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FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS OF ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL SPRING | SUMMER 2019 A CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN THE MARIANIST TRADITION Alumniin Media
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New Broadcasting Class Fall 2019 at STVM ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL 15 North Maple Street • Akron • Ohio • 44303 330-253-9113 • www.stvm.com EXECUTIVE BOARD COMMITTEE James M. Bowen, Jr. VM80, Chairman Dr. Todd Bischof Fr. Norman Douglas Tony Fitzgerald Deborah Gorbach William Hunt Chris Dougherty Marks V72 Brendan O'Connor Kristine Murphy Rosenfeld VM85 Billy Taylor Ralph E. Trecaso VM79 Jerry VanDevere VM88 Joseph R. Weber John C. Weisensell PRESIDENT Thomas M. Carone VM77 Peggy O’Connor McDonald VM73 Administrative Assistant to the President Mission Statement PRINCIPAL In the spirit of the Gospel, Robert B. Brownfield VM03 Barb DeGrand Records and Schedules we are committed to educate Jo Shoup Administrative Assistant the whole person; to lead and ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION Thomas McKrill Dean of Students to serve, enlightening the mind, Mark Murphy Assistant Dean of Students developing the body, touching Kim Gorr Dean of Curriculum Christine Spinner Campus Ministry the heart, and inspiring the soul. ADMISSIONS Amy Bisesi Barcello VM06 Director of Admissions To donate online visit stvm.com Courtney Kellett Conley VM03 Assistant Director of Admissions ADVANCEMENT Gino D’Andrea VM81 Director of Advancement Michelle Hlivko Schaeffer VM92 Director of Annual Fund & Event Planner Linda Fromm Reese VM87 Alumni Relations Jan Giles Advancement Services Manager ATHLETICS Willie McGee VM03 Director of Athletics Carley Whitney VM07 Assistant Director of Athletics BUSINESS Joe Richards Chief Financial Officer Susan Oneacre Tuition Assistance & Scholarship Coordinator Jeff Gannon2 •The VM77 Connection Senior Accountant Welcome! Dear St. Vincent-St. Mary High School Community, Our students and faculty have had a busy year. Our Model United Nations Team has traveled to many cities across the country competing against other high schools and has continually finished at or near the top of every competition. Thank you, Ruby Kofsky, for all the time and passion you give to this program. Our Rocket Team continues to do remarkable things as well. We were again invited to participate in the NASA Student Launch Program competition in Alabama. In fact, our students were so impressive that NASA recommended that they patent their findings related to three dimensional control of a magnetically levitated object. Simply amazing! Thank you, Bob Engels, one of our distinguished teachers, for all the time you give to our Rocket Team. Our athletic teams had a great Winter Season! Our boys and girls basketball teams, cheerleading team and wrestling team qualified for state tournaments. Congratulations to all of our teams. Most notably impressive is the fact that STVM student-athletes have an average GPA of 3.4! This is due to their commitment to education and to the wonderful faculty here at St. Vincent-St. Mary. As always, we thank you for all your support as we continue to provide our students with a solid academic and faith-filled foundation. This is the foundation upon which St. Vincent-St. Mary High School students have built their lives.
God Bless.
Thomas M. Carone VM77 President
Summer 2019 • 3 Leave a legacy at St. Vincent-St. Mary St. Vincent-St. Mary is blessed with a history of generous, unwavering support from alumni and friends. Gifts of all amounts are important in our efforts to fulfill our educational mission Legacy rooted in the Gospel “to enlighten and inspire through Catholic education.” There are many ways to make a gift in support of Catholic education at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. As you consider a gift, you may hear the term “planned giving” used. But what is Planned Giving, really? Aren’t all gifts “planned”? No one makes a gift accidentally. Do they? Planned Gifts are, however, different from an annual, outright gift. As the name implies, a good amount of thought and consideration precedes a Planned Gift. It may seem overwhelming but it does not have to be. Generous donors consult attorneys, accountants and professional advisors to construct a gift that, when properly structured, is mutually beneficial for both the donor and St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. Planned Gifts may be outright gifts during the donor’s lifetime and can be funded with cash, appreciated securities, real estate and other personal property, and can accomplish a donor’s charitable goals, and can also have positive financial and tax implications for the donor, with the additional benefit of the donor being able to witness the positive effects of the gift at work. Often, Planned Gifts are deferred, or made upon the donor’s death via a will, trust or other estate planning vehicle and can be funded with cash, life insurance, IRA’s or other individual retirement vehicle. Such gifts can provide the added benefit of reducing estate tax and the ability to make a larger gift upon your death that might have been possible during your lifetime. It is wise to make us aware of an estate commitment, or other deferred gift, to ensure that your intentions for your gift can be met to the fullest extent possible. For more information about a Planned Gift to support St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, or to let us know of an estate commitment you have made, please contact Gino D’Andrea VM81 at [email protected] or (330) 253-9113, ext. 152.
