2006-07 News Archive              

McNick students tour Mexico’s Mayan Caribbean
July 16, 2007

Sixteen members of the Archbishop McNicholas High School community spent June 20 –29 touring Mexico’s Mayan Caribbean.  Eleven students and 5 alumni participated in the educational tour.

The group arrived in Cancun and spent the first two days enjoying Cancun’s famous beaches.  As they traveled from Uxmal to Cozumel to Chankanab, they visited and explored many of Mexico’s famed attractions.  They enjoyed a ballet of folkloric dance and went to a summer festival in Valladolid, where they listened to live salsa music.

In Cozumel, they visited a Mexican Culture Museum and learned about Mexican art and the Mexican Native American civilizations and their ruins.  Students had many opportunities to practice their Spanish and left with a feeling of pride, knowing that they were leaving with a better appreciation for the Mexican heritage, and the Spanish language.

“These educational tours are more than just learning Spanish.  It's always my hope that the students truly experience and appreciate the different places, cultures and people.  I'm always so amazed at what a profound and life-altering experience travel is for them,” said group leader and McNicholas Spanish teacher, Tracey Dietz.

The tour group consisted of Bobby Dahlhausen, Joe Dennis, Tracey Dietz ’91 (Group leader and Spanish Teacher), Sarah Hebbeler ’96, Rebekah Jabin, Wade Johnston, Holly Kellerman ’07, Katie Losekamp, Sarah Magness, Jess McCall, Julia Noschang, Cait Rogers ’07, Joey Sandmann, Tori Tasch, Molly Woods ’07, and Allie Yunker.

FOURTH QUARTER HONOR ROLL

SENIORS

DEAN’S LIST  -  Kara Apel, Colleen Cheek, Molly Cochran, Kathleen Coffey, Rebecca Conrad, Lauren Davis, Kathleen Hueneman, Abigail Marck, Michael McArtor, Julia Mezger, Ashley Neltner, Brigitte Ries, Andrea Schmidt, Laura Schwietering, Sarah Stapleton, Kevin Thomas

FIRST HONORS  - Emily Auvil, Lauren Berning, Chelsea Breitenbach, Nicholas Buhr, Justin Burwinkel, Colin Campbell, Phillip Cecil, Patrick Devereux, Karen Drake, Rachel Forgus, Christopher Foti, Angela Fraiz, Emily Gilb, Michelle Herbert, Jessica Kennedy, Benjamin King, Margaret McNeal, Jacquelyn Mountel, Trang Nguyen, Shawn O’Malley, Jamie Pettigrew, Cory Ramsey, Stephanie Ritter, Tobias Ruehling, Brendan Saddlemire, Tiffani Simon, Shannon Sinclair, Shannon West, Eleanore Yerke

SECOND HONORS –  Alexis Aiken, Richard Apuzzo, Carli Baca, Jillian Baron, Jacqueline Berding,  Joan Bolling, Patricia Brinck, Matthw Clark, Jaclyn Cleary, Amanda Cole, Holly Combs, Joseph Conway, Brandon Cooper, Luke Curran, Jessica Dause, Lindsey Davidson, Melissa Day, Emily Demorest, Amanda DePompei, Matthew Fairley, Gabriel Fey, Kaitlyn Foley, Anne Forsthoefel, Katelyn Foster, Thomas Frey, Joanna Funcheon, Caitlin Grogan, Michael Haas,  Ashley Habegger, Emily Hart, Emily Hess, Tyler Hicks, Lonnie Hinkle, Emily Hoke, Mark Huber, Delia Hutchinson, Caitlin Ingram, Thomas Jasper,  Luke Keller, Lisa Kelly, Kyle Kissell, Allison Lambert, Allison LeMaster, Adam Leu, Alexa Linz, Sarah List, Daniel Lohbeck, Brooke Lovely, Joshua Lowery, Kelly Lyons, Michael Mairose, Julia Maloney, Lindsey McCabe, Michele McKenney, Christopher Middleton, Chadwick Miller, Johnathan Miller, Jacob Moore, Victoria Neiheisel, Christopher Nixon, Kelly O’Brien, Christopher Ontko, Jennifer Osborne, Erin Overmann, Katherine Pohlman, Ryan Post, Jessica Powers, Pochara Prapatanant, Nina Randolph, Alexis Rhinehart, Brittany Rogers, Caitlyn Rogers, Monica Rudy, Casey Selzer, Patricia Sexton, Randi Sheshull, Nathan Skeen, Jennifer Spriggs, Kassidy Stanfield, Emily Stapp, Patrick Stapp, Benjamin Stewart, Amy Stultz, Erica Suer, Caroline Tamborski, Austin Taylor, Ashley Tepe, Craig Terry, Iliana Torres, Ryan Vidal, Catherine Whitacre, Amanda Wilson, Kurt Wilson, Sarah Witte

JUNIORS

DEAN’S LIST  -  Catherine Anslinger, Allison Bresler Molly Bush,  Samuel Carter,  Jennifer Cornelius, Michael D’Netto, Michael Dames, Justin Feldmann, Veronica Ferris, Elizabeth Glaser, Margaret Glaser, Mark Hamad, So Rang Kang, Elizabeth Keri, Michael Lambert, David Loftus, Katherine Losekamp, Sarah Magness, Heather Nichols, Andrea Perry, Rachel Quehl, Emily Sandmann, Joseph Sandmann, Jennifer Schleicher, Hannah Schweickart, Kelly Smyth, Victoria Tasch, Christina Tepe, Elizabeth Trotta, Andrew Woebkenberg

