Newsmakers The members of The Summit’s Team Japan, seated from left: Christian Lipa, Will Donovan, Robbie Wellington and Christian Moser. Back row: David Herring, Joe Olding, Hayden Klei, John Franklin, Brian Rouillard, Mike Bynarowicz, Fouad Khoury and Alex Marcellus.
SCHOOL WINS GREATER CINCINNATI MODEL APEC COMPETITION FOR 4TH YEAR IN A ROW
The Summit’s delegation to the Greater Cincinnati Model APEC Competition March 12 brought home the “Best Delegation Award” – marking the fourth consecutive year the school has won the top honor. The Model APEC simulation is sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati World Affairs Council and the University of Cincinnati’s Political Science and Asian Studies Departments. Upper School teacher Kelly Cronin coached two teams of 23 students who represented Japan and Russia. Team Japan won overall Best Delegation Award. The teams were led by “Heads of State” seniors Hayden Klei and Katie Ann Sallada. Summit students won 11 individual awards including 1st place in Security Affairs for sophomores Isabelle Saldana and Amna Fazlani; 1st Place in Social Affairs forseniors Christian Moser and Will Donovan; 1st place in Business and Finance for sophomores Christian Lipa, David Herring and Robbie Wellington; and 1st place in Science and Technology for sophomores Alex Marcellus and Fouad Khoury. Sophomores Reeti Pal and Theresa Rager won second place in Trade. Other members of the delegation were seniors Chris O’Connell, Joe Olding and John Franklin; juniors Brian Rouillard, Mark Samaan, Caroline Schube, and Mike Bynarowicz; and sophomores Dale Lakes, Claire Griffith, and Connor Bailey.
The team includes (L-R) Front row: Lillian Chow, Quinn Haehnle, Jacqueline McGraw, Tullus Dean. Second row: Nicolas Montag, Elena Montag, Aaron Chow, Eric Terry, Alex Stewart, Stewart Spanbauer. Third row: Ryan Thomas, Kevin Boyce, Dustin Argo, Calvin Spanbauer, Graham Haehnle, Justin Ayer. Top row: teachers Pat Hayes, Joy Parker, Michael DiPaola. Not pictured: Nathan Whitsett, Alex Murtha, Dylan Chambers.
MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM WINS TOP HONORS IN REGIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD
The Summit medaled in 19 out of 23 events to take top honors for the third consecutive year in the Middle School division of the regional National Science Olympiad March 5.
JUNIOR SPOTLIGHTED FOR PERFORMANCES
Junior Margot Plum has distinguished herself recently through theatrical endeavors. She was one of six finalists to perform in the regional English-Speaking Union Shakespeare Competition where she performed “Sonnet 30” and a monologue from “Henry V.” She was one of four finalists in the Cincinnati Arts Association Overture Awards where she won a $500 prize for her performance of “I’ll Forget You” from “The Scarlet Pimpernel” and a monologue from “The Marriage” by Nikolai Gogol. Margot also played the role of Heidi in a production of “Title of Show” for Cincinnati Actors Studio and Academy. 6
The Summit’s Academic WorldQuest team are (L-R) : Brian Rouillard, Caroline McKee, Maddy Chandra and Mark Samaan.
JUNIORS WIN REGIONAL ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST
Four juniors won the regional Academic WorldQuest Competition in December and will move on to the national competition in Washington D.C. in April. Brian Rouillard, Loveland; Caroline McKee, Madeira; Maddy Chandra, Colerain Township; and Mark Samaan, Hyde Park, were the top finishers among 21 teams which competed at the Sharonville Convention Center. Each of the four students won a $200 prize and an all-expense paid trip with Spanish Teacher Monica Desch and French Teacher Mary Jean Feldhaus to the national event. This was the fifth year The Summit has sent a team to the competition. Sponsored by the World Affairs Councils of America, Academic WorldQuest is held in 40 U.S. cities. Participating high schools select four-person teams. Competitors test their knowledge of international affairs, geography, history and current events.
LATIN STUDENTS WIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
The 51 Summit students who went to the Ohio Junior Classical League convention in February won the state championship trophy for the third year in a row. Several students won individual first place awards and 9th grader Tino Delamerced won 180 total points – the most points ever earned by a single student. The Level 2 Certamen team – composed of Tino, Carter Hall, Chris Lee, and Alexander Marcellus – won the state championship. Winning first place awards were: Matt Ahlgren, Poetry; Rachel Argo, Colored Pencil Drawing; Sara Bissantz, Game; Jesse Campbell, Derivatives Test; Anna Delamerced, Textile, Illustrated Children’s Book; Tino Delamerced, Latin Vocabulary Test, Graphic Arts, Illustrated