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THE
SUMMIT
Spirit
Volume 1 Issue 2 Summer 2005
College
Bound
Finding the
Right Match
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Vacation Advice
The Summit’s Spirit Teams
Parents as Partners
2005 Sports Summaries
Class Notes
Luke Albi, ‘05
bound for the
Naval Academy as
a member of the
tennis team.
Inside
Contents
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Vacation Advice
2-3
Getting into A Great College
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The Summit’s Spirit Teams
6-17
The Summit’s 5 Core Values:
Academic Excellence
Spiritual Growth
Social Values
Artistic Expression
Physical Development
18-19
Summit Lacrosse is Hot
20-21
Parents As Partners
22-23
Summit People:
Karen Cruse
Noris Power
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Volunteer News
25
Annual Giving
26
2005 Sports Summaries
27-37
Class Notes
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Vacation Advice
As the summer approaches, I would like to offer a suggestion for
your family’s next vacation: consider visiting colleges! In my mind
it is never too early.
Like many of you, my wife and I have told our children from the
time they were very young, that they were going to go to college.
So we made the decision to take them, albeit early, to participate
in the tours that are offered at public, private and independent
colleges and universities around the country. They are free and
usually require no advance appointment. This experience helped
our children to understand what “college” was, why it was important, and how the collegiate experience could differ from campus
to campus. In the end, our children became comfortable with the
thought of attending college and were better prepared for the
experience when they entered school. Visiting colleges will give you
and your children a broad base of knowledge and understanding
that will be extremely valuable in years to come.
I will warn you, however, that doing these little excursions
will become more difficult as your children get older. In fact,
I “fondly” remember arguing in the car with my then 8th grader
about the historical significance and value of visiting the University
of Virginia (UVA). I am not ashamed to admit that the trip involved
“motivation.” Suffice it to say that my son got his McDonald’s
“break,” and I got the pleasure of seeing his face light up at the
vastness of Jefferson’s Rotunda.
While UVA was not the school my children ultimately attended, they
benefited from seeing a variety of large and small campuses, impersonal and personal teaching environments, urban and
suburban locations, and dorms of varied sizes. As a result of
our little field trips, I can say with confidence my children (and
their parents) were truly prepared to make an educated decision
regarding college choices.
At The Summit, we emphasize the many opportunities that exist for
our students. With the broad choices of colleges and universities,
domestic and foreign, the possibilities for our students—your
children—are vast.
Explore! You will be glad you did.
Joseph T. Devlin
Head of School
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Getting into a
Great College
by Kelly Wilson, grade 8
High school students today face a more difficult challenge getting
accepted by their first choice college than their predecessors did
ten years ago. As children of the baby boom generation fill out
their applications, they face a larger number of competitors for
the same number of seats available in selective colleges and
universities. Consequently, students today need to have clear
goals as they proceed through high school, so that they make
smart choices along the way.
The most significant choice is the academic
course of study. The strong academic
program at The Summit provides excellent
preparation not only for the Scholastic
Aptitude Test (SAT) but also for the
Advanced Placement (AP) Tests, which
demonstrate high standards of scholarship.
“We provide them with a strong, structured,
academic program which, if you’re willing to
work hard, you’re going to be successful and
display yourself well,” said Dr. Tom Monaco,
Director of the Upper School. “If you’re in a
school that offers a challenging curriculum
along with lots of advanced and AP courses,
and you do well in them, it says to people
‘smart kid.’”
Dr. Pat White, college counselor, echoed
the importance of a strong academic record
in a challenging curriculum and high test
scores. Beyond that, students need “that
something extra special.” It usually is something that the student does or has done
extraordinarily well. It sets the student
apart from other applicants.
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Dr. White reinforced that getting into
college involves matching what a student
does well with what the college feels that it
has to have. “There’s a myth that kids need
to be well-rounded. Colleges are not looking
for well rounded students. They are looking
for students who do something well and love
it,” Dr. White explained.
She made the analogy that a college is like a
symphony. “You can be the world’s best oboe
player, but if the college you’re applying to
doesn’t need an oboe player that year, you’re
not going to get in. It’s very unpredictable
who’s going to be accepted where.”
Dr. Monaco offers two pieces of advice to
those seeking a college that is right for them.
First, the students have to know who they
are. “If you go away to college and you still
don’t know who you really are, then you’re
not going to know what makes you happy
at college, and you may choose the wrong
place,” he said.
Second, they need to look for something
that will feel like home for the next four
years. “The kids who usually wind up
coming back are kids who have made a poor
choice about where their next home should
be. It doesn’t matter how great the school is;
if it doesn’t feel good to you, there’s no point
in going.”
“Have a goal in mind and always work
towards that goal,” said Katie Klosterman,
a 2005 Summit graduate, who was accepted
early decision at one of her top choice
schools. She felt that keeping her goals in
the back of her mind helped her make good
choices about how to spend her time and
what activities to become involved in during
her high school years.
“Follow your passion,” advised Stefan
Kathman, another 2005 graduate. “Make
sure that you’re not doing anything except
what you really enjoy.” He cautioned against
spending time on activities that might “look
good for college” but in which a student isn’t
very interested.
“Be yourself,” advised Dr. White. “You have
to be who you are and be passionate about
it. You have to read a lot in high school,
over and above what is required. Students
should look for the school that will help
them develop best as a person. If they do
their passion, it will show through.”
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What role should parents play in helping
their child make a college decision? “There’s
nothing more important for a parent to do
in a school like ours, than to praise and
affirm their students,” said Dr. Monaco.
“Be only lovingly critical. An adolescent
doesn’t need to feel unloved or unwanted
even when they’re wrong. They need to be
lovingly corrected.”
“Allow them to be kids,” said Dr. White.
“Parents have to be open to who their child
is and help them follow their own path.
I think the kids are at different levels of
maturity. They do the best they can do
with where they are. Life is not all about
college admissions. It’s a growth process
that the students are going through. Each
person has their own journey. There’s
not one right journey, it’s just
their journey.”
Ivy Bound
Stefan Kathman and Katie Klosterman,
both 2005 graduates, were accepted early
decision to their first choice colleges,
Harvard and Princeton, respectively.
Dr. Tom Monaco, Upper School Director,
reflected on the success of these two
students. “Both of them are very bright.
They have taken what God gave them
and made the most of it. That we are a
small school allowed both Katie and
Stefan to feel comfortable being very
bright and hardworking.”
Katie felt the main factors in her acceptance to Princeton were her academic
record, SAT scores, and recommendations.
Stefan felt his summer experience at
a Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) program on genetics played a
significant role.
Dr. White also reflected on what Katie
and Stefan did to help them be accepted,
“In Stefan’s case, he wrote a paper with
a Harvard professor last summer as part
of his MIT program; that made him
highly desirable. And in Katie’s case,
she’s a girl who wants to go into
financial engineering.”
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Spirit
The Summit’s Spirit Teams
The Summit Spirit Teams
I make no secret of my passion
for The Summit. All of my children
currently attend the school as I did.
I’m also proud to say that my eight
sisters as well as many of my cousins,
nieces and nephews also attended
The Summit. I’m honored to serve
as the Board Chair and I enjoy playing an active role in addressing many
of the larger issues and challenges
the school confronts. This year Joe
Devlin and I launched an inaugural
effort we dubbed the “Spirit
Initiative,” and I wanted to tell you
a bit about what we did, what we
learned, and where we are going
with the project.
The idea and structure seemed
intuitively simple: Set up stakeholder
teams made up of a board trustee,
parent, student, administrator and
alumnus in each of the five areas of
The Summit Mission statement —
academic, spiritual, physical, social
and artistic. Ask the teams to help
enhance the culture by celebrating
accomplishments in each of these
areas. I didn’t want another bureaucratic strategic planning team, but
rather a collection of volunteers who
had a desire to make The Summit
better. Key to the idea was the
involvement of parents who had
energy for getting involved
but more limited time.
Joe and I coaxed initial volunteers
for the steering committees and
they brainstormed ways to enhance
the mission in small and incremental
ways. There have been growing
pains, as one would expect. We
re-learned what we already knew:
Teambuilding takes time. Our
faculty and staff are already busy.
Objectives evolve over time and
then need to be re-evaluated and
crystallized. And we need communication and accountability.
All that said, we had some early
and incremental “wins.” Here are
some highlights:
The Academic Team
• Worked with the communications
department to share the achievements of our students and faculty.
• Worked with the administration on
the handbook and improvements in
all our communication areas.
• Created more online access for
the parents to the students’
academic records.
The Artistic Team
• Helped bring Kyte Theatre to life
with the introduction of large
pictures and posters of student
performances. They will add to
the collection with new events
over time.
• Supported the Senior Play
“Footloose” by advertising the show,
developing posters for it and setting up a display area in Kyte for
student performers.
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• Developed software for The
Summit website to showcase
student artwork in still pictures.
You can see a great 2nd grade art
project by clicking “academics,”
then “Lower School,” then “2nd
grade bottle project.”
I didn’t want another bureaucratic
strategic planning team, but
rather a collection of volunteers
who had a desire to make The
Summit better.
George Thurner III, SBS ’77
The Spiritual Team
• Helped implement a program
where Upper School players and
coaches get involved in Middle
School programs.
• Worked with the Sisters of Notre
Dame to honor those that have
been involved with the school
through the use of plaques,
screen savers, bookmarks etc.
• Created coaching qualifications,
training, and philosophy continuity
from K thru 12.
• Improved communications with the
parents and students on what is
expected before the season begins.
• Displayed the history of our Chapel.
• Worked on a program to
communicate all the services
that are offered in the various
school divisions.
• Instituted sport camps.
• Promoted Summit athletics
through all areas such as sportswear, recognition, vehicles, etc.
The Social Team
• Initiated Middle School attendance
nights at high school sport’s games.
• Held faculty and staff trivia contests so the students could learn
more about their teachers.
• Seniors gave 5th graders tours of
the Upper School to show it off.
• Held new family welcome party.
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• Held numerous class parties at
Perfect North Slopes.
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The Athletic Team
Parents enjoy Diva Fashion Show.
Where we go from here
Next year we will ask the teams
to re-calibrate their objectives
and improve our internal support
and communication. I will have quarterly meetings with Trustees and
Directors who lead the Spirit Teams
in an effort to identify the best ideas
and troubleshoot problems early on.
I’ll communicate periodically in our
electronic parent newsletter, “The
Summit Scoop”, to let people know
what is happening in our mission
areas and how they can plug in.
I have one more year to go as
Board Chair before I pass the baton
to my friend, Lynn Marmer. I’m quite
pleased to report that retention has
gone up to 90% and that parent
satisfaction is strong by any measure.
I hope the Spirit Teams will help
make the school even better. I
must admit that this is not entirely
unselfish on my part. As many of you
know, I have quite a few kids at the
Summit myself, and I suspect a lot
more of our family to come.
• Held “Diva” Fashion Show.
George Thurner III - SBS ‘77
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Achieving Academic Recognition
AMERICAN HISTORY
Every year for the past 35 years, thousands of students in Ohio have taken the preliminary
examination in the Ohio University American History contest. The preliminary round consists of 80 multiple-choice questions. On the basis of the preliminary round, students are
selected to compete in a final round of essay questions that takes place at Ohio University.
In the preliminary round this year eight Summit students finished in the 99th percentile.
This was the highest number in the small school category. Seven of the eight went to Ohio
University in late November and participated in the second, essay writing round. The
Summit team finished in first place in the small school category, and second in the state
overall. As a result, The Summit will receive the Carl Gustavson Book award and a $1,250
Ohio University American History Contest Outstanding High School incentive award.
The eight qualifying students were seniors Stefan Kathman, Hope Schmidt, James
Champlin, Michael Kazior, John Peterson, Andrew Reynolds, Luke Albi and sophomore
Christopher Lapp. Stefan Kathman finished 4th in the state in the final round while Andrew
Reynolds and Michael Kazior finished 12th and 13th respectively. The combined score of
this group resulted in another first place finish for The Summit.
WORD POWER CHALLENGE WINNER
Angela Messina, grade 7, and Allison Ranieri, grade 8, competed at the State Level
Championship in the Readers’ Digest National Word Power Challenge. The contest,
challenges students to demonstrate vocabulary skills.
There is a representative for each grade level. After a written test and a double elimination
Jeopardy round, it is decided who will represent each class. This year’s reps were Carolyn
Boyce, fifth grade; John Patterson, sixth grade; Angela Messina, seventh grade; and Allison
Ranieri, eighth grade.