FIRST HONORS  - Thomas Bachmann, , Matthew Buchheit, Michael Cox, Morgan Denier, Emily Dumont,  Megan Ford, Rebekah Jabin, Wade Johnston, Sora Lee, Shannon McCarthy, Nova Ostermann, Anthony Rohlfs,  Frederick Schoolfield, Aline Tabet, Valerie Ward

SECOND HONORS –  Willie Babani, Kevin Bauer, Lauren Burkart, Michael Carlascio, Daniel Chadwell, Kayla Closson, Jillian Cranley, Mark Dickert, Catherine England, Stacey Fagin, Margaret Fehn, Alysha Feldkamp, Maureen Fellinger, Sean Fitzpatric, Carolyn Frey, Michael Gerlach, Jennafer Gormly,  Erica Groh, Emily Hayes, Brandon Heffernan, Chelsea Hillman, Catherine Hils, Erik Huber-Sears, Marie Jubak, Chelsea Kellerman, Caitlin Klein, Christopher Kollsmith, Raymond Lambert, Marianne Lipschutz, Daniel Luehrmann, Alicia Maciag, Bryan Mai, Kyle Massa,  Jacqueline Mayer,  Michael McCafferty, Anna McCormick, Sean McMahon, Joseph Mink, Jennifer Mitchell, Julia Noschang, Danielle O’Brien, Michael Oberschmidt, Anthony Paniccia, Kathryn Pardekooper, Amanda Piening, Emily Pritchard, Randall Reese, Stephen Rice, Caroline Roberto, Gregory Ross, Christopher Scheidler, Jessica Scheidler, Matthew Schlagheck, Anne Schoettlekotte, Kevin Semancik, Kara Shropshire, Brittani Sinclair, Jacob Snyder, Thomas Stoltman, Andrew Thole, Corey Trombley, Paul Uhl, Julia Usitalo, Marilyn Vennemeyer, Jonathon Whitmore, Alison Yunker
 

SOPHOMORES

DEAN’S LIST  -  Ian Anderson, Amanda Brown, Tara Campbell, Jared Cox, Emilie Doyle, Emily Glaser, Maryssa Gnotek, Katherine Hennekes, Stephanie Leyritz, Daniel Rasfeld, Brianna Richardson, Bridget Rudy, Elaine Sanker, Alyssa Smith, Claire Stegman, Brett Straka, Joshua Trenkamp, Jefferson Voegele, Julia Whitford, Jessica Wiles

FIRST HONORS  - Jessica Danker, Kelsey Grau, Amy Hollenkamp, Alissa Huston, Kelly LeMaster, Nettie McGee, Kaitlin McPhillips, Joseph Rzesutock, Alexandra Wiederhold

SECOND HONORS  - Richard Baca, Dylan Barth, Margaret Behan, Carolyn Biedenharn, Kelsey Bowen, Alaina Bowling, Adam Brokaw, Sarah Buchheit, John Casnellie, Anon Chalavanich, Justin Chandler, Paige Chandler, Emily Cmar, Katherine Crawford, Ryan Crowley, Alyson Curran, Jessica Dempsey, Joseph Dennis, Samantha Feck, Anthony Feghali, Emma Flischel, Christopher Geraci, Christina Gilene, Nhan Ha, Michael Hain, Elizabeth Hamad, Katherine Harker, Scott Harker, Evan Herbert, Alexander Horan, Jacob Horn, Cathryn Humphries, Michael Imbus, Andrew Jostworth, William Kenney, Nigel Koebel, Audrey McCabe, Courtney McIntosh, Timothy Meisman, Benjamin Mocahbee, Chelsea Muenzer, Madeleine Mullee, Claire Murphy, Kelly Murphy, Joseph Niehaus, Joseph Panzeca, Michelle Pettigrew, Brianna Powers, Kelly Pulskamp, Michael Rehl, Cory Rossmann, Matthew Rouse, Victoria Russ, Tierney Sain, Mary Katherine Sandmann, Justin Schenz, Kellee Schmitt, Carolyn Schoolfield, Eric Skiba, James Spicer, Sarah Spriggs, Hannah Stark, Michael Staubach, Alexa Steiner, Audrey Stewart, Kelsey Sullivan, Robert Tepe, Thomas Trotta, Melissa Uhlenbrock, Alexander Veleta, Joseph Wambaugh, Emily Wildhaber, Victoria Yontz

FRESHMEN

DEAN’S LIST  -  Sarah Buhr, Shannon Coffey, Haley Fitzpatrick, Brian Frenzel, Deanne Gauch, Kathleen Hiltz, Marcella Isemann, Mathew Johnson, Robert Kuhlman, Anne Kunkler, Alyssa Leyritz, Carolyn Martin, Kevin McClellan, Erin Morrisroe, Amanda Murphy, Rachel Neltner, Morgan Rice, Felicia Rinaldi, Jennifer Severyn, Samantha Tucci, Lydia Wall, Katherine Wiesenhahn

