The Leader, Summer 2009 - Covington Latin School

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et Disciplinam
et Scientiam
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Summer
2009
A Newsletter for the Alumni and Friends of the Covington Latin School
New Career Day Popular With Students
Career Day returned to Covington Latin School for the
first time in a long, long time on April 23 of this year.
Twenty-eight alumni/ae made presentations to the students, covering fields ranging from medicine to law, to
engineering, to manufacturing, to research, to writing,
and even delved a little into public service. Attending
alums, representing graduation years from 1949-1998, all
voiced appreciation for the opportunity to speak, and the
enjoyment in returning to their alma mater to discuss
their professions and how they arrived at decisions about
their lifeswork. Dr. Bryan Lanier ’93 drove up all the way
from Georgia and Jim Sturgill ’94 drove all the way down
from Michigan to participate!
Quite a day, overall. And the students really gained
from the experience. Expect an encore next year. Perhaps
you’ll volunteer to participate?! ■
Fr. James Egbers, a former FBI agent and
now pastor at St. Mary's Church in
Alexandria, explains his role as diocesan
priest.
Did you know….
IN
Emily Pooner has been selected by the City of Covington to
receive the 2008 Key to the Future Award for her outstanding
leadership and community service. She was selected for this
award from a pool of nominees throughout
the city of Covington. She was presented a
plaque and a key to the city by the mayor of
THIS ISSUE
Covington.
FEATURES
1 DID YOU KNOW
3 MEMORIALS
4 REUNIONS
5 CLASS NOTES
6 GOLF/TURFWAY
7 TOP ACHIEVERS
8 AP SCHOLARS
9 AAF RESULTS
16 NATIONAL
MERIT
REPORTS
2 HEADMASTER
6 ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Dr. Alvin Niemer '49, retired
dermatologist, answers
questions about the medical
profession.
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Senior Brian Becker, son of Jack Becker’78,
demonstrated that he is well prepared for college
by earning the top composite score of 36 on the
ACT® examination. Typically, less than 1/10th of
one percent of all test takers earn the top composite score. Brian was the only Kentucky student to earn a 36 during the September 2008 test
date and one of only 52 students in the nation,
out of approximately 250,000 who tested on that
ACT national test date.
Dan Hopkins '10 assists
Joe Rachford '65, process
manager at Gallatin
Steel, in demonstrating
the kind of safety equipment used in a plant
environment.
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— See Did You Know on page 12 —
8 DEVELOPMENT
Golf • July 30 • Twin Oaks
Dr. Suzanne Stapleton Collins '96, clinical psychologist at Little Psychological Services, describes the
scope of her work.
Headmaster’s
Report
A Hearty Hello to All Our Good Friends,
Each school year amazes me. Bring together stimulating students and outstanding faculty
engaged in a traditional, classical curriculum, add supportive parents and selfless School
Board Members, and you have a terrific recipe for creating leaders. Leaders do start here!
The current class of 2009 saw 40 members, fresh from the Covington Latin School program, ready to take on the world and its challenges. Ever talented, this class received scholarship offers totaling more than 6.5 million dollars. They are heading off to institutions of
higher learning as varied as Thomas More College, the University of Chicago, the University
of Notre Dame, the College of Wooster and the Saint Louis University. They are leaders.
Two National Merit Finalists were produced, ACT scores were raised, and honors were
garnered across many fields. Whether it was again winning the Latin trophy for first place in
state or winning first in a track event in state competition, our students share their talents
both far and wide. They produced the musical, West Side Story; they took second place in a
national Philosophy Slam competition; they have captured National Finalist status in the
Doodle 4 Google contest; they have captured first place in girls’ basketball; they have won
numerous writing awards in the Northern Kentucky writing contests; and they have been
elected state officers in the Junior Classical League of Kentucky. They are leaders.
Near and far, our students continue to support the community through collections,
dances, penny wars, dress down days, etc. They continue to support our mission in Africa;
they support the Cinderella’s Closet program; they sponsor the local cold shelter; they contribute to the DPAA; and they assist our ACUE schools. They are leaders.
Our students know what they have been called to be. They know the legacy they are continuing on a daily basis. They know what is expected of them. They have answered the call.
Leaders do start here!
I cannot stress enough how your support of the school allows us to do what we are called to
do: create leaders for the 21st century. So many of you contribute annually to our Academic
Advancement Fund; others of you provide service to the school through your time and service.
Regardless, what is important is that you lead. You help build the future by assisting us with educating students in our program. Because of you, our students have the opportunity to develop
their skills and talents. They are fully aware of the sacrifices you make to advance their education.
Rest assured that you are remembered in our prayers at Mass and other community assemblies of
prayer. We cannot do it without YOU! On their behalf, I thank you.
We ask for your continued support and prayers. You are a tremendous source of encouragement in maintaining our special Catholic education.
May God continue to bless all of you!
2009-2010
CALENDAR OF
SCHOOL EVENTS
August
12
13
13
14
17
17
Book Day – Preps and Freshmen
Book Day – Sophs, Juniors, Seniors
Prep & Freshmen Orientation – Day #1
Prep & Freshmen Orientation – Day #2
First Day of School
Latin Mass in Cathedral
September
7
Labor Day – No School
October
9
Teacher In-Service Day – No School
9-11 Senior Christian Awakening Retreat
November
25-27 Thanksgiving Holiday
December
16-18 Semester Exams
Dec 21
Christmas Break
to Jan 1
Remember
Latin School
in Your Will
Andrew J. Barczak
Headmaster
Upcoming Events for Alumni/Alumnae
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Alumni/ae Golf Outing
Back to School Latin Mass
Alumni/ae Banquet
Thursday, July 30
Twin Oaks Golf Club
4-Man Best Ball Scramble
August 17
Cathedral
Alums and Parents Invited
October 1
Twin Oaks Golf Club
Alums and Spouses Invited
Introducing the Class of 2009
These forty students earned over $6.1 million in scholarships/grants averaging
$154,508 per student! This class had two National Merit finalists, one senior who
received a perfect score on the ACT, some seniors received national awards, 100%
are attending a college/university, and all Kentucky students were eligible for the
state’s KEES money to further their education.
