 5th in the 50m and 100m Breaststroke and 10th in the 200m Individual Medley.

Freshman Matthew Marquardt, competing in the 1314 boys, swam in six events and qualified for Top 16 finals in four of his events, placing 7th in the 100m and 200m Backstroke, 11th in the 200m Butterfly and 13th in the 100m Butterfly. News of Matthew’s big win at the USA Triathlon Youth National Championship is on page 6.

Seventh grader Lucy Callard, competing in the 11-12 girls age group, swam in five events, making top 16 finals in the 100m Butterfly in which she placed 11th.

Freshman Tigar Cyr, competing in the 13-14 Boys age group, swam in the 100m and 200m Freestyle events.

Seventh grader Matthew Maring, competing in the 11-12 boys age group, swam in the 50m Breaststroke and the Open Water event.

Sixth G r a d e Re t re a t

The Sixth Grade Retreat on Aug. 31 included service projects on both campuses, advisory t-shirt design and creation, paper costume design and fashion show, relays and games.

Thank you to the parent volunteers who helped to make the day a big success!

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S ev e nt h Gra d e Re t re a t

Seventh graders had a great time on their class retreat Aug. 31, as they played introductory games, prepared one-minute advisory group dances, worked together on the imaginative teacherdesigned Initiative Games, played sports and board games, and watched the film, The Outsiders.

See our next Buzz for photos from the eighth grade’s Adventure Trek to Pisgah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountain area of North Carolina!

News from SEVEN HILLS SPIRIT SHOP

The Spirit Shop also is now the place to buy Booster Club sports magnets. There is an array of new spirit wear, including a reorder of the wildly popular Sport-Wick jackets ($34), hoodies, t-shirts and more. The SPIRIT SHOP has what you need: poster board, rulers and notebooks. And it has what you want: water bottles, leather wristbands, baseball caps and chalk markers in bright neons.

The SPIRIT SHOP is located in the lobby of Kalnow Gym and is open 11:30 am–1:00 pm on school days. Lotspeich and Doherty families may pay in cash or by charge to parent accounts with a parent present. Parent accounts are billed monthly, along with lunchroom and other school charges. Middle and Upper School students may charge without a parent present with prior permission. (Complete a charge form to allow your child to make purchases.)

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merchandise, then submit orders by phone at (513) 728-2424 or e-mail at spirit.shop@7hills.org.

To volunteer at the SPIRIT SHOP or for more information, contact 2012-13 Manager Caroline Cox at (513) 325-7092 or coxcincy@aol.com.

SPIRIT SHOP

The new school year brings changes to the beloved SPIRIT SHOP. You can still buy pens, pencils and paper, but the SPIRIT SHOP is going electronic—you’ll now find shelves stocked with microphone headsets ($10) and other iPad needs.

If you want it . . .

If you need it . . .

It’s at the SPIRIT SHOP Drop in to check out the newest spirit wear, window markers, headsets, Camelbak and other drink ware, playing cards, pre-wrap tape, Booster sports magnets, silicone & leather wristbands and more!

Located in the lobby of Kalnow Gym ★ 11:30am - 1:00pm

www.7hills.org to browse merchandise Order by phone (728-2424) or e-mail (spirit.shop@7hills.org)

Pictured above: Sport-Wick jacket $34.00. Logo double-deck playing cards $17.00. Bistro chalk markers $2.25.

Athletic Boosters Fall Spirit Night!

Best wishes to our SAY soccer teams in grades 1-6 and to our fifth and sixth grade girls volleyball team! This year 238 athletes are participating on the 19 Seven Hills SAY soccer teams!

Go Stingers!

Go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/7hillsschool/sets/ for many more images News from Doherty and Lotspeich will be in our next Buzz.

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Fall Spirit Night 2012 on Sept. 6 was a great success, with the largest turnout ever!

The event included tennis, volleyball, and soccer games; introduction of the fifth-sixth grade volleyball team and the SAY teams in grades 1 to 6; great food from the Boosters Concession and Camp Washington Chili; and lots of Stinger Spirit!