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  • We’re Building Tiger Nation, Together

    We’re Building Tiger Nation, Together

    An update on the Loveland City School District Facility Master Plan

    By Dr. Amy Crouse, Loveland City School District Superintendent

    The Loveland community has once again come together for the benefit of its students: on January 23, more than 150 members of the general public and school community gathered at the third Building Tiger Nation community meeting, where the district shared the latest information on the progress of the Loveland Schools facility master planning. The architects, with whom we have worked closely for the past year in assessing our buildings and how they serve our students and staff, presented the first options for a new district facility master plan.

    In addition, the Loveland Board of Education has discussed proceeding with investigations into the possible acquisition of land for construction, which brings with it new potential in this process.It allows us to potentially make possible what currently is not: creating the spaces we need to accommodate not only our current students and programs, but also the growing population of students that are projected to enroll in our schools over the next decade. It also allows us to realistically contemplate adding spaces that are specifically dedicated to science, technology, engineering, math and arts programs, which we so desperately need and are critical to the future success of our students.

    Our top priority is to advance the mission of student learning and growth, and to improve the physical environment for the students and staff while continuing to be fiscally responsible. With this in mind, we are grateful for the involvement of the community in the decisions we will be making in the months to come.

    We have worked hard to make the facility master planning process transparent and accessible to all Loveland stakeholders. We want everyone to be informed and engaged, providing feedback and posing questions as they arise. As we continue with our master planning process into the spring, we want to hear from you. There will be opportunities to voice opinions and concerns as we evaluate, prioritize and finalize the recommendation that will be presented to the Loveland Board of Education, likely in April. The Building Tiger Nation Finance Committee continues to hold its monthly meetings, open to the public, and will be adding more meetings to the calendar as the work intensifies to develop a financing recommendation that will be presented to the board along with the facility master plan recommendation.

    I appreciate the support of this amazing community, which understands the needs of its students and values the public schools as an integral part of Loveland’s success.

    In service to our Tigers.

    More information on Building Tiger Nation is available on www.buildingtigernation.org

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  • [Photo Album] Full-house caught on camera swinging to Loveland Jazz Program

    [Photo Album] Full-house caught on camera swinging to Loveland Jazz Program

    Loveland, Ohio – A full-house of swingers had shined their shoes and showed their moves, some in their best “big band era” attire last Saturday when the three Loveland jazz bands performed.

    The “Loveland Jazz Swing Dance” with dance instructors, was an evening out at Loveland High School, dancing to Swing Era tunes played by the outstanding Loveland jazz bands: The LHS Jazz Lab Band, Loveland Middle School Stage Band, and the LHS Jazz Orchestra. Refreshments and desserts were served throughout the evening.

    All proceeds from the event benefited the Loveland Jazz Program.

    These photos are protected by Federal Copyright laws and must not be downloaded from this site. For re-prints or to purchase files, please send an email to editor@lovelandmagazine.com.

  • M/INT PTSA address The Culture of Youth Sports with FREE seminar

    M/INT PTSA address The Culture of Youth Sports with FREE seminar

    Loveland, Ohio – This school year, the Loveland Middle and Intermediate School PTSA is advocating for social and emotional health. Every month, a newsletter is sent out to ALL parents of the 1500

    John O’Sullivan, the author of the Best-Selling book, “Changing the Game.”

    students at the buildings on one specific topic that faces our kids today. After an initial message to “Start Talking,” in August, they have addressed internet safety, Juuling and nicotine, anxiety, empowering girls, and suicide/depression. During the month of February, their focus is, “The Culture of Youth Sports Today.” All of their newsletters and mental health resources can be found at www.lovelandmintptsa.org.

     
    On February 21st, there will be a FREE seminar open to ALL members of the community given by John O’Sullivan, the author of the Best-Selling book, “Changing the Game.”
     

