We are proud to announce Loveland High School’s production of the Broadway hit, Into the Woods, presented in the high school auditorium on April 11-14th at 7 pm. There will be a special Happily Ever After matinee on Saturday at 2 pm, accompanied by a meet and greet for the children who want to step into their favorite fairy tales.
This musical entails the story of a baker and his wife, who are sent on a wild goose chase into the woods to break a curse placed upon them by a vengeful witch. Meanwhile, Cinderella longs to go to the royal festival while Red Riding Hood is off to visit her grandmother. Many other fairy tale characters, including Snow White and Jack with his beanstalk, interweave their stories throughout this riveting show. Despite what you believe will happen midway through, the main characters end up realizing that you need to be careful of what you wish for…
Tickets are $10 for students and senior citizens, $12 for adults if bought ahead of the show time. Tickets at the door are $11 for students and senior citizens, $13 for adults. Children 4 and under are free.
The CEI Foundation awards grant to teens’ project using virtual reality to treat eye disorder
Blue Ash, Ohio – The Cincinnati Eye Institute Foundation, the charitable foundation of Cincinnati Eye Institute, has awarded two seniors at Loveland High School a grant of $3,000. The Foundation’s Research Committee, chaired by Robert Sisk, M.D., made this IGNITE grant to fund an innovative treatment for children with amblyopia, also known as lazy eye. This grant will fund additional computer equipment that will allow children to use virtual reality glasses to play games while strengthening eye muscles.
Emily Kiehl and Radu Vasilescu came up with the idea to use Oculus Rift virtual reality technology to simulate patching one’s eye and playing games filled with perspective and optical depth perspective on the eye needing therapy.
Kiehl, who was born with amblyopia and was successfully treated for the condition, sees this as a potential treatment method. “Using the VR headset, we believe that children can force their brain to start using both eyes evenly,” Kiehl said.
“By surpassing 40 plus college-level teams with our high school prototype, we proved our project is worthwhile and has recognized potential.” – Radu Vasilescu
Kiehl and Vasilescu built a prototype of this design at the University of Cincinnati event “Revolution UC,” a 24-hour, team-based project development competition and won the first place prize awarded by a panel of IT professionals. They invested the winnings from this prize into development of the project.
“By surpassing 40 plus college-level teams with our high school prototype, we proved our project is worthwhile and has recognized potential,” added Vasilescu.
Kiehl and Vasilescu previously built a computer from scrap parts and a loaned graphics card. The computers will enable them to expand their research into the effectiveness of this approach.
Kiehl and Vasilescu presented the idea to The Cincinnati Eye Institute Foundation and were awarded a $3,000 grant which they will use to purchase two high-powered computers needed to run the program. The students previously built a computer from scrap parts and a loaned graphics card. The computers will enable them to expand their research into the effectiveness of this approach.
“We are happy to award Emily and Radu an IGNITE grant for their forward-thinking and entrepreneurial approach to help children born with amblyopia.” – Patrick Ward
“We are happy to award Emily and Radu an IGNITE grant for their forward-thinking and entrepreneurial approach to help children born with amblyopia,” said Patrick Ward, president of The Cincinnati Eye Institute Foundation. “We support efforts for new treatments to help eye disorders, and know that this project has the ability to help many young children.”
The team is hoping to involve students in the Loveland School District, as well as Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in their project to help them test out the technology.
Both Kiehl and Vasilescu will graduate from Loveland High School this spring and will pursue computer science degrees; Kiehl will attend the University of Cincinnati and Vasilescu will attend Duke University.
Watch this video where Emily and Radu explain their invention and talk about what it does.
Also read this story about Emily Kiehl and Radu Vasilescu:
Loveland High School seniors Emily Kiehl and Radu Vasilescu receive $3,000 grant
Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland High School yearbook, run and created by students in Loveland’s publications class, earned a gold medal at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and the All-American title from the National Scholastic Press Association. Both awards employ a panel of media professionals who perused, analyzed and judged all 256 pages of the 2016-2017 “Lohian”.
Award-winning yearbook staff members take a break during a deadline to meet on a city playground located just across Tiger Trail. Front Row: Karlin Holley (12), Greg Ballman (10), Ryan Faingold (10), Eleanor Cronin (10), Ben Cummins (11), Allese Haddad (12), Jack Sexton (12), Erica Perl (12), Tiara Sturgill (10), J.T. Popp (10), Lauren Williams (10), Jessica Morey (12). Top Row: Marlo LaiFook (10). Frannie Cornett (10), Katie Spangler (10), Micah Hicks (10), Emma Vuyk (11), Lexi Sneed (10), Abby Boni, (10) Olivia Anderson (10), Piper Puthoff (10), Peyton Beller (10), Erika Lesperance (10), Kaitlyn Hollingsworth (10), Sydney Cree (10). Megan Kirlin (11), Emily Siebenmorgen (11), Sam Faingold (12), Katherine Vuyk (12), Zach Reichman (11), Lauren Parker (11)
The Columbia Scholastic Press Association, owned by Columbia University in New York, gave the yearbook a gold medal. The association judges magazines, newspapers, online media and yearbooks from across America and judges on a point-based system ranking gold as the highest quality.
