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Jam for Justice at McNicholas High
School
May 7, 2008
“Think
Globally, Act Locally”
Archbishop
McNicholas High School will be hosting its second annual Jam for
Justice on Saturday, May 17, 2008, from 7 p.m. – midnight in the
McNicholas Courtyard. The theme of this year’s concert is Think
Globally, Act Locally.
This is the
second year that McNicholas has hosted Jam for Justice, which is
sponsored by the student group, Change!, which advocates for
human rights and social justice issues. Cost to attend is $5,
benefiting The Green Belt Movement and Imago. Hot dogs, snacks,
drinks, and t-shirts will be available for a small donation.
The Green Belt Movement, based in
Kenya, advocates for human rights and supporting good governance and
peaceful democratic change through the protection of the
environment. Its mission is to empower communities worldwide to
protect the environment and to promote good governance and cultures
of peace.
The Imago Earth
Center, located five minutes from downtown, is Cincinnati's premiere
urban nature preserve. The Earth Center provides teachers and scout
leaders with a variety of hands-on, quality programs to enhance
curriculum. Families can come to the Earth Center for public
programs, special events and summer camps. The 16 acres are also
open to the general public for hiking and nature exploration.
Sponsored by St.
Vincent de Paul, Jam for Justice will feature student bands
Pongo’s Army, Cut Stone, Echo, Wade Johnston & Luke Custer, Stuart’s
Rhino, Respectfully Sneaky, and Blackbox 240. For more information,
call 513-231-3500.
ATHLETIC BOOSTERS GOLF OUTING
4 PERSON SCRAMBLE
Friday June 6th, 2008 California Golf Course
Click
here for
details.
Contact
Susan Rohlfs,
231-3500 ext. 5142,
srohlfs@mcnhs.org
Vote for Ronni...
Senior pitcher Ronni Ferris has been nominated for the LaRosa's MVP
of the Week. Please show your school spirit and support for Ronni by
voting for her at www.LaRosasMVP.com by 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 6th.
Good Luck Ronni!
McNick seniors sign
to play in college
April 29, 2008
Archbishop McNicholas High School seniors Matt Davidson and Amanda
Klump will be continuing their athletic careers in college.
Davidson, son of Jon and Carole, will be playing baseball for Ohio
Northern University. He is a pitcher for the Rockets Baseball
Team.
Klump, daughter of Dale and Carol, will be playing soccer this fall
for the College of Wooster, where she will be majoring in
Communication Disorders and Sciences.
April 25, 2008
The 2008 Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
ExploraVision Awards announced that Archbishop McNicholas High
School students were named Honorable Mention Winners. For their
project, Toxicology Revamped, juniors Claire E. Stegman,
Lainie M. Sanker, Stephanie G. Leyritz, and Amy L. Hollenkamp, have
been selected by the judges to receive this distinction of
exceptional merit, which places the team's project among the top 10%
of all ExploraVision entries submitted to the competition this
year. Toxicology Revamped was designed to look at an
invention and try to figure out a way make it better. The project
focused on toxicology screens as a handheld device, which can
determine the chemicals in blood within the matter of a couple
seconds.
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.
April 25, 2008
Archbishop McNicholas High School
students excelled on the National Latin Exam. Students from
McNick’s Latin I, II, III, IV/AP classes took the National Exam in
March.
Kelsey Bowen, Amanda Conrad, Donovan
Herbert, and Emily Lehnhoff were recognized as Cum Laude scorers.
Sam Cardosi and Caleb Fairley were Magna Cum Laude scorers and
received the Bronze Medal. Jacob Boehm scored Maxima Cum Laude and
received the Silver Medal. Allison Ecker scored Summa Cum Laude and
received the Gold Medal. Allison is the first Gold Medal Winner at
McNicholas in 8 years.
Dance Team wins State
and Nationals!
April 23, 2008
The Archbishop
McNicholas High School Dance Team won the state and national
championship in Columbus, Ohio, on April 19 and 20, 2008. The
competition was sanctioned by Showcase America Unlimited. In the
Open Division, the Dance Team finished first at the State
Competition on Saturday and advanced to finish first in the national
competition on Sunday. The Dance Team performed the Pirate
Routine in the Open Division, choreographed by Director, Brenda
Elmore. They also placed third in the state and fifth nationally
for their hip-hop routine.
