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  • Loveland Educating Against Alcohol and Drugs Youth Ambassadors Join the We Are The Majority Rally

    Loveland Educating Against Alcohol and Drugs Youth Ambassadors Join the We Are The Majority Rally

    21 LEAAD Youth Ambassadors from Loveland, led by program coordinator Katie Sedziol (on the left), attended the 2019 We Are The Majority Rally in Columbus on April 30.

    Thousands of teens from across the state come together to celebrate their drug-free lifestyle

     

    Columbus, Ohio – On Tuesday, April 30, 21 LEAAD (Loveland Educating Against Alcohol and Drugs) youth ambassadors from Loveland City Schools embarked on their first trip to the “We Are The Majority Rally” in Columbus, Ohio. There they met more than 2,000 other teens from across Ohio to celebrate that the majority of youth in the state are choosing to stay drug and alcohol free. The day was full of events to shine a light on the fact that youth in Ohio are promoting mental health wellness and leading the way in alcohol and drug prevention efforts. The event, organized by the nonprofit “Prevention Action Alliance,” included a performance and testimony from the local Columbus band Pray for Sleep. In addition, Governor Mike DeWine spoke to the youth about the importance of the hard work within the prevention realm they are facilitating in their communities.

    The vision of LEAAD, a  coalition with members that include Loveland City Schools, the NEST Community Learning Center, Hope Restored, Little Miami River Chamber Alliance, the Loveland-Symmes Fire Department and many more, is to provide students with direction, education and awareness of healthy life choices in a positive environment, and support children and families in prevention and intervention strategies through community and school activities based on best practices research, data and policy.

    “They’re making our community a better place to live”

    “The coalition is beyond thankful to the youth ambassadors for leading the charge on prevention efforts in the community of Loveland,” said Katie Sedziol, LEAAD program coordinator. “They’re making our community a better place to live, grow and learn. We hope that this rally marks the first of many future trips to Columbus in the years to come to celebrate that youth are an integral piece of the drug prevention efforts in Loveland.”

    For more information about LEAAD and how to join the coalition, please contact Katie Sedziol at sedzioka@lovelandschools.org. All adults and youth are welcome.

  • Melissa Prenger honored with “Celebrate Excellence” educator award

    Melissa Prenger honored with “Celebrate Excellence” educator award

    Melissa Prenger, third grade teacher at Loveland Elementary School (LES), was honored at the 2019 Celebrate Excellence educator recognition breakfast on May 3. The event, a prestigious annual scholarship fundraising event and ceremony by the Hamilton County Education Foundation, is an opportunity to honor public school educators of excellence throughout the county.

    Anthony Munoz, Master of Ceremonies, presented the 2019 Celebrate Excellence Award to Melissa Prenger, teacher at Loveland Elementary School.
    Anthony Munoz, Master of Ceremonies, presented the 2019 Celebrate Excellence Award to Melissa Prenger, teacher at Loveland Elementary School.

    “Mrs. Prenger is not only an outstanding math teacher, but also passionate about spreading kindness in our school and community,” said LES Principal Jen Forren. “She has run a long list of ‘compassion projects’ and established the LES Kindness Council, which not only have helped develop empathy and compassion among the students, but also have provided leadership opportunities for our third and fourth graders.”

    Over the past four years, Prenger has led the LES Kindness Council through a number of compassion projects to benefit others, including collecting backpacks for children in Haiti, collecting more than 10,000 pairs of socks for homeless shelters during “Socktober,” and sending more than 400 holiday “caring cards” to troops overseas.

    “It is such a privilege to honor a teacher that empowers our Tigers to be kind and serve others,” said Loveland City School District Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse. “Mrs. Prenger inspires all of us and has had significant impact on adults as well as children over her years at Loveland. She has a heart of gold and we are so lucky to have her.”

  • Congratulations Maria Reich, 2019 recipient of the Tracy L. Johnson Scholarship

    Congratulations Maria Reich, 2019 recipient of the Tracy L. Johnson Scholarship

    Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland Initiative has awarded 22 college scholarships to high-school graduates living in the Loveland City School District over the years. Due to the success of the Christmas Toy Store last year, the Tracy L. Johnson Scholarship committee selected Maria Reich to receive the $1,500 scholarship. The Loveland Initiative celebrates her outstanding community service and academic excellence. She was presented with a certificate at the Loveland High School academic awards night on May 15.

    The scholarship fund is in the memory of Tracy L. Johnson, a past resident of Westover Village. Tracy was a young, talented woman who died from Muscular Dystrophy before realizing her dream to finish college.

    Learn more about the Loveland Initiative HERE.

     

    Loveland Magazine is a sponsor of the Christmas Toy Store and the Tracy L. Johnson Scholarship.

     

  • Powell’s just rocked the 2nd Run Like a Tiger 5K!

    Powell’s just rocked the 2nd Run Like a Tiger 5K!

    Loveland, Ohio – The Powell’s just rocked the 2nd Run Like a Tiger 5K on Saturday, April 20 held at the Loveland Bike Trail! Mom, Kandice got 1st place Adult, and Shannon and Charity received the Parent/Child Team 1st Place medal. They all got PR’s as well.

