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TheByLineIntroducing KemperScience & EngineeringI N S I D ESU M M E R / FA L L 2016Grand Opening WeekSpring HighlightsHonor RollAlumni News
SUMMER/FALL 2016Academics Community OpportunityMissionOur mission is to send into a changingworld confident young people ofintegrity who think critically andcreatively while embracing the joy oflifelong learning.2 0 16 - 2 0 17Board ofDirectorsRebecca Ruppert McMahon, ChairThomas J. Dresing, MD ’83, Vice-ChairMichelle J. Belardo, MD, FACOG,SecretaryBenjamin P. Norton, TreasurerRaymond BobganDon R. EschAmelia FaragoCole Fauver ‘79Vicenta C. Gaspar-Yoo, MD, MBALaurie Gatten, CPAPatrick HarringtonPaula JanmeyDonald W. Kaatz ’70Vaughn KauffmanAndrea ManningJoseph F. Miclat ‘90Clare NavratilJoyesh Raj, MD, FACS ‘89Michael J. SherwinRobert C. SmithEd Spellman2Kemper Science and Engineering opened to students on the first day of school for the2016-2017 year. The K-12 building features many spaces that support a 21st centuryscience and engineering education, including the Kaatz Chemistry Lab.Table of ContentsWelcome New Board Members3Spring Highlights4Class of 20166Kemper Science and Engineering7Alumni Athletes14Honor Roll18Alumni News31Integrity, Respect, Scholarshipand Personal BestEditor: Susan Haas, Director of Marketing and CommunicationsOn the cover: Kemper Science & Engineering Building
Welcome New Board MembersTHOMAS J. DRESING, MD ’83Thomas Dresing (father of Meredith ’17and Sam ’22) has rejoined the board asVice-Chair and currently sits on theExecutive Committee and the Committeeon Directors. He served his first term as aboard member from 2006 through 2015.Tom is the Staff Physician at the Heartand Vascular Institute at the ClevelandClinic in the section of Electrophysiology,the Program Director of the Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyFellowship, and Director of Electrophysiology of the ClevelandClinic Western Region. Tom holds a B.A. in anthropology fromDartmouth College and an M.D. from the University of AlabamaSchool of Medicine.JOSEPH MICLAT ’90Joseph Miclat (father of Madeleine ’24and Francesca “KiKi” ‘26) is anexperienced private practice tax attorney.He also provides commercial real estatemanagement and professional trusteeservices. He has served on the ParentsAssociation’s grants committee. Joeearned his B.A. from Boston College, aJ.D. and M.B.A. from Case Western Reserve University, an L.L.M.in taxation from Boston University, and an L.L.M. from theUniversity of Miami.PATRICK HARRINGTONPatrick Harrington (father of John ’20 andMatthew ’20) is a private practice attorneywho acts as general counsel to theCleveland Automobile Dealers’Association and Environmental WaterSolutions. In addition to serving on theDevelopment Committee at Lake RidgeAcademy, he is also a volunteer withLCADA Way. Pat earned his B.S. and B.A.in marketing and international business from The Ohio StateUniversity, an M.B.A. in finance from Xavier University, and a J.D.from Capital University Law School.LAURIE GATTENLaurie Gatten (mother of Rachel ’23) is aDirector at Barnes Wendling CPA’s Inc.,providing accounting, assurance, tax, andconsulting services to non-profitorganizations and privately heldcompanies. Laurie is active in thecommunity. She serves on the financeand audit committee at Koinonia Homes,Inc., and she is the treasurer of the St. Peter Sports Association.Laurie is a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace University where sheearned a B.A. in business administration.2016-2017 Board of Directors3