Members of the
McNicholas Dance Team are Willie Babani (captain), Tori Bailey,
Misha Beatty, Maggie Behan, Katie Brentlinger, Jenni Cornelius,
Molly Dirr, Jessica Egred, Kayce Farwick, Azrielle Flynn, Alyssa
Gabriele, Agi Hidalgo, Meghan Hoke, Alissa Huston, Monica Josshua,
Jill Kent, Nicole Lunsford, Sara Maloney, Amanda Marcelli, Jessica
McCall, Megan McMahon, Katie McPhillips, Jen Mitchell, Kelly Murphy,
Tori Russ, Laura Sage, Jessica Scheidler, Katie Shepherd, Maggie
Snyder, Chelsea Stegman, Laura Voet, Megan Whitesell, Natalie Witt,
and Tori Yontz.
Three students from Archbishop
McNicholas High School and Boy Scout Troop 694 at Immaculate Heart
of Mary were presented with the Presidential Service Award for 2007
in recognition for their commitment to serving others and their
community.
Freshmen Ryan Wampler and Matt
Schneider, along with sophomore Alex Schneider were recognized for
the service. Ryan received the Gold Award and Matt and Alex
received the Silver Awards.
Ryan volunteers as an altar server and
Eucharistic Minister at IHM. He served on the camp staff for
Leadership in Training at IHM, volunteered at the Tri for Joe
Triathalon and IHM summer festival, and is a member of the IHM High
School Youth Group CORE Team. He has volunteered on several Eagle
projects and participated in the Order of the Arrow Root Beer Float
Sales. At McNicholas, Ryan is a member of the marching and concert
bands, and the men’s volleyball team.
A volunteer at Beech Acres, Matt
watches children for adults and helped with packing bags with
goodies that were given out to parents who need them. He also
assisted on several Eagle Scout projects. Matt is a member of the
football and men’s volleyball teams. Alex volunteers at Mercy
Anderson Hospital, assisting nurses and their patients. He has
volunteered his time on several Eagle Scout projects. Alex is a
member on the men’s volleyball team and is involved in service club
at McNicholas.
April 21, 2008
McNicholas High School seniors Julia
Noschang, daughter of Mark and Anne of Amelia; Amanda Chandler,
daughter of Patrick and Kerry; Marie Jubak, daughter of Robert and
Mary; and Carrie Frey, daughter of Andy and Judy, committed to
continue their athletic careers as they enter college in the fall.
Noschang committed to play volleyball
at Ohio Northern University. In the fall, she was named to the
Southwest Districts second-team. Chandler will play volleyball at
Otterbein College. Noschang and Chandler earned GGCL honorable
mention accolades and were named to the Cincinnati Enquirer
honorable mention team.
Jubak will play volleyball at Walsh
University in the fall. She was named the Southwest District Player
of the Year, the Cincinnati Enquirer Player of the Year,
along with first-team GGCL. Frey will play golf at Wittenberg
University. She earned GGCL first-team honors, Southwest District
honorable mention, and Cincinnati Enquirer honorable mention.
READING
WEEK
Dear McNicholas
Families and Friends,
The McNicholas
English Department is sponsoring “Plant the Seed…READ!” the week of
April 21-24 in an effort to encourage reading as well as to further
our school’s year-long focus on taking care of our earth.
Activities for students throughout the week include a Book Swap,
Recycled Book Bingo during lunch and English classes reading
ecologically-themed children’s books to students at Mt. Washington
Presbyterian Preschool and Guardian Angels School.
Also, on
Thursday, April 24 from 6-8 p.m., we will be hosting our annual
Celebration of Word and Song—a evening of original poetry and music
presented by McNicholas students. We are excited to take this
event off campus this year and to showcase our students’ literary
and musical talents during a Book Fair at Barnes & Noble Booksellers
in Kenwood. Students’ artwork will also be displayed throughout the
bookstore.
We invite you to
join us for this special evening. A percentage of the purchases you
make during the Book Fair will be donated to McNicholas High
School. (This includes purchases at the café!) Please click
here to print off a voucher to present at the
register. Only purchases made with the voucher will benefit
McNicholas.
