Loveland, Ohio – The following Loveland High School (LHS) students have earned prestigious awards and recognition by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for their 2019 Visual Arts entries:
Seniors Isabella Huelsman won aGold Key (Photography), two Silver Keys (Photography) and two Honorable Mentions (Ceramics and Mixed-Media); Jillian Sealschott earned aSilver Key (Drawing); Joe Timmerman earnedan Honorable Mention (Photography); Leslie Nash earned a Silver Key (Ceramics); and Samuel Richardson won one Gold Key (Photography) and three Silver Keys (Photography, Digital Art, Film & Animation).
Juniors Olivia Bransford earned two Silver Keys (Painting); Tristan Dumas earned a Silver Key (Photography); and Hannah Powers earned two Silver Keys (Painting) and one Honorable Mention (Painting).
Sophomores Lillianne Rohling earned aGold Key (Drawing & Illustration) and Sophia Stokes earned an Honorable Mention (Sculpture).
LHS students also made an impressive contribution in the 2019 Creative Writing competition: Senior Anna Ross earned a Scholastic Writing Awards Silver Key and two Honorable Mentions; Junior Vivien Terselic earned a Scholastic Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention; Junior Kieran Collins earned a Scholastic Silver Key and has been named as an Overture Awards Semi-Finalist; and Senior Zach Segal has been named as an Overture Awards Semi-Finalist.
“Elastic Lines” by Senior Isabella Huelsman won a Gold Key for photography.
Gold Key award-winning works, both in the Visual Arts and Creative Writing categories, are considered the very best submitted locally and automatically move on to compete at the national level.
About the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Since 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have recognized the vision, ingenuity and talent of the nation’s youth. The Awards are presented by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, whose mission is to identify students with exceptional artistic and literary talent. Through the Awards, students earn opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication and scholarships.
The Digital Art of Sam Richardson – “Way Up in the Sky”
The recognized artwork by Loveland High School students in the Visual Arts competition was on display at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, January 28-February 8, 2019, and can be viewed via this link.
Students at Loveland High School signed post-it notes of hope at the official launch of Hope Squad on Monday, February 4.
Hope Squad members greeted their peers with life saver candies as they arrived at Loveland Middle School on Monday morning.
Loveland, Ohio – Monday, February 4, was a day of celebrating the official launch of Hope Squad at Loveland High School (LHS), Loveland Middle School (LMS), and Loveland Intermediate School (LIS). Over the past several months, approximately 140 students, staff members and external experts have worked to prepare for the implementation of the program, which is a model using faculty advisors and trusted peers to identify students at risk for suicidal ideation and behavior, and ultimately, to save lives.
“We are very excited that our partnership with Grant Us Hope has led to this new initiative of student CARE at Loveland,” said Eric Dool, Loveland City School District director of student services. “Our Hope Squad student representatives were all nominated by their peers. They have been training and learning about Hope Squad and how to connect fellow students at risk with the critical resources they need.”
Students at Loveland Intermediate School signed banners of hope during Hope Squad activities at lunch.
Hope Squad members greeted other students with life saver candy, wallet resource cards and words of inspiration as they arrived to school on Monday morning. At both LIS and LHS, videos made by Hope Squad members were shown during Tiger Time and news announcements. At LIS, students worked on “compliment” activity sheets, passing them out to each other. At lunch, they played their Hope Squad theme song and shared messages of hope on banners.
“It is a wonderful experience to work with these students – they are an amazing group of kids,” said LHS Counselor Jamie Gordon. “We will continue to train and work through the Hope Squad curriculum over the course of the year. This launch event was an opportunity to create awareness about the program throughout our schools and underscore that we are here to support one another.”
About Grant Us Hope
Grant Us Hope is a Cincinnati nonprofit focused on creating communities of leadership and advocacy that enhance mental wellness, safety and prevention in schools. The organization has developed a school-based, peer-to-peer suicide prevention program for students with a three-year curriculum that emphasizes suicide prevention fundamentals, self-care and anti-bullying. During the 2018-19 school year, Grant Us Hope has assisted more than 25 schools in Cincinnati and Columbus with the implementation of Hope Squad. Loveland Intermediate School is the first school in Ohio to put in place a “Jr.” Hope Squad program for fifth and sixth graders.