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AcademicsDear STVM Community, Thank you so much for all your support of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. It is a delight and privilege to work at this fine institution and to call this place my home and my alma mater. This is in no small part due to the dedication of people like yourselves who support our school, attend our events, and promote all the good that STVM has to offer. I am sincerely grateful for this. This will be my last letter to our community as Principal, as beginning with the 2019-20 school year, I will be returning to the teaching faculty as a full-time teacher. I have truly enjoyed this opportunity to lead our school and have loved being Principal, but my passion is working with our students in the classroom. I am very eager to enter this next chapter in my career here at STVM. I am also eager for Mrs. Kim Gorr to assume the role of Principal. Kim has worked closely with me for two years as our Dean of Curriculum, and I believe that she is incredibly well prepared and well equipped to seamlessly take over our school’s leadership and make our school even stronger. She has my full support, and I ask that you show her the same kindness and welcome that you did for me when I became our Principal. Great things are in store for our future! Please know that in my new role as classroom teacher, I will still be eager to support our school and interact with all of our community members and supporters. Please don’t hesitate to say hi when you see me at school events and activities. My role may be changing, but my support for the STVM Fighting Irish will never waver! Many blessings to all of you - be assured of my continued prayers for the STVM community.
As always: Go, Irish!
Robert Brownfield VM03 Principal
Summer 2019 • 5 Academics
AcademicsDear STVM Community, It is with great excitement and pride that I write this letter of introduction to you as the newly appointed Principal of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. I am honored to have the opportunity to lead a school with such strong traditions and a history of excellence. I have been dedicated to the field of education for more than twenty years, most recently serving as Dean of Curriculum at STVM for the past two years. Before moving to Ohio in 2017, I was fortunate to hold many teaching and leadership positions in the Diocese of Greensburg where I discovered that Catholic education is where I belong. My diverse experience also includes a variety of administrative and teaching positions in several Pennsylvania Public School Districts. I am eager to continue to utilize my skills as an instructional leader at STVM. My husband, Chris, our two youngest sons, and I live in Canton. Our oldest son, Alex, will begin graduate school at the University of Arizona this fall while Andy will begin his sophomore year at the University of Utah. Aidan will be a sophomore at STVM and Aaron will be an eighth grader this fall. As Principal, I will make every effort to maintain and enhance the legacy of success established at STVM. I will continue to build my strong relationships with teachers, parents, students, and community partners. This summer I will work closely with Mr. Brownfield to ensure a seamless and productive transition. I will collaborate with teachers to ensure that our students are exposed to curriculum and instruction that is both engaging and challenging. We will continue to provide academic experiences for our students that are rigorous, relevant, and within the scope of a true Marianist education. I believe that every student deserves a quality, faith-based education and that can only happen when the school and our families work together towards the best interests of our children. I look forward to working with you as a team to help each student at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School achieve success. I have an open door policy and welcome your input and ideas. I truly hope that you share my enthusiasm and are willing to work with me to achieve these goals
Sincerely
Kimberly A. Gorr Principal
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2019-2020 Admissions Events
Family Open Houses: AdmissionsSunday, September 22, 2019 | 11AM—1PM Wednesday, November 6, 2019 | 6PM—7:30PM Monday, March 2, 2020 | 6PM—7:30PM
Amy (Bisesi) Barcelo VM06 8th Grade Scholarship/Placement Tests: Saturday, October 5, 2019 | 8:30AM—12PM Saturday, October 19, 2019 | 8:30AM—12PM Saturday, November 9, 2019 | 8:30AM—12PM Saturday, November 9, 2019 | 1PM—4:30PM Saturday, December 7, 2019* | 8:30AM—12PM *Placement Only 8th Grade "Irish for a Day" Shadow Visits: Monday, September 30, 2019 to Friday, December 13, 2019 (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays) 7th Grade Visitation: Courtney (Kellett) Conley VM03 Thursday, February 27, 2020 | 9:30AM—1:30PM
