Class of 2015 Graduation tops $4.4M

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SPRING 2015
Class of 2015 Graduation tops $4.4M
All SOC teams
released.
2015 Spring sports All
SOC teams released.
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$4.4M offered to
2015 Senior Class
Students
receive Eagle
Scout rank
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Notre Dame’s Class of 2015 graduating class (23 students) was offered a record $3.631,768.00 in
scholarships. They were offered and accepted another $773,524.00.
Notre Dame
Annual Fund
Deadline
The grand total of scholarships offered to this year’s senior class was $4,405,292.00. This is a
new school record.
Our students are consistently offered more in scholarship money than other schools in the county
and even some of the Catholic schools in Columbus. We are very proud of our students and our
staff for this achievement. Sending your children to Notre Dame is truly an investment in their
future that will pay great dividends.
Two Notre Dame High
School
sophomores
recently achieved the
prestigious rank of
Eagle Scout.
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2015 Basketball Homecoming
Homecoming Queen - Megha is the daughter of Satish and Bindya Patel of Portsmouth.
Megha was escorted by Andy Bazler. Andy is the son of Tony and Barb Bazler of Portsmouth.
Senior Attendant - Brystin Whiting, Brystin is the daughter of Mary Hoover of Portsmouth.
Maggie was escorted by C.J. Smith. C.J. is the son of Joe and Lisa Smith of Portsmouth.
Junior Attendant - Ragen Kayser, Ragen is the daughter of Joey and Amy Kayser of Portsmouth and Kristina Kaut of West Portsmouth.
Ragen was escorted this evening by Will Mays, the son of David and JoEllen Mays of Portsmouth.
Sophomore Attendant - Brianna Tolbert, Brianna is the daughter of Chris and Bethany Payne of Portsmouth and David Tolbert of Wheelersburg.
Brianna was escorted Aaron Bazler, the son of Tony and Barb Bazler of Portsmouth.
Freshman Attendant - Ali Smith, Ali is the daughter of Gregg and Robin Smith of Portsmouth.
Ali was escorted by Drew Cassidy, the son of Dan and Amy Cassidy of Portsmouth.
Senior, Megha Patel (Queen)
Senior Attendant, Brystin Whitinger
Junior Attendant, Ragen Kayser
Sophomore Attendant, Brianna Tolbert
Freshman Attendant, Ali Smith
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2015 SPRING SPORTS TEAMS
Spring Sports
Records
Baseball -15-10(SOC11-3) 2nd
Softball - 17-12 (SOC 11-3) 2nd
Tennis - 5-8 (SOC 5-1) 1st
Track & Field - 1st in SOC
BASEBALL
Spring Sports
All-SOC Teams
Baseball
First Team
Tyson Montgomery
Hayden Baker
Second Team
Tyler Speas
CJ Corns
Softball
First Team
Brooke Pierron
Maggie Whitman
SOFTBALL
Second Team
Maggie Hoover
Megha Patel
All-State
Second Team
Brooke Pierron
Tennis
First Team
Kendall Patterson
Santiago Mondragon
Ethan Mault
Toby Butler
TENNIS
Coach of the Year
Krista Gohmann
Track
First Team - Girls
Ali Smith
Lexi Smith
Athlete of the Year
Lexi Smith
First Team - Boys
CJ Smith
Andy Bazler
JD Harting
Jon Major
Evan Coriell
Tris Taylor
Hattachai Buttatyotee
Luke Welsh
Athlete of the Year
Lexi Smith
TRACK & FIELD
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NDHS Valedictorian Megha Patel
NDHS Salutatorian
Jonathan Major
Academic
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Sr. Lorenzo Award - Christi Layne
Sr. Lorenzo Award
This year’s Sr. Lorenzo Thyken
award goes to Christi Layne, who is
retiring this year from Notre Dame
Elementary. Christi taught at NDE
for 26 years, in which 24 were spent
in the fifth grade. She also taught
sixth grade and kindergarten there.
This award is made possible by
the Rodney and Jeanne Kinskey
Family Foundation and was started
in memory of former St. Mary’s
principal, the late Sr. Lorenzo
Thyken. The recipient of the award
is nominated by the seniors to
honor the person who was most
influential in their lives during their
years in Notre Dame Schools. After
the nominations are received, a
committee comprised of school board members vote on the person they feel best meets the criteria of
the award.
Mrs. Layne received her Associate Degree from Shawnee State University in math and science. Her
Bachelor Degree from Ohio University was in Elementary Education, K-8th grade and her Master’s
Degree was from Marygrove College in the art of education.
Christi has two fantastic sons, two wonderful daughters-in-law and four precious grandchildren. She
plans to spend more time with her family after retirement. She has enjoyed meeting so many amazing
people through the Notre Dame family. Her hope is that she has been there for her students and their
families as they have been there for her.
