Upper Arlington High School is the sole high school in the Upper Arlington City School District in Upper Arlington, Ohio, a northwest suburb of Columbus, Ohio. It receives students from Jones Middle School and Hastings Middle School. The principal of the high school is Mr. Kip Greenhill. The school is located at 1650 Ridgeview Road, Upper Arlington, Ohio, 43221.

Contents 1 Academics 2 Awards 3 Athletics 3.1 Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships 3.2 Other team state championships 4 Notable alumni 5 External links 6 Notes and references

[edit] Academics

Upper Arlington High School offers Honors and Advanced Placement courses two to three years ahead of requirements and joined the International Baccalaureate program in 2005. As a requirement for graduation, Upper Arlington High School requires 4 credits in language arts, including a "Senior Thesis"; 3 credits in mathematics; 3 credits in science; 3 credits in social studies; 2 credits in foreign language, cooperative, and family and consumer sciences; 2 credits in industrial technology and business; 1 credit in art (either in music, visual arts, or drama); one half-credit in health and one half-credit in physical education; one half-credit in speech; and 3.5 credits in electives.^[1]

[edit] Awards

The school has received a number of accolades, including the highest number of National Merit Semi-Finalists in Ohio's public schools for three of the last four years, a nationally award-winning student newsmagazine, Arlingtonian, and the National Cup for the top orchestra in the country. It was the only school district in the nation to receive three White House honors as Service Learning Leaders.

[edit] Athletics

The high school sports teams are named the Golden Bears, a nickname shared by golf pro and UA alumnus Jack Nicklaus. Golden Bear teams are consistently ranked among the top Division I schools in Ohio, particularly in the sports of football, golf, tennis, basketball, water polo, cross country, lacrosse, and swimming. The Upper Arlington football team captured the Division One state title in football in 2000, and were led by Jeff Backes, who earned the Mr. Football Award for Ohio, and Simon Fraser, who went on to play for the Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns.

Upper Arlington is tied with the Cincinnati all boys school St. Xavier High School for the most Ohio High School Athletic Association team state championships both with 41. Upper Arlington has also won titles in multiple other sports not sponsored by the OHSAA.

[edit] Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

• Boys Baseball - 1987, 1990 ^[2]
• Boys Basketball - 1937 ^[3]
• Boys Football – 1967, 1968, 1969, 2000 ^[4]
• Boys Golf – 1941,1956,1960,1965,1968,1969,1972,1974,1977,1981,1982,1985,1986,1992,1993,1999,2006 ^[5]
• Boys Swimming – 1985, 1986, 1987 ^[5]
• Boys Track and Field – 1937, 1939 ^[5]
• Girls Basketball - 1988 ^[5]
• Girls Cross Country – 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1990 ^[5]
• Girls Gymnastics - 1995 ^[5]
• Girls Swimming – 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 ^[5]
• Girls Track and Field – 1985 ^[5]

[edit] Other team state championships

• Boys Tennis* - 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 ^[6]
• Girls Tennis* - 1981, 1982, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 ^[7]
• Boys Water Polo** - 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2004 ^[8]
• Girls Water Polo** - 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 ^[9]
• Boys Lacrosse*** - 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 ^{[10] [11]}
• Girls Lacrosse - 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008

* Sponsored by The Ohio Tennis Coaches' Association

** Sponsored by Ohio High School Swim Coaches Association

*** Sponsored by Ohio High School Lacrosse Association

[edit] Notable alumni

• Beverly D'Angelo - Actress
• Jack Nicklaus - Professional golfer
• George Smoot - Nobel Prize winning astrophysicist
• Lois McMaster Bujold - Hugo Award winning novelist
• John Spiker - Plays bass with Tenacious D
• Simon Fraser - Atlanta Falcons football player
• Cameron Mitchell - Restaurauteur
• Melinda Lou Thomas - "Wendy" of Wendy's Restaurants
• Inka Essenhigh - Painter
• Sam Devine - Former United States Representative
• Cathy Busby - Geologist, University of California
• K.J. Wetherholt - Founder of The Humanitarian Media Foundation (HMF)

[edit] External links

• Upper Arlington School District Official Website
• Upper Arlington High School District Website

[edit] Notes and references

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