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(l-r) (Front) Jackson Pogue, Nick Clark, Ryan Flannery, Joseph Wernke,
Sierra Nelson, Ashley Hite, Christine Schiefer, Abigail Weech, Kylie Lipa,
Joanna Pogue, (Row 2) Chris Champlin, David Hoffman, Frank Kane,
Brian Reynolds, Amina Taylor, Jamie Moore, Carolina Perrino, Abby
Huffman, Kerriann Pascarella, Alyssa Dunn, Alexandra Kasckow, Carolyn
Nieberding, Michele Nieberding, Katherine Burrington, Bill Bain, (Row
3) Samuel Arnold, Brian Koch, Kiaren Hickson, Anna Ottlinger, Kelayne
Wilson, Allison Ranieri, Sophie Cox, Maria Alway, (Row 4) Ryan Horst,
Travis DesMarais, Frank Bertsch, Brandon Sharp, Daniel Slater, Megan
Jantsch, Elizabeth Maynard, Tess Eckstein, Lauren Mongelluzzo, Lauren
Drury, Blaire Johns, Brent Wooten, Gordon Horn, Christopher
Nieberding. Cori Siverhus was not pictured.
Forty-eight area eighth graders have been
awarded academic scholarships to attend
the Upper School at The Summit, beginning with the 2005-06 school year.
In addition, Alyssa Dunn and Joseph
Wernke were awarded the Marc Gerard
Fragge ’83 Memorial Scholarship. Kiaren
Hickson was the recipient of the Arthur
and Irma Theobald Scholarship.
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Third Grade Student Beats Chess Grandmaster
Amador “Tino” Delamerced, III, a third grader at The
Summit, beat the International Grandmaster Maurice
Ashley during a 40-board chess simultaneous exhibition at
Fountain Square on March 30, 2005. Tino’s was the only
win against the chess grandmaster that day.
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On April 1, 2005, Tino finished tied for third in the
“Champs” Division, grades 1-3, in the 4th Annual
Queen City Chess Classic. Last year, Tino and his
sister, Anna Delamerced, grade 5, won second and third
place trophies, respectively, in their age-group categories
during the 3rd Annual Queen City Classic Scholastic
Chess Tournament. This event attracts
hundreds of K-12 students from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky,
Illinois and Tennessee and is sponsored
by the Chris Collingsworth Proscan Foundation and the
Cincinnati Bengals.
Amador “TIno” Delamerced, III (right)
and his sister Anna (left).
US Mock Trial Team
Five Upper School students won special awards in
this year’s Ohio Center for Law Related Education’s
Mock Trial competition. Outstanding Witness awards
were won by Alex Thurner, Peti Barresi, Bea Wissel,
and Ryan Maloney. Outstanding Attorney went to
Ryan DeFranco.
This year over 400 teams competed from high schools
throughout the state.
Students receive the case materials in October and
spend four months preparing the case for trial in the
February competition. Local attorneys serve as legal
advisors to the students.
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(l-r)(Front) is Zach Kling, Alexandria Thurner, Pettrina Barresi, Bea Wissel, and Sarah
Bromley (Back) Blake Zimmers, Jared Dunnmon, Chiara Passerini, Anamika Modawal,
Mark Dato, and Ryan Maloney. (Not Pictured) Ryan DeFranco, Bridgette Donnelly,
Everdeen Mason, Mallory Eichner, Joshua Miller.
Parents and alumni with legal expertise interested in
serving as legal advisors next year are asked to contact
Ms. Cronin at cronin_k@summitcds.org.
Summit students inducted into
National Honor Society
These juniors were inducted into the National Honor
Society during a ceremony in the school’s Kyte Theatre
on April 15, 2005:
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Seidner, Amina Taylor, Serra Temizer, Margot Swank, Hannah SmithConway, Maria Alway, Kylie Lipa, Jamie Moore, (Row 2) Sam Arnold,
Nina Perrino, Brian Koch, Kirby Birk, Sophie Lawson, Sophie Cox,
Sam Male, Juliet Schwartz, (Row 3) Dan Slater, Kelly Wilson, Mollie
Amburgey, Brian Reynolds, Riley Birk, Allison Ranieri, (Row 4) Renee Eid,
Preslee Mortenson, Mary Spahr, Megan Jantsch, Elizabeth Maynard,
Frank Bertsch, Brandon Shary and Blaire Johns.
Summit students
inducted into National
Junior Honor Society
Thirty-three eighth graders were inducted
into the National Junior Honor Society
during a ceremony in the school’s
Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel.
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(l-r) (front) Bea Wissel, Caroline Grote, Mia Escudero, Anna Meininger,
Melinda Curran, (Row 2) Everdeen Mason, Anisha Jindal, Stephanie
Long, Marissa Bodnar, Samantha George, Mary Jesse Price, (Row 3)
Ayrenne Adams, Roger Weber, Allison Dale, Sarah Bromley, Anamika
Modawal, (Row 4) Mark Dato, David Koepfer, Patrick Madden,
Benjamin Chandhok, Thomas Stikeleather, Kenneth Jeffries, (Row 5)
Nick Ross, William Eschenbacher, Kyle Haungs, Austin Lipari, Jireh
Loreaux and David Ottlinger. Chiara Passerini not pictured.
The National Junior Honor Society is
an academic honorary for Middle School
students that recognizes and promotes
scholarship, leadership, service, character
and citizenship.
The National Honor Society is an academic honorary
for high school juniors and seniors that recognizes
and promotes character, scholarship, leadership
and service.
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Summit students use talents to help others
The entire Summit community contributed to the fundraising efforts
associated with aiding the victims of the tsunami that devastated so many.
Montessori students baked brownies, cookies and other treats and sold them
outside the cafeteria to raise money.
Lower School grades 1 – 4 students did chores at home to raise money. Fourth
grade students Megan Funk, Christine Cassidy and Margaretta Maynard held a bake
sale and raised $100 for the cause.
Middle School students sold 800 WHATAP (With Him All Things
Are Possible) wristbands.
Sarah Farley, a fifth grader, celebrated her eleventh birthday by asking her
female classmates to come to her party with donations for tsunami relief instead
of birthday gifts.
The final total for all Summit efforts exceeded $13,700. The money was divided
amongst the Catholic Relief Services, Matthew 25 Ministries and the International
Red Cross for their efforts in aiding the victims of the tsunami.
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The Summit’s second grade received the Sacrament of Reconciliation on
February 24, 2005.
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Upper School students worked with students in the Lower School
on Lenten activities.
Students and Faculty Travel to Nicaragua
to help the Handicapped
Fifteen Summit Upper School students will travel
to Nicaragua in June to build a playground for
handicapped children.
The students will be traveling with three faculty
members and one Summit alum in order to provide
some help to the Notre Dame Nicaraguan Health
and Education Program. They will be working with
Special Families of St. Julie Billiart of the Diocese
of Matagalpa. It is a community of families who
have handicapped children.
Sunday, May 8, 2005
Back Row: Father Philip Seher, Tommy Noe, Greg Blum, Keegan Howard, Keegan Conway
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Fifth Row: Andrea Gonzalez, Audrey Ballish, Rachael Ballish, Sydney Ballish, Cole Bush, Jackie Noe
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Fourth Row: Alex Stewart, Cassidy Howard, Mark Peterson, Joey Wolf, Alex Sigman, Nathan
Whitsett, Allison Clement, Will Abbottsmith, Samantha Hunt, Styrling Rohr
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Third Row: Kara McSwain, Caroline Crew, Elizabeth Harsh, Jack Abbottsmith, Emily Sydow,
Lauren Landry, Kassidy Michel, Anne Klette, Patrick Gilligan, Theo Baker, Jack Ritter, Austin
Summe, Sophie Chasnoff, Alex Bauer
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Second Row: Mary Claire Lyon, Lauren Wells, Nicholas Montag, Khakie Nies, Isa Fernandez, Anna
Erickson, Sophie Schumacher, Henry Hartmann, Laith Barakat, Anna McManus, Alex Winzenread
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The students will stay in the home of the Sisters of
Notre Dame de Namur who are living in Matagalpa.
First Communion
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In consultation with a Physical Therapist, the 15
students going on the trip designed a therapeutic
playground. Playground elements were selected
according to their therapeutic value and the students’ ability to build them with the resources
available to them. The elements for constructing
the playground are being sponsored by various
Upper School advisements (these are somewhat
similar to homerooms.) The advisements are raising
the money for their specific element and then the
students on the trip will purchase the items in
Nicaragua in order to help their economy while
ensuring the upkeep of the playground, as
materials for repairs will be available.
Front Row: Brenna Biggs, Nikki Hauser, Gavin Majeski, Kylie Gambill, Cody Schwarz, Alec Petrie,
Christi Blum, Maeve Conway, Ciara Bravo, Nina Reininger
“Make A Difference”
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Summit and Washington Park pair up for Unity Day
The Summit has had a 14-year relationship with the Washington
Park School. Our students are tutors, mentors and friends. Each
school year, The Summit hosts the students from Washington Park,
grades three through six. Buses are sent by The Summit to pick up
the Washington Park students. Summit students pair up with about
150 students from Washington Park and treat them to a festival on
campus. Summit provides carnival games, field games, crafts, entertainment and lunch. This year’s Unity Day was on Friday, April 29.
Chicken Wing Chow Down
Upper School students and faculty
participated in a chicken wing
chow down on January 12, 2005,
in order to raise money for the
Leukemia Lymphoma Society of
Cincinnati. The event earned
approximately $700 in entrance
fees and donations. The money
collected topped last year’s event.
The fundraiser was conducted in
memory of Middle School teacher,
Mr. Emil Nelson. Mr. Nelson died of
leukemia in February of 2001.
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Mentor
Emmalee Greiner, grade 6,
represented the United States
in the Children’s International
Summer Village in India
during the month of January.
She met children from all
over the world and discussed
world peace. Emmalee made
friends across the globe and
she is committed to staying
in touch with them. She
hopes to reunite with some
of them in the near future.
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National Leadership Award
Austin Berry and Laura Mullen, sophomores, have been
awarded the American Youth Foundation’s National
Leadership Award in recognition of personal integrity,
balanced living and potential for leadership. They received
their awards at the Upper School Awards Assembly on
June 3, 2005.
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Students at The Summit took all three awards
in two levels of The Jerry Tollifson Art Criticism Open.
Level One, grades one through three, was swept by William Ng, Katie Harrison
and Natalie Pearl. William, grade 3, took first place for his critique of I and the
Village by Marc Chagall. Katie, grade 3, took second place for her critique of
Marc Chagall’s I and the Village. Natalie, grade 2, took third place for her
critique of Faith Ringgold’s The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles.
Level Two, grades four through six, was swept by sixth graders Doug Emery,
Melissa Ng and Logan Nagel. Doug placed first with his critique of The
Sacrament of the Last Supper by Salvador Dali; Melissa took second with her
critique of I and the Village by Marc Chagall and Logan took third place for his
critique of At the Time of the Louisville Flood by Margaret-Bourke White.
The Ohio Art Education Association (OAEA) holds the forum each year so
students can be recognized for their ability to articulate and write their critical
responses to a piece of artwork. This exercise grants them a greater sense of
control and confidence in approaching art, therefore empowering them to reach
a stronger understanding of the artwork’s meaning, value and significance.
This year’s winners were recognized during the OAEA Youth Art Month awards
ceremony held at the headquarters of the State Teachers Retirement System of
Ohio in March.
Michael Casey, senior, earned an
Honorable Mention in the 2005 Scholastic
Art Awards Regional Competition. His
charcoal drawing was on display in the
Scholastics Regional Exhibition at the
former Closson’s store at Fourth and Race
Streets in downtown Cincinnati. This
competition is extremely competitive and
places his among the best art works by
youth in this region.
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Niles Sneed, a senior at The Summit,
worked as an apprentice artist, with
internationally renowned artist, Tim
Rollins, on the creation of a large-scale
mixed-media work of art and on woodcut
prints with local artist, Thom Shaw. The
pieces were hung in the Cincinnati Wing
of The Cincinnati Art Museum in connection with the opening of the National
Underground Freedom Center. The work
was based on the topics of freedom,
cooperation, courage and perseverance.
The Upper School’s Spring presentation of the musical Footloose was a
great success.
Lauren Miller, a freshman, was
the winner of the Cincinnati
Nature Center’s annual student
art contest. Lauren’s artwork,
created in a black and white
medium called Contrasto, was
selected for its graphic appeal
and for its inclusion of art,
music and nature.
To celebrate Lauren’s work, CNC
featured the piece on invitations
for their annual Back to Nature
fundraising gala. The theme
for this year’s event was Frame
the Night in Black & White,
celebrating the simple elegance
of black and white and the
connections between nature
Dance
and art. Lauren created the
piece in her Graphic Design
class, drawing inspiration from
books with natural images.