Spring HighlightsBARNES AND NOBLE BOOK FAIRAND STUDENT PERFORMANCESTHE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL RECEIVEDTHREE DAZZLE AWARD NOMINATIONSLake Ridge Academy’s Upper School musical, The Addams Family,was nominated for three Dazzle Awards, PlayhouseSquare’s highschool musical theater awards program. Debuting this year, theDazzle Awards are modeled after the Tony Awards and recognizeoutstanding musical theater productions and their studentperformers. The Addams Family was nominated in the categories ofBest Musical, Best Costume Design, and Best Technical Execution.The entire cast was invited to participate in the Dazzle Awards show,which was held in May, at PlayhouseSquare’s Connor Theatre. LakeRidge Academy was one of only six schools that performed. Inaddition, several lead cast members were able to train withprofessional theater actors prior to the show. The Dazzle Award showwas directed by Dan Knechtges, a Tony Award-nominatedchoreographer and director who visited our campus last November asan Artist in Residence. Congratulations to the entire The AddamsFamily cast and crew!4At the March Barnes & Noble Book Fair atCrocker Park, Lake Ridge Academy studentsshared their many talents with the community andour families. Proceeds from the event, includingsales at Barnes and Noble and our dining partner,Chipotle, benefit our school. All faculty membersreceived at least one book from their wish listthrough the generous donations by our families.With a backdrop of student artwork, students ingrades 1 through 12 read out loud, played musicalinstruments, performed in French and Spanish,and sang. Patrons at the store were overwhelmedby the incredible talent of our students.TWO MOCK TRIAL TEAMS ADVANCED TOSTATE COMPETITIONCLASS OF 2016 COLLEGESIGNING DAYLake Ridge Academy sent two teams to the state competitionlast spring, the only school in Northeast Ohio to do so. Theteams won one best attorney award and three best witnessawards. Only four schools had multiple teams in the Statecompetition: Indian Hills - 4 teams, Lake Ridge Academy - 2teams, Marysville - 2 teams, and Pickerington - 2 teams.The Lake Ridge Academy Class of 2016 graduatedfour student-athletes who will be continuing theirathletic careers in college. Brianna Kirk is playingbasketball at Hiram College; Sam Waldock isplaying basketball at Heidelberg University; MeganWilliams is playing basketball at Washington &Jefferson College; and Marc Ayad is playing soccerat Emory University.
P L E ASE JOIN USFOR ONE OFTH E SE UP COMINGE VE NT S !NOVEMBER 17, 2016Middle School Winter ConcertNOVEMBER 19, 2016Auction Gala, Reunion WeekKick-Off and Hall of Fame CeremonyCULTURE FESTThe Humanitarian Aid Society once again hosted its annual Culture Fest. The Aprilevent brought students and families of all grades together to enjoy cultural music,dance, and food representing various countries from around the world. The Saturdayafternoon event raised money for the Malala Fund.NOVEMBER 22, 2016Reunion Week:Alumni-Faculty LunchNOVEMBER 25, 2016Reunion Week: Thanksgiving GamesAlumni Vs. Varsity Basketball Gameand Alumni Gathering in newKemper Science and EngineeringBuildingDECEMBER 7, 2016Upper School Winter ConcertDECEMBER 16, 2016All School Holiday Service ProjectJANUARY 12, 2017Networking EventFINE ARTS FESTIVALApril ended with the annual Fine Arts Festival, a day-long celebration of art filled withworkshops and performances for all ages to enjoy. Grades K through 8 rotated throughvarious workshops, as they practiced new skills in theater, visual and digital arts, andmusic. Our art show included pieces of work from students of all grades. The dayconcluded with an evening of performances by the School of Fine Arts (SOFA)sophomores and the Middle and Upper School jazz ensembles. Art teacher TimCallaghan with SOFA students, Sophie Spellman ‘17 and Joey Tagliaroni ‘17, led K-8students to complete a plein air painting that was permanently installed in KemperScience & Engineering. See page 10.GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM REACHESFIRST REGIONAL TITLE GAMEIn March, the girls’ basketball team reached theelite eight for the first time in school history,competing in the Division IV regional final gameagainst Cornerstone Christian Academy. It wasa hard-fought game with a final score of 44-42in overtime. The team had a great season witha 19-8 record, and Coach Lisa Medvetz wasnamed Lorain County Coach of the Year.JANUARY 19 – 20, 2017Middle School Science FairJANUARY 22, 2017K-12 Winter Family Open HouseJANUARY 25, 2017Lower School Winter ConcertMARCH 2-4, 2017Upper School Musical, AnnieMARCH 8, 2017Barnes and Noble-Crocker ParkBook Fair and Student PerformancesMARCH 10, 2017Upper School Career DayMARCH 15, 2017Upper School Choral Concert5
