Kilbourne High School (Worthington, Ohio)

Worthington Kilbourne High School is located in Columbus, Ohio and is part of the Worthington City School District. The school had an enrollment of approximately 1,250 students in 2007-2008.cite web | title = 2005-2006 School Year Report Card | publisher = Ohio Department of Education | url = http://www.ode.state.oh.us/reportcardfiles/2005-2006/BUILD/112094.pdf | format = PDF | accessdate = 2006-09-06] The school colors are black and royal blue and a Gray Wolf named "Lobo" is the mascot. The current principal is William Ed Dunaway.

Principals

* Ron Porta (1991-1995)
* Dianna Lindsay (1995-2001)
* Santha Stall (2001-2004)
* William Ed Dunaway (2004-Present)

History

Worthington Kilbourne was founded in 1991 to handle the increasing student body that Thomas Worthington High School was experiencing. The school was built at 1499 Hard Road, over top a Ravine, which lends itself to the name of the school newspaper. The Ravine (always capitalized) is central to the school both physically and communally. It has a stream that runs in it which biology and earth science classes conduct research on. In June 2006, after it was announced that any student participating in a senior prank would not be allowed to participate in the Commencement ceremony, the class of 2006 returned on a night the week after and plastered all the trees and the buildings with toilet paper. As of June 2007, remnants of the toilet paper can still be seen clearly looking out of the glass wall in the commons. The stream brought anxiety during the winter of 2004-2005. After heavy snows, the Worthington area experienced a large rainfall that when combined with the melting snow caused the level of the stream to rise dramatically causing the administration to worry that lasting damage would be done to the school and that the structural integrity of the building could be compromised. It was later determined that there was no lasting damage.

Athletics

* Boys Soccer—2000 Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championscite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]
* Boys Water Polo* - 2005 and 2007 State Champions cite GirlsWater Polo* - 2007 State Champions 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] : * Sponsored by the Ohio High School Swim Coaches' Association.

Academics

*Science Olympiad - 2006 Regionals runner-up, 2007 Regionals runner-up, 2008 Regionals first place-3rd place Herpetology states, 4th place in Chem Lab, 4th place Rocks and Minerals
*Beat Solon!
*Kilbourne is better than Thomas!

Arts in Action

Arts in Action is an event that takes place every year in the spring, where students of the school are given a forum to display their works of art. This can take the shape of paintings, photography, sculptures, singing, and instrumental performance. One of the main events of this day is the highly competitive throw down, where potters race to create a clay pot on potters' wheels. Each match is a head to head match and the tournament is single elimination. Five points are awarded and he winner is the person who wins at least three points. One point is awarded for the first potter to center his clay. The other four points are awarded after the match is over, 10 minutes later. Another point is awarded for the tallest pot, and one point for the thinnest walls. If a potter has won these hree points, it is known as a technical win and the other two points are not awarded (as there are only 2 points left, the other potter cannot win). If however a technical win does not happen, a panel of three judges (two students and a teacher or administrator chosen at the start of the 10 minute period) will vote on which pot they think is better based on artistic merits and creativity. The potter who gets at least two votes from the panel wins two points. Often, the final match is judged by three former champions (sometimes current students, sometimes alumni).

Other activities during the day may include the HOME BASE class building a house in the middle of the commons, inflatable games being brought into the gym, a variety of vendors selling food, drinks, and desserts in the hallways, band, orchestral and choral ensemble performances, and some charity related carnival style games.

Black Watch

The Kilbourne Black Watch is a group of students who want to see all students excell at Worthington Kilbourne.

The Kilbourne Black Watch was formed in 2007 by 35 WKHS students with the support of their advisor, history teacher John Jordan. The purpose of the organization is to build a spirit of community among WKHS students by offering mutual support for student activities of all kinds. Members of the Black Watch make it their goal to attend at least one home game/match/meet of every WKHS team, one performance of each of the WKHS performing arts groups, and otherwise encourage the efforts of their fellow students in their diverse pursuits. Events which Black Watch members are encouraged to attend are published on a register called “The Watch List.”

When Kilbourne Black Watch members attend an event, they dress in black and sometimes paint their faces royal blue in the manner of the Scottish warriors in the film “Braveheart.” Some members sport a standardized black T-shirt. The front features the Kilbourne Black Watch flag, a black WKHS “K” emblazoned upon the Cross of St. Andrew, the flag of Scotland. The back features the regimental badge of the actual Black Watch regiment in royal blue and white, with the name “Kilbourne” visible across the base of the badge. The back also features the slogan “Alba Gu Bra! Kilburnie Gu Bra!” which means, “Scotland Forever! Kilbourne Forever!” The Kilbourne Black Watch thus honors the Scottish legacy of the school’s namesake, the Rev. James Kilbourne.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.worthington.k12.oh.us/schools/wkhs/ Official Website]
* [http://chess.wkhs.googlepages.com/ WKHS Chess Club Website]
* [http://www.kilbournebands.org/ WKHS Bands Website]
* [http://www.kilbournewolves.com/ WKHS Athletic Department Website]
* [http://www.kilbournecurling.com/ Kilbourne Curling Website]