Jake Robert Allison — University of Chicago Grant
ATTENDING: The University of Chicago
Melanie Nicola Ansara — University of Dayton Father Chaminade Award; KEES
Scholarship
ATTENDING: University of Louisville
Keno-Jude Munoz Bakunawa — Thomas More College Dean’s Academic Scholarship,
Diversity Award, Catholic High School Award and Kentucky Tuition Grant; Xavier
University Catholic Legacy Award, Xavier Honors Award and University Grant; Allegheny
College Trustee Scholarship; Bellarmine University Monsignor Treece Scholarship, Tuition
Grant, and Residence Hall Grant; Arcadia University Distinguished Scholarship and
Arcadia Knights Scholarship; KEES Scholarship
ATTENDING: Thomas More College
Brian Charles Becker — University of Notre Dame Provost Scholarship and University
Scholarship; University of Chicago Grant, National Merit Scholarship; Fordham University
Presidential Scholarship; Centre College Dean’s Scholarship; Xavier University Chancellor
Scholarship, Catholic Legacy Grant; University of Alabama Presidential Scholarship; CLS
Athletic Booster’s Scholarship; KEES Scholarship
ATTENDING: University of Notre Dame or University of Chicago
Sarah Hay Beckman — Xavier University Honors Award and Catholic Legacy Grant; KEES
Scholarship
ATTENDING: Xavier University
*Rachel Alexandra Bier — Xavier University Trustee Scholarship, Honors Program
Scholarship and Catholic Legacy Award; University of Louisville Trustee’s Scholarship;
Bellarmine University Monsignor Horrigan Scholarship, Bellarmine Tuition Grant and Hall
Grant; University of Kentucky Commonwealth Scholarship; University of Dayton Trustee’s
Merit Scholarship; Franciscan University of Steubenville Academic Scholarship; Centre
Graduation Awards
FACULTY AWARD
Rachel Bier
LEADERSHIP AWARD
Maddie Kusch-Kavanagh
RALPH COLATRELLA JR. SPORTSMANSHIP
AWARD
Emily Griswold
CHRISTIAN SERVICE AWARD
Haleigh Clements
ENGLISH AWARD
Maddie Kusch-Kavanagh
GERMAN AWARD
Ian Birthelmer
LATIN AWARD
Jesse Coe
SPANISH AWARD
Brian Becker
MATHEMATICS AWARD
Sierra O’Bryan
ORATORICAL AWARD
Andrea Patton
RELIGION AWARD
Kelly King
SCIENCE AWARD
Yashu Dhamija
SOCIAL STUDIES AWARD
Brynn Stylinski
FINE ARTS AWARD
Marie Tracy
— See Graduates on page 11 —
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Grand Event Marches On
This year’s Grand Event was held on Saturday, March 7th at
Receptions in Erlanger. Thank you to the sponsors, parents, alumni,
and businesses who supported our efforts. Even though our net
profit was down slightly from last year, the Grand Event was still a
great success, thanks to chairpersons Sheree Rodgers and Margie
Powers and all the parents and students who helped in the planning
or who worked that evening. The $8,000 raffle winner was Robert
Mihalik ’65, now living in San Diego, California. Sam Rodgers ’08
held the Key Club winning key, winning a pair of diamond earrings
donated by the Schleper family.
Note: the Grand Event is not limited to just parents!
Alumni, please consider joining us next year on Saturday,
March 6th, same time (6:30 p.m.), same place.
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Grand Event.
Nite at Turfway
On March 20th, alums gathered once again
for a Nite at Turfway Park in Florence,
Kentucky. Appetizers, drinks and our very
own betting window were available in our
very own private room close to the finish line.
Next year’s Nite at Turfway is already set for
March 21st. Invitations will be mailed out in
February. Plan on it! Come join us for a night
of fun!
Nite at Turfway Park. Counting their winnings are Paul Talbert '38, Jake Thamann '93, John Goldfuss,
Alumni Director, Dave Moening '93, Aaron List '93, Greg Rossi '93, Nick Vorholt '94
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Class
NOTES
Keep those class notes coming in via the school
website: www.covingtonlatin.org
50’s
Ron Brock ’58 is working at CASA (Court
Appointed Special Advocate) of Kenton
County as a VISTA volunteer.
60’s
Alan Hartman ’68 was
recently appointed to the
Dean’s Advisory Board
for Northern Kentucky
University’s College of
Informatics. He is the
head of Dressman,
Benzinger and LaVelle’s
Alan Hartman
Computer and Information Technology Law
Practice group.
70’s
Chris Bolling ’79 is back as a pediatrician at
Pediatric Associates of Northern Kentucky
in Crestview Hills, Kentucky.
Jim Dressman III ’70 has been appointed
chairperson to the Kentucky Bar
Association’s audit committee. Jim is a partner at Dressman, Benzinger and LaVelle law
firm.
Jim Gilliece ’73 and his wife Pati this year
are celebrating fifteen years of business at
Chez Nora’s in Mainstrasse.
Jim Kleier ’72 and his wife Michelle welcomed Grace Elaine, born on March 10.
Mark Guilfoyle ’76 was appointed to the
board of directors of Legacy, an organization affiliated with the Northern Kentucky
Chamber of Commerce and working closely
with Vision 2015. Mark also serves as president of the Serra Club of Northern
Kentucky, a group devoted to promoting
vocations to the Roman Catholic priesthood
and religious life. A partner at Dressman,
Benzinger and LaVelle law firm, he also
serves as chairman of the board of the
Alliance for Catholic Urban Education
(ACUE) consortium.
David Kramer ’76 has been appointed a
representative on the Kentucky Evidence
Rules Review Commission. David is also a
city council member for the city of
I n M e mo r i a m
Please remember the following members
of the Latin School family in your prayers:
Mildred Bartlett, mother of Greg ’63
Ruthie Blau, mother of Mary Ann ’96
Rev. Paul Brinker ’28
Ruth Brown, grandmother of Eric
Brown ’95
Lonnie Combs, grandfather of Shauna
Combs ’11
Evelyn Crowley, sister of Lou Simon ’53
Jim Day ’92
Ralph Grefer ’43
Mariel Griswold, grandmother of
Emily ’09
Forest Harmon Jr., father of Jeff ’74
Sr. Rose Mary Hartman, sister of Fr.
