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  • LHS Grad Waddell Named Academic All-District at Georgia Tech!

    LHS Grad Waddell Named Academic All-District at Georgia Tech!

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – Another LHS Student-Athlete that committed to playing collegiate sports has been recognized as part of the nation’s top student-athletes for his combined performance on the field and in the classroom! The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced Thursday that Georgia Tech baseball junior, Luke Waddell was selected to the 2020 Academic All-District First Team.

    The Yellow Jackets were one of just two Atlantic Coast Conference baseball teams to have multiple Academic All-District selections. Eight Yellow Jacket Juniors were selected overall. This was the first time since 2012 (Brandon Thomas and Sam Dove) and fourth time overall since 1979, that Georgia Tech earned multiple All-District selections.

    Waddell had another stellar year of competition with the Yellow Jackets, as he is now recognized as one of the nation’s top shortstops and table setters. From the leadoff spot, Waddell hit .300 through 16 games, recording 18 hits, including four extra-base knocks, and nine RBI’s. He drew seven walks to average a .419 on-base percentage during his Junior campaign. Out of the nine RBI’s that Waddell earned, none proved more clutch than the go-ahead run in the eighth inning of Game 2 during the ACC’s opening weekend against Virginia Tech!

    Waddell is one of the many Yellow Jackets performing in the classroom as the team overall had a banner year academically averaging a program-record 3.40 team GPA! The Georgia Tech Baseball Team was one of eight sports to record program bests in the classroom.

    Those student-athletes that were selected to the First-team Academic All-District squad will advance to the Academic All-American ballot. Those selected to First, Second, and Third Team will also advance to the Academic All-American selections which will be announced in June.

    For the latest information on the Georgia Tech baseball team, follow us on Twitter (@GTBaseball), Facebook, Instagram (@gt_baseball), or visit us at www.ramblinwreck.com. Stay tuned for the latest Loveland and Ohio Sports updates!

  • One-of-a-kind Israeli experience for Loveland grads

    One-of-a-kind Israeli experience for Loveland grads

    Loveland, Ohio – “Living in Tel Aviv is a one of a kind experience,” says Loveland High School grad Nate Schweiger. Schweiger, along with Loveland alumnae Caryn Duvall, and Marissa Witt spent this past summer taking part in Onward Israel.

    The Onward Israel program, which is administered by JVS Career Services, places Jewish students in internships in Tel Aviv, and this year, 32 college students from across the Greater Cincinnati area took part in the program.

    Schweiger is currently a junior at Ohio University majoring in Communications Studies, and interned at Eloops as a B2B Sales Manager.  Eloops is an employee engagement platform to help companies connect their employees to one another and improve productivity. In Scheweiger’s first week of work, he created an app called TLV Express, which enabled Onward participants to find their way around the city. Another task of his was to re-write the company’s help center in grammatically correct English.

    Caryn Duvall is a senior at the University of Cincinnati and is majoring in Speech Pathology, and interned at The Language Kindergarten, where children with disabilities are able to develop their skills with an occupational therapist, physical therapist, and speech pathologist. Duvall shadowed individual therapy sessions and learned strategies and treatments for a number of disabilities. She is especially interested in the different practices between speech pathology professionals in Israel and the US.

    The Onward Israel program is made possible through a Cincy Journeys post-high school Israel travel grant funded by The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati and administered by the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati. Through the Cincy Journeys program, Cincinnati Onward Israel interns are in the unique position of participating in this incredible experience for free.