Seven Hills School (Cincinnati, Ohio)

The Seven Hills School
"Intellectually vibrant, individually attuned"
Location
Hillsdale 5400 Red Bank Road Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamilton, 45227 Doherty 2726 Johnstone Place Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamilton, 45206
Information
School type	Non-profit, Private
Established	1974
Founded	1906
Status	Open
Head	Christopher P. Garten
Head of Upper	Nick Francis
Head of Middle	William J. Waskowitz
Head of Doherty	Patricia V. Guethlein
Head of Lotspeich	Carolyn A. Fox
Chief custodian	Tim Poff (Hillsdale) Dennis Wilson (Doherty)
Faculty	137
Grades	PK-12
Elementary	492
Middle	208
Upper	266
Student to teacher ratio	9:1
Language	English
Hours in school day	7
Campuses	Hillsdale Doherty
Campus type	Urban/Suburban
Athletics conference	MVC
Mascot	Stinger (large anthropomorphic bee)
Team name	Stingers
Rival	Summit, CCDS
Average SAT scores	1810-2120  (2009)
Publication	Seven Hills Buzz Seven Hills Magazine
Newspaper	Canvass (Upper) Middle Beat (Middle) Doherty Press (Doherty)
Yearbook	Carpe Diem (Upper)[1]
Tuition	$5,500 - $19,850[2]
Affiliation	NAIS
Alumni	Tiffany Hines Andy Paris Mohini Bhardwaj Curtis Sittenfeld Dana Fabe
Information	513-271-9027
Website	7Hills.org
An alternate logo that has been in use for several decades

Coordinates: 39°10′0″N 84°24′8″W / 39.166667°N 84.40222°W / 39.166667; -84.40222

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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 school, and the high school were known as Hillsdale-Lotspeich. Both schools were originally only open to women until around the 1960s/early 1970s.^[3][5]

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^[6]

Campuses

The Seven Hills School is divided into two campuses: Hillsdale and Doherty.

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.

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  One of the main entrances of the primary building of Lotspeich

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  Side of the same building, showing solar panels on the roof

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  The rear of the Middle School, showing a birdhouse used for 7th grade bird studies

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  A side view of the middle school's main entrance

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  Entrance to the main building of the Upper School

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  The Alumni Courtyard, to the left of which is the Upper School

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  Another view of the main Upper School building entrance

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  The Donovan Arts Center, a building used by the Middle and Upper schools for fine & performing arts

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.^[7] 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.^[8]

Clubs and activities

Seven Hills has a variety of clubs and other activities open to students.

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.

4D Club AAA Academic Team Amnesty International Carpe Diem (yearbook) Cartoon Club Certamen Club Chess Club Chinese Club Environmental Club

French Club "Glee" Club Intramural Flag Football Club J.E.D.I. Club Junior Statesmen of America K.E.$.H.A. Club The L'chaim Club Latin Club Lunch Bunch Club

Math Club Mock Trial Team Model United Nations Outdoor Club Paper Noise Peace in the Middle East Club Pie Club Prom Committee Radical Art Tactical Squadron (RATS)

Round Table Club Science Olympiad Club Service Club Seven Hills Psychos Seven-Up Club (school spirit) Short Film Club Ski Club Student Senate Vintage Gaming Club[1]

Latin Club

Seven Hills' Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League and National Junior Classical League. In the 2009-2010 OJCL convention, Seven Hills' Latin club earned second place in the Points per Capita Sweepstakes.^[9]

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 mike lunch where students can read poetry or literature, whether it is written by themselves or someone else.

Middle clubs

A.B.C. Club (Anti-Bullying Club)[citation needed] Art Club Club of Words Debate Club French Club

Game Club[citation needed] Intramural Sports Latin Club Math League Roots & Shoots

Science Club Spanish Club Student Senate Yearbook[10]

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.^[10][11] 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.^[12]

Doherty clubs

At Doherty, Stamp Club, Good Apples, and Student Council 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

A middle school golfer teeing off at a match

The Seven Hills Stingers are a member of the Miami Valley Conference, 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.^[13] Additionally, the middle and upper schools both offer various intramural sports 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.^[14]

Soccer

In 2009, the Seven Hills varsity boys soccer team, coached by Terry Nicholl, 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.^[15][16] In 2010, the middle school boys team had 19-0 for their season, with 76 goals, 4 goals against and 15 shutouts.^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

• Tiffany Hines, actress, Class of 1995^[17]
• Andy Paris, actor and playwright, Class of 1989^[18]
• Mohini Bhardwaj, Olympic gymnast^[19]
• Curtis Sittenfeld, novelist, attended Seven Hills until eighth grade^{[citation needed]}
• Dana Fabe, Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court, Class of 1969^[20]

References

• "School Overview". Seven Hills. https://www.7hills.org/podium/default.aspx?t=45807. Retrieved 16 March 2010. 

