Mike Dyer reports:
Miami University just offered Mason senior defensive back Randy Anderson this morning, according to Mason coach Brian Castner.
“Coach (Don) Treadwell just officially offered (Randy) Anderson,” Castner said in an email. “He is floasting and really excited about his official visit Saturday.”
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From a wolf walk for dogs to Harry Potter-inspired Quidditch matches, there’s lots of fun and free things to do around Greater Cincinnati this weekend.
Friday: Altered States, 6-8 p.m., Miller Gallery, 2715 Erie Ave., Hyde Park. Works by Rob Jefferson and Jonathan Queen. Exhibit continues through Nov. 23. 513-871-4420; www.millergallery.com.
Friday: Cincinnati-Style Shabbat, 6:15-8:30 p.m., Plum Street Temple, 720 Plum St., Downtown. Mix and mingle with Jewish YPs, 21-35 and their non-Jewish significant others while enjoying a Cincinnati-themed Shabbat dinner with Montgomery Inn, Graeters Ice Cream, Busken and more. Vegetarian and Kosher options available upon request. Ages 21 and up. Free. Registration required. 513-373-0300; www.jypaccess.org.
Friday: Dodgeball, 3:30 p.m., Chapin Memorial Library, 6517 Market St., Petersburg. Defend and dive in raucous rounds to see who be the last one standing. Snacks and prizes. Free. Registration required. 859-342-2665; www.bcpl.org.
Friday: Cooking the Books, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Boone County Cooperative Extension Service, 6028 Camp Ernst Road, Burlington. Adults fix dinner inspired by or found in a book. Followed by dinner and discussion of book. Family friendly. Free. 859-586-6101; www.ca.uky.edu/boone.
Friday: Live @ the Library: 113th Army Band Brass Quintet, 7 p.m., Scheben Branch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Union. Variety of music, from classical to jazz, marches to rock. Free. 859-342-2665.
Saturday: Cincinnati and Soup, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Gourmet Galleria, Jungle Jim’s International Market, 5440 Dixie Highway, Fairfield. Meet author Cheri Brinkman and get autographed copies of books. Chat about Ruth Lyons, Paul Dixon and Bob Braun. Free. 513-674-6000; www.junglejims.com.
Saturday: Kids and Family Expo, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Mason Community Center, 6050 Mason-Montgomery Road. More than 40 booths with children’s programs and after school enrichment programs. Guided tours of the center. Free. 513-229-8555; www.masonoh.org.
Saturday: Missy Griffin,11:30 a.m.-noon, Blue Manatee Children’s Bookstore, 3054 Madison Road, Oakley. Author discusses and signs “Gigi’s Window.” Free. 513-731-2665.
Saturday: Quidditch, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Heritage Oak Park, 5001 U.S. 42, Mason. Full contact, co-ed sport played in communities around the world. Founded in 2005 and inspired by the sport of the same name created by author J.K. Rowling, “Harry Potter” series. Presented by International Quidditch Association. Dress for weather. Midwest RegionalsTournament. Qualifying rounds. Free. Through Nov. 11. 513-204-7046; www.ohioslargestplayground.com.
Saturday: Wolf Walk for Dogs, 2 p.m., Harbor, Winton Woods, 10245 Winton Road, Springfield Township. Walk around lake with canine companion. Test their knowledge of the canine world. Dogs must be on leash under six feet in length. Some bags for waste removal will be available. Free, vehicle permit required. 513-521-7275; www.greatparks.org.
Sunday: Bengals Shuttle Bus, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Keystone Bar & Grill, 313 Greenup St., Covington. Catch free ride to and from home games. Southbank Shuttle stops outside Keystone and runs every 15 minutes so fans can go to game and leave game whenever. Free. 859-261-6777.
Sunday: The New Horizons Piano Competition Winners’ Recital, 3 p.m., Cincinnati Christian University, 2700 Glenway Ave., East Price Hill. Winners from the competition will present two pieces of varied genres. Free parking on campus. Free. 513-244-8165; www.ccuniversity.edu.
