Cassie Mattia is a resident of Historic Downtown Loveland, Ohio
Loveland, Ohio – Laurie Stroup Smith joined the Loveland Magazine team for her first exclusive on-camera interview after signing a 3 book contract with Vinspire Publishing. She grew up in Loveland and graduated Loveland High School in 1994. She writes Amish and Contemporary Romance stories.
Stroup Smith was a former athletic trainer at Turpin High School for a number of years before she discovered her writing talent. In LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV’s one on one interview with Laurie Stroup Smith, we take a look at just what inspired her to start writing and what other local published author mentored her along the way!
Click below to watch Loveland Magazine TV’s sit down with Laurie Stroup Smith!
Xavier Cintas Center- Cincinnati, OH- Sunday, May 26th: a day students and parents alike anticipated for thirteen years. 12:30pm: a canopy of 365 black caps and orange tassels filed into rows along the floor of the Xavier University Cintas Center. As the Loveland class of 2019 slipped into their alphabetical-order seats, students shared glances of equal glee and nervous anticipation.
Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse and Principal Peggy Johnson
Students begin to file into their alphabetical seats
Abie Baker and her dog walk to their seat
Katie Symmons is met with the Cintas Center ambience
Now-alumni file past the Loveland full-orchestra band. Family and friends cheered as they watched for this graduate to enter the stadium
Class vice-president Jace Nivens talks with a peer
Students and parents were greeted by a full string/brass orchestra of Loveland non-seniors, a multi-class performance unusual in years past. Band teacher Geoff Miller conducted a many-minute rendition of Pomp and Circumstance.
Conductor Geoff Miller seen from behind stage
Loveland band teacher and marching band conductor Geoff Miller leads the band in Pomp and Circumstance. The band played the piece for around fifteen minutes.
Jacob Aldrich plays clarinet
A student plays tuba
Soon after the Loveland class of 2019 was seated, class representative Jordan Morrison offered a welcome. Class representative Meghan Lolli introduced guests and lead The National Anthem, followed by class president Jackson Tyler Popp’s presidential address.
Between speeches, Loveland’s 2019 choral Senior Ensemble sang Irish Blessing, a long-running tradition. Hannah Ackley followed the performance with her salutatory address.
Meghan Lolli, class representative, introduces guests.
Students stand for the national anthem.
Meghan Lolli stands with her hand over her heart
Class President Jackson Tyler Popp addresses the Cintas Center
The class of 2019 Senior Ensemble continues the tradition of singing “Irish Blessing”
Isaac Harden watches The Senior Ensemble
Choir teacher Shawn Miller leads the singers
Hannah Ackley delivers the salutatory address
A sea of caps and tassels fill the Cintas Center floor
Valedictorian Seung-Min Ko addresses peers and parents
Cameron Berry, Lillian DeMillia, Ceina Fuhrman, Amanda Hains, Laura Hayes, Merrick Hummer, Jacob Kiley, Sophia Muir, Jace Niven, Megan Pedicini, Grace Powell, Kyleigh Schweitzer and Demi Sperelakis sing One Republic’s “I Lived”
Kyleigh Schweitzer singing “I Lived”
Demi Sperelakis sings with her peers
Daniel Eilert plays Cajo along with a string quartet. Laura Hayes played cello, Jacob Kiley violin, Jace Niven guitar and Megan Pedicini violin.
Individuals soon to enter the Military service stand for recognition
Principal Peggy Johnson delivers an Ernest speech
Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse speaks to the class of 2019
A sea of graduation caps listen to the Class of 2019 faculty speeches
Board of Education vice-president Kathryn Lorenz delivers the presentation of diplomas speech
Teacher Jennifer Chast hugs a student
Graphic arts teacher Megan Burns hugs a new graduate
Principal Peggy Johnson shakes a student’s hand
Ethan Diver steps off the stage. Diver will be studying jazz at CCM.
Caspar Zierden exits the stage after walking for his diploma
Isabella Huelsman shakes hands with vice principal Matthew Buis. Huelsman will be studying photojournalism at Ohio University
Cam Louder shortly after posing for his diploma photograph
Principal Peggy takes a photo for her ever-active Twitter account.
Class representatives Elanor Cronin, Frances Cornett and Kyle Fassler initiate the changing of the tassels.
Students move their tassels to signify their graduationPost- Loveland Students throw their caps as confetti rains down
Daniel Eilert stands in a cloud of confetti
Confetti rains on Cooper Bach
Cam Louder watches his peers begin to leave
Zach Jacobs celebrates his graduation
Cooper Back enjoys his moment of triumph
Brittany Chapman poses in a hand-made necklace of money
Vincent Proctor’s family member toys with his tassel
Ian Feilds and Abby Savage pose with a cigar
Joe Timmerman smiles outside the Cintas Center. Timmerman will be studying photojournalism at Ohio University
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The community’s collective vision for the student experience at Loveland
by Andrea Conner (Director of Teaching and Learning), Eric Dool (Director of Student Services) and David Knapp (Director of Technology and Innovation).