Additionally, the National Scholastic Press Association, a non-profit educational association, offers journalistic education to American (and foreign) students along with written critiques by professional journalists and media experts. It is associated with the University of Minnesota’s Journalism and Mass Media school.
“The highest rating given to any publication in the critique service is the All-American. To acquire this award, the students had to earn four Marks of Distinction and score at least 450 points out of 500. This book earned four marks of distinction in coverage, design, photography, and writing and editing. Only about five percent of all entries received the All-American Award,” claimed publications teacher, Mrs. Rhonda Overbeeke.
Students design the yearbook following a given set of rules and collect 15-20 high-quality photos, generally taken outside of class. For a sports page, the most work-intensive yearbook page, students are asked to cover at least five to six different games for the specific sport. Students work together to select the highest quality photos, interview peers and staff, collaborate with editors, design their page in a cohesive and aesthetically pleasing manner and create an appealing yearbook. Each page generally takes a minimum of twenty to twenty-five hours to complete.
“It is truly amazing that we were able to win these awards,” said LHS Student and Yearbook Sports Editor Lauren Parker. “Everyone worked so hard editing, taking photos, and making sure that all the little details were as close to perfect as possible. I am so proud of everyone on the crew.”
“We are so proud of the publication this staff produced, and the high level of collaboration that went into the success of the publication,” said LHS Principal Peggy Johnson. “Our yearbook students pushed themselves to be the best of the best, and they achieved it. The yearbook was outstanding, and certainly deserving of the accolades it has received.”
Editors Sam Faingold, Katherine Vuyk and Lauren Parker attended a yearbook camp the summer of 2016 in order to hone their skills and prepare for the coming year’s award-winning publication. In addition, photography and media professionals gave advice and lectures to the class. Armed with their media knowledge, photo and section editors helped guide their peers to create a stand-out yearbook.
“I would attribute the success to working as a team […] Most importantly, the staff members made a commitment to creating the best book they could,” finished Overbeeke.
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This segment was filmed by seniors Riley Massey and Adam Paddock and edited by Sam Smith on the Loveland High School News Network on Julie Renner Day at the school. It was Renner’s last day as the Loveland High School’s athletic director.
The extended version, edited by Senior, Riley Massey, can be found here:
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LHS honors eight students as part of College Signing Day celebration
Loveland, Ohio – Loveland High School (LHS) student-athletes participated in the school’s College Signing Day ceremony Tuesday, Feb. 13, in the LHS Gymnasium. The eight student-athletes who committed to continuing both their athletic and academic careers in college included:
Ryan Batsch, Football – The Ohio State University
Riley Massey, Soccer – Taylor University
Pete Matuszak, Golf – West Chester University
Kaid Milaim, Baseball – Mt. St. Joseph University
Taylor Nuncio, Soccer – University of Louisville
Lauren Parker, Soccer – Miami University
Jenna Stanton, Basketball – The College of Wooster
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5040 Team Members (Back row, L to R) Kat Sanderson, Bryce Reinhold, Nate Matuszak, Ben Kavouras, Jacob Chiarenzelli, Jackson Daumeyer, Kai Reinhold; (Front row, L to R)Matt Spitzley, Haley Dues, Garret Royal, Stephanie Spitzley and Cooper Baumgarth
Loveland students beat the seventh-ranked team in the world to take title
Loveland, Ohio – Loveland High School (LHS) FIRST Robotics Team 5040, Nuts and Bolts, earned the title of Winning Alliance Captain at the First Tech Challenge (FTC) Ohio State Championship on February 17, at iSpace in Sharonville on the Scarlet Oaks Campus.
Loveland Team 5040 beat the seventh-ranked team in the world in both the qualifying matches and finals. Team 5040 also won second place in Promote Award. The team will compete in North Super Regionals in Iowa against 72 other teams that have qualified through 13 states.
“On behalf of the students, we want to give a huge thank you to our sponsors, along with our volunteer coaches and mentors – without this support we could not do what we do!” said LHS Teacher and Robotics Coordinator Amy Stewart.
Sponsors include: Adobe, American Legion, Blue Chip, Fraternal Order of the Eagles, Honeywell Intelligrated, Johnson Controls, MH Equipment, Jarvis Global Investments, Chipotle, Paula Berryman Photography, Basco and The Hershey Company.
This article was published in the Chicago Tribune on February 26
by David Haugh – Chicago Tribune
GLENDALE, Ariz. – White Sox outfielder Adam Engel wanted to be the next Brett Favre, but football’s loss was baseball’s gain.
“My dream always was to play in the NFL,’’ Engel said.
The former Loveland (Ohio) High School quarterback still wonders how different his life might be had he accepted Wisconsin’s scholarship offer. After initially showing lukewarm interest in Engel as a defensive back, ex-Badgers coach Bret Bielema found, late in the process, a spot in his 2010 recruiting class on the offensive side — too late, as it turned out. By then, Engel had made a commitment to the University of Louisville to play baseball. Read on at the Chicago Tribune…
Here are other photos of Adam Engel playing sports while at Loveland High School
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March 1st will be Julie Renner Day at Loveland High School
Loveland, Ohio – Loveland High School (LHS) has announced that District Director of Student Athletics Julie Renner has accepted a position with FinalForms, a national athletic management solution company, and her final day will be March 2.
