Darby High School (Hilliard, Ohio)

Infobox Secondary school
name = Hilliard Darby High School

established = 1996
type = Public high school
principal = Ryan McClure
Dawn Sayre (9)
Mindy Mordarski (9)
Mike McDonough (10-12)
Phil Smith (10-12)
city = Hilliard
state = Ohio
country = USA
students = 2,200+
website = [http://www.hilliard.k12.oh.us/dby/ HDHS]

Hilliard Darby High School is a high school in Hilliard, Ohio. It is the larger (by enrollment) of the two operating high schools in the Hilliard City School District, the other being Hilliard Davidson High School. It is the largest high school in Franklin County.

It opened in the 1997-1998 school year at 4200 Leppert Road, and despite a reputed capacity of 1,800, it currently holds over 2,200 students. [cite web|url=http://www.schoolmatters.com/app/location/q/stid=36/llid=118/stllid=172/locid=964601/site=pes|title=School Matters Overview|accessdate=2007-08-29] The current enrollment is expected to decrease when the district's third high school, Hilliard Bradley High School, is opened in fall 2009.

Darby's current principal is Ryan McClure. He is Hilliard Darby's third principal following Jeffrey R. Reinhard and David J. Stewart. The latest former principal, Stewart, will be moving to Bradley upon its opening. [cite web |url=http://hilliardschools.org/news/newsRelease.cfm?releaseID=012808 |title=Hilliard City Schools: News Release |accessdate=2008-03-27 |author=Hilliard City School District] Darby also has two freshman vice principals, Dawn Sayre and Mindy Mordarski, and two 10-12 grade vice principals, Mike McDonough and Phil Smith. The school's sports teams are known as the Panthers, and the school's colors are black, white, and Columbia blue.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

* Girls' Softball - 2000

Ohio High School Athletic Association Individual State Champions

* Girls Tennis - Kavitha Tiperneni - 1998 Division 1 Singles cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2007-10-29|author=OHSAA]
* Girls Track - Chaquerra Allen - 2004 Division 1 Long Jump cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2007-10-29|author=OHSAA]
* Boys Golf - David Haley - 2007 Division 1 Medalist (Ethan Tracy finished 2nd) cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2007-10-29|author=OHSAA]

ee also

* Hilliard City School District
*Hilliard Davidson High School
*Hilliard Bradley High School
*Hilliard Memorial Middle School
*Hilliard Weaver Middle School
*Hilliard Heritage Middle School
*Hilliard, Ohio

External links

* [http://www.hilliard.k12.oh.us/ Hilliard City School District] Official Website
* [http://www.hilliard.k12.oh.us/dby/ Hilliard Darby High School] Official Website
* [http://www.pantherpressonline.org/ Hilliard Darby Newspaper] Website
* [http://darbytheatre.com// Hilliard Darby Theatre] Website

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