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Seven Hills School (Cincinnati, Ohio)
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The Seven Hills School is a private, non-denominational school in Cincinnati, Ohio
. It consists of Doherty (PK-5) and Lotspeich (PK-5), Seven Hills Middle School (6-8) and Seven Hills Upper School (9-12). The Seven Hills School is the largest independent, non-church-affiliated school in Ohio. The Seven Hills School is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools. Along with four other local schools, Seven Hills was recognized in 2009 by Cincinnati Magazine
for Outstanding Achievement in the category of General Excellence.
, and the high school
were known as Hillsdale-Lotspeich. Both schools were originally only open to women until around the 1960s/early 1970s.
At Doherty, grade 1 is also known as Unit 1, grades 2 and 3 are grouped together into Unit 2, and grades 4 and 5 are grouped into Unit 3. Grades in the same unit are grouped together for some classes, assemblies, and other purposes.
. In the 2009-2010 OJCL convention, Seven Hills' Latin club earned second place in the Points per Capita Sweepstakes.
lunch where students can read poetry or literature, whether it is written by themselves or someone else.
meet weekly at lunch time.
, which is part of the Ohio High School Athletic Association
. Seven Hills has a combined total of ninety-seven teams playing soccer, basketball
, baseball
, softball
, track and field
, volleyball
, tennis
, cross country running
, golf
, gymnastics
, cheerleading
, lacrosse
, and swimming
. The school has also received the OHSAA Harold A. Meyer Sportsmanship Award for the past three years, and was also awarded the Charlie Selzer Sportsmanship Award in 2005. Additionally, the middle and upper schools both offer various intramural sports
which take place throughout the year during lunch time.
, won the league, sectional, district, and regional tournaments, losing only in the state semifinal match against Worthington Christian School. They completed their season with a record of 19-2-1. In 2010, the middle school boys team had 19-0 for their season, with 76 goals, 4 goals against and 15 shutouts.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
. It consists of Doherty (PK-5) and Lotspeich (PK-5), Seven Hills Middle School (6-8) and Seven Hills Upper School (9-12). The Seven Hills School is the largest independent, non-church-affiliated school in Ohio. The Seven Hills School is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools. Along with four other local schools, Seven Hills was recognized in 2009 by Cincinnati Magazine
Cincinnati Magazine
Cincinnati Magazine is a monthly lifestyle magazine concerning life in and about Cincinnati, Ohio.It was created by the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce in 1967. It was then purchased by CM Media in 1981....
for Outstanding Achievement in the category of General Excellence.
History
The Seven Hills School was formed in 1974 from the combination of three Cincinnati institutions — the College Preparatory School, the Hillsdale School and the Lotspeich School. The Doherty School was founded by Miss Doherty. It was called Miss Doherty's College Preparatory School for Young Girls from its founding in 1906 until 1974. Meanwhile, Lotspeich, the middle schoolMiddle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
, and the high school
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....
were known as Hillsdale-Lotspeich. Both schools were originally only open to women until around the 1960s/early 1970s.
Values
Seven Hills is named after the "Seven Hills of Cincinnati", where it is located. The school promotes seven values that are represented by each hill. Those values are:- Striving for excellence in everything
- Respect for others and appreciation of diversity
- Kindness, caring, and compassion
- Honesty and integrity
- Fairness and justice
- Personal responsibility and accountability
- Commitment to community
Hillsdale
Hillsdale is the main campus of the school. It includes the Upper School, the Middle School, and Lotspeich, one of Seven Hills' two elementary schools. It is also home to most of the athletic fields and gymnasiums as well as the school's main administrative office.Doherty
Doherty is another campus of the school. It is home to an elementary school of the same name.At Doherty, grade 1 is also known as Unit 1, grades 2 and 3 are grouped together into Unit 2, and grades 4 and 5 are grouped into Unit 3. Grades in the same unit are grouped together for some classes, assemblies, and other purposes.
Curriculum
Seven Hills offers courses on English, Fine and Performing Arts, Foreign Language, History, Mathematics, Physical Education and Health, Science, and Technology and Computer Science. To graduate from the Upper School, students are required to complete four years of English and three years of mathematics, science, history, and a foreign language. Additionally, each student is required to complete their Personal Challenge. A Personal Challenge is worked on throughout each students time in the Upper School. Personal Challenges must stretch a student's personal limitations (without being dangerous), take thirty or more hours to complete, and be shared with the community.Upper clubs
Thirty-five clubs and organizations currently meet in the upper school, the majority of which meet at lunch time on a weekly basis.Latin Club
Seven Hills' Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League and National Junior Classical LeagueNational Junior Classical League
The National Junior Classical League is a youth organization of secondary school students sponsored by the American Classical League...