“I would not be telling the truth if I said this was an easy decision; the last four and a half years I have spent at Loveland have been a blessing,” said Renner. “My husband took a new position at Marshall University this past summer, moving our family home to West Virginia. Therefore, I have accepted this new position so we can live together as a family.
“Loveland High School is a wonderful school, in an outstanding district and community. I cannot say enough about the caring school staff and coaching staff that I have been privileged to work with over these past four years. Moreover, the parents, adults and Booster organizations who work so hard to support this school to make it the best place for not just a few kids but for all students. I will miss the students so much. They hold a special place in my heart and many memories which will be forever stamped in my mind.”
“We often say, ‘Once a Tiger, always a Tiger’ and this is certainly true of our feelings for Mrs. Renner,” said LHS Principal Peggy Johnson. “We – the administration, the staff and the students – will certainly miss the spirit she has brought to this role, but we are also so excited for this unique professional opportunity for her.”
Renner has served the district in the position of director of student athletics since 2013, and has helped manage a state champion football team, a state champion wrestler, and a state champion womens soccer team during her tenure.
“I would like to extend my gratitude to the Board of Education, the Loveland Athletic Boosters, the Athletic Department and the entire administrative team,” said Renner. “I would like to thank everyone for making my work environment enjoyable and giving me the opportunity to work with students every day. I greatly appreciate all of your support and guidance over the tenure of my employment.”
The district will announce a transition plan in the very near future.
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Madi McDermott scored 17 against West Clermont on January 6
Loveland, Ohio– After a first-round bye, the Loveland Women will enter the State basketball tournament on February 22 with a #4 seed to face ECC opponent and #7 seed, West Clermont. The game is at Sycamore High School at 6 PM.
Walnut Hills finished on top of the conference with a perfect record of 14-0 (22-1). West Clermont finished second with a record of 11-3 (16 – 7). Loveland rounded out the top three with a record of 10-4 (18 – 4).
The Tigers lost two games to Walnut Hills and a game against fourth-place finisher, Kings. Loveland defeated West Clermont on January 6, 68-67 and lost to them on February 10, 65-55.
In their first game of the tournament, West Clermont easily handled Hamilton 72-34, which advanced them to the Loveland game.
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Dennis Drinnen, Adam Engel, Jim Gruver and Sarah (Leeper) Lucas all part of the 2017 Hall of Fame Class
Loveland, Ohio – This video was shot at half-time of the mens varsity game on February 2 when the Class of 2017 Loveland High School Athletic Hall of Fame inductees were recognized
Members inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame included: Adam Engel, LHS Class of 2010; Dennis Drinnen, LHS Class of 1964; Jim Gruver, LHS Class of 1974; and, Sarah (Leeper) Lucas, LHS Class of 2007.
Dennis Drinnen graduated from Loveland High School in 1964 where he played varsity football as team captain, was awarded District Athlete of the Year, played varsity baseball and earned a four-year scholarship to attend the University of Kentucky and play football.
Adam Engel graduated from Loveland High School in 2010 where as a student-athlete he was a highly award baseball player, earning Player of the Year, and all-time career leader in batting average, and all-time season leader in doubles. Engel was the Edward Jones Student Athlete of the Month, LaRosa’s Male Athlete of the Year, and also played varsity football and varsity basketball. He attended the University of Louisville on a four-year baseball scholarship and transitioned into a professional-athlete for the Chicago White Sox Baseball Organization.
Jim Gruver graduated from Loveland High School in 1974 after playing as a student-athlete in football, basketball and varsity track. He has continued to be an integral part of the Tiger Athletic Family through his service as a score keeper for basketball, a clock keeper for football, an announcer for basketball and a clock keeper and announcer for soccer.
Sarah (Leeper) Lucasgraduated from Loveland High School in 2007 where she was a student- athlete for varsity cross country – earning Team MVP, Division I State Champion (2003), and Enquirer Runner of the Year. In track (2003), she earned first team all ECC, second in District, third place in Region, and fourth place at State in the 3200.
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5040 Team Members (Back row, L to R) Kat Sanderson, Bryce Reinhold, Nate Matuszak, Ben Kavouras, Jacob Chiarenzelli, Jackson Daumeyer, Kai Reinhold; (Front row, L to R)Matt Spitzley, Haley Dues, Garret Royal, Stephanie Spitzley and Cooper Baumgarth
Loveland Team 5040 beat the seventh-ranked team in the world in both the qualifying matches and finals. Team 5040 also won second place in Promote Award. The team will compete in North Super Regionals in Iowa against 72 other teams that have qualified through 13 states.
![[Photo album] White Sox glad Adam Engel turned down Wisconsin football scholarship to play baseball](https://lovelandmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/6a00d8341c5f6d53ef0120a566cc91970c-600wi.jpg)
Renner has served the district in the position of director of student athletics since 2013, and has helped manage a state champion football team, a state champion wrestler, and a state champion womens soccer team during her tenure.
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