Lauren, her parents Jolene
Struebbe and James Miller, and
her art teacher Gloria Brinkman,
attended Back to Nature as
guests of CNC. At the event,
Lauren had the opportunity to
meet and work with 13 prominent and emerging local wildlife
artists, including John Ruthven,
DeVere Burt, Vera Curnow,
Mark Eberhard, Larry Adams,
John Agnew, Andrea Grimsley,
Mary Louise Holt and Ann Geise.
Allison Ranieri, an eighth
grade student, won a Gold
Award, in the Printmaking category of the regional Scholastics
Art Competition. Her print was
selected from hundreds of
entries and was one of two
gold awards (first place) in level
two, grades 7-9. Her work was
on exhibition down at the
original Closson’s, downtown
Cincinnati, on Fourth Street.
After the regional exhibition her
work was shipped off to New
York as a part of the Scholastics
national competition.
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Girls’ Varsity Soccer Team Awarded
Team Academic Award
The Summit Girls’ Varsity Soccer Team was awarded a
Team Academic Award for their outstanding academic
performance during the 2003-2004 school year. The
National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)
and adidas presented the award.
The Lady Knights, coached by Michael Fee, were one of
only 372 high school teams recognized nationally. The
girls also represented one of only 17 teams recognized in
the state of Ohio. With a 3.77 grade point average, the
team achieved the fourth highest GPA in the state.
The award requires a minimum of a 3.25 grade point
average for the team. Thirteen student-girls’ soccer
players at The Summit had a GPA higher than 3.7.
Cristyn Collier, a Summit senior, finished
5th in the diving competition at districts
and by doing so qualified to compete in
the State Tournament held in Canton, Ohio
at the end of February. Cristyn placed
eighth in the state.
Mike Fee, The Summit Girls’ Varsity Soccer Coach,
recently completed a 36 hour course conducted by
the Ohio South Youth Soccer Association. He was
successfully awarded a National “D” License from the
United States Youth Soccer Association. This license
will help strengthen the program.
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In early March The Summit
Middle School faculty and staff
took on the Middle School Boys’
and the Middle School Girls’
Varsity Basketball teams. The
faculty and staff defeated the
boys and lost to the girls.
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Students cheer as their team takes on the faculty and staff
Camille Maynard competes in the Children’s Jumpers on Livingston
Several Summit students are dedicated equestrians. Long
hours are required in this year round sport. Most equestrians
ride almost every day of the week; and therefore must be
whole heartedly devoted to it. At horse shows the day usually
starts around 5 a.m. and doesn’t end until after dark. The
following young ladies placed at the state level and were
honored in Columbus at the Ohio Hunter Jumper’s Association
yearly banquet (January 2005).
Glenna McCarthy
Reserve Champion
11 and under Equitation
Jane Abbottsmith
Reserve Champion
Limit Rider Hunter
Camille Maynard
4th
6th
Child/Adult Jumper
Intermediate Child/
Adult Jumper
Meg Gustafson
4th
7th
Junior Hunter
Children’s Hunter
Liesl Benecchi
4th
7th
Schooling/Training Jumper
Children/Adult Jumper
Tori Benecchi
8th
12-14 Equitation
Compete
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Summit Lacrosse is Hot!
Come out for a game and you will feel magic in
the air. Success is driven by athletes who work their
hearts out and a strategic commitment by the school
and our parents, working in partnership to develop a
highly competitive program.
The first step was to position each of the teams
with good coaches, who could not only teach the
basics but would help the teams compete at the
highest level. Pat Kennedy, Tim Schuckman and
Mark Lynch were recruited to coach the Upper
School’s boys’ team. Walt Haag and Lisa Smith
were chosen to lead the Upper School girl’s team.
Veteran coach, Brian Miller and Chandler Dektas
were positioned as head coaches of the Middle
School boys’ and girls’ teams respectively.
Each of the coaches brings with them resumes that
are indicative of their love of the game. Coaches
Kennedy, Schickman and Lynch played lacrosse
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together at Moeller High School in 1997. Coach
Kennedy still holds the all-time records for points,
goals and assists at Moeller. All three varsity coaches
and Coach Haag played lacrosse in college. Coach
Kennedy played attack for the NCAA Championship
Syracuse University team in 2000.
The second step in developing a strong program was
to broaden the sport by opening the program up to
female athletes and re-energizing the program in the
Middle School. Spring 2005 was the girls’ inaugural
season. The Middle School program also added a girls’
team and put a renewed emphasis on producing
skilled athletes who will move onto the Upper School
level. Add to that the synthetic field turf on Williams
Field, and new uniforms and equipment. All this has
elevated the lacrosse program at The Summit.
This year the boys’ lacrosse team moved up
to Division II and played teams from all
divisions in Ohio lacrosse.
The team returned four all-state players
this season, sophomore Will Edwards, junior
Jason Keck, senior Zach Herche and senior
Ryan Maloney. Will, Zach and Ryan were
awarded all-city honors last year and Jason,
Will and junior Griffin Weiner played on
the U19 Southwest Ohio All-Star team last
summer at the Vail Shootout in Colorado.
Jason and Will rank 7th and 8th, respectively thus far in career goals at Summit; Jason
is 2nd and Will 6th in all-time assists, and
Jason is 5th and Will 9th in all-time total
points. This season both players were
among the leaders in the state in goals,
assists and total points.
In addition to Jason, The Summit attack
was comprised of senior Gordon Myers,
junior Jared Steinman, and sophomore
Jack Gardner. With Will in leading the
middie charge were senior Mike Kazior,
juniors Michael Shumrick, Andrew Dober,
and Joe Murdock, sophomore Kyle
Maloney and freshman Gus Long.
The Summit defense was formidable this
season, anchored by seniors Patrick and
Michael Dyer, Zach Herche and sophomore
Sean Jack. Ryan Maloney, a 4-year starter
was back closing off the goal with sophomore Zach Kling backing him up.
The All-State Lacrosse Team
Jason Keck, First team, attack
Will Edwards, First team, mid-field
Patrick Dyer, First team, defense
Michael Dyer, First team, defense
Jared Steinman, Second team, attack
BOYS’ LACROSSE SEASON 2005 HIGHLIGHTS
The Summit Country Day boys‘ lacrosse team finished with an 11-9 overall
record, second in Ohio South Division 2A, and reached the semi-finals of the state
Division 2A championship. This was a watershed season in many ways. It was the
first season under the tutelage of three of the finest lacrosse coaches in Ohio, Pat
Kennedy, Tim Schuckman and Mark Lynch. It was the first season at newly
renovated Williams Field.
It was the first season in 3 years that Summit advanced to the state championship
tournament. It was a season of laying the groundwork for a proud tradition of
excellence in Summit’s lacrosse program. This team’s motto was “head, heart,
hustle,” and it lived up to it.
Four scoring threats at attack spearheaded Summit’s offense: Jason Keck, Gordon
Myers, Jared Steinman, and Jack Gardner. This foursome put up 102 goals and 64
assists in 20 games. The midfield, critical in the transition game, was anchored by
two lines: Mike Kazior, Will Edwards, and Kyle Maloney on the first; and Andrew
Dober, Michael Shumrick, and Joe Murdock or Gus Long on the second. The
middies accounted for 45 goals and 25 assists. Groundballs mean possessions and
possessions mean scoring opportunities. Will Edwards lead the team with a singleseason record 145 groundballs. Joey Oakwood, Ryan DeFranco and Garrett Hickey
saw plenty of action and will return next year to fill out the midfield lines. Pat
Dyer took the majority of face-offs before falling back to man the defense, and
dominated in face-off wins in almost every game. Michael Shumrick also squared
off at the face-off X, and gained valuable experience for next season. Summit’s formidable defense gave opposing offenses fits all season. This steel curtain consisted
of seniors Pat and Mike Dyer, Zach Herche and sophomore Sean Jack. Anshul
Srivastava stepped in handily on man-down situations. Summit was deep between
the pipes. Four-year starter Ryan Maloney was a one-man save machine (142,
62%) and sophomore Zach Kling stepped in during a crucial 5 game stretch
without missing a beat.
This was a team effort that spanned four months of sacrifice. Summit players were
also honored for their individual achievements. Five players were recognized as first
team All Southwest Ohio Silver Division All-Stars by the Greater Cincinnati
Lacrosse League: Jason Keck, Will Edwards, Pat and Mike Dyer, and Ryan
Maloney. These players were also recognized as Cincinnati All-Stars. Five players
also received All-Ohio honors; Jason Keck, Will Edwards, Pat and Michael Dyer,
all first-team; and Jared Steinman, second team. Pat and Mike Dyer were Team
co-MVPs, Jason Keck was MVP Offense, Ryan Maloney MVP Defense, and, not
surprisingly, Will Edwards received the Groundball Award.
Will Edwards became the all-time leader in career groundballs (206) and Jason
Keck, the school record holder in single season (47) and career (61) assists. Seniors
Gordon Myers, Mike Kazior, Ryan Maloney, Zach Herche, Pat and Mike Dyer will
be missed; Next year’s team will have a strong squad of experienced and talented
players poised to make a run for the state championship.
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Parents as Partners
The Summit Parent Satisfaction Study
By Joseph T. Devlin, Head of School
The Scorecard
This winter 326 Summit families completed the Parent Satisfaction Survey,
designed to build our understanding of
how Summit parents feel about the
school so that we can continually refine
our roadmap to meet their needs and
address concerns. It probably comes as no
surprise that top line results confirm what
we have heard before: Our programs and
teachers are strong. We can get better, but
we have a solid foundation that is widely
understood and valued.
Parents told us their overall satisfaction
is most directly driven by perceptions of
how well we help each child to reach his
or her full potential. The most critical
components in doing that are having a
great faculty and a top academic program. The chart below further defines
what parents use to judge the strength of
our people and programs.
We wanted this research to go deeper
than a simple scorecard of how we are
doing, so we worked with SRBI, a
research supplier to many Fortune 500’s.
They helped us develop a mechanism to
understand how parents’ view the relative
importance of many things we do at the
school and what activities and benchmarks they use in determining how well
we deliver on their expectations.
In addition to knowing what is most
important, we wanted to know how
parents viewed our performance against
a broad range of criteria related to our
Summit mission and service areas such
as communication, school policies,
administration and diversity. A perfect
score is 7 and a 5 is “very good.” The
chart on the following page shows our
score in each area.
In addition to the quantitative data
we also asked open ended questions
that provided lots of opportunities for
parents to tell us about their ideas,
suggestions and concerns.
What is Most Important?
Overall Parent Satisfaction
Students Realizing Full Potential
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Satisfaction with Faculty
Quality of Academics
Personal Attention
Excellent Academic Mix
Qualified Teachers
Excellent College Placement
Faculty Development
Grades Builds on Previous
Faculty Provide Role Model
Homework Contributes to
Academic Success
The biggest top line issue in written
feedback was the cost of tuition. Many
families underscored the significant
sacrifices they make to send their children
to The Summit. We are also more
sensitive than ever to the cost for “extras”
when children are either struggling
academically and need tutors, or when
they are taking on extra-curricular
activities and advanced classes that fall
outside the regular Summit schedule.
Beyond just cost, many parents said they
would like more help for students who
are struggling.
The research agency spent several days
at school reviewing the results with the
Senior Leadership Team and then zeroed
in on Division findings with each of the
Directors. This Division breakdown
allowed us to pick up finer points in the
feedback such as questions about the
amount and quality of homework at
different grade levels.
How We Use the Research Results
There were hundreds of pages of
comments and suggestions. I read all
of them, and so did the person with
direct responsibility for each area. Then
we used parent feedback to stimulate
discussion among the Board of Trustees,
the Senior Leadership Team, faculty and
different strategic planning groups.
Change happens over time, when there
is a convergence in what people are
hearing and seeing.
For example, one planning discussion of
the Curriculum Committee was focused
on the high cost of tutors and “extras”.
The team considered pros and cons of
different alternatives including getting
more tutors. Instead, they decided to
enhance our own expertise in accommo-
Parents Talking to Parents
When Lynne and I chose The Summit for our
children it was more than just picking a school.
We were coming back to Cincinnati from
Chicago and were under tight time pressure
to register our daughter for kindergarten.
What differentiated The Summit for us was
the consistent portrayal of the value system
across everyone involved with the school and
the sense of connection that we felt with
other Summit families and the staff. Summit is
more than a school. It is a community that
welcomed my children and my family.
