Seven Hills School
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| School type | Non-profit, Private |
| Head | Christopher P. Garten |
| Head of Upper | Matthew Bolton |
| Head of Middle | William J. Waskowitz |
| Head of Doherty | Patricia V. Guethlein |
| Head of Lotspeich | Carolyn A. Fox |
| Grades | Pre-kindergarten for 2-year-olds through grade 12 |
| Campuses | Hillsdale Doherty |
| Campus type | Urban/Suburban |
| Athletics conference | MVC |
| Team name | Stingers |
| Affiliation | NAIS ISACS |
| Website | 7hills.org |
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The Seven Hills School is a private, non-denominational school in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving students in pre-kindergarten for 2-year-olds through grade twelve. The Seven Hills School has two campuses: Hillsdale Campus (pre-kindergrten for 2-year-olds through grade twelve) and Doherty Campus (pre-kindergarten for 2-year-olds through grade five). The Seven Hills School is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS).
History
The Seven Hills School has roots reaching back to 1906, with the founding of the College Preparatory School by Mary Harlan Doherty. Just a decade later, Helen Lotspeich founded the Clifton Open-Air School to foster natural curiosity and the joy of learning in children around Cincinnati. In 1928, community leaders founded the Hillsdale School as an alternative private education. In 1974, the merger of the College Preparatory School and the Hillsdale-Lotspeich School brought these learning institutions together to form the modern incarnation of The Seven Hills School.
Campuses
The Seven Hills School has two campuses.
Hillsdale Campus
Hillsdale Campus is the main campus of the school, located at 5400 Red Bank Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227. It includes the Upper School (grades 9-12), the Middle School (grades 6-8), and Lotspeich Lower School (pre-kindergarten for 2-year-olds through grade 5). It is also home to most of the athletics facilities as well as the school's main administrative offices.
Doherty Campus
Doherty Campus, located at 2726 Johnstone Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206, is home to Doherty Lower School (pre-kindergarten for 2-year-olds through grade 5).
Curriculum
Seven Hills offers courses on English, Fine and Performing Arts, Foreign Language, History, Mathematics, Physical Education and Health, Science, and Technology and Computer Science. To graduate from the Upper School, students are required to complete four years of English and three years of mathematics, science, history, and a foreign language.[2] Additionally, each student is required to complete their Personal Challenge. A Personal Challenge is worked on throughout each students time in the Upper School. Personal Challenges must stretch a student's personal limitations (without being dangerous), take thirty or more hours to complete, and be shared with the community.[3]
Clubs and activities
Seven Hills has a variety of clubs and other activities open to students.
Latin Club
Seven Hills' Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League and National Junior Classical League. In the 2009–10 OJCL convention, Seven Hills' Latin club earned second place in the Points per Capita Sweepstakes.[4]
Paper Noise
Paper Noise is the biannual literary magazine published by members of the Upper School, featuring writing pieces from all grade levels of Seven Hills. The group also holds an annual open mike lunch where students can read poetry or literature, whether it is written by themselves or someone else.
Roots & Shoots
Since 2005, members of the middle school have run a member group of the organization Roots & Shoots. The group coordinates projects that raise money for charitable causes or that help the environment.[5][6] Some of their projects include adding a fountain in the middle school for reusable water bottles to discourage the use of disposable water bottles and arranging for the school cafeteria to have reusable silverware instead of disposable plasticware.[7]
Athletics
The Seven Hills Stingers are a member of the Miami Valley Conference, which is part of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Seven Hills has a combined total of ninety-seven teams playing soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, track and field, volleyball, tennis, cross country running, golf, gymnastics, cheerleading, lacrosse, swimming, and diving.
Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships
Boys' swimming and diving - 2015, 2016 (Division II)
Boys' golf - 2016
Notable alumni
- Mohini Bhardwaj, Olympic gymnast[8]
- Dana Fabe, Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court, class of 1969[9]
- Tiffany Hines, actress, class of 1995[10]
- Andy Paris, actor and playwright, class of 1989[11]
- Curtis Sittenfeld, writer[citation needed]
- P.G. Sittenfeld, City Council of Cincinnati member, class of 2003[12]
References
- ^ "Seven Hills by the Numbers". The Seven Hills School. Retrieved Jan 3, 2014.
- ^ "Middle & Upper Program of Studies, 2010-11". The Seven Hills School. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ "Personal Challenge: Guidelines". Seven Hills. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ "2009 Convention – Club Point Summary" (PDF). Ohio Junior Classical League. 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2009.[permanent dead link]
- "2010 State Convention – Club Point Summary" (PDF). OJCL.org. Ohio Junior Classical League. 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ "Middle Clubs & Activities". The Seven Hills School. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "Find a Group - Seven Hills R&S". Roots & Shoots. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Roots & Shoots Club". The Seven Hills School. Archived from the original on 2009-02-12. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Congratulations to our local Graduates". Cincinnati Enquirer. 21 July 2004. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ "Dana Fabe". Classmates.com. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ "Tiffany Hines". Classmates.com. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ "Seven Hills Alumni: 1989". The Seven Hills School. Retrieved 7 May 2010. Note: Access to this page is currently restricted.
- ^ Sittenfeld, P.G. (2011). "An education in leadership" (PDF). The Seven Hills School Magazine (Spring 2011): 18. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
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