Spring 2010 - Assumption High School

Alumnae Class Updates
Senior Kirsten Anderson’s
Silver Key painting
The bell choir performs under the direction of
Steven Straub.
The Handbell Choir was recorded as part
of the WAVE 3 community holiday program.
The traditional “Sounds of the Season” program
ran in two different half-hour versions
and Assumption taped two songs, one song in
each program.
Assumption High School
senior Sammi Smith has
been awarded the J. Ollie
Edmunds Distinguished
Scholarship by Stetson
University. This
nationally competitive
merit-based college
Senior Sammi Smith
scholarship program
provides a full, four-year award to top student
scholars with leadership potential.
Congratulations to juniors Michelle Gasior
and Carolyn Stewart for being selected to
the All-Region swim team!
Nine Assumption students recently received awards in the 2009
Scholastic Art Regional Competition. Students receiving awards include
senior Kirsten Anderson, Silver Key in painting; senior Anna
Beilman, Honorable Mention in painting; senior Samantha Coleman,
Silver Key in painting; senior Audrey Ernstberger, Gold and
Silver Keys in drawing; senior Beth Heustis, Gold Key in sculpture;
senior Molly Parsch, Honorable Mention in ceramics and glass;
senior Krissy Raque, Silver Key in drawing; senior Elizabeth Thompson,
Gold Key in sculpture, Silver Key in drawing, and Honorable
Mention in drawing; and senior Laurie White, three Honorable
Mentions in painting and one Honorable Mention in mixed media.
These students’ artwork competed against hundreds of pieces from
schools across the region. They were honored at an awards
ceremony in February.
Senior
Katie Gorman
Congratulations to
senior Katie Gorman
who placed in the
top 20th percentile of
students nationwide on
the National Financial
Capability Challenge.
There were over 76,000
participants.
Congratulations to the Science Olympiad
team for a successful state competition.
Special congratulations to senior Marie
Clements and junior Stefanie Muller who
won first prize at the state level in Disease
Detectives. Marie also won third prize along
with senior Rachel Gregor in Environmental
Chemistry. Way to go, Rocket scientists!
Congratulations to the Advanced Choir
who received a perfect score at the KMEA
District Choral Festival in March. They
advanced to the state level in May.
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Class Ambassadors: Jenny Hilsenrad Graff,
Jenny Weber Shulhafer, Nancy Beckham Vann
Melanie Hampton West and her husband,
Mark, proudly announce the birth of their
daughter, Isabella Claire, on December 14,
2009. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and
was 20 inches long.
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Class Ambassadors: Jenni Benningfield,
Catie Knabel Leslie
Andrew Michael
Dunteman
Kyle and Grant Ethridge
Tessa Morrow Dunteman
and her husband,
David, are pleased to
announce the birth of
their first son, Andrew
Michael. Drew was
born on October 28,
2009 and weighed 8
pounds, 13 ounces,
and was 21½ inches
long.
Kyle Sawyer-Dailey
Ethridge was
married on Saturday,
September 18, 2009,
to Grant Ethridge.
They had a beautiful
wedding at the
Caldwell Chapel and
reception at Mellwood
Arts Center. They live
in Germantown with
their 2 dogs and
2 cats!
Taylor Tipton Kersery and her husband have
started their own company where they create
silicone emergency contact bracelets for
children and adults. They have more than
30 designs to put on the bracelets that kids
will love! You can check them out at www.
icoebracelets.com.
Congratulations to junior Emily Steltenpohl,
sophomore Xiao Hu, and sophomore Tricia
Dunlevy on their excellent scores on the Mu
Alpha Theta National Log 1 Test! Emily placed
ninth and Xiao placed 24th in the Alpha division
of Region 4. Tricia placed eighth in the Theta
division of Region 4. Great job, girls!
Congratulations to freshman Jennie
Richardson who played the role of Claudia
Herdman in the Stage One production of
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
AHS music teacher Jackie Metry and
Kentuckiana Kid’s Foundation co-founder
and owner of Brownsboro Hardware, Jim Lehrer.
Assumption High School’s Music
Department received a $3,000 grant from
the Kentuckiana Kids Foundation to purchase
20 guitars. This will allow us to offer guitar
ensemble as a part of the music curriculum.
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Steven and Candace Polio
Candace
Schneider Polio
and her husband,
Steven, have
two amazing
children, Kayo, 3,
and Kennedy,
6 months.
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