Olentangy Orange High School (Lewis Center, Ohio)
Olentangy Orange High School is a public comprehensive secondary school located in Lewis Center, Ohio. As the third and newest high school in the Olentangy Local School District, it opened on August 10, 2008 with the first classes starting on August 20, 2008. The school serves students from all or small portions of the unincorporated community of Lewis Center and the city of Westerville, as well as Genoa and Orange Townships in Delaware County. The high school serves one cul-de-sac in Franklin County as well. The design of the building is set up to be identical to Olentangy Liberty High School.
There were only about 800 students in ninth through eleventh grade for the 2008/09 school year, as the seniors were allowed to graduate at their previous school, but school officials anticipated enrollment to climb to nearly 1,200 students come the 2009/10 school year.[2]
For the 2009-2010 school year, Orange was ranked 14th in academics in Ohio out of 658 schools.[3]
- Baseball
- The Olentangy Orange High School Baseball team had its first win against Sparta Highland High School (6-4) and finished Just below .500 in their inaugural season.
- Show Choir
- The Olentangy Orange High School Show Choir's name is Revolution. They not only won a competition held through local radio station Sunny 95, but they also finished 4th in a statewide competition.
- Theatre
- In November 2010, Orangelight Productions performed To Kill a Mockingbird amid much controversy.[4] It was selected as one of the best shows in the state, as it was chosen to be performed at the State Thespian Conference.
- Soccer
- The first athletic win in school history was a victory by the Varsity Girls' Soccer team over Central Crossing High School, 2-0. They finished their inaugural season by finishing the Central District Runners-up to Bexley High School. They are supposed to move up to Division I in the 2009-2010 school year. In the 2009-2010 season, they advanced to regionals and placed 4th in the state. They were also OCC Champions. The 2009 Boys Varsity team finished their season with one loss to Gahanna Lincoln. They later moved on to win the Ohio Capital Conference Capital Division, the Ohio High School Athletic Association Central District, and lost a disappointing 1-0 regional final game to Gahanna Lincoln. They finished ranked 3rd in the state. In 2010, the Boys Varsity team finished the season after losing in the State Semi-Finals.
- Cross Country
- The Boys Cross-Country team won third place at the Westerville Classic Invitational in Division II-III on August 30, 2008, winning the first trophy in Orange High School history.
- Football
- The team is coached by Brian Cross, who had previously head coached at Grove City and Canton-McKinley High School. In 2008, the Football team won their first game ever against Marion Elgin by the score of 21-20. The first touchdown in school history was an 11 yard connection between quarterback Corey Joe and tight end Andy Ebersbach. The game ball was placed in the school's trophy case. The team went on to win the following game but sputtered down the stretch to finish its inaugural season with a 3-7 record. In 2009, the team finished its regular season at 8-2. They qualified for the playoffs & won the OCC Championship after defeating Delaware Hayes High School in their final game. In postseason play, they won their opening round game at home against Dresden Tri-Valley, but lost their second game against Marion-Franklin.
| Conference Champions |
Playoff Berth |
| Pioneer Football |
| Season |
Conference |
Division |
Regular season |
Postseason results |
| Wins |
Losses |
| 2008 |
OCC Capital |
III |
3 |
7 |
|
| 2009 |
OCC Capital |
II |
8 |
2 |
Won First Round vs Dresden Tri-Valley 28-21
Lost Second Round vs Marion-Franklin 25-36 |
| 2010 |
OCC Capital |
II |
6 |
4 |
|
| 2011 |
OCC Capital |
I |
8 |
2 |
Lost First Round vs Hilliard Davidson 0-22 |
| Total |
25 |
15 |
(includes only regular season) |
| 1 |
2 |
(includes only the postseason) |
| 26 |
17 |
(includes both regular season and postseason) |
- Golf
- The Boys' Golf team was one of the first teams to make it to the playoffs in the history of Orange as they advanced to the Division II state tournament in the 2008-2009 school year. Girls' two-time captain, Kristen Helmsdoerfer, advanced to the state tournament in both 2008 and 2009.
- Ice Hockey
- The Ice Hockey Team was established in 2008 and competes in the Capital Hockey Conference. They have been successful, placing second in the 2008 Adam Allgeyer Tournament 44 Division and First in the 2009 Midwest Classic Red Division with a 4-0 record.
- Wrestling
- The Wrestling Team, coached by Brian Nicola, was established in 2008 as a Division III team. In 2009, they were moved to Division I. During the 2009-2010 season, the Orange Wrestlers won their first OCC title, advancing them into sectionals and pushing them into districts.[5]
- In The Know
- The In The Know team was created during the opening year of the school. During the 2010-2011 season, they won second place in their division, losing to Olentangy Liberty in the final round. They proceeded to win second place at the Paul Boyd tournament.
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