Olentangy's Top News

Olentangy Superintendent Wade Lucas, Ed.D. thanks the community and discusses the district’s success on the Ohio Department of Education’s (ODE) report card in his latest Message to the Community Blog entry.

Community members may e-mail comments related to the Blog postings directly to the superintendent. Responses to general questions will be posted online so residents may read further insights into Lucas’ community messages. Check out all the postings on the Superintendent’s Blog online at http://olentangyschools.net/blog/superintendent/.

Olentangy Local Schools square mileage is changing from 110 to 95, however no change is being made to the district’s borders. The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) now uses Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to calculate the size of each district. When the more accurate calculation was made, the overall size of the Olentangy Local School District changed from 110 to 95 square miles. [Read more…]

Olentangy High School (OHS) and Olentangy Orange High School (OOHS) will face off against each other for the first time on the football field this Friday, August 28 at 7:30 p.m. at OHS, 675 Lewis Center Road in Lewis Center. [Read more…]

The Olentangy Liberty High School (OLHS) football program will be featured by ESPN as they take the field in the Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series on August 30 at noon. [Read more…]

The 10th Annual Olentangy Education Foundation (OEF) Golf Outing will be held Monday, September 21st at The Lakes Golf & Country Club. [Read more…]

Olentangy Among Top Seven Percent of all Ohio School Districts

Olentangy Local Schools earned the state’s highest rating possible of “Excellent with Distinction” on the 2008-09 local report card. This is the sixth year in a row that Olentangy has earned the highest rating possible on the ODE report card. In addition, all 19 schools included on the report card earned a rating of “Excellent” or higher. Earning this designation and achieving specific benchmarks on other key areas of the report card places Olentangy Local Schools among the top seven percent of all school districts in Ohio. [Read more…]

Superintendent Wade Lucas, Ed.D. discusses the importance of extracurricular activities in his latest Blog entry. In his Message to the Community, Lucas cites examples where extracurricular activity participation may actually improve academic performance.

Also added to the Superintendent’s Blog, community members may e-mail comments related to the Blog posting directly to the superintendent. Responses to the general questions will be posted online so residents may read further insights into Lucas’ community messages. Check out all the postings on the Superintendent’s Blog online at olentangyschools.net/blog/superintendent/.

The Olentangy Liberty High School (OLHS) football program will be featured by ESPN as they take the field in the Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series on August 30 at noon. [Read more…]

Olentangy Local Schools invites all community members to come celebrate the opening of Freedom Trail Elementary School (FTES) on August 23 at 2:00 p.m. [Read more…]

Is your student transitioning to a new school for the 2009-10 school year? Be sure to update your listserve account so you can stay up to date on the latest news and information happening in your child’s school. [Read more…]