• Consists of students from 34 schools • 16 Catholic schools • 18 Public/Private schools • Boasts 27 Irish Academic Scholarship Recipients*. • Includes 71 legacies... 38 students are following in the Irish footsteps of their sibling(s) 8 students have alumni parent(s) 9 students have alumni parent(s) AND sibling(s) Class2023 of 4 students have alumni grandparent(s) 7 students have alumni grandparent(s) AND parent(s) 5 students have alumni grandparent(s), parent(s), AND sibling(s) *earned one of the 35 highest scores on the STVM High School Placement Test Elementary Schools Bolich Middle School Julie Billiart St. Anthony Chippewa Middle Schoo Lippman School St. Augustine Claggett Middle School Litchfield Middle School St. Francis de Sales Copley Miller South St. Hilary Emmanual Christian Academy NIHF-STEM St. Joseph Green Middle School Norton Middle School St. Mary Holy Family Oakwood Middle School St. Matthew Hyre Middle School RB Chamberlin St. Patrick IHM Redeemer Christian Academy St. Sebastian Innes CLC Sacred Heart St. Vincent de Paul James A Garfield-Garrettsville Seton Catholic Streetsboro Middle School St. Ambrose
Summer 2019 • 7 Ministry Ministry Dear STVM Alumni, Family, and Friends, St. Vincent - St. Mary is my home away from home! As many of you know, I have just completed my first semester as Campus Minister and honestly can’t wait for the 2019-2020 school year to begin. Last year I joined the STVM teaching staff after spending 14 years as a junior high teacher at St. Hilary School and another 10 years in the Parma City Schools. However, I first became part of the STVM family back in 2009 when my oldest son chose to spend his four years of high school as a member of the “Fighting Irish.” The STVM tradition was new to me at this time since I grew up in the Cleveland area, attending Parma City Schools, and marrying my high school sweetheart, Stephen. Today our family bleeds “green and gold” since we now have three STVM alumni in the family--Bailey STVM ‘13, Griffin STVM ‘16, and Hope STVM ‘18. Yes, we are now empty nesters but have three dogs in our home and nearly 700 students to keep me very busy. What I love most about St. Vincent-St. Mary is how we are blessed daily with the opportunity to follow our Catholic faith in every aspect of our lives, whether it is academics, athletics, or any other extracurricular activity. In addition, our students can impact the lives of others within the school community, as well as outside of it, through our retreat programs and local outreach. These varied and amazing opportunities give each student at STVM the unique chance to grow and share in his or her faith each day. As a newly sponsored Marianist school, it is an exciting and busy time in STVM Campus Ministry. As part of the Marianist Family, we live by the Marianist charism--to be formed by Mary for the mission of Christ and by living by her words, “Do whatever He tells you.” Specifically, we live these words through our newly formed “Marianist Ministries.” Marianist Ministries and our Marianist LIFE (Living in Faith Experience) teams both work to build Christian communities by leading the following activities: Liturgies; Prayer Services; Big/Little Sibs for our incoming freshmen, Christmas Adopt-A-Family; Meal Ministry (making brown bag lunches for those in need); Tutoring Ministry (after school programs at local elementary schools); Pennies for Patients (Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation); Rice Bowl (Catholic Relief Services); and numerous retreat opportunities. Speaking of our retreats, at STVM we offer Days of Reflection for all grade levels, two overnight retreats for Juniors, and, of course, our senior retreat experience called Kairos. Many of our seniors will tell you the Kairos Retreat is the highlight of his or her four years at STVM. The retreat is an experience of Christian community, with a series of talks given by peers and adults. God's love is truly visible and enfleshed during these special days together. The ultimate mission of the Kairos Retreat experience is to create an environment away, a moment in "God's time", in which each participant is awakened to the ever-present love of God and comes to an awareness of "God in all things." My dream as Campus Minister is for every STVM senior to attend the Kairos Retreat. Unfortunately, the four-day experience is costly for some of our students and I am saddened when a student must miss this life-changing opportunity purely for financial reasons. So, with this in mind, I am kindly asking if you are interested in sponsoring one of our students, or wish to help with monthly Marianist LIFE events, to please contact me at [email protected]. Thank you for all your support to our community over the years and thank you for your prayers.