    Congrats to all the Loveland Tigers that came out to race! All proceeds go to the Loveland Middle/Intermediate Schools PTSA to further support mental and emotional health programs.

    You can see photos from the race at the Run Like a Tiger Facebook page.

    Did you know you can train with the Powell’s for free, two times a week in Loveland? They also give mindset coaching, and advice for fitness and food/ supplemental nutrition at those events. Follow @riseupspartans and check the event tab for more details.

  • [5/8/19] Up-date on Loveland High School Sports

    [5/8/19] Up-date on Loveland High School Sports

    by Matt Huether

    Loveland, Ohio – The Spring Sports season at Loveland High School is nearing a close. Here is a recap and continuing play for each team.

    Men’s Tennis

    Sectionals took place on May 7th at the ATP (Lindner Tennis Center). Advancing from Sectionals to Districts are Senior Captain, Matt Huether and Junior, Alex Ditchen in Men’s Doubles.  Sophomore, Connor Ruble, has a District qualifying match this Friday, 5/10, versus Fairfield. District seeding matches will take place on Saturday, 5/11 at the ATP at 8:30 AM.

    Men’s Baseball

    Baseball hosts Hamilton on May 14th in their First Round Sectional matchup. The team currently sits at 10-11 (5-8 in the ECC) but have won 7 of their last 8 games.

    Women’s Fastpitch

    Fastpitch currently sits at 4-19 (3-9 in the ECC) and look to close out the season strong. They are led by Junior, Katelyn Kramer who is hitting .462 with 5 home runs.

    Track

    Both Men’s and Women’s Track have their ECC Conference meet tomorrow, 5/8 and Friday, 5/10 at Anderson. Loveland looks to win the ECC Championship for the first time since 2017 (Men’s) and for the first time as a program (Women’s). (No results are available on the Conference Web Site, however you can find the latest Tiger results as the meet progresses on Twitter. Loveland Athletics LovelandAthletics @LovTigers_AD)

    Men’s Lacrosse

    Men’s Lacrosse currently sit at 4-11 (2-2 in the ECC) and have won 2 of their last 4 games. They are currently tied with Turpin for 3rd in the ECC.

    Women’s Lacrosse

    Women’s Lacrosse currently sit at 10-2 (3-1 in the ECC) and have won 8 of their last 9 games. They currently sit in 2nd in the ECC and look to finish off their regular season on a strong note.

  • Sam Richardson and Claire Beseler earn multiple awards at the Golden Lion Awards Film Festival

    Sam Richardson and Claire Beseler earn multiple awards at the Golden Lion Awards Film Festival

    On Sunday, April 28, the sixth annual Golden Lion Awards Film Festival recognized students from across the Midwest, including two from Loveland High School: Sophomore Claire Beseler won a Mountain Lion Award for her short narrative film This Broken Mind and Senior Sam Richardson, who had a total of five films accepted into the competition, won the Mountain Lion Award for his film Cybersecurity Privacy and Safety (public service announcement category). Richardson was also an animation category finalist with Bombs Away and a finalist in the informational/educational category with his film Intellectual Property.

    The Golden Lion Awards are produced and directed by The Underground Academy of Cinematic Arts. The competition is open to high school and middle school students in 12 Midwest states, as well as areas of an additional 15 states within 500 miles of Cincinnati.

    Last month, Beseler’s film This Broken Mind was the winner of the short narrative category in the third annual New Media Film Festival at Mount Saint Joseph University. On Sunday, May 5, Richardson’s animation Bombs Away will be recognized at the Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition awards ceremony for being in the top 25 out of more than 11,000 artworks submitted to the competition.

  • [video] Niki Christow, Josh Elfers, Ian Fields, Grace Moriarty, and Jordan Morrison sign National letters of Intent

    [video] Niki Christow, Josh Elfers, Ian Fields, Grace Moriarty, and Jordan Morrison sign National letters of Intent

    Loveland, Ohio – On April 17 five Loveland student-athletes signed their National Letter of Intent to play their sport beyond the high school level.

    In this LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video, you can watch the ceremony conducted by Loveland High School Athletic Director Brian Conaster as he talks about their academic and athletic achievements.

    Niki Christow – Soccer (Wittenberg University)
    Josh Elfers – Football (Hanover College)
    Ian Fields – Soccer (John Carroll University)
    Grace Moriarty – Cross Country and Track (Nova Southeastern)
    Jordan Morrison – Track (High Point University)

  • Five Seniors recognized at 2nd annual Loveland High School Armed Forces Signing Day

    Five Seniors recognized at 2nd annual Loveland High School Armed Forces Signing Day

    AJ Bailey, Aaron Borchers, Mason Funk, Kian Palmer and Jack Hampton at the second annual Armed Forces Signing Day ceremony at Loveland High School

    Loveland, Ohio – On Tuesday, April 30, Loveland High School (LHS) celebrated five seniors who have committed to join a branch of the U.S. military upon graduation. The second annual LHS Armed Forces Signing Day recognized the following students at the ceremony:

    AJ Bailey– National Guard

    Aaron Borchers– Army

    Mason Funk– Army

    Jack Hampton– National Guard

    Kian Palmer– National Guard

  • Loveland High School Students nominated for 21 Cappies

    Loveland High School Students nominated for 21 Cappies

    Luke Rohling, here playing “Man in Chair” in the Drowsy Chaperone, is nominated for both Lead Actor in a Musical and Male Critic.

