2015 Summer Edition - Walnut Hills High School

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2015
Walnut Hills High School Association
NEWSLETTER
Editor: Tim Bonfield, tjbonfield64@gmail.com
Letter From The President
2015-16 WHHS Association Board
Officers
President
Vice President
Recording Secretary
Treasurer
Beth Ewing
Bill Wolf
Jenny Workum
Jen Horvath
betha.ewing@gmail.com
billwwolf@gmail.com
jenny.workum@gmail.com
3horvathgirls@gmail.com
Leadership
ILT Parent Rep
ILT Parent Rep
LSDMC Legacy of Excellence
WalnutFest Chairs
Ludi Chair
After Prom Charis
7th/8th Grade Liaison
9th Grade Liaison 10th Grade Liaison
11th Grade Liaison
12th Grade Liaison
Visual Arts Liaison
Theatre Liaison CIC Liaison
Hospitality
New Family Welcome
Directory/E-Communication
Newsletter
Past President
WHIP President
Boosters President
LSDMC Chairperson
Adrienne Brandicourt
Melissa Murphy
Felicia Williams
Steve Baker
Emily Bond
Kellie Boyd Barnes
Deborah Rene Davis
Iris Siao Sarah Conlan
Audrey & Tim Holtzman
Lauren Lacerda
Sharon Smith
Susan Shelton
Ann Byars
Laura Stith Deck
Wendy Benedict
Ellen Austin Li
Reva Henderson
Angie Smith
Janiene Baker
Jay Lewis Susan Friedman
Joann Avant
Victoria Garland
Lynn Ryan
Randi Chaiken
Lucinda Hurst
Sara Shelton
Renata Scanio
Elizabeth Hammelrath
Tim Bonfield
Susan Shelton
Russ Shelton
N/A
TBD
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mlmurphy@fuse.net
felicia.williams@macys.com
sabaker@zoomtown.com
ebond@cinci.rr.com
kellie_boyd@yahoo.com
DDavis@help4seniors.org
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Ex-officio Members
Principal
Jeffrey Brokamp
Legal Advisor
Sybil B. Mullin
Alumni Foundation Director Debbie Heldman
Summer 2015
brokamJ@cpsboe.k12.oh.us
sybil@smythlawllc.com
debbieheldman@gmail.com
Walnut Hills Parent and Staff:
Congratulations to the WHHS Class of 2015! I recently had the opportunity to
attend commencement exercises and to personally congratulate each graduate. What
a privilege! Walnut Hills High School truly has the best and brightest students. I was
humbled to be in their presence with all they have achieved.
Walnut Hills once again has been named by US News as the #1 Public High School
in the State of Ohio. It is amazing the number of activities, scholastic offerings, music
programs and athletics which are offered. A great deal of stamina is required to keep up
with the student body and I applaud the administration
and staff for caring so deeply about our children.
Over 5,000
volunteer hours
plus your $170K
in support adds up
to No. 1 in Ohio.
I would be remiss if I didn’t extend my sincere thanks to
the parents who also make WHHS the special school
that it is. Over 5,000 volunteer hours were dedicated to
Association efforts over the past school year! We raised
$170,000 for school support, hosted two dances and two
tailgates, supplied parent communications, put on After
Prom, welcomed all new students and their families,
hosted the staff for lunch, supported grade level activities, represented our parents within
LSDMC (Local School Decision Making Team) and ILT (Instructional Leadership
Team), provided hospitality at Curriculum Night and much, much, much more.
However, we are always in need of more resources, both human and monetary. Please
consider getting involved this coming academic year. It’s a great way to learn more
about the school and fully appreciate all that it offers. With over 2,200 families as part
of our community, it truly only takes a couple of hours and/or a modest donation to
make a big difference! Keep an eye on your email for ways to get involved.
As I enter the second year of my presidency, the focus will be on taking fundraising up a
notch while also providing impactful Association programming. A couple of years ago the
student-led fundraising event, Walnut 24, was scaled back to a much shorter event (now
known as LUDI) but unfortunately, so was the money raised from it. In lieu of the parent
and student time saved, it would be great if we can get additional support behind LUDI
and Legacy of Excellence. These funds are needed to continue to support programs at
WHHS such as the College Information Center, counselor college visits, technology,
teacher training, textbooks and much more. Every student is benefited.
I wish everyone a wonderful summer and look forward to a 2015-2016 academic year.
Good luck to all of our recent graduate!
Regards,
Beth Ewing
WHHS Association President
2015
Graduation is only a concept. In real life every day you graduate.
Graduation is a process that goes on until the last day of your life.
If you can grasp that, you’ll make a difference.
– Arie Pencovici
Submitted by Arlene Foster
WHHS ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER | SUMMER 2015 | 3
2015
Today marks the beginning of an entirely new chapter of each and every
one of our lives, a chapter that is largely influenced by our past, from
where we came. While we are all eager to begin this new chapter, it is impossible to look forward
without first looking back. The ways in which the class of 2015 has benefitted from and defined “what it
means to be Walnut” propels our story as we move on to the next page.
From being directed to the fourth floor by upper classmen, to hearing scary new words such as
“puella” and “salvete,” the middle school years of the big backpack were hardly easy. However, this
period marked an important time of self discovery for all of us as we experienced the new life of being
a Walnut Hills student. While new styles were discovered, new hobbies were found and new talents
were revealed, we all learned new things about ourselves. Walnut is a truly unique and special place
where diversity thrives and there exists no outsiders. We did not discriminate. We did not judge.
Instead, people were encouraged to love and express every aspect of what made them so unique. This
environment allowed for us to grow to understand ourselves as well as appreciate the different qualities
of our peers. This monumental ability provides each of us to enter this new chapter aware of who we
are and in love with every single quirk. The world is a diverse and crazy place and we, as Walnut Hills
graduates equipped with an open mind and a courageous heart, are ready to grow and continue thriving.
Suddenly high school came around and we were having classes, playing sports, and performing on
stage with the “big kids.” We were thrown into the immense intellectual melting pot of the Walnut
Hills High School community and along with it came a wave of ideas and opinions. Walnut is not a
place of ubiquity; everyone is unique and no one thinks alike. We have peers that can rap to any beat,
who can recall facts better than an encyclopedia, who can build invincible robots from scratch, who
can turn the world into their dance floor. We have teams whose bonds have turned them into families,
who are able to cry together at an end of the season, who remain committed from the heat of summer
to the chill of winter. Each of us contributed our own character to this vast community; in return, by
being surrounded by our inspirational peers, we have been able to grow and expand our own minds and
embrace our individuality. Walnut Hills High School is number one in Ohio, and we each play a part
in that. It is not because we are all the same, rather our distinctive characters build upon one another to
create the amazing school that has brought us here today.
Walnut Hills is the place where students question everything. Whether it is a witty comment that makes
the class laugh, or a sharp challenge to a perspective, we refuse to accept conformity. This mentality
created by the presence of so many incredible individuals has led our class to shape an exceptional
culture with distinctive traditions. We have created masterpieces during the chalk drawings and have
written poetry that can make you laugh and cry simultaneously. We have an immense appreciation for
the arts, be it the orchestra or the award winning theatre. We have devoted fans who never fail to plan a
tailgate and cheer their lungs out. We have a pride in where we come from and this gives us the ability
to graduate with confidence. Dignified in who we are and where we come from, we are ready to take on
the world and create our own path.
