Our next
@UACAorg
Golden Apple Award recipient is Dr. Kathy Moore, college counselor at
@ua_highschool
. Dr. Moore is a tireless advocate for our students as she helps them find the best next step in life - whether itβs college, career or the military.
#ServeLeadSucceed
What an amazing day to be a Golden Bear! Thank you to the thousands and thousands of students, families, alumni and community members who walked through the new
@ua_highschool
and our fully renovated and rebuilt elementary schools today.
#BuildingOurFuture
#ServeLeadSucceed
Please join the Board of Education and Upper Arlington Schools in congratulating Paul Imhoff on his selection as 2018 Ohio Superintendent of the Year by the Buckeye Association of School Administrators (BASA)! Learn more at !
#ServeLeadSucceed
.
@imhoffpaul
Congratulations to COO Chris Potts on receiving a Pinnacle of Achievement Award from
@ASBOIntl
for the district's facilities master planning process that reflected the community's vision for the future of education in UA!
#YourVoiceMatters
@cpotts20
π₯
#OHSAA
GIRLS LACROSSE: Congratulations to Upper Arlington on winning the 2023 girls division I state championship! This is the schoolβs fourth state title in school history.
Letβs hear it for our final
@UACAorg
Golden Apple Award winner - Darrion House, an intervention specialist at Jones Middle School! Mr. Houseβs positive energy has a huge impact on the students at Jones, and the
@JMSbears
team is grateful to work alongside him.
#ServeLeadSucceed
An exciting morning for our
@TremontLions
K and 1st grade students and teachers as they are welcomed into their new and renovated learning spaces!
#BuildingOurFuture
Meet Jacki Prati, the new
@TremontLions
principal! She is the 2023 Ohio Principal of the Year & had spent 11 years as a principal in Hilliard. βMy husband & I have had the pleasure of watching all 4 of our kids attend UA Schools. We love this community, & we love the schools!β
While the Marv is currently closed, its lights will shine tonight, April 20, in honor of all seniors in the
@ua_highschool
#Classof2020
. The lights at Marv Moorehead Memorial Stadium will be on for 20 minutes beginning at 8:20 p.m. (20:20).
#GoBears
#ServeLeadSucceed
Barrington is honored to welcome Ryan and Christina Day in support of the
#OnOurSleeves
campaign! Barrington and other UA schools are engaging in important conversations about student well-being while also supporting Project SNAP for
@nationwidekids
.
#ServeLeadSucceed
Please join us in congratulating Aimee Moulakis White, the recipient of UA Rotary's Service Above Self Award! A tireless volunteer for our schools, Aimee is the chair of our Legacy Campaign, raising more than $7 million so far for our new and renovated schools.
#ServeLeadSucceed
A sweet surprise at Tremont today as one of our students and her classmates welcomed back her dad, who had been deployed for the past 12 months! β€οΈ
#StartWithHeart
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What an amazing way to kick off Start With Hello Week and welcome back all of our students at
@ua_highschool
this week! Thank you to the talented student artists who created this beautiful mural and
@UAEducationFdn
for your support of our students!
#StartWithHello
#LoveOutLoud
A much-deserved honor for COO Chris Potts for his tremendous work on the community-driven facilities master planning process for our schools! Please join us in congratulating Chris on receiving the Rich Unger Pinnacle Award from
@oasbo
.
#BuildingOurFuture
#ServeLeadSucceed
Congratulations to the
@ua_highschool
@Arlingtonians
staff on receiving 1st place for newsmagazine and 1st place for online news site from the Ohio Scholastic Media Association! Students on staff also received an incredible 27 individual awards for their work!
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As our students wrap up the school year, so many of our
@UA_Schools
Classified staff members want you to know just how much they miss seeing you every day and hope to see you in the fall! Look for more photos tomorrow!
#StartWithHeart
#ServeLeadSucceed
#GoBears
Recognizing the state championship boys lacrosse team at tonightβs Board of Education meeting! In their 50th year as a program,
@UAMensLacrosse
posted their 700th win and their 17th state championship!
#GoBears
#ServeLeadSucceed
It was a wonderful morning celebrating the Class of 2018 at our 94th annual Upper Arlington High School commencement ceremony! Congratulations to the graduates and their families!
#ServeLeadSucceed
#GoBears
Please join us in congratulating the 14 National Merit Semifinalists from the
@ua_highschool
Class of 2021! More details about their accomplishments at .