Blessings,
Christine Spinner STVM Campus Minister
8 •The Connection Students Ambassadors Over 160 students were selected as Student Ambassadors this year. These students gave hundreds of hours of service to the school. They volunteered at Open Houses, Showcase, Grandparents Day, the President’s Reception and many other events held throughout the year. Greeting guests and being advocates for the school, they share their experiences at STVM with our community and visitors. We cannot thank them enough for all they do to help with events and to be positive role models for STVM!
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ModelThe St. Vincent-St. Mary HighUN School Ohio State University MUN Model United Nations Team: Conference • Won “Best Delegation” at (VUMUN) Vanderbilt University's Model United Nations Conference (VUMUN) 2017 and 2018 • Won “Best Delegation” at the last 15 Cleveland Council on World Affairs Model United Nations Conferences at LCCC, Metropolitan Cleveland Bar Association and Case Western Reserve University 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 • Won " Best Delegation" at American University MUN Conference (AMERIMUNC) 2019 • Won " Best Delegation" the(OSUMUN) Ohio State University 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Ohio State University MUN • Runs the only Middle School Model United Nations program in Summit, Stark, Conference Medina and Portage County the last 3 years. • Won the "Best Delegation" award 2017, 2018, 2019 • Selected as one of the Top 50 schools in N. America, S. America and Europe as All-American MUN school. • The Top 50 Overall Model United Nations team in the United States of America rated by Best Delegate for 2017-2018 • Won the “Best Small Delegation” at the Washington Area Model United Nations Conference. Sponsored by George Washington University (WAMUNC) 2017, 2018. • Won the “Best Small Delegation” at Carnegie Mellon University Model United Nations Conference, 2017. Learn more at www.stvm.com/model-united-nations
HOW DOES MODEL UN BENEFIT EDUCATION? Model UN has a wide range of educational benefits for students. More so than many other extra-curricular activities, Model UN strengthens 21st Century Learning Skills, educational hard skills, and emotional soft skills. While not exhaustive, I see Model UN benefiting students in the following areas. WRITING, PUBLIC SPEAKING, DEBATE, ARGUMENTATION RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, LEADERSHIP, COLLABORATION,NEGOTIATION, TIME MANAGEMENT, RESILIENCY and TOPIC SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE. ~ R. Kofsky
10 •The Connection Students Rocket Team STVM's NASA Student Launch Team traveled to Alabama at the beginning of April to compete against various student launch teams around the nation. At the end of the week, STVM was awarded the "STEM Engagement Award" for their diligence in informing others about rocketry and other space-related topics.
The process for selection to the NASA Student Launch program is highly competitive. In order to have an opportunity to submit a proposal, our school had to have a TARC (Team America Rocketry Challenge) national qualifying team and then have that team place in the top twenty at the national competition. STVM has competed in TARC National Finals for 11 consecutive years. This last year, STVM placed 13th in the nation, allowing us to submit a proposal to NASA. In response to NASA’s request for proposal, we submitted a detailed proposal indicating the rocket design and its intended engineering payloads that adhered to NASA’s published statement of work. The STVM proposal was approved by NASA and is one of only seven high schools accepted into this national collegiate level competition. This project is a massive team effort and takes hundreds to thousands of man hours and dedication from all members of the team.