FIRST HONORS  - Hannah Aicholtz, Emily Bradley, Lucas Custer, Daniel DelVecchio, Peter English, Donald Esz, Evann Farrell, Ashley Gilkerson, Jill Kent, Haley Mehring, Catherine Pacquette, Austin Reid, Joseph Schoettelkotte, Sabrina Smyth, Chelsea Stegman, Austin Van Dusen, Nicole Waits, Brittany Zumach

SECOND HONORS  - Patrick Ahrens, Connor Bechtol, Jillian Bloemer, Dolores Bosse, Jordan Bossman, Jesse Bramble, Christopher Bresler, Meghan Bush, Jonathan Candito, Alex Carter, Maria Chambers, Hannah Christmann, Anna Christy, Jordan Cunningham, Hope Curran, Leah Curran, Samantha Dailey, Margaret Daly, James Deighen, April Dugan, Jarred Dumford, Caroline Eldridge, Adam Farwick, Emily Feck, Maureen Fehn, Justin Flynn, Thomas Fraiz, Joseph Frazier, Dylan Gerding, Alex Hay, Hannah Heekin, Daniel Hermanns, Dakota Hoffman, James Hofmann, Ryan Hollander, Jennifer Hueneman, Craig Hyson, Charles Ingram, Ashley Jenkins, Kathleen Johnstone, Robert Jubak, Amelia Kaising, Colleen Kelly, Sean Kelly, Emily King, Matthew Luehrmann, Corey Mai, Sara Maloney, Jonathan Martin, Kathryn Martin, Kody McLaughlin, Jeffrey Miller, Tessa Nagy, Kyle Nash, Dakota Neff, Carmen Ostermann, Nathaniel Overmann, Elizabeth Penker, Anna Pieper, Chelsea Ritter, Holly Roberto, Teresa Rudy, Jillian Ruhe, Elizabeth Scheidler, Zachary Schmidt, Alexander Schneider, Jeffrey Schnirring, Nathan Semancik,  Erin Sheehy, Nathaniel Shrader, Luke Shropshire, Margaret Snyder, Abigail Stapp, Margaret Stewart, Shane Sullivan, David Sweet, Chloe Tippmann, Daniel Wendelken, Darren West, Evan Whalen, Samantha Whitmore, Andrew Zofkie

BOLD = Dean’s List

Women's Basketball Open Gym 2007
Invite players from other schools!!

June 11-June 14, aux. gym 8:00-9:30 pm
June 15- scrimmage TBA
June 18-June 22, main gym 6:30-8:00 pm
June 25, aux. gym, open gym or scrimmage TBA
June 26-June 27, aux. gym 6:30-8:00 pm

Second Annual Nick Erdy Foundation Memorial Golf Outing
May 17, 2007

The Second Annual Nick Erdy Foundation Memorial Golf Outing is June 23, 2007, at Deer Track Golf Course in Goshen, Ohio. The golf outing raises funds to help support the Nick Erdy Scholarship at McNicholas High School.

The scholarship honors Marine Lance Corporal Nicholas Brandon Erdy, class of 2002, whose life was taken in Iraq last year. The scholarship is available to a current McNicholas student and a graduating senior entering the military service.

Click here for more information about the golf outing.

2007-08 School Calendar

The basic school calendar has been incorporated into the McNicholas online calendar for your reference.

McNicholas grad, a decorated soldier
June 4, 2007

Warrant Officer Five David Cooper, a 1978 Archbishop McNicholas High School alumnus, received a Silver Star for gallantry in combat in January, followed by the Valor Award from the American Legion Aviators’ Post 743 in New York.

Cooper was recognized with the Silver Star following a mission in which he was operating an AH-6 “Little Bird” helicopter against enemy forces during a raid.  Cooper made successive assaults in support of the ground forces under enemy fire.  His courage and gallantry under hostile fire directly contributed to the successful executions of this mission.  If not for his actions, the ground forces would have sustained significant casualties.

The Valor Award recognizes a military aviator that performed a feat of courage or bravery.  Valor Award recipients are chosen at the highest level of their respective service and approved by the office of the corresponding Chief of Staff.  Cooper is recognized among Aviator’s Post Valor Award recipients, a select few that represent a proud tradition.

Cooper is in his 22^nd year of Army Service and is a veteran of multiple deployments in support of the Global War on Terrorism.  He is the most decorated solider in the Army for 2006. 

Cooper, a long-time helicopter pilot, currently serves in the 1^st Battalion 160^th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) (SOAR) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.  SOAR provides rotary-wing aviation support to special operations forces. Their mission is to organize, equip, train, resource and employ Army special operations aviation forces worldwide.  Soldiers of the 160^th have been actively engaged in the Global War on Terrorism since October 2001.

Pardon Our Omission

The following students were unintentionally omitted from the graduation program, and we are happy to recognize them here:

Senior members of the National Art Honor Society

Spring Sports Summary

Kathy Lach named GGCL softball coach of the year
Softball team GGCL Gray Division champs
Ronnie Ferris Player of the year
Cat Humphries Runner of the year
Men's Volleyball GCL Central Division Champs
Dan Rosenbaum GCL Central Division Track Coach of the year
Denny Murphy- GCL Men's Volleyball Coach of the Year
Kyle Kane- GCL Central Volleyball Player of the Year
District Champs- Men's Volleyball, Women's Track,Baseball
District Runner Up- Softball
State Champs- Dance Team


 

McNicholas appoints new principal
March 27, 2007

Archbishop McNicholas High School has appointed Brian D. Pendergest as Principal effective July 1, 2007. 