Loveland, Ohio – Loveland High School hosted the Class of 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame inductions on Friday, January 18, at half-time during the Tiger varsity basketball game vs. Anderson. LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV was there to record the event.
Inducted in the Class of 2018 include: Nick Baker (LHS Class of 2008); Dave Hirsch (former Loveland athletic director, 1985-1995, and coach); Terry McCoy (LHS Class of ’65, and long-time freshmen and middle school football coach); Alison (Stier) Roscoe (LHS Class of 2003); Erin (Bauer) Sprague (LHS Class of 2008).
Watch the video and learn about their athletic achievements and see why they were honored.
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Tickets now on sale for Saturday, February 16, event (6:30 – 9 PM)
Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland Jazz Program invites you to a swing dance at Loveland High School (LHS) on Saturday, February 16. Bring your family and friends to enjoy an evening out, dancing to tunes played by the outstanding Loveland jazz bands. Dance instructors will be on hand to teach basic swing dance steps and provide more advanced lessons as the evening goes on. The event will culminate in a dance-off competition for those who choose to participate.
Doors to the LHS cafeteria open at 6:30 PM, and the first dance lesson begins at 6:45. The LHS Jazz Lab Band will begin playing at 7, followed by the Loveland Middle School Stage Band, and later, the LHS Jazz Orchestra. Refreshments and desserts will be served throughout the evening.
Not sure you’re ready to shine your shoes and show your moves? Seating will be available for those who prefer to just watch and enjoy the music.
Discounted advance tickets are available for purchase here; tickets at the door are priced at $12. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Loveland Jazz Program.
The Loveland High School Cheerleaders were dressed for Christmas at a recent basketball game
Cassie Mattia is a resident of Historic Downtown Loveland
by Cassie Mattia
Loveland, Ohio– Hundreds of parents and spectators will be cheering their way into a packed gym for the 2019 Eastern Cincinnati Conference Cheer and Dance Competition on February 2nd at Walnut Hills High school.
The ECC Cheer and Dance Competition will be held at the Walnut Hills High school gymnasium on February 2nd; where the dance competition will begin at 11 a.m. and the cheer competition will begin at 1 PM Admission will be 6 dollars for adults and 4 dollars for students and seniors. For more information visit the Eastern Cincinnati Conference website at www.eccsports.com.
Student athletes from Loveland, Milford and Kings, to name a few, will take part in one of the most important cheer and dance competitions of the season sponsored by the ECC beginning at 11 AM. Each school in the ECC will be represented in the competition that is said to be the highlight of the cheer and dance team’s year.
“It is the one time a year that these cheer and dance teams can come together as a league and compete in their sport. They do so much for the school throughout the year; it’s their chance to be highlighted,” Assistant District Director of Student Athletics at Loveland High school, Eric Fry explained.
Each cheer team can bring 30 cheerleaders and each dance team can bring 16 dancers. Fry says in the past this competition has been so well attended that there has been a line to get in the door.
“The past several years the gym has been packed! The crowd is cheering for the athletes and there is a great atmosphere all the way around,” Fry said, “Walnut’s gym has a great set up for this competition and has worked well the last couple of years.”
Loveland High School Cheer Team dressed for Christmas at a recent basketball game
Last year, Milford won the event in cheer, Loveland came in 4th in cheer and Kings won in dance. This year for the first time Loveland will be competing in the dance competition.
“I know that teams have been working hard for this competition. I know the Tigers will be there and represent well,” Fry said, “Kings has had a phenomenal dance program and Milford has been doing well in years past in cheer. This year is anybody’s championship to take!”
