The days of simple lip-syncing are over. Mr. Kyle Ruder and Mrs. Maribeth Pennekamp have elevated the annual New Mi-ami Talent Show to new heights the last couple of years. Senior Taylor Gregston and Junior Pete Honaker were co-hosts for the evening which featured fourteen acts. This year’s event was won by Seniors Josh Brooks, James Bown, Michael Bryant, and Clay Williams with their rendition of Ozzy Osbourne’s Crazy Train. They walked away with over $100. Second place and $50 went

to Senior Larry Matthews (dance), while third place honors and $25 went to Junior Haley Glancy (vocals Beautiful). Proceeds from the event, which this year totaled over $500, are going to our Theater Department. This year featured several staff members participating in the event, including Mr. Ruder, Mr. Josh Lawson, Mrs. Pennekamp, and Mrs. Julie Walz. Mrs. Kara Hanges, Mrs. Amanda Mayer, and Mrs. Leah Price were this year’s judges. Congratulations to everyone who performed!

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April 30, 2013

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National Honor Society held its annual Induction ceremony on April 19 in the high school cafeteria. The following students were inducted: Seniors Amberly Rowland, Aleshia Sandoval, Chris Mills; Juniors Deanna Reiff and Jeffery McCain; and Sophomores Kelli Bowman, Alexis Beare, Samantha Gray, Stephanie Roesch, Laurelle Butler, Wyatt Stewart, Vic-toria Rhodus, McKayla Wallen, Charles Smith, Shelby Pruitt, Sarah Dunaway, Court-ney Birkemeyer, and Alicia Jenkins. Members held a Blood Drive the day prior to Inductions, and a tip of the cap goes to NHS sponsors Kara Hanges and Kristen Yancey for organizing the service project.

***** This year’s Prom preparations are current-ly underway, with the event scheduled for May 11. According to Mrs. Hanges and Mrs. Yancey, the event will take place at Miami Uni-versity Hamilton. Again, STATUS (Students Trying Alter-natives To Using Substances) members will

again sponsor a Free Prom Giveaway for some lucky seniors.

***** The Yearbook Staff and Sponsor Kevin Dunnette are currently planning the layout of the 2013 yearbook. Seniors are reminded that it’s not too early to be thinking about senior pictures and baby pic-tures. These are due to Mr. Dunnette by the end of April. Orders for the 2013 yearbook are current-ly being taken, and the cost of the book is $20. In addition, a reminder that old yearbooks are always available for sale from Mr. Dunnette as well.

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Students of the Month Senior of the Month The following students were recognized as this month’s top students. The awards are presented monthly by Principal Michael Howton and Assistant Prin-cipal Adam Wickline to recognize students for excellence in the classroom, both academically and in terms of improvement.

Students of the Month

Senior Lynnsey Browning Junior Poly Rosenberg

Sophomore Jacob McDonald Freshman Kendrick Hilton

Eighth Grader Madison Wilburn Seventh Grader Olivia Sandlin Sixth Grader Cecilia Wagers

Academic Students of the Month

Senior Zack McCoy Junior Deanna Reiff

Sophomore Tori Rhodus Freshman Brittany Hunt

Eighth Grader Hunter Black Seventh Grader Andrew Hamblin

Sixth Grader Ronnie Bowman 

Aleshia Sandoval was recognized as April’s Seniors of the Month. She was nominated by Counselor Kristen Yancey for her work on prepar-ing for college. Aleshia receives recognition on the awards board in the hallway near the caf-eteria. Aleshia has had several colleges in mind to attend next year, but she appears to be set on Ursuline near Cleveland. This is the twenty-fifth year for the award, which is sponsored by the Viking Voice school newspaper. Previous winners this year include Kayla Phillips (September), Lynnsey Browning and Kayla McDaniel (October), Tommie Acuff (November), Chris Kellum (December), Jessica Har-vey (January), Zack McCoy (February), and Shayla Hux, Clay Williams, and Shanna Davidson (March). Congratulations Aleshia!

The Fine Arts Students of the Month Award is also presented monthly by Prin-cipal Michael Howton to recognize excel-lent work in our Fine Arts classes. Each winner receives recognition on the display board in the hallway near the cafeteria. April’s selections were Sophomores Sean Conrad, Caption Colmar, and Jer-emy Haines. They were nominated by Industrial Tech teacher Troy Storer for their hard work in his class. Congratulations on your fine work!

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Middle School News The junior high track team finally got to perform in a meet after sitting through several lightening delays at the North Col-lege Hill Invitational on April 16. Last Wednesday, the squad partici-pated in the Cincinnati Country Day Invita-tional, competing against about a dozen teams. “The CCD Invitational will be the largest meet they compete in all year, even larger than our Conference Meet,” said head coach Kevin Dunnette. Eighth grader Kyle Kellum fin-ished second in the discus with a throw of 90-0. This was the first meet he had ever competed in. Kellum also anchored the 400 meter relay which finished seventh overall. Other relay runners included seventh graders Matt Gault, Jacob Banfield, and Brody Honaker. The squad will run in the Seven Hills Invitational tomorrow (May 1) and the Mi-ami Valley Conference Meet on May 7-8 at Cincinnati Country Day.

