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  • 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.

  • Video interviews from student led State of the Schools program

    Video interviews from student led State of the Schools program

    Loveland High School Event Wows Those Who Attended!

    Columnist Cassie Mattia is a resident of Historic Downtown Loveland.

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – After having to reschedule due to severe winter weather, Loveland High School finally hosted the 2019 State of the Schools event on March 20th. The event had so much success last year, the Loveland School District wanted to make sure the focus of the event was the same, which was to create an open house where students in all grades could show, through presentations, demonstrations, and displays, the learning that takes place around the district’s three core goals of growth, care, and innovation. The event is special in that it’s an event that is not only led by the students but actually showcases the students as well!

    The State of the Schools event was something that I had never experienced before this year. I had attended many school events in the past, however, I had an idea what to expect. To my very pleasant surprise, the event was nothing like I had expected! I was amazed by how many parents, teachers, and administrators were there supporting and watching their students shine. The hallways were filled with school spirit, creative learning displays, music, student art and of course, there were robots, as Loveland does have their own, might I add VERY successful, robotics team!

    I got the opportunity to talk to so many bright, young minds about what their displays represented and what teams/groups they were involved with at school and why. Watching each student I talked to, passionately explain to me what their cause was or what their display represented truly inspired me. It was great seeing an event focused on the kids for the kids to succeed.

    Loveland Magazine walked the halls and got some exclusive interviews with the students that made the event such a success! Watch the LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV videos below to see Loveland’s brightest students at the 2019 State of the Schools event talk to us about their displays!

  • Huether up-dates Tiger sports season

    Huether up-dates Tiger sports season

    by Matt Huether,

    Loveland, Ohio – The Spring Sports season at Loveland High School is off and running. Traditionally Loveland has had a lot of success in the spring and they look to continue with that success this year. Loveland currently leads by 2 points over Turpin in the All Sports Trophy standings and with each sport being worth 9 points, every point and every sport matters.

    3/31/19 – Update:

    The Men’s Baseball team is currently 2-2 (0-0 in the ECC), Women’s Softball team, 1-3 (0-0 in the ECC), Women’s Lacrosse, 2-1 (1-0 in the ECC), Men’s Lacrosse, 1-2 (1-0 in the ECC), and Men’s Tennis, 0-0 but tied 2-2 in their scrimmage against the number four team in the state (Sycamore).

    This is a big week for sport’s around Loveland as with the end of spring break comes the start of conference play for most sports. Upcoming events this week by day include:

    Loveland currently sits 2 points ahead of Turpin in the All Sports Trophy standings and looks to bring home their 5th All Sports Trophy in seven years.

    4/3/19 – Update:

    Men’s Baseball: Currently, 2-3 (0-1 in the ECC).  The next game is Friday, 4/5 versus Kings at 5:00 PM at home. The team is led by Senior, Zach Segal who has an ERA of 1.56 and has struck out 14 in 9.0 innings pitched.

    Women’s Softball: Currently, 1-4 (0-1 in the ECC).  The next game is versus Taylor on Thursday, 4/4 at 5:00 PM. The team is led by Junior, Katlyn Kramer who is hitting .529 with 4 Home Runs, 1 Double, and 8 RBI’s.

    Men’s Tennis: Currently, 2-0 (1-0 in the ECC), the next match is versus Elder on Thursday, 4/4 at 4:00 PM. The team boasts a lot of experience and looks to bring home an ECC Championship this season.

    Men’s Lacrosse: Currently, 1-3 (1-0 in the ECC), the next game is at Dublin Coffman on Saturday, 4/6. The team is led by Senior, Fitz Dwyer who has 10 goals and 6 assists in 4 games.

    Women’s Lacrosse: Currently, 2-2 (1-1 in the ECC).  The next game is versus Ursuline at 7:00 PM. The team is led by Senior Frannie Cornett and Sophomores Babs Dwyer and Hannah Wenger.

    All of the Spring sports teams look to do their best to win an ECC Championship home and represent their school with respect, responsibility, integrity, and pride.

  • Loveland High School athletics up-date

    Loveland High School athletics up-date

    by Matt Huether

    Loveland, Ohio – The Spring sports season at Loveland High School is underway. Loveland High School is looking to continue its ongoing success of this year into another ECC All Sports Trophy.

    Last spring Loveland took home 3 ECC Championships in Men’s Lacrosse, Women’s Lacrosse, and Men’s Baseball. This sports season Loveland looks to up that total.

    Men’s Tennis

    Return starters this season include Connor Ruble (SO), Sam Greenberg (JR), Alex Ditchen (JR), Matt Huether (SR), Ethan Libby (SO), and Cameron Smith (SR). After finishing 2nd in the ECC last year, the team looks primed to try and win an ECC Championship.

    Women’s Softball

    Return starters include Taylor Owens (SR), Ally Batsch (JR), Katlyn Krmaer (JR), Isabel Vuyk (JR), and Olivia Kenyon (JR). The team also returns their number one pitcher, Livia McClellan (JR) who had 54 strikeouts over 90 innings pitched last season.

