Walnut Hills High SchoolVolume CIX, Issue 15 May 18, 2015

The Road ToDAAP

Top Five Design Schools in the World

Swede Moorman III, ‘16

“I don’t think I ever had an epiphany moment with it [a de-sire to attend DAAP]...I just kind of kept getting sucked in to be honest,” Senior Sophie Fain said when elaborating on her deci-sion to attend the University of Cincinnati’s school of Design, Archetecture and Planning (DAAP).

Rhode Island School of Design

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab

University of Cincinnati (College of De-

sign, Architecture, Art and Planning)

Carnegie Mellon University School of Design

Parsons The New School for Design

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Having been established in 1869 as the McMicken School of Design, the first department of what would later become the University of Cin-cinnati, DAAP has been preparing students to solve the creative prob-lems of the world for almost 150 years. With the goal of “improving the quality of life through innova-tions in art and design”, according to the colleges website. DAAP is not an easy road for its students,rather it is one filled with not only academic challenges, but mental and personal ones as well. “They want to see that you’ll be

able to spend your five years there making it through hell week and the all-nighters without complaints because you love designing...you have to show vi-sion, direction, and just a genuine de-sire to take what they give you and change the world in some positive way,” Fain said. Fain plans to major in in-dustrial design

at DAAP, one of the college’s pre-mier programs, and to prepare her-self for such a diversified learning

experience, she’s engaged in many academically

and artistically en-riching projects

and programs. Fain has par-ticipated in e v e r y t h i n g from or-ganizing a mural at a Guatemalan

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center to working for the Cincin-nati based non profit Artworks, in an effort to prepare herself for the challenges of a real-world design-er. “It’s important in a creative field to set yourself apart,” Fain said, “Understanding something on both a realistic and technical side as well as an innovative side can produce amazing solutions to global problems.”

According to Business Insider

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The Chatterbox Editorial StaffKarinne Hill, Managing Editor Grace Hill, Managing Editor of DesignAlex Persiani, Managing Editor of Pho-tography Neriya Servant, Business Manager Oliver Olberding, Online Manager Aisling Grueninger, Circulation ManagerAllie Berding, News Editor Isaac Stephani, Features Editor

The Chatterbox has been guaranteed the right of freedom of the press through the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The administration of Walnut Hills High School is thus bound to support and protect the Chat-terbox’s inalienable rights as a free press. As an integral part of the Walnut Hills High School community, the Chat-terbox has the responsibility to report in the most comprehensive and objective manner possible. Students, parents, faculty, and administrators are encour-aged to use this publication as a forum

to express any ideas or concerns, whether they be personal or of local, national, or international scope. Journalists are required to work under established guidelines. Invasion of privacy as a means of news gather-ing is prohibited. Articles found to be discriminatory, libelous, or unnecessarily obscene (as determined by the editors or the advisor) will not be published. Finally, journalists are granted the right to keep private the name of a source from whom they received information with the understanding that the source

was to remain anonymous. The role of the newspaper advisor will be to provide counsel and criticism pertaining to the newspaper’s content and production. Although both the advisor and the ad-ministration hold certain powers regard-ing the Chatterbox, both must respect the paper’s autonomy. No student shall be prevented from joining the staff on the basis of sex, race, creed or national origin.

SARAH DAVIDOFF, ‘13

Taylor Darks, Viewpoints Editor Tony Heim, Sports Editor Swede Moorman, Fine Arts Editor Nisa Muhammad, Style and Culture Editor Augusta Battoclette, Peanuts Mentor Sean Wood, Arcade Editor Samantha Gerwe-Perkins, Adviser Dawn Wolfe, Adviser