If you’d like to
“plant the seed” for the students at St. Joseph’s School in the West
End, we will be accepting donations of books requested for classroom
use by the teachers of St. Joe’s. See the wish lists posted at
Barnes & Noble for further information.
Thank you for
supporting our school and the talents of our students. We hope to
see you at Barnes & Noble on April 24.
Sincerely,
The English
Department
McNicholas High
School
Reading Week Schedule April 21-25,
2008:
PLANT THE SEED,
READ!
In the spirit of
Go Green, the English Department is pleased
To announce this
year’s reading week activities:
Monday:
Kick off video in
homeroom
Book Swap
collection begins
Tuesday
Recycled Book
Bingo at all lunches
Wednesday
English classes
reading Go Green books to children
Thursday
English classes
reading Go Green books to children
Book Fair and
Celebration of World and Song at Barnes & Noble in Kenwood from 6-8
pm.
Friday
Book Swap during
all lunches
Recycle old
books…take them to the library for book exchange coupons
Ask your English
teacher for more details.
Archbishop McNicholas High School held
its 12th Annual McNick at Night on Saturday, April
5, 2008. For the first time in several years, the event was back on
the McNicholas campus. McNick at Night, the largest
fundraising event of the year, raises proceeds that are used for
scholarships for current and future Rockets, as well as to help
cover the general operating expenses of the school. Thanks to the
generosity of many alumni, parents, and friends of McNicholas, the
evening was a huge success raising over $80,000.
The event also marked the kick off of
a new fundraising initiative, Brown Bag It for the Building!
This program is designed to raise funds needed to pay-off the
remaining balance of the new gym and other renovations, and for the
creation of an endowment at McNicholas. Brown Bag it for the
Building! is a wide-based, small commitment from members of the
McNicholas community to promote the idea that if you brown bag your
lunch to work or school one day a week, and contribute the $5 or $10
that you would have spent on that lunch, you will have
single-handedly helped to secure the financial future and growth of
McNicholas High School.
“For the past six years, McNicholas
has undergone a facelift with a new front entrance, new courtyard,
renovated media center and music room, and a new gym. All of these
were part of the TurningPoint Campaign that has helped enhance the
experience for each student at McNicholas High School. This
initiative will help us as we continue on our quest to being the
parochial school of choice in Greater Cincinnati,” said Brian
Pendergest, principal of McNicholas.
For more information on you can
participate in Brown Bag It for the Building! contact the
Institutional Advancement Office at 513-231-3500 ext. 5814.
ARCHBISHOP
McNICHOLAS HIGH SCHOOL
Third
Quarter Honor Roll 2007-2008
SENIORS
DEAN’S LIST -
Willie Babani, Thomas Bachmann,
Allison Bresler, Samuel Carter, Angela Chueng, Jennifer Cornelius,
Michael D’Netto, Stacey Fagin, Justin Feldmann, Veronica Ferris,
Leah Forgus, Elizabeth Glaser, So Rang Kang, Elizabeth Keri, Sora
Lee, David Loftus, Katherine Losekamp, Sarah Magness, Jacqueline
Mayer, Shannon McCarthy, Heather Nichols, Andrea Perry,
Rachel Quehl, Jennifer Schleicher, Hannah Schweickart, Christina
Tepe, Elizabeth Trotta, Marilyn Vennemeyer, Andrew Woebkenberg
FIRST HONORS
-
Catherine Anslinger, Matthew Buchheit, Michael Cox, Michael Dames,
Morgan Denier, Mark Hamad, Brandon Heffernan, Rebekah Jabin,
