Seven Hills Buzz for April 9, 2010

The Seven Hills BuzzThe Seven Hills School Bulletin Vol. 1 No. 14 April 9, 2010

A Brief Word from Chris Garten

Next PageA Look at What’s Happening at Doherty, Lotspeich, Middle & Upper . . .

National French Honor Society inducts new members

Senior Katherine Steinman is one of 40 area teens who are recipients of 2010 YMCA Character Awards for demonstrating outstanding qualities of leadership and character and for working to strengthen their schools and communities. Susan Marrs, Director of College Counseling, said, “Katherine has, large-ly single-handedly, already raised $20,000 for a rural Guatemalan mountain village whose 40 families now have cinderblock stoves, a gray water system, latrines (the first toilets in the village), and a school that, before she came along, they could only dream of. … Now her goal is to raise enough to buy new desks and chairs for the school.” Katherine is also a weekly volunteer at Su Casa His-panic Ministry, working with Spanish-speaking families.

Overheard at yesterday’s Upper School morning assembly: a spirited announce-ment of tonight’s Student Artists for Haiti Program (8:00 p.m. at the Madisonville Arts Center); a warm invitation to next Saturday’s SNAAP sponsored event, Youth in Politics, featuring several key elected officials; a notice of a student debate on the need to balance the right to assembly and free speech against mounting security concerns; an invita-tion from the Economics class for graph-ics arts students to meet with the Direc-tor of Marketing at Chiquita Brands to discuss art careers in global advertising; and equally thunderous ovations for the victorious girls lacrosse team, the winners of the National French Contest, the most recent inductees into the Cum Laude Society, a tongue-in-check report from the boys track team that at a meet where we were not expected to excel, we did not(!), and a proud sister’s emo-tional announcement that her brother had been admitted to Princeton! This 10-minute conclave occurs twice each week, reminding me often that a great deal of the learning on our cam-puses occurs outside the classroom. Welcome back!

Chris GartenHead of School

Congratula-tions to the new members of the National French Honor Society: (front) Kristen Prevost, Em-ily Holloway, Libby Carter, Joe Soonthorn-sawad; George Taliaferro, Stella Warner, Helen Jatho, Maddie Caldemeyer, Callie James.

Senior receives 2010 YMCA Character Award

Join us at these special Seven Hills events . . .STUDENT ARTISTS FOR HAITI

A Night of the Arts for the New Victorian School in Haiti

Upper visual and performing artists are hosting a benefit for the New

Victorian School, a school focused in the arts and vocational skills that was

destroyed in the earthquake.

Friday, April 9, 8pmMadisonville Arts Center5021 Whetsel Avenue

$5 admission/$7 for familiesRefreshments provided by Upper School Service Club

YOUTH IN POLITICS:Creating a Voice in Our Youth

Saturday, April 17, 12:30–2:00pm Hillsdale Commons

Panel presentation featuring Senator Eric KearneyJudge Fanon Rucker

David Singleton, Executive Director of Ohio Justice and Policy

Small group discussions and lunchNo admission charge

For details, call 550-9692

Sponsored by SNAAP

See pages 10 &11 for information on this exciting new opportunity at Seven Hills!

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MIDDLE SCHOOLDOHERTY LOTSPEICH UPPER SCHOOL

A Look at What’s Happening at . . .

Mrs. Wolfe said of one of the library events during Cultural Connections Week, “In conjunc-tion with the book Leprechauns in Late Winter by Mary Pope Osborne, that I read in its entire-ty to the third grade, parent El-len Li spoke to the classes about the Irish sheleighly.” Photo of Mrs. Li, students and several ex-amples on page 5. Mrs. Wolfe said, “The short one in the photo has been in Ellen’s family for several generations. Two of the others were purchased by her husband, and parent Tara Kil-coyne loaned us the other two. During the time that Ireland was ruled by England, the Irish were not allowed to have weapons. In order to circumvent this ruling, Irish men began making walking sticks and trained with them as weaponry.”

