Licking Heights Local School District
| Licking Heights School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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4000 Mink Street , , 43062 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°1′45″N 82°44′14″W / 40.02917°N 82.73722°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Coeducational |
| Motto | Raising the Bar to New Heights |
| Established | 2000 |
| Status | open |
| School district | Licking Heights Local School District |
| Superintendent | Dr. Philip Wagner |
| School code | LHS |
| Dean | Tyler Hennen |
| Principal | Ken Kraemer |
| Grades | K thru. 12 |
| Enrollment | ~2000 (2012) |
| • Grade 9 | ~350 |
| • Grade 10 | ~300 |
| • Grade 11 | ~250 |
| • Grade 12 | 264 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Maroon and Gold [1] |
| Athletics conference | Mid-State League[1] |
| Sports | football, volleyball, cross country, basketball, wrestling, baseball, softball, track and field, cheerleading |
| Mascot | Hornets |
| Team name | Hornets[1] |
| Rival | Watkins Memorial Warriors |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [2] |
| Newspaper | "A Peek at Heights" |
| Communities served | Pataskala, Ohio, Blacklick, Ohio, & Reynoldsburg, Ohio |
| Website | lhschools.org |
The Licking Heights School District is a local, public school district mainly located in Pataskala, Ohio in Licking County, Ohio with a school in Blacklick, Ohio.
Governance
The school district is governed by a five-member school board, elected individually. The current members of this board are [3]
- Brian Bagley, President
- Matt Satterwhite, Vice President
- Tracy Russ
- Nicole Roth
- Richard Wand
Licking Heights is under the Ohio Department of Education. It is a member of LACA, which provides services such as an online grade book and a mentorship program for high school students.
Schools
- Licking Heights High School
- Licking Heights Central (Middle School)
- Licking Heights North, West, and South (elementary school buildings)
Academics
The school district's students have met all OAT and OGT benchmarks for several years, and the district has received an Excellent rating from the Ohio DoE. For the years of 2011-2012, Licking Heights has earned an Excellent with Distinction rating from the Ohio Department of Education.[4] A gifted program called STING (Serving The Interests and Needs of the Gifted) operates in the elementary school system. In the High School, honors courses, Dual enrollment courses in partnership with Central Ohio Technical College, and AP courses are available to students. The school board has also been working to improve the academic rigor of the schools over the last several years, with the enthusiastic cooperation of the new high school principal.
To graduate from the high school, one must have earned 21 whole-year course credits, including 4 in English, 3 in Mathematics, and 3 in Science, among other requirements (follows Ohio Board of Education Requirements).
Athletics
The middle school has football, volleyball, cross country, cheerleading, basketball, wrestling, baseball, softball, and track and field teams. The high school fields similar teams, but also has soccer and golf. Most of the high school teams have junior varsity squads as well, or integrate them all into one unit.
References
- ^ a b c OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Licking Heights Board Of Education". Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Licking Heights Local School District 2011-2012 District Report Card" (PDF). Retrieved 8 April 2013.