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5.98
5.76
6.14
5.85
5.86
5.65
6.03
5.72
5.39
5
Technology
Financial Support
Communication
Fine Arts
Athletics
Spiritual
2
Academics
3
3.72
Social
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brands. The challenges and the opportunities
for The Summit are no different. To understand what differentiates The Summit today
and how to leverage those strengths to build
the school for the future I tried to simulate the
experience of “parents talking to parents.”
As a researcher, I wanted to find a way to
gather the quality and depth of feedback that
I pick-up every time I attend a soccer match,
recital or a birthday party. We designed the
study to start off broad and customized the
content to focus on specific areas important to
the stated mission and values of The Summit.
Our goal was to uncover the most important
factors that influence parents to select The
Summit and identify areas of focus that are
the keys to future growth.
My first learning validated what we already
knew… response to the survey was fantastic.
We have never had a study with a greater
volume or depth of feedback. The most
important learning that jumped out when
examining the data was the sense of commitment that we all share to the development of
our children and the underlying importance
that we place on values.
As we shared the results across the organization it was also clear that our staff shares the
same degree of commitment and passion in
everything they do. The Summit’s greatest
strength lies in the fact that we all set high
expectations for ourselves, our children and
the school.
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As Lynne and I got to know everyone, it
became very clear that we all had opinions
about the strengths of The Summit and an
“occasional” suggestion for improvements. It
amazed me how knowledgeable and engaged
many parents are when it comes to the school.
When I was asked to get involved in marketing
planning for The Summit the first thing that
came to mind was finding a way for the
school to tap into parent insights. I have
done a tremendous amount of work helping
companies improve the strength of their
Performance in Key Areas
Character Development
Finally, we incorporated parent feedback into the
self evaluation and action plans driven by our reaccreditation as a member of the Independent
Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS).
We began the study with the premise that parent feedback helps enhance
our margin of excellence. As a private school, The Summit has a great
deal of flexibility in responding to parent needs and we also recognize
that this can be a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Thank you
for your thoughtful participation. We are committed to monitoring and
reporting on the important benchmarks that are directly linked to
your satisfaction.
Leadership Opportunities
Discussions about tuition costs have taken place at
many levels. It has been clear for some time that
our first order of business was to bring operating
costs in line with our expenses. We took painful
but important steps in that direction over the last
few months. We are also working feverishly to grow
our endowment so that we can provide financial
aid in the Lower School. Parent feedback caused
us to take an immediate and deeper look at what
we can do right now to keep students who need
financial aid throughout the school. Our Business
Office is working with the Administration,
Trustees, Development and Admission to come up
with innovative, short term solutions.
This re-accreditation process happens every 7 years, examines every aspect
of our school operation and culminates with a visit of a 17 member team
that reviews our programs, materials and action plans for improvement.
Faculty
dating different learning styles within the regular
classes. We made a multi-year commitment to focus
in that area. This summer one person from each
Division will attend advanced training and form a
team that will develop Summit strategies based on
current research. They refine plans in the first half
of the school year and in January 2006 the entire
faculty will undergo training with national experts
in individualized learning. Faculty development
grants will also be focused in this area.
Summit parent Duane Clement is President of SRBI and
helped design the Parent Satisfaction Study. Duane is
pictured here with wife, Lynne, and their children.
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Summit People
Karen Cruse
During her time at the Mount, Cruse would often view
cadaver dissections, and even admits that she spent her
spring breaks at the coroner’s office watching autopsies.
By Aubrey Stevens, sophomore
On a freezing cold morning in February,
the sound of a Bobcat roars through
the silence of a beautiful farm in
Versailles, Kentucky. As the Bobcat digs
deeper, the anticipation of the crew
surrounding the site grows. Ten feet…
twenty feet… thirty feet. As they get
closer, the crew switches to shovels and
spades and start carefully digging.
Eventually, they hit the burial site of
two horses, one the formidable, $1.5
million world show champion, Wild
Eyed and Wicked, who was supposedly
the target of foul play. Who are these
“Trigger Diggers”, braving the elements
and digging up a horse for forensic
studies in their full bio-hazard suits and
Tyvec equipment? There is one person
present familiar to The Summit - Miss
Karen Cruse, Summit’s Upper School
biology teacher, who will be aiding in
this strange investigation.
Miss Karen Lynn Cruse, as a young
girl, would often take interest in her
father’s crime scene photos, who was
then a Cincinnati police officer. As
a student at McAuley High School,
she found her first interests in
forensics when she took Anatomy
and Physiology as a sophomore and
attended a Genetics Conference by
Sam Rhine, who introduced the book
“Dead Men Do Tell Tales”. She received
this book for her 17th birthday and
she became hopelessly fascinated with
forensic science.
When she graduated from McAuley in
1997, she decided to stay in Cincinnati
with her family, and chose a college
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based off forensic opportunities - The
College of Mount Saint Joseph. There she
met many mentors, such as Beth Murray,
a Board Certified forensic anthropologist.
Cruse was then able to work on a few
cases with Murray, assisting her in field
search, skeletal remains, and lab cases.
During her time at the Mount, Cruse
would often view cadaver dissections,
and even admits that she spent her
spring breaks at the coroner’s office
watching autopsies.
A 2001 graduate majoring in Biology
and secondary education, and minoring
in chemistry, she decided to go to the
University of Cincinnati graduate school
for her Masters in Biological
Anthropology. Her research interests
were “Commingled Prehistoric Skeletal
Remains: An Undying Story,” badly
fragmented, commingled human skeletal
remains involving Native American skeletal remains in Greater Cincinnati. There
she had to assess how many individuals
were present using quantification,
biology and ecology techniques. She says
she “likes small pieces, because it is like a
puzzle and you have to put everything
together to see the larger picture”. Her
thesis project proved challenging, sorting
through bags of hundreds of bones, but
beneficial, as she was able to share her
unique experience with others. She later
presented her poster of “Commingled
Prehistoric Skeletal Remains…” at the
National Association for Biological
Teachers (NABT).
A 2003 graduate of UC, she considered
pursuing a PhD, but she wanted opportunities for education and research, so
she came to The Summit Country Day
School. At the Summit, she has proven
herself an excellent teacher, designing
scientific activities to spark students’
interest and to mentor their aspirations.
She carries her studies and science experiences to the classroom, and still brings
her students to the Sam Rhine conference which initially sparked her interest
and inspired her. She holds skeletal
analysis for younger children, as well as
high school and college, nurturing and
expanding their curiosity and intellect. In
her biology class at The Summit, she sets
up mock crime scenes for her students to
analyze and find out “Who Dunnit”.
Her ingenuity only makes her biology
class hundreds of times more fascinating
and enjoyable. She also has taught her
Crime Scene Analysis class for four years
at the College of Mount Saint Joseph
for the Summer Honors Institute for
Gifted Students.
Also, look for her on National
Geographic’s new forensic show, “The
Skeleton Crew”, hosted by Beth Murray,
her mentor during college.
Even though she is a brilliant
anthropologist and a “TV star”, she still
enjoys teaching the best, and is loved by
her students for her patience, knowledge, kindness and her ability to bring
her passion into the classroom, to share
it with others and inspire the next
generation of forensic scientists.
As a note to all, Miss Cruse was
interested in forensic science long before
popular television shows such as CSI and
Cold Case.
Noris Power
By Kelly Wilson, grade 8
Serving the community is one of the
values that Summit teaches students.
However, it’s important that the faculty
and staff set an example in their daily
lives. Few employees do this better
than Noris Power, dishwasher in
the cafeteria.
Noris has worked at The Summit since
August, 2001. When asked what his
official role at The Summit is, he said,
“I am a dish washer, and I also do
anything else I’m able to do.”
When his eight and a half hour day
at The Summit ends, his second job as
President of the Evanston Bulldogs
Youth Athletic Association begins. This
local sports organization serves kids
ranging from four to twelve years old
who live in all parts of the city. Ninety
percent of those children come from
less fortunate families.
As President, Noris oversees teams
playing baseball, basketball, softball,
soccer, and football. In football, the
Bulldogs field four teams which involve
approximately 130 players (both boys
and girls of various races) and thirty six
coaches. Noris also coaches one of the
teams. He volunteers “unlimited hours”
to this job.
“My goal is to keep the kids off the
street and get them into better things
in their lives. I keep a good, honest
league for the kids. They want us only
to hold thirty to a team, but I turn
down no child who wants to play. If he
comes out to play and practice, I put
him in. I don’t turn away anybody.
Cutting is not in my vocabulary.”
For the past two summers, Noris has
held a bowl game for similar football
league teams in Cincinnati at Summit’s
Williams Field. Both of the games were
greatly enjoyed by the teams, and he
hopes to have another one here
this summer.
Noris not only helps the kids learn
the game of football, but he also incor-
porates reading, writing, and counting
into many of the practices. He does this
by encouraging the players to read
the playbooks and pay attention to the
numbers of the plays they run in games
and practices.
Noris tries to motivate players both
on and off the field. “The parents talk
about how I helped their child do better
in school. There are a lot of single moms
out there, and they give me permission
to get on their child. When they go
home, the kids do better at home.
They clean better. I change their whole
attitude about what they should do
and what they have to do.”
Because the Evanston Bulldogs rely
solely on donations, there are still many
things they wish they had, including
workout equipment, new uniforms,
more footballs, video cameras to record
the games, and a chalkboard for each
team. Most of all though, the team
needs a sponsor that would help
provide insurance.
Noris grew up in Madisonville,
Cincinnati. He received his education
from Madisonville Elementary, Peoples’
Junior High, and Withrow High School.
He started playing football as a guard
for the Tomahawks, which was a private
league, and then played for Peoples’
Junior High and Withrow High School.
He has four children of his own ranging
from ages nine to eighteen. Being a
father has played a major role in his life.
“It’s important to give them time… I try
to be there as much as I can for them.”
Noris became involved with coaching
when his sons expressed interest in
football. “I started out just watching on
the sidelines the first year my son was
playing. From there I figured there’s
more than just looking at this game; I
got to learn it.”
Noris spent three years observing other
coaches and how they motivated their
team. “I took all the coaches’ methods
and ideas and made my own concept
out of it. I also used my experience as
a player.”
The Evanston Bulldogs Football
Conference is part of the National
Youth Football League (NYFL), which
has its headquarters in California. The
team plays against other teams in this
organization and around Cincinnati.
If they do well this coming year, they
might have the chance to play at the
national level in Florida.
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Volunteer News
The SPA to establish future endowed
Scholarship Fund
Diva Night
In March, the SPA donated $2,500 to The Summit’s
endowment as a first step to establish a future SPA
Scholarship Fund. The initial gift establishes the SPA
Family Fund, a small beginning to a big legacy for
the SPA. Once the fund reaches $100,000, the SPA
Scholarship Fund will provide a Summit scholarship
for grades 1-12.
On April 14th the SPA held its Spring Meeting hosting the first Fashion Show
since the 1980’s. Summit moms, faculty, staff and female friends were invited
to Hyde Park Country Club for this updated version of a classic… The SPA
Diva Fashion Show! Kathryn Harsh, SPA 2nd Vice President, along with her
committee of Divas, put together the best evening of fun in SPA history!
“The SPA realizes the importance of supporting the
school through building the endowment. The
Summit’s endowment is what ensures the long-term
life of our school,” said SPA President, Bobbi Blum.
The SPA will add to their Family Fund each year
with the hopes to build it to a full scholarship in the
near future. Until the fund reaches $100,000, the
interest of the fund balance is used in the four
areas of endowment support: faculty and staff
development, buildings and grounds, scholarships or
new and innovative programs.
Local boutiques (Alligator Purse, Khakis, Kennedy’s, Bella Donna and Fetish)
supplied the fashion, while Summit moms and Channel 9 WCPO TV news
anchors, Carol Williams and Tanya O’Rourke were the MC’s of the evening.
Diva models consisted of Summit moms, faculty and staff members who
received professional training for their runway moves by the Cincinnati Ballet’s
Education Director, Heather Britt. Once they were pampered with professional
hair and make up by Identity Hair Salon and Spa, they were ready to strut
down the runway for a lively audience full of Divas.
The finale of the evening came when Father Seher and Joe Devlin escorted
the last models down the runway and the entire room leapt to their feet to
dance the night away!
For more information on how you can make a gift
to the endowment and help build the SPA
Scholarship fund, please contact: Anne Stern,
Director of Development at stern_a@summitcds.org
or 871-4700, ext. 242.
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On Monday, January 17, over 60 members of the
Summit Community gathered in an incredible sharing of time, talent and treasure during the first
annual Summit Service Day. The SPA event was
chaired by Susan Russell and Judy Toebben. Held on
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the event honored Dr.
