Worthington Kilbourne High School
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Worthington Kilbourne High School is located in Columbus, Ohio
and is part of the Worthington City School District
. The school had an enrollment of approximately 1,357 students in the 2009-2010 school year. Kilbourne was named after James Kilbourne
, the founder of the city of Worthington
. The school colors are black and royal blue and a Gray Wolf
named "Lobo" is the mascot. The current principal is Angie Adrean.
descent, about 1.7% are Hispanic
and about 6.0% are African American
. 82.9% of the students are Caucasian
, a category that includes 2.9% students of Multi-Racial descent. The school has about 1.9% of its students who are considered Limited English Proficient, about 13.1% are Students With Disabilities, and 13.2% are considered Economically Disadvantaged.
, the founder of the city of Worthington.
, which became the name of the school newspaper. The ravine is considered a central element of the school both physically and communally. It has a stream that runs in it which biology and earth science classes conduct research on. The stream brought anxiety during the winter of 2004-2005. After heavy snows, the Worthington area experienced a large rainfall that when combined with the melting snow caused the level of the stream to rise dramatically causing the administration to worry that lasting damage would be done to the school and that the structural integrity of the building could be compromised. It was later determined that there was no lasting damage.
Other activities during the day may include the HOME BASE class building a house in the middle of the commons, inflatable games being brought into the gym, a variety of vendors selling food, drinks, and desserts in the hallways, band, orchestral and choral ensemble performances, and some charity related carnival style games.
The Kilbourne Black Watch was formed in 2007 by 35 WKHS students with the support of their advisor, history teacher John Jordan. The purpose of the organization is to build a spirit of community among WKHS students by offering mutual support for student activities of all kinds. Members of the
Black Watch make it their goal to attend at least one home game/match/meet of every WKHS team, one performance of each of the WKHS performing arts groups, and otherwise encourage the efforts of their fellow students in their diverse pursuits. Events which Black Watch members are encouraged to attend are published on a register called “The Watch List.”
When Kilbourne Black Watch members attend an event, they dress in black and sometimes paint their faces royal blue in the manner of the Scottish warriors in the film “Braveheart.” Some members sport a standardized black T-shirt. The front features the Kilbourne Black Watch flag, a black WKHS “K” emblazoned upon the Cross of St. Andrew, the flag of Scotland. The back features the regimental badge of the actual Black Watch regiment in royal blue and white, with the name “Kilbourne” visible across the base of the badge. The back also features the slogan “Alba Gu Bra! Kilburnie Gu Bra!” which means, “Scotland Forever! Kilbourne Forever!” The Kilbourne Black Watch thus honors the Scottish legacy of the school’s namesake, the Rev. James Kilbourne.
and has a number of extracurricular activities available to its students.
and Daequan Cook
.
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
and is part of the Worthington City School District
Worthington City School District
The Worthington City School District includes the city of Worthington, village of Riverlea, and neighboring portions of the city of Columbus, Ohio. There are approximately 50,000 people residing in the area...
. The school had an enrollment of approximately 1,357 students in the 2009-2010 school year. Kilbourne was named after James Kilbourne
James Kilbourne
James Kilbourne was an American surveyor and politician from Ohio.Kilbourne was born in New Britain, Connecticut, and moved his family to Ohio in 1803, when he founded the city of Worthington, Ohio. In 1805 he was appointed United States surveyor of public lands...
, the founder of the city of Worthington
Worthington, Ohio
-Dissolution of the Company:By August 11, 1804 the plat maps were completed, payments or notes promising payments collected and deeds prepared for all sixteen thousand acres of the Scioto Company's purchase...
. The school colors are black and royal blue and a Gray Wolf
Gray Wolf
The gray wolf , also known as the wolf, is the largest extant wild member of the Canidae family...
named "Lobo" is the mascot. The current principal is Angie Adrean.
Student demographics
In the 2009-2010 school year, approximately 6.0% of the 1,357 students at the school are of AsianAsian people
Asian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...
descent, about 1.7% are Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
and about 6.0% are African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
. 82.9% of the students are Caucasian
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
, a category that includes 2.9% students of Multi-Racial descent. The school has about 1.9% of its students who are considered Limited English Proficient, about 13.1% are Students With Disabilities, and 13.2% are considered Economically Disadvantaged.
