Lima Senior High School
| Lima Senior High School | |
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| Address | |
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1 Spartan Way , 45801-4561 | |
| Coordinates | 40°44′29″N 84°5′47″W / 40.74139°N 84.09639°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1955 |
| School district | Lima City School District |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and Gray[1] |
| Athletics conference | Three Rivers Athletic Conference |
| Team name | Spartans[1] |
| Accreditation | Ohio Department of Education |
| Athletic Director | John Zell[1] |
| Website | http://www.limacityschools.org |
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.
Overview
Lima Senior remained in the same building for 49 years. The new building was under construction for two years, and was completed in 2004. Construction of the new buildings were contracted for $30,000,000 but went over budget by $20,000,000.[citation needed] The new Lima Senior High School building contained three small learning communities, including the Performance Based, the Progressive Academy, and the School of Multiple Intelligences. Each small school followed an instructional model of teaching core subjects of Ohio class requirements. As of the 2013-14 school year, Lima Senior Highschool has now transitioned into a single institution, dissolving the three small schools. Spartan Stadium, home to the Lima Senior Spartans, is a registered historic building listed in the National Register on 2002-03-21.
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.[2]
Lima Senior's mascot is the Spartan. They are members of the Three Rivers Athletic Conference. Sports consist of football, cross country, boys and girls soccer, volleyball, boys and girls basketball, wrestling, boys and girls swimming, indoor and outdoor track, baseball, and boys and girls bowling.
State championships
Music and The Arts
Lima Senior has maintained a full arts department in the high school. The music department has several musical ensembles, and students within those ensembles participate in honors choirs and bands annually. The high school has a marching band, symphonic band, concert band, pep band, and jazz band. The Orchestra Department has two orchestras, the Scarlet Orchestra and a Gray Orchestra. The Choral Department includes 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
- Tom Barrington, American football running back
- Phyllis Diller (Central High School Class of 1935), Comedian
- William Howard, NFL running back
- Sue W. Kelly, United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007
- Bob King, American Olympic athlete
- Gary Moeller, former University of Michigan football coach
- Jarrod Pughsley, American football player
- Travis Walton, 2009 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Played in 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship for Michigan State
- William White, Football Player, started in Super Bowl XXXIII for the Atlanta Falcons.
References
- ^ a b c OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ Lima City Schools
- ^ a b OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
- ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Football". Retrieved 2007-02-12.