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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Ross Middle school recognizes ‘Regal Rams’
At Ross Middle School, students can be dubbed “Regal Rams” as the result of nominations by teachers or other faculty members for displaying outstanding character on a regular basis.
“RMS is filled with students who do the right thing on a daily basis,” said principal Chris Saylor. “We want to let these students know that we notice them and appreciate the example they set for others.”
The following students were honored as Regal Rams for the months of January and February: Julie Adams, Elizabeth Bagley, Taylor Benge, Jessica Bennett, Kyle Burney, Tyler Caudill, Ashlee Chadwick, Elizabeth Chandler, Hayleigh Coppenger, Jared Cox, Hannah Daugherty, Collin Duncan, Andrew Dunn, Aaron Gillen, Mackenzie Gillen, Audrey Griffith, Caitlyn Hall, Sam Hall, Eric Henggeler, Kyla Keller, Megan Killip, Jacob Lomax, Lindsay Marcum, Kara Mize, Kaeli Morton, Logan Rogers, Bethany Salyers, Chase Sayers, Christy Schmitt, Linsey Strickland, Abby Tolson, Elisha Toney, Lexy Wiederhold and Zach Wurzelbacher.
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Ross students wield the Power of the Pen
After being rescheduled three times due to weather, the Ross Middle School Power of the Pen team was finally able to compete at the district tournament on Friday, Feb. 26, at Blanchester Middle School.
Power of the Pen is the school’s competitive writing club, which consists of seventh and eighth grade writers.
At the competition, writers are given three different prompts and are scored with a holistic rubric based on the creativity and quality of their writing.
Seventh grade team members include Olivia Meinzer, Carrie Vennefron, Brittany Welch, Audrey Schlembach, Nikki Schum, and Jackie Wesselman.
Eighth grader writers are Diane Hoffman, Tara Griffin, Erica Eppert, Samantha Walker, Carolyn Conrad, Emma Demopoulos, and Devon Swanson.
Hoffman and Vennefron qualified to compete at the regional tournament on Saturday, March 13, at Princeton Middle School.
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Elda safety patrol remain faithful in all weather
“Elda’s safety patrol members keep students safe as they load the buses every evening,” said principal Debbie Johnsen. “These faithful members serve regardless of weather.”
Safety patrol members include Jordan Hodge, Logan Iams, Anna Perry, Adam McCandless, Sarah Stone, Lilly Wszola, Abby McCracken, Emma Trout, Aiden Jones, Allie Barger, Emma Finger, Michael Saylor, Josh Reid, Allison Becker, Emma Stidd, Hannah Jones, Adam Bosse, Tory Rolston, Nathan Henke, Brandt Courtney, LaRissa Frey, Zachary Smith, Reece Gordley, Sydney Lomax and Dalton Chandler.
Safety Patrol is monitored by Mrs. Wells and Mrs. Johnsen.
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Badin students take 12 firsts in DECA district competition
Badin High School students captured first place finishes in 12 categories in the recent DECA district marketing education competition at Miami University-Hamilton. Nearly 50 Badin students advanced to state competition, which will be held at the Convention Center in Columbus March 19-20.
“It really was an excellent showing,’’ said Joe DeAngelo, marketing education teacher at Badin and the co-moderator of the DECA program. “You always hope for the best in competition like this, and these students really out-did themselves. It was an outstanding day.”
First place finishers included:
> Senior Megan Abney, Apparel and Accessories Management.
> Seniors Alex Brown and Lindsay Fischer, Buying and Merchandising Management.
> Juniors Nate Evers and Max Tiesman, Travel and Tourism Team Management.
> Seniors Jennifer Fontaine, Lindsay Gaynor and Rachel Stenger, Fashion Merchandise Promotion Plan
> Juniors Adam Hartman and Miranda Lipps, Advertising Campaign
> Sophomore Colin Martin, Technical Sales
> Senior Allie Pickerill, Retail Management.
> Junior Zach Sander, Business Services Management.
> Senior Brad Spurlock and junior Martin Sunderhaus, Business Law and Ethics.
> Junior Jackie Turner, Principles of Hospitality.