Pendergest has served as the Assistant Principal and Dean of Students at Stephen T. Badin High School in Hamilton, OH for the past four years.  Prior to that, he taught History and Math at Badin and at Jefferson Elementary in Hamilton.  Pendergest was also an assistant varsity basketball coach and head reserve and freshman basketball coach at Badin. Pendergest earned a B.S. in Accounting and a M.Ed. from Xavier University.

“Archbishop McNicholas is a great school that has much to offer.  I look forward to continuing the great work done the past several years,” he said.  “I’ve had the opportunity as a coach to witness the enthusiastic support of the McNicholas parents, students and alumni, and the sportsmanship and courtesy extended to visiting teams.”

McNicholas Spanish students excel on national exam

Archbishop McNicholas High School Spanish students participated in the National Spanish Exam, through the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP).  This exam recognizes achievements in the study of the Spanish language, promotes proficiency in interpretive communication of the Spanish language, assesses the national standards as they pertain to learning Spanish and stimulates further interest in the teaching and learning of Spanish. 

In each of the four levels, McNicholas had students place in the Oro (Gold) Level and Plata (Silver) Level.  The Oro medal places students at or above the 95^th percentile.  The Plata medal places students scoring between the 85^th and the 94^th percentile.

Twelve students were recognized for their achievements in the regular category, participating at the first level.  Freshmen Daniel DelVecchio and Mathew Johnson placed at the Oro Level.  Sophomore Stephanie Leyritz, along with freshmen Kathleen Hiltz, Jill Kent, Robert Kuhlman, Anne Kunkler, Alyssa Leyritz, Erin Morrisroe, Amanda Murphy, Jennifer Severyn and Samantha Tucci placed at the Plata Level.

Fourteen students were recognized for their achievements in the regular category, participating at the second level.  Sophomores Katherine Hennekes and Brianna Richardson, along with freshman Kevin McClellan placed at the Oro Level.  These students also had the three highest total exam scores at this level.  Hennekes won $80, Richardson won $55 and McClellan won a package that included a Spanish/English Dictionary.  Sophomores Gus Geraci, Mary Kate Gnotek, Kaitlin McPhillips, Daniel Rasfeld, Kathy Sandmann, Alyssa Smith, Brett Straka, David Wasserman and Jessica Wiles, along with freshmen, Austin VanDusen, placed at the Plata Level.

In addition, two students participated in the bilingual category of the second level.  Freshman Gabriel Esteve scored in the Oro Level and received the highest total exam score.  He received $80.  Freshmen Melissa Egred scored at the Bronze level and had the third highest total exam score.  She received a package that included a Spanish/English Dictionary.

Five students were recognized for their achievements in the regular category, participating at the third level.  Junior Leah Forgus scored in the Oro Level, and juniors Elizabeth Glaser, Katherine Losekamp, Sarah Magness and Marilyn Vennemeyer scored in the Plata Level.

Two students were recognized for their achievements in the regular category, fourth level.  Senior Rachel Forgus placed in the Oro Level, and senior Jacquelyn Mountel placed at the Plata Level.

McNicholas High School has participated in the National Spanish Exam for the past ten years and is consistently competing regionally with schools such as St. Xavier, Moeller, Cincinnati Country Day, Summit Country Day, Seven Hills, Indian Hill and Sycamore.

Athletic Booster Golf Outing

The McNicholas Athletic Booster Board annual golf outing was held June 8, 2007. This year the golf outing was held at California Golf Course.  All proceeds from this year's outing will be used to purchase new weight lifting equipment in the new gym.

Benefit for Soccer Coach

A benefit was held for McNicholas High School Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach Gina Siedentopf on Saturday, May 19, 2007, at Anderson High School. In December, Gina was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a neurological disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of the Peripheral Nervous System.

 

BOOSTER NEWS
May 16, 2007

As the 2006-2007 school year comes to a close, the Athletic Boosters would like to congratulate the class of 2007! Your time at McNicholas will be cherished for years to come. We hope to see you next year and wish you much success in your future. Come back and visit often!

The Boosters would like to thank all of the parents that helped us this year by volunteering at events and functions. Thank you for working your Bingo night, (once per year per sport). Please keep in mind that when you are scheduled to work Bingo, we need you there. Bingo continues through the summer months. We are now smoke free and start an hour earlier (volunteers need to arrive by 4:30 p.m.). If you would like to sign up to work a specific date that is convenient for you, let us know. We are working on having the schedule posted on the website.

The Athletic Boosters work hard to make sure that our athletes have the best facilities and equipment we can provide. We are looking for new parents that would like to join us. If you have a few hours a month, please contact us. We need your help as some of our current booster members are also graduating.

I would also like to extend a big “Thank You” to the Booster Board Members who have worked hard over the year on all the behind the scene things that make a difference.

If you have any questions or would like to join us, please contact Rick Perry by email at ricksheila@aol.com or by phone at 513-232-3271.