Zoe Cheng and Celeste Kearney, Editors-in-Chief

The Chatterbox Policy Statement

The cost of collegeIsaac Stephani, ‘16

Next week will be their last. After as long as six years of attending Walnut Hills, the SENIORS, class of 2015, will say their last goodbye next Thursday. These are the stu-dents who have labored and who stand to reap the rewards that graduating from Wal-nut Hills will offer them. While some of these SENIORS will pur-sue other endeavours, most will be attending college in the fall. With college comes many things: freedom from the harsh oppression of parents, a chance to meet new friends and a place where each individual’s career starts to be engineered. Each of these students will come to face the many challenges that accompany college, one of which is money. College is expensive. Of course there are cheaper colleges than others, but it is certain-ly the limiting factor in numerous peoples decisions regarding where to attend college. There are many theories as to why college is back-breakingly expensive, and proving any of them is difficult. It can be a project that people labor over for hours, until they finally come to the realization that it cannot be proved. So then they look to blame. Some are fast to blame one organization or group for the sharp increase in college over the past 40 years, but this is a rash statement, because there are many entities responsible for the increase in the cost of college. One of them is the government. Yes, it is true that government’s finan-cial support for some programs is dropping, but for the most part, government aid total has stayed the same. If there is any group to blame for the increase in college, it is the least likely suspects, the students. Because college is something that is now so woven into the fabric of living a “success-ful” life, the amount of students who are at-tending and applying to college are increas-ing, and increasing at a rate that is difficult for many colleges to handle. When colleges receive money from the government, they receive what is essentially a lump sum. This is completely disregarding the exact number of students who are at-tending the school, and as a result, the finan-cial support per pupil is much less than it has been in years past. Because of this, colleges must make up the difference, and the easiest and most logical way to do this, is to simply raise the cost for the students. Another possible reason for the increase in tuition costs comes from the cost the school must pay to the rising amount of “school administrators.” These administrators in-clude all faculty except professors and edu-cators. In the past 40 years, the amount of school administrators and “specialists” have almost tripled, going from about 269,000 to 756,000. This drastic change could be easily supported by the claim: “Because the amount of students in each college is increas-

ing, the amount of administration needs to also increase.” Well this is true, 40 years ago “profession-al staffer” - admission officers, information technology specialists, and similar positions, excluding instructors - to student ratio was 50:1, and in 2012 it was 22:1. These “pro-fessional staffers” are not cheap either. Some making upwards of 200,000, it is not inex-pensive to employ all of these persons. While it is difficult to make a claim that one specific reason is the entire reasons col-lege is now more expensive than it was 40 years ago, there are indeed many contribut-ing factors, and it is the responsibility of the people to be aware of these factors when they start to pay those college fees.

Public vs. Private

Average Annual Undergraduate Col-lege Costs Private Institutions per year.Average Annual Undergraduate Costs Public Institutions per year.

Taylor Darks, ‘15

College tuition has steadily been increasing over the last few decades. However, there has always been a staggering difference between the private and public school tuitions, and a few thousand can make a big difference when it all ads up.

FInancial Tips

1Have a budget plan Make an outline of how much money you receive each month and make yourself an allowance. Do not spend more than your budget

or you will run out of money before the month is over. You can track your spending to make sure you are sticking to the budget.

Start saving money early If you save money early that’s money that can be used when you get out of college to buy apart-ments and start living on your own. Also saving money can help with paying off college debt in the future.

23 Use student perks Do not spend extra money on food if you have a cafeteria. Col-lege meal plans can be cheaper and take advantage of student discounts at businesses and venues.

Whitney Bronson, ‘16

4Pay less for textbooks Do not buy new books at the campus bookstore. Campus prices are higher than online retailers (like ama-zon.com or ebay.com), or you can rent your textbooks from certain websites. At the end of the semester you can sell your textbooks and make extra money.

5 Be careful with credit cards Credit cards are not for free and they need to be paid off as quickly as possible because it is easy to get a bad credit score, but

it is hard to bring that bad credit score back up. So pay your fees!

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Total: $8,655 Total: $21,907

Total: $17,474 Total: $35,074

* Statistics are from <http://infoweb.news-bank.com>.

* Data includes tuition, room, and board.

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Total: $8,202

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Although the SENIORS are getting ready to graduate, they started their Walnut career as an Effie, like any other student who comes to Walnut in seventh grade. Pictures on the right side are current SENIORS and the pictures on the left are their seventh grade pictures.

See how many SENIORS you can match to their seventh-grade picture!