1. ^ ^{a b} Seven Hills Upper School Student Senate (September 2010), Seven Hills Upper School: Clubs and Organizations 
2. ^ "Tuition/Tuition Assistance". Seven Hills. https://www.7hills.org/podium/default.aspx?t=40295. Retrieved 11 March 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "History". Seven Hills. https://www.7hills.org/podium/default.aspx?t=45785. Retrieved 13 September 2010. 
4. ^ "Cincinnati Magazine selects Seven Hills as one of area's Best High Schools for General Excellence!". Seven Hills. https://www.7hills.org/podium/default.aspx?t=204&nid=564007. Retrieved 23 September 2010. 
5. ^ Cincinnati Magazine. August 2007. 
6. ^ Garten, Christopher P. "Mission and Values". Seven Hills. https://www.7hills.org/podium/default.aspx?t=45784. Retrieved 16 March 2010. 
7. ^ "Middle & Upper Program of Studies, 2010-11". Seven Hills. https://www.7hills.org/podium/default.aspx?t=134720. Retrieved 25 September 2010. 
8. ^ "Personal Challenge: Guidelines". Seven Hills. https://www.7hills.org/podium/default.aspx?t=46591. Retrieved 25 September 2010. 
9. ^ "2009 Convention – Club Point Summary" (PDF). Ohio Junior Classical League. 2009. http://www.ohiojcl.org/conv/09/results/09_club_point_summary.pdf. Retrieved 10 August 2009. 
   • "2010 State Convention – Club Point Summary" (PDF). OJCL.org. Ohio Junior Classical League. 2010. http://www.ojcl.org/conv/2010/2010_Points_Summary.pdf. Retrieved 7 March 2010. 
10. ^ ^{a b} "Middle Clubs & Activities". Seven Hills. https://www.7hills.org/podium/default.aspx?t=45972. Retrieved 16 March 2010. 
11. ^ "Find a Group - Seven Hills R&S". Roots & Shoots. http://www.rootsandshoots.org/findagroup?grpid=117204BB-90A7-310E-7A26-FE3EB7441000. Retrieved 16 March 2010. 
12. ^ "Roots & Shoots Club". Seven Hills School. http://buzz.7hills.org/groups/mid_roots/. Retrieved 3 October 2010. 
13. ^ "Just the Facts". Seven Hills. https://www.7hills.org/podium/default.aspx?t=40296&rc=1. Retrieved 25 September 2010. 
14. ^ "2009 OHSAA Boys Division III State Golf Recap". Ohio: OHSAA. http://ohsaa.org/sports/go/boys/2009/bd3team09.pdf. Retrieved 6 May 2010. 
15. ^ "Varsity Boys Soccer's Remarkable Season Ends". Seven Hills. 10 November 2009. https://www.7hills.org/podium/default.aspx?t=204&nid=564069. Retrieved 23 September 2010. 
16. ^ "Seven Hills High School - 2009 Boys Soccer". Cincinnati.Com. http://preps.cincinnati.com/teamsoccer.aspx?sp=104&tid=1091&y=2009&b=1. Retrieved 23 September 2010. 
17. ^ "Tiffany Hines". Classmates.com. http://www.classmates.com/directory/public/memberprofile/list.htm?regId=8675235113. Retrieved 25 September 2010. 
18. ^ "Seven Hills Alumni: 1989". Seven Hills. https://www.7hills.org/podium/default.aspx?t=250. Retrieved 7 May 2010.  Note: Access to this page is restricted without a Seven Hills School account
19. ^ "Congratulations to our local Graduates". Cincinnati Enquirer. 21 July 2004. http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/07/21/editorial_ed1b.html. Retrieved 25 September 2010. 
20. ^ "Dana Fabe". Classmates.com. http://www.classmates.com/directory/public/memberprofile/list.htm?regId=246678251. Retrieved 25 September 2010. 

External links

• The Seven Hills School website
• Seven Hills High School Sports - Cincinnati.Com