Yellow Springs High School
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Yellow Springs High School is a public high school
in Yellow Springs, Ohio
. It is the only high school in the Yellow Springs Exempted Village Schools district, teaching grades 9-12. McKinney Middle School is the district's only secondary school
, teaching grades 7 & 8. Mills Lawn Elementary is the district's only primary school, teaching kindergarten
and grades 1-6. Their mascot is a bulldog.
They are part of the Metro Buckeye Conference
in Ohio. The sports played by the high school's athletic teams are soccer, volleyball
, golf
, track and field, cross-country
, basketball
, softball
, and baseball
.
.
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 Yellow Springs, Ohio
Yellow Springs, Ohio
Yellow Springs is a village in Greene County, Ohio, United States, and is the location of Antioch College and Antioch University Midwest. The population was 3,487 at the 2010 census...
. It is the only high school in the Yellow Springs Exempted Village Schools district, teaching grades 9-12. McKinney Middle School is the district's only secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
, teaching grades 7 & 8. Mills Lawn Elementary is the district's only primary school, teaching kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
and grades 1-6. Their mascot is a bulldog.
They are part of the Metro Buckeye Conference
Metro Buckeye Conference
The Metro Buckeye Conference is a high school athletic conference located in southern Ohio. The conference sports include: Football, Girls Volleyball, Soccer, Boys Cross Country, Boys Golf, Basketball, Swimming, Baseball, Softball, Track, and Tennis....
in Ohio. The sports played by the high school's athletic teams are soccer, 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...
, 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....
, track and field, cross-country
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...
, 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...
, 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...
, and 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...
.
History
From 1858 until 1872, the high school met in Yellow Springs' South SchoolSouth School (Yellow Springs, Ohio)
The South School is a historic school building in the village of Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States. Over its history of more than 150 years, it has served a wide range of purposes, although it is presently not used as a school....
.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Boys Track and FieldTrack and fieldTrack 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...
– 1975, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997
Notable alumni
- Samuel BorchersSamuel BorchersSamuel Borchers is an Ohio-born athlete in track and field as well as cross country. Borchers set three Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III records in 2007 during his senior year at Yellow Springs High School in Yellow Springs, Ohio...
, track star at Penn StatePennsylvania State UniversityThe Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service... - Aaron ZagoryAaron ZagoryAaron Zagory is a former college football player, and the starting kicker for Stanford University in 2006 and 2008. In 2006, he led the Cardinal in scoring with 37 points. He is also the Stanford record-holder for career field-goal percentage...
, former StanfordStanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
football player