Ross High School Class of 2010
Kayla Anne Abner
Cameron C. Anders
Ashley Paige Anderson
Sarah Dee Andrews
Thomas John Ashbrook
Brittany Renae Asher
Hannah L. Back
Dalton Joseph Baird
Courtney Nicole Baker
Kayla Marie Bales
Samantha Nicole Ballauer
Sara Marie Ballauer
Thomas M. Barilleaux
Laura Ann Barnthouse
Elizabeth Christine Barrow
David L. Berter
RoxAnne Marie Bevis
Timmy Dean Bicknell
Brianne Lynnae Birgel
Devan Kathleen Blankenship
Andrew J. Bosse
Jena Catherine Botting
Lucas D. Bowman
McKenzie P. Bruce
Chelsea Marie Brucker
Caitlin Marie Buelsing
Dana Elizabeth Buelsing
Miguel Angel Cabrera
Christopher M. Campbell
Hannah Joy Campbell
Kyara Lynn Campbell
Andrée R. Chen
Brandon M. Clark
Courtney Marie Clark
Holly Katherine Claxton
Robert Lake Clevenger
Erica Marie Coggeshall
Christina Mary Conrad
Joseph M. Conrad
Jonathan Kyle Cossman
Zak T. Curry
Dennis Michael Davidson
Adam Taylor Davis
Andrew Patrick Davis
Anthony Marlin Davis
Oliver Q. Davis
Sean Thomas Day
Caitlin Dawn Denney
Scott V. Densmore
Zachary J. Dourson
Robert John Dreske III
Joseph W. Dunn
Kady Rose Eby
Zakary Dillon Edington
Dylan Robert Egbert
Shelby Rae Ellinghausen
Tyler L. Faulconer
Steven Lawrence Fehrenbach
Brittany Lynn Fernandez
Christopher Dennis Fernbach
Bradley Franks
Alexis Ann Freeland
Kelsey Marie Freson
Tileigh Laine Friend
Mollie Lynne Fritz
Kevin Tyler Fritzsche
Jeanette Cynthia Jean Froschauer
Maribel Garcia
Elizabeth Kristine Garrod
Mariah Kari Gaston
Erik Robert Geiser
Andrew M. Geyer
Kody M. Gillum
David Joseph Gilmore
Angelina Marie Giuliano
Cody D. Gray
David Eldon Grenier
Garth M. Grollmus
Clayton Matthew Gross
Isabel R. Gruenhagen
Keith Gregory Grupenhof
Reece Dylan Hancock
Robert Tyler Harkins
Megan E. Haubner
Stephanie Nicole Hayden
Benjamin Theodore Hemmelgarn
Catherine A. Henninger
Mason N. Henson
Corina Hildenbrand
Jarrett S. Hodge
Brian C. Hoernig
Haley Nicole Holthaus
Chelsea Brooke Hoskins
Shelby Lynne Hurrell
Krista Anne Johnson
Tiffany Rae Lynn Johnston
Quentin S. Jones
Kristina Marie Kaehler
Ryan Amanda Kahny
Hayley Elizabeth Kanta
Jacob A. Keller
Ryan Curtis Kendrick
Morgan B. Kieffer
Gabriel Miguel Kimble
Alexander Thomas King
Tyler N. Kirkham
Jerome Anthony Klosterman II
Taylor Brianna Knopf
Andrew Blake Knotts
Kaitlyn Holly Kuhlmann
Tiernan J. Lachmann
Lydia Maureen Lakes
Jesse Randall Lambert
Daniel Gregory Lane
Sean Alexander Lang
Morgan LeeAnn Lanham
Samantha Jane Lanham
Elier Lara
Kyle Douglas Leach
Haley Rae Lefevers
Ashley Marie Lehman
Katie Elizabeth Lierer
Mason Robert Lipscomb
Nathanial Cade Lockaby
Brianna Nicole Lynch
Joshua Keith Mabis
Stephanie Marie Manning
Tyler Scott Martin
Ryan Anthony Maurits
Hannah Lelyn May
Cody J. Mazuk
Patricia M. McDuffee
Allison Rose McGinnis
Brittany Elizabeth McGurrin
Kaelin Michelle McKernan
Ashlee Kay Messer
Christopher James Metcalf
Grace Ellen Metzger
Emily Ann Mills
John Pershing Mills III
Nathan A. Minges
Maggie Ann Mischkulnig
Sarah Alexandria Moderbacher
Ashley Marie Moore
Cody Aaron Moore
Erin M. Murphy
Ashley Marie Neff
Margaret Ann Niehaus
Tate J. Noonan
Amanda Kay Oaks
Alex William Oliver
Kari Ann Packer
Brandon Michael Pahls
Justen Thomas Pahls
Charles E. Parker
Bradley Wade Parks
Page Lynn Paugh
Danielle Nicole Paulson
Eric Ben Payne
Kristina Marie Payne
Chelsey M. Perkins
Rachel Christina Place
Calvin Alex Price
Trevor Michael Rack
Whitney Rosetta Reed
Alexandrea Brooke Rentschler
Tommi Jo Rhodus
Thomas W. Richardson
Kyle James Riley
Andrew B. Risch
Abby Sue Robertson
Helina Paige Rodgers