NDHS students awarded Eagle Scout rank.
NDHS Salutatorian
Brooke Pierron
Notre Dame High School has
announced their valedictorian
and salutatorians for this
year’s graduation ceremonies
which were held on Sunday,
May 24th at the high school.
Meghan Patel, the daughter
of Satish and Bindya Patel
was this year’s valedictorian.
Salutatorians were Brooke
Pierron, daughter of Andy
and Jodi Pierron and Jonathan
Major, son of John Major and
Dr. Kim Umhoefer. This year’s
senior class of 23 students
were offered over 4.5 million
dollars in scholarships.
Two Notre Dame High School sophomores recently
achieved the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout.
Aaron Bazler, son of Tony and Barb Bazler and
Grant Sparks, son of Bryan and Kristen Sparks took
part in a Court of Honor on Sunday, April 19th at
Cornerstone United Methodist Church. The boys
are members of Troop 12, which is based at the
church.
Grant’s Eagle Project consisted of designing and
installing a Rosary Garden on the grounds of Notre
Dame High School. In order for the garden to
become a reality, Grant coordinated the clearing,
site preparation and installation of the garden with
the assistance from friends, parents, scout leaders
and members of Troop 12 who accumulated over
280 total hours of labor. Volunteers laid a stepping
stone pathway in the form of a rosary, planted
shrubs, perennials and mulch. A statue of Mary
was placed upon a stone pedestal with benches for
prayer and reflection. Grant would like to thank all
volunteers who contributed to his project to see it
through to completion.
Aaron received approval from the Shawnee Park
Director and Naturalist to coordinate and install a
hexagonal wooden frame with 5 wooden swings
surrounding a fire pit near the Nature Center as
his Eagle Project. For educational purposes, a
stonewall with native wildflowers was constructed
on the south end. Aaron appreciates Troop 12’s
assistance with building his project.
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Notre Dame adds
rosary garden
Student Grant Sparks recently
proved that Eagle Scouts
are early impactful members
of society this week, as his
rosary prayer garden was
finished at Notre Dame High
School, which was awarded
a dedication and blessing by
the church.
The sophomore Eagle Scout
explained that the project just
seemed the right thing to do.
“Well,
the
school
has
been talking about having
something like this for a while
and I was stuck on what I
should do for my Eagle Scout
project,” Sparks said. “When
I learned everyone really
wanted this garden, I decided
it was only right to make it
happen.”
After looking into various
layouts for a garden, Sparks
and his family worked on
bringing the perfect garden to
life.
Academic
UCAN Scholarship awarded to seniors.
In the fall of 2007, the
Scioto
Foundation
established the University
College Access Network
to help ensure that every
student in Scioto County
can afford to attend college.
The Scioto Foundation
pledged a one to one
match for up to $10,000
per year. If we could raise
$10,000 per year for five
years with their match we
would have a $100,000
endowment from which to
draw returns for an annual
scholarship.
Mr. Henry
Oberling and his wife,
Anne generously decided
to fund the entire UCAN
endowment,
pledging
$10,000 per year for five
years. By establishing this
endowment fund they are
ensuring that our students have the resources they need to help fund a college education. We are very
grateful for this gift and the commitment to our schools it represents. At graduation ceremonies on May
24th, Mr. Oberling and his daughter Beth Oberling Haney presented the UCAN/Oberling Family Scholarship
in the amount of $1,901.00 to Emmaly Baker, Andy Bazler and Colin Haskins. Emmaly, the daughter of
Shane and Michelle Baker is planning on attending Otterbein University and majoring in chemistry and
biology. Andy, the son of Tony and Barb Bazler will attend the University of Dayton, majoring in mechanical
engineering. Colin, the son of Michael and Melissa Haskins, will attend The Ohio State University and study
Pre-Med.
Evan Coriell signs with Otterbein.
“I was relieved to get it
finished, because it was a
very long process, but I am
very pleased with it, because
I felt it turned out really well,”
Sparks claimed. “I’m sure it
will require upkeep, but I think
the garden is worth it.”
Kathy Milligan is principal
at Notre Dame, and in her
20 years there, she has
witnessed many of these
projects where a Titan goes
above and beyond in their
community.
“This makes me very proud,
because I believe it shows
the work that we do, here
in school, has an impactful
experience on the students
and guides them to become
beneficial members of the
community,” Milligan said.
Milligan explained that she is
extra proud of Sparks and his
garden, because of the more
meaningful message behind
it.
“When Grant began work on
the garden, I was extremely
proud,” Milligan said. “Not
everyone, especially his age,
would think of something
like this. It is something we
have always talked about for
the students and community
to appreciate and it having
a religious connotation to it
makes it extra special.”