Christopher Kollsmith, Michael Lambert, Julia Noschang, Nova
Ostermann, Emily Sandmann, Joseph Sandmann, Frederick
Schoolfield, Kevin Semancik, Kara Shropshire, Kelly Smyth,
SECOND HONORS
– Kevin Bauer, Jessica Borne,
Alex Brokaw, Tyler Brumfield, Molly Bush, Joseph Candito, Daniel
Chadwell, Andrew Clements, Kayla Closson, Jillian Cranley, Jon
Davidson, Mark Dickert, Emily Dumont, Lindsey Estes, Shayne
Farrell, Kayce Farwick, Margaret Fehn, Alysha Feldkamp, Sean
Fitzpatric, Megan Ford, Carolyn Frey, Stacey Geis, Michael Gerlach,
Margaret Glaser, Jennafer Gormly, Erica Groh, Scott Gula, Emily
Hayes, Catherine Hils, Erik Huber-Sears, Timothy Hunt, Wade
Johnston, Chelsea Kellerman, Caitlin Klein, Amanda Klump, Meagan
Leach, Marianne Lipschutz, Daniel Luehrmann, Alicia Maciag, Bryan
Mai, Kyle Massa, Michael McCafferty, Anna McCormick, Sean McMahon,
Brian McNeal, Jennifer Mitchell, Allison Moore, Danielle O’Brien,
Jon O’Hara, Michael Oberschmidt, Nicholas Panzeca, Kathryn
Pardekooper, Timothy Payne, Amanda Piening, Alexandra Pittsley,
David Reber, Randall Reese, Stephen Rice, Caroline Roberto, Scott
Robling, Anthony Rohlfs, Gregory Ross, Christopher Scheidler,
Jessica Scheidler, Matthew Schlagheck, Anne Schoettelkotte, Brittani
Sinclair, Jacob Snyder, Tyler Stitt, Thomas Stoltman, Lindsay
Stricker, Aline Tabet, Victoria Tasch , Andrew Thole, Brian Tilly,
Corey Trombley, Paul Uhl, Julia Usitalo, Jonathon Whitmore,
Keri-Anne Wilson, Natalie Witt
JUNIORS
DEAN’S LIST -
Ian Anderson, Amy Ashworth,
Derek Bowles, Tara Campbell, Jared Cox, Emilie Doyle, Emily Glaser,
Kelsey Grau, Katherine Hennekes, Amy Hollenkamp, Kelly LeMaster,
Joseph Niehaus, Daniel Rasfeld, Brianna Richardson, Bridget
Rudy, Alyssa Smith, Claire Stegman, Brett Straka, Joshua Trenkamp,
Alexander Veleta, Jefferson Voegele, Jessica Wiles
FIRST HONORS
- Kelsey Bowen, Adam Brokaw,
Amanda Brown, Jessica Danker, Jessica Dempsey, Evan Herbert,
Stephanie Leyritz, Madeleine Mullee, Cory Rossmann, Elaine Sanker,
Kellee Schmitt, Eric Skiba, Jaimie Steinher, David Wasserman, Julia
Whitford, Alexandra Wiederhold
SECOND HONORS
– Richard Baca, Dylan Barth,
Gary Bauer, Margaret Behan, Carolyn Biedenharn, Alaina Bowling,
Sarah Buchheit, Brian Byrne, Hong Cho, Katherine Crawford, Ryan
Crowley, Alyson Curran, Joseph Dennis, Martin Dugan, Megan Farwick,
Samantha Feck, Anthony Feghali, Emma Flischel, Adam Forsthoefel,
Christopher Geraci, Christina Gilene, Michael Glaser, Erin Goosman,
Nhan Ha, Michael Hain,, Elizabeth Hamad, Katherine Harker,
Scott Harker, James Hartman, Jacob Horn, Cathryn Humphries, Alissa
Huston, Michael Imbus, Andrew Jostworth, William Kenney, Lowell
Krusling, Matthew Luedtke, Jacob Madden, Sarah McAdams, Audrey
McCabe, Kelly McCabe, Jordan McClain, Nettie McGee, Courtney
McIntosh, Kaitlin McPhillips, Justin Meineke, Timothy Meisman, Regan
Miller, Chelsea Muenzer, Claire Murphy, Kelly Murphy, Joshua Oester,
Michelle Pettigrew, Brianna Powers, Michael Rehl, Andrew Roeding,
Matthew Rouse, Victoria Russ, Charles Rust, Andrew Ryan, Joseph
Rzesutock, Laura Sage, Mary Katherine Sandmann, Justin Schenz,
Kevin Schott, Reece Schwing, Kathryn Shepherd, James Spicer, Sarah
Spriggs, Hannah Stark, Michael Staubach, Alexa Steiner, Audrey
Stewart, Kelsey Sullivan, Dongwoo Sun, Joseph Tekulve, Robert Tepe,
Kevin Timko, Thomas Trotta, Melissa Uhlenbrock, Joseph Wambaugh,
Emily Wildhaber, Victoria Yontz
SOPHOMORES
DEAN’S LIST - Hannah
Aicholtz, Emily Bradley, Sarah Buhr, Shannon Coffey, Lucas
Custer, Daniel DelVecchio, Peter English, Haley Fitzpatrick, Brian
