Olentangy Liberty High School (Powell, Ohio)

Olentangy Liberty High School
Address
3574 Home Road Powell, Ohio, (Delaware County), 43065  United States
Coordinates	40°11′53″N 83°5′56″W / 40.19806°N 83.09889°W / 40.19806; -83.09889Coordinates: 40°11′53″N 83°5′56″W / 40.19806°N 83.09889°W / 40.19806; -83.09889
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational high school
Established	2003
Opened	2003
School district	Olentangy Local School District
Superintendent	Wade Lucas[1]
Dean	Greg Nossaman
Principal	Randy Wright[1]
Vice principal	Carrie Reis Molly Walker
Staff	Mark Hess (Mathematics)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1467  (June 2, 2010)
Grade 9	386
Grade 10	356
Grade 11	344
Grade 12	371
Average class size	350
Color(s)	Blue and Silver [1]
Fight song	Orange and Blue
Athletics conference	Ohio Capital Conference[1]
Mascot	Puff Daddy Patriot
Team name	Patriots[1]
Rival	Olentangy, Olentangy Orange, Big Walnut
National ranking	343
Newspaper	The Cannon
Yearbook	Silver Bullet
Athletic Director	Tom Gerhardt[1]
Website	School Website

Olentangy Liberty High School is a public comprehensive secondary school located in Powell, Ohio. The school was established in 2003 and is the second of three high schools in the Olentangy Local School District. OLHS was rated "Excellent" on the 2005/2006 State report card.* In 2007, the school was ranked as the 343rd best high school in the U.S. by Newsweek. ^[2]

In The Know

Olentangy Liberty's In the Know team is one of the best in central Ohio. Coached by art teacher, Beth Lucek, the In the Know team competes in a variety of events including WOSU's In the Know TV broadcast tournament. The WOSU team for 2010-2011 includes seniors and team captains Max Dunbar, Ryan Menges, Jay Shah, and Grace Pyo.

Sports

Olentangy Liberty has an outstanding wrestling team. Head coach Mark Marinelli, aka "The Don", is a Central District Wrestling Coaches Association Division 2 coach of year in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2007. As a competitor, he was a Ohio High School State Wrestling Champion, 3x place winner at Columbus Saint Francis DeSales High School [SFDHS] for the Stallions and a 2x NCAA All-American as a Buckeye at The Ohio State University [OSU]. He was also named in the 100 best Ohio wrestlers of the 20th century.

Olentangy Liberty's boys cross country team is becomming one of the best programs in the state of Ohio. Head coach Jared Mills has taken the program to a new level since becomming head coach in 2007. Currently the boy's team is in the top 10 in the state and has many top individual runners. Look for the team this postseason as they try to capture the first state title in school history.

Ohio Capital Conference Championships

• Football: 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008
• Boys Soccer: 2006, 2007
• Girls Soccer: 2006, 2007, 2009
• Girls Cross Country: 2007
• Boys Golf: 2006, 2007
• Girls Volleyball: 2007, 2009
• Gymnastics: 04-05
• Girls Swimming: 06-07, 07-08, 08-09, 09-10
• Boys Swimming: 2010
• Ice Hockey: 2010, 2011
• Baseball: 2005, 2009, 2010
• Mens Lacrosse: 2006, 2007
• Boys Tennis: 2009
• Boys Volleyball: 2009
• Boys Track: 2009, 2010
• Boys Cross Country: 2011

Arts

Olentangy Liberty has an active music and theater program, featuring a marching band, jazz band, multiple choirs, and orchestra; the music program also features two pop and show choirs: Sounds of Liberty, a mixed ensemble, and Liberty Belles, an all-female ensemble.

Academics

Olentangy Liberty boasts a variety of Advanced Placement courses in many different subjects. These are offered to sophomores, juniors, and seniors and Liberty students have consistently scored high enough on the AP Exams to receive college course credit. In 2010, Olentangy Liberty boasted two National Merit Semifinalists.

See also

• Olentangy High School
• Olentangy Orange High School

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". http://www.cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=1238. Retrieved 2010-02-17. 
2. ^ America's Top Public High Schools | Newsweek Best High Schools | Newsweek.com

External links

• Olentangy Liberty High School

Alumni