McNicholas High senior chosen for residency
May 16, 2006

Archbishop McNicholas High School senior Lauren Davis, daughter of Lawrence and Joan of Forest Hills, was accepted into the 2007 Fallingwater High School Residency Program this summer near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  The Residency will take place at Fallingwater, one of the most famous homes that architect Frank Lloyd Wright built during his career.

Twelve students from throughout the country are selected each year to participate in this innovative, weeklong exploration of Wright’s masterwork, guided by a humanistic approach to architectural study.  Davis is the only student in the state selected for this program.  She will join students from Florida, Pennsylvania, California, Georgia and Michigan in an up-close, personal study and experience of Fallingwater.  The Residency emphasizes architecture as a participatory art form that engages the body, mind and spirit. 

The Residency will take place July 7 – 14, 2007.  In the fall, Davis will attend the University of Kentucky, majoring in architecture.

Students participate in Children’s Day at the Zoo
May 11, 2007

The National Hispanic Honor Society, the International Club and many other students at Archbishop McNicholas High School participated in Children’s Day (El Día de los Niños), held at the Cincinnati Zoo on Saturday, April 28, 2007. 

Mayor Mark Mallory welcomed the crowd to kick off the day.  Guests were given passports that allowed them to travel through the Zoo and learned how to say hello in Amharic, Chinese, French, Greek, Kurundi, Spanish, Urdu and Wolof.  As the guests entered different areas of the Zoo, native people from the countries in which the animals originated greeted them and talked to them about their cultures.  “The animals at the Zoo vary greatly as do people from country to country, yet they all came together at the same place with the same goals,” said freshman Sam Tucci.

The event was held in conjunction with the English Language Learning Foundation, Inc., which helps English language learners become successful in their academic lives while fostering their cultural identity.  “I never really comprehended how many different languages there are.  The animals coming from different parts of the world symbolized how every nation in this world is special,” commented freshman Chloe Tippmann.

Jam for Justice at McNicholas High School
May 12, 2007

Archbishop McNicholas High School is hosted Jam for Justice on May 11th, a benefit concert for and by students to raise both awareness and money in solidarity with the invisible children of northern Uganda and people affected by the genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

Many local bands performed throughout the night to raise social awareness. 

 


McNicholas student selected to participate in Summer Science Institute
May 8, 2007

Archbishop McNicholas High School sophomore Claire Stegman, daughter of Gregory and Holly of Batavia, has been accepted to participate in the Summer Institute for Gifted Students at the College of Mt. St. Joseph this summer.  Stegman will participate in the Crime Scene Analysis Through Forensic Science course July 9 – 27, 2007. 

The Summer Institute for Gifted Students Program provides students with opportunities to explore exciting areas of mathematics, physics and computer science suitable to their levels of ability that are not generally offered at a high school level.  Upon completion of the Institute, Stegman will receive three hours of college credit.

McNicholas students row towards medals
May 8, 2007

Two Archbishop McNicholas High School students rowed in the regatta in Oakridge, Tennessee, on April 28, 2007.  Sophomore Claire Stegman, daughter of Gregory and Holly of Batavia, won a first place medal in her single’s race and sophomore Justin Chandler, son of Mark and Barbara of Bethel, received a third place medal in his single’s race.  The Single’s race is a one-man boat and is considered one of the most difficult to row.  Forty-one clubs from nine states, 24 cities and two countries participated in this regatta. 

Stegman and Chandler are members of the Clermont High School Crew.  Established in 2000, the Clermont Crew consists of students from high schools in the area including Batavia, Milford, Amelia, McNicholas, Glen Este, New Richmond and Bethel-Tate. This non-profit organization aims to develop the strength and character of these individuals through the discipline and teamwork of rowing. The Clermont Crew also provides a path to college and scholarships for dedicated young people. 

McNicholas student selected into ExSEL program at UC
May 8, 2007

Archbishop McNicholas High School junior David Loftus, son of Michael and Julie of Forest Hills, was selected to participate in the 2007 Howard Hughes Excellence in Science Education and Learning (ExSEL) program at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine this summer. 

Loftus is very excited about the opportunity.  “I really wanted to be selected to participate in this program.  It is a very good opportunity for me.”

The ExSEL program is an exciting opportunity for students to delve into the world of 21^st Century basic science and research, including cell biology, molecular genetics, structural biology, immunology and neuroscience.   ExSEL only accepted 25% of all students that applied this year.  The program will take place June 11 through July 13, 2007.

McNicholas’ McArtor wins awards
May 8, 2007

Archbishop McNicholas High School senior Michael McArtor, son of Matthew and Janine of Anderson Township, has been named a National Merit Scholarship Award Winner and has received the Ohio Leadership Award.  McArtor was one of approximately 8,200 students nationwide in competition for the National Merit Scholarship.

More than 1.4 million juniors representing about 21,000 high schools entered the 2007 National Merit Program by taking the 2005 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which served as an initial screen of program applicants.  All winners of the Merit Scholarship were chosen from the Finalist group, based on their abilities, skill and accomplishments. 

McArtor was awarded the Ohio Leadership Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to his high school and community.  Out of a pool of 1,500 applicants, 600 were invited to apply for the award.  An application, two essays and a teacher nomination letter were used to assess the nominee’s leadership characteristics and potential. 