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Blast from the PastAugusta Battoclette, ‘17Rehme Leanza, ’19Allison Meier, ‘19

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Timeline 5Seniors

In action

7th Grade:• Colorfulskinnyjeans• LastyearofSENIORrun• LastyearoftheCommons• Swimmingisarequirementforgym

• Poppingthelensesoutof3Dglassesiscool

8th Grade:• Buildingunderconstruction• Hollister&Aeropostaletrend• FirstyearofDr.Savage-Gen-try

• Modsappearafterspringbreak

9th Grade:• FootballmakesittoplayoffsagainstColerain

• “TheHungerGames”• Eatingintheschoolgarden• SteeldrumbandgoestoOrlando

10th Grade:• Ms.Ryangoeson“WheelofFortune”

• VarsityBasketballteamgoestotheFinalFourforthefirstinWalnutHistory

• Last“Twilight”movie• Newgymfinished

11th Grade:• Cappiesreturn&IsaacShapirowinsbestsupport-ingactor

• SushiWednesdays• FoodTruckFridays• Constructionfinished• 2014anti-prank(Janitorsgetthedayoff)

12th Grade:• Jr.Highgymcompleted• Jetatthepeprally• SeniorDinnerDanceisontheB&BRiverBoat

• TheWhip• Nomorepapertowels• Dubsmashbecomespopular• Walk-A-thonbecomesLudifestivalPAGEDESIGNBYTAYLORDARKS.ALLPICTURESFROMCHATTERBOXANDYEARBOOKSTAFF.

Walnut Hills Rankings

Alexia Pickens, ‘15InthepastsixyearsSENIORShaveexperiencedtrends,troublesandmorememoriesthanwecanhold,buthereisatimelinetracingthemostprominentmemoriesthatIhopeweregoodonesforallofus.

Walnut Hills has remained Number one in Ohio all six years of these seniors’ journey and now...

65th In the NationSursum ad Sumum

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SENIOR Chatterbox Feature

Walnut ’s SENIOR Chat terboxers!

Darien JacksonSports writer

1 year in ChatterboxUniversity of Pikeville

Major in communicationsThree words to describe himself:

fly, flashy, flamboyant

Katie HanleyPhotographer (Style & Culture,

Viewpoints) 1 year in Chatterbox

University of CincinnatiMajor in environmental studiesThree words to describe Walnut:

challenging, diverse, yellow

Karinne HillManaging Editor of Opinion

3 years in ChatterboxOhio UniversityMajor in theatre

Three words to describe Walnut: procrastination, opinionated, proud

Tony HeimSports editor, section editor

representative2 years in Chatterbox

Ohio UniversityMajor in communications and

journalismThree words to describe himself:

skinny, charismatic, energetic

Zoe ChengEditor-in-Chief of Student Life

3 years in ChatterboxUniversity of Southern California

Major in writing for screen & television,

minor in global communicationThree words to describe Walnut:

Meet new people

Taylor DarksViewpoints editor

1 year in ChatterboxFurman University

Major in marketing and graphic design

Three words to describe herself: Cash. Money. 3hunna.

Aisling GrueningerPhotographer (Fine Arts), circulation

manager1.5 years in Chatterbox

Stetson UniversityMajor in finance

Three words to describe herself: spontaneous, funny, caring

Grace HillManaging Editor of Design

3 years in ChatterboxOhio University

Major in journalismThree words to describe Walnut:

diverse, distinguished, disorganized

Celeste KearneyCo-Editor-in-Chief3 years in ChatterboxDartmouth CollegeUndecided major

Three words to describe Walnut: ...............procrastination

Who is Wally Hill? Letter from your editors

Walnut ’s SENIOR Chat terboxers!

Dear readers, It’s been a year of realizations. Since we walked into school last August, the world experienced protests in Ferguson, the Charlie Hebdo massacre and preparations for the 2016 presidential election. High school is always a balancing act between the world of Walnut Hills and the world around us, and this year these events changed the way we saw each other and ourselves. This year the Chatterbox featured articles about connectivity and social media, drug use, coming out and Black hair. Unique to professional newspapers, the Chatterbox is founded entirely upon its readership. Thank you for letting us interview you during your lunch. Thank you for answering our summons and filling out our surveys. Thank you for submitting your opinions, photography and poetry. It’s been a pleasure telling stories about you and for you. You are the well from which we drew our stories. We hope you were as inspired by our articles as we were inspired by you. If you are a SENIOR, we hope that you will not forget what it’s like to hold a new Chatterbox in your hands. (You can even have each issue of the Chatterbox mailed to your dorm by purchasing a subscription! Just email <cboxwalnut@gmail.com>.) You don’t have to major in journalism to appreciate newspapers, and we hope you leave Wal-nut understanding how important it is to stay informed in an increasingly-connected world. If you are an underclassman, you are in good hands. Allie Berding, ‘16 will be your Editor-in-Chief next year, and Maddy Fixler, ‘16, Avery Samuels, ‘16 and Isaac Stephani, ‘16 will be your Managing Editors. We are confident that their vision will progress the Chatterbox to levels unseen. Next year as we head to opposite coasts of the country, we look forward to reading about your lives in issues to come. Though we may be leaving the Chatterbox in just a few days, the Chatterbox (and you!) will stay with us forever.