Ralph Hartman ’46 and Fr. Ray
Hartman ’59
Norman Johnson, father of Rev. David
Johnson ’73 and grandfather of
Matthew Johnson ’10
Paul Kahmann, father of Jim ’75,
Dan ’77
Clifford Kulenburg ’38
Earl List, grandfather of Ryan ’90 and
Aaron ’93
Mary Jean Logsdon, mother of Terry ’84
Waunese Messer, grandmother of Eric
Gastright ’95
Dolores Meyer, mother of Joe ’64,
grandmother of Chris ’92, David ’93
and Katie ’00, sister of Larry
Muldoon ’50
Wilbur Moran ’29, father of Jim ’57
John Mullen, father of Joe ’88
George Neff ’52
Richard Niehaus ’49
Early Piper, grandfather of Katie Mize ’13
Catherine Robke, mother of Jack ’67
Elizabeth Roebker, mother of Jim ’79,
Mark ’83
Richard Rust ’30, brother of Milton ’38
Rita Schaffer, mother of Greg ’72 and
grandmother of Nell ’03
Arthur Schuh, ’41, brother of Richard ’44
and Earl ’49
Donald Schulte ’46
Erma Seifried, mother of Drew ’77
Robert Spenlau Sr., grandfather of Gus
and Jake Powers ’08 and Sam
Powers ’10
Kathryn Twaddell, mother of Fr. Gerald ’59
Steven Weyman ’74
Tom Willenborg ’46, father of Tom ’67,
brother of John ’43
Mary Jo Wakeman, mother of Ted Hall ’02
Crestview Hills, Kentucky. He is a partner at
Dressman, Benzinger and LaVelle law firm.
90’s
Tiffany Pyles Belcher ’97 married husband Danny Belcher on October 18, 2008
in Houston, Texas. She is a senior auditor
at Weinstein Spira and Company. She
audits financial statements of mid-market
companies.
Christy Cleves Daly ’97 and her husband
Levi welcomed their first child, Megan Joan,
in November last year.
Laurie Davis ’98 has graduated with a Ph.D.
in anatomy and neurobiology from the
University of Kentucky. She is in medical
school at St. George’s University in
Newcastle, England in their global scholars
program.
Greg Doggett ’94 graduated from Case
Western Reserve School of Law in the spring
of 2008, completing a concentration in
health law, with honors. He oversees government and board affairs for two partner nonprofit organizations: the Association for
Healthcare Documentation Integrity and the
Medical Transcription Industry Association.
He lives in the Washington, D. C. area (Falls
Church, Virginia).
Alex Ernest ’97 is an IT consultant for
Accenture in Colorado.
Lisa Ernest-Rossow ’99 and her husband
Trevor welcomed a baby boy, Hunter, on
December 4, 2008.
Sam Flick ’95 and his wife Kelly are expecting their first child in July.
Michael Grote ’99 is a programmer for
Blendics LLC in St. Louis, Missouri.
Rachel Wilkins Juelg ’96 and her husband
Matt welcomed their third child, Jeremy
Stephen, on January 18. He joins big brother
Simon and big sister Monica.
Matt Kahn ’98 was accepted into the MBA
program at Xavier University’s Williams
College of Business and will begin classes in
the fall.
Al Kovacic ’90 is a religion teacher and cross
country assistant coach at Seton High
School in Cincinnati.
Melisa O’Brien ’99 is in the Air Force as an
air battle manager weapons specialist in
Germany.
— See Class Notes on page 7 —
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-----------------------from the
OFFICE OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Hello again to all 2,228 living alums (including a warm welcome to the
40 graduates of the class of 2009). The alums of Covington Latin School
are a powerful and supportive group on whom our school very much
relies. On top of that, you are the “proof statements” which Covington
Latin produces. I remain proud to chair the CLS Office of Alumni
Affairs.
And, again, I encourage any of you to email me at
Jerry Kohlhepp
JerryKohlhepp@aol.com or our Alumni Director, John Goldfuss at
John.Goldfuss@covingtonlatin.org with any thoughts, ideas, or requests you may have. We
are eager for new thoughts and ideas from such an esteemed group.
I again ask all of you whose email address we do not have (and if you are not sure if we
have it, send it anyway) to please provide it to Cinda.Rudolph@covingtonlatin.org. Out of
2,228 living alums, we have the email addresses of 1,217 of you (or just under 55%).
You should have recently received our periodic one page Stat Sheet on CLS which
depicts contemporary facts and figures about the school to keep you knowledgeable for
those opportunities for when you have the chance to “sell the school.” We remain most
proud of how our CLS students do on the ACT test, compared to Kentucky and the nation.
We hope you find these stats informative regarding the school today.
Lastly, I would like to mention a few upcoming events. July 30th is our Annual Golf
Outing at Twin Oaks. We encourage you to get your own foursome for the four-person best
ball competition (I don’t know about you, but I cherish knowing that I don’t have to re-hit
some of my shots !!!). Also I am determined more than ever to see the Schumacher Boys
dethroned this year. Your group does not have to be all alums (surely you know some
ringers!). I hope many of you can make it this year. It is a casual and fun time.
Also October 1, 2009 is our Annual Alumni Dinner, also at Twin Oaks Country Club. I
hope to see many of you there also.
Thanks again to all of you for your tremendous support of the Covington Latin School.
Jerry Kohlhepp ’62
Chair of Alumni Affairs
Latin Mass Kicks Off
2009-2010 School Year
Please join us for our annual Latin
Mass celebration to set the tone for the
first day of classes for the 2009-10
school year on Monday, August 17th,
in the Cathedral. Coffee and donuts
reception to follow in school auditorium. School is waiting for time confirmation. Please call school for time.
Latin School Family
Receive Awards
Sr. Georgia Messingschlager, a school board
member since the 1980’s, was honored at
the Notre Dame Academy’s Women Making
a Difference luncheon in March for her fifty
years as a teacher and role model. She is a
teacher at St. Xavier High School in
Cincinnati.
On the same day, one of our past parents,
Ruth Averdick, mother of Jonathan ’96 and
sister of Jim Appel ’87, was also honored for
her service to people in the inner city and
beyond.
John Domaschko ’66 was honored as the
2009 Northern Kentuckian of the Year at
Covington Catholic High School in April for
his outstanding professional and community involvement.
Congratulations to these three people of
our Latin School community.
Cliff Kulenburg: A Soft Spot for Latin School
Cliff Kulenburg ’38, left, with nephew Tom ’76 and his wife Linda Luken,
Cliff’s widow Ann, and Tom’s sons Matt and Joe.
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Tom Luken ’76 informed the development office in May of
this year that his uncle, Cliff Kulenburg ’38 had passed away.
Cliff was an Air Force flight navigator during WWII and on
his 14th mission over Germany was shot down and spent
almost a year as a POW.
Over the last five years, Tom and his family several times
visited Cliff and his wife Ann in Tucson. He stated that Cliff
felt that a good education was one of the most important
and valuable assets a person can possess. He felt that the
educational foundation he received at Covington Latin
School was so important that it was a major influence in
forming the kind of individual he was to become. Cliff ’s
family requests that memorial contributions to be sent to
CLS in care of the Development Office.