Jessup Ross-Dean
Brody J. Rutherford
Samantha Rose Sandlin
Cameron Alexander Sanford
Joseph R. Schum
Sandy Ann Senger
Taylor S. Shaw
Kenna L. Sheehan
Heather Michelle Shelton
Danielle Marie Siereveld
Emily Rose Slinker
Anna Kathleen Smith
Michael Edward Smith
Scott Robby Smith
Lauren Ashley Snapp
Alexandria N. Spencer
Hannah Zara Stepaniak
Erika Dawn Stewart
Jacob R. Stewart
Jonathon R. Stewart
Gabrielle Katherine Stone
Dalton J. Stonecipher
Tabitha Lynn Straub
Kaitlin E. Sunderhaus
Laura Jo Sundrup
Kaitlin Marie Takach
Timmy Neil Theiss
Megan Danielle Thie
Leah Brynn Tillery
Jacob Michael Tipton
Brian Patrick Traynor
Kelly Louise Traynor
Mason Paul Tribbe
James C. Tumulty
Casey Lee Vatter
AnnMarie Judith Ward
Carly A. Wayne
Kyle Gregory Whited
Craig A. Wiechert
Elizabeth Grace Wienhoff
Gwenna Lynne Wigal
Mariah Nicole Wilson
Zac B. Wilson
Kyle Joseph Winsted
Adam Louis Woerner
Louis Arthur Wolf
Jessica Lynn Wolfe
Alexandra Blair Woodruff
Samuel John Wurzelbacher
Brittany Renee Yauger
Emily Carolynn Yoakum
Ellen M. Yohey
Jeremy M. Young
Joshua Aaron Young
Aaron James Zaenkert
Christopher Robert Zaenkert
ROSS TWP. — Some go to school to get a good job. But some get a job in order to finish school.
Jena Botting, Ross High School Class of 2010, said that being part of the Work Studies Program made her a better student.
She had an Individual Education Plan since she was in the second grade, but rather than be stigmatized by it, she found it encouraging.
“There were a lot of things about going to school that were challenging,” she said. “I had a hard time taking tests, and it took me a while to learn things.
“But with an IEP, I feel like a regular student. I could get some extra help rather than sit there and struggle with things.”
Joining the Work Studies Program at Ross helped her focus, and she got classroom credit for the time she spent bagging groceries and pushing carts at the Kroger store in Colerain Twp. near Northgate Mall.
“When people have jobs, they struggle finding time for work and school,” she said. “But it was a benefit to me. I knew when I had to be at work and when I had to get my work done, so it actually improved my grades.”
Her classmate Andrew Risch had a similar experience going through the Career Based Intervention Program offered through Butler Tech, where he went to classes in the morning and to his job at McDonald’s after 10:30 a.m.
“I’m a good student. I do my work and I give it 100 percent, but I have to study hard and getting through high school was hard,” he said. “When I started high school, I was hanging out with the wrong people, missing a lot of school and doing bad stuff, and then I went to move in with my grandma and she pushed me through school and gave me the confidence to graduate.
“She taught me to never give up.”
Even though they didn’t go through heavily academic, college-based programs, Risch and Botting both plan to continue their educations.
“I got accepted at WyoTech in Daytona Beach in marine biology and fixing boats, but that’s too far away from home, plus you can’t get a job around here working on boats,” Risch said. “Now, I’m thinking about going back to school for welding.”
Botting has enrolled at Miami University Hamilton with an undeclared major, where she feels confident she’ll get the extra help she needs.
“I’m a little nervous, but I’m pretty sure I can do it,” she said.
Contact this reporter at (513) 820-2188 or rjones@coxohio.com.
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