Love,Zoe and CelesteEditors-in-Chief

Alexia PickensStyle & Culture writer

1 year in ChatterboxEastern Michigan University

Major in nursing and journalism

Three words to describe herself:

quiet, extraordinarily, quirky

Alex PersianiManaging Editor of

Photography3 years in ChatterboxDuquesne University

Major in finance and accountingThree words to describe Walnut:

diverse, different, amazing

Neriya ServantBusiness Manager

2 years in ChatterboxOhio State University

Major in marketing and SpanishThree words to describe Walnut:

An inspirational environment

Julian ShockleyPhotographer (News)1 year in Chatterbox

Ohio State UniversityMajor in chemical engineering

on a pre-dental trackThree words to describe himself: intelligent, outgoing, sarcastic

Sean WoodArcade Editor

4 years in ChatterboxUniversity of Cincinnati

Major in computer scienceThree words to describe Walnut:

Many smart people

Brad WilliamsSports writer

2 years in ChatterboxOhio State University

Major undecidedThree words to describe himself:

chill, cool, calm

When I was approached to be Wally Hill, I thought it would be easy. In my head, all I needed to do was write with an abundance of sarcasm; than my altar ego would grow a quick following. This hypothesis was proven incorrect from the first issue. I gave my email address expecting to hear from at least one of you, it did not matter if it was an effie or a SE-NIOR. Not only did I not get student input in the first issue, this trend continued the entire year. With that being said, I want to give a shoutout to Mrs. Susan Russell. When my fellow classmates could not pull through with my hopes, Mrs. Russell contacted me, so I thank you wherever you are. Now do not get me wrong. I completely understand the cliche that newspapers are dying and that nobody wants to read something on paper anymore. Even with this sad truth, our staff works tirelessly to push out the most relevant and top quality content for you students. Nothing would create more joy in our class than a simple compliment from one of our classmates. For the first 18 years of my life, I always had a prompt or basic guidelines to follow. With Wally, I could do whatever I wanted. My goal was to create a fun series of articles in which I would become a mainstay part of your Walnut experience-hopefully this was the case for at least one of you. To anyone that is interested in writing in any capacity, I give you my unprofessional advice: WRITE CREATIVELY. Wally opened my eyes up to a whole new style, and one that I could see myself dabbling in once I settle in as a broadcaster/writer. This experience was the most fun I have ever had, and I want to thank Mrs. Gerwe-Perkins and Mrs. Wolfe for the opportunity. If any of you have any questions for me, no matter the subject, feel free to contact me at <tonyheim35@gmail.com>. Whether you need help with your writing, help with leading a student-section or anything in between, I would love to help. Finally, to the Class of 2015, I am so proud to be affiliated with all of you. I can not imagine all of the great things that we are going to achieve in the future. Let’s enjoy these last moments together. For the last time, SENIOR Tony Heim

Nisa Muhammad Style and Culture Editor

2 years in ChatterboxMiami University

Major in journalism and social justice

Three words to describe Wal-nut:

stressful, fun, vibrant

Oliver Olberding Online Content Manager

3 years in ChatterboxUniversity of Cincinnati

Undecided Major Three words to describe Wal-

nut: Sursum ad summum

Retirees

Jimmy Turner has been a physical education and health teacher at Walnut Hills for six years. Turner came to Walnut with a background of teaching for many inner city schools such as Western Hills High School, Taft, Woodward and Ai-ken. “I will miss the kids, the faculty and the atmosphere... I am grateful for the opportunity to come here and hopefully have an impact on the kids I don’t know what that is right now but hopefully at some point I will have shared wisdom kids will take advantage of.” Turner is an advocate of being the best person he can be and being the one to “shed light on others.”

