Dublin Coffman High School (Dublin, Ohio)
| Dublin Coffman High School | |
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| Address | |
| 6780 Coffman Road Dublin, Ohio, (Franklin County), 43017  United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°6′27″N 83°7′51″W / 40.1075°N 83.13083°WCoordinates: 40°6′27″N 83°7′51″W / 40.1075°N 83.13083°W |
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| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| School district | Dublin City Schools |
| Superintendent | David Axner[1] |
| Principal | Michael Ulring[1] |
| Asst. Principal | Kathleen Klosterman, Dustin Miller, Matt Sachtleben |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Color(s) | Green, Black and White [1] |
| Athletics conference | Ohio Capital Conference[1] |
| Team name | Shamrocks[1] |
| Accreditation(s) | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [2] |
| Alumni | Many of the males students that attend The Ohio State University after graduation join the Delta Chi fraternity, sometimes referred to as The Helios Chapter. |
| Athletic Director | Tony Pusateri[1] |
| Website | http://dublincoffman.com |
Dublin Coffman High School is a public high school located in Dublin, Ohio, United States, a suburb northwest of Columbus, Ohio, which was formerly known as Dublin High School. It is the oldest of three high schools in the Dublin City Schools district, and serves the southern and central parts of the District.
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[edit] History
Dublin Coffman High School was originally established as Dublin High School in January 1973, and was the only high school in the Dublin school district at that time. Dublin High School changed its name to Dublin Coffman High School in 1990 after the school's acceptance into the Ohio Capital Conference and plans to build a second high school -- eventually named Dublin Scioto -- were announced.
Over its almost forty year history, Coffman has gone through many additions and upgrades; the most major include the expansion of the B building, which now houses the English, World Languages, and Social Studies departments, and the addition of the A building, which encompasses the library, technology- related classes, Mathematics, and Science departments.
In the 2009-2010 school year, Dublin Coffman went under a series of renovations to the building. These renovations made it possible to add 10 classrooms, seal the outdoor courtyard, add classrooms off of and below the bridge between the A and B buildings, and move the location of the administrative offices and main entrance to the opposite side of the building . In addition to this, the renovations converted the old administrative area to new classrooms. The Rock Shop was moved from its original location to the cafeteria, near the girl's restrooms..[3]
Dublin Coffman High School is a part of the Dublin City School District in central Ohio. The Dublin City School District has been awarded Ohio's highest academic rating, Excellent with Distinction, for its eighth consecutive year.[4] Dublin Coffman High School hosted Huey Lewis & The News in July 2005. Dublin Coffman's mascot is the Shamrocks, also known as the Rocks.
[edit] Clubs and activities
The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)[5] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).[6]
Coffman's Drama Club, Theater Class, and Theater Technology classes perform several plays and musicals throughout the year. The school's Drama Club performed the high school premiere of H. G. Wells's The Island of Doctor Moreau in 2009. Rogers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! was performed the spring of that year as well. The school's first theater performance in 2010 was Clark Gesner's You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, a musical based upon the characters in Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic strips. Coffman held a Talent Show in November, while in January of 2011 it performed the dramatic play Dark of the Moon. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was performed in early February, less than three week after Dark of the Moon. In April, Coffman performed the musical Footloose for the second time in the school's history. This musical is currently the most successful of all of Coffman's stage performances; tickets were sold out every night and some members of the audience had to be accommodated with folding chairs.
[edit] Music Program
The Dublin Coffman Marching Band has been competing in Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) competitions for over 20 years and has consecutively received superior ratings. In 2007 the band performed in its first Bands of America (BOA) contest in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Also in the 2007 season, the band set a school record with a high score of 287.62 out of a possible score of 300.
The 2009 Symphonic band went to OMEA state contest and received its first superior rating in many years.
The band is directed by Jeremy Bradstreet with assistant directors Kevin H. Wallick, Andrew Rice, Wendy Reeves, and Daniel Hostetler.
[edit] Notable alumni
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Notable Alumni include:
- Kent Mercker, (class of 1986) Former MLB Pitcher[7]
- Vince Workman, (class of 1985) Former NFL Running Back
- Nick Goings, (Dublin Scioto graduate, class of 1996) NFL Fullback
- Chris Quinn, (class of 2002) Current San Antonio Spurs Guard
- Brady Quinn, (class of 2003) Current Denver Broncos Quarterback and former Cleveland Browns and Notre Dame Quarterback
- Chinedum Ndukwe, (class of 2003) Current Safety for the Cincinnati Bengals.[8]
- Tamara Witmer, (class of 2003) Model [Playmate] and Actress[9]
- Michael McSweeney, (class of 2001) Current Walleye MWT Professional Angler.