Notre Dame’s Evan Coriell signed a letter of intent to accept a track scholarship to Otterbein University in Westerville
on Monday afternoon. In his time at Notre Dame, Coriell has also played offensive line for the football team and
basketball. He originally hoped to play football in college, but a series of concussions during his junior and senior
years changed his mind.
“I thought I’d rather save my brain,” he said. “But, I love sports, so I really wanted to do something.”
After deciding he wanted to focus on track, Coriell chose Otterbein over Marietta and Shawnee State. He was drawn
to Otterbein’s small class as well as the Cardinal track team.
“I really like the coaching staff and the whole environment at Otterbein,” he said.
Coriell first started in track and field in junior high five years ago. Notre Dame throwing coach Louis Schoettle has
worked with him since “day one.”
“He’s a good kid, he works hard. He’s really improved,” Schoettle said. “He’s got a great attitude. He’s easy-going,
kind of quiet. He works hard and carries a big stick.”
Coriell turned heads last season, placing second in shot put and third in discus in the district meet at Southeastern
High School. Last week, he took home the SOC I shot put title by throwing a personal-best 47.5 feet at Minford. He
also placed second in the SOC I in discus and threw a personal-best of 135 feet in the preliminaries.
Schoettle and Notre Dame track coach John Taylor are hoping that Coriell has a few more big throws left in him.
According to Coriell, he’s thrown up to 50 feet in the shot put during practice.
“He was in the regional finals last year, so it’s not unreasonable to expect that again. He has the potential,” Taylor
said. “He’s right now in the process of peaking,” Schoettle added.
Evan Coriell qualified for the State Track Meet in discus at The Ohio State University.
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Gwyn Barker
retires - NDHS
Gwyn Barker started working at
Notre Dame in the fall of 1993
and has decided to retire after 22
years. During her time at Notre
Dame she has been a softball
coach, cheerleading advisor,
National Honor Advisor, Pep
Club Advisor, in addition The
Model United Nations Advisor.
Gwyn was also chosen by Texas
Instrument to pilot some of the
new calculator applications in
her classroom. In addition, she
had the privilege of attending
Teachers
Teaching
with
Technology conferences across
the country as well as in Canada
for 15 years. Her classroom has
been very high tech because of
these opportunities. She loved
her job and was fortunate to
work with the best faculty and
staff anyone could ask for. They
were family and she will miss
them so much. Her students
were the best that any teacher
could wish for to teach. She
wishes them all continued
success for their future and
would like to thank Notre Dame
for the wonderful opportunity to
be part of the community.
Brooke Pierron
scores 1000th
point
From obscurity to superstar to
the record books; a relatively
unknown
athlete
two
years ago has left a lasting
impression on her basketball
program.
On Saturday February 11,
2015, Notre Dame senior
Brooke Pierron became the
second player in program
history to score 1,000-career
points. Pierron joins former
teammate Jen Arnzen (2013
class) as the only two players
to reach the milestone.
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Notre Dame kids donate to Red Cross
Students in Willa Tanner’s fifth grade class at Notre Dame Elementary took part in a special preparedness program,
and at the same time made a donation to the Red Cross Tuesday morning.
“We are teaching the fifth graders of Notre Dame about the Pillow Case project,” Debbie Smith, community executive
for the American Red Cross, locally, said. “We teach them to be prepared for emergencies and how to respond in
case an emergency would occur. We do that by teaching them the Pillow Case project. At the end of the project the
kids actually get to make up a pillow case that they will use as their emergency preparedness kit.”
Smith said the project was co-sponsored by the Walt Disney Company. Among those assisting in the project were
past Notre Dame Elementary students including some who recently participated in the Dancing With Our Stars
event.
“The children raised money by selling hot chocolate or popcorn one cold winter morning,” Tanner said. “They decided
they would have that in the upstairs hall. So they raised almost $300.”
Mike Glockner was one of the former students who helped with the project and he was asked about giving back.
“My folks instilled in me it’s not how much money you have. It’s not how great of a car or house you have,” Glockner
said. “It’s about giving to others and what you guys did selling chocolate and popcorn goes to show that you guys
are on the right track and it’s helping others, the less fortunate who don’t have what you have.”
The students were adamant about why they chose the American Red Cross to donate the funds to.
“We chose the Red Cross because they do not support abortion which UNICEF, one of the other organizations we
researched supported abortion which went against our religion,” Ethan Beckett said.
“We also chose Red Cross because it supports all our Christian beliefs and it’s worldwide and it helps people no
matter what disaster or state they’re in,” Lindsay Blau said. “and it helps in natural disasters and I think that is a great
idea.”