    Men’s Baseball

    Returning starters include Carson Deer (JR), Spencer Rodriguez (SO), Matt Wesley (SR), Ian Cox (JR) as well as their number one pitcher, Zach Segal (SR) who had 63 strikeouts in 50 innings pitched. Zach also boasted a 1.12 ERA, a 6-2 record, and a whip of 1.10 last season.

    All Sports Trophy

    Loveland is currently up two points in the All Sports Trophy standings over Turpin (112.5 to 110.5). Loveland teams looking to win the ECC for consecutive years this season are Men’s Baseball (would be their 4th straight ECC Championship), Men’s Lacrosse (would be their 3rd straight ECC Championship), and Women’s Lacrosse (would be their 3rd straight ECC Championship).

    Some recent Loveland High School sporting events include:

    • Loveland Men’s Baseball team started off their season with a scrimmage at Elder where they tied 5-5.

    • Loveland Men’s Lacrosse team opening their season against Sycamore where they fell 11-6.

    • Loveland Women’s Lacrosse team opening up with scrimmages against Ursuline Academy and Lakota West, both of which Loveland won.

  • M/INT PTSA presents: How to Build on Boys’ Innate Character Strengths

    M/INT PTSA presents: How to Build on Boys’ Innate Character Strengths

    The speaker will be sharing insights into boys and how to build on their innate character strengths. The public is encouraged to attend.

    Loveland, Ohio – The 2018-2019 focus and priority of the Loveland Middle and Intermediate Parent Teacher Student Association (M/INT PTSA) is the social and emotional health of students in 5th through 8th grades. To accomplish their goal, they have invited experts to contribute to their newsletter and speak at public seminars.

    Their April program will be a focus on boys. The speaker will be sharing insights into boys and how to build on their innate character strengths. The public is encouraged to attend.

    The presentation will be at the Loveland Middle School Media Center on April 9, between 7 PM and 8 PM. (See Map below)

    Columnist Cassie Mattia caught up with Megan Graff last week at Loveland High School when the District held their student-led, State of the Schools event.

    Graff is President of the M/INT PTSA and talked to LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV about how the organization is tackling the “big hurdles for our kids today” such as Internet safety, suicide, depression, and anxiety.

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    The Loveland Robotics Program exists to give students the opportunity to learn about science, technology, engineering, mathematics, communication, leadership and project management.

    This is our eighth year for Loveland Robotics. For the previous seven years we grew a very successful FTC Team (5040) “Nuts & Bolts”. In 2015, with the popularity of the robotics program having immensely grown at Loveland, we created a second FTC Team (10464) “The Bionic Tigers”. Each team consists of 13 members, with roles ranging from building the robot, programming it, and communications and outreach. This year has been the most successful year for the robotics program so far. Each team qualified for the Ohio FTC State Championship and achieved many awards.

    We also have a VEX robotics program, Team 10565. It consisted of four members originally and has since grown exponentially, allowing for four more VEX teams to be created, 10565 A, B, C, D, and E.

  • Loveland wins “Gold Level” effective school board award

    Loveland wins “Gold Level” effective school board award

    Lebanon, Ohio – The Southwest Region Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) has recognized the Loveland City Board of Education with an award for reaching the “Gold Level for Effective School Boards.” The award, which signifies the outstanding work of the school board and the positive cooperation and collaboration among the board, district superintendent, treasurer and administration, was presented at the Southwest Region OSBA Spring Conference in Lebanon, Ohio, on March 12.

    “We are so grateful to our board members and the tremendous amount of work they put into the decisions for our school district,” said Dr. Amy Crouse, superintendent. “Each and every member is committed to our vision of high expectations for student achievement and quality instruction and makes significant contributions to the work we do every day. This award is well deserved!”

    Gold level award winners meet at least 23 of 26 criteria determined by the OSBA, including among others, clear goal-setting, serving as a united team with the superintendent and administration, and practicing fiscal accountability. Board of Education members are: Art Jarvis (president), Dr. Kathryn Lorenz (vice president), Michele Pettit (board member), Ned Portune (board member) and Eileen Washburn (board member).

  • Great seeing so many alumni players back on the “Dave”

    Great seeing so many alumni players back on the “Dave”

    Dan Timmerman

    by Dan Timmerman

    Loveland, Ohio – Loveland Tigers Baseball held their 1st Annual Alumni Game on March 16th and had a nice turnout of fans and 19 LHS baseball alumni.

    Alumni attending the game included:

    Tyler Dombroski ‘18

    Chris Dombroski ‘16

    Drew Steinbrunner ‘16

    Blake Schlesner ‘16

    Cole Schlesner ‘13

    Ryan Brooks ‘09

    Steve Polce ‘08

    Rob Brooks ‘06

    Danny Rosenbaum ‘06

    Robby Wolfram ‘05

    Mike Wagner ‘95

    Shawn Richardson ‘89

    Scott Gordon ‘85

    David Terry ‘85

    Current varsity assistant Griffin Williams ’08, JV coaches Bryce Plitt ’13 and Ryne Terry ’13, freshman coaches Sam Timmerman ’12 and Darren Sackett ’14 were also there.

    It was great seeing so many alumni players back on the “Dave” and hopefully, this will be a nice Tigers vs. Tigers exhibition event for years to come.

    Mike Wagner who played outfield and pitched an inning “won” the prize for most veteran Tiger who played in the game.