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  • Former Loveland High School star Brian Wozniak hired as tight ends coach for Michigan State

    Former Loveland High School star Brian Wozniak hired as tight ends coach for Michigan State

    Loveland Magazine file photo from 2008 when Brian Wozniak played for the Loveland High School Tigers

    by David Miller

    Loveland, Ohio – According to Sports Illustrated, new Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith has brought half his Oregon State coaching staff with him to East Lansing and former Loveland High School standout Brian Wozniak is one of them.

      • As reported by Sports Illustrated, “Wozniak started at Oregon State as a graduate assistant in 2015 and worked his way up to tight ends coach in 2018 when Smith was hired there. Growing up in Loveland, Ohio (outside of Cincinnati) Wozniak played four years at Wisconsin from 2010-13. During his time in Corvallis, Wozniak coached three future NFL tight ends with the Beavers, two of whom were drafted. In 2023, Oregon State tight end Luke Musgrave was drafted in the second round by the Green Bay Packers, eight spots ahead of former Michigan State wide receiver Jayden Reed. Wozniak has developed three-star recruits into NFL talent, and with his Ohio roots he should be able to land and develop local high school talent.”
    Brian Wozniak photo by Oregon State

    “Brian Wozniak will be a very valuable asset to the Michigan State football program due to his Midwest roots,” said his former Loveland coach Andrew Marlett. “Woz was an outstanding high school football player at Loveland High School in Cincinnati Ohio and at the University of Wisconsin. He has already proven himself to be an excellent recruiter and a developer of talent. He’s a rising star and will have a major impact on the Spartan football program.” Marlett was once Wisconsin’s head of football recruiting efforts and was a three-time all-Mid-American Conference pick as a defensive lineman, a high school coach in Ohio for more than two decades, and has coached at the college level.

    At Oregon State, Wozniak was the Tight Ends Coach and Recruiting Coordinator.

    Brian was a four-year letterman tight end at Wisconsin and was the Offensive Captain his Senior Year. He went to 5 bowl games as a player, 3 times to the Rose Bowl. As a player, he was part of 3 Big Ten Championship teams. As a coach and player, he has gone to a total of 7 national bowl games.

    Brian was a member of three Big Ten Champion Badger teams.

    Wozniak was a Loveland High School graduate and was ranked among the top 40 tight ends in the country. He signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons prior to the 2014 season.

    The Wozniak Loveland Tiger File

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    Loveland Magazine File Photo

    Brian Wozniak was a three-time varsity letter winner and starter in football, and a four-time varsity letter winner and starter in basketball. He graduated in 2009. At his college signing ceremony when asked by Loveland Magazine what he will miss most about Loveland football he said, “I will miss all the players on my team. We had great camaraderie.” He said he will also miss Head Coach Andrew Marlatt “and the entire coaching staff.”

    Wozniak is a member of the Loveland High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

    In basketball, Wozniak was a three-time 1st Team Fort Ancient Valley Conference selection, two-time Loveland Co-Most Valuable Player, and three-time Team Captain. Wozniak ended his basketball career as Loveland’s 6th all-time leading scorer.

    Loveland Magazine file photo

    In football, Wozniak was a two-time 1st Team Fort Ancient Valley Conference selection. As a Senior, he was a Team Captain and earned 2nd Team All-Ohio. Wozniak was Loveland’s Co-Most Valuable Player as a Junior and he won Loveland’s Stan McCoy Award for his leadership and commitment as a Senior. Wozniak also earned All-Conference Academic Awards in football and basketball his Senior year.

    Wozniak was recruited by Ohio State, Purdue, Kentucky, Michigan State, Iowa, Duke, and Colorado, and of course Wisconsin.

    Brian went from one football offer at Miami University to fourteen. Wisconsin, Louisville, U.C., Connecticut, Maryland, Akron, Marshall, Ohio U., Toledo, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Bowling Green, and the Air Force all made offers.

    Brian is married to Samantha and has 3 sons; Sons, Bronson, Conrad, and Wyatt. Brian’s mother and father, Patty and John live in Loveland, Ohio.

  • Loveland Schools performers earn spot in OMEA Honor Band

    Loveland Schools performers earn spot in OMEA Honor Band

    Loveland, Ohio – The following Loveland Tigers were selected as members of the 2024 Ohio Music Educators Association District 14 Honor Band. These students will represent Loveland at a concert in January at West Clermont High School. They were selected through an audition process along with some of the best wind and percussion students across Hamilton and Clermont Counties.