Unit I students visited the Art Museum during Cultural Connec-tions Week. It’s easy to see from the photo on page 5 that the focus was on Ireland this year!

Doherty’s all-school Service Con-vocation on April 7 celebrated the service projects each grade performed during Service Week and kicked off Doherty’s Spring Collect & Give collection of personal necessity items for their friends at the Open Door Min-istry. Photo page 5. More on Doherty service in the next Buzz.

Talent was in abundance at the Middle School Talent Show on the Friday before spring break. Congratulations to all of the performers, to emcees eighth grader Mason Duncan and seventh grader Brian Go-ertemoeller, and to organizers Mrs. Licata, Mrs. Bone, and Mr. Rising. Photos page 7 & 8.

The Talent Show was followed by the traditional volleyball game between the eighth grad-ers and the Faculty All-Stars (complete with team shirts). Photos page 8.

The following Circles of Diver-sity participants took part in a service activity at Matthew 25 Ministries on April 7: Lauren Weems, Daisia Jackson, Sofie Schmidt, Connor Rouan, Ellie Wilson, Mason Duncan, Lindsay Finn, Mark Dovich, Roderick McFarland, and Christian John-son. The students prepared boxes of food for Haiti.

Student participation in the Spring Food Drive offers com-pelling incentives. Students can earn a scoop of ice cream by donating at least one itemin each category (toilet paper, shampoo/deodorant, laundry or dish detergent, and jam/jelly). If they donate at least one item for each of the four catagories, they will be invited to an ice cream party. And, there’s more... If Middle fills up all three bins in the Commons with den-tal care items (toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc.), Mr. Rockwell will “frolic” in the hallways as the Tooth Fairy for the day. Now, that’s incentive!

Chemistry teachers Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Dansereau did fas-cinating demonstrations with liquid nitrogen in their classes on March 19.

Doherty and Lotspeich students in grades 1-5 had a great time at the Spring Sports Clinics after school on March 18. Upper School athletes and coaches conducted one-hour clinics on the Hillsdale Campus for baseball, softball, lacrosse, tennis, and track. More photos pages 3 & 4.

Miss Braun said, “The first grad-ers traveled downtown to the Taft Theater to enjoy a wonder-ful performance of “Jack and the Beanstalk” by Cincinnati Children’s Theater. One of their favorite characters was Patty the Tap Dancing Cow. A few days later, the children were treated to a visit from cast member Chris Stewart. Everyone had a close up look at many of the props used in the play and had many questions answered about all the amazing things that were in the play. They also found out all about that tap dancing cow and how two acters had to work together to play the part of the cow.” Photos page 5.

Fifth grader Noelle O’Neal placed an Individual Third and a Team Second in the MidSouth Region Pony Club Quiz Tourna-ment. This is an 8-state competi-tion to see who knows the most about horses.

More photos of the talented performers at the

Instrumental Recital for Grades 3-5 are on page 6.

Above, the day before spring break, the Performance Group class treated the Upper School to a performance of improvs, culmi-nating in the ever-popular par-ticipation of audience volunteers. Lots of improv talent in Upper! Photos page 9.

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Spring Sports Clinics!

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Embrace the spirit—and enrichment opportunities, adven-ture, new friendships, and fun—of summer at our 29th Seven Hills Summer Enrichment Program!

Applications are currently being accepted for students (ages 3 – 18 years) for over 120 different weekly pro-grams available throughout the summer. Programs begin the week of June 14 and continue through August 13. Over 57 new activities are being featured this summer including Mad Science, Amazing Portable Circus, and iSpace, which complement some of our returning favorites like Gourmet Cooking, Magic, Tennis, Jump Start School and Edible Art.

Additionally off-campus opportunities include field trips to historical Cincinnati parks and places of interest includ-ing Kings Island, Museum Center, Reds Hall of Fame, and Coney Island. Separate programs for Middle School students have been expanded with more academic enrichment offerings as well as a wide array of technology, fine arts, and Greater

“Embrace the Spirit of Summer” at Seven Hills!Cincinnati community programs.

