Graduation - Mariemont City Schools

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Graduation 2009
A Publication for parents and the community
THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2009
The high school diploma shall be conferred upon the following seniors, all of whom have met the
graduation requirements of the Ohio Department of Education and the Mariemont Board of Education.
Valedictorian: Nicholas Christian Weave Salutatorian: Leah Armstrong Hamlin
Foreign exchange students: Inken Klüver – Germany Oscar Ivan Escobar –Chilé
In Memoriam: Julia Ann Donnelly - 1990-2008
One of Julia’s favorite quotations: “… it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow up to be.
” Albus Dumdledore -- J. K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
HONORS DIPLOMA * National Honor Society + Cum Laude Society

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Class of 2009 Accomplishment Highlights
• The Class of 2009 will scatter to attend 41 different colleges in 14 different states
• Nearly $5 million in merit scholarship offers came from colleges and independent
sources
• Fifty-eight of the 115 graduates were offered college-sponsored scholarships
• The University of Cincinnati and its regional campuses will see the most 2009 MHS
graduates on campus next fall, followed by Miami University, the College of Mt. St. Joseph,
and the University of Kentucky
• Students were offered admission at 103 different colleges
• The Class of 2009 sent 403 applications for college admission
• Twenty-three seniors were inducted into the Cum Laude Society
• Honors Diplomas from the state of Ohio were awarded to 43 seniors
• Thirty-nine seniors earned the “President’s Award for Education Excellence”
• Forty seniors were members of the National Honor Society
• Three seniors were named “Finalists” by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation
and all three were awarded National Merit Scholarships
• Five seniors were named “Commended Students” by the National Merit Scholarship
Corporation
• Forty-eight seniors earned the “Award of Merit” from the Ohio Department of Education
• 88% of the 2009 graduates plan to attend college right away in the fall of 2009; 12%
will either engage in a service year, enter the workforce, take a year off, join the military,
or are undecided
• Ten graduates will be attending college at institutions that offer admission to fewer
than 50% of their applicants, including Berea College, Denison University, Elon University,
Emory University, United States Naval Academy, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt
University, and Yale University
• Organizations within the Mariemont High School community awarded 40 scholarships
to graduates
• The “Let us Never Forget” scholarship, in memory of Cpt. Tyler Swisher and provided
by the “Yellow Ribbon Support Center,” was awarded to Agatha Howland and Evan
Rosson.
• Three memorial scholarships were added to those offered to our graduates: the Julia
Donnelly Memorial, the David Deeters Memorial, and the John M. Lucas/Virmorgan L.
Ziegler Scholarship
• Forty-five seniors took one or more AP exams this spring
• Nicholas “Cole” Miller earned an appointment to the United States Naval Academy
• Riley Flickner plans to participate in the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)

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Class of 2009 Members of the Cum Laude Society
Twenty-three members of the Class of 2009 were tapped for membership into the
Mariemont High School chapter of the Cum Laude Society. This honor
organization recognizes superior scholastic achievement. For induction into the
Mariemont High School chapter, students must be in the top twenty percent of
their senior class in terms of cumulative grade point average.
New members from the Class of 2009 are Mark Aleksandr Bezney, Maxwell David
Budig, Kiley Jane Cameron, Claire Elaine Cascella, Andrew Stephen Dilbone,
Jonathan Robert Doran, Cecilia Catherine Ebelhar, Lauren Elizabeth Ferguson,
Lindsey Marie Hake, Leah Armstrong Hamlin, Scott Adams Herkamp, Andrew
Kyle Jones, Jillian Brooke Kelly, John Thomas McKeown, Nicholas Christopher
Miller, Rose Catherine Phillips, Evan Christopher Rosson, Amy Michele Sattergren,
David Edward Spooner, Nicholas Christian Weaver, Emma Katherine
Whitaker, Cole Parker Wilson, Dillon Cory Wilson.
Senior
Baccalaureate
2008

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Gratitude and Good Wishes to our District Retirees
Sharon Bevis has enjoyed Mariemont as a parent and teacher for many years.
Sharon was highly involved in PTO activities as a parent and teacher. She is a
highly respected community member and a favorite among the students at Mariemont
Elementary. Mrs. Bevis leaves a positive mark on the staff as a leader
among teachers and a good friend to all.
Judy Hastings has contributed to Mariemont schools for 25 years in various
capacities as a classroom assistant, an office assistant, and a computer lab
assistant. Mrs. Hasting’s most recent assignment has been in the capacity of administrative
assistant at Mariemont Elementary. She is a highly valued member
of our building team and will be greatly missed.
Debbie Koehne has been a conscientious and hard working intervention specialist
at Mariemont High School for a number of years. Her ability to communicate
with faculty and staff and her empathy for her students have allowed her to
become a successful teacher. We will all miss her valued competence as an
instructor and the quiet and sincere manner in which she advocates for her
students.
Darlynne Rief has spent the majority of her career in kindergarten and first grade
classrooms at Fairfax Elementary and Mariemont Elementary, however within
her time in our district, she has also tutored many students inside and outside the
regular classroom setting. Mrs. Rief’s students remember her productions and
learning activities that she embedded within her lessons to make learning fun.
Fran Rust has taught school children for thirty five years. Thirty of those years
have been in the Mariemont School District. Most recently she served as the
district’s Title I reading specialist. She will be missed by the students she taught,
parents, and staff members. We wish her all the best.
Fran Frust, Debbie Koehne,
Sharon Bevis, Darylnne Rief
and Judy Hastings were honored
at a retirement dinner.
Congratulations to Mariemont Warrior Boys
Lacrosse D2 State Finalist
Spring Sports Highlights - Congrats to spring standouts: Scott Herkamp: CHL
Baseball Co-Player of the Year; Mackenzie Stewart: CHL Field Athlete of the
Year; Aggie Howland, Sarah Dillman, Katie Weber, Ceeanna Zulla, Lauren Neal,
Tim Kuck - all Track District Champions
SPORT MVP WARRIOR
Baseball Scott Herkamp Nick Weaver
Lacrosse, boys Alex Arkeilpane Evan Rosson
Lacrosse, girls Adele Bruggeman Cece Ebelhar
Softball Carolyn Coates Amanda Huskey
Tennis, boys Paulo Bezerra Will Degerberg
Track, boys Tim Kuck Lee Rogers
Track, girls Aggie Howland Sarah Dillman
Junior Tim Kuck
State Meet in 800M Run
Paul W. Imhoff, Superintendent
pimhoff@mariemontschools.org
Natalie S. Lucas,Treasurer/CFO
nlucas@mariemontschools.org
Board of Education Office 272-7500
Marie Huenefeld, President
mhuenefeld@aol.com
Ken White, Vice President
ken.white@kemira.com
Peggy Braun
pbraun@mariemontschools.org
Kevin Grimmer
kgrimmer@mariemontschools.org
Denise Walter
walterd@fuse.net
Board Members
The Mariemont Board of Education meets at
7:00 p.m., the third
Tuesday of each month at the
Mariemont Junior High
6743 Chestnut Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45227
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