As the world becomes smaller with new technology and modes of communication, we become
increasingly influential in society. A little bit of Walnut will go to so many places as our peers travel to
study at universities across the nation and for some, around the world. Walnut did not just prepare us
for the future, but rather Walnut prepared us to change the world and never stop demanding that it
become a better place.
While in some ways this is goodbye, we are able to find comfort in that we are never truly leaving. Each
of us has left our mark upon the school and the culture we created will forever be a part of who we are.
Thank you so much Class of 2015.
Rachel Kimura, Valedictorian c/o 2015
2015
Class of 2015 sets sail for new horizons
T
he great commencement has commenced. Proud graduates of
the Class of 2015 donned their blue and gold one last time to
celebrate the end of an unforgettable six-year journey and to
anticipate the beginning of exciting new adventures.
Soon these Eagles will fly to the campuses of the University of
Cincinnati, Ohio State, Miami, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth,
Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Clemson, the University of Southern
California and many other far flung places.
The Class of 2015 was represented by class officers: Jonathan
Douglas Wiers, President; Sophia Lee Fain, Vice President;
Kiranya Chappell Chumtong, Treasurer; and Keira Robinson
Hassel, Secretary.
Valedictorian Rachel Kimura marked the moment with an excellent
commencement speech.
“Walnut is a truly unique and special place where diversity thrives
and there exists no outsiders. We did not discriminate. We did not
judge. Instead, people were encouraged to love and express every
aspect of what made them so unique,” she said. “This environment
allowed for us to grow to understand ourselves as well as appreciate
the different qualities of our peers. This monumental ability provides
each of us to enter this new chapter aware of who we are and in love
with every single quirk. The world is a diverse and crazy place and
we, as Walnut Hills graduates equipped with an open mind and a
courageous heart, are ready to grow and continue thriving.”
John Caliguri and Kerry Kruze (retiring) directed the Graduation
Orchestra. The Graduation Ensemble sang the National Anthem,
directed by Anthony Nims.
Principal Jeff Brokamp congratulated the class, then proceeded to
award diplomas, with each graduate enjoying a moment on the big
screen at Xavier University’s Cintas Center.
All too soon, it was over. And ready or not, a new stage of life
commences.
Clockwise from upper left: Jordon Malik Foster, Thomas Clifford and Erin Magner,
classmates since 2000, Valedictorian Rachel Kimura, Graduation girls, WHHS
Graduation Ensemble, Will Tekulve and Nathan Tiffany
2015
2015 Cum Laude Society membership
This year, 63 graduating seniors were inducted into the Cum Laude
Society. They were:
Theodore Baker, John Ball, Laith Barakat, Meghan Claire Benedict,
Claire Bowman, Zahra Karimah Briggs, Kyle Andrew Brown,
Maximillian Bruggeman, Anne Hemingway Carroll, Zoe Siao
Cheng, Mary A. Conte, Abigail Lauren Desch, Charles Conor
Dietz, Nadia Cleopatua DiMarco, Mark Augustine Dovich,
Sophia L. Fain, Alison M. Fisher, Brittany N. Frandsen, Jacob J.
Friedman, Natalie K. Gaines, Shelby E. Gaines, June A. GalinskyBatte, Camille W. Gilbert, Kyle Gilioli, Parker S. Glotfelty, Sofia
Goodman, Olivia Grondin, Andrea N. Gutmann Fuentes, Keira
Robinson Hassel, Allison Kate Hatch, Matthew W. Heldman,
Mikavla M. Heydt, Grace Donahue Kappers, Celeste Emerson
Kearney, Rachel Colleen Kimura, Ryan Kurz, Sophia S. LeungWolf, Zoe Andrea Ligon, Jordan Jane Louden Matts, Timothy
W. Lowry, Cassandra E. Machenheimer, Elena Marie Miyasato,
Katherine Marie Nikaidoh, Maggie Otten, Robert Joseph Perry,
Joseph A. Raabe, Emma Caitrin Reed, Tara Hudson Rodes,
Delaney Ann Schrenk, Neriya Servant, Alexander Smyth, Natalie C.
Stillpass, Sara A. Stillpass, Lepa Stojanovic, Joelle Morgan Strom,
Collier B. Summay, Angwi Blessing Tacho, Nathaniel D. Tiffany,
Maxwell Robert Weiskittel ,Alexis McKenna Wells, Miles H. White,
Jonathan D. Wiers, and Daniel S. Youkilis.
Walnut celebrates 16 National Merit Finalists,
4 National Achievement Finalists
Of the 1.5 million students nationwide who take the Preliminary
SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT),
only about 15,000 are chosen as National Merit Finalists.
The National Achievement Scholarship Program, established
in 1964, provides recognition for outstanding Black American high
school students. Of the more than 160,000 students who entered the
program, about 1,300 are selected as Finalists.
Congrats to these Walnut students for their outstanding
achievements!
National Merit Finalists:
Elisha Aaron, Claire Bowman, Zoe Cheng, Mark Dovich, Jacob
Friedman, Sofia Goodman, Olivia Grondin, Mikayla Heydt,
Benjamin Mansfield, Robert Perry, Joseph Anthony Raabe, Geoffrey
Schweller, Joelle Strom, Will Tekulve, Maxwell Weiskittel, and
Daniel Youkilis
National Acheivement Finalists:
Kandyce Clark, Benjamin Holtzman, Victoria Russell, and
Miles White
Top: Cum Laude Society members
Bottom left: Cum Laude Dinner Rachel Kimura, Valedictorian, and Jeff Brokamp. Bottom right: Cum Laude-Kilgour School grads
2015
Eagle grads honored in many ways
These seniors were recognized with special awards in year-end
ceremonies:
BLACK CULTURE CLUB ESSAY WINNERS: Tyler Adams and Kayla Johnson
THE HARIETT RUSSELL POLITICAL SCIENCE AWARD: Anthony Heim
CLASSICS DEPARTMENT PRAESTANS INTER SODALES: John Ball, Nadia DiMarco, Joelle
Strom, and Miles White
NATIONAL LATIN HONOR SOCIETY: Zoe Ligon and Cassandra Machenheimer
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT’S SHARON DRAPER EXCELLENCE
AWARDS: Zoe Cheng and Anthony Heim
IN WRITING
QUILL AND SCROLL: Zoe Cheng, Mary Catherine
Crotty, Taylor Darks, Sophie Fain, Olivia Grondin,,
Aisling Grueninger, Allison Hatch, Grace Hill,
Karinne Hill, Anthony Heim, Emerson Celeste
Kearney, Cassandra Machenheimer, Nisa
Muhammad, Alexander Persiani, Neriya
Servant, and Sean Woodi
First Academic Signing Day a hit with students
and families
EXCELLENCE IN AA CALCULUS AWARD: Sam
Nash
EXCELLENCE IN AP CALCULUS AB HONORS
AWARD: Justus Heekin
EXCELLENCE IN AP CALCULUS BCH AWARD: Abigail
Desch
Zoe Cheng
EXCELLENCE IN AP CALCULUS BC AWARD: Parker Glotfelty
EXCELLENCE IN MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS: Joelle Strom
EXCELLENCE IN AP COMPUTER SCIENCE: Grace Gamstetter
EXCELLENCE IN AP STATISTICS: Max Weiskittel
EXCELLENCE IN ENGINEERING AWARDS: Elena Miyasato and Nathan Tiffany
FRENCH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF FRENCH / OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN
FRENCH AWARD: Katherine Nikaidoh
GERMAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF GERMAN / OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN
GERMAN AWARD: Lepa Stojanovic
MANDARIN CHINESE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF MANDARIN CHINESE /
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN MANDARIN CHINESE AWARD: Brandon Waites
RUSSIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF RUSSIAN / OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN
RUSSIAN: Mark Dovich
SPANISH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF SPANISH / OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN
SPANISH: Keshila Mann
ACHIEVEMENT IN PHYSICS AP-C AWARDS: Nathaniel Tiffany and Charles Dietz
ACHIEVEMENT IN PHYSICS AP 1 and 2 AWARD: Keira Hassel
AP PHYSICS AA AWARD: Joelle Strom
ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOLOGY AP AWARDS: Joelle Strom and Max Weiskittel
ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGINEERING AWARDS: Elena Miyasato
OHSAA ARCHIE GRIFFIN SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS: Sarah Stillpass and Caleb Tregre
OHSAA COURAGEOUS STUDENT ATHLETIC AWARD: Kevin Blount
OHSAA STATE AWARD FOR EXEMPLARY CONTRIBUTION & SERVICE: Seniors of the Men’s
and Women’s Soccer Teams
OHSAA STATE AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR SPORTSMANSHIP, ETHICS AND INTEGRITY:
Keira Hassel and Kyle Gilioli
OHSAA SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARDS: Rachel Kimura and Robert Perry
WALNUT HILLS NUT HOUSE SPIRIT AWARDS: Madeline Krebs and Anthony Heim
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD: Taylor Darks
MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD: Reid Finley
For many years, many high schools have celebrated the successes of
their college-bound star athletes with Signing Day events. This year,
Walnut Hills joined a growing list of schools that are celebrating
students who earned significant academic
scholarships.
