Worthington Kilbourne High School
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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 1,553 students in 2005-2006.[1] The school colors are black and royal blue and a Gray Wolf named "Lobo" is the mascot. The current principal is William Ed Dunaway.
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[edit] Principals
- Ron Porta (1991-1995)
- Dianna Lindsay (1995-2001)
- Santha Stall (2001-2004)
- William Ed Dunaway (2004-Present)
[edit] 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.
[edit] Athletics
- Boys Soccer—2000 Ohio High School Athletic Association State Champions[2]
- Boys Water Polo* - 2005 and 2007 State Champions [3]
- * Sponsored by the Ohio High School Swim Coaches' Association.
[edit] Academics
- Science Olympiad - 2006 Regionals runner-up, 2007 Regionals runner-up
[edit] 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.
[edit] Notes
- ^ 2005-2006 School Year Report Card (PDF). Ohio Department of Education. Retrieved on 2006-09-06.
- ^ OHSAA. Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
- ^ {{cite GirlsWater Polo* - 2007 State Champions <ref>{{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}}</li></ol></ref>
