Olentangy High School
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| Established | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Type | Public comprehensive secondary |
| Principal | Mindy Farry |
| Faculty | 101 |
| Students | 1,653 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 675 Lewis Center Road, Lewis Center, Ohio 43035, USA |
| District | Olentangy Local School District |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Blue & Gold |
| Mascot | Brave |
| Yearbook | 'Golden Arrow' |
| Newspaper | 'The Beacon' |
| Nickname | Braves |
| Website | Olentangy High School |
Olentangy High School is a U.S. public high school located in Lewis Center, Ohio, part of the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area. Operated by the Olentangy Local School District, the school was recently ranked as the 197th best high school in the U.S. by Newsweek.[1]
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[edit] Overview
Olentangy High School opened in 1990 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, a second high school, Olentangy Liberty High School, and a fourth middle school. The district's third high school, Olentangy Orange High School, is expected to open for the 2008 school year and will draw some students from those who now attend Olentangy and Liberty.[2]
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 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 1,900 with a student-teacher ratio of 16-to-1.
World renound World of Warcraft player Dan Harman is a present teacher there, and freshman hero Matt Cannon currently attends the school.
The school principal is Melinda G. Farry, and among the school's most notable alumni are Gary LeVox, the lead singer for the band Rascal Flatts and photographer Joseph L. Harris. The nickname for the school's athletic teams is the Braves.[3]
[edit] 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.
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 4th, 2008, the Olentangy school district passed its levy and bond that was proposed by Superintendint Dr. Scott Davis.[4]
[edit] Athletics
Olentangy High School offers a comprehensive athletic program which is Title IX compliant. Always whittling away the familys' rights to privacy when possible, the school screens for drug use in all sports, with 10% of student-athletes chosen at the start of each season for random drug testing.[5] A member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association, Olentangy won a division AA state championship in girls cross country in 1982.[6] In 2006 Olentangy became state champion runner-up in boy's baseball, second to Strongsville.[7] Their chief rivals are the Big Walnut Golden Eagles and the Olentangy Liberty Patriots.
[edit] References
- ^ Olentangy Local High School District Communications Department (2006-05-08). Olentangy's High School Rank Among Newsweek's Best. Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
- ^ Olentangy Orange High School. Olentangy Local School District (2007-09-18). Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ Olentangy High School. Olentangy Local School District (2007-09-18). Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ The History of Olentangy Local Schools. Olentangy Local School District (2007-07-12). Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ About OHS Athletic Programs. Olentangy Local School District (2007-09-24). Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ State Tournament Program, OHSAA fall cross-country tournament
- ^ 2006 Boys Division I State Baseball Championship. OHSAA. Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