John Goldfuss
Honored: 20
Years Service
— Class Notes continued from page 5 —
Major David Ross ’94 is deployed in Iraq
and will hopefully be home in September.
Jake Ryan ’94 is an athletic trainer for
Georgetown College in Georgetown,
Kentucky.
Ryan Sims ’97 is co-founder and CTO of
GrooveSource.com, Inc., an optical instruments/lens manufacturer in Chicago.
Tim Spille ’94 was named secretary/treasurer of the Young Lawyers’ Section of the
Northern Kentucky Bar Association. Tim
and his wife Meridith are expecting their
first child in September.
Jim Sturgill ’94 is a Paramedic I for Huron
Valley Ambulance in Michigan.
00’s
Eric (McGaw) Adams ’00 married Lauren
Pacheco on August 2, 2008.
Susan Craft ’03 has finished her second year
of the Ph.D. program in school psychology
at the University of Florida.
Brian Guilfoyle ’06 has graduated from the
Army Reserve Officer Training Corps
Leaders Training Course at Fort Knox. He is
a student at the University of Dayton.
Sebastian Moreno ’08 was the public relations
person for the Northern Kentucky University’s
chapter of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity
Cuts for a Cure to raise money for the Ronald
and Nancy Reagan Alzheimer’s Foundation.
He received coverage from many of the local
TV stations, along with CNN and other
national media. His fraternity is in the running now for the top TKE chapter because of
their accomplishment.
Ashley Neu ’01 married Justin Solomon on
December 20, 2008. She is getting her doctorate in clinical psychology at Xavier
University and will be moving to
Philadelphia this summer to undergo her
residency year.
Andrew Morrison ’06 has helped to lead
the University of Dayton’s Building Energy
Center to aid community service partners
and low income residents to save energy
costs. The center’s mission is to improve
building performance and energy efficiency, educate energy efficiency engineers and
advance the science of building energy performance. As a side note, Andrew formed a
band called the Jaywalkers which won a
college Battle of the Bands contest, which
John Goldfuss with some recent grads at reception in his honor.
stipulated the use of original songs. Andrew wrote
most of his band’s songs. His band was the opening act for the band Guster at the University of
Dayton in April.
Michael Roberts ’02 graduated from the Citadel
and is now in the U.S. Army and, at last word, in
Afghanistan.
D.J. Vrabel ’06 completed his U.S. Navy basic
training at Recruit Training Command in Great
Lakes, Illinois. ■
In a surprise assembly on
May 18, students, faculty
and assorted alums in
honored retiring John
Goldfuss for his twenty
years of contributions to
the Covington Latin
School. As yearbook moderator, director of drama productions, and alumni director, John
made an indelible impression on
one and all, but it is as English
teacher extraordinaire that he will
best be remembered. An album
full of notes and letters was presented to him, along with gifts
from the Student Council and
faculty/staff. A reception was held
afterwards for alums and parents.
Two Stalwarts Move On
At the end of this school,
two of our faculty moved
on to new challenges. Dick
Stewart ’79 has accepted
the position of principal at
Bishop Brossart High
School in Alexandria,
Kentucky and Wayne
Homer is retiring.
Dick has been at Latin
School since the mid1980’s. He has taught history, economics, and
speech for twenty-three
years, and has also served
as dean of students for the
past seventeen years.
Wayne has been the college/guidance counselor
since the beginning of the
1994 school year.
Congratulations and best
wishes to you both on
your new endeavors!
Wayne Homer with some of his family at the retirement party in
his honor.
Dick Stewart with sons Patrick ’13 and and Matthew ’08 at the
going away party in his honor.
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Foreign Language
Awards Galore
Latin School was well-represented by our Junior
Classical League (JCL) chapter of 74 students at
the state conference in Lexington, November 2123, 2008. Three CLS students were elected as state
officers: Austin Farley as second vice president,
Allison Wintring as historian, and Susie Neiman,
re-elected Secretary. All six Latin Certamen teams
were finalists, placing first, second or third in state
in each of three classes. Our students also had a
dominant presence in the academic contests held
throughout the conference.
National Latin Exam results: Our students
earned 38 (gold) summa cum laude, 14 (silver)
maxima cum laude, 11 magna cum laude, and 11
cum laude awards. In all, 75 out of 100 students
received awards. Perfect papers were earned by
Phillip Dressman, Andrew Field, and Stephen
Pictured above are the thirty-eight students who earned the Summa Award in this year’s National Latin Exam.
McMurtry. Book Awards, for receiving four gold
medals in four years, were earned by Rachel Bier
and Kelly King.
Medusa Mythology Exam results: 9 out of 17 of our Latin students earned awards: bronze medals by Cory Bridewell and Allison
Wintring; Corona Laurea awards by Keaton Smith and Tyler Heist;
The following graduates have successfully completed the requireCorona Olivae awards by Matthew Villareal, Patrick Becker, Austin
ments for the Commonwealth Diploma, having taken four
Farley, Matthew Lindley, and Ian Takaoka.
Advanced Placement courses, including one in English, one in sciNational Greek Exam results: Five of six participating students
ence or math, one foreign Language, and one elective AP course,
received awards: Michelle Schulte and Meghan Waters, first place;
and having taken AP exams in three of the four courses listed:
Matt Gibson and LeeAnn Seimer, second place; Matthew Lindley,
Rachel Bier, Yashu Dhamija, Kelly King, Maddie Kusch-Kavanagh,
third place.
Sierra O’Bryan, Emily Pooner and Brynn Stylinski.
Senior Erin Rosenbauer received an award from the German
American Citizens League of Greater Cincinnati for Outstanding
Never Let Us Forget Scholarship Awarded
Achievement in the study of German.
Barry and Pat Billiter
awarded the 2009 Never Let
us Forget Scholarship to Ian
Birthelmer in honor of
Latin: Latin School is #1 again in the state with thirty stutheir son Greg ’87 who was
dents placing in the top 3 places: 12 first place, 10 second
killed in Iraq.
place, and 8 third place!
Seven Seniors Receive
Commonwealth Diplomas
For AP Achievements
State Foreign Language Results
senior Chelsea Rothschild, first place, listening
proficiency; senior Erin Rosenbauer, second place in listening proficiency; German Chorus, second place.
German:
Spanish: senior Brian Becker, second place in oral performance, and also in writing performance; seniors
Veronica Richter and Caroline Medley, second place for
dialogue; senior Andrea Patton, sixth place for recitation of
literary passage.
In German and Spanish, Latin School competes against students across the state who have had at least four years of
studies. CLS students have only two years of studies, quite
remarkable achievements!