Congratulations to the Class of 2016These 51 seniors were awarded over 4.25 million in scholarships during their college searches.First Row (Left to Right)Kyra Arroyo – Case Western Reserve University,OHChen Yi Jia “Julie” Zhang – Wittenberg University,OHMaria Scarpitti – Butler University, INAlyssa Chow – Oberlin College, OHKaelin Cockrell – Northeastern OH UniversityCollege of Medicine (NEOMED)Amanda Agui – University of Connecticut, CT(Honors Program)Abby Fossen – Ohio University, OHChen Wen JIa “Vicky” Zhang – Ohio WesleyanUniversity, OHChloe Cottom – Roosevelt University (ChicagoCollege of Performing Arts), ILSecond RowSarah Chriss – Clemson University, SCCelia Kilbane – The Ohio State University, OHBrianna Kirk – Hiram CollegeMarc Ayad – Emory University, GAGwenyth Szabo – American University, DCCasey Al – Haddad – Carnegie Mellon University,PASachi Gosain – University of Pittsburgh, PAThird RowNicholas Waters – Miami University, OHNoah Helton – The College of Wooster, OHThaija Vincent – John Carroll University (Lake ErieCollege of Osteopathic Medicine & Dental),OHMegan Williams – Washington and JeffersonCollege, PAEmma Esch – The University of Miami, FLOmar Mahboob – The Ohio State University, OH(Honors Program)6Alexis McHugh – Washington and JeffersonCollege, PAMayah Haidar – Miami University, OHNicholas Ortiz – John Carroll University, OHRowena Kobrak – American University, DCFourth RowChristopher Jamhour – University of Miami, FLJayson Luccioni – The University of Akron, OHChristian Flaherty – Pace University, NYMiriam Freiberg – Kenyon College, OHRachel Volk – American University, DCKatherine Humphreys – Elon University, NCErica Duncan –Mercer University, GA (HonorsProgram)Rylee Smith – Smith College, MAAkindele Kitwana – Middlebury College, VTHarry Cole – Cleveland State University, OHFifth RowJared Moner – University of Montana, MTDominic Bunn – University of Rochester, NYMatthew Wright – Oberlin College, OHSamuel Waldock – Heidelberg College, OHCharles Cui – Oberlin College, OHJordan Smith – Indiana University, INJulia Bouzaher – Smith College, MAKing Emeka – Wesleyan University, CTEvan Filion – Bucknell University, PANot Pictured:Jaden Carey – Kent State University, OHAyana Henderson – College of Wooster, OHTeng Ma – Arizona State University, AZMing Nguyen – Drew University, NJSiyang Qiu – University of Illinois – Chicago, ILColin Sivak – Rochester Institute of Technology, NYOther Notable Schools Where Our StudentsWere Accepted But Did Not Matriculate:Boston UniversityColby CollegeColgate UniversityDenison UniversityFranklin & Marshall CollegeFurman UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityHobart William & Smith CollegesIndiana UniversityLafayette CollegeLoyola College – MarylandMacalaster CollegeMichigan State UniversityNorthwestern UniversityNew York UniversityPurdue UniversitySt. Louis UniversitySyracuse UniversityTulane UniversityUnion CollegeUniversity of CincinnatiUniversity of Colorado at BoulderUniversity of Dayton, Honors CollegeUniversity of IowaUniversity of Maryland – College ParkUniversity of MichiganUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of RichmondWake Forest UniversityWashington University – St. Louis
Kemper Science & EngineeringGRAND OPENING WEEKAfter 20 months of planning and construction, Lake Ridge Academy officially opened KemperScience and Engineering at the start of the 2016-2017 school year. Celebrating with a week-longschedule of activities, all students, faculty, parents, alumni and donors were able to experience theremarkable facility and learn how it will transform our ability to educate the science andengineering leaders of tomorrow.John and Betty Kemper join their six Lake Ridge Academy grandchildren inthe ribbon-cutting ceremony.Upper School seniors Anmol Takiar, Milad Rowshanbakhtfarbian, andDhanya Rao display items created with the new laser and vinyl cutters in theNavratil Engineering Fab Lab.7