King’s memory by giving back to the community
through service.
Front Row (L-R) Phyllis Schueler, Pat Wilhelmy, Allyson Schumacher, Ingrid Thurston, Terri Von
Handorf, Vonna Mochrie, Cindy Rusnak, Tilly Pfeifer, Becky Papa, Amy Russert, Second Row Mary
Brinkmeyer, Kim Bush, Sharon Kessel, Katie Gregg, Kate Wenzel, Regina Sansalone, Lori Mullen,
Third Row Mary Lisa Geppart, Vicki Herche, Lisa Thrush, Caryn Franke, Maureen Sweeney,
Theresa Seavey, Kelley Schiess, Mimi Petrie, Kathy Scott, Tansy Barakat, Back Row Yolanda
Campbell, Emina Short, Maggie Prinner
Front Row (L-R) Vonna Mochrie, Caroline Heekin, Kim David, Michele Mederer, Jen Shockey, Paige
Grote, Susan Beckmeyer, Kathryn Harsh (Event Chair), Second Row (L-R) Gina Saba, Candy Thurner,
Kendra Broderick, Mary Birk, Vicki Delamerced, Mag Joseph, Beth Canarie, Back Row (L-R) Julie
Bristow, Jane Schmerge, Tammie Harrison, Sally Farley, Peggy Barker, Cindy Gapen Maynard, Molly
Towell, Valentina Moreno-Cheek, Not Pictured Jane Schmerge, Teri Comber, Julie Schaefer, Tara
Scarborough, Karen Matossian, Teri Tobler, Amy Joseph, Ann Taylor and Stacey Pavlin
Annual Giving
Summit Tips Hat To
Volunteers That Made
Annual Auction A Success
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“Hats Off To The Summit,” transformed The Summit
Athletic Complex into the “Knight Cap Lounge” on
March 5, 2005. Thanks to the efforts of many volunteers,
The Summit annual auction was once again a huge
success and a fabulous party. The event attracted
nearly 400 people.
Kim David and Cate Laden chaired the
live auction for The Summit.
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“Hats Off To The Summit” raised $175,000. Auctioneer
Terri Walker motivated guests to bid high on live auction
items that included a shopping trip to Chicago, tickets
and a plane ride to a Notre Dame game, tickets to the
Oprah Winfrey Show, a wine tasting with a prestigious
sommelier and a progressive dinner. The online silent
auction, featuring many vintage musical posters, also
yielded success. Highlights of the evening were “The
Top Hat Raffle” for 2005-2006 tuition and fees or
Beth and Chris Canarie were top bidders
on the puppy up for auction.
$10,000, the “First Chance Raffle,” an opportunity to
win first chance of any live auction item, and dancing to
the Johnny Clueless Band. The money raised will be used to purchase equipment for the Middle
School playground and for carpeting and flooring in Kyte and Flannery.
Lynn Lippert chaired the event with the help of Conky
Greiwe, The Summit’s auction coordinator. The live
auction was co-chaired by Cate Laden and Kim David.
Jamie DeLorenzo, Gloria Uziel and Sylvia Hanover
co-chaired the silent auction. The decorations, dinner
and entertainment for the evening were coordinated by
Mary Farmer, Amy Joseph and Peggy Johns.
Parents Volunteer for
Annual Fund Success!
This year, 28 parent volunteers
contributed their time and
made calls at four Annual Fund
phonathons.The phonathon
volunteers called and spoke with
Summit parents, alumni and
friends. Another 30 volunteers
made personal leadership phone
calls. To date, total dollars raised
in pledges is over $580,000
thanks to the hard work of
these volunteers. These dollars
are essential to continue the
efforts to provide an excellent
faith-based education and keep
tuition at a level that is affordable to as many families as
possible. Thanks so much to all
who contributed!
If you would like to be a part
of this extraordinary effort,
please contact Michele Walters
at (513) 871-4700, 240 or
walters_m@summitcds.org. Any
size of gift is greatly appreciated!
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(L-R) Roberta Tucker and Mollie Ritter.
(L-R) Lynn Lippert, auction chair, Wayne
Lippert, Mark Hogan and Catherine Hogan.
(L-R) Brenda Flannery, Tonya Warren, trustee,
and Bobbi Blum, president of The Summit’s
Parent’s Association.
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(L-R) Sylvia Hanover, Jamie DeLorenzo and
Gloria Uziel chaired the silent auction for
the “Hats Off To The Summit Auction.”
(L-R, front to back row) Sara
Schoettmer, Emina Short, Valerie
Thomason, Kathryn Shomo, Julia Kling
and Chris Kelso
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2004 -2005 Winter Sports Summaries
by: Dr. Tom Powers, Jr., Class of 1977
Assistant Director of Athletics
US BOYS’ VARSITY BASKETBALL
The 2004 – 2005 Boys’ Varsity
basketball season was a season in
search of a team identity. Starting
three sophomores, one junior, and
one senior and having a very tough
out-of-league schedule that included
team such as Middletown Fenwick,
Reading, Indian Hill, Finneytown,
and St. Henry (KY), Coach McBride’s
basketball team found their identity
through hard work, hustle, and
perseverance. The Silver Knights
finished the season with an overall
record of 7 – 14 and a 3rd place
finish in the Scarlet Division of the
MVC. The season was highlighted by
a huge victory over league rival
CHCA, and overtime thriller against
Clark Montessori at the Indianapolis
Pacers’ Conseco Fieldhouse, and an
exciting game vs. St. Henry (KY) at
the Cintas Center.
Dan Cosgrove and Pat Madden
earned 2nd Team All-MVC honors
as well as 2nd Team All-Southwest
District. Austin Berry and Chris
Meininger garnered Honorable
Mention MVC. Team Award Winners
were as follows: Dan Cosgrove and
Chris Meininger (Coaches Award);
Patrick Madden (Mr. Offense Award);
Niles Sneed and Austin Berry (Mr.
Defense Award); Zach Wilson, Patrick
Dyer, & Michael Dyer (Silver Knight
Award).
US BOYS’ JV BASKETBALL
The JV Boys’ Basketball Team entered
the 2004-2005 season looking to
improve their individual skills as well
as their level of team play. After a
strong 4 – 1 beginning to the season, injuries sidelined two starters
and they played only four of their
remaining 15 games with a full roster and finished with a 6 – 14 overall
record. Despite these struggles the
team continued to improve and
showed their mental and physical
toughness at season’s end.
Joe Oakwood was rewarded for his
efforts throughout the season with
the team’s Coaches Award.
US BOYS’ FRESHMAN BASKETBALL
The Freshman Boys’ basketball
season was one of many ups and
downs. More than half of their 19
games were decided by 8 points or
less. Despite their 2 – 14 regular season record, Coach Deardorf’s Silver
Knights found a way to really make
some noise in the MVC Freshman
Basketball Tournament
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and finish the season on a high note.
Their opening tournament game was
a thrilling double-overtime victory
against NCH and then in the semifinals they manhandled New Miami.
Unfortunately, CHCA stopped their
title hopes in the finals.
Team Award Winners were as
follows: Anthony Pierce (Best
Rebounder); David Hook (Coaches
Award); Jeremy Barnes (Most
Improved); and Call Tucker Most
Valuable Player).
US GIRLS’ VARSITY and
JV BASKETBALL
Coach Simmons’ 2004 – 2005
Varsity Basketball squad had a very
successful year. They finished the
season with an overall record of
10 – 12 (4th place in the MVC
Scarlet Division) and they won their
first State Tournament game in four
years. The Silver Knights are looking
forward to their basketball future
and continuing the success started in
’04 – ’05 with all but one player
returning (varsity and JV) and with a
very strong incoming freshman class.
Jessica Park was 1st Team All-MVC,
1st Team Southwest Ohio Basketball
Coaches Association (SWOBCA)
All-District, and Southwest Ohio AllDistrict Honorable Mention. Tiara
Turner earned Honorable Mention
All-MVC and 1st Team SWOBCA
All-District and Stephanie Long was
Honorable Mention All-MVC.
Varsity Team Award Winners were as
follows: Jessica Park & Tiara Turner
(Co – Most Valuable Players); Kyndal
Michel (Most Improved Player); Jade
Beason (Defensive Award); and
Stephanie Long & Meghan Kane
(Coaches Award).
Junior Varsity Team Award Winners
were Lisa Grote (Most Valuable
Player) and Colleen Kane (Most
Improved Player).
US VARSITY & JV CHEERLEADING
The 2004 – 2005 winter sports
season was led once again by cheerleading excellence. Coaches Dionne
Thompson and Richelle Richardson
had their squad impressing the fans
with their precision routines, hip-hop
dance steps, and well-coordinated
cheers. The Summit fans finally came
alive with the hard work and effort
put forth by our cheerleaders.
Jeannette Holm earned 1st Team AllMVC Honors. Squad Award Winners
were as follows: India Chambers
(Silver Knight Award); Sierra
Schepman (Most Improved
Cheerleader); Gretchen Schraeder &
Jeannette Holm (Coaches Award).
US SWIMMING & DIVING
Coach Jill Snavely’s small but
mighty Swimming & Diving Team
had another banner year in 2004 –
2005. Michael and Patrick Dyer
had many strong pool performances
(along with their basketball
exploits!). Austin Lipari was a District
Qualifier in the 200M Individual
Medley and the 100M Backstroke.
Diver Cristyn Collier went one step
further after qualifying for Districts
and finished 8th in the State
Swimming & Diving Meet.
Improved Player); and William Wiebe
(Silver Knight Award).
MS GIRLS’ 8th GRADE BASKETBALL
The 2004 – 2005 Basketball Season
was FAN-tastic for Coach Brian
Miller’s 8th Grade Girls’ Team!!
Excitement and thrills all season long
were the norm, not the exception.
Led by leading scorer Alyssa Dunn
and playmaker Audrey Powers the
Silver Knights fought their way to a
14 – 3 record and a Runner-Up finish
in the MVC Tournament.
Alyssa Dunn was voted the team’s
Most Valuable Player. Amina Taylor
was the Most Improved Player
and Kaitlin McMurray won the
Spirit Award.
MS BOYS’ 8th GRADE BASKETBALL
MS GIRLS’ 7th GRADE BASKETBALL
Coach Mark Schmidt’s 8th Grade
Boys’ Basketball Team finished the
season with a record of 6 wins and
9 losses. The season was highlighted
by a thrilling 36 – 34 victory over
Nagel Middle School (a much larger
school) on January 8th. The team
also recorded victories over Little
Miami, St. Bernard, New Miami,
and Lockland.
Coach Deb Toth led her 7th Grade
Girls’ Basketball Team to another
successful season in ’04 – ’05 finishing the year as the MVC Tournament
Runner-Up. According to Coach
Toth, “this group of girls were one of
the hardest working groups that has
ever proudly represented the Summit
Middle School. Each and every player
contributed to our fantastic season
and I am proud to have coached
them.” What else needs to be said?
Way to go girls!!!
Chris Shumrick was the team’s Most
Valuable Player and Riley Birk earned
the Sportsmanship Award.
MS BOYS’ 7th GRADE BASKETBALL
The ’04 – ’05 basketball season
was a tough one for Coach Kyle
Wirthwine’s 7th Grade boys’ team.
Despite their 2 – 14 overall record
(1 – 9 MVC), they never stopped
hustling and they constantly battled,
their often much larger opponent,
until the final horn. The season
was highlighted by victories over St.
Bernard (33 – 28) and Little Miami
(35 – 33).
Sam Chasnoff was the team’s Most
Valuable Player and Drew Delorenzo
was the Most Improved Player.
MS BOYS’ “SILVER” BASKETBALL
Summit’s Middle School Boy’s Silver
Basketball Team, led by Head Coach
Mike Schrader and Assistant Coach
Larry Kozlowski had a solid year in
2004 – 2005. Fundamentals and
hustle were stressed all season long
and valuable game experience was
gained by all.
Team Award Winners were as follows: Kiaren Hickson (Most Valuable
Player); John Solimine (Most
Team Award winners were as follows: Tess Akgunduz (Best Attitude);
Josie Male (Leadership Award); Lizzy
Edwards (Most Consistent Worker).
MS GIRLS’ “SILVER” BASKETBALL
The 2004 – 2005 was a challenging
one for Coach Stephanie Stickley and
her Middle School Girls’ Silver
Basketball Team. They really stuck
together through some tough losses.
They encouraged each other. They
laughed with each other and most
importantly, they learned from each
other. Coach Stickley stated that
even though “we didn’t win a game,
when it came to being a true team,
we were the CHAMPIONS!”
