Final Featured Seniors named for 2022-23 school year
By Reagan Traucht
Harmonie Noel Helmuth is the daughter of Abby and Josh Helmuth. Harmonie is very active in MHS, especially in the music department. Harmonie is in the MHS Marching Band and has been the field commander for two years and senior head field commander her senior year. She is also a member of the Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Pep Band, and the Orchestra for MHS Musicals. Additionally, Harmonie is in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as a worship leader in the choir, youth group, youth worship band, and stage crew for Marysville Swingers Unlimited Show Choir. Outside of school, Harmonie has been taking violin lessons for the past 11 years and has participated in several string orchestras in the community. Harmonie says that she has made many memories through band and show choir, which all hold an important place in her heart. She also loves the memories she’s made through FCA leadership and football games. Harmonie will miss the energy at MHS sporting events and the sense of community MHS has provided her. In the fall, Harmonie plans to attend Cedarville University to study Music Education. Lastly, she would like to thank ALL the MHS staff for making her time at MHS super enjoyable!
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By Malia Burkhardt
Hannah Thompson is the daughter of Robin and Curtis Thompson. She is a student at Marysville High School. Thompson is a very talented athlete as a Varsity Cheer Captain and cheering sideline for basketball and football seasons. While gifted in cheer, she is also very bright in education. Thompson was a part of many clubs, but she is most proud of being in the National Honor Society and the inaugural class of the MHS National Business Honor Society, and she is also a valedictorian. Thompson enjoys competitive dance and spending quality time with her friends and family. Hannah has been in competition dance for 12 years. Thompson’s favorite memory of MHS is her senior year homecoming week, as she was on the homecoming court and aiding Terri Waller her freshman year as a TA. Thompson will miss many things, but two concepts that stick with her are the MHS staff and her business classes. Hannah is attending the University of Cincinnati to study marketing and compete with their dance team. Go Bearcats! We wish you the best of luck, Hannah!
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By Reagan Traucht
Brooke Alice Williams is the daughter of Shawn and Amanda Williams. Brooke is involved in various activities, such as softball, where she has become a team captain and earned a varsity letter for the past three years. In addition to playing for the Lady Monarchs, she also plays softball in the summer for the past eleven years. Other accomplishments Brooke has attained include being a four-year scholar-athlete, being accepted into the National Business Honor Society, being named valedictorian, and being chosen to speak at graduation. In her free time, she enjoys scrapbooking to remember events in her life. Brooke says that her favorite memory at MHS was making a life-size Converse shoe in Mrs. Hasser’s ceramics class. Brooke has created many memories at MHS and says she will miss the staff the most because she has had great teachers and coaches and loves the office staff. Brooke is sad to leave MHS but is excited to attend the University of Kentucky and major in Psychology with a minor in Criminology.
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By Malia Burkhardt
Reagan Traucht is the daughter of Tyler and Loren Traucht. She is a student at Marysville High School. Traucht is a part of the Lady Monarch softball team and Marysville Swingers Show Choir. Traucht is involved in the student council. She volunteers at the Memorial Hospital. Traucht is also a part of Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica. Traucht is co-secretary of NHS. Traucht enjoys bike rides, and hanging out with her friends and family. She also is entertained by board and card games. Traucht’ s favorite memories of MHS include all of her softball memories, going to Boston, NYC, Myrtle Beach, and Pigeon Forge for show choir competitions. Reagan will miss all the friendships created, along with teachers. She will always be a part of the MHS pride and school spirit. Traucht will be attending The Ohio State University to study nursing. Wishing Reagan the biggest good luck!
National Business Honor Society created
By Clarissa Hamilton
The National Business Honor Society was created in the 22-23 school year after years of trying to establish an honor organization for business students at MHS. This Honorary Society promotes academic achievement with its members. It provides opportunities to grow the member’s interest in various business fields through regular guest speakers from the local business community. NBHS offers opportunities to help its members develop leadership skills and encourages them to give back through various community service activities. The first inducted group consisted of 32 members, Junior, and Seniors, with three sophomores. These students were inducted on March 29. At the induction ceremony, guest speaker Chad Hoffman, President/CEO of Richwood Bank, spoke about the essential qualities of a good leader. Hoffman concluded his speech with his thank you to National Business Honor Society advisors, Mrs. Burns and Mrs. Gordon, and a call to action for these members to “go out and learn, grow, and be good servant leaders.”