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Prestigious Awards to CLS Teachers
Mr. Dennis Whitehead ’62, AP Biology, Physics and Prep Social
Studies teacher, was chosen the 2008 Walmart Teacher of the Year.
This award was based on popular student vote through each store.
The award grants Latin School $1,000.00 to be used toward an academic area of Mr. Whitehead’s choosing.
Dean of Studies and history/speech teacher Stephanie Tewes
received the Horace Mann-Abraham Lincoln Fellowship for this
summer. She is the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s winner. The fellowship is a five day program at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential
Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois. It includes round-trip
transportation, lodging, and most meals.
2009 Alumni Banquet
Honorees Selected
The annual Alumni Banquet will be held on
October 1 at Twin Oaks in Latonia,
Kentucky. Make plans to meet up with fellow alums at this memorable event. The
honorees this year are:
Disciplinam Award
(outstanding in a profession)
Ed Linz ’59
Upon graduation from the US Naval
Academy and commissioning, Ed received
nuclear propulsion training and was
assigned to submarine duty. During the
next 20 years, he served on both nuclear
attack and ballistic missile submarines,
including a tour as commanding officer of
the USS Kamehameha, a Poseidon missile
submarine. He concluded his military service working for the Joint Chiefs of Staff in
the Pentagon, developing arms control policy for the U.S.
Following his retirement from the Navy
in 1985, Commander Linz obtained a second masters degree, in secondary education, from George Mason University and
began a new career teaching high school
mathematics and physics, and coaching
cross county. He currently teaches three levels of physics at West Springfield High
School in Springfield, Virginia.
Scientiam Award
(outstanding in teaching others)
Larry Borne ’56
Larry went to St. Augustine School in
Covington before attending Latin School.
He graduated in 1956 and received the
Faculty Award. He furthered his studies at
Xavier University, Villa Madonna College,
and the University of Colorado where he
received his Ph. D.
Larry taught U.S. History at the
University of Colorado at Boulder and
Denver, Xavier University, and Northern
Kentucky University for thirty-seven years
until December 2005. He has written two
books, two dozen articles in journals and
encyclopedias, two dozen book reviews and
attended as participant at ten historical programs and is now enjoying his retirement
by hunting, fishing, and working on a farm
in Franklin County.
Bonitatem Award
(outstanding community service)
Tom Willenborg ’46
Tom attended St. Aloysius School before
attending Latin School. Fr. Ralph Stoeckle
recommended Tom to Security Bank in
Covington and, moving up the ranks, he
was elected president of the bank. He
retired after forty-two years in July of 1987.
He supported the community by helping
customers attain loans for various reasons,
and especially, if he helped someone start a
new business, he would patronize it. Tom
passed away in December of 2008.
Distinguished Young Alumni Award
(new this year)
Brad Jackson ’80
Brad has served as a staff physician at the
Lincoln Heights Health Center while fulfilling a public health commitment for the
National Health Service. He served as the
medical director of the Cincinnati Health
Plan, a local Medicaid health maintenance
organization, and participated on many
hospital and insurance advisory boards. He
also served as the assistant medical director
and practicing pediatrician for Bethesda
Group Practice and is currently a partner in
a private pediatric practice, Premier
Pediatric Group, Inc. in Mason, Ohio.
Brad has made several appearances on Fox
19 News, as well as 1230 AM radio and
WVXU-FM radio as a guest physician. He has
been featured in the Top Doctors edition of
Cincinnati Magazine and has been a finalist
for the Healthcare Hero Award from the
Cincinnati Business Courier in 2007 and 2008.
Honorary Alumnus Award
August Faeth
Gus went to Covington Latin School for
several years but had to quit school to care
for his ailing mother, Mame. He began
working in banking and finance and started
Bonded, Inc., a receivables management
firm in 1956. He sold Bonded and founded
ACB American in 1962. In addition to
numerous professional organizations, Gus
devoted much of his time to the Church,
working especially with the Sisters of
Charity and the St. Clair Convent. Gus
passed away on April 21, 2001 at the age of
83. His wife Susan contacted Latin School
in 2004. She stated that Gus was so proud of
the Latin School education he received and
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he was so interested in supporting the community that their son Tony and she decided
to hold a Gus Faeth Golf Outing. The proceeds from the golf outing are producing
scholarships for deserving students. The
annual Gus Faeth Memorial Golf Outing
will be held on October 7 at Twin Oaks.
Call Cinda at (859)261-4049 or email development@covingtonlatin.org if you would
like to participate.
Distinguished Alumnus Award
Marty Zalla ’54
As part of the University of Cincinnati’s
co-op program in Civil Engineering, Marty
began working for Building Crafts, Inc. in
1956. After graduation, he continued working for Building Crafts and quickly assumed
a leadership position. In 1975, Marty positioned Building Crafts as a leader in the
construction of water and wastewater treatment facilities.
Marty has influenced the local community in many ways, including serving for five
years on the board of the Sisters of The
Good Shepherd, three years on the board at
Carmel Manor, ten years on the board of St.
Elizabeth Medical Center, three years on the
Covington Latin School Board of Education
and twenty-three years on the board of
Kentucky Enterprise Federal Savings and
Loan Association.
Following the untimely death of their
son Michael ’84, Marty and his wife Sheila
founded the Michael Zalla Foundation.
This foundation has provided countless
scholarships to students in the Northern
Kentucky University Honors Program, provided scholarships to inner city children of
St. Frances Seraph and supported
Covington Latin School fundraisers. It has
also supported The Point in Northern
Kentucky and Fr. Beiting’s Appalachian
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Drama Takes Center Stage
New Drama Club
For Frosh and Sophs
A new club was formed this school year, the
Drama Club for freshman and sophomore
students. They presented a Christmas performance at the whole-school Christmas
party and then a two night performance of
The Taming of LaRue in April. They also
took their productions on the road and performed at St. Therese School, St. Pius X
School, St. Joseph School in Crescent
Springs, as well as St. Charles Nursing
Home, for one or both productions.
Drama Club 09: (l to r) Sophomores Michael Blewett, Shauna Combs and Michael Stephens in the play,
The Taming of La Rue.
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More Career Day
Senior Class Play. Since 1996, and every four years thereafter, the senior class play has been a musical. This scene is
from this year’s performance of West Side Story at the Carnegie Center.
Dr. Brian Lanier ’93 is family physician for the
Martin Army Community Hospital
Don Ruberg ’69, attorney for O’Hara, Ruberg
and Taylor, discusses law as a profession.
The Man Who Came to Dinner, Junior class play, with Matt Johnson in the wheelchair.