Random Acts of Kindness The Random Acts of Kindness Award was begun three years ago to recognize those who go out of their way to do something nice for someone else. Our most recent recipients were Sen-iors Chris Kellum, Patrick Marcum, Savan-nah Marcum and Junior Clifford Butler. They were nominated by English teacher Kevin Dunnette. Students who are recognized have their photograph displayed on the bulletin board near the cafeteria entrance and can join in on the monthly pizza party.

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The first of two spring Athletes of the Month were announced last week. On the varsity baseball squad, head coach Ralph Lunsford selected Junior Jacob Newton for the honor. “Jacob is a top-notch student who is always bettering himself in every way possi-ble,” said Coach Lunsford. “He is one of the finest young people I know.” On the reserve squad, head coach Fred Wilson nominated Freshman Tim Trent for the award. “Tim is a good student and has done everything asked of him,” said Coach Wilson. “He has been a versatile reserve player for us.” Head coach Amanda Mayer picked Freshman Morgan Rogers as her recipient from the varsity softball team. “Morgan’s positive attitude on and off the field allows her to continuously improve in the game of softball. She is willing to play dif-ferent positions on the field to help the team,” said Coach Mayer. “Morgan is leading the team in on-base percentage at .636 and has a batting average of .333, which is tops of any freshman on the team.” From the reserve softball team, head coach Kristen Yancey selected Freshman

Kacie Birchfield for the award. “Kacie is a very dedicated young woman. She has demonstrated this dedication through learning to pitch for our reserve team and playing any position she is asked to play for both the varsity and reserve teams,” said Coach Yancey. “Kacie practices extra hours every week in order to improve and strive for excel-lence.” Head track coach Kevin Dunnette’s recipients were Sophomore Brittany Shackelford (below) and seventh grader Brody Honaker. “The selection of Brittany and Brody was really simple,” said Coach Dunnette. “They have the best attendance at practice of all the participants on their respective teams.”

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Vikings still in running for league title The boys’ varsity baseball squad has begun to play considerably better in recent weeks under head coach Ralph Lunsford and assistant coach Fred Wilson. The Vikings currently sit tied for sec-ond place in the Grey Division with a league record of 3-5. The squad is not out of the running for a second straight divisional champion-ship, but will probably need to win the re-mainder of its league games and hope that Cincinnati Country Day falters in one of its remaining league contests. The squad defeated Scarlet Division foes Cincinnati Country Day and Seven Hills this season, after going 0-5 against Scarlet teams the past two years. A second win against Seven Hills came in a non-league game as well. Seniors Nick Mellott and Chris Kellum, along with Junior Jacob Newton and Sophomore AJ Kellum, have been the

squad’s most consistent players this spring. The Vikes face a tough week, need-ing to register wins against Cincinnati Christian (Monday), Lockland (Wednesday), North College Hill (Thursday and Friday), and St. Bernard (Saturday) to keep any title hopes alive.

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The Lady Vikings’ varsity softball squad, under the direction of head coach Amanda Mayer and assistant coach Kristen Yancey, continues to improve while competing in the upper tier (Scarlet Division) of the Miami Valley Confer-ence. The girls only have one senior on the squad in Shayla Hux and two juniors, Tarynn McIntyre and Poly Rosenberg. McIntyre is fighting a shoulder injury and may have to shut it down for the re-minder of the season, and Rosenberg is a foreign exchange student from Brazil who has never played softball before. Despite the lack of experienced players, the girls have worked hard in practice and it’s beginning to show in some of the girls’ most recent scores. The girls fell to Scarlet Division opponent Seven Hills 17-16 on April 15 and to Gray Division leader Lockland 25-

21 on April 22. Then last Friday, the girls were able to put it all together and pick up their first win of the season against visiting North College Hill 21-3. The girls faced Cincinnati Christian yesterday (Monday) and will play St. Ber-nard this afternoon, Seven Hills on Thurs-day, and Cincinnati Country Day on Fri-day.

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Marcum trying to earn trip to State The 2013 track season is rapidly draw-ing to a close under head coach Kevin Dun-nette. The season began with Senior Patrick Marcum placing first in both the shot put (personal best 40-9 1/2) and the discus (121-9) at the Lockland Invitational on April 10. Mar-cum missed a trip to the State Meet in 2012 by six inches in the discus. Senior Clay Williams also placed sec-ond in the discus with a personal-best throw of 111-2. At the Cincinnati Country Day Invita-tional on April 13, Marcum again placed first in both the shot put (personal best 41-0 1/2) and discus (123-5). Senior Josh Bruce threw a personal best in the shot put (33-11) to finish fifth and Sophomore Brittany Shackelford

placed fourth in the discus (60-11). Marcum and Williams teamed up to finish first at the April 17 Lockland Night Re-lays, winning the event by more than forty feet at a combined 233-9 1/2. Marcum and Bruce paired up to place second in the shot put (73-6). At last Tuesday’s Seven Hills Invita-tional, Marcum placed second in the discus (134-11) and third in the shot put (personal best 41-7). Williams placed fifth in the discus (107-3), while Shackelford finished fourth in the discus (personal best 67-3). The squad is gearing up for the Clark Invitational this evening, the Miami Valley Conference Meet on May 14 and 16 at Cincin-nati Hills Christian Academy, and the District Meet May 23 and 25 at New Richmond High School.

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