Principals
- Ron Porta (1991–1995)
- Dr Dianna Lindsay (1995–2001)
- Santha Stall (2001–2004)
- William E. Dunaway (2004–2011)
- Angie Adrean (2011–Present)
History
Worthington Kilbourne was founded in 1991 to handle the increasing student enrollment in the district and named after James KilbourneJames Kilbourne
James Kilbourne was an American surveyor and politician from Ohio.Kilbourne was born in New Britain, Connecticut, and moved his family to Ohio in 1803, when he founded the city of Worthington, Ohio. In 1805 he was appointed United States surveyor of public lands...
, the founder of the city of Worthington.
Ravine
The school was built at 1499 Hard Road, over a ravineRavine
A ravine is a landform narrower than a canyon and is often the product of streamcutting erosion. Ravines are typically classified as larger in scale than gullies, although smaller than valleys. A ravine is generally a fluvial slope landform of relatively steep sides, on the order of twenty to...
, which became the name of the school newspaper. The ravine is considered a central element of the school both physically and communally. It has a stream that runs in it which biology and earth science classes conduct research on. The stream brought anxiety during the winter of 2004-2005. After heavy snows, the Worthington area experienced a large rainfall that when combined with the melting snow caused the level of the stream to rise dramatically causing the administration to worry that lasting damage would be done to the school and that the structural integrity of the building could be compromised. It was later determined that there was no lasting damage.
Campus land
Worthington Kilbourne High School is built on land acquired by the school district from Jack Antrim. The land was long owned by his family until it was condemned and sold to Worthington City Schools.Arts in Action
Arts in Action is an event that takes place every year in the spring, where students of the school are given a forum to display their works of art. This can take the shape of paintings, photography, sculptures, singing, and instrumental performance. One of the main events of this day is the highly competitive throw down, where potters race to create a clay pot on potters' wheels. Each match is a head to head match and the tournament is single elimination. Five points are awarded and the winner is the person who wins at least three points. One point is awarded for the first potter to center his clay. The other four points are awarded after the match is over, 10 minutes later. Another point is awarded for the tallest pot, and one point for the thinnest walls. If a potter has won these three points, it is known as a technical win and the other two points are not awarded (as there are only 2 points left, the other potter cannot win). If however a technical win does not happen, a panel of three judges (two students and a teacher or administrator chosen at the start of the 10 minute period) will vote on which pot they think is better based on artistic merits and creativity. The potter who gets at least two votes from the panel wins two points. Often, the final match is judged by three former champions (sometimes current students, sometimes alumni).Other activities during the day may include the HOME BASE class building a house in the middle of the commons, inflatable games being brought into the gym, a variety of vendors selling food, drinks, and desserts in the hallways, band, orchestral and choral ensemble performances, and some charity related carnival style games.
Black Watch
The Kilbourne Black Watch is a group of students who want to see all students excel at Worthington Kilbourne.The Kilbourne Black Watch was formed in 2007 by 35 WKHS students with the support of their advisor, history teacher John Jordan. The purpose of the organization is to build a spirit of community among WKHS students by offering mutual support for student activities of all kinds. Members of the
Black Watch make it their goal to attend at least one home game/match/meet of every WKHS team, one performance of each of the WKHS performing arts groups, and otherwise encourage the efforts of their fellow students in their diverse pursuits. Events which Black Watch members are encouraged to attend are published on a register called “The Watch List.”
When Kilbourne Black Watch members attend an event, they dress in black and sometimes paint their faces royal blue in the manner of the Scottish warriors in the film “Braveheart.” Some members sport a standardized black T-shirt. The front features the Kilbourne Black Watch flag, a black WKHS “K” emblazoned upon the Cross of St. Andrew, the flag of Scotland. The back features the regimental badge of the actual Black Watch regiment in royal blue and white, with the name “Kilbourne” visible across the base of the badge. The back also features the slogan “Alba Gu Bra! Kilburnie Gu Bra!” which means, “Scotland Forever! Kilbourne Forever!” The Kilbourne Black Watch thus honors the Scottish legacy of the school’s namesake, the Rev. James Kilbourne.
Extracurricular activities
Worthington Kilbourne High School is part of the Ohio Capital ConferenceOhio Capital Conference
The Ohio Capital Conference is a high school athletic conference located in Central Ohio. A 32 member league, it is known as being one of the largest in the nation...
and has a number of extracurricular activities available to its students.