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College Colonel Scholarship and Centre Endowment Grant; KEES Scholarship
ATTENDING: Xavier University
Ian Michael Birthelmer — Army ROTC Scholarship; University of Dayton President’s
Merit Scholarship; Bellarmine University Monsignor Horrigan Scholarship, Tuition Grant
and Residence Life Grant; Never Let Us Forget Scholarship
ATTENDING: University of Dayton
Kevin Shane Black — University of Dayton President’s Merit Scholarship and Engineering
Scholarship; Rose-Hulman Merit Scholarship; Bellarmine University Monsignor Horrigan
Scholarship, Tuition Grant and Residence Life Grant; KEES Scholarship
ATTENDING: University of Dayton
Clara Rose Breetz — Trine University Legacy Award, University Scholarship and Dean’s
Business Scholarship; KEES Scholarship
ATTENDING: University of Kentucky
Haleigh Elisabeth Clements — Thomas More College Leadership Award, Diversity Award,
Kentucky Tuition Grant, Dean’s Academic Scholarship, Alumni Legacy Award and Catholic
High School Award; Heile Family Trust Scholarship to Thomas More College; Bellarmine
College Monsignor Treece Scholarship, Tuition Grant and Residence Life Grant; KEES
Scholarship
ATTENDING: Thomas More College
Jesse Lauren Coe — University of Kentucky Provost Scholarship; University of Colorado
Chancellor’s Achievement Scholarship; KEES Scholarship
ATTENDING: University of Kentucky
Matthew Jeremiah Delaney — Thomas More College Thomas More Award, Catholic High
School Award and Parochial Promise Award; Heile Award to Thomas More College; KEES
Scholarship
ATTENDING: Thomas More College
Yashu Dhamija — Bellarmine College Monsignor Horrigan Scholarship, Tuition Grant and
Residence Hall Grant; Kent State University Trustee Scholarship; Miami University Jane &
James Denham Scholarship, Dillman Scholarship, Miami Grant, Ohio Achievement
Scholarship, Ohio Merit Scholarship and Miami Success Award; University of Dayton
Trustee’s Merit Scholarship; Xavier University Trustee Scholarship and Catholic Legacy
Grant; Youngstown State University Red & White Scholarship; University of Cincinnati
Cincinnatus University Scholarship; Case Western Reserve University Provost’s Scholarship
ATTENDING: Youngstown State University
Andrew James Donnermeyer — University of Louisville Trustee’s Scholarship, Dean
Robert C. Ernst Scholarship; Northern Kentucky University Excellence Scholarship; KEES
Scholarship
ATTENDING: University of Louisville
Christopher James Elmlinger — Thomas More College Dean’s Scholarship and Catholic
High School Award; James F. Bertsch Memorial Scholarship; Heile Award to Thomas More
College; KEES Scholarship
ATTENDING: Thomas More College
William Leslie Foley — Thomas More College Dean’s Academic Scholarship, Catholic
High School Award and Out-of-State Award
ATTENDING: Thomas More College
Emily Morgan Griswold — Xavier University Catholic Legacy Award, Xavier Honors
Award and Muskie Grant; Thomas More College Dean’s Academic Scholarship, Alumni
Legacy Award, Diocesan Discount and Out of State Grant; College of Mt. St. Joseph
Academic Achievement Award and Trustee Scholarship; CLS Athletic Booster’s Scholarship
— See Graduates on page 12 —
Class of 2009
College Acceptances
Forty graduating seniors have earned
over $6 million (minus KEES scholarships and other scholarships not affiliated with a college or university) in scholarships from the following colleges and
universities.
Allegheny College
Arcadia University
Bellarmine University
Case Western Reserve University
Centre College
Christian Brothers University
College of Mt. St. Joseph
College of Wooster
Denison University
Eastern Kentucky University
Fordham University
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Georgetown College
Hanover College
Kent State University
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola Marymount University
Miami University of Ohio
Murray State University
Northern Kentucky University
Oberlin College
Ohio Wesleyan University
Otterbein College
Purdue University
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
St. Louis University
Thomas More College
Transylvania University
Trine University
Tulane University
Union College
University of Alabama
University of Chicago
University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati-DAAP
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Dayton
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
University of Minnesota-Morris
University of North Carolina, Wilmington
University of Notre Dame
Wake Forest University
Western Kentucky University
Xavier University
Youngstown State University
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ATTENDING:
Xavier University
Kurtis Anthony Kidwell — The Matthew Resing Scholarship; KEES Scholarship
Northern Kentucky University
ATTENDING:
**Kelly Nichole King — University of Kentucky Core Governor’s Scholarship; University of
Louisville Hallmark Award; Xavier University Trustee Scholarship and Catholic Legacy
Grant; Georgetown College Trustee Scholarship; KEES Scholarship
ATTENDING: University of Kentucky
George Thomas Kreutzjans — Bellarmine University Monsignor Horrigan Scholarship,
Bellarmine Tuition Grant and Residence Hall Grant; Xavier University Presidential
Scholarship and Xavier Catholic Legacy Grant; Transylvania University Pioneer
Scholarship; University of Dayton President’s Merit Scholarship; Centre College Centre
Award; Remke Market’s Student Achiever’s Scholarship; KEES Scholarship
ATTENDING: Bellarmine University
Madeline Yvonne Kusch-Kavanagh — Xavier University Performing Arts Grant,
Presidential Scholarship and Catholic Legacy Grant; Loyola Marymont University
Achievement Award; Loyola University of Chicago Loyola Scholarship
ATTENDING: University of Chicago
Gregory Andrew Light — University of Cincinnati UC/21 Scholarship; Otterbein College
President’s Scholarship and Premier Departmental Scholarship Award; Ohio Wesleyan
University Faculty Scholarship; Xavier University Trustee Scholarship and Catholic Legacy
Award; National Merit Scholarship
ATTENDING: University of Cincinnati
Caroline Grace Medley — University of Dayton Dean’s Merit Scholarship; Bellarmine
University Monsignor Horrigan Scholarship, Tuition Grant and Residence Hall Grant;
KEES Scholarship
ATTENDING: University of Dayton
Michelle Marie Metz — University of Dayton Dean’s Merit Scholarship
University of Dayton
ATTENDING:
Sierra Rose O’Bryan — University of Cincinnati University Scholarship, Cincinnatus Outof-State Award and Mechanical Engineering Scholarship; Tulane University Presidential
Scholarship; Purdue University Trustee Scholarship; Xavier University Trustee Scholarship
and Catholic Legacy Grant; University of Louisville Trustee Scholarship; Thomas More
College Chancellor’s Scholarship; Northern Kentucky University Distinguished Scholarship;
Macy’s Foundation Scholarship; Robert C. Byrd Scholarship; KEES Scholarship
ATTENDING: Thomas More College
Andrea Sarah Patton — St. Louis University Provost Tuition Scholarship and Provost
Residence Scholarship; College of Wooster College Scholar Award; Xavier University
Trustee Scholarship and Catholic Legacy Grant; Corona Studii Senior Student of the Year
Award; KEES Scholarship
ATTENDING: Saint Louis University or College of Wooster
Emily Ann Pooner — University of Kentucky Flagship Scholarship; Kentucky
Transportation Cabinet Civil Engineering Scholarship; University of Dayton Dean’s Merit
Scholarship; Wallace Woods Neighborhood Association Good Neighbor Scholarship; KEES
Scholarship
ATTENDING: University of Kentucky
Rahul Chandrashekhar Rao — Miami University Dillman Scholarship and Miami Grant;
University of Dayton Dean’s Merit Scholarship; University of Cincinnati Cincinnatus
Century Scholarship
ATTENDING: Miami University
— See Graduates on page 13 —
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Sophomore Ian Robinson was invited to
attend the Junior Presidential Youth Inaugural
Conference in Washington, D.C. in January.