Sunday: Sensory Sunday: Stories, Songs and Fun for You and Your Little One, 2-3 p.m., Gymboree, 6209 Snider Road, Mason. Playgroups feature popular Miss Meliss, who keeps babies and parents engaged and entertained with unique brand of fun. Includes snack. Free. Registration required. 513-703-3343; www.myshalomfamily.org.
Monday: Miami University Lecture Series, 8 p.m., Hall Auditorium, Miami University, Oxford. Rick Steves, public television host and author of more than 50 guidebooks including the travel skills handbook, “Europe through the Back Door,” will share lessons he’s learned from a lifetime of travel. Free, tickets required. 513-529-7592; www.units.muohio.edu/lecture/index.php.
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Mike Dyer reports:
Miami University was out at Mason last week and watched senior DB Randy Anderson, senior RB Darryl Johnson and senior LB Andrew Hauser, according to Mason football coach Brian Castner.
Johnson is second in the GMC with 1,045 rushing yards. He has scored 10 rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown.
Hauser has three sacks, a forced fumble and an interception. Anderson has two interceptions.
Mason (4-3) plays host to Lakota East (5-2) Friday night.
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A Miami University psychology student assesses Mason Early Childhood Center second grader Jacob Burress’s reading on Sept.13. Photo provided
Students from Miami University visited students at Mason Early Childhood Center last week to help screen reading assessments.
The college students, all psychology majors, conducted formative assessments of students to help tailor specific learning programs based on each child’s level and abilities.
The collaboration helps both students and teachers, says Heidi Wachtman, a school psychologist.
“Having Miami students volunteer to act as the universal screeners really helps. It allows time to do these important one-on-one assessments, without taking instructional time away from our teachers,” she said.
“Even more importantly, these assessments are part of our district’s ‘Response to Intervention’ approach, and the data gives teachers the information they need to provide extra support for students who may be struggling to learn, as well as extensions for students who are reading above grade level.”
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Zoe Thatcher, a sophomore for Mason High School, competes in the 200-yard Freestyle on Feb. 11. Thatcher won Saturday night’s 200 freestyle race in 1:50.03.
Marc Hardin reports:
Mason’s Zoe Thatcher set a meet record in the 500-yard freestyle event Saturday night during the swimming session of the Southwest District Division I girls’ meet at Miami University. Thatcher, a sophomore, bolted to a finishing time of 4 minutes and 50.72 seconds, breaking the record of 4:51.97 set in 2010 by Turpin’s Molly Hazelbaker.
Other updates from Saturday’s big-school girls’ meet:
Thatcher also won Saturday night’s 200 freestyle race in 1:50.03. She is part of a Comet contingent heading to next week’s state meet in Canton. Mason finished second to Ursuline Academy in the final team standings in Oxford.
Ursuline received a big win from sophomore Temarie Tomley, who took the 100 freestyle in 51.49. The Lions also got a lift from their winning 200 freestyle relay team, which finished in 1:36.38 with Tomley swimming the first leg.
Ursuline did not clinch first place at the meet until Bridget Blood touched the wall as the Lions’ last swimmer in the meet-concluding 400 freestyle relay. Ursuline received 40 points for the win; third-place Mason was awarded 32.
The Comets trailed Ursuline by 12 points entering the 400 free relay, but the Lions were more than three seconds faster than Mason in the event. Mason led the Lions by 10 points after 10 events, but Ursuline picked up 34 points in Event 11, the 100 breaststroke, while the Comets earned 12.
“It was very close, almost too close,” Ursuline coach Brad Isham said. “I’m happy for the girls because this is a big goal for them.”
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Christian Thespians from throughout Southwest Ohio are coming together through the Cincinnati Christian Community Theatre to present Broadway Showstoppers the first two weekends in August.