More than 200 students were
awarded more than $23 million
in scholarships to more than
65 universities. Most of those
students, many of them wearing
a T-shirt or sweatshirt sporting
their college logo, gathered along
long rows of tables in the gym on
May 21 to formally sign their letters of
Zoe Harvey
intent.
“You can take pride in the
accomplishment that you have been
selected from a competitive and
talented group of students in
the 2015 graduating class,” said
Principal Jeff Brokamp during
the event. “To receive this
academic scholarship validates
your hard work and dedication to
the coursework here at Walnut Hills
High School. By singing this letter, it
Nialani Robinson
is our expectation that you will continue to
uphold the academic excellence that you have displayed in your time
at Walnut Hills.”
2015
Walnut Hills Alumni Foundation Scholarships 2015
THE FREDA S. AND WENDELL H. PIERCE SCHOLARSHIPS
Andrea Gutmann Fuentes and Sarah Stillpass
The class of 2015 was awarded more than $23 million in
scholarships from prospective colleges, community organizations
and other sources. These students received special scholarships from
alumni and supporters of Walnut Hills:
THE CLASS OF 2015 SCHOLARSHIPS
Matthew Heldman and Elana Kolesar
THE DR. IDA J. NOLTE-CORNELISON ’39 SCHOLARSHIP
Rachel Kimura
THE DOROTHY JONES JOSEPHS ’36 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Sydney Chaiken
THE FRED H. AND LOUISE LANGE ROTH SCHOLARSHIPS
Sofia Goodman and Joseph Raabe
THE GWYNNE SHILLING GOLDBERG MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Sarah Brandicourt and Ke’Asia Love
THE TED HATTEMER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Jacob Friedman
THE JUDITH MCCARTY KUHN SCHOLARSHIP
Frances Comstock
THE ELIZABETH CASSIN HATTEMER
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Zoe Cheng
THE KERRY KRUZE, MUSIC LIVES ON, INSTRUMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP
Rebecca Jenei
THE WALNUT HILLS SURSUM AD SUMMUM
SCHOLARSHIPS
Mark Dovich, Parker Glotfelty, Sophia
Leung-Wolf, and Daniel Youkilis
THE TERRENCE K. AND ROBERT L. CHEESEMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Maxwell Weiskittel
THE MIKE SCHACHT ’54 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Mozika Maloba
THE ROBERT G. MOORE ’41 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Olivia Grondin and Allison Hatch
Mrs. Geller and
Joe Raabe
THE GLESEN-PELTON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Al Rashid Abdelwahed, Kyle Gilioli , Keira Hassel, Zoe Ligon, Alexander Smyth, and
Nathaniel Tiffany
THE C. MICHAEL SCHNEIDER ’56 MEMORIAL HISTORY BOOK PRIZE
Benjamin Mansfield
THE WALNUT HILLS UNDER THE DOME SCHOLARSHIPS
Kevin Blount, Kiranya Chumtong, Sierra Curley, Grant Eaton, Robert Ehrhorn, Grace
Gamstetter, Kayla Johnson, Zhendi Li , Mia Price, Angwi Tacho, Sarah Segers, Delaney
Schrenk, and Joseph White
THE CHEVIOT SAVINGS BANK SCHOLARSHIPS
Grace Kappers and Natalie Stillpass
THE CLASS OF 1992 SCHOLARSHIP
Alexis Wells
THE MARVIN KOENIG SCHOLARSHIP
Laith Barakat
THE J. BRIAN HORTON ’68 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Jonathan Wiers
THE MARTHA SURNBROCK CHRISTOPHER ’44 SCHOLARSHIPS
Mary Conte and Victoria Russell
THE ROBERT A. LAVERCOMBE ’68 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Katherine Nikaidoh
THE JESSIE RUE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Nadia DiMarco
THE DEAN GIACOMETTI SCHOLARSHIPS
John Ball and Maggie Otten
THE REV. MALCOLM GRAD ’47 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Nathan Stadnik
THE GRACE COOK AND HENRY GRAD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Kelley Coleman
THE ANDREW J. LAURENS ’84 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Robert Perry
THE SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS SCHOLARSHIP
Allison Hatch
THE WILLIAM IRWIN BALDWIN ’33
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Alison Fisher
THE CHARLES STIX ’43 FAMILY SCHOLARSHIPS
Biruktawit Endale, Cassandra Machenheimer, and Nisa Muhammad
THE STEINER FAMILY SCHOLARSHIPS
Thomas Clifford and Neriya Servant
THE FRANK FOSTER ’46 MEMORIAL AWARD
Jacob Schall
THE ROSS-LITCHFIELD ’54 MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIPS
Camille Gilbert and Elena Miyasato
THE NATALIE FELD ’25 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Abigail Desch and Tara Rodes
THE LINDA GRAYMAN AND WALTER GRAYMAN’63 SCHOLARSHIP
Keyasha Prather
THE JAMES LEVINE ’61 AWARDS
Rebecca Jenei and Sydney Link
THE FRIENDS OF FRANK DUVENECK SOCIETY
SCHOLARSHIPS
Claire Bowman and Sophia Fain
Meghan Benedict
THE RONALD JACK GLENN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Delaney French
THE DANIEL B. GREEN ’54 SCHOLARSHIP
Zoe Harvey
THE PERRY ’44 AND BETTY BARTSCH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Robert Perry
Kyle Brown
THE WALNUT HILLS SUMMA CUM LAUDE SCHOLARSHIPS
Benjamin Haller, Emma Hattemer, Andrew Kolesar, Sydney Link, and Julian Vanasse
Claire Bowman
THE PHILIP M. BATES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Haley Schaefer
THE LAURA DOMIENIK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Rachel Abbott
THE IRWIN ’48 AND RICHARD ’54 JAEGER SCHOLARSHIP
Shelby Gaines
THE KNOWLEDGEWORKS SCHOLARSHIP
Joseph Malek
THE WILLIAM H. LEVISON ’54 SCHOLARSHIP
Anne Carroll
THE THOMAS J. NEWBOLD ’81 MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Heidi Brockhaus
THE JAKE OBER ’07 MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Madeleine Bogard
THE GABRIEL C. E. ROBINSON ’98 MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIPS
Jessica Doughman, Ashley Robinson and Berayah Yisrael
Joe Malek
THE VIVIAN ROSS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Emma Raider-Roth
THE WARNER ’45 AND PATRICIA STEWART SCHOLARSHIPS
Maximillian Bruggeman, Peter Grimm, Benjamin Holtzman , and Luis Temaj-Vasquez
2015
Celeste Kearney
Kandyce Clark
THE WALNUT HILLS BLUE AND GOLD SCHOLARSHIPS
Bruce Blacklidge, Geoffrey Schweller, and Natasha Victa
18 Eagles to play for college teams
Three football players, three cross country and track stars, two
women’s basketball players, two men’s soccer teammates, two
baseball players and individual standouts in men’s basketball,
women’s soccer and men’s tennis have committed to play for college
teams next year:
• Josh Breadon, Baseball, Baldwin Wallace University
• Daniel Bundschuh, Soccer, Capital University
•Kelley Coleman, Cross Country and Track & Field, University