Pictured are, from left, in the front row: Brooke Williams, Kennedy Klaer, Gigi Bix, , Ava Zwiezinski, Elle Martter, Hannah Thompson, Ava Wilkerson, Kasey Duke and Olivia Brooks. In the second row: Reese Cordonnier, Rylee Dundon, Neel Patel, Ben Stiffler, Riley Ellington and JoJo Eberhart. In the back row, staggered: Dawn Burns (Advisor), JT Hiltscher, Andrew Haughn, Rex Poampong, Chloe Heminger, Brady Seger, Ava Krutowskis, Nick Johnson, Chase Adkins, Griffin Johnson, Cole Pombert, Mack Hamilton, Liam Wilder, Cole Steele, Jackson Sloan, Zachary Strahm, Tyler Sprague and Linda Gordon (Advisor). (Photo submitted)
Spanish Club, Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica Partner for Pulsera Project Sale
By Jonathan M. Thomas
The high school’s Spanish club and chapter of Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica (Spanish Honor Society) teamed up last week for the Pulsera Project bracelet sale.
The Pulsera Project is an organization that buys handmade bracelets made by artisans from Nicaragua and Guatemala and partners with student groups to sell them.
Marysville’s Early College High School also sold the bracelets a week prior to the sale at MHS, so the two schools were able to collaborate with one another!
The bracelets are sold for $7 a piece, or you can buy a handmade purse for $15 if that better suits you.
According to the Pulsera Project website, the money helps support free trade, job opportunities, educational programs, and financial empowerment. It also helps embrace rich and progressive ideas about volunteer service.
Through the sale of handmade bracelets and purses, our school was able to help support the Latin American community directly. With just $7, students had a direct impact in programs such as education, fair trade, scholarships, environmental programs, and healthcare.
Spanish Club and Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica host these sales every year, so when the groups host their sale next year, be sure to check it out!
Students conclude mentoring program
By Jonathan M. Thomas
This year, High 5 REACT had the opportunity to teach the first four lessons in the Invent2Prevent curriculum. The lessons were centered around social and self-awareness, active listening, managing conflict, and empathy, compassion, and perspective.
After the completion of these lessons, teachers at Northwood and Mill Valley completed a survey to gauge satisfaction with our program thus far. The results were very similar to observations that the group made after reflection on the year they’ve had. Per the observations of ourselves as well as the elementary teachers, our club is looking forward to revising the lesson plans and implementation.
One revision the group plans to make in regards to implementation is the location in which they teach the lessons. The mentors and the elementary teachers alike found that the lessons were more controlled in the classrooms of the small groups, rather than when they filled the gymnasium with the entire grade level. Of course, the location in which the lesson is taught is dependent on the content and space needed, but the elementary teachers and the mentors were definitely on the same page in that regard.
The group’s plan for the beginning of next school year is to meet with the elementary school principals to gauge interest in their mentoring program, and to devise a calendar for monthly mentoring sessions. They also plan to further collaborate with the elementary school teachers, so that they can ensure application of the lessons to situations outside of the mere 30 minutes in which the mentors can teach them.
The group would also like to incorporate their–newly finished–High 5 board game. They would like to mass produce the game for more schools, and incorporate the game into the lessons in some capacity.
The elementary school staff all agreed that they appreciated the high schoolers for forming bonds with the students, and that they noticed how much the students looked forward to each new lesson. One teacher even mentioned that the positive feedback from the mentors had a very positive impact on the students who struggle with behavior.
Overall, both mentors and teachers were eternally grateful for the opportunities given to them, and are sincerely looking forward to the further opportunities given to them down the road.