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#IHPROMISE STATE

SCHOOLS SPECIAL EDITION

IHMS educator Jessica Ball ﬁnalist National Educator of the Year

Bryan Daniel National Coach of the Year

A MESSAGE FROM CEO/SUPERINTENDENT KIRK KOENNECKE

WELCOME HOME to the Indian Hill School District!	Along the way, we were entertained by the Bennet Family in Pride & Prejudice, Captain Hook, Peter & Wendy, and the
On behalf of our Board of Education, our administration, and	ﬁrst ever completely student-led band and orchestra
our faculty and staﬀ, I invite you within this publication to	concert to boot – along with a new oﬀering: DANCE! And, a front-row seat for the 2025 State of our Schools	we’ve launched the ﬁrst Indian Hill Arts Conservatory presentation.	Advisory Board...

From the opening of our new Indian Hill Middle School	Wow! last January – one of three buildings to receive national
design awards – to our national STEM designation across all	And, this year – through our debut Student Ambassadors buildings, to our grand opening of the K-12 Entrepreneurs’	Program, we are handing our students the mic – from our Center where student leadership learning is happening	youngest Braves at Indian Hill Primary School, to our now – we are changing the educational experience!	oldest Braves, at Indian Hill High School – to share our
story directly with you! In October, we hosted a national AASA consortium and
our students stood in the spotlight to greet educators	So, without further ado – let’s meet the stars of our show: from around the country to showcase our IH Promise –	Our students!
empowering student voice in a personalized, collaborative,
and inclusive learning environment.	In service to our children,

We saw four coaches of the year for their respective sports, both boys and girls tennis state champions, and we capped the year oﬀ with the ﬁrst boys soccer title – with
Coach Bryan Daniel named NATIONAL Coach of the Year.	Kirk Koennecke CEO/Superintendent Indian Hill School District

Congratulations to our Premieres students on a stellar “Cabaret” performance! Special
congratulations to Premieres members Freddie Kong, Melissa Muench, and Nate Reich, who will be representing Indian Hill as OMEA All-State Choir Participants, and Elyse Longbottom and Lillie Waltz, who were recently selected as Semi
State Champion Tennis	Finalists in the Overture Awards Competition!	State Champion Soccer

IHES dominates the Alpaugh Family Economics Center, University of Cincinnati Stock Market Game securing nine of the top 10 elementary teams in the state out of 139 total – including ﬁrst place.

Indian Hill Soccer Coach Bryan Daniel named National Coach of the Year.

IHMS student-authors Ella Bay and Avery Brown earned accolades in the Books by the Banks Cincinnati Regional Book Festival writing competition.
	PRIMARY

A TOUR OF SCHOOLS DOWN DRAKE ROAD

SCAN HERE	Undefeated IHHS Boys Soccer wins STATE!

IHSD recognized in Learning By Design’s Fall 2024 Architecture and Interior Design Awards of Excellence.

IHHS Girls Tennis 2024OTCA State Champions!

IHSD awarded $22,500 in OSLN grants.

USEYOUR CAMERA PHONE TO SCAN HERE TO WATCH THE 2025 STATE OF SCHOOLS VIDEO FEATURING IHSD STUDENT AMBASSADORS! https://youtu.be/5lQs_esZecA

IHSD partners with AASA for national educational

consortium.

IHMS educator Jessica Ball named ﬁnalist as national Educator of the Year!

IHSD awarded more than a quarter million in grant money for career
learning investment.

MIDDLE

Five IHHS student-musicians selected to perform with the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) All-State Choir and Orchestra ensembles.

Indian Hill Coach Wade Ward named Ohio Girls Tennis Coach of the Year!

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Leadership Summit on The Hill: Former pro athlete Chris Singleton teaches leadership to Indian Hill students.

National Merit recognizes 14

IHHS students.

Indian Hill School District unveils K-12 Entrepreneurs’ Center.

Indian Hill educator Lee Jimenez selected as a 2024George B. Chapman, Jr. Math
Teacher Award of Excellence recipient.

INDIAN HILL BOARD OF EDUCATION Indian Hill Board of Education (L to R, front/back): Niki Singh, Board President; Bear Tullis, Board Member; Craig Sumerel, Board Vice President; Nolan Marx, Board Member; Robert Warfel, Board Member.
	
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