Loveland High School Cheer Team dressed for Christmas at a recent basketball game
Those who attend cheer and dance competitions as spectators are of course entertained by the athleticism and musicality of the student athletes, but many don’t truly understand how technical the competition itself actually is and how intensely the teams are scored. Tournament Manager, Heather Kaiser, says judges for the ECC Competition are selected based on experience and have to be licensed cheer and dance judges from the Universal Cheerleaders Association and Universal Dance Association organizations.
“This is a pretty competitive event so we use some of our very best judges. Judges are looking for an overall well executed performance routine,” Kaiser explained, “Difficulty comes into play as well. Cheer has to compete in two different categories, Game Day and Performance. Dance performs in two different categories as well, Pom, Jazz or Hip-Hop. For both the cheer and dance competitions two scores are then averaged to pick an overall winner,” Kaiser said.
Last year, Milford won the event in cheer. This photo is from January 4th during player introductions when the Loveland Men traveled to play Milford H.S.
Seems simple enough right? Wrong! On the ECC website I found score sheets for both the cheer and dance competitions and the judges really have to pay close attention to every single detail as the points given to the teams are broken down into subcategories. For example, on the Cheer overall score sheet judges are expected to score “Jumps” out of 15 points. They must look at proper technique, form, height, synchronization, type of jumps, connections, combos and variety. Judges also look deeper into
Loveland High School Cheer Team dressed for Christmas at a recent basketball game
“Dance,” which is out of 10 points. In this category judges look at technique, sharpness, placement, timing, spacing, use of levels, overall choreography and visual appeal. Lastly, on the overall score sheet for Cheer judges score the “Overall Impression,” which is 5 points. The judges base this score on routine creativity, flow, use of formations and transitions. This is just one of the score sheets involved in the Cheer competition! There is also a “Game Day and Crowd Leading” score sheet, which is 50 points, a “Game Day, Fight Song and Band Chant” score sheet, which is 50 points, and a
Loveland High School Cheer Team
“Tumbling” score sheet, which is 35 points. While the Dance competition is one individual score sheet the subcategories on the score sheet are just as intense! Judges look at “Execution” of movement, skills, synchronization, uniformity, spacing, communication and projection for a total of 50 possible points. The score sheet also includes “Choreography,” where judges look at creativity, musicality, routine staging, complexity of movement and difficulty of skills for a total of 40 possible points. Lastly, the judges will score the “Overall Effect,” which is based on the overall impression of the music, costume and choreography for a total of 10 possible points.
Loveland High School Cheer Team
“Teams can stand out if they really focus on the difficulty category,” Kaiser said, “For cheer; crowd leading routines are very appealing. Tumbling and dance also play a big part. For dance; choreography plays a huge part. If they include turns and lifts the judges find that really appealing as well,” Kaiser explained.
The Loveland High School Cheer Squad dressed in a Christmas theme at a December basketball game
As the competition draws nearer athletes are fine tuning their final routines and, according Kaiser, couldn’t be more excited to show their parents, friends, coaches and the judges the final product.
The athletes take extra pride in this event because it’s against the teams they see all year long.
“The athletes take extra pride in this event because it’s against the teams they see all year long. Conference Championship games are always a big deal in every sport plus they get so many fans to come to this particular event and the support is HUGE,” Kaiser said.
This will also be the first year the ECC will include cheer and dance to be counted towards the All Sports Trophy Title.
“The competition is fairly new, so the league wanted to get it right before it was included in the ECC All Sports standings,” Fry explained.
The ECC Cheer and Dance Competition will be held at the Walnut Hills High school gymnasium on February 2nd; where the dance competition will begin at 11 a.m. and the cheer competition will begin at 1 p.m. Admission will be 6 dollars for adults and 4 dollars for students and seniors. For more information visit the Eastern Cincinnati Conference website at www.eccsports.com.
Loveland, Ohio – Loveland High School (LHS) has been recognized with two awards by the Ohio State Board of Education. The first, the Momentum Award, is given to schools for exceeding expectations in student growth for the year. In order to be recognized, schools must earn straight A’s on all value-added measures on the state report card. They must also have at least two value-added subgroups of students, which includes gifted, lowest 20 percent in achievement, and students with disabilities. The award signifies a school’s commitment to the success of students by ensuring they exceed the growth expectations in English language arts, and mathematics.