of North Carolina Asheville
• Taylor Darks, Basketball, Furman University
• Reid Finley, Football, Pikeville University
• Alison Franke, Soccer, Thomas More College
• Arissa Freeman, Track & Field, Miami University
• Brookley Garry, Swimming, Ohio State University
• Laine Harrett, Tennis, Christian Brothers University
• Darien Jackson, Football, Pikeville University
• Kameron Johnson, Football, Pikeville University
• Cole Murphy, Basketball, University of Cincinnati
• Hannah Schroeder, Cross Country, Ohio University
•Collier Summay, Cross Country and Track & Field, College of
Wooster
• Caleb Tregre, Basketball, Walsh University
• Logan Wiedman, Soccer, Capital University
• Amber Wilks, Basketball, LaSalle University
Hoops star heading to Florida
Eagles basketball standout MaCio Teague plans to extend his prep
career by playing a season at Florida-based Montverde Academy,
which recently won its third straight high school national title.
Teague was one of the area’s top players. He received
scholarship offers from several colleges including Akron, UNC
Asheville, Eastern Kentucky, Alcorn State, Liberty, San Jose State,
Seton Hall, Oakland, Winthrop, Bryant
University and Yale.
Teague finished his Walnut
career as a member of the
Associated Press Division I
second-team all-state and firstteam all-district. He averaged
25.7 points a game in his last
season here.
2015 Senior future plans
Abbott, Nicholas
Abbott, Rachel Abdelwahed, Al Rashid Adams, Tyler Akin, Natalie Arvedon, Emma Auguste, Turin Ayers, Alexander Baker, Theodore Ball, John Bamanabio, Gustel Barakat, Laith Barth, Margaret
Battle, Isayah Beck, Alexander Benedict, Meghan Bernard, Robert
Bick, Tyler Blacklidge, Bruce Blount, Kevin Blume, Matthew Bogard, Madeleine Borgert, Myrna Bowman, Claire Boyd, Taylor
Bradford, Aundria Brame, Jacob
Brandicourt, Sarah Braverman, AnnaLise Breadon, Joshua Briggs, Zahra Brockhaus, Heidi Brockwell, Maximilian
Brown, Austin Brown, Kyle
Brown, Wendell
Bruggeman, Maximilian
Buchman, Bradley
Bullock, Elmer
Bundschuh, Daniel
Butler, Chase Butterbaugh, Carter
Callaway, Micah Calloway, Chase Carroll, Anne Carroll, Nassir Cash, Mara Cavellier, Theresa Chabot, Avi Chaiken, Sydney
Chapel, Brea
Cheng, Zoe
Christian, Phoebe Chumtong, Kiranya Ciudinovschi, Alexander Clark, Kandyce Clifford, Thomas Coffey, Samuel Coleman, Kelley Comstock, Frances Conte, Mary Cooper, Adam The Ohio State University
Denison University
University of Cincinnati
Spring Hill College
College of Wooster
University of Tennessee
Northwestern University
The United States Navy
Nothing Reported
Cornell University
Cincinnati State
The Ohio State University
Nothing Reported
University of Dayton
Northern Kentucky University
Eastern Michigan University
Michigan State University
Colorado State University – Fort Collins
Baldwin Wallace University
University of Pittsburgh
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Cincinnati – Blue Ash
University of Rochester
Travel
Travel
Capital University
Ohio University
Indiana University
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Clemson University
Nothing Reported
Kent State
Indiana University
Indiana University
University of Southern California
Miami University
Temple University
Nothing Reported
Gap Year
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Miami University
Saint Louis University
Miami University
2015
Cooper, Kaitlyn Corich, Shelby Crotty, Mary Catherine
Curley, Sierra Curry, Branwen Daly, Desmond Dammer, Gaim Darks, Taylor Davidson, Ryan Davis, Dalila Davis, Dion’tre Dawkins, Krislyn Desch, Abigail Diebold, Annabel Dietz, Charles DiGiovenale, Caroline DiMarco, Nadia Doughman, Jessica Douglas, Austin Dovich, Mark Drout, Noah Eagle, Michael Ealy, Thomas Eaton, Grant
Eberhardt, Elanor Eberhardt, Leah Edwards, William Ehrhorn, Robert Endale, Biruktawit Epperson, Katherine Estridge, Cameron Evans, Sarah Fahnle, Derek Fain, Sophie Fetters, Robert Finley, Reid Fischer, Christopher Fisher, Alison Flynn, Audrey Foster, Andre’ Foster, Jordan
Frandsen, Brittany Franke, Alison
Franz, Christopher Freeman, Arissa French, Delaney Friedman, Jacob
Fuller-Elliott, Demetrius Gaines, Natalie Gaines, Shelby Galinsky-Batte, June Gamstetter, Grace
Garry, Brookley Garza, Inez Gavin, Caroline
Gentry, Sincerrai Gilbert, Camille Gilioli, Kyle Gilroy, Molly Glotfelty, Parker Gomez, Jose Gooding, Carissa
Miami University
Travel
Employment
Furman University
University of Akron
Nothing Reported
Tennessee State University
Nothing Reported
Middleburg College
Ohio University
Xavier University
Ohio University
University of Michigan
Miami University
University of Cincinnati – CCM
Cincinnati State
Ohio University
Bowling Green State University
Cincinnati State
Nothing Reported
Cincinnati State
University of Pikeville
Vanderbilt University
Nothing Reported
Thomas More College
Miami University
University of Pennsylvania
Bowling Green University
Ohio University
Nothing Reported
Case Western Reserve University
Miami University
Other
Goodman, Sofia Washington University in St. Louis
Gordon, Kemijah Kent State University
Grabel, Megan University of Cincinnati
Greene, Alexandra
Ohio University
Greene, Elizabeth Northern Kentucky University
Greer, Michaela Eastern Michigan University
Grengbondai, Crephat Bowling Green State University
Grimm, Peter University of Cincinnati
Grondin, Olivia George Washington University
Grueninger, Aisling Stetson University
Gutmann Fuentes, Andrea The Ohio State University
Hagerty, Alice University of Kentucky
Hall, Jevon
Indiana University
Haller, Benjamin New York University – Shanghai
Hampton, Edward Nothing Reported
Hanley, Katherine Nothing Reported
Harnist, Jonah Nothing Reported
Harrett, Nicholas Christian Brothers University
Harris, Hadiya University of Cincinnati
Harris, James Employment
Harris, Marisal University of Cincinnati
Harris, Ruben University of Cincinnati – Blue Ash
Harvey, Zoe Ball State University
Hassel, Keira Miami University
Hatch, Allison Fashion Institute of Technology
Hattemer, Emma NYU Gallatin School of Individual
Studies
Heekin, Justus Nothing Reported
Heim, Anthony Ohio University
Heldman, Cathryn Nothing Reported
Heldman, Matthew Emory University
Heydt, Mikayla Otterbein University
Hickman, Daniel University of Cincinnati
Hill, Grace Ohio University
Hill, Karinne Ohio University
Hill, Katherine Cincinnati State
Hodge, Khamia University of Cincinnati – Blue Ash
Hoff, Katherine University of Cincinnati
