Thomas Worthington High School (Worthington, Ohio)

Thomas Worthington High School
Address
300 West Dublin Granville Road
Worthington, Ohio
Worthington, Ohio, (Franklin County), 43085
 United States
Information
Type Public, Coeducational high school
School district Worthington
Superintendent Thomas Tucker[1]
Principal James Gaskill[1]
Vice principal Julie King
Asst. Principal Rebecca Chattman, Gene Smith
Grades 9-12
Color(s) Blue and Red[1]         
Song "Oh, Worthington" (Words and Music by Henry Shuster, 1955)
Athletics conference Ohio Capital Conference[1]
Mascot Cardinal
Nickname Cards
Team name Cardinals[1]
Rival Worthington Kilbourne High School
Accreditation(s) North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
Average SAT scores 1170
Average ACT scores 27
Newspaper The Phoenix
Endowment Approximately 1700 (2010-2011)
Athletic Director Dan Girard[1]
Website [1]

Thomas Worthington High School ("TWHS") is located in Worthington, Ohio, TWHS has historically been among the top performing high schools in Ohio in terms of academics. The school was formerly named Worthington High School until the 1991 opening of Worthington Kilbourne High School

Thomas Worthington is the largest school in the Worthington City School District. The Thomas Worthington mascot is the cardinal, and the school colors are red and blue. There are approximately 1700 students. 2006-2007 principal Dr. Richard Littell stepped down from his position Tuesday, July 10, 2007 for a position teaching English at the nearby Worthington Kilbourne High School. Jim Gaskill has filled the position of principal since the 2007-2008 school year.[2]

Students from Thomas Worthington primarily come from Kilbourne and Worthingway and Phoenix Middle Schools. They also come from Phoenix Middle School, the alternative school, if they would otherwise have gone to Kilbourne or Worthingway.

Contents

Academics

http://www.city-data.com/school/thomas-worthington-high-school-oh.html

Ohio Report Card http://www.ode.state.oh.us/gd/templates/pages/ode/odedetail.aspx?page=279

Clubs and activities

Clubs and organizations

Thomas Worthington offers many clubs and organizations to its students.[3]

* OMEA State Superior Rating in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Athletics

The following sports are available to students

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

Other athletic accomplishments

Track and Field: 2011 4x200m State Champions (K. Girgis, A. Maetzold, A. Austin, N. Kyeremeh) http://cron.flocasts.org/coverage/238841-OHSAA-Ohio-Outdoor-Track-Field-Championships-2011/video/494553-Thomas-Worthington-D1-Boys-4x2-State-Champ

*Sponsored by the Ohio High School Swim Coaches Association
**Sponsored by the Ohio High School Lacrosse Association

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". http://www.cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=1738. Retrieved 2010-02-17. 
  2. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/?. Retrieved 2010-02-17. 
  3. ^ "2009–2010 THOMAS WORTHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY PROGRAMS". Worthington City Schools. http://www.worthington.k12.oh.us/schools/TWHS/activities/activities.pdf. Retrieved 7 September 2010. 
  4. ^ "2009 Convention – Club Point Summary" (PDF). Ohio Junior Classical League. 2009. http://www.ohiojcl.org/conv/09/results/09_club_point_summary.pdf. Retrieved 10 August 2009. 
  5. ^ "Constitution of the Ohio Junior Classical League" (PDF). Ohio Junior Classical League. March 2008. http://ohiojcl.org/resources/080309_OJCL_Constitution.pdf. Retrieved 18 September 2009. "...by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL." 
  6. ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". http://www.yappi.com/baseball/StateChamps.html. Retrieved 2007-02-12. 
  7. ^ a b c d e f OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". http://www.ohsaa.org/. Retrieved 2006-12-31. 
  8. ^ "OHSAA All-Time State Field Hockey Tournament Participation". The Ohio High School Athletic Association. http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/history/FH/tourn_participation.htm. Retrieved 8 November 2011. 
  9. ^ Emerine, Brad (2011-11-06). "Field hockey: Thomas Worthington wins in overtime". The Columbus Dispatch. http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2011/11/06/thomas-worthington-wins-in-overtime.html. Retrieved 8 November 2011. 
  10. ^ OHSSCA. "Ohio High School Swim Coaches' Association-Girls Swimming State Champions". http://www.ohssca.org/History/girlsstateteamchamps.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-08. 
  11. ^ OHSSCA. "Ohio High School Swim Coaches' Association-Boys Water Polo State Champions". http://www.ohssca.org/Waterpolo/waterpolochamps-boys.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-08. 
  12. ^ OHSLA. "Ohio High School Lacrosse Association-Boys Lacrosse State Champions". http://www.ohsla.org. Retrieved 2011-02-08. 
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