This LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video is from the Xavier University Cintas Center on June 2, 2018. The 136th graduating class.

This LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video is from the Xavier University Cintas Center on June 2, 2018. The 136th graduating class.

Social Studies: Joshua Bryant
Math: Eva Walzer
Science: Austin Smith
Science: Dylan Smith
English: Courtney Yoder
Social Studies: Franklin Cabral
Math: Abby Richardson
Science: Josh Holbrook
English: Akmaljon Akramov
Phys Ed / Health: Nicole Dierling
Phys Ed / Health: Abigail Hutchinson
Phys Ed / Health: Taylor Goorhouse
Foreign Language: Chloe Etter
Fine Arts: Evan Osgood
Music: Logan Newby
Music: Mahaile Newby
Katie Rose, 8th Grade Social Studies & ELA
7th GradeAva Westfall
Ella Clemons
Evan Osgood
Alexa Pillai
Elena Hentz
Athena Black
Emma Scott
Alex Wolf
Brianna Cainion
Maaike Snider
Abby Beach, 7th Grade Math
Catie Rudisell, 7th Grade Science
Nick Hartings, 8th Grade Science

By Eric Dool, Loveland Director of Student Services
It is built into our district goals: Tiger Care. When considering all that Care could embody for our students, resilience – the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness, and self-efficacy – one’s belief in one’s ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task, stand out as being of paramount importance in preparing our children for life’s challenges. Unfortunately, for some students, a lack of resilience and self-efficacy, combined with episodic and/or long-term mental-health needs, results in suicidal
ideation. The reality is frightening, and has touched every single school throughout the nation. However, we are not without hope.
Loveland is truly blessed with a wealth of caring staff and mental-health supports to meet the ongoing needs of our students. Yet, when considering the danger posed by suicidal thought, even those supports do not feel like enough.
Loveland is truly blessed with a wealth of caring staff and mental-health supports to meet the ongoing needs of our students. Yet, when considering the danger posed by suicidal thought, even those supports do not feel like enough. We must do more. We will do more. To that end, over the next several months, Loveland will be embarking upon a partnership with Grant Us Hope (https://www.grantushope.org/) and Hope Squad (https://hopesquad.com/) to provide our students with the tools needed to join us on the front line in doing all that we can to identify and intervene with suicidal thought and behavior.
Hope Squads – are trained to identify suicide warning signs in their peers, and to alert adults to those signs.
Grant Us Hope, the official Hope Squad Founding Agency of Ohio, has partnered with Hope Squad’s founder, Dr. Greg Hudnall, to bring the model to the Greater Cincinnati region, and eventually the entire state. Building upon a researched-based model, student groups – or Hope Squads – are trained to identify suicide warning signs in their peers, and to alert adults to those signs. District staff are also trained in the model, and serve in the capacity of organizing and guiding as advisors. To be clear, Hope Squad members are empowered to seek help and save a life; Hope Squad members are not taught to act as counselors. This group of students will be educated on how to recognize signs of suicide contemplation, and how to properly and respectfully report this to an adult.
This group of students will be educated on how to recognize signs of suicide contemplation, and how to properly and respectfully report this to an adult.
In May, school counselors from Loveland Intermediate School, Loveland Middle School, and Loveland High School will receive training to equip them with the skills to serve as advisors. Staff training, parent meetings, and student selection and training will follow in the late fall of 2018. Hope Squad will then launch as an official Tiger Care program in January 2019.
If you have any questions about Loveland’s participation in this program, I invite you to contact me directly.
Eric Dool dooler@lovelandschools.org
Director of Student Services
Loveland City School District

Former interim to lead in permanent capacity
Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland City School District announced today that Brian Conatser – a longtime Tiger – as the permanent district director of student athletics. Conatser, who has 12 years of experience growing Loveland student-athletes in his work as a varsity coach, served as the athletic director in an interim capacity during the 2017-18 school year following the February announcement that District Director of Student Athletics Julie Renner accepted a position outside education with FinalForms, a national athletic management solution company.

“Loveland High School is known in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference for our robust athletic program, and Mr. Conatser proved to Tiger Nation that he has what it takes to lead this program forward,” said Loveland High School Principal Peggy Johnson.
Conatser began serving the district in 2006 as a teacher at Loveland High School (LHS). During that time Conatser was a member of the varsity football coaching team, and worked as the LHS strength and conditioning coach. He transitioned from his teaching role to work as the LHS Innovative Instructional Coach during the 2015-16 school year, before joining the administrative team in the role of assistant director of student athletics in 2016. Conatser has a Bachelor’s of Education in Health Promotion from the University of Cincinnati, a Master’s of Education in Secondary Education from Xavier University, and a Master’s of Education in Educational Leadership from American College of Education.
“I love this district, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to continue to grow our already outstanding athletic program for our students, our parents, our community, and our staff,” said Conatser. “It is a great time to be a Tiger!”

The Loveland Tigers have won the 2017-2018 Eastern Cincinnati Conference All Sports Trophy. This is the Tigers fourth trophy in the last six years. Turpin finished second; the Spartans won the award for two years from 2014-2016. Final standings in the All Sports Trophy competition can be found HERE.