    The Loveland Youth Sports Council is sponsoring the author’s visit (along, in part, by the M/INT PTSA). Youth organizations in Loveland (baseball, fast pitch, soccer, lacrosse, football, and basketball) have formed a coalition to address some of the problems that are negatively impacting their players. M/INT PTSA President Megan Graff said, “Extracurricular activities should be the source of stress relief, rather than the cause of it. It’s time to change the culture of youth sports.  Be engaged, start talking about how to create a positive environment for our kids, and attend the seminar.”

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  • Loveland Schools celebrate the launch of Hope Squad

    Loveland Schools celebrate the launch of Hope Squad

    Students at Loveland High School signed post-it notes of hope at the official launch of Hope Squad on Monday, February 4.

    Hope Squad members greeted their peers with life saver candies as they arrived at Loveland Middle School on Monday morning.

    Loveland, Ohio – Monday, February 4, was a day of celebrating the official launch of Hope Squad at Loveland High School (LHS), Loveland Middle School (LMS), and Loveland Intermediate School (LIS). Over the past several months, approximately 140 students, staff members and external experts have worked to prepare for the implementation of the program, which is a model using faculty advisors and trusted peers to identify students at risk for suicidal ideation and behavior, and ultimately, to save lives.

    “We are very excited that our partnership with Grant Us Hope has led to this new initiative of student CARE at Loveland,” said Eric Dool, Loveland City School District director of student services. “Our Hope Squad student representatives were all nominated by their peers. They have been training and learning about Hope Squad and how to connect fellow students at risk with the critical resources they need.”

    Students at Loveland Intermediate School signed banners of hope during Hope Squad activities at lunch.

    Hope Squad members greeted other students with life saver candy, wallet resource cards and words of inspiration as they arrived to school on Monday morning. At both LIS and LHS, videos made by Hope Squad members were shown during Tiger Time and news announcements. At LIS, students worked on “compliment” activity sheets, passing them out to each other. At lunch, they played their Hope Squad theme song and shared messages of hope on banners.

    “It is a wonderful experience to work with these students – they are an amazing group of kids,” said LHS Counselor Jamie Gordon. “We will continue to train and work through the Hope Squad curriculum over the course of the year. This launch event was an opportunity to create awareness about the program throughout our schools and underscore that we are here to support one another.”

    About Grant Us Hope

    Grant Us Hope is a Cincinnati nonprofit focused on creating communities of leadership and advocacy that enhance mental wellness, safety and prevention in schools. The organization has developed a school-based, peer-to-peer suicide prevention program for students with a three-year curriculum that emphasizes suicide prevention fundamentals, self-care and anti-bullying. During the 2018-19 school year, Grant Us Hope has assisted more than 25 schools in Cincinnati and Columbus with the implementation of Hope Squad. Loveland Intermediate School is the first school in Ohio to put in place a “Jr.” Hope Squad program for fifth and sixth graders.

  • Loveland School District will be CLOSED on Thursday, January 31

    Loveland School District will be CLOSED on Thursday, January 31

    Loveland, Ohio – Due to the continued “extreme temperatures”, Loveland Schools will be closed on Thursday, January 31, 2019.

    The annual State of the Schools event planned for Thursday evening is cancelled, with the possibility of being rescheduled later in the year.

    To note:
    • All after-school activities pre-K through 8th grade on Thursday will be cancelled or rescheduled for a later time.
    • Scheduled after-school events at Loveland High School will be decided individually. Please refer to communications from coaches and teams.

  • Loveland will be inducting 5 into the Athletic Hall of Fame

    Loveland will be inducting 5 into the Athletic Hall of Fame

    Loveland, Ohio – Loveland High School will host the Class of 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame inductions on Friday, January 18, at half-time during the Tiger varsity basketball game vs. Anderson. The game start time is 7:30

    Members to be inducted include:  Nick Baker (LHS Class of 2008); Dave Hirsch (former Loveland athletic director, 1985-1995, and coach); Terry McCoy (LHS Class of ’65, and long-time freshmen and middle school football coach); Alison (Stier) Roscoe (LHS Class of 2003); Erin (Bauer) Sprague (LHS Class of 2008).