    High School Symphonic Band

    Senior Jonathan Kaseff – 1st Chair Percussion

    Senior Amelia Macura – 3rd Chair French Horn

    Senior Jaiden Mckinney – 7th Chair Trumpet

    Junior Erin O’Neil – 2nd Chair Trombone

    Senior Jake Simon – 3rd Chair Tuba

    High School Concert Band

    Freshman Nora Dennedy – 1st Chair Bass Clarinet

    Junior Luka Docter – 5th Chair Trumpet

    Senior Brody Gehring – 2nd Chair Bass Clarinet

    Freshman Grant Macura – 3rd Chair Baritone

    Sophomore Lily Spata – 4th Chair Bassoon

    Senior Aaron Spjut – 1st Chair Trumpet

    Freshman Grant Macura – 3rd Chair Baritone

    8th grade

    Ava Ahrens – 1st chair baritone saxophone

    Sean Clark – 2nd chair bassoon

    Chase Pottebaum – 3rd chair tuba

    EV Spata – 3rd chair percussion

    Ben Spjut – 2nd chair trumpet

    7th grade

    Gwyneth Bell – 6th chair percussion

    Lucie Fancher – 2nd chair tenor saxophone

    Pete Fondacaro – 4th chair trumpet

    Yantra Hawk – 7th chair trombone

    Grant Holbrook – 5th chair percussion

    Abby Kaszyca – 6th chair trumpet

    Nick Larsen – 4th chair trombone

    Max Trombley – 6th chair trombone

    Matias Yarto – 3rd chair flute

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    About OMEA

    The Ohio Music Education Association believes…

    …all students should have equal access to high quality music instruction delivered by licensed music teachers through comprehensive school programs in general, instrumental and choral music education.

    OMEA advocates for: 

    • comprehensive school programs in general, instrumental, and choral music education,
    • state and national music standards, with assessment to ensure that students meet high academic expectations,
    • licensed teachers, adequate instructional time, and appropriate facilities and materials for music programs.

    To achieve this mission, OMEA: 

    • promotes the highest levels of professional development for music teachers,
    • works collaboratively with other organizations and businesses/corporations for a broad spectrum of continuing education for music teachers,
    • encourages programs for gifted, special needs and pre-school children,
    • supports the concept of diversity in music education,
    • identifies “best practices” for teaching music at different educational levels,
    • uses a system of adjudicated events that demonstrate an emphasis on educational values and high achievement in school music programs,
    • encourages the use of technology and new approaches to music teaching and learning, and
    • promotes life long participation and learning in music
  • [VIDEO] 22nd Annual Pass it On Food Drive

    [VIDEO] 22nd Annual Pass it On Food Drive

    David Miller is the Managing Editor of Loveland Magazine.

    UPDATE: Loveland Schools reports that students and staff donated more than 6,000 food items.

    Loveland, Ohio – I met Nancy Grant at the corner of Lebanon Road and Durango Drive right across from the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church this morning where she was directing traffic for the 22nd Annual Pass it On Food Drive. Hundreds of Loveland Intermediate School and Loveland Middle School students were carrying food to the church that they donated to the LIFE Food Pantry. The food will be packaged into Thanksgiving baskets for local residents and clients of the pantry.

    The children walked about 3/4 mile to hand deliver the food.

    The food drive was started by Nancy Grant to heal wounds after the terrorist attack on 9/11. The purpose is so that clients of the LIFE Food Pantry and other residents in the community can eat well at Thanksgiving and later in December.

    Grant said twenty-two years ago, “Well, we can’t change the world, but we can change our little corner of it.” She had this idea to line up the kids down the street and pass the food donations one bag and box, hand-to-hand at a time to one another until it reached the church. A pay it forward so children could feel good about themselves. She thought it worked after 9/11 and has ever since. The students didn’t exactly “pass-it-on” to one another like they used to, but each carried their own donations to the church.

    After the donations arrive, adult volunteers will sort, date-check, organize, and assemble a Thanksgiving meal box to go out to area families. The huge effort is to ensure that all our Loveland families and singles will have the items they need so they can sit down together and enjoy a traditional meal for the holiday.

     

     

  • [VIDEO INTERVIEW] Ben’s Way a new initiative of the Ben Morrison Fund

    [VIDEO INTERVIEW] Ben’s Way a new initiative of the Ben Morrison Fund

    David Miller is the Managing Editor of Loveland Magazine

    Listen to the emotional account as Tori Morrison tells you how she finally summed up the emotional courage to meet the man who received Ben’s liver and kidneys

    by David Miller

    On September 22, Tori Morrison and Kate Jackson came to the LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV studio at the Simpson Farmhouse to talk about a new initiative of the Ben Morrison Fund. Morrison is the President and Treasurer of the Fund and Jackson is a member of the Board.