The second award, the Overall A Award, is presented by the State Board of Education to schools that earned an overall A on their 2018 report cards. It reflects high academic performance and that schools are building bright futures for students of every background and ability level.
“We have a team of highest-caliber leaders and staff at Loveland High School,” said Loveland Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse. “I am beyond proud of how they have embraced the challenge of making sure that all of our students at LHS are prepared and empowered to take on the world after high school.”
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The Loveland Orienteering Team won numerous awards last season, including at the Flying Pig XXII, a national event: (left to right) Joe Roman (team mentor), Sam Richardson (LHS student), Nathan Stewart (LHS student), Isaac Jouwstra (Loveland resident) Leslie Nash (LHS student) and Greg Fasig (team mentor)
Loveland, Ohio – Have you ever wondered how people found their way from one place to the other before there were well-established roads, trails, and Google maps? Have you ever wanted to go into the woods, really into the woods, but worried you might get lost? If you’d like to develop skills to navigate in the wilderness while racing from one place to the other, you’re in luck. Loveland High School (LHS) is the only high school in the area – in fact, the only one in Ohio – with an orienteering club. While unfamiliar to most, orienteering is a competitive sport that combines running and navigation in timed races. The Loveland Orienteering Team, which completed its second year in May, was adopted as a club at LHS last fall.
Several of our members placed in their respective categories for the season standings and at the national Flying Pig Orienteering event in April.
“It’s really exciting to introduce this awesome sport to the students and athletes at the high school,” said Sam Richardson, LHS senior and club president who also runs competitive cross country for Loveland. “With a team of 22 – 15 youth and seven adults – our team had a great past year. Several of our members placed in their respective categories for the season standings and at the national Flying Pig Orienteering event in April.”
Loveland Senior Sam Richardson approaching a control flag during an orienteering event.
Often associated with the military, orienteering started in Scandinavia as a land navigation training exercise for military officers more than a hundred years ago, and the U.S. Orienteering Federation was established by officers at Quantico Marine Corps Base. As an off-road, off-trail running race where participants cross land with the help of just a map and a compass, orienteering requires a high degree of fitness and the ability to navigate through unknown terrain to various checkpoints. The season runs November through May, when the frozen ground allows for less impact on the land. The freezing, followed by thawing and spring rains, often erases all signs of orienteering during the winter. And, there are no worries about poison ivy or tick bites.
Orienteering offers a great reason to get outside this time of year.
“Orienteering offers a great reason to get outside this time of year,” said team mentor Greg Fasig, who has been an orienteering enthusiast since 2010. “People quickly learn how easy it is to stay warm, trekking up and down the hills of the Tri-State. It’s also easier to see the contour of the land when the trees are bare, which allows you to navigate using the contour lines on the map.”
During the 2017-18 season, the Loveland Orienteering Team participated in 18 competitions. Some of the most memorable events happened in a lot of mud, rain, and even snow – it’s rare for an orienteering event to be cancelled for inclement weather.
“The competition at Mt. Airy Forest was especially muddy,” said Fasig. “For the season finale at Governor Bebb MetroPark it snowed, reducing visibility to less than 10 feet at times – that combined with fogging glasses makes for a much more challenging event.”
The sport does not only require physical stamina, but also mental skills.
The sport does not only require physical stamina, but also mental skills. Orienteers learn and develop proficiency in analyzing, planning, monitoring, assessing, modifying, and other problem-solving skills.
“Participants practice these skills in a fun and safe environment, while under the duress of trying to complete the course as quickly as possible when racing,” said Dave Volkman, LHS teacher and club advisor for the team. “No other sport in the world combines these elements of fitness and problem solving.”
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Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland City School District announced that Loveland High School (LHS) Senior Richard Mendoza, has earned recognition by the National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) for scoring among the top 2.5 percent of Hispanic and Latino PSAT/NMSQT test takers in our region of the country.
