Newsmakers Freshman Competes at USA Gymnastics National Championship Freshman Stewart Spanbauer competed at the 2011 Men’s Junior Olympics USA Gymnastics National Championship in Long Beach, CA. One of four Cincinnatians who qualified for nationals at Level 9, Stewart scored a 70.5 in his all-around after competing in parallel bars, rings, vault, floor, high bar and pommel horse. Left: Stewart Spanbauer takes his turn on the pommel horse at the 2011 Men’s Junior Olympics USA Gymnastics National Championship.
Students Win Five Top Awards at Art Show Summit students won five of eight first-place awards in the Children’s Division of the 45th Annual Hyde Park Square Art Show. A photograph by Hannah Hart ’11, now a freshman at the Savannah College of Art and Design, was used for the show poster. Award-winners included: Carl Meeks, first place, grade 1; James Stahl, first place, grade 2; Jacob Locke, second place, grade 3; Ryan Burns, first place, grade 4; Sara Jon Bissantz, first place, grades 7-8; Kara McSwain, third place, grades 7-8; Clare Taylor, first place, grades 9-12; Meg Mathile, second place, grades 9-12; Natalie Whitsett, third place and honorable mention, grades 9-12; Cameron Koch, honorable mention, grades 9-12. Right: First row (L to R): Carl Meeks, Ryan Burns, Jacob Locke and James Stahl. Second row: Claire Taylor, Meg Mathile, Cameron Koch, Natalie Whitsett, Kara McSwain and Sara Jon Bissantz.
Nearly 200 students lineup outside the Middle School to cheer for Joseph Delamerced before his trip to the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Photo: The Cincinnati Enquirer.
Nicole Weyer
18 Winter 2012
Sixth Grader Represents City at National Spelling Bee Sixth grader Joseph Delamerced represented Southwest Ohio at the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee just outside Washington, D.C. After winning the regional championship, Joseph was invited to join 275 other top-notch spellers at the national contest. Joseph correctly spelled both of his words – “cybernetics” and “oligotrophic” – during oral rounds but bowed out before the semifinal round. People to People Ambassador Seventh grader Nicole Weyer spent two weeks touring parts of England and France as a Student Ambassador with People to People. She was among 43 students who represented Greater Cincinnati on the trip. Students met with government experts, toured historic landmarks and museums and participated in leadership skills and teambuilding activities.
Student’s Work Appears in National Chemistry Journal An experiment in quantum numbers conducted by 10th grader Junior Emily Nunlist was featured in an article in Chem 13 News, an educational journal published by the American Chemical Society. Emily’s experiment in quantum numbers was to determine if a postcard addressed with only the name of a Summit teacher and the school’s zip code – 45208 – 3300 – would be delivered. She succeeded, proving a practical application of quantum numbers for her Honors Chemistry class.