Frenzel, Deanne Gauch, Kathleen Hiltz, Mathew Johnson, Robert
Kuhlman, Anne Kunkler, Alyssa Leyritz, Sara Maloney, Erin Morrisroe,
Amanda Murphy, Rachel Neltner, Catherine Pacquette, Morgan Rice,
Felicia Rinaldi, Joseph Schoettelkotte, Jennifer Severyn, Sabrina
Smyth, Samantha Tucci, Austin Van Dusen, Katherine Wiesenhahn,
Brittany Zumach
FIRST HONORS -
Elizabeth Birk, Christopher Bresler, Margaret Daly, James Deighen,
Thomas Fraiz, Marcella Isemann, Jonathan Martin, Kathryn Martin,
Chelsea Ritter, Alexander Schneider, Lydia Wall,
SECOND HONORS - Connor
Bechtol, Jillian Bloemer, Dolores Bosse, Jordan Bossman, Lauren
Bridges, Maria Chambers, Anna Christy, Hope Curran, Ryan Curran,
Jarred Dumford, Caroline Eldridge, Donald Esz, Evann
Farrell, Adam Farwick, Emily Feck, Maureen Fehn, Justin Flynn,
Joseph Frazier, Dylan Gerding, Ashley Gilkerson, Alex Hay,
Daniel Hermanns, Dakota Hoffman, James Hofmann, Jennifer Hueneman,
Charles Ingram, Kathleen Johnstone, Robert Jubak, Amelia Kaising,
Colleen Kelly, Sean Kelly, Jill Kent, Emily King, Allison Kirby,
Austen Leach, Jung Lee, Christopher Luehrmann, Carolyn Martin, Kevin
McClellan, Kody McLaughlin, Haley Mehring, Jeffrey Miller, Carmen
Ostermann, Nathaniel Overmann, Anna Pieper, Austin Reid,
Holly Roberto, Sarah Rudolph, Teresa Rudy,
Jillian Ruhe, Zachary Schmidt, Jeffrey Schnirring, Nathan Semancik,
Erin Sheehy, Nathaniel Shrader, Margaret Snyder, Abigail Stapp,
Chelsea Stegman, Shane Sullivan, David Sweet, Chloe Tippmann, Audrey
Trauth, Nicole Waits, Daniel Wendelken
FRESHMEN
DEAN’S LIST - Jeffrey
Archer, Austin Baurichter, Sarah Berning, Anna Bloemer, Jacob Boehm,
Connor Brumfield, Lauren Cox, Alexandra Day, John Dooling, Allison
Ecker, Anne Farwick, Sarah Hayes, Jesse Mehring, Sarah Nimmo,
Alexander Nyktas, Mitchell Poole, Jill Schmidt, Nicholas Schweickart,
Sterling Shaw, Katherine Streit, Jennifer Taylor, Patricia Walsh,
Rebecca Weisshaar, Jamie Zumach
FIRST HONORS - Samuel
Cardosi, Lauren Clark, Eric Cox, Molly Cremons, Zachary Jubak,
William Losekamp, Nicole Piening, Rebecca Schaller, Andrew
Schrand, Kati Sinclair, Jessica Tiettmeyer, Katelyn Tomblin, Nora
Vondermeulen, Gretchen Weber, Megan Whitesell
SECOND HONORS - Kelly
Bachmann, Maximillian Becker, Zachary Bolling, Samuel Bruno, Austin
Buettner, Brian Burke, Amanda Conrad, Ryan Constable, Leanna Cooper,
Margaret Cowens, Jessica DeLuca, Heather Denison, Sarah Dorgan,
Christopher Dorson-King, Kevin Easley, Sara Eby, Emily England,
Rebecca Feldkamp, Danielle Ferris, Payne Fisher, Azrielle Flynn,
Megan Gilene, Emily Haas, Ryan Haynes, Justin Hebeler, Alli Hehemann,
Donovan Herbert, Meghan Hoke, Joseph Horan, James Hunt, Nicholas
Hunt, Hallie Jenkins, Jessica Kaising, Sarah Kaising, William Keri,
Timothy Klatte, Stephanie Krusling, Nicole Latreille, David
Lawrence, Emily Lehnhoff, Benjamin Liming, Sarah Lott, Nicole
Lundsford, Mitchell McClellan, Megan McMahon, Michaela Meakin,
Michelle Mersman, Cheyenne Meyer, Alexandria Miller, Johnathan
Monsey, Claire Motz, Matthew Mowery, Justin Mulloney, Courtney
Murphy, Matthew Norrish, Madeline O’Flaherty, William Otto, Austin
Pierce, Carly Quehl, Claire Radford, Chelsea Rohlfs, Julia Salyers,
Mary Jane Sandmann, Lauren Schenz, Jacob Schleicher, Ashley
Schneider, Matthew Schneider, Hannah Schoolfield, Jessica Sharkey,
Andrew Sorrels, Michael Staderman, Matthew Staubach, Emily Stern,
Elizabeth Tabet, Emily Taylor, Andrew Tepe, Christine Uebel, Raymond
Walsh, Ryan Wampler, Alexandra Wilch, Allison Woll, Elizabeth
Zerhusen
Catch the
Spirit of McNicholas High School!
