Upper Arlington High School (Upper Arlington, Ohio)

Upper Arlington High School is the sole high school in the Upper Arlington City School District in Upper Arlington, Ohio, a northwest suburb of Columbus, Ohio. It receives students from Jones Middle School and Hastings Middle School. The principal of the high school is Mr. Kip Greenhill. The location of Upper Arlington high school is 1650 Ridegview Road, Columbus, Ohio. Its zip is 43221.

Academics

Upper Arlington High School offers Honors and Advanced Placement courses two to three years ahead of requirements and joined the International Baccalaureate program in 2005. As a requirement for graduation, Upper Arlington High School requires 4 credits in language arts, including a "Senior Thesis"; 3 credits in mathematics; 3 credits in science; 3 credits in social studies; 2 credits in foreign language, cooperative, and family and consumer sciences; 2 credits in industrial technology and business; 1 credit in art (either in music, visual arts, or drama); one half-credit in health and one half-credit in physical education; one half-credit in speech; and 3.5 credits in electives.cite web|url=http://school.uaschools.org/uaibhs/pdf/0708Program.pdf|title=Upper Arlington High School Program of Study|accessdate=2007-12-13|author=UAHS]

Awards

The school has received a number of accolades, including the highest number of National Merit Semi-Finalists in Ohio's public schools for three of the last four years, a nationally award-winning student newsmagazine, [http://www.arlingtonian.com Arlingtonian] , and the National Cup for the top orchestra in the country. It was the only school district in the nation to receive three White House honors as Service Learning Leaders.Fact|date=December 2007

Athletics

The high school sports teams are named the Golden Bears, a nickname shared by golf pro and UA alumnus Jack Nicklaus. Golden Bear teams are consistently ranked among the top Division I schools in Ohio, particularly in the sports of football, golf, tennis, basketball, water polo, cross country, lacrosse, swimming, and fencing. The Upper Arlington football team captured the Division One state title in football in 2000, and were led by Jeff Backes, who earned the Mr. Football Award for Ohio, and Simon Fraser, who went on to play for the Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns.

Upper Arlington has won the most Ohio High School Athletic Association team state championships in state history with 40. (St. Xavier High School has 39). Upper Arlington has also won titles in multiple other sports not sponsored by the OHSAA.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Table

List

* Boys Baseball - 1987, 1990 cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/baseball/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Baseball|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi]
* Boys Basketball - 1937 cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/boysbasketball/A.html|title=Yappi Sports Basketball A|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi]
* Boys Football – 2000 cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/football/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Football|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi]
* Boys Golf – 1941,1956,1960,1965,1968,1969,1972,1974,1977,1981,1982,1985,1986,1992,1993,1999,2006 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]
* Boys Swimming – 1985, 1986, 1987 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]
* Boys Track and Field – 1937, 1939 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]
* Girls Basketball - 1988 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]
* Girls Cross Country – 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1990 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]
* Girls Gymnastics - 1995 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]
* Girls Swimming – 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]
* Girls Track and Field – 1985 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]

Other team state championships

* Boys Tennis* - 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 cite web|url=http://www.otca.us/|title=Ohio Tennis Coaches' Association Web site|accessdate=2007-03-08|author=OTCA]
* Girls Tennis* - 1981, 1982, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 cite web|url=http://www.otca.us/|title=Ohio Tennis Coaches' Association Web site|accessdate=2007-03-08|author=OTCA]
* Boys Water Polo** - 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2004 cite web|url=http://www.ohssca.org/Waterpolo/waterpolochamps-boys.htm|title=Ohio High School Swim Coaches' Association-Boys Water Polo State Champions|accessdate=2007-03-08|author=OHSSCA]
* Girls Water Polo** - 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, cite web|url=http://www.ohssca.org/Waterpolo/Waterpolochamps-girls.htm|title=Ohio High School Swim Coaches' Association-Girls Water Polo State Champions|accessdate=2007-03-08|author=OHSSCA]
* Boys Lacrosse*** - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 cite web|url=http://www.ohsla.org/|title=Ohio High School Lacrosse Association|accessdate=2007-03-08|author=OHSSCA]
* Girls Lacrosse - 2008

: * Sponsored by The Ohio Tennis Coaches' Association: ** Sponsored by Ohio High School Swim Coaches Association: *** Sponsored by Ohio High School Lacrosse Association

Notable alumni

* Beverly D'Angelo - Actress.
* Jack Nicklaus - Professional golfer.
* George Smoot - Nobel Prize winning astrophysicist.
* John Spiker - Plays bass with Tenacious D.
* Simon Fraser - Atlanta Falcons football player
* Cameron Mitchell - Prominent Restauranteer

External links

* [http://www.uaschools.org Upper Arlington School District] Official Website
* [http://school.uaschools.org/uahs/ Upper Arlington High School] District Website

Notes and references