INDIAN HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT
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A MAGICAL REVEAL OF INDIAN HILL PRIMARY & ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

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A message from our CEO/Superintendent

It is with great excitement that we welcome you to the 2023-2024 school year!

From our unparalleled academics, arts, and athletics, to our world-class and award-winning faculty and staff, we know the educational experience we deliver is unique. This school
year, as we host grand openings for our renovated and new facilities, we will mark this historic moment with two important words to you: THANK YOU. You will hear this gratitude expressed as we continue to share that message through our live events, our website, our social media channels, our printed publications, and our videos.

Historic Building Openings

Wewerepleased to welcome all members of the Indian Hill School District community into our renovated Indian Hill Primary School and our Indian Hill Elementary School addition before the start of the school year. You are invited to experience our renovated and new facilities as we open them.

Our #IHPromise	TO LEARN MORE We arrive back to campus this school year with a	ABOUT HOW WE DO
streamlined version of our #IHPromise strategic plan to	VISIT THE #IHPROMISE
continue to help us focus on how to develop Learners	STRATEGIC PLAN LINK as Doers, Learners as Individuals, and Learners as the	ON OUR DISTRICT

Whole Child.

We look back over the last school year with pride: The Indian Hill School District and Indian Hill High School are ranked No. 1 in the state according to Niche; remains a “Best Communities for Music Education”; remains a Project Lead The Way nationally recognized STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) program, with Indian
Hill Primary School and Indian Hill Elementary School earning Ohio STEM Designations, recognized as the best of the best in STEM learning from Ohio Department of Education (ODE) and the Ohio STEM Learning Network (OSLN)!

We end where we began: Thank you.

Thank you for trusting us with your child; thank you for investing in our facilities; thank you for supporting our mission and our vision as we continue to evolve the work we do. It is going to be a spectacular school year!

Welcome back, Braves!

In service to our children,

Indian Hill High School
Eighth Grade Open House (Showcasing New Furniture)

Thursday, November 9, 2023 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

The Sue Harder Memorial
Performing Arts Center

Saturday, December 9, 2023 5:30 p.m.
(Prior to the debut of “Frozen”)

Indian Hill Middle School

State of Schools
Live Presentation Thursday,January 18, 2024 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
(with State of Schools starting at 6:30 p.m.)

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Kirk Koennecke CEO/Superintendent Indian Hill School District

Kirk.Koennecke@ihsd.us @ihsuperbrave

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Best Communities	IHHS

Education

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EDUHERO PODCAST Superintendent Koennecke. Indian Hill students & partners. Authentic conversation.

RETURN ON INVESTMENT
In this new series, Indian Hill CEO/Superintendent Kirk Koennecke joins CFO/Treasurer Mick Davis in touring our renovated spaces as a way to say thank you for investing in our #IHPromise!

CAMPUS LIFE
A new quarterly video series on what makes us uniquely Indian Hill!

IH PLATINUM CLUB
Welcome to a whole new way to be Brave! We are launching an exclusive, free membership for all residents of the Indian Hill School District age 50+ to be our guest through the
IH Platinum Club.

COFFEE WITH KIRK
A new way to connect in-person - meet the CEO of the Indian Hill School District!

Wednesday, November 15

4 – 5 p.m. Indian Hill Elementary School

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

4 – 5 p.m. Indian Hill Middle School

Wednesday, May 8, 2024
4 – 5 p.m. Indian Hill High School

OF INDIAN HILL PRIMARY & ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Thank you to every Brave who made our Magical Reveal of Indian Hill Primary School & Indian Hill Elementary School such a special event!

IHPS Renovated Auditorium

IHPS Secured Entry	IHPS Renovated Cafeteria

IHPS Secured Entry

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IHPS Interactive Learning Lobby

ELEMENTARY
CONGRATULATIONS TO
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
STEM DESIGNATED: INDIAN HILL PRIMARY AND
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IHES iLab Addition

IHES Collaboration Addition

IHES Student-Designed Playground

The Indian Hill School District celebrates outstanding achievement in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) learning at Indian Hill Primary School and Indian Hill Elementary School. Both buildings were recommended for
recognition by the Ohio Department
CONGRATULATIONS
of Education (ODE) and the Ohio	STEM DESIGNATED: STEM Learning Network (OSLN),	TO INDIAN HILL achieving the status of best in	PRIMARY AND
the state for STEM learning after	SCHOOLS receiving the ODE/OSLN STEM
Designation.