Eighty-five out of the 600 were selected as semi-finalists.  McArtor was invited to Case Western Reserve University on March 20, 2007, for a 30 minute interview, luncheon and presentation.  Only thirty students from across the state were awarded the Ohio Leadership Award.   The Ohio Leadership Award had been in existence for 25 years.

McArtor will continue his education at the University of Dayton in the fall.

McNicholas seniors commit to play in college
May 8, 2007

Archbishop McNicholas High School seniors have committed to play athletics in college.  Each are listed below with their respective sport and school.

Chelsea Breitenbach – Rowing - Duquesne University

Matt Clark - Football - Thomas More College

Jessica Dause          - Soccer - University of Dayton

Emily DeMorest - Soccer - Tiffin University

Rick Hain - Baseball - Ohio Dominican University
Kevin Jacobson - Basketball - College of Mt. St. Joseph

Kelly Langland - Softball - Hiram College
Annie Larkin - Volleyball - Defiance College

Lindsey McCabe - Basketball - Tiffin University

Andrew Richards - Football - Ohio Dominican University

Brittany Rogers - Soccer - Bellarmine University
Richter Snelling - Football - Norwich University

Joe Zerhusen - Football - Thomas More College
 
In addition, Brendan Saddlemire will walk on the wrestling team at Ohio University.

McNicholas students receive distinction of exceptional merit
May 2, 2007

The 2007 Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) ExploraVision Awards announced that Archbishop McNicholas High School students were awarded the distinction of exceptional merit. For their project, Silently Speaking, juniors Marilyn A. Vennemeyer, Ronni M. Ferris, Kara K. Shropshire and Amanda R. Piening have been selected by the judges as Honorable Mention Winners, which places the team's project among the top 10% of all ExploraVision entries submitted to the competition this year.  Silently Speaking was designed to measure facial expressions to predict emotion. 

McNicholas High School is the only high school in Greater Cincinnati to be recognized by the Toshiba/NSTA Explora Vision Awards.

ExploraVision encourages students to create and explore a vision of future technology by combining their imaginations with the tools of science. Since 1992, more than 200,000 students from across the United States and Canada have competed in ExploraVision.

McNicholas students donate computers

May 2, 2007

Archbishop McNicholas High School students participated in the Computer Recycling Event, through the Full Circle Group, hosted by Guardian Angels Church on Saturday, April 21, 2007.

McNicholas High School donated 10 old computers, 6 monitors, as well as other equipment.  Each of these items contain lead, mercury and cadmium, all heavy metals, and if it is put into landfills or disposed of improperly can be very harmful to the environment.  The Full Circle Group either disposes of the equipment properly or wipes it clean and puts new software on the computers so it can be donated to those in need.

McNicholas art students take home awards

May 2, 2007

Three Archbishop McNicholas High School students won awards at the 26^th Annual Congressional Art Competition.  Seniors Patrick Devereux and Justin Burwinkel received Honorable Mention accolades and senior Colleen Cheek took 3^rd place.  This year there were over 100 entries from the 2^nd District with a total of 13 awards.

Every year, each member of Congress may host this competition and the first place winner’s artwork is displayed in the Cannon Tunnel of the Capital building in Washington, D.C.  The competition heightens art awareness by recognizing talented young artists from across the nation. Last year, senior Erin Overmann won the competition.

McNicholas math teacher recognized as one of the best in the area
April 25, 2007

Archbishop McNicholas High School math teacher Bill Losekamp has been recognized as one of the outstanding math teachers in the Greater Cincinnati area.  The award is a result of a collaborative partnership among presidents at Northern Kentucky University, the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University.  The collaboration, known as “Conversations, Connections, Collaborations” (or C3) is aimed at addressing issues that affect the Greater Cincinnati community.

“Teaching can be very demanding, but even more rewarding,” commented Losekamp.  “Not many professions have an opportunity to make such an impact on future generations.  It is important for us to remember as teachers we are role models both in and out of the classroom.  I feel honored and humbled to be recognized by the education community for that effort,” said Losekamp.

The 2007 Outstanding Mathematics and Science Teachers Awards Dinner will be held Friday, May 11, 2007, at the Kingsgate Conference Center at the University of Cincinnati. 

McNicholas seniors show commitment to service
April 25, 2007

Archbishop McNicholas High School seniors have a true commitment to community service.  This year the school has 63 students, the largest number ever, who have completed over 100 hours of community service during their four years at McNicholas High School.  Two students have completed nearly 500 hours of community service.

Over 100 hours completed: Alexis Aiken (101), Kara Apel (100), Emily Auvil (196), Jackie Berding (105), Joanie Bolling (133), Chelsea Breitenbach (148), Sarah Casnellie (103), Colleen Cheek (169), Mandi Cole (135), Josh Dempsey (104), Amanda DePompei (109), Patrick Devereux (109), Johnny Dumford (115), Jeff Fay (140), Annie Forsthoefel (120), Chris Foti (113), Angela Fraiz (120), Alex Frazier (103), Joanna Funcheon (105), Emily Hart (105), Michelle Herbert (112), Emily Hess (104), Holly Kellerman (133), Lisa Kelly (172), Allison LeMaster (124), Josh Lowery (113), Julia Maloney (121), Mike McArtor (100), Calie McGee (166), Maggie McNeal (150), Jessica Mitchell (108), Stephen Morath (140), Tori Neiheisel (108), Ashley Neltner (111), Shawn O’Malley (105), Erin Overmann (145), Katie Pohlman (135), Jessica Powers (100), Cory Ramsey (123), Brigette Ries (180), Amanda Rudolph (130), Andi Schmidt (185), Laurie Schwietering (165), Tiffani Simon (102), Emily Stapp (100), Illiana Torres (101), Shannon West (101) and Ellie Yerke (116).