    The fund was established after Morrison lost her son Ben and his battle with his hidden mental health problems. Ben took his life by suicide in 2021. To honor Ben and help erase the stigma of pain and struggles with mental health, the fund was established to fight for others and fight against that stigma to help make sure no one feels alone.

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    “Ben’s continuing legacy will not be one of loss, but as a lifesaver through organ donation, as a loyal friend and stalwart teammate and a man of deep compassion for others.  His legacy will go on through the Ben Morrison Fund and through those of us who serve that cause and carry him with us to take care to light the way out of darkness for others and spark hope to always continue your story.”

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    The Ben Morrison Memorial Fund is committed to providing scholarships to graduating seniors from Loveland High School. They are dedicated to erasing the stigma of mental health struggles, opening conversations, and offering lifelines to help save the lives of young people in crisis.

    The Ben Morrison Memorial Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

    In this interview, my guests will tell you about Ben and the life of giving and kindness he led, most of it not obvious to his mother Tori. She tells how “onery” Ben could be, typical of teenagers not allowing parents to know their true selves.

    Tori tells you that when Ben got his driver’s license she encouraged him to sign up to be an organ donor and asked him if he would. Ben would never answer her, his cantankerous nature was a tease. Tori and Ben’s father never knew he had signed the form until in the hospital after Ben took his life they asked them if it would be OK to harvest some of Ben’s organs. Realizing then that to their surprise Ben wanted that too, without hesitation they agreed.

    Listen as Tori reveals for the first time how the donor process works and how she became emotionally strong enough to agree to meet the man who received Ben’s liver and kidneys.

    Tori has now determined, because of the suggestion by Kate, that the current Loveland High School students don’t know what attributes Ben had that so enamored his class and teammates to him, and Ben’s Way would be a good vehicle to keep his legacy alive.

    • Ben spoke up for others.

    • He was unselfish.

    • A leader, and protector.

    • A young person who led by example and modeled hard work and resilience.

    • Ben treated others with acceptance, kindness, and encouragement.

    These attributes were revealed to them through the applications and actual words of the students who applied for the 21 scholarships the fund has awarded. Kate tells a story about being inspired after witnessing a young student one day that reminded her of Ben in the kind way he was treating a “special needs” child. Kate says, “Well number one, this is something Ben would do, and number two, this child should be recognized for doing something so positive in a world that’s not always so positive.” The child had done something, Ben’s way.

    Watch Tori and Kate tell you how Ben’s Way will transform life and lives at Loveland High School.

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    Ben may have been one of those unrecognized/uncounted victims of the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Covid was hard for Ben, as for all those seniors. He didn’t get his final lacrosse season, prom, graduation, or grad parties, and life changed in so many ways.  He didn’t know what his next chapter should be. But later that year, he decided to become a Firefighter and go to community college. He didn’t get to start those chapters. For some reason we will never know, maybe a bad day, a moment of self-doubt, an offhand comment that cut too deep, some inner turmoil or unspoken conflict, our Ben, a boy who never expressed depression nor showed signs of any form of struggle with mental illness, was suddenly and without explanation gone from our lives forever.

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    Kate Jackson was a football “Team Mom” and her son was a teammate of Ben when they played for Loveland High School. Ben also competed in lacrosse. Jackson said, “Ben was an important part of my son’s life and an important part of my life and Tori became likewise an important part of my life.”

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    Become a Ben’s Way Sponsor

    As a sponsor of Ben’s Way, you will help us bring this initiative to more schools. Students that are chosen will receive a $25 gift card.

    if you would like to sponsor Ben’s Way at a school, or you would like to bring Ben’s Way to your school, please send an email to BensWayInitiative@gmail.com

    On Saturday, September 29 Cappy’s Wine and Spirits is hosting a fundraiser for the Ben Morrison Fund featuring the Chuckies in Love band playing the “ultimate throwback tunes, bringing you the iconic sounds of the 70s & 80s”.

    Watch Chuckies in Love…

    Become a Ben’s Way Sponsor

    As a sponsor of Ben’s Way, you will help us bring this initiative to more schools. Students that are chosen will receive a $25 gift card.

    if you would like to sponsor Ben’s Way at a school, or you would like to bring Ben’s Way to your school, please send an email to BensWayInitiative@gmail.com

    Follow the Ben Morrison Memorial Fund on Facebook

  • [VIDEO] 2013 Loveland High School State Football Champions recognized during Homecoming Game

    [VIDEO] 2013 Loveland High School State Football Champions recognized during Homecoming Game

    Loveland, Ohio – The 2013 Loveland High School State Football Champions were recognized on the field between the 1st and 2nd quarters of the Homecoming game on Friday.