April 11, 2008
Join
Archbishop McNicholas High School on Saturday, May 3, 2008, for a
celebration of the opening of the new Woodlands Habitat, an alumni
picnic, and the dedication of McNick’s new gym!
Woodlands Habitat Open House
McNicholas
will celebrate the Woodland Reclamation Project with the opening of
the new land lab, an area intended for use as an outdoor classroom,
a clean and thriving natural habitat, and a peaceful and reflective
destination. The Woodlands Habitat provides an opportunity for the
school community to develop good land stewardship skills. It can
serve as an inspirational area for writing assignments, photography,
art projects, and discussion of environmental ethics, and is a
natural habitat for meditation and contemplation. The Woodlands
Habitat will also be used as a science lab to collect and analyze
data, perform experiments, and observe and document wildlife. Allow
30 minutes for tours of the new woodlands habitat. The Open House
is scheduled for 10 a.m.— 5 p.m.
Alumni
Picnic
Reminisce
with current and former faculty and classmates during the Alumni
Picnic, courtesy of the Alumni Association. Tours of the school and
other activities will be available in the courtyard for the whole
family! All McNicholas alumni, former and current faculty and staff
are encouraged to attend from 2 — 5:30 p.m.
New Gym
Dedication
Fr. Jan
Schmidt, a 1972 McNicholas graduate, will conclude the day with the
dedication of McNick’s new gym at 6 p.m.
For more information about the event,
call McNicholas at 513-231-3500.
The Katie Haumesser
Foundation
April 11, 2008
...dedicated to helping
kids with special needs. Click
here for how you can help.
April 11, 2008
Forty-eight students from Archbishop McNicholas High School
participated in the State Thespian Conference at Ashland University
in Ashland, Ohio, April 4 – April 6.
The
weekend
was filled with full-length plays, one acts, scenes
from plays and many theatre workshops. McNicholas students
participated in the following Individual Events categories – David
Sweet, solo musical theatre; and Charlie Ingram & Wade Johnston,
duet musical theatre. Lizzie Glaser was a finalist in Monologues,
Kevin Semancik & Kevin Bauer finished in second place in Acting Duo,
Margaret Glaser took third place in Stage Management, and Maggie
Fehn took first place in Sound Design.
Over
1,000 theatre students from all over Ohio participated in the
Conference.
Semancik, Bauer and Fehn were invited to compete at the
International Conference that is being held at the University of
Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska, the last week of June.
Sports
Physicals
Wellington Orthopaedics will be doing
physicals at Turpin High School on June 7, 2008. The cost is $10.00
and all athletes receive a t-shirt. There is no pre-registration or
appointments. It will be first come, first serve, with registration
and payment at the door. Registration time 8:00 -9:00 am. Please go
to the athletic office for additional information and forms.
McNicholas to host
Excellent Singing Workshop
April 8, 2008
Archbishop McNicholas High School
will host Excellent Singing: Secrets to a successful vocal
experience, a workshop for
elementary music teachers and singers in grades
6 – 8. The
workshop will take place Wednesday, April 23 from 8 a.m. until 2
p.m.
