After St. Bartholomew Consolidated School in Springfield Township finished a successful coat drive for the needy this winter, members of Girl Scout Cadette Troop No. 4661, decided hats should go with the coats.

Scout members and their troop leaders, Georgia Coddington and Mary Ficker, decided to make the hats rather than collect them.

The process involved learning how to use a sewing machine, laying and cutting out patterns and stitching them together.

Troop members went to Sew-Ezy Sewing Studio, 11427 Lebanon Road, Sharonville, where they took a two-hour course on the basics of measuring, trimming and sewing fleece hats.

"I am really delighted how they enjoyed learning how to use a sewing machine," Coddington said. "They each made a hat at the studio. They learned how to cut and to assemble the hats in two hours."

That was just the beginning. On a Saturday morning during Christmas break, the girls - Juliana Bergen, Jessyka Sweeney-Flowers, Liz Huff, Mary Mushaben, Maria Rodenberg, Olivia Kempf, Michelle Kohler, Erin Coddington and Kellie Asmus - worked for four hours making 50 fleece hats.

They donated the hats to St.Vincent de Paul Society, West End.

Scholarship winner

Sue Wolven will start her observation of National Social Worker Month in March with a prestigious scholarship award.

Wolven, a residential treatment supervisor in the Hamilton County Department, Children's Service Division, won the 2004 David S. Liederman Scholarship.

The $12,000 award was given by the Child Welfare League of America for Wolven's commitment to serving youth. She has been an employee with the agency for 29 years.

"I feel really honored because there are so many people who give so much time to children service," Wolven said. Although single with no children, the Mount Washington woman said she has probably spent more time in schools and hospitals dealing with children issues than some parents.

She said she plans to use the scholarship to complete work on a master's degree at the University of Cincinnati.

The national scholarship program is designed to help agency employees pursue a master's degree in social work or other relevant degree.

Teacher recognized

Laura Hendricks, a language arts teacher at Pleasant Run Middle School, got special recognition from a former student, Cherokee Brown, a Northwest High School senior. Brown nominated Hendricks for Who's Who Among America's Teachers.

Student joins Bible program

Jennifer Castellano, a junior at Taylor University, Upland, Ind., is studying at the Focus on the Family Institute in Colorado Springs during the spring semester. The values-oriented, biblically based program examines family issues.

The daughter of Deborah and August Castellano of Loveland is a graduate of Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy.

Five named to dean's lists

These students have been named to the fall dean's list at their college or university:

Anne Behnke, a freshman pre-economics major at the University of Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Christian Schools graduate is the daughter of Curt and Peggy Behnke of Greenhills.

Anne Sammarco, a sophomore molecular biology and Spanish major at Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y. The Summit Country Day School graduate is the daughter of RuthAnn and G. James Sammarco of Clifton.

Erica Harney-Thompson, a criminal-justice major at the University of Cincinnati. The Winton Woods High School graduate is the daughter of Sharon Harney of Clifton and Anthony Scales of Cleveland.

Kristen Kerkhoff, a chemistry major who earned a 4.0 grade point average at Wilmington College. The Dater High School graduate is the daughter of Carla and Rick Kerkhoff of Westwood.

Regina Kayse, a junior at Loyola University in Chicago who studied at Loyola's Rome Center, Italy, in the fall. The Seton High School graduate is the daughter of Mary and Mike Kayse of Delhi Township.

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