Transportation
Patty Livengood-Bus Driver 

Custodial
Dennis Mayes-Custodian
Marlene Botts-Custodian

Loveland Early Childhood Center
Judy Helwagen-Kindergarten Teacher

Loveland Primary School
Lynn Stewart-Reading Intervention

Loveland Elementary School
Linda Burke-3rd grade Teacher
Jana Ogilvie-Music Teacher
Mary Smethurst-Special Education Aide
Elaine Weyand-4th grade Teacher

Loveland Intermediate School
Roxie Shoemaker-5th grade Teacher

Loveland Middle School
Michael Rich-PE Teacher

Loveland High School
Janet Rich-Health/PE Teacher
Mark Sherman-Science Teacher

Administration
Molly Moorhead-LHS Prinicpal
Mary Ellen Wilson-Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning

The following retirees are unable to attend the recognition:
Nancy Croskey-4th grade Teacher
Steve Ball-LMS Math Teacher
Deanna Carrello-1st grade Teacher
Barb Hughett-Payroll Coordinator
David Eads-Loveland Middle School Assistant Principal
David Harris-High School Counselor

Mrs. Power was contacted by the sponsors of the contest, Diversified Opthalmics Inc. to pilot the contest for them. She introduced the project to her class and they were able to work on it during class time. All the pieces of art were displayed online at www.findmyeyecare.com. Anyone was able to vote on their favorite piece of art and the student with the most votes won. By participating, Mrs. Power received $500 to buy art supplies for her classroom. The sponsors of this program are Staples and PNC Bank.

Optometrists from Diversified Opthalmics, Dr. Mark Hagee and Dr. Palmer Cook, came to LIS to present Mrs. Power and the following students with their prizes:
First prize winner, Emily Hamm, $100 gift card
Second Prize, Ross Wiseman, $50 gift card
Third prize, Caroline Vanbuskirk, $25 gift card

Photo (Left to Right): Caroline Vanbuskirk, Dr. Hagee, Mrs. Power, Ross Wiseman, Emily Hamm, and Dr. Palmer Cook.

Loveland High seniors take over city hall

Senior Steven Goodman received the Excellent award in both the Reviews and Photo Illustration categories, plus an Honorable Mention in Newswriting. Excellent awards were also given to senior Elizabeth Worsham (Feature Photo) and junior Bridget Landis (Editorial Page Layout).

Senior Jessica Miller received Honorable Mentions in three categories: Feature Photo, Sports Photo and Photo Story. Senior Sabrina Newstead received Honorable Mentions in the Newswriting and Photo Illustration categories. Other Honorable Mention winners were senior Hannah Moloney (Infographics), Ogonna Ononye (Sports Photo), senior Megan Slabaugh (Reviews), and senior Marie Policastro (News Feature). The staff received an Honorable Mention in the Team In-Depth Reporting category; Elizabeth Worsham, Emma Goetz, and Hailey Booth were noted in that entry.

Photo: The Roar staff with their advisor, Mr. Neil Schmidt.

Green Ribbon Schools were selected for exercising a comprehensive approach to creating “green” environments through reducing environmental impact, promoting health, and ensuring a high-quality environmental and outdoor education to prepare students with the 21^st century skills and sustainability concepts needed in the growing global economy.

As a district, Loveland has continually looked for ways to reduce its energy usage. Lovelandimplemented an Energy Improvement Plan and obtained six million dollars of interest-free financing provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This deal was the first of its kind to be completed in Ohio and the sixth in theU.S. The capital raised was used to provide energy-efficient upgrades to buildings which have reduced gas and electric usage by more than 30%.

One of the key “green” efforts at Loveland High School has been on recycling. Loveland High School’s recycling efforts have been led by Tracy Burge, who has been teaching environmental science at the high school for the past two years.

Ms. Burge’s students have been at the forefront of initiation and implementation in school recycling programs. Last year, students began a school-wide recycling and trash reduction program to reduce trash volume. As a result of their efforts, Loveland was awarded “Outstanding High School Recycling Program“ by Hamilton County Recycling and  Solid Waste District. Through their efforts, the volume of trash generated in the cafeteria has gone from 60 to 22 bags a day.  The reduction in trash has saved the district approximately $300 a month in trash removal costs. Ms. Burge says the trash volume will decrease even more because the cafeteria will begin a composting program in the fall. Students are looking toward the future to make the cafeteria a “zero waste” facility.

“I have a personal passion for the environment and reducing, recycling, and reusing, which fit perfectly into my environmental science curriculum,” Burge said. “Through my students’ efforts we have changed the culture of our school. I appreciate the support of Dr. Moorhead and staff to make our efforts a success.”

Students also participated in a cell phone recycling program called “Go Bananas” that was sponsored by Cincinnati Zoo. Loveland High School students recycled the third largest number of cell phones in the nation.

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