A Photo Journal Documenting the Celebration andMonday, August 22, 2016 9:25 AM8th Grade Science Class TourMr. Rob Robertson, 7th and 8th grade science teacher, explains to his classhow they can use the new laser printer in the Navratil Engineering Fab Labto create their own 3-D topographical maps. 12:15 PMPartners In Education EventMore than 25 partners in education gathered in the newExploratorium to learn more about the new facility, advancedscience and engineering curriculum, and the exceptionalfaculty and students who make the building come to life. Theguests included college admission representatives, executivesfrom the Cleveland Clinic Richard E. Jacobs Health Center,the Beck Center, the Nord Family Foundation, Lake ErieNature and Science Center, and the Lorain County Chamberof Commerce. The afternoon event included a full campustour, lunch with the Class of 2017 Institute for ScientificResearch Fellows, and observation of an AP Chemistry lab. :40 PM2First graders explore new greenhouseThe first grade class explores the new greenhouse in Kemper Science andEngineering with their teacher, Ms. Regan Pore.“This building offersour students pricelessopportunities to exploreand discover together –not just in scienceand engineering, butacross all grades andall disciplines.”– Science Department ChairDr. Betsy GlorAP Chemistry students conduct a lab for guests to observe in the newKaatz Chemistry Lab.8
Activities Held In Our Newest Campus BuildingTuesday, August 23, 2016 1:45 PMAll-School Ice Cream Social and Ribbon-Cutting CelebrationKrill Construction provided lots and lots of ice cream to the entire school on a beautiful, sunny afternoon to celebrate the grandopening of Kemper Science and Engineering. John and Betty Kemper earned big cheers from the students and hugs from their sixLake Ridge Academy grandchildren as President Klimas told the excited audience about how their creative ideas and scientificsolutions might solve some of the world’s biggest challenges one day. To help mark the occasion for years to come, Karen(Kemper) Kastelic provided a time capsule in which hundreds of student-submitted science predictions will be stored until theschool’s 75th anniversary in 2038. Then, science got “super fun and silly” as students participated in age-appropriate scienceactivities and challenges in the quad.The entire school convenes in front of Kemper Science and Engineering.Fourth grade students make “elephant’s toothpaste,” a chemical reactionexperiment.Mr. Patrick Smith, Institute of Scientific Research Director and Upper Schoolbiology teacher, shows kindergarteners how to replant outside of thegreenhouse.9
A Photo Journal Documenting the Celebration andWednesday, August 24, 2016 10:13 AMConducting research in Yoo Research LabInstitute for Scientific Research Fellow Megan Wolff ‘17 places one of herlab mice on a custom designed treadmill created by classmate MiladRowshanbakhtfardian ‘17. Her research project is testing the effect ofexercise on memory.Thursday, August 25, 2016 :40 AM8Community Open HouseParents and alumni were invited to two open houses heldduring the week. Visitors had the opportunity to tour thefacility, observe students using the spaces, and ask questionsof faculty and staff.President Carol Klimas describes the equipment inside the NavratilEngineering Fab Lab to a group of parents and young siblings. 0:33 AM1Fifth Grade Discovers Their ContributionLake Ridge Academy was grateful for agrand opening sponsorship from one ofits newest partners, Cleveland Clinic’sRichard E. Jacobs Health Center. Providingclassroom speakers, on-site medicallectures, tours of medical departmentsand future internship opportunities, theRichard E. Jacobs Health Center is astrong advocate for the school’s Center forScientific Exploration and Research.10Fifth graders get their first view of Kemper Science and Engineering, whichis adorned with a mural of the plein air painting of the building that theyhelped to create at last spring’s Fine Arts Festival.
