Thomas Worthington High School Explained

Thomas Worthington High School
Logo Alt:	Logo as of 2022
Streetaddress:	300 West Dublin Granville Road
Zipcode:	43085
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	40.0906°N -83.0256°W
Superintendent:	Trent Bowers
Principal:	Josh Almanson
Teaching Staff:	94.75 (FTE)
Ratio:	16.28
Sat:	1699 out of 2400
Act:	24.3 out of 36
Song:	"Oh, Worthington" (Words and Music by Henry Shuster, 1955)
Nickname:	Cardinals
Colors:	Blue and red
Newspaper:	The Phoenix
Opened:	1952
Enrollment:	1,598^[1]
Enrollment As Of:	2014-15
Footnotes:	^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

Thomas Worthington High School (TWHS) is a public school in Worthington, Ohio. The school was named Worthington High School until 1991, when sister school, Worthington Kilbourne High School, opened.

With approximately 1700 students, TWHS is the largest school in the Worthington City School District. Its mascot is the cardinal, and the school colors are red and blue. A map of the district divisions is located here.^[6]

Within the Worthington City School District, Worthingway Middle School, Kilbourne Middle School, and Phoenix Middle School students who would traditionally go to Worthingway or Kilbourne feed in to TWHS.

Clubs and activities

Clubs and organizations

TWHS offers many clubs and organizations to its students.^[7]

• In-the-Know^[8] - An academic quiz team
• Jazz Band
• Theatre
• Marching Band
• Mock Trial Team - A team that competes in the Ohio High School Mock Trial competition
• Pit Orchestra
• Science Olympiad
• Student Council
• Key Club
• Brunch Club
• FIRST Robotics - A part of the FIRST Robotics Program allowing students to explore robotics and compete on an international scale.
• Winter Guard
  • Indoor Percussion Sound Effects Club - A club that pursued activities relating to sound effects

Athletics

The following sports are available to students:

• Baseball sports
• Basketball
• Bowling
• Cheerleading
• Cross country
• Field hockey
• Football
• Golf
• Gymnastics
• Ice hockey
• Lacrosse
• Marching band
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track and field
• Volleyball
• Water polo
• Wrestling

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

• Boys baseball - 1981^[9]
• Boys golf - 1938, 1978, 1983^[10]
• Boys soccer - 1991, 1998, 2001^[10]
• Boys track - 1997, 1999, 2017 ^[10]
• Boys cross country - 1967^[10]
• Boys gymnastics - 1987^[10]
• Girls cross country - 1989, 1992^[10]
• Girls field hockey - 1988, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023 ^{[11] [12]}
• Girls gymnastics - 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989^{[10] [13]}
• Girls swimming - 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1989^[14]

Other athletic accomplishments

• State Champions - Boys water polo - 2002, 2003, 2017^[15] (Sponsored by the Ohio High School Swim Coaches Association)
• State Champions - Boys lacrosse - 1989,1990,1991,1996^[16] (Sponsored by the Ohio High School Lacrosse Association)

Notable alumni

• Braden Beals, 2009 - Fintech Executive
• Juli Briskman, 1985, - journalist and politician
• Maggie Grace, did not graduate but attended the high school - Actress^[17]
• Rachael Harris, 1986 - Actress^[18]
• Bob Hill, 1967 - NBA coach^[19]
• Jim Kammerud, 1978 - cartoonist^[20]
• Molly Ludlow, 2005 - middle-distance runner^[21]
• Betty Montgomery, 1966 - Ohio senator and attorney general
• Christopher Paul, 1981 - Al Qaeda terrorist
• Troy Perkins, 1999 - Major League Soccer player^[22]
• Jack Plotnick, 1987 - actor ^[23]
• Claire Shipman, 1980 - television journalist^[24]
• J.K. Simmons, 1972 - actor
• Jeff Smith, 1978 - cartoonist^{[20] [25]}
• Frank Truitt, 1943 - 2014 collegiate basketball coach at Ohio State University, Louisiana State University, and Kent State University^[26]
• Dana Tyler, 1977 – Senior News Anchor for WCBS-TV^[27]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thomas Worthington High School. National Center for Education Statistics. January 14, 2018.
2. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory. 2014-05-12. OHSAA.
3. Web site: General Information. worthington.k12.oh.us. 5 March 2015.
4. Web site: NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement . 2010-02-17 . NCA-CASI . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090923003622/http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/ . September 23, 2009 .
5. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Thomas Worthington High School.
6. Web site: Worthington Schools Attendance Area Plan - High Schools . 2024-06-20 . www.worthington.k12.oh.us.
7. Web site: 2009–2010 THOMAS WORTHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY PROGRAMS . Worthington City Schools . 7 September 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110516022316/http://www.worthington.k12.oh.us/schools/TWHS/activities/activities.pdf . May 16, 2011 .
8. Web site: In The Know. WOSU TV. 5 March 2015.
9. Web site: Yappi Sports Baseball. 2007-02-12. Yappi.
10. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site. 2006-12-31. OHSAA.
11. Web site: OHSAA All-Time State Field Hockey Tournament Participation. Ohio High School Athletic Association. 8 November 2011.
12. Web site: State Tournament History . www.ohsaa.org . 15 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190821104409/https://www.ohsaa.org/Portals/0/Sports/Field-Hockey/FHAllTimeStateTournamentResults.pdf . August 21, 2019 . en . live.
13. News: Emerine. Brad. Field hockey: Thomas Worthington wins in overtime. 8 November 2011. The Columbus Dispatch. 2011-11-06.
14. Web site: Ohio High School Swim Coaches' Association-Girls Swimming State Champions . 2007-03-08 . OHSSCA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060622221314/http://ohssca.org/History/girlsstateteamchamps.htm . June 22, 2006 .
15. Web site: Ohio High School Swim Coaches' Association-Boys Water Polo State Champions . 2007-03-08 . OHSSCA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928082952/http://www.ohssca.org/Waterpolo/waterpolochamps-boys.htm . September 28, 2007 .
16. Web site: Ohio High School Lacrosse Association-Boys Lacrosse State Champions. 2011-02-08. OHSLA.
17. Web site: She's not lost in a fog. USA Today. Keck, William. October 18, 2005. 2013-09-07.
18. Web site: Rachael Harris Biography . Tvguide.com . 2015-03-04.
19. Web site: Distinguished Alumni Award of Worthington Schools . 4 March 2015.
20. Web site: Two cartoonists from Class of '78 are named distinguished alumni . 4 March 2015.
21. Web site: Track now focus for Beckwith . Worthington News/ThisWeek . 14 August 2009 . Dolan, Patrick . 14 August 2015.
22. Web site: Troy Perkins. MLSsoccer.com. 5 March 2015.
23. Web site: Movie director Jack Plotnick will attend screening of his 'Space Station 76'. Terry Mikesell. The Columbus Dispatch. 5 March 2015.
24. Web site: Claire Shipman. nndb.com. 5 March 2015.
25. [Jeff Smith (cartoonist)|Smith, Jeff]
26. Web site: 1943 Worthington High School Graduating Class Picture . 4 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130030/http://www.worthingtonmemory.org/WorthingtonMemoryExpandedRecord.cfm?ID=441&tn=1 . 2 April 2015 .
27. Web site: Worthington High grad Dana Tyler . 4 March 2015.