Clubs and organizations
- Acafellas - A men's acapella choral group
- Driven - A club that promotes a substance-free lifestyle for students
- Encore! - A women's choral group singing contemporary and classical choral selections
- Gay-Straight AllianceGay-straight allianceGay–straight alliances are student organizations, found primarily in North American high schools and universities, that are intended to provide a safe and supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth and their straight allies .-Goal:The goal of most, if not all,...
- In-the-Know - An academic quiz team
- Jazz Band
- International Business AcademyAcademy of International BusinessAcademy of International Business is the leading association of international business scholars and specialists. Established in 1959, it has over 3000 members in about 72 countries. Membership is open to organizations as well as individuals...
- INTERACT
- Marching Band
- Math Club - A mathematicsMathematicsMathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
quiz team - Mock TrialMock trialA Mock Trial is an act or imitation trial. It is similar to a moot court, but mock trials simulate lower-court trials, while moot court simulates appellate court hearings. Attorneys preparing for a real trial might use a mock trial consisting of volunteers as role players to test theories or...
Team - A team that competes in the Ohio High School Mock Trial competition - Peer Mediation Team - A group that gives students the opportunity to resolve their disputes while their peers mediate
- Pep Band
- Pit Orchestra
- Pottery Crew - A common interest group that also raises money for the Children's Hunger Alliance
- REACH Club - Raising Expectations for All Citizens to Help gives students the opportunity to help the disabled in the community
- Roots and Shoots - A group that educates on the environment, animals and the human community
- Science OlympiadScience OlympiadScience Olympiad is an American elementary, middle, or high school team competition which tests knowledge of various science topics and engineering ability. Over 6,200 teams from 49 U.S. states compete each year. Most teams compete in three levels of competition: regionals, states, and nationals...
- Student CouncilStudent councilStudent council is a curricular or extra-curricular activity for students within elementary and secondary schools around the world. Present in most public and private K-12 school systems across the United States, Canada and Australia these bodies are alternatively entitled student council, student...
- Theatre
- WKHS News TV3- A weekly television news show made and run by the students.
Sports
The following sports are available to students:- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- CheerleadingCheerleadingCheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
- Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- CurlingCurlingCurling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
- Field HockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
- FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
- GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- GymnasticsGymnasticsGymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
- Ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
- LacrosseLacrosseLacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
- Marching BandMarching bandMarching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
- Soccer
- SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
- SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
- TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- Track and FieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
- VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- Water PoloWater poloWater polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
- WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
Boys
- Mens Gymnastics - Ohio High School Athletic AssociationOhio High School Athletic AssociationThe Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio...
State Runner Up 1994. - Lacrosse - Ohio High School Lacrosse Association State Champions 2009. State Runner Up 1994, 2005, 2008, 2010.
- Soccer - Ohio High School Athletic AssociationOhio High School Athletic AssociationThe Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio...
State Champions 2000. - Water Polo - Ohio High School Athletic AssociationOhio High School Athletic AssociationThe Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio...
State Champions 2005, 2007 - Tennis - Ohio High School Athletic AssociationOhio High School Athletic AssociationThe Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio...
State Runner Up 2001
Both
- Science Olympiad - Regional Champions 2008. 2006 Regionals Runner Up 2006, 2007.
Buckeye Stars Basketball Camp
On July 29 to 31 of 2009, WKHS hosted the Buckeye Stars Basketball Camp for children of ages 7 to 18. The camp was be run by professional NBA players Mike Conley Jr., Greg OdenGreg Oden
Gregory Wayne Oden, Jr. is an American basketball player at the center position. Oden is a member of the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA....
and Daequan Cook
Daequan Cook
Daequan Cook is an American basketball player and currently a shooting guard for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder....
.
Notable alumni
- Emily Elizabeth DouglasEmily Elizabeth DouglasEmily Elizabeth Douglas is the founder and executive director of Grandma's Gifts Incorporated. She is from Powell, Ohio, and currently works for Battelle Memorial Institute with Battelle for Kids....
(2000) - Founder of Grandma's GiftsGrandma's GiftsGrandma's Gifts is an incorporated, non-profit organization started by Emily Elizabeth Douglas in 1993 at age 11, in memory of her grandmother. The organization provides goods and services to impoverished children and their families while focusing on Appalachian areas of the United States... - Danny O'RourkeDanny O'RourkeDanny O'Rourke is an American soccer player who currently plays for Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.-High School and College:...
(2001) - Major League SoccerMajor League SoccerMajor League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
player (Columbus CrewColumbus CrewThe Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
)