Hofford, Hannah DePaul University
Hohmeister, William Cincinnati State
Hollins, Rachel Miami University
Holtzman, Benjamin Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Howard, Micole Wright State University
Huber, Sarah Miami University
Hunter, Kristin Georgia Gwinnett College
Hutchinson, Danielle Xavier University
Jackson, Darien University of Pikeville
Jacobson, Elisabeth Nothing Reported
Jeff, Cayla Cincinnati State
Jenei, Rebecca Baldwin Wallace University
Johnson, Andre’ University of Cincinnati
Johnson, Kameron University of Pikeville
Johnson, Kayla Georgia State University
Jones, Cassie Northern Kentucky University
Jones, Katrina Northern Kentucky University
Jones, Marquez University of Cincinnati
Jordan-Keller, Samuel Miami University
Kappers, Grace Rhodes College
Kasperczyk, Emma Ohio University
Kearney, Emerson Celeste
Dartmouth College
Kiefer-Burress, Jordan Kent State University
Kimura, Rachel University of Cincinnati
2015
Kircher, Madeline Kmitta, Olivia Knapp, Braeden Koch, Jerome Kolesar, Andrew Kolesar, Elana Kravitz, Rachel Krebs, Madeline Krimmer, Tatianna Kron, Erin Kunkel, Grace Kurz, Ryan LaCoe, Scout Lampe, Mina Larkin, Anjele Lawley, Autumn Lecture, Samantha Lee, Je’Kia Leung-Wolf, Sophia Li, Zhendi Ligon, Zoe Lindley, Felicia Link, Sydney Lobono, Angela Lorenz, Seth Louden Matts, Jordan Louderback, Antoinette Love, Ke’Asia Lowry, Timothy Machenheimer, Cassandra
Madison, Sophia Magner, Erin Malek, Joseph Maloba, Mozika Mann, Keshila Mansfield, Benjamin Manuel, TeKyria Martin, Benjamin Matt, Helen
Mays, Payton McCall, Jaylen McClure, Antonia
McCuskey, Max McKinney-Ferdon McSwain, Lauren Meacham, Sally Mertes, Mark Miller, Kayla Miller, Nicole Miller, William Mitchell, Alize Miyasato, Elena
Montgomery, Ameerah Muhammad, Nisa Mullaney, Arlie Murdock, Anaya Murphy, Coleman Murray, Conmichael Muschong, Courtney Myaka, Martin Nagel, Alex Nash, Samuel Northwestern University
Cincinnati State
Indiana University
DePaul University
George Washington University
Ohio University
Cincinnati State
University of South Carolina – Lancaster
Rice University
McGill University
University of Louisville
Nothing Reported
Loyola University of Chicago
Cincinnati State
Wittenberg University
Ohio University
University of Cincinnati, CCM
Ohio University
Ohio University
Miami University
University of Akron
Cincinnati State
University of Akron
Champlain College
Cincinnati State
Florida A&M University
Undecided
Clemson University
Miami University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Ohio Dominican University
Butler University
Miami University
College of Wooster
Neff, Claudia The Ohio State University
Newberry, Samuel University of Cincinnati
Nichols, Jasmine Bowling Green State University
Nikaidoh, Katherine The Ohio State University
Nkata, Maria Cincinnati State
Olberding, Oliver University of Cincinnati – Blue Ash
Olverson, Roiel Eastern Michigan University
Osona, Netah
University of Cincinnati DAAP
Otten, Maggie University of Cincinnati
Overmoyer, Kyle
Pappa, Christina Virginia Commonwealth University
Parks, Toneisha University of Cincinnati – Blue Ash
Pennington, Shawn University of Cincinnati
Perry, Robert Vanderbilt University
Persiani, Alexander Duquesne University
Petit, Mackenzie Cincinnati State
Pickens, Alexia Eastern Michigan University
Pieper, Jacob Marietta College
Pitz, Brandon Nothing Reported
Plunkett, Gabriel Nothing Reported
Prather, Keyasha University of Kentucky
Price, Mia Miami University
Raabe, Joseph University of Notre Dame
Ragusa, Jamison Rochester Institute of Technology
Raider-Roth, Emma Kenyon College
Raifstanger, Brandon
EF Sprachschule Berlin
Rajkumar, Bharath The Ohio State University
Reed, Emma Miami University
Reed, Nautia University of Cincinnati
Rettig, May-Lin University of British Columbia
Rice, Connor University of Cincinnati
Richter, Mackenzie
Rissover, Tenley
Robinson, Ashley Ohio University
Robinson, Nialani Elon University
Rodes, Tara University of Vermont
Rosenthal, Eva Nothing Reported
Rothan, Brienna Xavier University
Russell, Alexandria United States Marine Corps
Russell, Victoria George Washington University
Rybolt, Laura University of Kentucky
Safaie, Quinn Nothing Reported
Sanders, Hannah The Ohio State University
Sanders, Micah Ohio University
Santel, Rebekah Nothing Reported
Saunders, Chanel University of Cincinnati – Blue Ash
Saunders, Madeleine Ohio University
Schaefer, Haley Nothing Reported
Schall, Jacob Berklee College of Music
Schaller, Konrad University of Cincinnati
Scharlott, Leah College of Wooster
Schaub, Madeline Eastern Michigan University
Scheff, Samuel Cincinnati State Technical & Community
College
Schimberg, Adam University of Wisconsin
Schlanz, David Wittenberg University
Schmid, Alisander University of Cincinnati
Schmitz, Sara Fordham University
Schrenk, Delaney University of Notre Dame
Schroeder, Hannah Nothing Reported
Schweller, Geffrey Hamilton College
Scott, Sarah University of Cincinnati
2015
Scruggs, Erykah Segar, Tyela Segers, Sarah Sequeira, Amanda Servant, Neriya Shockley, Julian Shuja, Kyle
Sidiqi, Oriena Simmons, Cassandra Sims, Terrance Slack, Lando Smyth, Alexander Snow, Mariah Sonnenberg, Owen Spears, Stacia Stadnik, Nathan Stillpass, Natalie
Stillpass, Sarah Stojanovic, Lepa Stowasser, Heiko Strasser, William Strickley, Michael
Strickley, Robert Strom, Joelle Summay, Collier Sunderland, Nicholas
Tacho, Blessing Angwi Taylor, Justin
Taylor, Lamont Teague, MaCio Tekulve, Will Temaj-Vasquez, Luis
Terry, Miranda Thioub, Kiyawmi Thompson, Jelani Tiffany, Nathan Tillery, Sheridan Toney, Maria Traynum, Brandon Tregre, Caleb Trickey, Tyler Triggs, Jayla Trimble, Janae Twitty, Terri Van Woensel Vanasse, Julian Victa, Natasha Villolovos, Robert Vincent, Elena Vinegar, Alexander VonBargen, Ethan Waites, Brandon Waites, Cameron Walker, Monique Wehling, Catherine Weiskittel, Maxwell Wells, Alexis White, Joseph White, Miles Whiteside, Lily Wiedmann, Logan Wiers, Jonathan Kent State University
Tuskegee University
Berkeley City College
Kent State University
Ohio University
Miami University
Nothing Reported
Nothing Reported
University of Notre Dame
Miami University
Miami University
University of South Carolina – Columbia
College of Wooster
University of Kentucky
Other
Wilberforce University
Wright State University
Wichita State University
Walsh University
Nothing Reported
Prairie View A&M University
Nothing Reported
Kalamazoo College