He witnessed the swearing-in ceremony of
the 44th U.S. President, Barack Obama, and
attended an inaugural ball with keynote
speakers including retired general Colin
Powell and former vice-president Al Gore.
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Rising Senior Michelle Schulte has been
accepted into the Kenyon Review Young
Writers summer program and will be
attending the 2009 program at Kenyon
College. She also recently received the Gold
Key Award and was one of five nominees
for the American Voices Award for the
Northern Kentucky Writing Region of the
2009 Scholastic Writing Awards. The Gold
Key Award is the highest level of achievement at the regional level and only five
Gold Key winners are nominated each year
for the American Voices Award. Michelle is
the first CLS student to receive a Gold Key
Award.
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Duke University’s Talent Identification
Program recognizes students at the seventh
grade level based on outstanding ACT® or
SAT1® scores. Jessica Chan, Phillip
Dressman, Phillip Dunn, Bridgette
Hildreth, Olivia Roettker, Joseph Ruter,
and Paul Wintring received state recognition, and Phillip Dressman received grand
recognition at the national level.
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Sophomore Emerald Lu was chosen as a
regional finalist in Google’s Doodle 4
Google contest for grades 10-12 and went
on to capture National Finalist status (3 out
of 28,000 entries submitted) and has been
awarded a lap-top computer by Google.
— See Did You Know page 15 —
Attention Former Members
Of the Bishop’s Boys Choir:
Any Latin School grad who was a
member of the elite Bishop’s Boys
Choir, please contact John Wegener
’69. John’s contact information:
hq@satcen.com or call (859) 282-2000
x104 or (800) 868-7263 x104.
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Veronica Ellen Richter — University of Kentucky Flagship Scholarship; KEES Scholarship
ATTENDING: University of Louisville
Erin Marie Rosenbauer — Thomas More College Presidential Scholarship and Diocesan
Discount; University of Cincinnati Cincinnatus Century Scholarship; University of
Louisville Trustee’s Scholarship and Speed Scholars Award; Northern Kentucky University
Achiever’s Scholarship and Project SOAR Scholarship; KEES Scholarship
ATTENDING: University of Louisville
Chelsea Jane Rothschild — Bellarmine University Monsignor Horrigan Scholarship,
Tuition Grant and Residence Hall Grant; College of Wooster Dean’s Award; University of
Minnesota Chancellor’s Academic Scholarship; Xavier University Presidential Scholarship
ATTENDING: Bellarmine University
Ryan John Simerlink — Xavier University Trustee Scholarship; Oberlin College John
Frederick Oberlin Scholarship; Loyola University of Chicago Damen Scholarship; Lord’s
Bounty Scholarship; University of Cincinnati Cincinnatus XIII Scholarship
ATTENDING: Xavier University
Kacie Ann Sparks — Thomas More College Thomas More Award, Diocesan Discount,
Parochial Promise and Out-of-State Grant
ATTENDING: University of Cincinnati
Brynn Elizabeth Stylinski — University of Louisville Trustee’s Academic Scholarship;
Western Kentucky University Regent’s Scholarship; Centre College Colonel’s Scholarship,
KHEAA State Grant and Centre Endowment Grant; University of Kentucky Provost
Scholarship; Northern Kentucky University Excellence Scholarship; KEES Scholarship
ATTENDING: University of Louisville
Ian Yoshiro-Bayne Takaoka — College of Wooster Dean’s Award; Transylvania University
Pioneer Scholarship; Northern Kentucky University Excellence Scholarship; Thomas More
College Parochial Promise and Diocesan Discount; KEES Scholarship
ATTENDING: Northern Kentucky University
Marie Grace Tracy — Bellarmine University Monsignor Horrigan Scholarship, Bellarmine
Residence Grant and Tuition Grant; Xavier University Presidential Scholarship; University
of Dayton President’s Merit Scholarship; Hanover College Hanover Merit Scholarship;
Georgetown College Trustee Scholarship; KEES Scholarship
ATTENDING: Bellarmine University
News Flashes
Juniors (now seniors) Mak Kroger, Lily
Rodgers, Meghan Waters, and Michael
Zalla have been chosen to participate in the
Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program.
The program provides academic and personal growth through a strong liberal arts
program with a full co-curricular and residential life experience. This five-week program is free of charge this summer.
Junior (now senior) Allison Wintring
has been chosen to participate in the
Governor’s Scholars for the Arts program.
This program provides hands-on arts
opportunities for talented Kentucky high
school students. It is an all-expense paid
three-week summer residency program.
Juniors (now seniors) Mak Kroger,
Michelle Schulte and LeeAnn Seimer were
named 2010 National Merit quarterfinalists.
They were among the highest performers
among the 50,000 participants of some 1.5
million entrants.
As part of the freshman history class, our
students enter the Philosophy Slam contest
while studying philosophy. The question for
this year was “Which has a greater impact
on society, greed or giving?” We are proud
to announce that freshman Malory Thelen
came in second in the nation! Go to the following website to check out her essay
http://www.philosophyslam.org/prizes_fin
.html.