Team Members: Emily Grayson Jacob Kulig Simon Haas Nick Llewellyn Nina Wolf Greta Puhalla Laura Angle Evan Tipton Andrew Ewald Christian Wierzbicki Fiona Gaffney Jason Turschak
Summer 2019 • 11 Students
THE LEPRECHAUN THEATRE GUILD Theatre PRESENTS
It’s such a JEKYLL & HYDE CONCEIVED FOR THE STAGE BY fine STEVE CUDEN & FRANK WILDHORN line BOOK AND LYRICS BY LESLIE BRICUSSE between MUSIC BY FRANK WILDHORN ORCHESTRATIONS BY KIM SCHARNBERG a ARRANGEMENTS BY JASON HOWLAND good man and a bad.
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THE LEPRECHAUN THEATRE GUILD PRESENTS
Band &IrishDancersSt. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago March 16, 2019
Ninety-five students, 23 Irish Dancers and 72 Marching Band members, traveled to Chicago to participate in the city's annual St. Patrick's Day parade. During their weekend in Chicago, they enjoyed some of the city's most famous tourist attractions. They rode the ferris wheel at Navy Pier, visited the 360 Observatory on the 94th floor of the John Hancock building, and attended mass at St. Norbert Catholic Church, which houses a St. Patrick relic. And of course, they were able to witness the Chicago River being dyed green. The Marching Band and Irish Dancers travel every other year to participate in a parade outside of Akron. In the past, they have gone to Disney World over Spring Break and to other St. Patrick's Day parades, including New York City and Cincinnati. It’s such a JEKYLL & HYDE CONCEIVED FOR THE STAGE BY fine STEVE CUDEN & FRANK WILDHORN line Highlights of the trip BOOK AND LYRICS BY LESLIE BRICUSSE between MUSIC BY FRANK WILDHORN included seeing the ORCHESTRATIONS BY KIM SCHARNBERG a Broadway production ARRANGEMENTS BY JASON HOWLAND good of Hamilton, and an man exclusive "meet and and greet" with VM03 a alumnus Patrick Vassel, bad. associate director of
Hamilton.
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Summer 2019 • 13 Students LIFE Marianist LIFE (Living In Faith Experience) is a national faith-formation program rooted in Catholic and Marianist tradition and targeted to the needs of high school students. LIFE offers students an opportunity for fellowship and fun in a caring, upbeat context.
LIFE is based on Fr. William Joseph Chaminade’s vision for building a community of communities to change the world. Marianist LIFE provides students at Marianist and non-Marianist institutions opportunities to share faith, to learn from each other, and to become instruments of peace.
The Marianist LIFE summer programs are a faith formation experience for high school students and their moderators. Students enjoy a week-long experience of small faith communities, sacraments, prayer, leadership development, social justice education and fun!
Moderators, who include campus ministers, youth ministers, teachers and adult volunteers, arrive before the students to prepare, as well as to build their own communities of faith.
2018 - 2019 STVM Marianist LIFE Leadership Team: Attended Summer Program July 16-21, 2018 with Mr. Griffin, Mrs. Spinner, and Mrs. Sestokas • Melissa Dangel • John Faetanini • Bradford Fram • Landry McVicker • Mary Kate Morber • Savannah Pate • Isaac Stecz • Jimmy Thomas
2019-2020 STVM Marianist LIFE Leadership Team: Attending Summer Program July 15-30, 2019 with Mr. Griffin, Mrs. Spinner, and Ms. Dannemiller • Emily Bame • Ryan Bronowski • Jacqueline Cantor • Nora DeKemper • Jackson Dietrick • Maggie McCarron • Chase Powers • Adam Reese
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Kairos is a four day retreat for our seniors. The mission of the Kairos Retreat experience is to create an environment away, a moment in "God's time", in which participants may be awakened to the ever-present love of God and come to an awareness of "God in all things." Kairos 35 (October 14 - 17, 2018) Kairos 20 retreatants 10 student leaders 5 adult leaders
Kairos 36 (February 10 - 13, 2019) 32 retreatants 10 student leaders 5 adult leaders 35 Kairos 37 (April 2 - 5, 2019) 54 retreatants 12 juniors who will be leaders next year 10 student leaders 5 adult leaders
2018-2019 Kairos Leadership Team: Marissa Cerreto Regina Cetnarowski Alec Coombs Russell Cooper III Kayley Grazjl 36 Jack Mandala Nolan Michaels Morgan Pulling Josh Stecz Myron Tibbs Maria VanDevere Cecelia Walter Natalie Wammes
2019-2020 Kairos Leadership Team: Ryan Bronowski Anna Burke 37 John Faetanini Destiny Johnson Kara Kamlowsky Landry McVicker Nichelle Mosley Jacob Pentasuglio Quincy Powers Kevin Rybka Jimmy Thomas Allison Tomaszewski Elliot Whitmyer