New York University
University of Minnesota
Columbia College Chicago
University of Alabama
University of Notre Dame
University of Chicago
University of Chicago
Miami University
Capital University
Calvin College
Wiley, Thomas Wilks, Amber
Williams, Bradford Wise, Collin Wood, Sean Woods, Denarius Wooten, Evan Wynn, Theresa Yisrael, Berayah Youkilis, Daniel Zaman, Rishav Zanders, Blake Zitnik, Christopher Cincinnati State
LaSalle University
The Ohio State University - Lima
North Carolina A&T State University
Ohio University
Undecided
Brown University
Nothing Reported
Nothing Reported
Clockwise from top right: Ethan Von Bargen,
Rachel Kimura, valedictorian, at WCPO’s
2015 Best of Class event, Cameron Estridge
2015
First row, left to right: senior send-off begins!, Ben Holtzman applying his
calculus skills to solve the M&M problem, Allie Hatch and Nialani Robinson,
Daniel Bundschuh, Lily Whitesite and Rachel Kimura enjoying the grilled food
provided by Dads Gone Nuts.
Second row, left to right: Taylor Darks, Adam Cooper and Sierra Curley enjoying
Shaved Ice from the Snowie truck, Senior Send-Off group dance, Cole Murphy.
Third row: David Schlanz on giant slide
2015
Fourth row: Dylanne Twitty, Kayla Miller, Nialani Robinson and Celeste
Kearney, Hannah Schroeder kicks off Senior Send-Off, Tommy Ealy, Maddy
Krebs, Mackenzie Richter, and Ryan Davidson, Keyasha Prather and Amber
Fifth row: Myrna Borgert and Kyle Shuja, Proud mothers Susan Russell, Jan
Michele Lemon Kearney, and Angela Robinson, Senior send off Quinn Safaie and
Mozika Maloba, senior send-off.
WHHS
Association
Walnut rated No. 1 in Ohio
Walnut Hills was ranked No. 1 in Ohio in the Best Public High
Schools in America rankings by US News and World Report.
Walnut Hills was the only local school in the national top 100
at No. 65.
Ohio has 881 public high schools, including charter schools. In
Ohio, other highly rated local schools included Indian Hill, No. 2 ;
Wyoming, No. 4, and Mariemont at No. 10.
Walnut scored especially high in the College Readiness
category, which is based primarily upon how students perform on
AP placement tests. More than 97 percent of Walnut 12th graders
took at least one AP test and 84 percent scored at least a 3 out of 5
on those tests.
That gave Walnut an 86.9 on the magazine’s 100-point college
readiness index. The next closest school in Ohio received a 79.3 in
that category.
Walnut inspires more families
to move to Cincinnati
Coping with over-capacity just one of several emerging themes for
next year
When the bell rings this fall, as many as 2,674 students will
stream into the halls of Walnut Hills – an increase of more than 200
students compared to the 2013-14 school year.
But don’t blame the growth on open enrollment allowing a
flood of out-of-district students to attend. In fact, the proportion of
out-of-district students at Walnut is declining. Instead, the growth
is driven by “scores” of families moving into the Cincinnati Public
School District to guarantee that their high-performing children
will be admitted to Ohio’s best high school (as announced in May by
US News & World Report).
“We are over capacity now, so out-of-district families cannot
get in through open enrollment,” Principal Jeff Brokamp told
parents at the May meeting of the WHHS Association. “So instead,
we have lots of families moving into the district where we must
admit them if they qualify.”
Looking ahead, Walnut expects to have 389 seniors in the
coming year, up slightly from 373 two years ago. But we will have
495 students starting 7th grade, up sharply from 444 two years ago.
New courses, new skills
Those incoming students will have a wider menu of courses to study,
Brokamp says. Starting this fall, Walnut plans to begin offering Music
Theory I, which will serve as a precursor to AP Music Theory.
Students also will be able to sign up for AP Seminar, the first
part of the AP Capstone program, which will emphasize a set of core
academic skills necessary to succeed in college. The second part of
the Capstone program — AP Research — will be available starting
in 2016-17.
Another point of emphasis in the coming year may not
involve a new course, but will be important to all students. Recent
PARCC testing revealed that some Walnut students had difficulty
completing portions of the test because they could not type fast
enough. As result, expect a stronger emphasis on keyboard skills in a
number of courses, Brokamp said.
Other points of emphasis for next year will include crosscurriculum programming, organizing 7th graders in teams,
encouraging students to study a modern language, and more support
for service learning, travel learning and other ways to study beyond
the school’s walls.
Tennis courts on their way
Work is scheduled to begin in July to replace those derelict tennis
courts along Jonathan Avenue. The new tennis facility — funded
primarily by the Walnut Hills Alumni Foundation — will feature six
new courts, bleachers and more.
Meanwhile, other property acquisitions along Jonathan will
create space for overflow parking, and eventually make room for a
new baseball field.
Accreditation season approaches
A series of surveys will begin in October to open a new 5-year
accreditation cycle through AdvancED. Then in February, an
external review team will visit. The review team’s report is expected
to be complete in March.
Walnut Hills has successfully obtained accreditation for many
years and expects to continue doing so. The main value of the
process is that it brings an outside, expert perspective, Brokamp said,
which helps assure that Walnut remains on par with the best high
schools nationwide.
They were getting sleepy…very, very sleepy…
Hypnotist makes After Prom a memory bending success
The Walnut Hills After Prom, held April 12, was a late-night event,
but that’s not the only reason the students felt a bit sleepy that night.
Yes, the event had six big inflatables in the gym and 10 more
in the other rooms, where themes ranged in time from medieval to
1980s. Yes, there was post-prom dancing and a live band. And yes,
the pool was open for swimming.
But the show stopper was the hypnotist. More than 40
participants were put in a trance, including about 10 who were truly
under hypnosis.
“It was amazing to see those under hypnosis believe that they
were being pinched by the person next to them or their foot was on
fire!” says Melissa Mazzola, who co-organized the event.