A former professor at University of Cincinnati, Dr. Patricia Bard came to Walnut 20 years ago full of excite-ment and fear of teaching high school students. Bard has taught twelfth grade AP English Literature for ten years. Her favorite aspects of teaching this course are the language and the students. “Being at Walnut is the highlight of my teaching career...and I will miss the sheer terror of going up in front of a room of students and teaching every day,” Bard said. This connection is what enables her students to learn and internalize the material. As a great way to wrap up her final year, Bard was a recipient of the Alumni Foundation’s Golden Apple Award. Once she retires, she plans on run-ning more and writing on her own.

Patricia Bard Pam Chiappone Naseer Chughtai

Janis Frazier Ernestine Fryer

Kerry Kruze

Jimmy Turner

Christine Lynn

Lynn said she “started teaching in 1971 when I was five years old.” It is her 14th year at Walnut. Born in Mount Ver-non, NY, Lynn attended Chestnut Hill College and Fordham University. “I just always loved working with people, and I loved learning, and I loved seeing the lights go on. I love helping people,” Lynn said. Other than teaching, Lynn has worked in a Lord and Taylor and was involved in real estate. Also, “my uncle was the city judge, and I worked in the traf-fic department at the Mount Vernon City Hall,” she said. After retirement, Lynn plans “to spend a lot of time with my seven-and-a-half-month-old grandchild, but I also plan to do a lot of tutoring.” She said, “I’ll miss my colleagues and the students…[Walnut] is a very collegial school in which to work, and I love the diversity of the atmosphere.”

This is Chiappone’s 21st year working in Walnut’s library. Chiappone attended the University of Cincinnati as an undergraduate. Before coming to Walnut, Chiappone was an active volunteer. She “was a certified breastfeeding counselor for...World’s Authority on Breastfeeding...I did that for 27 years,” Chiappone said. “I ran conferences and conventions for them.” After retirement, Chiappone looks forward to volunteering more and helping run next year’s library book sale. However, “the first thing I want to do is wait and get up when the sun’s up,” she said. Chiappone said what she will miss most about Walnut is “coming in and being with kids and helping them out...I know lots and lots of names, and lots of kids know my name...I can still read at home, but I don’t have 2,400 kids at home.”

Chughtai has been teaching at Walnut since 1985. He is from Lahore, Pakistan. Chughtai attended college in Lahore, as well as Kansas University, Emporia State University and Ohio University. Before teaching, “I was doing...research in management of river flow, water flow and how much sand is deposited under the [river]bed,” Chughtai said. Chughtai has taught physics in Lahore, Kuwait and Nigeria, as well as Ohio. He has been teaching since 1970. After retirement, “I want to be in touch with my subject. I may teach somewhere...I’m thinking some-where in a college.” Chughtai said he will miss Walnut because “it’s friendly, and I’ve been here for so long it’s just like my home…[The kids] are challenging. And they keep me young. So that’s the reason I wanted to stay here, and I stayed here for a long time. And I’m happy.”

“I am going to miss working with teenagers… every day there is a joke and laughter with teens,” said Janis Frazier, an English teacher at Walnut for 28 years. Frazier began her teaching career helping inner city students, those who had recently gotten out of jail and special education. “These students were doing things and going places they thought they never would...It is great to see students come back from college and say that even though the work was hard, it was worth it because they were able to test out of freshman Eng-lish.” Frazier’s biggest surprise about Walnut when she came was the “procrastination” and “lack of effort.” Her favorite part of English is literature, especially Shakespeare, and see-ing student’s writing improve.

Fryer has taught at CPS for 27 years. Born in Winchester, KY, she attended the University of Cincinnati for both her undergraduate and graduate degrees. “When I went to college, I was actually hoping that I would be in theatre arts and drama, but theatre arts and drama actually turned into more of an English…Shakespeare and literature and writing [field],” Fryer said. After retirement, “I don’t have any specific plans other than to spend time with my Arabian horses...plus I will probably travel a bit.” In particular, Fryer looks forward to visiting family in Ireland. Regarding Wal-nut, Fryer will miss the “special camaraderie” of the English department, and “I’m going to miss my students, too. This year has been a fun year for me. I love the fact that students recognize you and speak to you, and they’re kind to you.”

A music teacher, Kruze has been teaching for over 36 years, 33 of them at Walnut. Kruze attended Morehead State University and Xavier University. “I always wanted to play music. I wanted to be a performer,” Kruze said. “I played my horn but I couldn’t make enough money to make ends meet, so I started to substitute teach for Cin-cinnati Public...[there were] music supervisors at the time, and they just decided they liked what they saw, and then they hired me on.” After retiring, Kruze plans on “playing my trumpet more.” He will also help his wife with her new tutoring business. Kruze said that what he will miss most about Walnut is “the students, the kids, for sure. Their enthusiasm, their humor, their intelligence, their wit, their energy.”