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Abby May Sierra Spoerndle Sophomore Junior
Abby May, sophomore Congratulations to STVM at St. Vincent-St. Mary Junior Sierra Spoerndle High School, has been who has been selected selected to attend to participate in the 2019 the Intel International U.S. Youth Ambassadors Science Fair (Intel ISEF) Program in Ecuador. in Phoenix, Arizona. Over Sierra competed in the 1800 students, from more Global Youth Ambassador than 75 countries, will be Scholarship competition intvited to the fair this year. In order to be invited, this past fall and was recently notified that she was students must attend a sponsored science fair selected as one of only 120 American students and be selected as a grand prize winner. Abby was to receive this prestigious award. She will be chosen as the grand prize winner while attending traveling this summer to Ecuador through the U.S. the Northeast Ohio Science and Engineering Fair Department of State's Global Youth Ambassador at Cleveland State the week of March 11. At this Program to stay with a host family and engage in fair, Abby also won first place in the biological community service from June 17-July 10 science category and the Cleveland Clinic - Dept of Biomedical Engineering Award. Abby has spent her childhood on her family farm in Portage County. Using her experiences on the farm, she developed her project to test how different types of fertilizers containing different levels of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium would affect different types of plants. Abby’s enthusiasm about her project was the key to her success. She explained the importance of this project to a group of biomedical professionals and pharmacists and convinced them that her work was worth top honors beating out juniors and seniors with in depth biomedical projects. Abby’s future plans are to study agricultural engineering in college. Accomplishments
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Eagle Scouts The Akron-Summit Holocaust Art and Writing Contest We are excited to announce that senior Deviana Lal was been awarded first place in the Akron-Summit Holocaust Arts and Writing Contest! The annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest provides an opportunity for young men and women to examine the history of the Holocaust and to creatively express their reaction to man’s inhumanity to man, while engaging in high-quality learning. Deviana and her STVM English teacher, Ms. Bradley, have been Since 1912, the Eagle Scout rank has represented awarded a trip to Washington DC. Also, Deviana and a milestone of accomplishment—perhaps without STVM will each receive $100 in honor of a first place equal—that is recognized across the country win. and even the world. “Eagle Scout” is not just an award; it is a state of being. Those who earn it The 2019 theme was "Lessons of the Holocaust: as youth continue to earn it every day as adults. Opposing Hatred and Discrimination 'It Started With An Eagle Scout IS an Eagle Scout in perpetuity. Words.'" Congratulations to these STVM students Congratulations to three members of the STVM who received honors for their work: Class of 2019 who have achieved this prestigious rank- Andrew Ewald, Jacob Kulig and Matthew Art Division Takacs. As part of the requirements for Eagle Scout, Third Place - Nina Wolf Honorable Mention - each of them had to develop and lead an Eagle Kayley Grajzl, Maria Grutzmacher, Natalie Isaacs, Scout Project. Andrew directed the creation of new and Madalyn Morse shelving in the STVM band room. Jacob organized the building of six benches for the Portage Park Writing Division Districts' Hike and Bike Trail. And Matthew managed First Place - Deviana Lal the construction of 12 sanctuary tables for his Second Place - Jacob Kulig church. Third Place - Laura Angle Fourth Place - Holly Adam Honorable Mention -Emily Grayson and Natalie Wammes
Summer 2019 • 17 Athletics Athletics
Congratulationsto the Girls Basketball team on their very successful season! Led by head coach Carley Whitney VM07 the team advanced to the OHSAA Division II State Semi-Final Game.
The Boys Basketball team placed in Division I this year did not disappoint. After a season of tough competition, they advanced to the OHSAA Division I State Final where they became State Runner up.
Congratulations to Coach Dru Joyce and the entire team!