Over 200 hours completed: Tricia Brinck (200), Jaclyn Cleary (200), Holly Combs (220), Jessica Kennedy (200), Brendon Lake (213), Sarah Marcagi (200), Matt Moriarity (200), Laura Stuker (240) Craig Terry (200) and Molly Woods (200).

Over 300 hours completed: Caitlin Ingram (332) and Brooke Lovely (317).

Over 400 hours completed: Caitlin Dubois (431), Kate Foley (496) and Erik Hail (495).

Service Club Coordinator and Religion Teacher Sam Roflow continues to be impressed by these students.  “When 12 students worked at a Christmas festival at Millvale Community Center, they were so caring and natural.  And when 40 kids danced with the elderly clients at the Sem Haven Senior Prom, it was a true moment of pride,” commented Roflow. “McNicholas’ whole outreach program has grown because of a lot of dedicated people.  Outreach is a part of who we are, so our kids are having more opportunities and they are running with it!”

THESPIANS SHINE

More than 40 Thespians and theater students attended the Ohio State Conference at Northmont High School March 30-April 1 and performed cuttings, by judges' invitation,
from the fall play, "Auntie Mame" and from the showcase production, "Odd Couple, Female Version" .
Several Thespians also performed in individual events and brought home the following awards:
1st Place in Monologue, Jessica Kennedy
2nd Place in Costume Design, Jennifer Spriggs
2nd Place in Sound Design, Maggie Fehn
Finalist in Acting Duet, Kaitlyn Foley and Katie Pohlman
Finalist in Musical Duet, Marilyn Vennemeyer and Lizzie Glaser
Participant in Musical Solo, Emily Hart.




PERFECT DAY

Ronnie Ferris pitched a perfect game yesterday, 4/18/07 vs. Bishop Fenwick winning 7-0. The varsity softball team is undefeated (12-0) and this was Ronnie's second no hitter of the season.

DANCE TEAM SOARS

Congratulations to the Dance Team on their first place at State Championships and their second place finish at Nationals for their Zombie routine.



Books of Hope

At the start of Catholic Schools Week in late January, the entire study body viewed the film Invisible Children. McNicholas students were changed, and they wanted to help. Under the guidance of the English and religion departments, students created Books of Hope for the children of Northern Uganda.   To learn more, click here....


Third Quarter Honor Roll 2006-2007

SENIORS

DEAN’S LIST  -  Kara Apel, Chelsea Breitenbach, Colleen Cheek, Molly Cochran, Kathleen Coffey, Lauren Davis, Karen Drake, Rachel Forgus, Emily Gilb, Eric Hail, Michelle Herbert, Kathleen Hueneman, Jessica Kennedy, Abigail Marck, Michael McArtor, Ashley Neltner, Brigitte Ries, Stephanie Ritter, Andrea Schmidt, Laura Schwietering, Sarah Stapleton, Ashley Tepe, Kevin Thomas

FIRST HONORS  - Alexis Aiken, Colin Campbell, Phillip Cecil, Rebecca Conrad, Jessica Dause, Emily Demorest, Angela Fraiz, Thomas Jasper,  Benjamin King, Michael Mairose, Michele McKenney, Margaret McNeal, Julia Mezger, Johnathan Miller, Jacquelyn Mountel, Trang Nguyen, Shawn O’Malley, Tobias Ruehling, Brendan Saddlemire, Shannon Sinclair, Eleanore Yerke

SECOND HONORS –  Emily Auvil, Jillian Baron, Lauren Berning, Joan Bolling, Alexander Bowling, Patricia Brinck, Logan Bryant, Nicholas Buhr, Justin Burwinkel, Sarah Casnellie, Holly Combs, Joseph Conway, Luke Curran, Lindsey Davidson, Melissa Day, Amanda DePompei, Patrick Devereux, Eric Farley, Gabriel Fey, Annie Flaherty, Kaitlyn Foley, Anne Forsthoefel, Katelyn Foster, Christopher Foti, Thomas Frey, Joanna Funcheon, Caitlin Grogan, Michael Haas,  Ashley Habegger, Richard Hain, Emily Hart, Emily Hess, Mark Huber, Delia Hutchinson, Caitlin Ingram, Kyle Kane, Luke Keller, Lisa Kelly, Kyle Kissell, Brendon Lake, Allison Lambert, Allison LeMaster, Adam Leu, Daniel Lohbeck, Kelly Lyons, Calie McGee, Christopher Middleton, Chadwick Miller, Jessica Mitchell, Jacob Moore, Michael Morrison, Victoria Neiheisel, Christopher Nixon, Kelly O’Brien, Jennifer Osborne, Jamie Pettigrew, Jessica Powers, Cory Ramsey, Nina Randolph, Alexis Rhinehart, Brittany Rogers, Monica Rudy, Casey Selzer, Patricia Sexton, Randi Sheshull, Kiersten Siepel, Tiffani Simon, Jennifer Spriggs, Kassidy Stanfield, Amy Stultz, Erica Suer, Craig Terry, Iliana Torres, Catherine Whitacre, Kurt Wilson, Sarah Witte

