Incarnate Word Academy Eighth Grader Wins National Spelling Bee
Fourteen year-old Anamika Veeramani from North Royalton, Ohio and an eighth grade student at Incarnate Word Academy in Parma Heights won the 83rd National Spelling bee that was televised on Channel 5, WEWS on June 4, 2010.
Anamika successfully spelled “stromuhr” in the final round to become this year’s champion. She will reportedly receive 30,000 dollars in cash and an engraved trophy from the event’s sponsor, The E.W. Scripps Co. She will also get 2,500 dollars U.S. savings bond and a complete reference library from Merriam-Webster and also a 5,000 dollar scholarship from the Sigma Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation and a package from Encyclopedia Britannica totaling 3,499 dollars.
There were 273 spellers who began the final sessions of the National Spelling Bee that has been sponsored by The Scripps Company every year since 1925. The Diocese of Cleveland is proud of Anamika for her determination and hard work, and joins her family and school community in congratulating her.
St. Brendan School Student Named Ohio’s Best Fourth Grade Handwriter
Zaner-Bloser, the Language Arts and Reading Company named Mary Kosin, St. Brendan fourth grade student, Ohio’s best Fourth Grade Handwriter this past April. Mary’s entry was selected from among nearly 300,000 entries received from students nationally. As a state winner, she received a $250 prize pack for St. Brendan School from Zaner Bloser. Mary’s classmate, Danny Peters won the same award in second grade and has maintained a friendly rivalry with Mary, this year’s state winner. The Diocese of Cleveland commend Mary and Danny for developing their handwriting skills.
The annual Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest encourages legible handwriting by testing the handwriting abilities of students in grades one through eight whose schools use the Zaner-Bloser Handwriting curricula. Zaner-Bloser’s handwriting program has been a national institution for several generations. The company’s president, Bob Page, along with our Catholic schools believe that handwriting is “a core life skill that improves academic performance and boosts self-esteem.” For a complete list of state and national winners, the reader may visit http://zaner-bloser.com/nationalhandwritingcontest/.
Our Lady of Good Counsel School Student Among Winners of Heinz Ketchup Packet Label Contest
Congratulations to Danielle Lamboy, fifth grader at Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Cleveland. Danielle is one of 12 grade finalists to win the competition. Although she did not win the grand prize that went to a third grade student from Texas, her design will appear on 20 million Heinz Ketchup packets, and as one of the 12 winners, she received a $1,000 cash prize; and Our Lady of Good Counsel received $1,000 toward art supplies, $1,000 worth of Heinz Ketchup and a poster of the winning artwork at a special awards ceremony with Heinz on May 27, 2010. The Diocese of Cleveland congratulates Danielle and Our Lady of Good Counsel School. To see the 2010 winners’ designs, please visit www.KetchupCreativity.com.
St. Hilary Student Wins State Geography Bee
St. Hilary School seventh grader Evan Nichols won the Ohio Geography Bee that took place at The Ohio State University’s Mansfield Campus on April 9, 2010. There were 100 contestants vying for the right to compete in the national bee. Evan received $100, the National Geographic Collegiate Atlas of the World and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for the national finals at the National Geographic Society headquarters May 25-26. Although Evan did not win the national competition, the Diocese of Cleveland joins his family and the school community of St. Hilary in congratulating Evan.
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Robert C. Byrd's Honors Scholarships Earned by Six Students
The Ohio Department of Education selects high school students recognized as exceptional scholars who show promise of continued achievement to receive a Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship. This scholarship is named in honor of Robert C. Byrd, former majority leader in the Senate of the United States.
The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland has six awardees, representing 21.7% of the total awards given.
The recipients are: Joseph J. Polin and Brian J. Mog of St. Ignatius High School; Laura G. Mast of Magnificat High School; Michael V. Manno of St. Edward High School; Amanda N. Drapac-Novotny of St. Joseph Academy and Vincent C. Burns of Archbishop Hoban High School.
We congratulate these students and their families.
Saint Monica Fifth Graders Win Top State Honors in We The People
Last spring, John Carroll University invited the fifth graders of Saint Monica School in Garfield Heights to participate in a program entitled We The People during this past school year. Students from the university came to school on a weekly basis to present the program based on the Constitution and the workings of the government. The culminating activity was to compete in the Mock Congressional Hearing on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at John Carroll.
Both classes were mixed and divided into four-member teams (Unit Teams), the A Team, and the B Team. Each member gave a one-minute speech that answered two specific questions and then answered questions from a panel of judges. Judges were comprised of local political representatives, university professors, newscasters, lawyers, judicial judges, and former fifth grade teachers.
Team A took first place and won a trip to Columbus to compete on the state level. This Congressional Hearing was held at The Ohio State University on Friday, May 21, 2010 following the same format with state level judges.
At the state level, the highest honor possible was a superior rating which as awarded to Team A with special medals being presented to the Unit Team that scored the highest from each school. Saint Monica School was the only school to have two Unit Teams win this honor! We are proud of the students and grateful to the parents for their support and help with this program. Congratulations and thanks to fifth grade teachers, Mrs. Meyers and Ms. Kozak for their hard work and preparation of the material and lessons with the students.
Catholic School Senior Standouts Chosen by The Plain Dealer in 2009-2010
The Office of Catholic Education commends these high school students:
Teguru Tembo, St. Ignatius High School
Tatiana Dubose-Butler, Beaumont School
Stephen Gacka, St. Edward High School
Willis Koomson, St. Ignatius High School
For their stories go to www.cleveland.com/seniorstandouts.
Special Commendations to These Catholic High Schools
- Regina High School for closing the school with honor and class
- St. Edward High School Edsman newspaper moderator, Tom Glasenapp and student editors for their student consulting and peer tutoring of Al-Mansour High School for Boys in Baghdad, Iraq
- St. Ignatius High School for its Stand Against Violence program
- St. Martin de Porres High School for its Academic Signing Day for its seniors who have received well-deserved college scholarships
- Trinity High School for its continued efforts to finesse its Internship Program with Marymount Hospital, part of the Cleveland Clinic system of hospitals
Congratulations Blue Ribbon Schools 2009
- Seton Catholic Elementary School, Hudson, Ohio
- St. Ignatius High School, Cleveland, Ohio
- St. Joseph Elementary School, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
- St. Paschal Baylon Elementary School, Highland Heights, Ohio
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