The original musical includes a medley of songs from five Broadway shows: Les Miserable, West Side Story, Wicked, Phantom of the Opera and Thoroughly Modern Millie. The two-hour performance includes a 15-minute intermission.
Among the songs are Defying Gravity, from Wicket; America, from West Side Story; and Masquerade, from Phantom of the Opera.
The cast includes 48 teenagers and young adults, ages 14-21. They will be accompanied by the Ohio Metropolitan Theater Orchestra. They will be performing tap and swing dances along with original choreography by director Grace Hart.
Mason cast members include: Kathryn Albers, Mimi Castanias, Alyssa Cousineau, Gavin Docherty, Alexis Kilgore, Lauren Magness, Samantha Maldonado, Sarah Rumping, Kailey Schneider, Lea Smith and Veronica Turner.
Performances are set for 7 p.m., Aug. 5-6 and 11-13 at Parrish Auditorium, on Miami University’s Hamilton Campus, 1601 Peck Blvd. Matinees are set for 1 p.m., Aug. 6 and 2:30 p.m., Aug. 7, at Parrish Auditorium.
Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Tickets are available by calling 513-755-2338, from cast members, or at www.triplect.com.
Posted in: Arts & Entertainment, Events, Religion |
Members of the Mason Manta Rays racked up honors at the 2011 Ohio Long Course Junior Olympic Championships held last month at Miami University.
Ashley Volpenhein, 12, pictured above, won the 11/12 50-meter Freestyle; her time of 27.68 was an Ohio and meet record. She also won the 100 Breaststroke, 50 Fly, 100 Fly and 200 Individual Medley.
Ashley was part of the winning 200 Freestyle relay with teammates Josephine Waller, Tiffany Yu and Gabriella Marinelli. Ashley was also the High Point winner for her age group, 11-12 Girls.
The Mason Manta Rays finished fourth overall as a team.
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Who is known as the mother of the civil rights movement in America?
Who was the first black American in space?
Don’t know? Try asking a fifth-grader at Mason Intermediate School.
The school celebrated Black History Month in February with its annual and highly anticipated Black History Bowl competition.
“The Black History Bowl competition allows students to develop research, teamwork, and oral speaking skills while also giving them the opportunity to highlight their knowledge in a fun way,” said fifth-grade teacher Jocelyn Burlew, who organized the Bowl with fellow teacher Nick Washington.
“It also gives all students the opportunity to engage in learning that takes them beyond the textbook.”
The Bowl begins in January with each fifth-grade team selecting a group of students to represent them in the month-long competition. Each team member is provided with a study guide, but most competitors go above and beyond the guide to study and prepare, say their teachers.
Parent volunteers Phiroza Setna and Karen Sylvester then organized and facilitated the early rounds of the competition, with eight teams moving on to the next level. The “Elite Eight” teams had to win two of three rounds to advance to the final four.
Teams Keepers of the Earth, Carpe Diem, Pacesetters and Pioneers competed for the coveted final two slots, with teams Carpe Diem and Pioneers emerging for the final round of play. The two teams faced off on Feb. 25 in a special school ceremony.
The Mason Intermediate Choir opened the Bowl with the African American National Anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a song that “celebrates our pride as Americans and as individuals,” music teacher Jocelyn Wilson told students.
The top two teams then faced off in multiple choice and short answer rounds with team Carpe Diem clinching the win. Not only did the team win a year’s worth of bragging rights, but the team’s name will be engraved on a championship trophy to be displayed in the school’s trophy case.
Team Carpe Diem members included: Darby Clark, Teresa Snarr, Sarah Gravitt, Adelaide Choi, Avi Gutta and Elizabeth Atkins. Team Pioneers members included: Cagnie France, Alex Ying, Lauren Rose, Jacob Bagadiong, Noorah Basher, and Sarah Rubsam.
Meanwhile, Mason Heights Elementary celebrated Black History Month with dramatic performances by students from Miami University, who told the story of freed slave Eliza Harris, who in the 1840s managed to escape from Kentucky to Ohio with her husband and children.
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