Teacher workshops will be led by Karl
Resnik, nationally known lecturer, voice instructor and director of
the Musical Arts Center, who has lectured from the University of
Alaska to Walt Disney World in Florida, and whose students have sung
in the NYC Opera, Metropolitan Opera, top colleges and universities,
and in local and professional musical theatre companies. Cost for
the teacher workshop is $25.
Student workshops will be led by
McNicholas choral director, Xan Jeffery, and by Kenny Smith,
director of the Peace and Serenity Ministries’ Gospel Choir and a
member of the “Clash the Choirs” winning Team Lachey. Students will
experience the following workshops in their rehearsals: contemporary
liturgical and gospel music, music for the stage, and a vocal
production master class led by presenter, Karl Resnik. There is no
fee for students to participate in the workshop.
Registration deadline is April 15. For questions, contact Xan
Jeffery at
xjeffery@mcnhs.org or
xanj@cinci.rr.com.
On March 10, 2008, Archbishop
McNicholas High School inducted 47 students into the Spanish Honor
Society, Capitulo Octavio Paz, the largest number ever
inducted into the McNicholas chapter.
The inductees were seniors Bekah Jabin,
Wade Johnston, and Julia Noschang; juniors Tara Campbell, Katherine
Harker, Daniel Rasfeld, Victoria Russ, Alexander J. Veleta, and
Alexandra Wiederhold; and sophomores Hannah Aicholtz, Jillian
Bloemer, Emily Bradley, Sarah Buhr, Maria Chambers, Shannon Coffey,
Lucas Custer, Margaret Daly, D.J. DelVecchio, Haley Fitzpatrick,
Thomas Fraiz, Brian Frenzel, Deanne Gauch, Kathleen Hiltz, Jennifer
Hueneman, Marcella Isemann, Mathew Johnson, Colleen Kelly, Jill
Kent, Robert Kuhlman, Anne Kunkler, Alyssa Leyritz,
Stephanie Leyritz, Katie Martin,
Kevin McClellan, Haley Mehring, Erin Morrisroe, Rachel Neltner,
Austin Reid, Morgan Rice, Felicia Rinaldi, Jennifer Severyn, Sabrina
Smyth, Margaret Snyder, Samantha Tucci, Austin VanDusen, Lydia Wall,
Katherine Wiesenhahn, and Brittany Zumach.
Spanish teachers Sandra Ibanez and
Mila Quiles-Torres are sponsors of the Spanish Honor Society at
McNicholas. Margaret Vennemeyer, a 2006 McNicholas graduate, was
the featured speaker at the induction.
This year's prom will be on April 26th. Please
click here for the
details.
Band News
The Rocket band performed at the
Cincinnati St. Patrick's Day Parade March 12 and The Reds Opening
Day Parade March 31st.
The Imperial Jazz Quintet will be performing during McNick At Night,
Saturday April 5. The group features McNick Alumnus John Espy (2000)
and senior Sean Fitzpatric, as well as Lee Simmons, Mike Fitzpatric
and Keith Nance.
McNick students
participate in the
Cincinnati Rotary Club
Government Seminar Program
April 1, 2008
Four students from Archbishop
McNicholas High School, along with history teacher Mr. Frank Lowden,
participated in the Cincinnati Rotary Club Government Seminar
Program on Tuesday, March 4, 2008.
AP Government students Jared Cox, Joe
Rzesutock, AJ Veletta, and Robert Tepe participated in the all-day
seminar with approximately 100 other students from throughout
Hamilton County. The students took part in a mock hearing of city
council. Students played the roles of council members, special
interest groups, and other constituents, and voiced complaints and
concerns on issues important to the community. The topic of the
mock hearing was the privitatization of shelter for the homeless and
issues associated with the loss of jobs, the cost to the community,
etc.
Sheriff Simon L. Leis, Jr. spoke to
the students about his role as a prosecuting attorney, district
attorney, and his current role as sheriff. The program ending with
door prizes and the grand prize of one ride in the Sheriff’s
Helicopter during a routine patrol, won by McNicholas student, Jared
Cox.
“WE RALLIED AS A COMMUNITY”
Dear Guardian Angels and McNicholas
Community,
Wow! We all came together and made it
a success. There aren’t enough thank-yous to let everyone know how
much the Rouse family has appreciated your support these last few
months. Karen is getting stronger each day. Thank you for all the
prayers and words of encouragement as Karen continues her road to
recovery.