    “I congratulate all these accomplished individuals for being selected to the Loveland Athletic Hall of Fame,” said Kevin Taylor, program president. “Becoming a member is the highest honor that an athlete can achieve at the high school level.”

    Nick Baker graduated from Loveland High School in 2008. During his time as a Loveland student-athlete, Baker earned a total of eight varsity letters in cross country and track. He was a state qualifier in cross country four times and a four-time Fort Ancient Valley Conference (FAVC) Track Runner of the Year. He set two school records for 3200 meter run (9:29 minutes) and 4×800 meter relay (8:05 minutes). Baker went on to run cross country and track at Ohio Northern University.

    Dave Hirsch served as athletic director at Loveland High School from 1985 to 1995, and as coach and assistant coach for numerous sports over the years, including football, golf, basketball, baseball and softball. Hirsch instituted the full-time trainer program at LHS in 1992, as well as the Loveland Athletic Hall of Fame with a committee of former Loveland athletic directors in 1990. He earned the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) State Award for Exemplary Contribution and Service twice, in 1999 and 2006 respectively.

    Terry McCoy graduated from LHS in 1965.  He served as Loveland Middle School and freshmen football coach for 33 years, and as statistician and record keeper for the Loveland football program for more than 30 years. In addition, McCoy served as track coach at both the middle school and high school, including as LHS varsity coach, and was selected as FAVC Varsity Track Coach of the Year in 2003. During his time as coach, Loveland brought home 15 league championships in football and track.

    Alison (Stier) Roscoe graduated from Loveland as part of the Class of 2003. She played varsity soccer at the high school 1999-2003, serving as captain all four years. She was selected as best offensive player and most valuable player each year and as FAVC Player of the Year three times. She set Loveland records for girls soccer career assists (44) and career goals (46). Roscoe also had a highly successful career on the varsity basketball team, as well as the varsity track team. She went on to play soccer at Eastern Michigan University.

    Erin (Bauer) Sprague earned a total of eight varsity letters in cross country and track. As a cross country runner, Sprague was a state qualifier four times, with a best finish of 26th. She set the school record for 4×800 meter relay in track. Sprague earned the Team Tiger Award and was selected as the Edward Jones Athlete of the Year in 2006. After graduating from Loveland in 2008, she went on to run cross country for Malone University in Canton, Ohio.

  • Loveland Middle School Weekly Awards

    Loveland Middle School Weekly Awards

    7th Grade

    Social Studies: Sky Boyko

    Science: Celia Dartnall

    Math: Max Timmins

    English: Mitchell VanHemert

    8th Grade

    Social Studies: Andrew Hallquist

    Science: Ava Webb

    Math: Kate Krabacher

    English: Graham Scheesele

    Electives

    Phys Ed./Health: Lillyan Coleman

    Foreign Language/STEM: Jens Arill

    Fine Arts: Jacob Hester

    Music: Ethan Burzynski

    Staff

    Rachel Clemons, Secretary

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  • You are invited: Building Tiger Nation Community Meeting #2

    You are invited: Building Tiger Nation Community Meeting #2

    Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland City School District is moving forward in its master planning process to determine the needs of the school buildings and facilities. All stakeholders in the Loveland community – parents, students, teachers, residents and businesses – are invited to attend Community Meeting #2 in the Loveland Intermediate/Middle School cafeteria (757 South Lebanon Road) on November 28, 6:30-8:30 PM.

    This is the second community meeting during the master plan assessment phase and will focus on the ability of the Loveland school buildings to accommodate the delivery of education as it compares to the stakeholder vision for the Tiger student experience and research related to 21stcentury learning. The first meeting, held in September with more than 100 community members in attendance, presented data from the physical building assessments completed over the summer.

