Eagles Eye 2017

REFRESHINGLY INSIGHTFUL >>
A Taste of the Ivy League
Upper School Latin students experienced a once-in-a-lifetime trip to
Princeton University. Led by CHCA’s Upper School Latin teachers, Dr.
Jim Lipovsky and Ms. Toni Kraft, the group visited Princeton April 2-4
on a life-changing trip for the students.
Lipovsky leads a group of his Latin students on this trip every other year.
As guests of the Princeton Classics Department, they were considered
Princeton students for a day. They were able to sit in on Latin and Greek
classes and were able to speak for an hour with one of the professors.
Lipovsky, who attended graduate school and received his doctorate
at Princeton, began this trip over 30 years ago, while teaching at
The Heights School in Maryland. While at The Heights School, he
was serving on a Princeton committee and brought up the idea of
his students visiting for a day, which the university whole-heartedly
supported. After moving to Cincinnati years later and taking a position
at CHCA, he reached out to Princeton again and continued the
tradition. CHCA is currently the only school who is able to experience
this rich opportunity.
In addition to sitting in on the classes, CHCA students were also able to
visit Albert Einstein’s house, who had stayed and lectured at Princeton
for years. They were also able to visit many historical sites and tour the
campus.
The eight Latin students who went on the trip were Emma Treadway ‘18,
Charlotte Lee ‘19, Bobby Stewart ‘19, Bree Wilson ‘19, Austin Parker ‘20,
Riley Cebulskie ‘21, Joshua Uterstaedt ‘21, and Connor Espenshade ‘22.
Charlotte Lee shared, “I thought it was incredibly empowering to see
that I could keep up in classics classes at an Ivy League school. It put
into perspective for me how advanced I am in the language.”
“The Princeton trip was a college visit unlike any other I’ve
experienced,” shared Emma Treadway. “Essentially living as a student,
I was able to make meaningful connections with professors who
are global leaders in their field, debating over the minutia of the
Latin language that gives it such beauty. Not only did I personally
witness the benefits of an Ivy League education, I got an in-depth
and personal glimpse of a campus that no college tour could boast.
Overall, this trip was a priceless experience that I would highly
recommend to any student, regardless of whether they have an Ivy
League education in mind.”
Lipovsky’s original intention for this trip was for his students to
expand their horizons and to consider schools like Princeton a
possibility for their future. By sitting in these classes, realizing they can
do the work shows them that they are capable of doing great things.
“As a Latin teacher, I sell dreams,” says Lipovsky. “I am a dream
merchant and it’s a great dream to see.” Thanks to his passion for
teaching and helping his students pursue their dreams, these CHCA
students were blessed with a memorable trip.
The Talon
This past year, CHCA boasts a brand new student newspaper: The Talon. Putting out publications once a
quarter, The Talon is designed to highlight students from all countries, grades, and perspectives in order to
showcase both the talent and the diversity of the student body. In the newspaper’s May 2017 issue, exchange
students Coco Zhang ‘18 and Jane Li ‘18 wrote an investigative piece on the lengthy library construction.
Construction had become a source of student frustration and ridicule, yet Coco and Jane proved otherwise,
showing how all the work was in no way pointless and was well worth the wait. In The Talon’s March
2017 issue, one of the frontrunners was the opinion piece focusing on President Trump’s Congressional
Address. As opposed to a traditional one-sided view, the newspaper features both conservative and liberal
perspectives, engendering a more informed, multi-faceted piece and avoiding bias. In addition, The Talon
features a wide range of other outlets for student talent: a humor section known as the “Eagle Droppings,”
sports news underlining athletic achievement, an ongoing serial short story, and much more. Emma
Treadway (’18) and Laura Karrer (’18) have organized the publication as editor/designer and general manager,
respectively, with Mrs. Howarth as teacher advisor. So far, the team has seventeen writers and has put out
two publications. In the future, The Talon’s team hopes to expand the newspaper with an online version in
addition to print, and it welcomes any student wanting to participate.
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