Olentangy Orange High School (Lewis Center, Ohio)
| Olentangy Orange High School | |
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| Address | |
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2840 East Orange Road Lewis Center, Ohio United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°10′20″N 82°58′58″W / 40.17222°N 82.98278°WCoordinates: 40°10′20″N 82°58′58″W / 40.17222°N 82.98278°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| School district | Olentangy Local School District |
| Superintendent | Mark Raiff [1] |
| Principal | Kathy McFarland |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Color(s) | Blue and Orange [1] |
| Athletics conference | Ohio Capital Conference[1] |
| Mascot | Pioneer Pete |
| Nickname | Pioneers[1] |
| USNWR ranking | (state) 5th [2] |
| National ranking | 188th [2] |
| Website |
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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 similar 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.[3]
For the 2009-2010 school year, Orange was ranked 14th in academics in Ohio out of 658 schools.[4]
Extracurricular Activities
- 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.
- 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 Zebb Schroeder. In 2008, the Football team won their first game ever against Marion Elgin by the score of 21-20.[5] 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 football team finished its inaugural season with a 3-7 record.
- In 2009, the Pioneers finished their regular season at 8-2. They qualified for the playoffs & won the OCC Championship after a comeback victory over Delaware Hayes High School in the final game of the regular season.[6] In postseason play, the Pioneers defeated Dresden Tri-Valley at home in the first round,[7] but fell to Marion-Franklin the following week.[8] The following season, the Pioneers posted their second straight winning season and Coach Cross recorded his 200th win as a head coach.[9]
- In 2011, the Pioneers returned to the playoffs and won their second OCC title.[10] The season also marked the Pioneer's first year in Division I.
| Conference Champions | Playoff Berth |
| Pioneer Football | |||||||
| Season | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | |||
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| 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 | ||
| 2012 | OCC Capital | I | 6 | 4 | |||
| Total | 31 | 19 | (includes only regular season) | ||||
| 1 | 2 | (includes only the postseason) | |||||
| 32 | 21 | (includes both regular season and postseason) | |||||
- Golf
- The Boys' Golf advanced to the Division II state tournament in the 2008.[11] Girls' two-time captain, Kristen Helmsdoerfer, advanced to the state tournament in both 2008 and 2009.[12]
- 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. In 2012, the Pioneers advanced to the final four in the state tournament.[13]
- 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.
- 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.
- Theatre
- In November 2010, Orangelight Productions performed To Kill a Mockingbird amid much controversy.[14] It was selected as one of the best shows in the state, as it was chosen to be performed at the State Thespian Conference.
- 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.[15]
- 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.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- 1 2 Orange High School in LEWIS, OH | Best High Schools | US News
- ↑ School preps for opening this fall (Columbus Dispatch)
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2008/08/27/0828poorangefb_sp.html
- ↑ http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2009/10/31/hsfb_rdp2_10-31.ART_ART_10-31-09_C9_9GFHHL7.html
- ↑ http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2009/11/07/hsfb_orange_11-7.ART_ART_11-07-09_C9_GEFJPQD.html
- ↑ http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2009/11/14/hsfb_mfranklin_11-14.ART_ART_11-14-09_C7_08FLSTG.html
- ↑ http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/sports/2010/10/13/cross-earns-200th-win-as-pioneers-rip-warriors.html
- ↑ http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/sports/2011/10/28/football-recap-olentangy-orange-delaware.html
- ↑ http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2008/10/02/orrttgolf.html
- ↑ http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/sports/2009/11/24/1126pogolf-signing_sp.html
- ↑ http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2012/03/04/murleys-goal-ends-marathon.html
- ↑ http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/11/03/School_provokes_concern_over_racially_charged_play.html
- ↑ http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/olentangy/stories/2010/02/17/sports/0218powrestling_sp.html
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