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What's Happening at OHHS?
This page is dedicated to keeping you informed about all the exciting news events at Oak Hills High School and in our district. In addition to our monthly The Highlander newsletter, you will also find stories of interest about the school, our students, our staff, and the district.
The Highlander Newsletter: Current Edition
The winter edition of The Highlander newsletter is now available here. The Highlander is now published online only and contains information for the entire school year. The past year's editions are indexed below for your convenience. Please select the month that you wish to read.
Archived The Highlander Newsletter Editions
Advanced Placement Opportunities
Oak Hills High School strives to offer students choices and opportunities that will prepare them for their next steps after graduation. We have consistently offered rigorous curricular experiences that expose our students to quality instruction and college-aligned coursework. The Advanced Placement (AP) program, offered in 26 courses, is one such opportunity.
Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, Oak Hills will no longer require students enrolled in AP courses to take the AP exam at the conclusion of the course. While the quality of the rigorous curriculum will remain the same, students will be given the option of taking the AP Exam in May. Students choosing to take the exam will be responsible for the $90 exam fee for each exam taken.
Oak Hills continues to support the Advanced Placement program and highly encourages students to consider taking the AP Exam in May. The exam opens incredible opportunities for students to earn college credits while still in high school. Research shows that high school students who choose to take an AP exam are more likely to graduate from college than students who do not, regardless of their AP exam score.
Each AP student must complete the Commitment to Take 2012 AP Exam form and return it to the Business Office at OHHS. Below you will find links to the documents.
- Commitment to Take 2012 AP Exam – OHHS Copy
- Commitment to Take 2012 AP Exam – Parent Copy
- AP and the Cost of College: http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/ap-exam-promo-flyer-2009.pdf
- Pay on Line
A Decade of Excellence!
The Ohio Report Card data for the 2010-2011 school year is in, and Oak Hills Local School District is ranked Excellent.
The report card is an annual measure of schools' and districts' academic success.
The state department of education combines students' scores on standardized achievement tests with other factors, such as graduation rate and attendance, to assess public schools and districts.
There are six academic ratings: Excellent with Distinction, Excellent, Effective, Continuous Improvement, Academic Watch and Academic Emergency. Oak Hills Local School District maintained the Excellent rating it received the previous year.
"We are very pleased with the overall performance of our students and happy to have once again earned a rating of Excellent," said Oak Hills Superintendent Todd Yohey. He said 2011 represents the 10th straight year Oak Hills earned the Excellent rating or higher. "We are celebrating a decade of Excellence," he said. Yohey said the district is pleased it met all report card indicators and had two school buildings – Delshire Elementary and Dulles Elementary – rated Excellent with Distinction. He said the district will once again aim for an Excellent or higher rating this school year. "We plan to continue our focus on high student achievement and quality instruction with emphasis on career and college readiness with global competency," he said.
How our schools ranked:
Bridgetown Middle School, C.O. Harrison Elementary School, Delhi Middle School, Oakdale Elementary School, Oak Hills High School, Rapid Run Middle School and Springmyer Elementary School all earned an Excellent rating.
Delshire Elementary School and J.F. Dulles Elementary School both earned the Excellent with Distinction rating.
National Merit Semifinalists
Congratulations to Matthew Ellis and Allison Keeton who were recognized as National Merit Semifinalists.
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Bus Service - Oak Hills High School
The Oak Hills Local School district does not provide bus service for high school students except as required by state law. It is the parents’ responsibility to make arrangements to get their children to school.
Bus service can be arranged from Paul’s Bus Service for a monthly fee. Paul’s Bus Service routing is based on registrations received. To insure your child a place on the bus with the best possible pickup and drop off location apply early. Applications will be available in May and must be received by August 1st each year. Late applications can result in the child being placed on a waiting list. The application forms will be available in the front lobby of Oak Hills High School. Questions should be directed to Paul’s Bus Service at 851-5089.
EZPay System Now Available at OHHS for Lunches and Fees
Oak Hill High School has implemented the Meals Plus point‐of‐sale system for food service. Oak Hills is excited to now partner with SPS EZpay to provide parents an online system to add to your child’s lunch account, as well as pay instructional fees. You may use your credit or debit card for the transaction in the convenience of your own home!
Parents who use the on‐line system must first create an account. You will need your student ID number as part of the on‐line registration. No personal information about your student is available online. The district does not keep your credit card information on file and you will need to re‐enter your credit card information each time you use the online system.
You can access the new on‐line payment website by going to the Oak Hills High School website (www.oakhills.k12.oh.us/Oakhills) then click on SPS EZpay logo at the bottom of the Quick Links to be transferred over to the payment site.
Complete the registration page, and add your child’s name and ID number. Once you have registered and created a password, you will not need the student ID number again. You can check your child’s account balances as long as you have access to the internet. If you elect to do so, you can even receive a “Low Lunch Balance” email.
Please be sure to allow SPS EZpay into your email otherwise it will be considered spam and will go into your junk email.
Questions may be directed to Oak Hill High School, 1‐866‐MyEZpay (866‐693‐9729) or email at info@spsezpay.com. Payments made online will be credited by the end of the next business day. There is a no charge to use this system!
We hope this will make payments easier and more convenient.
Inclement Weather Info
“Tis the season for school closings and delays…
For updated information on the status of the Oak Hills Local Schools, go to the new district website at ohlsd.us and follow the weather Twitter feed on the right hand side for up to date weather updates. Also you can sign up to follow OHLSD Weather via twitter at twitter.com/ohlsdweather
Art Department Hosts Blog
Visit the Art Department's new blog for all the breaking news in the world of art!
Spirit Shop
Please stop by to check out all of the new spirit wear this year, it makes great birthday and Christmas gifts. The Spirit Shop is open every Wednesday evening from 7-8:30 p.m. and open in the stadium for all home football games.
Help us Find a Child
The Oak Hills Local School District conducts a Child Find Service pursuant to state and federal law. This service is designed to locate special needs students, including homeless students and wards of the state, who are not in school or who, if in school, are not receiving special education services.
These students range in age from birth through 21 years and are determined to have a cognitive disability, emotional disturbance, autism, traumatic brain injury, specific learning disability, multiple disabilities, or impairments in hearing (including deafness), speech or language, visual (including blindness), orthopedic, and in other health.
To refer a child for special services, or for more information, call (513) 598-2945.