The NHRP, which is administered by College Board and Scholarship America, annually recognizes about 5,000 of the more than 250,000 Hispanic and Latino students who take the PSAT/NMSQT during their junior year. Students who achieve the minimum required Selection Index Score on the test and earn a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher by the middle of their junior year are eligible for nomination to the program. Although the NHRP does not directly include any financial awards or scholarships, it identifies academically outstanding Hispanic/Latino students and colleges may offer their own awards based on student status.
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Loveland High School Seniors Abigail Docter (top left), Sophia Muir (top right) and Tyler Gray (bottom).
National Merit Scholarship Program Names Three LHS Seniors as Commended Students
Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland City School District has announced that Loveland High School (LHS) Seniors Abigail Docter, Tyler Gray and Sophia Muirwho have been named Commended Students in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.6 million students who entered the competition by taking the 2017 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
“The recognition is a testament to the academic ability of these amazing students who stand among the best of the best in the nation,” said LHS Principal Peggy Johnson. “We are thrilled and congratulate them all on this fantastic accomplishment!”
Established in 1955, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) is a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance. It was established for the sole purpose of managing the National Merit Scholarship Program. Scholarships are underwritten by NMSC with its own funds and by approximately 420 business organizations and higher education institutions that share NMSC’s goal of honoring the nation’s scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence. Although Commended Students do not continue on in the scholarship competition, they are recognized for exceptional academic promise demonstrated by their outstanding performance on the qualifying test used for program entry.
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Ohio Turnpike involves teenagers in communicating the dangers of distracted driving
The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission has announced the winners of its inaugural Ohio Turnpike W82TXT video contest, an initiative to engage teens in the messaging around the dangers of distracted driving. Taking home the Grand Prize is Loveland High School (LHS) Senior Sam Richardson, whose animated short video “#W82TXTY” encourages you to put your phone down and out of reach when getting in the car.
Taking home the Grand Prize is Loveland High School (LHS) Senior Sam Richardson, whose animated short video “#W82TXTY” encourages you to put your phone down and out of reach when getting in the car.
“I can’t remember the number of times I have been in a car with a teenager or adult who was on their phone while driving and I had to tell them to put it down,” said Richardson. “By entering this video contest, I wanted to spread a meaningful message about the consequences of texting and driving.”
Richardson, who started making videos and animation in eighth grade, is currently doing a virtual reality independent study at LHS, allowing him to learn various techniques on his own while earning high school credits. W82TXT is the fifth video contest he has entered – and the second that he has won. In 2016, he won second place in the Ohio Attorney General’s “Take Action” video contest to raise awareness about important consumer decisions that students will make. (Read:
In 2017, Sam Richardson (second from left) placed second and won a $1,500 scholarship for the video he created about cybersecurity and privacy. (Read the story)
After graduating from LHS next spring, Richardson plans to study toward a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts at a college in Ohio. “After earning my college degree, I hope to work for an animation studio like DreamWorks, Pixar or Disney in Los Angeles,” he said.
Prizes for the three top winners include their choice of a DJI Osmo video camera, GoPro video camera, Apple iPad, or a $250 Amazon Gift Card. The winners will choose their prize in the order in which their video placed. The Grand Prize Winner will also select a booster club at their High School to receive a $500 donation.
About the W82TXT video contest
The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission video contest coincides with what has become known as the “100 Deadliest Days” on the roads between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has found that new teen drivers, ages 16-17, are three times more likely than adults to be involved in a deadly crash during the summer months. By engaging teens during this critical time, they help raise awareness and influence peers to make safe choices behind the wheel. The Commission plans to hold a second contest in 2019. For more information, visit www.ohioturnpike.org/.
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Doors to the LHS cafeteria open at 6:30 PM, and the first dance lesson begins at 6:45. The LHS Jazz Lab Band will begin playing at 7, followed by the Loveland Middle School Stage Band, and later, the LHS Jazz Orchestra. Refreshments and desserts will be served throughout the evening.