JUNIORS

DEAN’S LIST  -   Catherine Anslinger, Allison Bresler, Samuel Carter, Jennifer Cornelius, Michael D’Netto, Justin Feldmann, Veronica Ferris, Megan Ford, Elizabeth Glaser, Margaret Glaser, So Rang Kang, Elizabeth Keri, Michael Lambert, David Loftus, Katherine Losekamp, Sarah Magness, Heather Nichols, Emily Sandmann, Jennifer Schleicher, Hannah Schweickart, Kelly Smyth, Christina Tepe, Elizabeth Trotta, Andrew Woebkenberg

FIRST HONORS  - Thomas Bachmann, Matthew Buchheit, Michael Cox, Michael Dames, Morgan Denier, Meagan Leach, Sora Lee, Shannon McCarthy, Andrea Perry, Rachel Quehl, Frederick Schoolfield, Kara Shropshire, Aline Tabet, Victoria Tasch, Marilyn Vennemeyer, Valerie Ward

SECOND HONORS –  Kevin Bauer, Alex Brokaw, Lauren Burkart, Molly Bush, Michael Carlascio, Daniel Chadwell, Emily Dumont, Catherine England, Stacey Fagin, Shayne Farrell, Kayce Farwick, Maureen Fellinger, Leah Forgus, Carolyn Frey, Mary Kathleen Gaffney, Michael Gerlach, Jennafer Gormly,  Erica Groh, Patricia Guilfoyle, Mark Hamad, Emily Hayes, Brandon Heffernan, Kayla Heyl, Catherine Hils, Erik Huber-Sears, Rebekah Jabin, Wade Johnston, Marie Jubak, Chelsea Kellerman, Amanda Klump, Christopher Kollsmith, Raymond Lambert, James Liber, Marianne Lipschutz, Daniel Luehrmann, Alicia Maciag, Bryan Mai, Jacqueline Mayer,  Michael McCafferty, Anna McCormick, Sean McMahon, Joseph Mink, Jennifer Mitchell, Allison Moore, Julia Noschang, Michael Oberschmidt, Nova Ostermann,Anthony Paniccia, Nicholas Panzeca, Amanda Piening, Emily Pritchard, Adam Rechtin, Randall Reese, Caroline Roberto, Anthony Rohlfs, Jeffrey Salyers, Joseph Sandmann, Christopher Scheidler, Jessica Scheidler, Anne Schoettlekotte, Brittani Sinclair, Jacob Snyder, Lucy Tenhundfeld, Andrew Thole, Brian Tilly, Corey Trombley, Natalie Witt, Alison Yunker

SOPHOMORES

DEAN’S LIST  -   Ian Anderson, Amanda Brown, Tara Campbell, Jared Cox, Maryssa Gnotek, Katherine Hennekes, Daniel Rasfeld, Brianna Richardson, Bridget Rudy, Joseph Rzesutock, Elaine Sanker, Alyssa Smith, Claire Stegman, Brett Straka, Joshua Trenkamp, Jefferson Voegele, Jessica Wiles

FIRST HONORS  - Jessica Dempsey, Emilie Doyle, Emily Glaser, Kelsey Grau, Amy Hollenkamp, Alissa Huston, Kelly LeMaster, Stephanie Leyritz, Nettie McGee, Kaitlin McPhillips, Joseph Niehaus, Alexander Veleta, Julia Whitford, Alexandra Wiederhold

SECOND HONORS  - Richard Baca, Dylan Barth, Margaret Behan, Carolyn Biedenharn, Kelsey Bowen, Alaina Bowling, Christopher Brokamp, Adam Brokaw, Sarah Buchheit, John Casnellie, Emily Cmar, Katherine Crawford, Ryan Crowley, Alyson Curran, Jessica Danker, Joseph Dennis, Caleb Fairley, Megan Farwick, Samantha Feck, Anthony Feghali, Emma Flischel, Adam Forsthoefel, Christopher Geraci, Christina Gilene, Erin Goosman, Michael Hain, Elizabeth Hamad, Katherine Harker, Scott Harker, James Hartman, Evan Herbert, Jeffrey Hoenie, Alexander Horan, Jacob Horn, Cathryn Humphries, Michael Imbus, Monica Josshua, Andrew Jostworth, William Kenney, Nigel Koebel, Lowell Krusling, Matthew Luedtke, Jacob Madden, Amanda Marcelli, Tyler Martin, Audrey McCabe, Benjamin Mocahbee, Chelsea Muenzer, Madeleine Mullee, Claire Murphy, Kelly Murphy, Brianna Powers, Michael Rehl, Cory Rossmann, Matthew Rouse, Victoria Russ, Laura Sage, Tierney Sain, Mary Katherine Sandmann, Kellee Schmitt, Carolyn Schoolfield, Eric Skiba, James Spicer, S