    Loveland, Ohio – Students at Loveland High School (LHS) have been nominated for 21 Cappies for the 2018 production of The Drowsy Chaperone. The awards will be announced at the Cappies Gala on May 23 at the Aronoff Center for the Arts in Cincinnati.

    Students nominated for the Cappies include:

    Hair & Make-up

    • Adrianna Bell
    • Molly Clemons
    • Anna Geiger

    Sound

    • Evan Bell
    • Kaitlyn Naylor
    • Adam Zdroiewski

    Props

    • Rosa Karl-Chacon
    • Marisa Kelley
    • Cayleigh King
    • Jordan Lawrence

    Lighting

    • Amy Laufersweller
    • Ben Russ
    • Matthew Rychlick
    • Kathryn Taylor

    Sets

    • Lillian DeMellia
    • Hayden Ducker
    • Natalie Heath
    • Ethan Segrist

    Orchestra

    • “The Drowsy Orchestra”

    Stage Management & Stage Crew

    • Noelle Barry
    • Sydney Miller
    • Sam Slyder
    • Samantha Weaver

    Ensemble in a Musical

    • “The Gangsters” –  Andrew Hoffmann and Aidan McCracken

    Featured Actor in Musical

    • Myles Lamson

    Female Dancer

    • Busy Aiken

    Male Dancer

    • Joseph Koehne

    Female Vocalist

    • Demi Sperelakis

    Comic Actress in a Musical

    • Merrick Hummer

    Comic Actor in a Musical

    • Calloway Hefner

    Supporting Actress in a Musical

    • Lillian DeMellia

    Supporting Actor in a Musical

    • Daniel Eilert

    Lead Actress in a Musical

    • Anna Colletto

    Lead Actor in a Musical

    • Luke Rohling

    Song

    • “Toledo Surprise”

    Musical

    • The Drowsy Chaperone

    Male Critic

    • Luke Rohling

    The Cappies Critics and Awards Program strives to recognize Greater Cincinnati’s talented young writers, performers and technical crews. High school theater and journalism students in the program become trained as critics, then attend shows at other schools to write and publish reviews. At the end of each school year, these student critics vote on awards for their fellow students in a list of categories, including outstanding productions, group and individual performances, as well as achievements in various technical categories.

  • Loveland Students Ruthie Timman and Lilly Rohling chosen as Artists for Cincinnati Zoo’s Rain Barrel Art Benefit Auction

    Loveland Students Ruthie Timman and Lilly Rohling chosen as Artists for Cincinnati Zoo’s Rain Barrel Art Benefit Auction

    Lilly Rohling (on the left) and Rachel Noe, both members of the Loveland High School Art Club, worked together to paint Lilly’s winning design on a plan rain barrel.

    Loveland, Ohio – Ruthie Timman, eighth grader at Loveland Middle School, and Lilly Rohling, sophomore at Loveland High School, have earned the honor of contributing their designed rain barrels for the 7thAnnual Rain Barrel Art Benefit Auction, held as part of “Party for the Planet” at the Cincinnati Zoo.

    Ruthie Timman (on the right) involved family, friends, her science teacher Catherine Rudisell, and classmates as she worked on her rain barrel project. Here she is with her friend A.J. Dahlquist.

    “I entered the contest because I love art and wanted to see if mine was good enough to make it through, and it did,” said Ruthie, who liked the idea that it would also benefit the zoo and help save local water. “My design idea came from going to Anna Maria Island with my family, where we kayaked and saw manatees. They came right up to us and were super gentle. They are also unique animals and not as popular as the common zoo animals, like tigers, giraffes, and elephants.”

    Forty local artists – about half of them students and the other half professional or hobby artists – have revamped typical green, dull and drab rain barrels into creative and colorful accent pieces for the garden. All barrels will be on display at the zoo throughout the month of April, leading up to the last day of the silent auction which was held on April 25.

    The Rain Barrel Art Project began as an initiative to promote the use of rain barrels, which help conserve water and save money. The project continues to educate citizens on environmental issues, including storm water runoff, watersheds and water conservation. Art teachers around town have taken it on as an annual project for their students, who are often passionate about the environment.

    “Environmental protection and preservation are very important to me and I liked the idea of combining art with environmental work.”

    “Loveland High School’s Art Club has done this project in the past and I was encouraged to bring in a design,” said Lilly. “Environmental protection and preservation are very important to me and I liked the idea of combining art with environmental work. I love the Earth and always try to do my part in protecting it. Even something seemingly as small as one barrel can do so much good in the long run for our environment.”

    Proceeds from the rain barrel auction will be used to further environmental education and awareness.