Our Summer Program has been designed to accommodate the various needs and interests of our students. Whether you prefer a half-day program for one week or a full-day option for the entire summer, our talented and dedicated staff is here to provide an enriching, fun and exciting opportunity for your child. Early Care, After Care, and a lunch option may also be selected on a weekly basis.

All summer program information and registration forms are available at www.7hills.org>Quicklinks>Summer Program or in the summer brochure mailed to your home. Addi-tional brochures are displayed in the divisional offices or you may contact Jill Romerill, Summer Program Director, to request one. Please contact Jill with any questions or for assistance at 513.272.5345 or [email protected]. We are pleased to offer a wonderful program and hope you will join us this summer!

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Unit I patrons of the Cincinnati Art Museum.

Below, Mrs. Li, Doherty stu-dents, and several examples of the Irish sheleighly.

Above, Doherty’s Service Con-vocation included reports from representatives of each grade about what their service project meant to them, as well as a moving whole-school perfor-mance of the song, “You Can Help!”

At right, Lotspeich first graders with Chris Stewart, a cast mem-ber of the Cincinnati Children’s Theater’s “Jack and the Bean-stalk.”

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Lotspeich’s Grades 3–5 Recital

Colonial activities for Lotspeich fifth graders include the annual visit from the blacksmith who guides the students in forging dinner triangles.

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Middle’s Talent Show

More photos next page

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Eighth graders vs. Faculty All-Stars

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Improvs by Performance Group and Audience Volunteers

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Have you started your spring-cleaning yet? It can be a daunting process, but The Seven Hills School and Donations to Dollars can make it rewarding!

Launched in November 2009, Donations 2 Dollars is a way for members of the Seven Hills community to donate items to be sold on eBay and receive gift credit for the proceeds. Not only does this help streamline your collection of personal belong-ings, it also benefits The Seven Hills School.

Donating is very simple and the chart on page 11 shows you how the process works.

Explore your basement, attic, drawers and shelves for quality items you forgot you had or no longer need or want. Bring the items to either campus at the location and hours listed below. You will receive a receipt and your items will be listed for sale on eBay. We will mail you a gift credit in the form of a statement containing the net tax-deductible valuation of your item when the item is sold. The proceeds from the sale will benefit The Seven Hills School in your name.

The list of possible items to donate is endless. We ask that items be of at least $50 in value and weigh less than 50 pounds. (If you are not sure whether your item meets these criteria, contact us and we will tell you). The following is a list of items that tend to sell well and/or have sold recently:

• Chanel and Oakley sunglasses • Wristwatches • New designer shoes, handbags and ties • Artwork, including John Ruthven signed and numbered prints • Florence ceramic figurines • Crystal sculpture signed by the artist • Vintage toys • Collectible items • Electronic items including cameras, computers, cell phones and iPods

Donations to Date: As of April 8, 2010, the total proceeds from items sold is $3,880. Thank you to our donors! We are grateful for your support.

Donor Testimonial: “Supporting Seven Hills has never been easier or so rewarding. Donations 2 Dollars sorts out all of the complexities of Ebay for you and you get credit for a charitable contribution to Seven Hills to boot. What a blessing to find the perfect way to sup-port Seven Hills and reclaim space at home!” Sarah and Mark Johnson

Drop Off Locations: Hillsdale Campus – Resale Shop; Monday – Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Doherty Campus – Kemper Building; Monday – Friday, Noon – 4:00 p.m.

Questions? Lynn Cowles, Donations 2 Dollars Manager – 221-1765Margo Kirstein, Seven Hills Development Office – 527-1319

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The Seven Hills School

• Giving Credit • A Tax Deduction

Hours of Operation: Doherty Mon - Fri 12 – 4, Hillsdale Mon - Sat 9 – 3

Donations can be dropped off at Doherty Campus,

Kemper Building or Hillsdale Campus, Resale Shop.

Telephone contact: Lynne Cowles 221-1765