“Hot Shot Blitz” for Hoops for Heart
Loveland Intermediate School has contributed $35,000 over the last eleven years to Hoops for Heart
by Staff Reporter Cam Louder
Loveland, Ohio – The fifth and sixth graders at Loveland Intermediate School played with heart and participated for the eleventh straight year in a community service learning program called Hoops for Heart sponsored by
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Key Facts From The American Heart Association
- Heart disease accounts for 1 in 7 deaths in the U.S.
- Someone in the U.S. dies from heart disease about once every 90 seconds.
- Nearly 787,000 people in the U.S. died from heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases in 2011. That’s about one of every three deaths in America.
- About 2,150 Americans die each day from these diseases, one every 40 seconds.
- Cardiovascular diseases claim more lives than all forms of cancer combined.
- For More Information Visit: www.heart.org
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the American Heart Association. “Every student participates through physical education class and we do it in a format called Hot Shot Blitz,” stated Loveland Intermediate Physical Education teacher, Barbara Orsinelli. She continued to explain that kids benefit by learning about heart disease prevention and how each of us 
are directly or indirectly touched by heart disease through family members that have suffered from strokes, heart attacks or congenital heart disease.
Orsinelli explains that the event is filled with excitement and has multi-layers of competition. It is two different assemblies one for fifth grade and one for sixth grade. The first level, students are trying to score the most points they can in one minute and it’s tricky because the students get to choose where to take the shots. The harder the shot, the more points they can earn. The second level of the competition, takes 10 of the highest scoring boys and girls from each grade to shoot off against each other. The boys play against the boys and the girls play against the girls, leaving one boy winner and one girl winner from each grade. The Hot Shot Blitz Champions are:
- Fifth Grade Boy Champion, Andrew Waple, 41 points
- Fifth Grade Girl Champion, Abigail Pawlikowski, 32 points
- Sixth Grade Boy Champion, Cody Rose, 43 points
- Six Grade Girl Champion,Tess Broerman, 43 points
The third level of the event requires the remaining boys and girls from each grade to shoot off against previous Loveland Intermediate Hot Shot Players and current Loveland High School, Boy’s Basketball Varsity senior, Jordon Rhomes and Loveland High School Varsity Girl’s player, Devon
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Two Easy Steps To Donate and Support Loveland Intermediate’s Fundraising Efforts
1. Go to www.heart.org/hoops
2. Register & donate
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Thomas. 
The winners of this round were Jordon Rhomes and Devon Thomas. The last part of the competition had the students roaring with laughter and enthusiasm when Loveland Intermediate teachers and administration had their own shoot out.
Mrs. Orsinelli, stated, “Last year they raised five thousand dollars and this year the plan is to match the same amount. Collectively, Loveland Intermediate School has contributed $35,000 over the last eleven years to Hoops for Heart.