    The purpose of the physical building assessments and educational facility evaluation conducted in 2018 is to provide data for decision-making regarding a master plan to be presented to the Loveland Board of Education in spring 2019. Community Meeting #3 is planned for January 23.

    (Registration is not required to attend.)

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  • Loveland Middle School Weekly Awards

    Loveland Middle School Weekly Awards

    7th Grade:

        Social Studies: Megan Varadachari

        Science: Nathan Toms

        Math: Nick Goldie

        English: Tegan Caney

    8th Grade: 

        Social Studies: Bella Watson

        Science: Cayden Dyer

        Math: Olivia Zirpoli

        English: Victoria Blum

    Electives:

        Phys Ed./Health: Elisabeth Sapp

        Foreign Language/STEM: Carmen Noe

        Fine Arts: Nick Young

        Music: Abby Moore

    Staff: 

        Nick Smith, Spanish

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    7th Grade

        Alana Freeman

        Kylie Cooper

        Riley Loomis

        Tegan Caney

        Zion Morrison

    8th Grade

        Kailey Hammer

        Paul Hocker

        Trey Fallon

        Emily Williams

        Rhys Hetzel

    Staff

        Carol Adams, Paraprofessional

        Chris Burke, 8th Grade Social Studies

        Danielle McKay, 7th Grade Language Arts

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  • Loveland Students celebrate Red Ribbon Week

    Loveland Students celebrate Red Ribbon Week

    Students at Loveland Intermediate School created paw prints, declaring they are “PAWsitively Proud” to be drug free.

    District-wide initiative to embrace drug-free and healthy lifestyle

    Loveland, Ohio – The national Red Ribbon campaign reached students at Loveland October 23-31, with activities focused on living drug-free and healthy lives. Under the theme of “Life is your journey, travel drug free,” all students – from the Kindergarteners to the high school seniors – were engaged in age-appropriate activities to reinforce the importance of doing the right thing and making the right choices.

    “It is important to celebrate Red Ribbon Week to make sure that the facts the students are getting are indeed the facts,” said Jayson Bruce, Loveland Middle School assistant principal and athletic director. “We know that the younger we can educate our youth, the more likely they are to not experiment with drugs and alcohol. It is also important for our students to understand that those that do not try or use are in the majority. It’s all about starting great conversations.”

    Second year that the Loveland High School Student Council developed and led the activities at the high school.

    With themed dress-up days, drug and bully-free wristbands, stickers and announcements, a series of anti-drug messages were shared daily with the students. It was the third annual Red Ribbon Week for the district and the second year that the Loveland High School Student Council developed and led the activities at the high school.

    “Red Ribbon week is a fun, interactive way to keep students informed and on the right path early on so we can all keep our journeys through life drug free!” said Student Council Member and LHS Senior Grace Powell.

    Earlier in the month, the Student Council also worked with Loveland Educating Against Alcohol and Drugs (LEAAD) and PreventionFIRST! – a Cincinnati-based coalition addressing youth substance abuse – to present a program focused on juuling, vaping, and opioids to the ninth graders at Loveland.

    Student at Loveland High School celebrate Red Ribbon Week with a “Lei off Drugs” theme on Friday, October 26.

    “Newly released statistics by the CDC are alarming – although tobacco is still the leading cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States, almost five million middle and high school students in our country use at least one tobacco product,” said Loveland District Nurse Judy Leamy.  “JUULs, e-cigarettes with some of the highest nicotine content, have exploded in popularity especially among teens, with a nearly 800 percent increase in sales last year compared to 2016.”

    The work of educating students and families about drugs and alcohol continues throughout the year with programs like “Right Under Your Nose” (RUYN), which offers parents and other adults in the community information on the negative outcomes of drugs, how to spot the signs of use, and how to talk to youth about drugs and alcohol. Children with parents who regularly talk about the dangers of drugs are 42 percent less likely to use drugs compared to those that don’t, but only about 25 percent of teens report actually having these conversations at home. Stay tuned for information on LEAAD and RUYN events planned for the school year.

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