. In the 2009-2010 OJCL convention, Seven Hills' Latin club earned second place in the Points per Capita Sweepstakes.
Paper Noise
Paper Noise is the biannual literary magazine published by members of the Upper School, featuring writing pieces from all grade levels of Seven Hills. The group also holds an annual open mikeOpen mike
An open mike or open mic is a live show where audience members may perform at the microphone. Usually, the performers sign up in advance for a time slot with the host or master of ceremonies. These events can be focused on poetry and the spoken word, music, comedy, and the open format of open...
lunch where students can read poetry or literature, whether it is written by themselves or someone else.
Middle clubs
Roots & Shoots
Since 2005, members of the middle school have run a member group of the organization Roots & Shoots. The group coordinates projects that raise money for charitable causes or that help the environment. Some of their projects include adding a fountain in the middle school for reusable water bottles to discourage the use of disposable water bottles and arranging for the school cafeteria to have reusable silverware instead of disposable plasticware.Doherty clubs
At Doherty, Stamp Club, Good Apples, and Student CouncilStudent council
Student 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...
meet weekly at lunch time.
Stamp Club
Stamp Club, run by the librarians, is open to students in fourth or fifth grade. Usually, the students collect, organize, and trade stamps or play a stamp-related form of bingo.Good Apples
Fourth and fifth grade students at Doherty can join Good Apples. At the beginning of the year, those students are assigned to a teacher. Each week, they'll help the teacher with whatever task that teacher might need help with.Athletics
The Seven Hills Stingers are a member of the Miami Valley ConferenceMiami Valley Conference
The Miami Valley Conference, or MVC, is an athletic conference within the Ohio High School Athletic Association consisting of ten member teams from the Greater Cincinnati area.-Membership:The following schools are members of the MVC:...
, which is part of the Ohio High School Athletic Association
Ohio High School Athletic Association
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio...
. Seven Hills has a combined total of ninety-seven teams playing soccer, basketball
Basketball
Basketball 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...
, baseball
Baseball
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...
, softball
Softball
Softball 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...
, track and field
Track and field
Track 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...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball 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...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis 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...
, cross country running
Cross country running
Cross 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...
, golf
Golf
Golf 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....
, gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics 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...
, cheerleading
Cheerleading
Cheerleading 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...
, lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse 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...
, and swimming
Swimming (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...
. The school has also received the OHSAA Harold A. Meyer Sportsmanship Award for the past three years, and was also awarded the Charlie Selzer Sportsmanship Award in 2005. Additionally, the middle and upper schools both offer various intramural sports
Intramural sports
Intramural sports or intramurals are recreational sports organized within a set geographic area. The term derives from the Latin words intra muros meaning "within walls", and was used to indicate sports matches and contests that took place among teams from "within the walls" of an ancient city...
which take place throughout the year during lunch time.
Golf
In 2009, the school's varsity golf team earned sixth place in the OHSAA Boys Division III State Golf Championship.Soccer
In 2009, the Seven Hills varsity boys soccer team, coached by Terry NichollTerry Nicholl
Terence John "Terry" Nicholl is a retired English Association football midfielder who played professionally in both England and the United States...
, won the league, sectional, district, and regional tournaments, losing only in the state semifinal match against Worthington Christian School. They completed their season with a record of 19-2-1. In 2010, the middle school boys team had 19-0 for their season, with 76 goals, 4 goals against and 15 shutouts.
Notable alumni
- Tiffany HinesTiffany HinesTiffany Hines is an American television actress and singer best known for her role as Michelle Welton on the Fox series Bones and Jaden on The CW's Nikita. She also co-starred in the TeenNick series Beyond the Break as Birdie Scott...
, actress, Class of 1995 - Andy ParisAndy Paris-Early life:Paris is from Cincinnati, Ohio, where he graduated from The Seven Hills School in 1989.-Career:Paris and other members of the Tectonic Theater Project wrote The Laramie Project . Along with the other writers of the screenplay, he was nominated for an Emmy in 2002 for Outstanding Writing...
, actor and playwright, Class of 1989 - Mohini BhardwajMohini BhardwajMohini Bhardwaj is a retired American gymnast who competed at the 1997 and 2001 World Championships and earned a team silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
, Olympic gymnast - Curtis SittenfeldCurtis SittenfeldElizabeth Curtis Sittenfeld is an American writer. She is author of three novels: Prep, the tale of a Massachusetts prep school, The Man of My Dreams, a coming-of-age novel and an examination of romantic love, and American Wife, a fictional story loosely based on the life of First Lady Laura...
, novelist, attended Seven Hills until eighth grade - Dana FabeDana FabeDana Anderson Fabe has been a member of the Alaska Supreme Court since March 1996. She has served two terms as the court's Chief Justice...
, Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court, Class of 1969