2015
Twilight Ball makes an impression
Walnut 7th and 8th graders got creative with their looks for this
year’s Twilght Ball, one of the signature special events sponsored by
the WHHS Association.
Science
Department
Eagles soar at state Science Fair
From comparing how mice are affected by good or bad diets to
measuring how many bacteria can attach to dropped food using the
“five-second rule,” Walnut students had a strong year at this year’s
science fair competitions.
In March, 60 students involved in 47 projects were invited
to the University of Cincinnati Regional Science Fair, where 38
students representing 28 projects received “superior” ratings and
were selected to advance to the State Science Fair in May.
“We’re usually strong at regionals, but this year we exceeded
the norm. This was the most we’ve had going to state since I’ve been
at Walnut,” said Science Fair advisor Dominic LoVaglio.
Students entered projects in Chemistry, Biology, Behavioral
Science, Botany, Environmental Science, Health/Medicine, and
Physics/Engineering.
At the state event, held May 16 in Columbus, 17 projects
finished first in their division, receiving “Superior” ratings. The
student winners included Isabelle Brandicourt, Thayer Wilson,
Emma Clajus and Rithu Rajagopala; who all received perfect
scores. Other superior scores were awarded to: Jose Pinto, Annika
His, Wesley Wolf, Maham Usmani, Shavani Reddy and Anidya
Soni, Mirdula Bethi, Sasanka Bobba, Emma Courtney, Martha
Dameron, Sushruth Manchineella, Abdul-Rahman Smari,
Graeta Cambell, Francie Fixler, Shelby Ewing, Iris Borgert,
Maggie Leahy and Paisley McCudden.
Eight projects received “Excellent” ratings for finishing second
in their categories. The students were: Matthew Youkilis, Conrad
Kleiner, Ben Spector, Allison Meier, Maddy Barter, Verena
Manolis, Grace Nelson, Rehme Leanza, Nicholas Wheeler, and
Ibrahim Munir.
At the UC regional event, Walnut students received nearly
$9,000 in scholarships offered by the University of Cincinnati
including, Wesley Wolf ($2,000), Annika His ($2,000), AbdulRahman Smari ($2,500), Emma Courtney ($1,000), Matthew
Youkilis ($675) and Conrad Kleiner ($675).
The following students were selected to participate in the
Broadcom Master’s Program with an opportunity to win a $25,000
scholarship: Matthew Youkilis, Conrad Kleiner, Annika His, and
Ben Spector.
A serious science competitor
Walnut freshman Wesley Wolf lived and breathed science
competitions during high school this year.
This year, he collected $2,000 in scholarships and $325 in
awards at the District Science Fair at UC, where he qualified for
State Science Day and the Buckeye Science and Engineering Fair.
At State Science Day, he earned a Superior score and was
recognized for five straight years of appearances in the event.
2015
Meanwhile, of the 100
students from throughout
Ohio chosen to participate
in the Buckeye Science and
Engineering Fair, Wesley was
one of seven students selected
to attend (expenses paid) and
participate in the International
Science and Engineering Fair,
held in Pittsburgh.
Wesley was also invited
to present his 2014 project at
the Ohio Academy of Science
annual meeting this year. His
abstract “A comparison of
hand cleansers’ abilities to
decrease total and coliform
bacterial contamination,” was
accepted and published in the
Ohio Journal of Science and
received the Academy’s Melvin
Scholarship.
Wesley also presented
his 2013 project at the 2015
American Junior Academy of
Science event in San Jose, Calif.
where he was inducted as an Academy Fellow for the third year,.
As exciting as the competitions have been, the deeper benefit
has been the exposure to the amazing world of science. Wesley’s
experiences during these events have included meeting with many
top scientists and Nobel Laureates in the US and beyond, plus tours
of Google, Stanford University, the Stanford Accelerator Laboratory
and more.
Good luck Wesley in your future of discovery!
The NUTS! finish third in world robotics
championship
Walnut’s robotics team, The NUTS!, advanced to the FIRST
Tech Challenge World Championship robotics competition after
defeating 71 other teams from 13 Midwestern states and joining the
ranks of the FTC North Super Regional Winning Alliance.
Making the tournament placed them among the top eight
robotics teams in the United States. They traveled to St. Louis in
April to compete against 127 teams from 16 countries.
“Well guys, it has been one heck of a year. We started our run
all the way back in January with a bot made of scrap plastic, bits
of steel, and awful OSB,” team leader Will Tekulve wrote on the
team’s Facebook page. “And through the course of five iterations
and four months managed to perfect our ideas time and time again.”
In an alliance with two other teams, the NUTS! won the North
Super Regional in Des Moines, Iowa, which helped them qualify
for the World Championship. The team finished as the 14th seed of
the Franklin Division and as 3rd place Alliance Semi-Finalists along
with 4530 Infinite Resistance and 28 Polygnomes.
Modern World
Languages
Viva Italia!
A group of Walnut
students joined Mrs.
Ligon in early June
for the Classics
Department’s
adventure in Italy. The
group marveled at
Michelangelo’s David, the Colosseum in Rome, Emperor Hadrian’s
villa in Tivoli, St. Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican museums, the
Paestum archeological site, Pompei and much more. Oh, and the
food wasn’t bad, either!
2015
Music
Department
getting ready for this summer’s band camp. The 2015 show will be
‘Bells and Whistles,’ which will include original music from Center
X productions, Grand Mesa Music, and arrangements by Danny
Manning.
Be on the lookout for our Marching Blue and Gold concession
stand at Reds games this season, as the band raises funds for its big
trip to Paris, Dec. 27-Jan. 3, where they will march in the New
Year’s Day parade.
Music programs wrap up the year on an upbeat
Voices in harmony closed a memorable year for the Walnut Hills
Music Department as the Senior Choir, Senior Ensemble, Men’s
and Women’s Ensembles performed to a packed house on May 18.
Theater
Department
Sweeney Todd brings home gold
The final jazz concert of the year, featuring the Jazz Lab and
Jazz Ensemble, also drew a great crowd to the main auditorium on
May 15.
Earlier in the month, trombones were part of the big parade
May 1-3, when members of the Marching Blue and Gold performed
on stage instead of on the field as part of the Cincinnati Pops
performance of The Music Man.
Looking forward to next year, new marching
band members bonded in a bout of laser tag before
Congratulations to the cast and crew of Sweeney Todd, which won
the city-wide Cappy Award for the Best Musical of 2015.
The Cappies of Greater Cincinnati celebrates high school
theatre and encourages student writers, performers and technical
crew across our community. This year’s Cappies included more than
200 nominations in more than 40 categories.
Overall, Walnut’s production received 20 award nominations
and won top honors in four categories. Awards were presented May
22 at the Cappies Gala at the Aronoff Center for the Arts.
In addition to best musical, Walnut won Cappies for Best
Orchestra and Best Lighting. Maddie Eaton was named Best Lead
Actress in a Musical.