> Junior Sam Wade, Principles of Finance.
“These students show a particular ability to make presentations and handle themselves well in front of people they don’t know,’’ DeAngelo noted. “That’s what successful marketing is all about.”
Second place pairings included the team of seniors Brian Gerbus and Alex Thomas, Travel and Tourism Team Management; juniors Nick Berens and Kevin Coffman, Sports and Entertainment Team Management; juniors Devon Cooke and Miranda Hoffman, Fashion Merchandise Promotion Plan; juniors Meg Ortman and Janea Van Natta, Hospitality Services Team Management; and juniors Casey Rotundo, Nikki Rotundo and Linh Dinh, Advertsing Campaign.
Other second place finishers included senior Matt Bayliss, Financial Analysis Team Management; junior Doug Frederick, Restaurant and Food Service Management; senior Dana Hammerle, Marketing Management; senior Drew Hampton, Accounting; junior Alex Hollowell, Principles of Marketing; senior Jim Janssen, Financial Analysis Team Management; senior Chase Lewis, Quick Serve Management; senior Patrick Listermann, Technical Sales; and senior Jake Woodward, Hotel Lodging Management.
Third place finishers were senior Andrew Cifuentes, Principles of Hospitality; junior Brandon Donahue, Restaurant and Food Service Management; junior Alex Exum, Sports and Entertainment Management; junior Michael Guidugli, Accounting; junior Nicole Hagan, Apparel and Accessories Management; junior Michelle Hunter, Retail Management; junior Kevin Keating, Food Marketing Management; senior Maria Salerno, Business Services Management; senior Michelle Seither, Quick Serve Management; and senior Matt Shamp, Marketing Management.
“We’re looking forward to the state competition,’’ DeAngelo said. “Our students have fun with this and have done well over the years. This is great experience for the world beyond high school.”
This year’s DECA International conference is set for April 24-27 in Louisville, Ky.
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Two Badin students named National Merit Scholarship finalists
Michael Begovich and Jake Woodward, seniors at Badin High School, have been named finalists in the 55th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
“This is a tremendous accomplishment for each of these young men,’’ said Frank Margello, Badin principal. “They are outstanding students and this test success shows that they have what it takes to achieve at all levels beyond Badin High School.”
Begovich is the son of Joseph and Pamela Begovich of West Chester and a graduate of St. Julie Billiart School.
Woodward is the son of Robert and Brenda Woodward of Fairfield and a graduate of Sacred Heart School.
Finalists are now eligible for some of the $36 million in National Merit Scholarship dollars that will be offered in the spring. They are in rarefied air - as juniors, more than 1.5 million students took the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT), which serves as the initial program screen for the scholarship dollars. Less than 1 percent of those students are finalists throughout the country, and about 8,200 National Merit Scholarships are awarded nationwide.
“It’s always been my goal to get a full ride to college,’’ Woodward said. “Being a National Merit finalist is a big thing.”
Woodward plans to attend either Ohio State or the University of Cincinnati - he has been accepted into the Honors Program at both schools - and major in Political Science, with a focus on globalization studies. He wants to go to law school after earning his undergraduate degree.
Begovich is still deciding between five potential schools — the University of Cincinnati, the University of Dayton, Ohio State, Rose Hulman Institute or Xavier University - and plans to study science or engineering.
“I still haven’t decided yet,’’ Begovich said. “I know that I have enjoyed every science that I’ve investigated.”
“Jake and Michael are motivated students who have done well at Badin,’’ Margello said. “They are as ready as any students in the country to do well in college and beyond.”
“I’ve just always liked school and tried my best,’’ Woodward said when asked about his motivation to do well. “Some students don’t like school. I’ve always enjoyed it.”
“Originally I did well because my parents wanted me to,’’ Begovich said. “As I became more aware of things, I wanted to do well to prepare myself for what was ahead. I’m proud of myself for being good at it. But I always want to try to do better.”
Begovich added that he thought he had a great chance to be a National Merit finalist based on his PSAT scores, “but you’re never sure. Nothing’s set in stone. I’m just glad that all the work I’ve put in over the years to do as well as I can in school has paid off.”
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