What skills do children and young people need in today’s rapidly changing, interconnected and diverse world? Over the past school year, the Teaching and Learning team at Loveland City Schools has met with more than 800 students, staff and community members to pose the question of what skills and experiences we want our children to possess as they graduate from Loveland High School. From these meetings, the Portrait of a Tiger has evolved, identifying the collective vision that expresses the community’s aspirations for all our students.
Andrea Conner
We have systematically collected the feedback we received and diligently taken notes as we’ve shadowed our youngest students through their days at school. We’ve spoken to hundreds of elementary, intermediate, middle and high school students about what matters to them and how school can become more relevant in their lives.
The Portrait of a Tiger encourages us to strive beyond the focus on high-stakes testing and grades, and comprehensively look at the skills students need to develop early to be successful in society and the workforce later. It is based on the “Portrait of a Graduate” – a concept developed by 21st century leader in education, Battelle for Kids – and is a first step toward transforming our school system so that it creates an all-embracing experience for students that allows them to develop the competencies that will make them thrive as effective, life-long learners.
David Knapp
The Portrait of a Tiger is a commitment to our students and will serve as a compass for the Loveland City School District, providing strategic direction for everyone involved in the education of our Tigers. It will continue to steer us in the right direction through professional learning for staff, our guaranteed and viable curriculum, and through Innovative Instructional Grants that will be awarded to trailblazing educators who embrace the challenge of change.
Eric Dool
To learn more about the Portrait of a Tiger, feel free to contact the Loveland City School District Teaching and Learning team. Email or phone (513) 683-5600 Phone.
Andrea Conner, Director of Teaching and Learning Eric Dool, Director of Student Services David Knapp, Director of Technology and Innovation
Loveland, Ohio – On Friday, May 24th, Loveland High School seniors participated in the long-running annual senior parade. In their final hurrah, the budding adults hauled a number of inspired floats ranging from a dad-themed grill-out in the back of a pickup truck to a large boat to a moving string quartet.
The McAnich Twins ride in the back of a police car
Loveland High School Teachers lead the parade
Shelby Whittaker, Matt Wesley, Kyle Beesley, Marie Plitt and Kyle Whittaker on a Hawaiian themed float
Josh Elfers hangs loose
Demi Sperilakis and Luke Rholing on a Phinneas and Ferb themed float
A firetruck bearing students pulls into the lot, as is tradition. It was later used to spray water for the senior slip-and-slide in the front lawn of the school.
Cooper Baumgarth, Abbie Docter, Nick Rasmussen
Mary Glossop on a shark-themed float
Olivia Buell, Lucy Johnson, Abby Wright and Isabella Huelsman ride a 60’s themed float
Isabella Huelsman blows bubbles in a vintage get-up
Logan Sartain, Greg Ballman, Shazeb Ahmed, Ryan Fasig, Jacob Danner and Ryan Palino on a frat-themed float
Rave/Festival themed float
Fitz Dwyer, Sam Collier, Tripp Willis and Ethan Toms on a redneck themed truckbed
Ideal dads Joey Hickey,
Emma Vogt, alien, poses with her float
Sydney Miller on a horses in the back themed float
Dylan Tuttle blesses Loveland High School as Jesus
Ben Meckey and Dylan Tuttle
An elder themed float
A safari themed float driven by Sydney Miller
Bella Paddock blows bubbles
Merrick Hummer and Lillian Demillia
2019 winners of the annual senior Nerf War
Jaylin Greiser Shane Chrusniak, Remi George, Gabe Rubio and Joe Timmerman ride the Nerf War Champion float
Megan Pedicini, Jace Nivens and Jacob Kiley play a string quintet
Erin Albert, Jacob Kiley and Jace Nivens
Ben Molloy, President of The United States
The parade winds down at Loveland High School
The senior parade moved via blocked road and police escort from Castle Skateland to Loveland High School at 8:45 AM. Upon arrival, seniors were awarded in superlatives and enjoyed burgers and hot dogs at the annual cookout. Firefighters sprayed water on a slip-and-slide down the front lawn as 2019 Seniors enjoyed their final day at Loveland High School.
Photos by Loveland Magazine writer/editor David Miller showcase the parade from the vantage point of the Loveland Primary/Elementary Campus on Loveland Madeira Road. Enthusiastic Elementary students gathered on the sidewalk to congratulate the graduating Class of 2019.
Students graduated on Sunday, May 26th in the Xavier Cintas Center.
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Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland High School (LHS) Class of 2019 Senior Awards Night was on May 15.
This LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video is the introduction of the Top Ten graduating Seniors in the class.
1. Alisha Ko (Valedictorian), University of Southern California
2. Hannah Ackley (Salutatorian), Case Western Reserve University
3. Megan Pedicini, Johns Hopkins University
4. Tyler Gray, University of Cincinnati
5. Andrew Vanderhorst, Miami University
6. Sophia Muir, Georgia Tech University
7. Laura Hayes, Purdue University
8. Savana Walters, Southeastern University
9. Arianna Richter, University of Cincinnati
10. Courtney Henthorn, University of Dayton
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