Lotspeich Blast Mar 13, 2026
Key Dates
Friday, March 13 — Instrumental Concert in Founders Hall, 1:45 p.m., Spring Break Begins at 3:15 p.m.
Monday-Friday, March 16-27 — Spring Break. No School
Monday, March 30 — Faculty Professional Development Day. No School
Tuesday, March 31 — School Resumes, Kindergarten Field Trip to the Aronoff
Thursday, April 2 — Doherty Lotspeich Lower School Groundbreaking Ceremony and Spirit Day for Grades K-12. Pre-kindergarten in-house field trip with the Cincinnati Museum Center
Wednesday, April 15 — Pre-Kindergarten Author Visit Amanda Driscoll
Friday, April 17 — VIP Day, Early Dismissal at 11:30 a.m.
Monday, April 20 — Lower School Author Visit Kelly Starling Lyons for Grades K-5
Tuesday-Wednesday, April 21-22 — Grade 4 to Camp Kern
Thursday-Friday, April 23-24 — Grade 5 to Dearborn, Michigan
Photos of the Week
Kindergartners practiced drawing cubes as part of their lesson on 3D shapes.
What to Know Now
Grades 3-5 Annual Instrumental Concert — Today!
Red Carpet Premiere of Lower School Rendering Video
On Wednesday, April 1, kindergarten through fifth grade will have a special viewing during a school assembly of the fly-through rendering video of the Doherty Lotspeich Lower School! This assembly will include bags of Skinny Pop for students. If you have allergy concerns for your student, please send a safe snack that day.
Note: Pre-kindergarten students will have a viewing with their teachers. The video will be shared with parents at a later date.
Doherty Lotspeich Lower School Groundbreaking and Spirit Day on April 2
On Thursday, April 2, all kindergarten through 12th grade students will attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the Doherty Lotspeich Lower School. To celebrate this exciting event, students should wear their Stinger spirit!
Spring Enrichment — Sneak Peak!
Our FINAL session of enrichment will begin April 6 and run through May 15! On both campuses, we have a variety of activities for all ages.
- SKATE Cincinnati at Doherty for Grades 1-5
- Crouching Tiger Karate on both campuses for Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten
- Board Games and Beyond with Mrs. PG for Grades 1-5!
- And many more!
Look out for an email about registration coming later this month! You don’t want to miss out!
Summer String Camps
If your child is interested in continuing or starting their musical string instrument journey, please check out recommendations for summer from Michaela Hibbard, our strings teacher.
CCM Camp
Elementary Strings Camp (Grades K–5): June 1–5, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. ($350)
Elementary Strings Camp (Grades K–5): July 20–24, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. ($350)
Immanuel School of Music
Summer Strings Club (Approximately Grades 3-6): June 4-July 24, 5-6:30 p.m. on Thursdays in Northern Kentucky, Lakeside Park, about 20 minutes from Seven Hills
CCM Private Lessons
Contact Dr. Joyce Chan.
Private Violin Lessons
Near the Hillsdale Campus at the home of Maggie Niecamp.
CMA Silverton
See more at CMA Website.
Immanuel School of Music (NKY) Private Lessons
Contact me, Michaela Hibbard!
Parent Community News
Second Early Childhood “Think Tank” Meeting — Friday, April 3, 8:45-10 a.m.
Please join us for the second meeting of the Early Childhood Community “Think Tank.” We will have coffee and discuss how to make the Early Childhood Parent Community a success in 2027! Feel free to drop in as your time allows.
What to Know:
- Where? New Briggs Conference Room (in the former Resale Shop building across from Upper)
- When? Tuesday, April 3, 8:45-10 a.m.
- How much of a commitment is this? Attending one meeting does not require attendance at future meetings. Even if you can only come once, we would love to have you and hear your ideas.
- Can’t make it? You can also join virtually on Google Meet. Email Lauren Burns for meeting link
- Questions? Contact Lauren Burns.
Upcoming PC Events
- Thursday, March 19 — Dads Happy Hour, Nine Giants Brewery, 6 p.m.
- Friday, April 10 — Next quarterly Parent Committee meeting immediately following dropoff.
Walking Group
Join this WhatsApp group for dates and information! This is an ongoing, casual walking group that meets (weather permitting) on certain days after dropoff.
Call for Yearbook Pictures
Yearbook pictures are collected all school year! If you are volunteering at an event, chaperoning a field trip or watching a sporting event, don’t forget to send your best photos to lotspeichyearbook@7hills.org.
Announcements
Lower School Author Visit
You’re invited to order discounted, signed books from our two upcoming visiting authors — and they’ll be delivered right to your child’s classroom before the author’s visit!
- Pre-kindergarten — Amanda Driscoll on April 15. Order Amanda Driscoll books.
- Grades K–5 — Kelly Starling Lyons on April 20. Order Kelly Starling Lyons books.
The Bookshelf bookstore is hosting the sale and offering books at a discount. When ordering, select, “I would like to pick up this order.” Books will be delivered directly to Seven Hills, and families will NOT need to pick up the books. When each author visits, they will sign and personalize your child’s book.
Book orders will close on Monday, April 6.
VIP Day — April 17
One of our Lotspeich traditions is right around the corner — VIP Day! We will welcome many very important people to campus to see our students in action. Families, please see and share our invitation to special visitors, whom you invite on behalf of your children. Only RSVP once per family. Also, note that we will have an early dismissal for all students pre-kindergarten through fifth grade at 11:30 a.m. to allow visitors to continue their day with the children. We look forward to welcoming our visitors on April 17 to campus!
Grade 5 Closing Ceremony Swim Party
It’s hard to believe that we are at this time of year, but we need to start thinking about the end of the school year. We are starting to think about our Lower School farewell and how we will celebrate them. We need volunteers for the Fifth Grade Swim Party on Thursday, May 28, at the Cincinnati Sports Club, after the closing ceremonies. Please email Natasha Bishop if you can make it. We need four more volunteers. The time commitment would be 12:15-3:30 p.m.