Keegan Avery Tuttle-Wheeler — Bellarmine University Monsignor Treece Scholarship;
KEES Scholarship
ATTENDING: Bellarmine University
Latin Student Wins
Fencing Tournament
Connor Delaney Wall — Thomas More College Award, Catholic High School Award,
Parochial Promise and Legacy Award; CLS Alumni Association Scholarship; KEES
Scholarship
ATTENDING: Thomas More College
Junior Phelan Spence took home first place
honors in the Cincinnati Fencing Club sponsored Botterell Open Fencing Tournament,
held on Saturday, June 13, at the Campbell
County YMCA in Fort Thomas. As a result
of his first-place finish, Spence, who fences
with the Salle de Lion Fencing Club and lives
in Covington, earned a ‘B’ ranking with the
United States Fencing Association (USFA) in
the foil weapon category. In July, Spence will
travel to Dallas, Texas, to fence in the USFA
Summer Nationals. He will face fencers from
around the nation in the Youth-14 and U-16
(Cadet) competitions. The Botterell is an
annually sponsored event and draws competitors from around the Midwest.
Amanda Catherine Wharfield — University of Kentucky Provost Scholarship; University
of Cincinnati Cincinnatus Century Scholarship; University of Louisville Trustee’s
Scholarship; KEES Scholarship
ATTENDING: University of Kentucky
Dominic William Zembrodt — Thomas More College Presidential Scholarship and
Catholic High School Award; Bellarmine University Residence Hall Grant, Monsignor
Horrigan Scholarship and Tuition Grant; Xavier University Honors Award; KEES
Scholarship
ATTENDING: Thomas More College
*Valedictorian
**Salutatorian
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Juniors 2009 Washington Trip
President’s Education Award
Program Honors 27 Seniors
Alums Helping Around the World
Rich Gangwish ’70 was on his fifth Operation Smile mission
last year. At a refueling stop on the tarmac in Dakar, Senegal,
the westernmost tip of Africa, while looking around at the
other passengers on the plane, he noticed CLS classmate Karl
Kaucher! Ironically, the next day, Rich took a tour of Soweto
and the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg before leaving
for Antananarivo, Madagascar and who did he see again but
Karl! Karl was on his way to help the people of Mamelodi.
Another CLS grad, Dave Heidrich ’76 was in Mamelodi at the
same time.
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The President’s Education Awards Program acknowledges the
Educational Excellence of those students who have maintained a
GPA of 3.5 or above and have exhibited high achievement in reading and mathematics through their scores on the SAT or ACT.
The awards are given in cooperation with the National
Association of Secondary School Principals and the U.S.
Department of Education. Those twenty-seven seniors honored at
the Baccalaureate Brunch were: Jake Allison, Keno Bakunawa,
Brian Becker, Rachel Bier, Ian Birthelmer, Kevin Black, Haleigh
Clements, Jesse Coe, Yashu Dhamija, Emily Griswold, Kelly King,
George Kreutzjans, Maddie Kusch-Kavanagh, Greg Light, Caroline
Medley, Michelle Metz, Sierra O’Bryan, Andrea Patton, Emily
Pooner, Rahul Rao, Veronica Richter, Erin Rosenbauer, Chelsea
Rothschild, Ryan Simerlink, Brynn Stylinski, Marie Tracy and
Amanda Wharfield.
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2008-09 AAF Closes
The 2008-09 Academic Advancement Fund came to a close on June
30 with us almost reaching our goal of $200,000. I think that is
remarkable, considering the current economy. Thanks so much to
everyone who supported this program aiding our efforts to help
students who need financial assistance. A full report will appear in
the fall issue of The Leader.
Sports News Briefs
Covington Latin School was once again recognized by the
KHSAA (Kentucky High School Athletic Association) as having
no sportsmanship violations in a KHSAA sport during the 200708 school year.
Senior George Kreutzjans was named a Northern Kentucky Boys
Soccer all-star, second team, by the Northern Kentucky Boys High
School Soccer Coaches Association.
Junior Lily Rodgers was named Class A Girls Cross Country first
team all-state by the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches
Association. This honor is awarded to 10 students in the
Commonwealth. On the
national stage, Lily placed
4th in the Foot Locker
National Championship,
competing with other junior
runners in the southern
region. This meet was held
in Charlotte, North Carolina
in November of 2008.
The Freshman girls basketball team (Anna
Matchinga, Bridget Hildreth,
Emma Ganshirt, Maddie
Lily Rodgers in fine form at this year’s state
Grote, Jessica Kuhlman,
track meet in Lexington in May.
Lydia Cooper, Alexa
Mitchell, Mimi Conti, and head coach Anna Wilson ’98) won the
Heritage League, completing an undefeated season.
Junior Lily Rodgers was once again state champ in the 3200
meter dash at the Kentucky state high school track meet in June.
She also finished 2nd in the 1600m. She has recently been named to
the KTCCCA Academic All-State Track and Field first team for
2009. Lily was also state champ in the 3200 meters in 2007. ■
2010 National Merit Quarterfinalists, l to r, Juniors Michelle Schulte, LeeAnn
Siemer, and Mark Kroger.
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Emerald’s doodle, called From the Ashes, was
on display in the Smithsonian’s CooperHewitt National Design Museum through
July 9 this year.
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Kurtis Kidwell ’09 and Christian
Menchhofer ’06 earned Eagle Scout awards
this past spring.
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Maddie Kusch-Kavanagh ’09 completed the
Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
Regional Youth Leadership seven-month
program. The program helped build leadership skills and encouraged community
involvement among young people.
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Addison Cain ’10 has been chosen as our
school representative for the Northern
2009 Governor’s Scholars, l to r, Mark Kroger, Lily Rodgers, Michael Zalla, and
Meghan Waters
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Regional
Youth Leadership program for 2009-10. This
leadership development
program builds leadership skills and encourages community
involvement.
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As part of the Ancient
Coins for Education
Addison Cain
program, our seniors participated in an
Ancient Greek Lands image contest.
Congratulations to Rachel Bier for receiving
the highest score in the country among all
participating! She received one ancient coin
as the school winner and another one as the
national winner.
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The 2008 winners of the Northern Kentucky
Area High School Creative Writing Contest
were announced in February. Latin School
students receiving honors were Sierra
O’Bryan, second place, and Kelly King, tied
for third place, both awards in the fiction
category.
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More Graduation Pictures
Pontifical Servers make one last appearance with Bishop Foys. L to r, Emily Griswold, Kelly King, Bishop Foys,
Maddie Kusch-Kavanagh, Kurtis Kidwell. Back row, Rosie Breetz, Caroline Medley, Ian Birthelmer, Connor Wall.
Dick Stewart, Dean of Students, chats with seniors (l to r) Kelly King, Sierra
O’Bryan and Sarah Beckman before graduation.
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