Activities Held In Our Newest Campus BuildingFriday, August 26, 2016 2:25 PMAuto CAD Class 1:26 PMThird Grade Class TourA third grader looks through the dual-sided fume hood that is accessiblefrom the Yoo Research Lab and the Kaatz Chemistry Lab, giving studentsthe ability to fully view teaching demonstrations in both Spellman ScienceSuite classrooms.A specially designed table with a pop-up monitor fosters designcollaboration among Auto CAD students and the new engineering teacher,Mr. Todd Morrison, in the Navratil Engineering Fab Lab.WELCOME MR. TODD MORRISON, ENGINEERING & AUTO CAD TEACHERThere is a lot of “new” happeningin our recently opened KemperScience and Engineering! Thebuilding is home to one of ournewest faculty members, Mr.Todd Morrison. Mr. Morrisontook on a brand new position asan engineering and Auto CADteacher in the Upper School whilesupporting the entire K-12curriculum related to the NavratilEngineering Fab Lab.Mr. Morrison is a civil engineer with ten years of experienceworking at private engineering firms and municipalengineering departments. He has designed many differenttypes of projects including bridge rehabs, waterlines, roads,sewers, geotechnical analysis, and green infrastructure likebioswales and rain gardens. Mr. Morrison had an earlyinterest in engineering recalling, “I built my first computeraround the age of 13. I began at Ohio State with a focus incomputer engineering and wanted to become aprogrammer, but I eventually changed my major to civilengineering. My dad, now retired, owned and operated anexcavation company. So I’ve spent most of my life aroundconstruction, and it seemed like a natural fit since I alreadyknew a lot about this kind of work. I find that I enjoyexploring new technologies and developing new ideas to fixold problems.”Lake Ridge Academy is a place where Mr. Morrison is veryhappy to dive into new technologies as a teacher and helpstudents to innovate and solve problems. He finds manythings about our school unique and exciting compared tohis small, rural public high school. The Navratil EngineeringFab Lab is a cutting-edge space, and the entire Lake RidgeAcademy community is excited to discover what ourstudents design and produce within it. And, Mr. Morrison isready to take on the challenge to show us what is possible.11
DEDICATION CEREMONYOn Thursday, August 25, over 100 KemperScience and Engineering benefactors joined50th Anniversary Campaign donors and 1963Society members at a private party toexperience the new facility first-hand andcelebrate their important contributions. UpperSchool students demonstrated the newequipment while faculty members answeredquestions about the new space. During achampagne toast offered to guests in testtubes, President Carol Klimas thanked familiesfor their extraordinary generosity to the school.John and Betty Kemper and Chann and Ed Spellman were presented with areproduction of the building mural, for which Sophie Spellman ’17 was a leadingartist last spring.Chann, Jack ‘14 and Sam ‘11 Spellman join Ed in the Engineering Workshop, whichhe helped to design and equip. (Sophie Spellman ‘17 is not pictured.)Bing Gaspar-Yoo, Bo, Lia ‘14, and Trixie ‘18 Yoo enjoy theYoo Research Lab, which is a designated hub for ourInstitute for Scientific Research Fellows and their originalresearch projects. (P.J. Yoo ‘20 is not pictured.)12Inside the Navratil Engineering Fab Lab, Phil and Clare are delightedthat students will be able to design and build their own projects.Samir Nasr was among ourguests raising theirchampagne-filled test tubesfor the toast.Brenda, Ben, Jane, and Ben Norton welcomed ScienceDepartment Chair Betsy Glor and Institute for ScientificResearch Director Pat Smith to the Norton FamilyOffice of Directors.
Kemper Science and Engineering DonorsSupporting the first new building at Lake Ridge Academy in more than a decade, donors made gifts totalingmore than 3 million for Kemper Science and Engineering. In keeping with the school’s strong fiscal mandate,25% of every gift was directed to an endowment fund to reduce the additional operating strain and helpmaintain the building going forward. In addition to outright building gifts from more than 100 families, otherdonors provided gifts of equipment and supported Gift from the Heart at the 2015 Auction Gala to fundadditional equipment needs for the expanded engineering workshop and technology for the building.NAMED BUILDING SPACESKemper Science and EngineeringJohn W. Kemper and Betty J. KemperNavratil Engineering Fab LabPhillip and Clare NavratilSpellman Science SuiteChann and Ed SpellmanYoo Research LabBo Yoo and Bing Gaspar-YooKaatz Chemistry LabDonald W. ‘70 and Linda L. KaatzGwinnell Chemistry