These students received nominations:
Marketing and Publicity - Alex Persiani; Lighting Erin Magner, Elanor Eberhardt, Jennifer Zavon,
and Jordan Lunsford; Sets - Sam Petersen, Emma
Raider-Roth, Erin Ryan, and Jordan Lunsford;
Costumes - Annie Brandicourt, Lela Robinson, and
Crew; Make-Up - Erin Ryan and Celeste Sprague;
Props - Karinne Hill, Payton Mays, Erin Ryan, and
Marlo Whetstone; Special Effects and Technology Sam Petersen and Chase Butler (for the Barber Chair
construction); Stage Crew - Ada Barach, Clara Babcock, Samuel
Coffey, and Jordan Louden Matts; Orchestra- The WHHS Pit
Orchestra; Ensemble in a Musical - The Quintet (Anna Donnelly,
Nick Sunderland, Griffin Roberts, Miles White, and Loren
Richardson); Featured Actress in a Musical - Anna Donnelly;
Featured Actor in a Musical - Bradley Buchman; Female Vocalist
2015
- Claire Bowman; Male Vocalist - Jake Kolesar; Comic Actor in
a Musical - Austin Lamewona; Supporting Actress in a Musical
- Claudia Neff; Lead Actress in a Musical - Maddie Eaton; Lead
Actor in a Musical - Desmond Daly; Best Song - The Ballad of
Sweeney Todd; and the entire cast and crew for BEST MUSICAL
OF 2014-2015.
Skylar Bruggeman ran 10th in the 1,600-meter event., Zoey
Beitzinger finished 10th in the 400-meter dash, and Hannah
Freeman finished 10th in the high jump
Walnut’s relay teams finished 2nd in the 400-meter and
800-meter events; 3rd in the 3,200 meter run and 4th in the
1,600-meter event.
Much ado about PROJECT 38
The cast and crew of Walnut’s production of William
Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing took their show on the
road this spring.
On April 19, they performed at Memorial Hall downtown
as part of PROJECT 38, an arts festival hosted by the Cincinnati
Shakespeare Company. The project involved the company working
with 38 area high schools to either perform or develop a special
interpretation of all 38 of Shakespeare’s plays.
Teaching artists from the Shakespeare Company went to
each school to help students and faculty on bringing plays to life
through a traditional productions, monologues, dance pieces,
murals and more. More than 3,000 people turned out to enjoy free
performances and displays during the PROJECT 38 Shakespeare
Festival, held in multiple locations April 15-22.
Sports
Lady Eagles dash to a strong season
The women’s varsity track and field squad had state qualifiers in the
100m, 200m, 400m, Long Jump and 4x200m Relay events.
Tai’Lynn Jones finished 11th in the state in the long jump and
Taylor Darks raced to a sixth place finish in the 400-meter dash
finals on June 6. Earlier in the state event, Arissa Freeman finished
11th in the state in the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter relay
team finished 14th.
In league competitions, Taylor Darks finished first in the ECC
in the 400-meter dash and ran 5th in the 200-meter dash.
Keira Hassel threw the farthest shotput in the ECC while
finishing 2nd in discus. Rachel Berndsen finished 2nd in the high
jump and 2nd in pole vault. Kelley Coleman finished 2nd in the
3,200-meter run and placed 3rd in the 1,600-meter run.
Arissa Freeman finished 3rd in the 100-meter dash and 3rd in
the 200-meter dash. Tai’Lynn Jones finished 3rd in the long jump,
8th in the 100-meter dash and 9th in the 200-meter dash.
Regan Anderson finished 4th in the high jump. Kahla
Cornett placed 4th in the 300-meter IM hurdles and 7th in the
100-meter high hurdles.
Collier Summay ran 6th in the 3,200-meter run while
Chloe Shiff finished 8th and Emma Farrell finished 10th. Jeresa
Anderson had the 6th longest long jump.
Janae Trimble ran 8th in the 200-meter dash and Adrianna
Smith ran 8th in the 400-meter dash.
Hannah Schroeder finished 9th in the 800-meter run and 9th
in the 1,600-meter run
Men tear up the track
In men’s track, Michael Davenport finished 3rd in the ECC in pole
vault, 5th in the high jump and 10th in the long jump.
Max Weiskittel finished 3rd in the ECC and Luke Dull
finished 7th in the 3,200-meter run.
Jack Lowry and Luke Dull placed 3rd and 4th in the
1,600-meter run.
Jon Mason finished 4th in the long jump, while Aljeria
Fletcher finished 9th.
Dyami Davis-Spence ran the 4th best time in the ECC in the
400-meter dash.
Max Bruggeman finished 5th in the 800-meter run.
Darien Jackson placed 5th in the 200-meter dash and tied for
8th in the 100-meter dash.
Tony Mitchell finshed 6th in discus and John Jones finished
9th.
Jhariah Wadkins tied for 7th in the high jump.
Jon Mason finished 7th in the 200-meter dash.
The 400-meter and 800-meter relay teams finished third in
the ECC, while the 3,200-meter relay team finished 4th and the
1,600-meter relay team finished 6th.
Men’s tennis finishes 2nd in the ECC
The men’s tennis squad wrapped up its season with a 2nd place
finish in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference with a 5-1 conference
record and an 11-9 overall record.
laine Harrett led the Eagles in first singles play with a 5-1
conference record and a 13-6 overall record.
Torcado Vaz went 5-1 in conference second singles play and
11-5 overall.
In doubles, Con Murray and Ben Hussey went 5-0 in
conference play and 8-4 overall.
2015
Baseball squad finishes 6-8
Players with outstanding seasons included pitcher Forrest
Longeway, who tied for best in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference
with a 0.00 ERA.
Cole Murphy led the conference in home runs and RBI. On
the pitching side, Murphy also tied for first in strikeouts. Murphy
also was selected to represent Walnut Hills in the SWOBCA East/
West All Star game, held, May 31.
Softball team wraps up
year 3-11
Alexis Cokonougher led the
ECC with a 0.00 ERA. Krijn
Schwartz finished third in the
conference in throwing strikeouts.
Rugby club team rocks in
post-season
Walnut Hills Rugby Club had a
great year, going 5-3-0 in the regular season and making it all the
way to the State Semi Finals, where they lost a close match to a
Springfield, Ohio, team.
Top: Sports Football team wins best water station for the 8th year in a row at 2015
flying pig
Bottom: Women’s soccer after winning 8 straight shut-outs
Around WHHS
Fast-growing recycling program continues this
summer
Submitted by Rama Kasturi
Brewster Rhodes from the Green Umbrella and Wendy O’Neal
from the Flying Pig Green Team were the inaugural guest speakers
May 20 at the first meeting of our new Sustainability Club.
The club was launched with a May 6 vote of the Student
Council, with Jerron
Gray serving as
faculty advisor.
On May 2, we
fielded two teams
of 20 student and
parent volunteers
at the Flying Pig
marathon. Our teams
did a spectacular job
of helping ensure that the Pig received recertification as a Green
Event by the Council for Responsible Sport based in Portland, OR.
We have already been
invited to help at next
year’s Flying Pig.
The Club was paid
$800 for this effort.
Thea and Becky
Barnaclo did a great
job of helping to
raise awareness and
educate students
about Boomerang (Waste-Free) lunches at this year’s Earth Day
Celebration.
We also are glad to report that with the Locker Clean-out
sponsored by KCB and Bill Schnure that we may be close to
reaching our goal of recycling 50,000 pounds (25 tons) of waste
since September 2014.
And Walnut families take note: we will get credit through the
summer for recycle paper, magazines, etc., placed in the Green
Dumpsters at school.
Thank you all for your help in protecting our environment by
minimizing and recycling waste!
Top to bottom: First meeting
of Walnut’s Sustainability
Club, Volunteers educate
students about waste-free
lunches, Walnut students
help keep the Flying Pig
marathon green.

2015 Summer Edition - Walnut Hills High School

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