“The impact that the implementation of STEM practices had, and continue to have, on our student learning is extraordinary!” said Indian Hill Elementary School Principal Whitney Buell. “Students are actively discussing content, given a choice in how they demonstrate mastery and engage in real-world interdisciplinary problem
solving in every classroom at Indian Hill Elementary School. We look forward to providing these innovative learning opportunities, building partnerships and connecting learning to careers for years to come.”

“STEM Designation is about recognizing the amazing work we do with and for children every day at Indian Hill,” said Indian Hill Primary School Principal Dr. Erin Owens. “STEM is so much more than Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. It is about making the world a better place by identifying problems small and large and working together
to create solutions that make a difference. STEM makes the world a better place, and I am so proud that we recognize that at Indian Hill.”
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STUDENTS EARN OMEA
HITS ON THE HILL
HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE IN DECEMBER!
FOR TICKET

	NATIONAL MERIT
National Merit recognized 17 students from the Class of 2024.
Front row - left to right - Sophia Chen, Jesslyn Gunadi
Second row - left to right - Michael Chun, Krish Ranjan, Rohin Kotian, Alex Castellini, Jack Pollock, Eshaan Gandhi, Euan Ji, Jude Jamison
Back row - left to right - Alex Tran, Claron Wang, Miles Taylor, Trent Hartman, Robert Poffenberger, Arjun Verma, Tyler Huang
(Not pictured - Sri Masturzo)

	INDIAN HILL HIGH SCHOOL

ALL-STATE MUSIC ACCOLADES Eleven student-musicians will perform with the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) All-State Band, Choir, and Orchestraensembles for 2024! Band: Isaac Scott; Choir: Geno Cardosi, Freddie Kong, Elyse Longbottom, Hayden Longbottom, Melissa Muench, Kyle Peterson, Makenna Peterson, and Kaylie Withers; Orchestra: Aaron Scott, and Grace Yu (alternate)

	SPECIAL VIDEO PRESENTATION:

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DISNEY’S FROZEN COMING TO INDIAN HILL

Indian Hill High School was selected as the only school in Ohio and one of only 51 schools selected from some 300 nationally to debut Disney’s Frozen on the school theatre stage.Now,we invite you to save the date for the show’s debut in December!

Frozenwill take place over an unprecedented two weekends in December 2023, for a total of six performances!

• Saturday, December 9: 7 p.m.	STAY TUNED
• Sunday, December 10: 2 p.m.and 7 p.m.	INFORMATION • Thursday, December 14: 7 p.m.
• Friday, December 15: 7 p.m.
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A C A D E M I C S	A R T S

A T H L E T I C S

INDIAN HILL
JASON ZHAO
HIGH SCHOOL’S

HELPS SET WORLD
SWIMMING RECORD! The Indian Hill School District celebrates Indian Hill High School student-athlete Jason Zhao who
anchored the junior world record relay in the 4x100m freestyle for Team USA! The junior was one of more than 600 swimmers from more than 100 countries competing at the 2023 World Junior Swimming Championship from September 4-9, in Netanya, Israel at the Wingate Institute. Zhao swam a 48.64, helping Team USA set the world junior record.

“I am super honored to have the opportunity to represent the United States on the international level,” said Zhao. “A huge thank you to all my teammates, coaches, and support staff on Team USA!”

In August, Zhao made national headlines after he won the 2023 Summer Junior National
Championship 100m freestyle with a time of 49.39, becoming the fifth fastest 15-16 year-old in history! In February, Zhao made history as a sophomore during the Division II state swimming and diving meet at Canton’s C.T. Branin Natatorium, when he was on both state-winning relays for the Braves and broke the state record to earn an individual state champion title with a time of 4:24.01 in the 500-yard freestyle.

UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOL!
IHMS NAMED A SPECIAL OLYMPICS

Congratulations to Indian Hill Middle School for being named the ONLY middle school in Ohio as a Special Olympics Unified Champion School! Special
Olympics Ohio joined the Braves for a special presentation to surprise students at Tomahawk Stadium!

COACH RODENBERG 200 CAREER WINS! Congratulations to Indian Hill Football Program Director John Rodenberg who earned his 200th career win in a big victory over Mariemont!

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(513) 272-4500

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in the Village of Indian Hill, Kenwood, parts of Sycamore and Symmes Township, Camp Dennison and a small portion of Loveland.

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INDIAN HILL BOARD OF EDUCATION:

(L to R): Bear Tullis, Board Member; Craig Sumerel, Board President; Niki Singh, Board Vice President;
Nancy Aichholz, Board Member; Nolan Marx, Board Member

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