Oak Hills High School

Oak Hills High School
Address
3200 Ebenezer Road
Cincinnati, (Hamilton County), Ohio 45248
United States
Coordinates 39°8′49″N 84°38′57″W / 39.14694°N 84.64917°W / 39.14694; -84.64917Coordinates: 39°8′49″N 84°38′57″W / 39.14694°N 84.64917°W / 39.14694; -84.64917
Information
Type Public, Coeducational high school
Established 1958
School district Oak Hills Local School District
Superintendent Jeff Brandt[1]
Principal Travis Hunt[2]
Faculty 253
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 2,716[3]
 • Grade 9 Freshman
 • Grade 10 Sophomores
 • Grade 11 Juniors
 • Grade 12 Seniors
Color(s) Red and Black         
Fight song "On Highlanders"
Athletics conference Greater Miami Conference[1]
Mascot Highlander
Team name Highlanders[1]
Rival Elder High School
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[4]
Newspaper The Tartan
Athletic Director Ben Hageman[5]
Website School website

Oak Hills High School is a four-year public secondary school located in Bridgetown, Ohio, with a mailing address of Cincinnati.[6] Oak Hills often is referred to as "OHHS" by its students and faculty. It is run by the Oak Hills Local School District.

With approximately 3,100 students enrolled annually, Oak Hills is one of the largest public high schools in Greater Cincinnati and Ohio. Oak Hills is a member of the 10-school Greater Miami Conference.[7][8]

Academics

For the past 10 years, Oak Hills has qualified for the Ohio Department of Education's Excellent with Distinction rating, the highest rating possible. This is based on average attendance, grades, graduation rates, and scores on the Ohio Graduation Test.

Oak Hills is known for having very high graduation rates. The Ohio Department of Education cites Oak Hills as having the highest graduation rate among large high schools in the state at 99.1%.[9]

Oak Hills offers numerous courses with varying levels of difficulty. Students can take remedial level, college preparatory, or Advanced Placement classes in several subjects.

Athletics

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

  • Boys Bowling - 2004 State Team Champion's[10]
  • Coed Cheerleading - 2016 OASSA Division I Mount State Champion
  • Mock Trial - 1987, 2003, 2008 State Champions
  • Boys Baseball – 1980[11][12]
  • Girls Swimming and Diving – 1982[11]

Runner-up

  • Boys Soccer – 1980 (lost in double overtime)
  • Coed Cheerleading - 2015 OASSA Division I Mount State Champion Runner Up

Notable alumni and faculty

References

  1. 1 2 3 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  2. ↑ "Contact Information". Oak Hills High School. Oak Hills High School. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. ↑ OHSAA. "Oak Hills High School School Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27.
  4. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  5. ↑ Department Staff - OakHillsSports.com - Cincinnati Oak Hills High School Athletics
  6. ↑ "Bridgetown North CDP." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 14, 2009.
  7. ↑ "2011-2012 and 2012-2013 OHSAA Tournament Enrollment Figures". Archived from the original on 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  8. ↑ Michael D. Clark (March 11, 2013). "PASSION FOR PLACE: Mason High's strategy - big is best". cincinnati.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  9. ↑ http://www.oakhills.k12.oh.us/district/pdf/OakBranches07_08/Oct_07.pdf%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  10. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  11. 1 2 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  12. ↑ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Retrieved 2007-02-12.
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