    This is how on December 6, 2013 Loveland Football won the Div. II State Title

    Loveland High School sophomore, Drew Plit was 5 for 5 passing for the game, with two touchdown throws in the first half, one to freshman,Tre Heath for 22 yards and one to Jake Elfers for 12 – in the 41-23 Division II State Championship victory over Glenville on Dec. 6.
  • [Video] Dr. Kathryn Lorenz recognized during Homecoming pre-game

    [Video] Dr. Kathryn Lorenz recognized during Homecoming pre-game

    Loveland, Ohio – During the pre-game festivities of the Loveland High School Homecoming Game last Friday, Dr. Kathryn Lorenz, the President of the Loveland City School District was recognized for her service to the schools for the past 32 years.

    Lorenz was also the Grand Marshall of the Homecoming Parade.

    Your Loveland High School Homing Parade Highlights

  • Your Loveland High School Homing Parade Highlights

    Your Loveland High School Homing Parade Highlights

    Loveland, Ohio – This LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video is the highlights of the Loveland High School Homecoming Parade held on September, 21.

  • Loveland Athletic Boosters Homecoming Parade is September 21

    Loveland Athletic Boosters Homecoming Parade is September 21

    Loveland, Ohio – This year’s Homecoming Parade will be Thursday, September 21 at 6:30 PM. The Homecoming game will be Friday, September 22 against Walnut Hills. The parade starts at the Moose Lodge Hall on East Loveland Avenue and proceeds to West Loveland Avenue, to Rich Road, and ends at Loveland High School at #1 Tiger Trail.

    The annual Powder Puff football game will be held in Tiger Stadium immediately following the parade.

    If you want to participate in the parade click HERE or contact:

    Tori Morrison, the LAB Parade Coordinator.

    Email

  • Loveland City School District Earns Five-Star Report Card Rating

    Loveland City School District Earns Five-Star Report Card Rating

    Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland City School District has earned a Five Star Overall Rating on the 2022-2023 Ohio School Report Card.

    Mike Broadwater

    “A Five-Star Ohio School Report Card is a sign that Loveland is a high-quality school district providing an excellent education for our students. This accomplishment would not be possible without the hard work of our students, their families, and our staff,” Superintendent Mike Broadwater said.

    Loveland is one of only 11 public school districts in the Cincinnati region of Hamilton, Butler, Warren, and Clermont Counties to receive an Overall Rating of Five Stars on the Ohio School Report Card.

    In addition to the Overall Rating, the Ohio School Report Card measures five components: Achievement, Progress, Gap Closing, Graduation, and Early Literacy. Loveland City School District earned five stars in every category except Early Literacy, where the district earned four stars. With five stars in every category except one, Loveland’s component ratings place the district in the top 6.6% of Ohio’s public school districts.

    “We were incredibly close to achieving five stars in every category. The Early Literacy component of the Ohio School Report Card required an 88% score to achieve a five-star rating, and our final score was 86.6%. We are always looking for ways to improve serving our students, and early literacy will remain an area of focus,” Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Dr. Stace Puerta said.

    “Our #beLOVEland Strategic Vision defines student success as pursuing academic excellence and creating career-ready, lifelong learners. The Ohio School Report Card results demonstrate that we are reaching that goal by exceeding state standards in every category,” Broadwater said.

    You can view the Loveland City School District’s Ohio School Report Card results by following this link.

     

  • Meet the new LHS Principal David Spencer w/Superintendent Mike Broadwater

    Meet the new LHS Principal David Spencer w/Superintendent Mike Broadwater

    by Mahi Sheth

    Loveland, Ohio – Hey there Loveland! Not sure if everyone has heard the news but Loveland High School has gotten a new principal for the 2023-2024 school year. I decided we needed to get a little interview with Mr. David Spencer and see what he is all about, don’t you agree?

    I interviewed Mr.Spencer along with our superintendent Mr. Mike Broadwater in an effort to welcome him to the community and to get to know him. Before we get to the interview, here are a few things that were discussed.

    I asked Mr. Spencer about his background, where he grew up, how he got into teaching, and basic questions you would ask when getting to know someone. I also touched base with Mr. Broadwater about what changes there were going to be at the Loveland Schools after the Levy passed this last May.

    Below is the video interview! Press play and get to know all the details regarding new changes and the new principal.

    “Best Short Story” award winner Mahi Sheth knows a thing or two about writing! Mahi is a creative writer whose favorite part about writing is the way words come together to form a story. In Mahi’s downtime, she loves to read and dance. Mahi is a Junior at William Mason High School.