Upper
April 28, 2023
Congratulations to new members of the Cum Laude Society
The Upper School honored its nine inductees for 2023 and 10 inductees for 2022 into the Seven Hills chapter of the Cum Laude Society, a national honor society that recognizes academic excellence, during a dinner in April. New members from the senior class are Logan Bien, Mallory Dorsch, Sam Froehle, Abigail Li, Olivia Pohl, Emily Rosenfeld, Aana Shenai, Julia Tamai, and Evan VordemEsche. The following seniors, who were inducted in 2022 as juniors, were also honored at the event: Shanaya Bharucha, Ellie Cain, Erin Finn, Annelise Hawgood, Jerry Hou, Charlotte Lafley, George Mentrup, Rohan Nambiar, Anna Papakirk, and Jack Ringel. Former Upper School teacher, college counselor, and alum Wynne Curry H’71 was the event’s guest speaker. Head of School Chris Garten shared with inductees that Cum Laude Society recognizes academic excellence in some of the country’s best high schools. Seven Hills is one of only 21 schools in Ohio with a Cum Laude Society. “Each of the students has so many accomplishments. We are celebrating their accomplishments, but what we really recognizing in each of them goes beyond individual accomplishments. We are really celebrating the way they shared all of their gifts with others and the way they helped to make our intellectual community more joyous,” Head of Upper School Matt Bolton said. Click here to read the faculty remarks for the 2023 inductees.
Personal Challenge Project Sharing
Throughout the Upper School on April 18 and 19, Upper School students shared their Personal Challenge Projects. The topics ranged from spray paint art, to earning a pilot’s license, to creating games, cookbooks, small businesses, and apps. Each student presented to their teachers and classmates about their research process, what they learned, and what challenges they faced.
Seven Hills wins six national Scholastic Writing & Arts Awards
Five Upper School students won six national awards in the Scholastic Writing & Arts Awards competition for their work across various writing categories, including poetry, critical essay, flash fiction, short story, and personal essay. Seven Hills tied for eighth place for the most national awards among high school throughout the country. Senior Annelise Hawgood and juniors Gabrielle Walker and Alice Bachelder each won a Gold Medal for their writing. Hawgood also won a Silver Medal, along with sophomore Claire Liu and junior Natalia Butler. Hawgood and Bachelder became only the second and third Seven Hills students to win a national medal in multiple years. In the regional Scholastic Writing Awards competition, 110 Seven Hills Upper and Middle School students were recognized with 204 regional awards, the most of the 41 schools competing in the Southern Ohio Northern Kentucky Region. Thirty Seven Hills students, including two Middle Schoolers, won Gold Keys, which automatically entered them into consideration for the national awards.
Students inducted into World Language Honor Societies
Forty-four Upper School students were inducted into the French, Chinese, Spanish, and Latin national honor societies in a series of ceremonies in April. “I salute and commend all of the students who put in the work to get this far in their study of languages. It takes great dedication and sacrifice,” Head of Upper School Matt Bolton said. Congrats to juniors Elan Little, Alice Bachelder, Isabella Anthony, Alexa Kecman, and Rishi Mittal, and seniors Piper Reusch, Rohan Nambiar, Emily Rosenfeld, Reid Pease, Simon He, and Jerry Hou for their induction into the French National Honor Society. Congrats to sophomore Elena Pohl, juniors Eli Cogan, Kaiya Park, Siddharth Shah, and Nathan Walker, and seniors Erin Finn, Tanisha Wasan, Sam Froehle, Ella Dubay, Ashley McLennan, Peter Cha, and Clara Chen for being inducted into the Chinese National Honor Society. Congrats to juniors Nicholas Cohen and Grace Dunson and seniors Ellie Cain, Rebekah Elluru, Neel Parameswaran, Saahil Chunduri, Annelise Hawgood, Jack Ringel, Charlotte Lafley, Eli Stanforth, Thomas Dunson, Ryan Meador, and Abigail Li for their induction into the Spanish National Honor Society. Congrats to sophomore Anna Kunkel and juniors Nora Donovan, Arjun Gupta, Carter Stevens, Oliver Szabo, Lidya Tesfaye, Gabrielle Walker, and Leo Weller for their induction in the Latin National Honor Society.
HOSA Club places first at state, qualifies for internationals
The Upper School Health Occupation Students of America, or HOSA, Club competed at the state competition in March, with six students having top finishes and qualifying for the international competition in Texas in June. “I am so proud of our HOSA chapter’s members. They worked so hard and it definitely paid off. (Senior) Edie Tesfaye and I are co-heads and are so happy to see it expanding successfully,” senior Ella Dubay said. Sophomore Kyle Wang and the team of juniors Evelyn Gao and Julie Jiang placed first. The team of juniors Jenna Alshami, Lidya Tesfaye, and Megha Gaitonde placed second. They all qualified for internationals and junior Dhanush Bearelly will be attending as an Ohio HOSA representative. Congrats to all the members who competed at the state competition: freshmen Charlie Dubay and Harriet Seale; sophomores Areej Arif, Ahalya Nambiar, and Sydney Schneider; juniors Natalia Butler and Lina Afsaw; and seniors Ellie Cain and Abigail Li.
Boba tea for charity
The Upper School Chinese classes sold boba tea in Founders Hall in April with 10 percent of the proceeds going to local nonprofit Asianati, which celebrates Asian culture through food. The tea was a hit with students and faculty alike and the sale raised $1,400. The event was in celebration of the upcoming Asian American & Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May.
Freshman demos app at Capitol
Freshman Ethan Avera travelled to the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. to present his app Recycle Master. Avera won the 2022 Congressional App Challenge for Ohio 2nd Congressional District for designing his app Recycle Master that helps people learn what items can be recycled or composted through a game. “I wanted to teach people, especially young people, what is and isn’t recyclable or compostable so they can develop good habits and make more informed purchase choices, as well as help protect the environment” he said in a press release from Congressman Brad Wenstrup’s office.
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