Everyone improved and contributed
to the team in their own unique way
and these Silver Knights were definitely fun to watch.
Annie Dale earned the Team Player
Award and Caroline Long was the
Positive Attitude Award winner.
Class Notes
Births
’80s
Dr. Daniel Schickner ‘87 and his wife,
Renna, welcomed a baby boy, Reid
Matthew Schickner, on March 31, 2005.
They also have a daughter, Arden Corinne,
and reside in Kingman, Arizona.
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Lydia Paige and Glenn Daniel Warden
Shreyas Verma
Glenn Warden ’91 and wife, Julie, had
twins, Lydia Paige and Glenn Daniel, born
on November 16, 2004.
Alok Verma ’92 and wife, Shobhana, had
their first child, a son born on January 7,
2005, named Shreyas Verma.
Sean Eric ’88 and Colleen Carullo Fullen
‘95 just had their first child, Catherine
Elizabeth Fullen, on March 11, 2005.
Ed Johnson ‘92 and Courtney Johnson
announce the birth of Oliver Lawrence
Johnson (on January 20, 2005).
Anuj Goel ’89 and his wife, Linda Hanson,
had their second baby, a boy named Riyan
Charles Goel, born on March 29, 2005.
’90s
Elizabeth Tondow Jones ’93
and her husband, Casey, proudly announce
the birth of their son, Charles David, on
March 7, 2005. Charles was born seven
pounds, 13 ounces. The family resides in
New York City.
Ryan Kyte ’90 and his wife, Gina, welcomed
their second son, Alexander Thomas, on
November 22, 2004. They have another
son, William Ryan, who is one and a half.
Amy (Rhoades) Neugebauer ‘95 and
her husband, Dan, with son, Danny,
welcomed Elizabeth Ann to the world on
January 10, 2005.
Weddings
Emily Kenney ’95 and Paul Miklavcic ’93,
May 22, 2004.
In Memory
Alumni
Friends
Weddings held in The Summit chapel:
Sister Marcella DuBrul (Louise DuBrul)
M.D., M.M.S. ’33,
October, 2003.
Molly Beaver ‘96 married Josh Israel,
April 2, 2005. They reside in Atlanta, Georgia.
Robert R. Lippert SBS ’44,
November 25, 2004.
Dorothea W. Baumann, mother of William
T. Baumann SBS ’59, Rev. Richard J. Baumann,
S.J. SBS ’60, Margaret B. Robinson, ’66,
Thomas G. Baumann SBS ’69, John Q.
Baumann SBS ’71, Joseph E. Baumann SBS
’73, November 27, 2004.
Lindsay Thurner Byrnes ’97 and James Mercer
Reynolds ’95, September 25, 2004.
Lorraine R. Flett ’40, sister of Marilyn P.
Flett ’47, March 18, 2005.
Gina Gates ’87 and Michael Misrach,
February 12, 2005.
Susan A. Ratterman ’70, sister of Margy
Ratterman ’67, November 25, 2004.
Melissa Segal DeIuliis ‘88 and Brian Fox,
March 19, 2005.
Ashley L. Hach ’03, brother of Ryan W.
Hach ’05 and Carson T. Hach ’15,
December 17, 2004.
Allison Kenney ’96 and Nick Meredith,
October 10, 2004.
Allison Hiltz ’93 and Joseph Kropp,
May 14, 2005.
Sara Epstein and Jonathan Lippert ’97,
May 21, 2005.
In memory of our dear friend Ashley
Hach ‘03
“Ashley will always be remembered by all of
those who were lucky enough to meet her. She
was such a lively spirit and she lived her life as if
there would be no tomorrow. She lived her life
so that she would seize every moment and have
no regrets. She had great energy and zest for
life. She has taught us all that life is precious and
each moment should be valued. We all still cannot believe that she is gone. But although she is
gone physically, Ashley will be in our hearts forever. Ashley will live on in each of us through
the great memories we have of her and by valuing life as she did. God bless Ashley and her
family.”
~Kelly Leibold ‘03
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Lindsay Thurner Byrnes ‘97 and James Mercer
Reynolds, September 25, 2004
John W. Warrington III ‘05, son of Marcie
Gosiger Warrington, ‘79 and John W.
Warrington SBS ‘71, brother of Luke
Warrington ‘10, May 24, 2005.
Harry F. Decker, father of Linda D. Condon
’58, Carole D. McIntosh ’64 Gregory H. Decker
SBS ’70 and Christine Decker ’69, January 17,
2005.
Harry J. Hartke, brother of Carol H.
Grieselhuber ’55, April 1, 2005.
Brett M. Johnson, son of
Amy Bridge Johnson ’95,
February 14, 2005.
John F. Koons III, father of John F. Koons IV
SBS ’62, March 3, 2005.
Sheila M. Reynolds, mother of Daniel E.
Reynolds ’02, Andrew D. Reynolds ’05 and
Brian P. Reynolds ’09, March 7, 2005.
Irene F. Willman, Upper School religion
teacher from 1991 until 2005. Head of the
religion department for most of those years,
Irene was active in the Upper School retreats
and conscience formation programs as well
as assistant coaching softball. May 23, 2005.
Please note:
It was brought to our attention
that a mistake was made in the Fall/Winter
2004 Magazine. It was written that Daniel
Bridenbaugh ’82 had passed away, but it
should be noted that he did not and is alive
and well. A man by the same name did die.
Our apologies for this terrible confusion.
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Class Notes
Notes
1940’s
Ruth (Jung) Conway ’46 along
with her husband, Robert, were
honored in October 2004, for their
decades of philanthropy and leadership with the 2004 Diamond Tribute
Award presented by Bayley Place,
a Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
ministry located in Delhi.
Peggy Becker Jackson ’49
joins members of the class of 1949
once a month for meetings. Ann
Hoban Gibbs ’49 always organizes
the activities.
1950’s
Sister Rose Ann Fleming ‘50
was honored by the Sisters of Notre
Dame de Namur, paying tribute for
her many accomplishments as an
educational leader and tireless lawyer
for the poor.
1960’s
Cheryl (Gourley) Lewis ’63 had a
story published in the St. Petersburg
(Florida) Times newspaper on March
29, 2005. She is expecting her third
grandchild in May.
1970’s
Karen Wilton Crane ’73 organized a
class reunion at the Miami Boat Club.
Julia Margaret Becker ’77 chairs
the art department at the University
of Great Falls in Montana. An exhibit
of her work is featured at the Great
Falls Art Museum.
1980’s
Gregg Becker ’83 is chief operating
officer for Health Care Corporation
of American in Richmond, Va. His
two-year old son Marc is named
after Marc Fragge ’83.
Rick Coen ’88 married Melissa
Winter in 1996. They have two
children, Kayla Ann born on March
27, 2001, and Allison Marie born
on September 25, 2003. Rick works
in information technology as a programmer and project team leader.
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Neil Schmidt ‘88 is making a
career change, leaving a job as a
Sportswriter at the Enquirer to
become a high school English
teacher. One of his articles was
named a top-10 finalist in the 2005
Associated Press Sports Editors
national sports writing contest. He
is currently pursuing a Master’s of
Education degree at Xavier
University. He and his wife, Lisa, live
with their son, Gabriel, in Loveland.
Christopher Kenney ‘94 was
named Man of the Year by The
Leukemia Lymphoma Society of
Northern Ohio. He and his wife,
Genevieve, live in Cleveland.
1990’s
James Mercer Reynolds ’95
graduated from The University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1999
and is a project manager with Linger
Longer Development Company.
Tiffany Chenault ’92 received her
Doctorate in Philosophy in Sociology
from Virginia Tech. Tiffany became
the first African American woman to
receive a Ph.D in sociology from
Virginia Tech. Her Dissertation “We
did it for the kids: Race, Class, and
Housing Policies: An Ethnographic
Case Study of a Resident Council in
a Public Housing Neighborhood”
was nominated for the Outstanding
Dissertation Award by the College of
Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. In
the fall Dr. Chenault will be an assistant professor of sociology at Salem
State College in Salem,
Massachusetts.
Ed Johnson ’92 and his wife,
Courtney, and son, Oliver, moved to
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida from
Cleveland, Ohio, where Ed finished
business school at Case Western
Reserve University in May 2004. Ed is
currently working for Allegiant Asset
Management, where he is managing
two large cap value portfolios.
Sean Becker ’92 is a candidate for
the November election of Mayor
of the Boseman City Commission,
Montana (http://becker05.org/). Sean
is a Research Director at Arts Market,
Inc. He was principal investigator
for the International Economic
Development Council (IEDC)
Research Report of the Year Award
for an urban development, economic
revitalization project in Yakima,
Washington. He was also principle
investigator and author of the State
of Montana House Bill 584, the Big
Sky on the Big Screen Act; a jobs creation bill encouraging investment in
Montana’s film production industry.
Kirstin Fullen ’95 is getting
married to Keith Gregory Klein
on June 11, 2005, in The Summit
Country Day School Chapel. She
is an assistant prosecutor at the
Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office
in the Municipal Division.
Allison (Kenney) Meredith ’96
moved to Chicago and works in
management for C.H. Robinson
Worldwide Inc. transportation service.
Gabriel Thompson ’97 is working
as a business manager for the Center
for Molecular Oncology at The
University of Chicago. Gabe lives in
Wicker Park in Chicago.
Chris Janneck ’97 has earned a BS
in Computer Engineering, a BA in
Theatre and a MS in Computer
Engineering and is currently working
on his PhD in Computer Science at
Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA.
He hopes to be a professor and
teach at a local college or university.
Lindsay Byrnes Reynolds ’97
graduated from Miami University in
2000 and Xavier University in 2002
with a Master’s in Education. She
worked for the Bush-Cheney ’04
Campaign and on The 55th
Presidential Inaugural Committee.
Ruth White-Goldner ’98
moved from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
to Queens, New York with her
husband, Ben Goldner. She currently
works as an editor for MacmillianMcGraw Hill editing elementary
reading textbooks.
Philip Kenney ’99 moved to
Prescott, Arizona.
Rebecca Brinker ’99 is a medical
student at the University of
Kentucky. She created the University
of Kentucky Student Volunteer
Center during her final undergraduate semester. The center is now run
by a board of 16 student directors
and maintains a searchable database
of volunteer opportunities in over
100 Lexington-area agencies via its
Web site.
2000’s
Jamal Shteiwi ‘00 will graduate
from the University of Kentucky,
where he was named Mid-American
Conference Player of the Year in his
junior and senior years in soccer. He
will be moving back to Cincinnati to
begin his professional soccer career
with the Cincinnati Kings of United
Soccer League’s Second Division.
Jack Cummings ‘00 graduated from
the University of South Carolina in
May 2005. Jack will join his fellow
soccer teammate, Jamal Shteiwi ’00,
and play for the Cincinnati Kings
of United Soccer League’s
Second Division.
Meagan Hawkins ’00 graduated
from Auburn University in May 2004.
Last summer, she worked as an
intern for the International
Federation of the Red Cross and
Red Crescent Societies in New York
City. She has recently completed two
international volunteer assignments
with Cross Cultural Solutions.
She worked at an orphanage in
Tanzania, Africa for three months
in the fall of 2004. From February
to May of this year, she worked as
a teacher’s aide in Salvador, Brazil at
a daycare center.
Euell ToChip ’00 graduated in 2004
from Cornell University and is working in San Francisco, California for
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Brittani Eiseman ’01 received one
of two Centre College internships
for hands-on work at the University
of Arizona. During the program she
studied biosynthetic pathways that
produce flavones in sweet basil
during the program.
Class Notes
Notes
Trenita Brookshire ’01 graduated
from Davidson College with honors,
a BA in Sociology with a concentration in Ethnic Studies. She will begin
her teaching fellowship at Charlotte
Country Day in Charlotte, N.C.,
teaching either math or Spanish at
the middle school, and also coaching
middle school cheerleading.
Molly Bayer ’01 graduated from
Xavier University in May 2005 and
has accepted a finance position in
Family Care with Procter
and Gamble.
Julie Koepfer ’03 is interning in
Washington, D.C. for an attorney
at the Washington Center. She is
the youngest intern accepted for
the program.
Stephen Knoepfler ’03 has been
appointed to an advisory board at
the Ohio State University.
Matt Salter ’04 visited The Summit
6th grade class to speak of the different types of Shakespeare plays.
Matt has been a part of numerous
Shakespearean plays and is currently
studying music and theatre at
Miami University.
Past and Retired Faculty
Edward C. Tyrrell was presented
the “Educating for Life” award by
the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
during their celebration marking the
community’s founding and two
centuries of work in education.