Prep RoomJeffrey Gwinnell and Margaret BenhamKastelic Family PatioJohn Kastelic with Kristin (Kemper) ’84 & MarkRoshkowskiNorton Family Office of the DirectorsThe Norton Family Foundation, Benjamin &Jane Norton, and Ben & Brenda NortonCONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT GIFTSLevent AksoyDale and Brenda AlexanderTodd and Mary AmsdellIan Anderson ‘04Steven and Clara ArroyoSabry and Maryam (Nasr) ‘87 AyadRick and Rebecca BakerWilliam and Betty BarberMathew and Jamie Lee BarkerJeff and Melissa BechtelThe Belardo FamilyThe Benevity Community ImpactFundBerea Hardwoods Co.Philippe and Lori BerengerBryant ‘01 and Krystina BitarLarry Thomas and Caprice BraggBretton Ridge Animal ClinicRay and Patty CampbellMichael and Eugenia CeliRandall Chriss and Beth LlewellynDavid and Betty CleetonCommunity West FoundationSteven and Shannon ConwayJon and Cynthia CromlingDavid and Jennifer CuparTom and Kate DakeRon and Barbara DeesThomas ‘83 and Janna DresingEaton CorporationDon and Sherry EschFairchild Family FoundationMichael and Amelia FaragoCole ‘79 and Susan FauverThe Char & Chuck Fowler FamilyFoundationChar and Chuck FowlerRoland Gedeon ‘86Erin GeorgeTobi and Francis GibbonsKenyon and Elizabeth GlorRishi and Sarah GoelSteven and Danielle GomezJacob and Jennifer GornySusan HaendigesPatrick Harrington andCindy Brown-HarringtonJames and Chris HeusingerJon and Colleen HymanG. Tracy ‘84 and Kelly IlgScott Carter andSonja A. Jarmoszuk-Carter ‘90Teresa Jenkins and Jeff FowlerRyan and Molly KanzleiterThe Kastelic FamilyVaughn and Karen KauffmanJenny and John Kemper, Jr.Karen KemperMax ‘00 and Ashley KilbaneBrian and Cathy KingsleyDan and Carol KlimasJohn and Jane LacosteJennifer Zinn Lagasse ‘86 andLuc LagasseRavi and Anuradha LakkarajuHoward and Laura (Fauver) LaneBart and Kristy LeonardiRalph and Kathy LeRoyBrian and Jennifer MackertSara MacKinlay andKenneth BusseyMichael and Aimee MaiureDon and Nancy MaltbyKevin and Lori McAllisterKurt and Leannie McAllisterSusan McDonaldAdam and Lisa McElwainRonald McMahon andRebecca Ruppert McMahonHugh McManamonTom MedwetzNora MelzerMicrosoft CorporationNorman and Shelley MillerMMI Textiles, Inc.Bernie and Bridget MorenoChandana Mozumdar andRavi VedulaSamir and Esmat NasrBradley ‘86 and Debbie NortonDavid ‘01 and Lindsey O’NeillMichael and Lynn PajakNathan ‘01 and Leslie PangraceJim and Becky PapenfussMonty and Danielle ParrishPeter Parrish ‘86 andKimberly (Kemper) Parrish ‘87Fred ‘79 and Donna PlechaJoe and Jaime PriessDavid B. Radulovich ‘11Prasanta and Chandra RajJoe and Aimee RevegliaMark and Mary RoachRob and Michelle RobertsonRoss Environmental ServicesDustin and Leigh RothLaura (Pettit) ‘80 and Jeffrey RusickNancy and Joseph ScarpittiJames and Cynthia SeidelJulia Bilz Sertich ‘01 andMichael Sertich ‘01Jay and Lisa ShahMichael Shaulis and Sarah DurnMichael and Michelle SherwinSherwin-Williams FoundationMichele and Michael SisonBob and Susan SmithBrian and Lauren SouthBarrie Spang ‘90Sandy and Les SpikeKris and Janet SpreenRobert and Susan StarrNick and Erin StellatoThe Stocker FoundationTom and Myra StockettDan and Mary Jo SustarPaul and Barbara SwaseyBruce Szabo and Julie RehmTim and Erin UngerPaul and Jane VarleyThe Williams FamilyEd and Cindy WolffMichael and Lisa ZidarGrover and Mary ZinnJohn and Doreen Ziska13
Competing at theNEXT LEVELFor several decades, Lake Ridge Academy has graduated student-athletes that chose tocontinue their athletic careers at colleges and universities across the country. Our alumni haveproven that the preparation to succeed in sports and academics in college truly begins in highschool and that their experience in the classroom and on the field, court or track at Lake RidgeAcademy was critical to their post-graduation achievements. They are grateful to have honedskills like time management, leadership, motivation and collaboration at Lake Ridge Academy,which they have found to be imperative in their lives as collegiate athletes and in developingrewarding career paths after school.JOSHUA SCOFIELD ‘15KACI GREGORY ‘14The University of Chicago ‘19Men’s SoccerMuhlenberg College ‘18Women’s Track & FieldJoshua Scofield, a three-lettervarsity athlete at Lake RidgeAcademy, completed hisfreshman year at the Universityof Chicago as a member ofthe men’s soccer team, andis considering a major inmolecular engineering. Hiscurrent success stems fromhis career on the Lake RidgeAcademy boys soccer team,where he scored 56 goalsand compiled numerous awards including All-State. He alsowas named the senior male athlete of the year and earned thepersonal best core value award.Kaci, who started at LakeRidge Academy in secondgrade, excelled in trackand field here, qualifyingthree