Lima Senior High School
Encyclopedia
Lima Senior High School, the only high school
in the Lima City Schools District, was established in 1955, in Lima, Ohio
. There are approximately 1,500 students currently enrolled at Lima Senior.
, home to the Lima Senior Spartans, is a registered historic building listed in the National Register on 2002-03-21.
The Arts are the highlight of the Lima City Schools. Other school systems cut arts programming, but by making the Arts a priority, Lima is in accordance with Gov. Strickland's plan for creative and innovative thinking for the 21st century learner in a global society. Every student in grades K-12 has the opportunity to have music and art every year. There is also an Arts Magnet elementary and middle school which offers instensive studies of and through the arts. Students concentrating their studies in the Arts in the Lima City Schools have the highest test scores and, as a group, are more likely to be accepted and complete studies in higher education.
In 1987, Lima Senior High School began formally recognizing the accomplishments of its alumni who had received local, state or national recognition for achievements in their occupational fields, made significant contributions to society, or performed meritorious service for our country by inducting them into the Lima Senior High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame. In 1990 the Hall of fame was opened up to all students in the Lima City School District and the name was changed to the Lima City Schools Distinguished Hall of Fame. There are currently 87 alumni honored in the Hall of Fame. Every four years, ten to fifteen outstanding alumni are inducted into the Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony and banquet. All Hall of Fame inductees have their portraits displayed in Lima Senior Highschool's main lobby and cafeteria.
Lima Senior's mascot is the Spartan
. They are members of the Three Rivers Athletic Conference
.
- 1964 DIVISION AA
Football
– 1996 DIVISION 1
(Central High School Class of 1935), Comedian
Adam VonAlmen, Vocalist, won the Lima competition for the hit TV Show "Glee", which is based in Lima
Gary Moeller
, former University of Michigan football coach
Tom Barrington
, American football running back
Sue W. Kelly
, United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007
William White
, Football Player, started in Super Bowl XXXIII for the Atlanta Falcons.
Bob King, American Olympic athlete
Travis Walton
, 2009 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Played in 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship for Michigan St.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in the Lima City Schools District, was established in 1955, in Lima, Ohio
Lima, Ohio
Lima is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northwestern Ohio along Interstate 75 approximately north of Dayton and south-southwest of Toledo....
. There are approximately 1,500 students currently enrolled at Lima Senior.
Overview
Lima Senior remained in the same building for 49 years, until one year before the building's fiftieth anniversary when it was replaced. The new building was under construction for two years, and was finally finished in 2004. Construction of the new buildings were contracted for $30,000,000 but went over budget by $20,000,000 totaling a cost of over $50,000,000. The new Lima Senior High School building contains three small learning communities, including the Performance Based, the Progressive Academy, and the School of Multiple Intelligences. Each small school follows an instructional model of teaching core subjects of Ohio class requirements. Lima StadiumLima Stadium
Lima Stadium, built in the 1930s, is a registered historic building in Lima, Ohio, listed in the National Register on 2002-03-21. Its significance is listed as architecture, its historic and current use is a sports facility. It is the only high school stadium in Ohio to be recognized as a...
, home to the Lima Senior Spartans, is a registered historic building listed in the National Register on 2002-03-21.
The Arts are the highlight of the Lima City Schools. Other school systems cut arts programming, but by making the Arts a priority, Lima is in accordance with Gov. Strickland's plan for creative and innovative thinking for the 21st century learner in a global society. Every student in grades K-12 has the opportunity to have music and art every year. There is also an Arts Magnet elementary and middle school which offers instensive studies of and through the arts. Students concentrating their studies in the Arts in the Lima City Schools have the highest test scores and, as a group, are more likely to be accepted and complete studies in higher education.
In 1987, Lima Senior High School began formally recognizing the accomplishments of its alumni who had received local, state or national recognition for achievements in their occupational fields, made significant contributions to society, or performed meritorious service for our country by inducting them into the Lima Senior High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame. In 1990 the Hall of fame was opened up to all students in the Lima City School District and the name was changed to the Lima City Schools Distinguished Hall of Fame. There are currently 87 alumni honored in the Hall of Fame. Every four years, ten to fifteen outstanding alumni are inducted into the Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony and banquet. All Hall of Fame inductees have their portraits displayed in Lima Senior Highschool's main lobby and cafeteria.
Lima Senior's mascot is the Spartan
Spartan Army
The Spartan army was the military force of Sparta, one of the leading city-states of ancient Greece. The army stood at the centre of the Spartan state, whose citizens' primary obligation was to be good soldiers. Subject to military drill from infancy, the Spartans were one of the most feared...
. They are members of the Three Rivers Athletic Conference
Three Rivers Athletic Conference
The Three Rivers Athletic Conference is an Ohio High School Athletic Association high school athletic conference that will begin athletic competition in 2011 and is currently slotted to have 10 high schools from Northwest Ohio, seven of which are from the Toledo metropolitan area, and one each...
.
Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships
BaseballBaseball
Baseball 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...
- 1964 DIVISION AA
Football
American football
American 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...
– 1996 DIVISION 1
Music and The Arts
In accordance with former Gov. Strickland's education goals for the state, Lima Senior has maintained a full arts department in the high school as well as an arts magnet in one of the middle schools. The music department is constantly growing and the High School has several musical ensembles, and students within those ensembles participate in honors choirs and bands annually. The high school boasts a Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Pep Band, and Jazz Band. The Orchestra Department is in the inaugural year of two orchestras, a Scarlet Orchestra and a Grey Orchestra. The Choral Department hosts the Masterworks Ensemble, the Meridian Chorale, and the Mixed Chorus. Other performing choirs are the Scarlet and Gray Show Choir, and The Spartanaires, a mixed chamber ensemble. All groups in the music department are by audition only, at the discretion of the individual directors.Notable alumni
Phyllis DillerPhyllis Diller
Phyllis Diller is an American actress and comedian. She created a stage persona of a wild-haired, eccentrically dressed housewife who makes jokes about a husband named "Fang" while pretending to smoke from a long cigarette holder...
(Central High School Class of 1935), Comedian
Adam VonAlmen, Vocalist, won the Lima competition for the hit TV Show "Glee", which is based in Lima
Gary Moeller
Gary Moeller
Gary O. Moeller is an American football coach best known for being head coach at the University of Michigan from 1990 to 1994. During his five seasons at Michigan, he won 44 games, lost 13 and tied 3 for a winning percentage of .758...
, former University of Michigan football coach
Tom Barrington
Tom Barrington
George Thomas Barrington is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and New Orleans Saints. He played college football at The Ohio State University and was drafted in the third round of the 1966 NFL Draft...
, American football running back
Sue W. Kelly
Sue W. Kelly
Sue Weisenbarger Kelly was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007, representing New York's 19th District. She is a Republican. She took over fellow Republican Hamilton Fish IV's seat after he dropped out of the 1994 race due to prostate cancer...
, United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007
William White
William White (football player)
William White is a former American football safety who played eleven seasons in the National Football League from 1988-1998. He started in Super Bowl XXXIII for the Atlanta Falcons. He now lives in Ohio with one son.-External links:*...
, Football Player, started in Super Bowl XXXIII for the Atlanta Falcons.
Bob King, American Olympic athlete
Travis Walton
Travis Walton (Basketball)
Travis Walton is a collegiate basketball player for the Michigan State University Spartans. In 2009 he was selected as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Travis was born in Lima, Ohio to Lakita and Nathaniel Walton. Walton played four consecutive years at Lima for Lima Senior...
, 2009 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Played in 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship for Michigan St.