The award cited contributions Mr.
Tyrrell had made to The Summit.
See more class notes at
www.summitalumni.com.
Call for Nominations
We are now accepting nominations to honor distinguished alumni for
the McKenzie-Sargent Award and the Athletic Hall of Fame Award.
Please submit a
letter of nomination to
mcdaniel_j@summitcds.org or:
The McKenzie-Sargent Award is the highest award given to alumni and honors
an individual for their lifetime achievements in their career, community volunteer
leadership and/or service to The Summit. It is open to all alumni, except those
currently serving on The Summit Alumni Board or the Board of Trustees. The
recipient will be honored as the featured speaker at The Summit Commencement
ceremony in June of 2006.
Jennifer McDaniel
The Athletic Hall of Fame Award honors Summit alumni and friends who have
made outstanding contributions to the athletic program at The Summit, as well
as to the community. Established by the Alumni Association in 1984, to date, 67
individuals have received this honor. Recipients are installed into the Hall of Fame at
the homecoming football game at halftime and a reception is held in their honor.
Assistant Development Director
The Summit Country Day School
2161 Grandin Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45208-3300
If you have any questions, please email
Jennifer or call
(513) 871-4700 ext. 241.
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Class Notes
Profile
Rosemarie Staun Sutton ’96 fondly
reminisces about her days at The Summit,
describing some of her favorite memories:
“the all school masses in the gym…football
games…donuts on Friday (Ms. Haas’ advisement period)…being told that the building
would never be air-conditioned (look at it
now)…biology dissections…going outside
during English class to see the eclipse…
summer work study with Mr. Ackley and
Ms. Pittman… and out of uniform days.”
While at Summit, Rosemarie was an active
volleyball player for four years, serving as
Captain her senior year; she played on the
basketball team; was active on student
council, serving as Vice President her senior
year, she was secretary of the National
Honor’s Society, active in math club, S-club,
and JETS. She involved herself in many
organizations, making her days at Summit
an experience that has influenced her life
and young career in many aspects.
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Rosemarie Staun Sutton ‘96
Rosemarie graduated from Summit and
entered West Point, United States Military
Academy (USMA). “As I ventured off to the
United States Military Academy, I was
academically equal to my peers, but organizationally their superior. I knew how to study,
take tests, and how to put the knowledge to
use.” Similarly, her leadership abilities came
naturally to her in college. “I like to believe
that it was because we practiced leadership
daily at The Summit—from the classroom to
the volleyball court, from the Chapel to the
Christian Service projects, we applied our
God-given leadership talents.” The rigid
honor code at West Point came easy for
Rosemarie. “We learned, early in my time at
Summit, about Christian values, honor and
integrity, and that developed into a lifestyle
for me. I only had to continue to live the
Christian life that they guided me towards
and I made it through to be the Army
officer I am today.”
While attending West Point, Rosemarie was
sent all over the world for academic and military training and since graduating in 2000,
she has been stationed all over the country,
including over seas in Thailand. In 2003,
Rosemarie was sent to Kuwait for a week,
then moved into Iraq to serve in the war for
four months, during the initial liberation of
Iraq. There, Rosemarie was responsible for
distributing all classes of supplies, including
food, water, repair part, ammunition and
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human resource-type functions. Ironically,
her husband, Mack, brother and sister were
in Iraq serving during the same time, but she
was only able to see her husband about
once a month.
After much reflection and prayer, Rosemarie
recently decided to leave the military. This
was a hard decision for her, but one she
made so she and her husband could one day
start a family. Mack is currently deployed for
a year and when he returns, had she decided
to stay in the Army, she would then leave for
a year. This cycle would continue until peace
and stability reign in the Middle East and
elsewhere around the world. “Unless you
have done it, it is hard to understand and
relate to the sacrifice that military families
make for this country.” She is now searching
for a new career that will provide her and
her family a more predictable lifestyle in a
location where her husband is stationed.
Through the rigorous academic program at
West Point and the challenging experiences
Rosemarie has encountered in her young
career, the one thing she misses is the intellectual competition she enjoyed at Summit.
“Students at Summit are surrounded by
others who want to learn, and teachers
who want to teach,” she reflects. “When
you enter the ‘rest of the world’ you are not
always surrounded by the best and brightest.
So, I find that unless I challenge those
around me, or myself, that I stop learning.
We must always continue to learn. Whether
it is to read a good book, learn to cook a
new recipe, teach yourself to knit or find a
new way to exercise, we must always
continue to challenge ourselves.”
Alumni News
Reunions
Summit Hits the Road!
California Reunions
In an effort to strengthen alumni
relationships and to update them on
Summit current activities, Head of School,
Joseph Devlin has been meeting with
numerous alumni nationwide.
(L-R) Peter Smale ‘80, Kevin Fleming ‘83
and Kathy Fleming.
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Summit alumni in the San Francisco area unite at the home of Peter
Smale ‘80 on February 26, 2005. Pictured are: (Front L-R) Craig Smith
‘78, Megan (Kelly) Smith ‘79, Moe (Shiels) Summa ‘76 and Todd
Schueler ‘96 (Back L-R) Dave Summa, Elston ToChip ‘97, Euell ToChip
‘00, Osagie Obasogie ‘95, Joseph Devlin, Peter Smale ‘80, Kevin
Fleming ‘83 and Kathy Fleming.
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To date, he has traveled to the West
Coast to San Diego, Los Angeles and San
Francisco. He has visited the East Coast in
Boston and New York, and also traveled
down South to Naples, Miami and Atlanta.
The last trip made was to Chicago.
Enjoying the reception are (L-R) Dave Summa, Moe (Shiels)
Summa ‘76, Euell ToChip ‘00 and Elston ToChip ‘97.
Summit teacher, Bob Gorey, attended
the San Francisco and Los Angeles reunions
and alumni coordinator Jennifer McDaniel
attended the Chicago, Boston, New York
and San Diego reunions with Mr. Devlin.
Atlanta Reunion
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(L-R) Anne Gebbie Barratt ’75, Karen Horan H’Doubler
’75, Peter H’Doubler, Joseph Devlin, Head of School,
Joshua Axton, Kristen Lewis Axton ’96, Aubrey Bagnell
Waddell ’96, Joshua Waddell, and Sheena Gebbie
Hutchinson ’81.
Boston Reunion
Chicago Reunion
(Front L-R) Jennifer McDaniel, Alumni Relations, Joseph Devlin, Head
of School, Tara Wolfson ’91, (Back L-R) Blasdel Reardon ’50, Anuj Goel
‘89, Kris (Luebbers) McKeigue ’92, Jenny Hackett ’94, Boston Host
Colin Kegler ’93, Frank Charlton ’03, Phil Schneider ‘02, Mitch Duggins
’03, Patrick Newton ’02, Ann Eiselein ’89, Jane Eiselein ’84, and
Chris Gorey ‘91
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(L-R) Eric Gall SBS ’54, Joseph Devlin, Head
of School, Jennifer McDaniel, Alumni Relations, Laura
Allnutt ’94, Abby Wolfson ’94, Host Donna (Tuke)
Heroy ’68 and Scott Siberstein BMS ’78.
(L-R) Colin Kegler ’93
and Patrick Newton ’02
enjoy hors d’oeuvres at
the Boston Reunion.
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Alumni News
Reunion
Class of 1965 Reunion
Class of 1985 Reunion
Nineteen Alumni attended their 40th Reunion held at the
home of Nat Verkamp Schoeny ‘65.
Twenty-two alumni from the class of 1985 gathered at Charming
Billy’s in O’Bryonville to celebrate their 20th reunion. Classmates,
Tracy Law Lee, Julie Stautberg and Tansy Wills Barakat organized
the reunion.
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(L-R) Steve Kearney, Julie Stautberg, Lauren Heidt Kuetemeyer, Tracy Law Lee, Jeff
Pfeifer, Tansy Wills Barakat, Mary Fleming Miller, Kim Callery Shumate, Chris Elma, and
Jim Sammarco at Charming Billy’s.
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(Front L-R) Janet Hasselbrock Dionigi, Peggy Meyer Kuhr, Mary Carol Conlan Melton,
Mary Kay Bradley Wick, Jeanne Zumbiel Norton, Sister Michael Ellen, (Second L-R)
Nat Verkamp Schoeny, Ann Maddux, Zaring, Paula Bien Yarnell, Daria DeCourcy
Trautmann, Karen Stevens Campbell, Elaine Jacob Goldshmidt, Barb Cranley Krause,
Barb Dumler Gallen, Mary Rose Ventura, Ludie DeCourcy Babbitt, Sally Pundsack
Nunnelley, Linda Brune Church, (Back) Janet Opp Geeding.
(L-R) Connie Castleberry, Jeff
Pfeifer and retired faculty,
Summit retired faculty, Mr.
Bob Juenke at the reunion.
Class of 1975 Reunion
Twenty-one Alumni from the class of 1975 attended their
30th Reunion held at the home of Betsy Grogan Schmidt on
Saturday, April 28, 2005.
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(L-R) Ann Burke, Jackie Ryan
Lawhon, and Cathy Halpin Teasdale.
(L-R) Cathy Halpin Teasdale, Betsy
Grogan Schmidt, Martha Wenstrup
Gebhardt, and Mary Wenstrupcasella
gather at the class reunion held at the
home of Betsy Schmidt.
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(Front L-R) Elena Messina, Cathy Halpin Teasdale, Ann Burke, Beth Wurzelbacher
McClelland, Jackie Ryan Lawhon, (Second L-R) Glen Rosen, Kim Christmas Goins,
Martha Wenstrup Gebhardt, Olga Duarte, Carol Reis, Gretchen Crane McGuff,
(Third L-R) Linda Opp Streitmann, Anne Gebbie Barratt, Karen Horan H’Doubler,
Pody Farrell Druffel, (Fourth L-R) Lynn Valker Heekin, Jeanne Elfers Cullen, Mary
Wenstrupcasella, (Fifth L-R) Tami Rolf Johnson, Tamara Russell and Host Betsy
Grogan Schmidt.
(L-R) Trey Blum, Alice O’Dell, Lauren Heidt
Kuetemeyer, Brad Minor, Jim Sammarco and
Mary Fleming Miller.
Alumni Challenge to help expand
scholarships for alumni
The Summit is delighted to announce that a $100,000 challenge gift has been contributed by an anonymous alumnus
to establish an endowed Alumni Scholarship Fund for alumni
who need financial assistance or who would not otherwise be
able to send their children to The Summit in grades 1-12. In
addition, the donor will match each dollar up to $100,000 that
is raised additionally from alumni. That’s a possible total of
$300,000 towards alumni scholarships! What a difference that
could make for so many students!
The total goal for alumni scholarships is $500,000. Currently,
the school awards a partial scholarship to a student in grades
9 – 12. With these additional scholarship funds, which include
first grade students and above, we can reach out to many more
alumni children. To reach our goal, please consider giving to this
extraordinary challenge. Any amount is greatly appreciated!
Alumni News
Reunion
Class of 1980
25th Reunion
The Class of 1980 gathered at the home of
Josie Walter Funk on saturday, April 28, 2005.
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(Kneeling L-R) John McJoynt, Kent Weyer, Jenny (Wagner) Hissrich, Meg
Savage, Judy (Pohl) Frey, Tim McGowan, Chris Scheu, Ollie Bewsey, Josie
(Walter) Funk, (Second L-R) Theresa (Burkhart) Schmitz, Chris Nelson, Tim
Brockman, Jim Hammer, Greg Howie, (Back L-R) Lee Breth, Dexter Bailey, Bill
Heuer, Tim Mitchusson, Rob Owens, Rich Arington, Stan Browne, Bob Gorey,
Summit teacher.
(L-R) Josie (Walter) Funk, Ollie Bewsey, Andy and Judy
(Pohl) Frey, Chris Nelson
Beth Scheu and Tim McGowan
Finally. Our Very Own Website.
www.summitalumni.com
Now you can keep up with old friends and
continue relationships you made at Summit.
We have developed a state-of-the-art online
community ready for you to log on. Some of
the things you will find at the new site will be:
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(L-R) Mr. and Mrs. Lee Breth, Tim Mitchusson,
Stan Browne
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(L-R) Theresa (Burkhart) Schmitz and Greg Howie
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Searchable Alumni Directory
Ability to Share Photos
Discussions and Chats
Career Networking
Message Boards
By logging onto the password-protected site,
your information is shared externally to other
registered alumni, only if approved by you.
As more alumni utilize the site and share information, the more functionality it will provide!
We hope this will be an excellent tool to keep
alumni involved and provide resources at your
disposal. We hope you enjoy!
