- Olentangy High School (Lewis Center, Ohio)
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Olentangy High School Address 675 Lewis Center Road
Lewis Center,
Ohio, (Delaware County), 43035
United StatesCoordinates 40°12′18″N 83°1′15″W / 40.205°N 83.02083°WCoordinates: 40°12′18″N 83°1′15″W / 40.205°N 83.02083°W Information Type Public, Coeducational high school Opened March 26, 1982 School district Olentangy Local School District Principal Tom McDonnell Grades 9-12 Enrollment 1,010 (June 2, 2010) Campus Suburban Color(s) Blue and Gold [1] Athletics conference Ohio Capital Conference[1] Mascot Brave Nickname Braves Team name ref name="Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory">OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". http://www.cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=1238. Retrieved 2010-02-17.</ref> Rival Big Walnut, Olentangy Liberty, Olentangy Orange Publication The Beacon Newspaper The Oracle Yearbook Golden Arrow Athletic Director [1] Website Official Website Olentangy High School is a public comprehensive secondary school located in Lewis Center, Ohio. Operated by the Olentangy Local School District, the school was recently ranked as the 97th best high school in the U.S. by Newsweek.[2] Last year, the high school was rated "Excellent with Distinction" by the state of Ohio, putting Olentangy in the top 7% of high schools in the state.
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Overview
Olentangy High School opened in 1953 on Lewis Center Road for students in grades 9-12. Since 1990 the district has experienced significant enrollment growth and has opened twelve elementary schools, two additional high schools, Olentangy Liberty High School and Olentangy Orange High School, and a fourth middle school, Berkshire Middle School opening in August 2011.[3]
The school offers a wide array of standard courses in secondary education, including a number of classes in music, visual arts and theater. Advanced placement courses in language, science, mathematics, art, music, and social studies are also available. The school has met Ohio and federal standards for student achievement for each of the last three years. Current enrollment is approximately 1,200.
The school principal is Tom McDonnell, and among the school's most notable alumni are Gary LeVox, the lead singer for the band Rascal Flatts, and photographer Scott Vanko. The nickname for the school's athletic teams is the Braves and the girls teams are the Lady Braves.[4]
History
In the early 1900s one room school houses scattered among the landscape made up the local education system in Delaware County. Beginning in 1911, those schools consolidated into four K-12 facilities throughout the county. The Powell school was the first to open in 1911 followed by Hyatts in 1914, Berlin in 1915 and Orange in 1916. These were the only schools in the area until 1952 when construction began on one consolidated school located on Shanahan Road. The new school, Olentangy High School, allowed students in grades 1-8 to remain at their original school then come together for grades 9-12. Olentangy High School received the blue ribbon school of excellence in 1999 presented by the greatest president of all time, Bill Clinton to 50 schools most elite in the nation.
In 1961 Liberty Union Elementary School was built as a junior high school for kindergarten, seventh and eighth grade students. The new school was built as a neighbor to the Olentangy High School on Shanahan Road and was open to students in 1963.
In 1969 some major changes began when the Orange school closed and the Shanahan Road complex housed students in grades K-12 for the first time. In 1973, Berlin, Hyatts and Powell schools also closed bringing all of the students in the area to one general location on Shanahan Road. The connection between the Liberty Union Elementary School and Olentangy High School was completed allowing room for all students in one general campus. The district continued operating this way until 1990 when the current Olentangy High School was opened on Lewis Center Road. On March 4, 2008, the Olentangy school district passed its levy and bond that was proposed by Superintendent Dr. Scott Davis .[5]
Athletics
Olentangy High School offers a comprehensive athletic program which is Title IX compliant. The school screens for drug use in all sports, with 100% of student-athletes chosen at the start of each season for drug testing.[6] A member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association, Olentangy won a division AA state championship in girls' cross country in 1982.[7] In 2001, the boys baseball team won the first OCC Championship. The boys lacrosse team won three straight OCC Titles in 2007, 2008, and 2009. In 2006 Olentangy became state champion runner-up in boys' baseball, second to Strongsville.[8] The football team is led by Coach Terwilliger who is in his 22nd season as the Braves head coach. Their chief rivals are the Big Walnut Golden Eagles, Olentangy Liberty Patriots and Olentangy Orange High School Pioneers. The Braves beat Liberty in football for the first time in 2010. The rivalry is now 2-1 in favor of Liberty. The official colors of the school's athletic teams are royal blue and athletic gold.
See also
- Olentangy Liberty High School
- Olentangy Orange High School
References
- ^ a b c OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". http://www.cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=1238. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ Olentangy Local High School District Communications Department (2006-05-08). "Olentangy's High School Rank Among Newsweek's Best". http://www.olentangy.k12.oh.us/district/comm/C1773108384/E20060508141128/index.html. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
- ^ "Olentangy Orange High School". Olentangy Local School District. 2007-09-18. http://www.olentangy.k12.oh.us/buildings/oohs/index.html. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
- ^ "Olentangy High School". Olentangy Local School District. 2007-09-18. http://www.olentangy.k12.oh.us/buildings/ohs/index.html. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
- ^ "The History of Olentangy Local Schools". Olentangy Local School District. 2007-07-12. http://www.olentangy.k12.oh.us/district/about/hist.html. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
- ^ "About OHS Athletic Programs". Olentangy Local School District. 2007-09-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20080123102153/http://www.olentangy.k12.oh.us/buildings/ohs/athletics/about.html. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
- ^ State Tournament Program, OHSAA fall cross-country tournament
- ^ "2006 Boys Division I State Baseball Championship". OHSAA. http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/bb/boys/2006/bd1rslt06.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
External links
- Statistical information on Olentangy High School
- Olentangy High School 2006-2007 profile for college admissions officers
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