[edit] Class Offerings
Dublin Coffman has many Honors and AP classes as well as advanced technological classes, which include CISCO CCNA Certification class and AP Computer Science. New to the Dublin Schools as of 2008 International Baccalaureate classes were offered to any student willing to undertake the difficult courses.
In 2010, Human Anatomy and Physiology was added to the course book.
[edit] Change of curriculum
The curriculum and student handbook at Dublin Coffman High School, as well as at the other two high schools in the Dublin City School District is being revised in order to conform with the International Baccalaureate degree program.[10] These changes include recognizing all students with a GPA of 4.1 or above to receive valedictorian status (a shift which is projected to result in the naming of over 100 valedictorians; a shift from a seven period day to an eight period day; and a change from year long 1.0 credit courses to semester 0.5 credit courses.[10] Students will now receive 0.5 credits for each semester, instead of 1.0 credit at the end of the year.[10]
In 2011, students and staff were informed that the school would revert to its original 7-period schedule from the 8-period schedule implemented from 2006-2011.
[edit] Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Boys Baseball - 2001[11]
- Boys Golf – 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983
- Boys Cross Country - 2011
- Girls Golf – 2000
- Girls Gymnastics – 1980, 1982, 1984
- Girls Soccer – 2001, 2003[12]
[edit] Sports Rivalries
The biggest rivalry among all sports at Dublin Coffman High School is the rivalry against Hilliard Davidson High School. Sometimes compared to the Michigan vs. Ohio State rivalry, except at the high school level, there is tradition to this rivalry. This rivalry dates back to the 1970s when the schools were founded. Each year, some kind of prank or vandalism done to one or both of the schools to signify the severe dislike for one another. For instance, in 2003, 119 seniors from Hilliard Davidson who got arrested for painting Coffman's spirit rock outside of the stadium before the Friday night football game.[13]The rocking painting, along with behavior resembling a riot, was enough to bring police to the scene. Although the heckling can become fierce, for the most part the rivalry has been described as "good, clean, fun."[14]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official School Website
- District Website
- Athletic Website
- Dublin Coffman High School Football
- Dublin Coffman Girls Soccer
- Dublin Coffman H S Girls Volleyball
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b c d e f OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". http://www.cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=474. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/?. Retrieved 2010-02-17.[dead link]
- ^ Dublin Coffman High School Addition & Renovation." OHM Advancing Communities. Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc, 2011. Web. 18 Sept. 2011. <http://www.ohm-advisors.com/include_project_details.cfm?pro_id=121>.
- ^ "Dublin City Schools is Excellent with Distinction." Dublin City Schools. eSchoolView, 2011. Web. 18 Sept. 2011. <http://www.dublinschools.net/ protected/ArticleView.aspx?iid=5GBPPI&dasi=1Y>.
- ^ "Executive Board Pre-File Application". OhioJCL.org - June 2007. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070617024347/http://ohiojcl.org/prefile.shtml. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "OJCL Constitution". OhioJCL.org - July 2002. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2002. http://web.archive.org/web/20020721140258/http://www.ohiojcl.org/resources/constitution.html#c31. Retrieved August 16, 2010. "... by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL."
- ^ ThisWeek Community Papers. "Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Kent Mercker". http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/dublin/stories/2008/07/23/merckerss/merckerslideshow.html?sid=104. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- ^ University of Notre Dame Official Athletics Site. "Player Bio: Chinedum Ndukwe". http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ndukwe_chinedum00.html. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- ^ "Tamara Witmer Official Myspace Page". http://www.myspace.com/tamarawitmer. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
- ^ a b c ThisWeek Community Newspapers. "High school changes are approved". http://www.thisweeknews.com/?sec=dublin&story=sites/thisweeknews/121307/Dublin/News/121307-News-469164.html&tab=tab4. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
- ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". http://www.yappi.com/baseball/StateChamps.html. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". http://www.ohsaa.org/. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
- ^ MTVP. "Aired on Saturday, May 16, 2009 (5/16/2009) at 09:59 AM." MTV High School Stories. MTVP, 2009. Web. 19 Sept. 2011. <http://www.livedash.com/ transcript/high_school_stories/8364/MTVP/Saturday_May_16_2009/54199/>.
- ^ HDvHS Fan. "THE RIVALRY: Coffman (7-0) at Davidson (6-0) ." Yappi. Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. , 2011. Web. 19 Sept. 2011. <http://www.yappi.com/ forums/showthread.php?t=195368>.
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