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The Berlin Station Road site has been set aside for the district’s fourth high school, if it is needed.  At this time the district is researching alternatives to incurring the costs associated with building an additional high school. If the fourth high school is built, it would require a the district to ask voters for approval of a bond issue and then approximately two and a half years of construction.  At this time there are no immediate plans to bring that bond issue to voters.

Requests for transcripts or other records should be directed to the school guidance counselor.

Yes, the company which previously provided drug-testing services to the district has offered to provide the same services at no charge during the spring 2012 season.

All three Olentangy high schools hold graduation ceremonies in the Celeste Center at the Ohio State Fairgrounds.  There is no limit on the number of guests per student.  The times for each ceremony are as follows:

• Olentangy Orange High School (OOHS): 10 a.m.
• Olentangy High School (OHS): 2 p.m.
• Olentangy Liberty High School (OLHS): 6 p.m.

After all of the elementary schools have held kindergarten screening appointments, the transportation department looks at the pool of incoming kindergarten students to determine the most efficient schedule.  This helps the district minimize the amount of time students spend on a bus and minimize the costs associated with transportation.

While no two schools are exactly alike, Olentangy’s five middle schools provide essentially the same curricular offerings.  Extracurricular opportunities at the schools are very similar, but do vary slightly due to student interest.  Questions pertaining to specific programs can be directed to the building principals.  To view the attendance boundaries for Olentangy’s middle schools, please click here.  To learn more about each of the schools, please click on the links below.

• Olentangy Berkshire Middle School
• Olentangy Hyatts Middle School
• Olentangy Liberty Middle School
• Olentangy Orange Middle School
• Olentangy Shanahan Middle School

Olentangy Liberty High School (OLHS) will perform “Legally Blonde: The Musical” on May 3, 4 and 5 at 7 p.m.  There will also be a matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 6.  You can learn more about this production by typing the word “legally” in the search field on any page of the district website.

The average size of an elementary class is 22.4 students.  The average class size in the middle schools and high schools is approximately 24 students.

The Olentangy High School 2012 homecoming game will be Friday, October 12.  The Braves will take on the Warriors of Watkins Memorial High School.

Olentangy will hold kindergarten registration for the 2012-13 school year shortly after concluding the current elementary redistricting process.  The redistricting process is needed because Heritage Elementary School (HES) will transition from a kindergarten-only building to a traditional elementary building (housing grades kindergarten through five) for the 2012-13 school year.

A committee of 55 Olentangy residents has been researching attendance boundary options throughout the month of January.  The community is invited to follow their work online at www.dejongrichter.com/projects/olsd/.  All residents are also invited to attend a community dialogue about redistricting on Tuesday, January 24 at 7 p.m. at the Center for Older Adults, 800 Cheshire Road in Delaware.

The redistricting process is expected to be complete in early February.  Families should continue to monitor district listserves and the website for dates and other registration information.  For any other registration questions, please call the New Student Welcome Center at (740) 657-4030 or click here.