times for the Ohioindoor state track and fieldchampionships and placingfifth in the competition’s400-meter race. She holdsthe school records for the400-meter and 800-meterraces. During her junior andsenior years, she held MVP and highest point scorer honorsfor the track and field team. She also was recognized as theoutstanding senior female athlete and received the personalbest core value award.Transitioning to college was relatively easy for Joshua. Heexplains, “My collegiate athletic experience, thus far, hasbeen essential to my college experience. Initially being ona team gave me an immediate set of good friends beforeschool even started, which created an instant social outletand support system that other entering freshmen don’t have.Soccer not only gives a structure to my day that allows me toorganize and plan my weeks, it is also a good balance to therigor of academics.” He continues, “At Lake Ridge Academy,I learned how to balance college-level courseworkexpectations while being an athlete.” During his first yearof collegiate play, Joshua had 18 starts as left back andreceived an honorable mention in the University AthleticAssociation conference.14Currently in her junior year as a double major in French andmedia communications at Muhlenberg College, Kaci hascontinued her success on the track and in the classroom. Inthe distance medley, Kaci and her team placed fourth at theOutdoor Centennial Conference and qualified for the EasternCollege Athletic Conference National Meet. She ran thesecond leg on the 4 X 800 relay team which took fourth out often teams at the Centennial Conference Indoor Meet.She mentions, “My team and I work hard on the track but neverforget that we are students first and foremost. This studentathlete mentality is one that I acquired while in high school, andit has carried into my college career.”
Kaci entered Muhlenberg College as the recipient of the SidneyG. Weikert Scholarship, which is awarded to the incomingfreshman who displays the most enthusiasm to learn andcontribute to campus life inside and outside of the classroom.She is studying abroad at Institut Américain UniversitaireCollege in Aix-en-Provence, France this fall.SAMANTHA POTOCZAK ‘12Lafayette College ‘16Women’s SoccerA five-sport athlete at LakeRidge Academy, Samanthawas well-known in theathletics department. Ascaptain, Samantha helpedlead the Royals soccer teamto back-to-back districtchampionship games,including one win. She wasalso a member of NationalHonor Society, the Mock Trialteam and performed the leadrole in the Upper School musical.Samantha chose Lafayette College because it offered acompetitive Division 1 soccer team while highly valuingacademics. “Lake Ridge Academy was a huge factor in myacceptance. Athletics at Lake Ridge were very similar to thosehere. Our team was competitive, yet we were constantlyreminded that our studies were extremely important.” Shecontinues, “I feel college athletics made me a very wellrounded person, allowed me to grow as an individual andincreased my leadership skills.”Last fall, Samantha, again serving as team captain,experienced one of the most rewarding highlights in hersoccer career when her team defeated the Naval Academyon Senior Day. Samantha was named to the Dean’s List fourtimes, earned the Patriot League Academic Award eachsemester, and was one of just three students selected withinher major to complete an honors thesis.Samantha graduated last spring with a B.A. in internationalaffairs and film/media studies and is now a productionassistant in the Content Associate Program at ESPN.MARY SHIMKO ‘10Brandeis University ‘14 / Smith College ‘16Women’s SoccerMary, a seasoned threesport athlete at Lake RidgeAcademy, was a standout soccer player and wasessential to the school’s firstdistrict championship winin girls’ soccer. She earnedAll-Ohio selection in soccerand basketball, along withnumerous mentions at thecounty, district and Clevelandlevel. She was also namedDivision IV Lorain County Basketball Player of the Year in herjunior and senior years.Mary reflects that, “Lake Ridge provided me with the academicfoundation necessary to excel at both Brandeis University andSmith College. Whether I was sitting in Dr. Mozumdar’s historyclass or training on the soccer field with Coach Tara Bowen, Iwas always challenged to pursue excellence.”At Brandeis University, Mary was a two-time capt
INSIDE Alumni News TheByLine SUMMER/FALL 2016 . 2 Table of Contents Welcome New Board Members 3 . Wesleyan University, CT Evan Filion - Bucknell University, PA Not Pictured: Jaden Carey - Kent State University, OH . Other Notable Schools Where Our Students Were Accepted But Did Not Matriculate: Boston University
