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Ottawa Hills High School (Ohio)

Coordinates: 41°40′11″N 83°37′53″W / 41.66972°N 83.63139°W / 41.66972; -83.63139
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Ottawa Hills High School
School's side entrance
Address
Map
2532 Evergreen Road

, ,
43606

United States
Coordinates41°40′11″N 83°37′53″W / 41.66972°N 83.63139°W / 41.66972; -83.63139
Information
TypePublic, Coeducational high school
School districtOttawa Hills Local Schools
SuperintendentAdam Fineske[1]
PrincipalBen McMurray[1] (Jr./Sr. High School), Jeremy Bauer (Elementary School)
Grades9-12
Color(s)Kelly Green and White[1]   
Fight songStand Up and Cheer
Athletics conferenceToledo Area Athletic Conference[1]
MascotGreen Bear (formerly the Green Arrows)
Team nameGreen Bears[1]
RivalToledo Christian
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
NewspaperThe Arrowhead
YearbookMesasa
Athletic DirectorTamara Talmadge
Websitewww.ottawahillsschools.org

Ottawa Hills High School is a public high school in the village of Ottawa Hills, Ohio, United States, just west of Toledo. It is the only high school in the Ottawa Hills Local Schools district. The school's mascot is the Green Bears.

Appearance

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The high school is attached to Ottawa Hills Junior High, and as a whole the building is commonly referred to as Ottawa Hills Junior/Senior High School or OHJHS by the villagers. Just outside is a flagpole built by Alumni of OHHS. The Liberty Memorial was added to the area around the flagpole with donations from community members and alumni. The Liberty Memorial was designed by Ottawa Hills resident and architect Todd Kime.[3]

Students

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The school frequently consists of between 300 and 400 high school students. Known for academics, students at Ottawa Hills excel with a college preparatory curriculum. In 2015, Newsweek ranked Ottawa Hills High School number #1 in Ohio and #45 in the nation.[4][5][citation needed][6][7][8][9]

Athletics

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The Green Bears have won multiple state titles. Most recently, the boys' golf team won the 2013 Division III State Championship. Boys' basketball made it to the state final four for the first time in school history in March 2010, losing to Newark Catholic 48–36 in the state semifinals. In 2008 the Boys' soccer team defeated Worthington Christian 1–0, becoming the first school from Northwest Ohio to win a state soccer title.

  • The football team is tied for the most consecutive victories by a Northwest Ohio team with a 23-game winning streak from 1972 to 1974 (two undefeated seasons). Coach Norm Niedermeier was the football head coach for 40 years from 1957 to 1996, with 4 undefeated teams.
  • The boys' tennis team qualified for states for the first time in school history in 2016. The Green Bears defeated Lexington High School 3-0 after having a 9-year losing streak to them in the Regional Finals.
  • The women's dance team received second in state for POM division and fourth in state in Jazz division in 2017.[10]
  • In the year of 2018 the soccer and lacrosse team were state runners-up. The baseball team and tennis team also went to the regional finals. The football team won their conference.
  • The tennis team advanced to the state finals in 2019.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  2. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  3. ^ "LibMem_History - Ottawa Hills Local School District". SchoolPointe Inc. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  4. ^ "Ottawa Hills ranked top Ohio high school". The Blade. 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  5. ^ "US News Ranking". Archived from the original on 2015-12-23.
  6. ^ "Ottawa Hills High gets gold medal ranking". The Blade. 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  7. ^ "2018 Ottawa Hills High School Rankings". Niche. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  8. ^ "A GPA for every school district in Ohio and ranking best to worst: Ottawa Hills, Solon lead". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  9. ^ "Ottawa Hills' "Straight A" District Report Card Stands Alone for Third Year in a Row". Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  10. ^ "OASSA State Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-15.
  11. ^ "Ottawa Hills Schools Foundation".
  12. ^ Dagan, Carmel (June 15, 2015). "John Colenback, Actor on 'As the World Turns,' Dies at 79". Variety. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Steve Gordon: Ottawa Hills Ex-Resident Wrote 'Arthur' Screenplay". The Blade. 29 November 1982. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  14. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2019-04-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ^ "Carl Heiles Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, Professor of the Graduate School | Department of Astronomy". astro.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  16. ^ "The Official Site for Jamie O'Hara". jamieoharamusic.com. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  17. ^ Zaborney, Mark (July 28, 2012). "Daniel H. Overmyer, 1924-2012: Warehouse mogul started TV station". Toledo Blade. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  18. ^ "Boston's Tom Scholz on the journey from Toledo to international stardom". The Blade. 2017-07-02. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  19. ^ "Tom Scholz - Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers — Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  20. ^ admin (2011-12-01). "David Staelin Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
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