“Follow your passion...

because that’s what I did. I’m just passionate

about music, and...

it made my life work.”

“Make the most of your

time here because it goes so quickly, and

when you’re gone, you can’t

it back.”

“Be willing to work hard. Nothing comes easily. Apply yourself. Use

your abilities. Don’t waste your talent.”

“Take care of your parents. When

they are old, they need you. When you are young, they care about

you. Now it’s your turn.”

“What are your priorities in this school? Because if you don’t have priorities in this school, you’re not going to be very

successful.”

“Get serious about education. Stop expecting something for nothing.”

“Stick to your guns.”

Karen Haldeman

Karen Haldeman has been teaching for 22 years. She is a “building substitute” at Walnut, meaning she is at Walnut everyday subbing for teachers in need. Recently, CPS eliminated the idea of building subs because of the price of their medical expenses. One of Haldeman’s longest terms as a sub was teaching a semester of health. “What separates Walnut from other schools is the fact that most students know what they’re doing and why they’re here… they are good kids.” Haldeman has al-ways enjoyed Walnut, especially when it was convenient to her because her three children are former students. “It’s kind of pompous for someone to say they’re leaving a legacy behind… I prefer the term reputation.”

“None of us are indispensable.”

“I’ve been blessed. Hopefully I can bless

someone else.”

Michael Herald

Madeleine LaJeunesse LaJeunesse has been teaching for over 20 years, 13 of which were at Walnut. LaJeunesse was born in Cincinnati and attended Xavier University for both her undergraduate and graduate de-grees. As an undergrad, LaJeunesse studied abroad as a Fredin Scholar at the Paris-Sorbonne University and later lived in Belgium for four months. “I’ve always wanted to be do-ing something of service to others, and that would include teaching,” LaJeunesse said. Before coming to Walnut, LaJeunesse taught both English as a Second Language and French as a part-time, adjunct teacher at Xavier University for ten years. After retirement, she will spend time “learning new things, getting more into technology but also into other languages. I will definitely do some traveling, and… [consider] taking up another subject to study.” Regard-ing Walnut, LaJeunesse said she will miss most “the contact with so many very bright and really, very courteous young people...Walnut is a very special place. I enjoy seeing students evolve...into young adults developing their talents and going off in different directions.” LaJeunesse said, “I will also miss the faculty and staff and in particular my colleagues in the Modern World Languages Department.”

After 19 years at Walnut, Herald has reached the end of his career at CPS. Although he is leaving Walnut and the math department, his legacy of love, compassion and warmth will always remain in the halls of Walnut. Herald began teaching at Walnut with pre-algebra, after being at Aiken High School for eight years. “Walnut was vastly different. I realized this at my first open house night, when parents actually came,” he said. Along with his love for students, Herald also brought to Walnut his love for coaching basketball. “The moment I remember most about coaching is when Gabe Robinson passed away on the court. It was then that I was able to see the amount of love and support the Cincinnati area and Walnut has for everyone in the commu-nity,” Herald said. When he retires, he plans on taking a year off before possibly teaching in Kentucky and perhaps trying to assist in coaching for Northern Kentucky University or University of Cincinnati.

“Recognize opportunities. It might not have

been the path that you were planning on, but when you see an opportu-nity that’s there, consider what

that may mean.”

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Filio has taught at Walnut since 2000. Born in Detroit, MI, he attended Kent State University and Wright State University. Filio also earned a Master’s degree and Ph.D. at the University of Cincinnati. “I didn’t know [what I wanted to be] exactly,” Filio said. “I ended up in the law enforce-ment for awhile, so I was a police officer. I was an investiga-tor for the state of Ohio. So, took me awhile to get here but it was a good choice.” Filio has taught at CPS for 29 years, plus 7 years of state service. “I teach some online classes. I’ll still do that [after retirement]. I do AP consulting, so I give workshops for the AP World History teachers, and I’m going to be opening up an eBay store to sell all my...books, lots of different kinds of stuff,” Filio said. What he will miss most about Walnut are “the students, the staff. What I won’t miss is getting up at 5:30 in the morning to be here.”

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