When we had the Mio’s fundraiser I
knew there would be involvement from G.A. and McNick for its
success. Guess What? You gave more than I ever imagined.
I am happy to say the Mio’s fundraiser
generated $2635 and the tip jar sitting out at Mio’s the night of
the event (plus “extra money” GA classes donated) generated
$1212.50.
To everyone who volunteered their time
to sell 50/50 tickets and raffle tickets and to those who purchased
them I also want to thank you. The winner of the split the pot was
Jen Dempsey (cousin of Josh and Jessica Dempsey). She won $4250. We
were able to give the Rouse family $7000 from the tickets sales.
All I can say is I am very proud to
have been a part of both schools as my children grew up.
Thanks so much,
Vicky Giesting
Pennies Add Up
March 20, 2008
Archbishop McNicholas High School Service Club Coordinator Sam
Roflow presented a $5,000
check to Ms. Dionne Thompson, principal at St. Joseph’s School on
Sunday, March 16, 2008. The money donated was raised during Penny
Day on February 1.
A very gracious Ms. Thompson said that they plan to use the money to
begin an accelerated reading program at St. Joe’s. Ms. Thompson and
Mr. Roflow are pictured with members of the McNick Service Club.
Three Archbishop
McNicholas High School students qualified for the state science fair
competition at the District Fair held at the University of
Cincinnati on March 15, 2008. Jacob Boehm, Katie Johnstone, and
Megan Whitesell each qualified for the state competition in May.
In Life Science,
Boehm presented his material on “The Effect of Feeding Ethanol Plant
Byproduct to French Holstein Steer”; and Johnstone presented on
“Remember?” In Physical Science, Whitsell presented her material on
“A Step Towards Justice.”
For their efforts, Boehm was awarded
$150 for his outstanding zoology project, Johnstone was awarded $100
for behavioral science research, and Whitesell was awarded $100 from
the Duke Energy Foundation. Science teachers Mr. Dick Pfirman and
Ms. Amy Morsch served as judges at the District Competition.
Special
recognition also goes to Jessica Tiettmeyer, Connor Brumfield, Jamie
Zumach, and Anna Bloemer who competed successfully at the District
Competition.
Two Join Earthwatch Institute’s
Student Challenge Awards Program
March 14, 2008
Archbishop
McNicholas High School students Cat Humphries and Amanda Brown were
two of 86 high school students from 31 states that were selected
from a pool of over 300 applicants to join this summer’s Student
Challenge Awards Program through the Earthwatch Institute.
Cat will spend
two weeks starting June 14, 2008, in Cape Charles, Virginia, to
study “Is Sea Level Rising?” On June 16, 2008, Amanda will begin
two weeks of research in Challis, Idaho, to study “Bison.” They
will be performing science research in teams of eight students their
age, and will be getting a hands-on experience by using actual
technological equipment that is used by scientists for this
research. “I am very interested in anthropology, so I am really
excited to be able to gain more insight into the research that is
performed,” said Amanda. “I love ecology and biology. This is a
great opportunity to find out what really interests me, and will
help me in making decisions for my future,” Cat said.
The Student Challenge Awards Program
has broad personal and educational benefits for the awardees.
Impacts on the students range from heightened self-confidence and
interpersonal skills to enhanced scientific knowledge and interest
in career paths that may not have been previously considered. Most
importantly, the program demystifies science and reflects the role
of creativity and imagination in research.
The awards cover all travel and field
costs. In order to apply for the program, students must have been
nominated by a teacher. Gwyn Bush, science teacher at McNicholas,
nominated Cat and Amanda for the awards. “Earthwatch
wants students who combine creativity and science, something any
good scientist must be able to do. Science is a leap of faith in the
research process. Both Cat and Amanda have these qualities and these
experiences will be absolute highlights of their lives. No one has
ever come back saying anything other than this,”
said Gwyn.
For more
information regarding Earthwatch visit their Web site at
www.earthwatch.org or call 800-776-0188. Earthwatch Institute
is a nonprofit organization founded in 1971. Earthwatch engages
people worldwide in scientific research and education to promote the
understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment.
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