Submitted by Loveland City Schools.
Hannah Laman, junior at Loveland High School, has been selected as one of the finalists for the 2020 Simon Lazarus, Jr., Human Relations Award by the American Jewish Committee. The award honors her as an outstanding student volunteer with a demonstrated passion for making the community a better place to live. 
With this award, the AJC recognizes Hannah for her desire to serve others, in combination with imagination and initiative that has enabled her to have a tremendous impact on many lives. Hannah was only eight years old when she co-founded Adopt A Book, which over the past nine years has disseminated more than 165,000 new and gently used books through schools, shelters, clinics and organizations that serve children in need. Earlier this year, Adopt A Book received the 2020 State Literacy Award by the Library of Congress.
The AJC has honored student volunteers with the Simon Lazarus, Jr. Human Relations Award for the past 55 years. This year, one junior winner, four junior finalists, one senior winner and four senior finalists were selected for their exemplary volunteer accomplishments. In addition to Hannah, the following students received the 2020 award:
Caitlin Broderick (junior winner, Wyoming High School); Alivia Hyland (junior finalist, Saint Ursula Academy); Anna MacLennan (junior finalist, Anderson High School); Tamar Sella (junior finalist, Walnut Hills High School); Jillian Rice (senior winner, Indian Hill High School); Sean Fallis (senior finalist, Bethel-Tate High School); Abby Jarrold (senior finalist, Archbishop McNicholas High School); Jordynn Jenkins (senior finalist Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy); Dalal Shalash (senior finalist, Mercy McAuley High School).
Works by Lilly Rohling selected for Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition
Loveland High School Junior Lilly Rohling’s two artworks “Shower Frenzy” (colored pencil drawing) and “Inclination” (video) have been selected for the 2020 Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition.
The exhibition, now in its 50th year, is open to all of Ohio’s 1,112 public and private high schools and dedicated to the educational and artistic advancement of talented youth in the state. The purpose is to provide budding artists with opportunities to advance their talent through scholarships and entering their work in a competition.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, no official awards ceremony – or actual exhibit – will take place this year. Executive Director of the Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition expressed his disappointment:
“This was not the year that any of us had planned. One of the highlights of my school year is having the honor of recognizing Ohio’s talented young artists in person. My heart is heavy for the 2020 student-artists who were selected for an exhibition that was never hung.”
300 winners were selected from 15 regions across the state.
For the full listing, see this link.