NDHS Art Show winners announced.
Notre Dame High School Art Department, under the direction of
Anissa Harr, head of the Art Department at ND, held its’ annual
Art Show on Wednesday, May 13th at the high school.
Receiving honorable mentions in the show were Ali Smith, Kara
Sparks, Santiago Mondragon, Adam Arnett, Regan Kayser and
Melanie Temponeras.
1st Place winner was Luke Welsh, 2nd Place was Lexi Smith and
3rd Place went to Sarah Grooms. Best of Show was Jayla Bowling.
Senior CJ Smith received the $500 Art Scholarship.
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NDE plants memorial garden
Notre Dame Elementary School students are learning the importance of agriculture and self sustainability through
a garden at the school, which was just celebrated through an honoring and blessing this week. The garden has
been a project long in the making by the administration and is in memoriam of Boston Schwamberger.
Boston was a preschool student at Notre Dame Elementary and became a known figure in the community after
friends and family started “Battling for Boston” in 2012. Through many events and fundraisers, the community
joined in the battle with young Boston Schwamberger, who had been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor.
Boston is the son of Joseph and Ashley Bennett Schwamberger.
Boston had a profound effect on his peers at Notre Dame and they wanted to commemorate his life through their
new garden.
“Boston had some really close friends who were involved in getting the garden running,” mother Ashley
Schwamberger said. “They even decorated the garden stones with beads, special just for him.”
The school believes that a memorial garden fits Boston well, since he was gardening and digging in the dirt before
he could walk.
“Boston’s grandparents own a small farm and have always planted flowers and done landscaping,” Schwamberger
said. “Boston had his hands in dirt and was planting flowers, basically, before he could even walk. He always loved
it.”
The project is being spearheaded by Notre Dame’s Lauren Hill, who is the food service director of Notre Dame
Elementary.
Hill has spent a year preparing for the garden, from grant writing to plunging her fingers into the dirt. It has been
a long process involving many, and students are now starting to see tiny sprouts rise from seeds that were plants
only two weeks ago.
The garden is 20 by 50 feet, and will include many different vegetables.
This program is an entirely encompassing opportunity for the students, seeing as they learn about healthy eating,
agriculture, and even sales, since the school plans on attending farmer’s markets with extra produce they cannot
eat.
“The students are amazed by it, because many didn’t even realize what it all meant, but are now seeing results,”
Hill said. “We look forward to seeing what we accomplish with it and want to grow on it next year.”
Notre Dame students are being asked to volunteer in the garden to keep it running smoothly over the summer,
which will also teach them more on the process of growing food.
The Notre Dame Schools 2015 Annual Fund Deadline June 30th
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generous alumni and friends like you who contribute time, talent and treasure to further Notre Dame. Your kind and sacrificial
gifts allow us to continue developing leaders marked with a passion to succeed. Financial support is crucial to continuing
Notre Dame’s calling to anchor students and ourselves with faith based values to guide a lifetime.
Your gift to the Annual Fund helps The Notre Dame Schools maintain small classes, give personal attention, and utilize the
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Estate
Planning
As followers of Christ, we, much
more than others, believe that
earthly treasures are temporary.
Just as Christians are expected to
be good stewards of God’s gifts
here on earth, we should also have
a plan for our estate when we leave
this world.
As a supporter of Notre Dame
Schools, we invite you to remember
the schools when doing your
estate planning. You may have life
insurance policies, stocks, jewelry,
real estate or collectibles that
could benefit our schools.
Reportedly when one of the
richest men in America died, John
Rockefeller, someone asked his
accountant, “How much money
did he leave?” The reply was “He
left all of it.” We cannot take it with
us but we can continue to benefit
the causes we supported that were
important to us, even after we have
left this world.
NDHS receives new
holy water fonts
Notre Dame High School’s class
of 1959 donated money in memory
of their classmate, Daniel Kirby, to
purchase two new holy water fonts
for the Notre Dame High School
chapel.
Aaron Bazler
receives Eagle
Scout rank
Aaron Bazler, a sophomore Notre
Dame Eagle Scout, recently
proved, through hard work and a
unique service project, that even
younger members of society can
be productive and instrumental.
The Eagle Scout’s considerable
project was something he spent
months on, from finding sponsors
and donations to wrapping up
the final touches on construction.
The final product was an attractive
swing circle that wraps around a
fire pit in Shawnee. Bazler claimed
that the project was a major
community driven project, one
that he couldn’t have done without
help.
Bazler explained that the structure
wraps around an in-ground fire pit
and features five large swinging
benches for guests to sit on.
Bazler claimed that his school
at Notre Dame and his path to
becoming an Eagle Scout have
both shaped him in positive ways.
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