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Alumni News
Reunions
Fleur-de-lis Society 2005
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Back: Natalie Verkamp Schoeny ’65, Sally Pundsack ’65, Betty Koch Hefele ’47, Peggy Feltrup Jackson
’49, Beth Cronin Connelly ’47, Barbara Morrissey Stautberg ’53, Robert Owens SBS ’61, Ann Hoban
Gibbs ’49, Orine Evans Haacke ’47, Judith Sicking Curtin ’57, Brendan Ryan SBS ’59, Donna Hocks
Meakin ’49, Nancy Stone Black ’57, Cora Glassmeyer Ogle ’61, Renee Joseph Perry ’55, Mary
Ackermann Brockhoff ’54, Jeanne Rolfes ’57, Sally Coler ’55. Missing from picture: Lola McDermott
Ford ’31, Susan Brearton ’55, Lori Wiley Winokur ’55, Sandy Schlenck Dubberley ’61, Janet
Hesselbrock Dionigi ’65, Joseph Ventura SBS ’65.
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(L-R) Mary Holters Moran ’50, Mary Jeanne Seifert
Townsend ’45, Gail Schutte Feck ‘55
(L-R) Anne Wiley Denison ‘53, Lola McDermott
Ford, Lori Wiley Winokur ‘55
The class of ’55 reunited at the Fleur-de-Lis Society Mass and
Luncheon. Those in attendance from the class were: (Front L-R)
Judy Stubenrauch, Martha Murray Dulle, Margo Dawson
Ackerman, Renee Joseph Perry, Elaine Springmeier Kelley, Gail
Ruddy Brockman, Maureen Harrington Ruppert, Joy Glueck
Partridge. (Back L-R) Ann Blum Buse, Jane Schmidt Dorr, Gail
Schutte Feck, Clare Eagen McHugh, Carol Hartke Grieselhuber,
and Sally Coler.
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Third: Conky Greiwe ’61, Liz Greiwe Beresford ’64, Walter Schott ’38, Peggy Henkel Schott ’42, Ann
Wiley Denison ’53, Roberta Buse Liebold ’59, Mary Flannery Middendorf ’59, Julie Byrnes Baughman
’59, Alexis Bott Thompson ’61, Ann Blum Buse ’55, Martha Murray Dulle ’55.
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Second: Gail Schutte Feck ’55, Elaine Springmeier Kelley ’55, Clare Eagen McHugh ’55, Carol Hartke
Grieselhuber ’55, Margo Dawson Ackerman ’55, Sister Mary Ann Barnhorn SNDdeN, Jane Schmidt
Dorr ’55, Judy Stubenrauch ’55, Maureen Harrington Ruppert ’55, Gail Ruddy Brockman ’55.
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Front: Jane Weber Wilton ’50, Mary Holters Moran ’50, Sister Rose Ann Fleming ’50, Betty Broeman
Klinedinst ’36, Mary Jeanne Seifert Townsend ’45, Mary Janszen Blum ’41, Joan Schulte Rohde ’47,
Adelaide Nienaber Burns ’31, Joy Glueck Partridge ’55.
(L-R) Mary Jeanne Seifert Townsend ’45, Jane Weber Wilton
’50, Sr. Rose Ann Fleming ‘50, Mary Holters Moran ‘50
(L-R) Janet Hesselbrock Dionigi, Natalie Verkamp Schoeny,
Sally Pundsack. Janet came as far as Milan, Italy to join
the group.
Alumni News
Reunions
Fleur-de-Lis Society,
Luncheon and Mass
The Fleur-de-Lis Society Luncheon
and Mass were held in conjunction
with the Alumni Reunion Weekend
on Thursday, April 28th. Sixty-five
alumni from the graduating classes
of 1965-1931, attended the reunion.
Fifteen ladies from the class of 1955
attended to reunite and reminisce.
Young Alumni Party
Young alumni gathered for a reunion on Wednesday, November 24,
2004. All alumni graduating in the years 1994-2004 were invited to
attend the party at O’Bryans. An Evite invitation was emailed to all alumni. If you did not receive an invitation, contact Jennifer McDaniel, Alumni
Relations, as we do not have a current email address for you! You may
also update your records by visiting www.summitalumni.org.
Featured speaker and Assistant
Head, Mary Foss Brinkmeyer ‘67
spoke about the Credo Program. The
program teaches students to develop
as “leaders of character” by creating
a school culture in which diligence,
mutual responsibility and service to
others are the rule, rather than
the exception.
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(L-R) Lindsay Botsford ‘98, Shelly Gupta ‘00, Whitney
Botsford ‘00, Liz Carullo ‘00, Maggie Collins ‘00,
Ward Stern ‘00
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The gathering was finished with a
tour of the Upper School, given by
Conky Greiwe ’61. The tour included
areas, formally forbidden by students
on the fourth floor, where the sisters
once lived. For many alumni, it was
the first time they stepped foot on
the “forbidden” section of the
former convent fourth floor.
(L-R) Matt Collins ‘02, Phil Schneider ‘02,
Anne Sammarco ‘02, Steve Long ‘02
(Front L-R) Tricia Delfavero ‘99, Jane
Franz ‘99 (Back L-R) Laura Staubing ‘99,
Tracy Alvarez ’99, Courtney Browne ‘99
and Adriana Leigh ‘99
Alumni Shooting Hoops
Summit alumni came out to play a friendly
game against long-time rival, Cincinnati
Country Day (CCD) School on Saturday,
December 18, 2004. The athletes played
at The Summit Complex.
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Summit alumni basketball players.
The Alumni Basketball Games is a Summit
Alumni Association tradition. This was the
first year Summit alumni played against
another school instead of other Summit
alumni. The change was welcomed and
enjoyed by many. We hope to host another
alumni game next fall in 2006.
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Alumni News
The Alumni Association Reunion Weekend
Cocktail Reception
Summit Family and Alumni Mass
The new Lower School opened up to
reunite all alumni for a Cocktail Reception
on Saturday, April 30th. Around 150
alumni gathered and reacquainted. The
reception also honored alumni celebrating
reunions and class composites were
displayed, allowing alumni to remember
former classmates. Around 35 past and
current faculty members attended and
were delighted to see their past students
“all grown up.”
Mass was celebrated by Father Philip Seher
on Sunday, May 1st in conjunction with
Campus Day. The Mass invited the entire
Summit community to come together and
share in worship. Campus Day showcased
our Summit students’ art displays in
Flannery Gym and a performance by the
Upper School Camarata in the Chapel.
Two alumni were honored for their
achievements and service to The Summit
Country Day School and community. Grace
Gottenbusch ’85 was awarded with the
Meritorious Service award and Christopher
Kenney ’94 was awarded with the
Outstanding Young Alumni Award. Both
recipients are the first to be honored with
the awards.
Grace Gottenbusch ‘85, 2005
Meritorious Service Award
The Summit Alumni Association established
a second award for alumni, which is the
Meritorious Service Award. The award was
established to highlight and recognize
Summit’s dedicated alumni, whose significant
professional accomplishments and service in
the community support the values, ideals and
mission of The Summit Country Day School.
Grace Gottenbusch ’85 was honored with
this distinctive award at the Alumni Reunion
Weekend Cocktail Reception on Saturday,
April 30th.
Grace credits Mr. Pat Kelley’s English class for
her philanthropic impulse, which has resulted
in Grace’s opening her home to children in
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(L-R) Mr. Bob Juenke, Mary Pat Kelly Brady ’87, Mrs. Carole Fultz, Jennifer Wagner Hissrick
’80, Joan Harris Graves ’87, and Ms. Peggy Brueggeman.
need. A discussion of Huckleberry Finn and
such characters as, Widow Douglas and
Aunt Polly, led to questions that made Grace
think about life priorities. She decided that
she too could open up her door and help a
child in need one day. For the last 11 years,
she has embraced the community by opening her home, not only to one child, but has
welcomed six foster children. Grace has
fostered three girls and three boys, ranging
in ages from 5 1/2 to 14 years old. Two years
ago, she adopted two of those girls, Desiree,
now 12, and Richarda, now 14.
At the age of 14, Grace began working at
her family’s business, the Servatii’s Pastry
Shop. Twenty years later, Grace is now the
President of Servatii’s. She continues her philanthropic work through the business, working with Catholic Inter-city Schools, Fernside,
Kindervelt, Focus Children and Family and
the Birth Right Abortion Alternative
Organization.
Grace currently serves on the Board of
Directors for Retailers Bakery of America and
is Past-President of Greater Cincinnati Retail
Bakers Association.
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Grace spent 13 years at The Summit. She
attended Xavier University, and graduated with
a triple major in Marketing, Accounting, and
Entrepreneurial Studies. Grace was also active
in the Spiritual Club and Entrepreneur Club.
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Classes of 1965, 1975, 1980 and 1985
held class reunions after the cocktail
reception at various locations.
(Middle) Grace Gottenbusch ’85 was honored with the
Meritorious Service Award by Mrs. Carole Fultz (right)
and Joseph Devlin (left).
Christopher Kenney ‘94, 2005
Outstanding Young Alumni Award
(L-R) Rocky Rachovitsky, Olga Garcia Duarte ’75, Peggy
Lottman Lee ’75 and Mike Lee.
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The Alumni Association awarded the first
recipient of the Outstanding Young Alumni
Award to Christopher Kenney ’94 at the
Alumni Weekend Cocktail Reception on
Saturday, April 30th. The award is granted
to Summit graduates, who have graduated in
the last 15 years and whose accomplishments
and service to the community support the values, ideals and mission of The Summit Country
Day School. Christopher is the first recipient of
this meritorious award, established by The
Summit Alumni Association to highlight the
achievements of Summit young alumni.
(Right) Christopher Kenney ’94 is presented
with the Outstanding Young Alumni
Award by Head of School Joseph Devlin
(left) and Assistant Head Mary Foss
Brinkmeyer ’67 (middle).
After graduating from Summit, Christopher entered college at Villanova University.
While attending Villanova, Christopher was a member of the Men’s Crew Team
from 1994-1995. In 1995, Christopher was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s
Lymphoma and a year later, entered remission. He prevailed over this stumbling
block, graduated from Villanova University, while receiving the College of
Engineering Dean’s Award for Meritorious Service. He was honored by the college
for his involvement in various engineering organizations and service to the college.
With Christopher’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, he began working in
Cincinnati as a Mechanical Engineer in 1999.
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Christopher’s desire to help others who suffer from Lymphoma or Leukemia inspired
him to run the Flying Pig Marathon in 2003. He and his wife, Genevieve, completed
the marathon and raised around $11,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. He
continues to contribute by giving his time as a Peer Counselor for the society, which
gives support to families in the initial phase of diagnosis to encourage them
throughout their illness.
Guys from the class of ’80 catch up at the reception: (L-R)
Kent Weyer ’80, Jim Hammer ’80, Bill McJoint III ’80, and
Stan Browne ’80.
Christopher’s service work was recognized by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
and was awarded the Man of the Year award last year. Christopher was honored for
the money he raised and the awareness he created for the society. He was featured
on billboards throughout Northeastern Ohio and his name was published in the USA
Today, in recognition of his efforts.
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Christopher and Genevieve live in Cleveland, where he works for Honeywell as a
Performance Contract Engineer. At Honeywell, he works with Public Housing
Authorities throughout the nation to develop projects to save energy consumption,
allocating those saved dollars to fund significant capital improvements at the PHA
properties for basic needs such as roofs, window, boilers and other comfort issues.
(L-R) Dr. Roshni Shetty ’90, Dawn
Shepherd ’90 and Monica Haas Desch
’90 reminisce at the Cocktail Reception.
The class of 1975 gathered at the cocktail reception:
(L-R) Martha Wenstrup Gebhardt, Karen Horan H’Doubler,
Tamara Russell, Elena Messina, Betsy Grogan Schmidt, Mary
Wenstrup Casella, Beth Wurzelbacher McClelland, Olga
Duarte, Peggy Lottman Lee, and
Anne Gebbie Barratt.
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The Kenney family unites at the reception to honor
Christopher Kenney ’94 (fourth from left), recipient of the
Outstanding Young Alumni Award. (L-R) Nick Meredith,
Allison Kenney Meredith ’96, Genevieve Kenney,
Christopher, Mrs. Patti Kenney, Bill Kenney, Paul Miklavcic
’93 and Emily Kenney Miklavcic ’95.
Christopher and Genevieve are expecting their first child in July of this year.
Kevin Luttenegger ’95 (left) and Josh
Diedrichs ’95 (right) volunteered as
the bartenders for the evening.
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