#ServeLeadSucceed
Continuing the
@UACAorg
Golden Apple Awards with a special District COVID Award for Gina Rancitelli, our COVID-19 nurse coordinator. This award recognizes Ginaβs tireless work for the health of our students, staff, families and community. Thank you, Gina!
#ServeLeadSucceed
Please join us in congratulating the 2020
@ua_highschool
Homecoming Court - Lena B., queen Claire K., Townsend T., Melanie K., Annie H., Louise M., Jack K., Andy A., John D., king Michael L. and Joey H.
#GoBears
Congratulations to the Upper Arlington Civic Associationβs Golden Apple winner at Tremont Elementary School - reading specialist Jessie Zimpher, who helps students grow and strengthen their literacy skills!
#ServeLeadSucceed
Welcome to .
@barrbobcats
Principal
@MichellePete75
! βI am so excited to join the Barrington community! I am truly honored to have the opportunity to work with such an elite group of educators and staff members and to support our wonderful students and families.β
#StartWithHeart
Our final
@UACAorg
Golden Apple Award winner for 2019 is bus driver Randy Saxour! Mr. Randy has made a huge impact for families throughout UA by going above and beyond for all students!
#ServeLeadSucceed
Congratulations to the nine .
@ua_highschool
seniors who have qualified as National Merit Semifinalists! Pictured, from left to right: Sam C., Evelyn W., Anna S., Malachi S., Reva B. and Kun B. Not pictured: David B., Evan H. and Kiah K.
On the first day of
#WomensHistoryMonth
, we celebrate the impact of the many women who have dedicated themselves to the betterment of our schools - including two important women in our district's recent history, Robin Hess Comfort and Joanie Igel Dugger.
This week, we say goodbye to
@ua_highschool
, a building that has been home to the students of UA for nearly 65 years. It's a building filled with decades of memories that we'll treasure forever. You can see more photos at .
#ServeLeadSucceed
We're excited to welcome you to the new beautiful homes of the Golden Bears!
βΎοΈ Varsity baseball home opener
ποΈ Saturday, 3/26 at 1 p.m. vs. Latrobe
π₯ Varsity softball home opener
ποΈ Tuesday, 3/29 at 5:15 p.m. vs. Bishop Watterson
#GoBears
Welcome to the new Marv! Please join us this evening at 7:15 to cheer on
@UABoysSoccer
for the first home game of the fall season in the new
@UAHSAthletics
stadium! During the fall, crews will continue to put the finishing touches on this project.
#BuildingOurFuture
#GoBears
No Fourth of July in UA is complete without a performance by
@ua_highschool
Marching Band! Check it out their socially distanced fight song @ .
We wish our families, students, staff and community a safe and fun Fourth!
#GoBears
Our building secretaries want our students and families to know that yoU Are amazing! Theyβre sending lots of love to their students as we wrap up the school year this week!
#GoBears
#StartWithHeart
#StrengthInTeam
Congrats to Wickliffe 5th grader Dillon on being selected as the winner of the inaugural Chris Collaros essay contest for the Progressive Education Network! Her essay shares her experiences with community, compassion and civility at Wickliffe.
#LoveOutLoud
#ServeLeadSucceed
#PEN
It's a bird - it's a plane - no, it's a Golden Bear! Kyle Cassady,
@ua_highschool
Class of 2010, will be leading an Air Force flyover above the Shoe today. Look for the flyover about 10 minutes before kickoff!
#GoBears
#ServeLeadSucceed
Join this community effort to continue the Senior Countdown tradition! Head out to your front yard on May 15 at 3:04 p.m. and help count down our graduating Golden Bears for their final 30 seconds of instruction at .
@ua_highschool
.
#GoBears
#ServeLeadSucceed
#UAHSClassof2020
Join us in congratulating a very special Golden Bear β .
@ua_highschool
alumnus and
@UA_Schools
Treasurer/CFO Andrew Geistfeld! He has been named Ohio's Treasurer of the Year β the best of the best of more than 600 school districts in the state β by
@oasbo
.
#ServeLeadSucceed
Welcome to the newly renovated Marv! Thanks to all of our students, Ted Wolford, Brett Moorehead, Senator Stephanie Kunze and Representative Allison Russo for joining the Board of Education for the rededication of Marv Moorehead Stadium!
#GoBears
Work is moving very quickly on the new
@ua_highschool
! Crews are doing final touch-ups and finishes in the academic wing, the natatorium is being prepped for tile, and sound equipment is going in in the performing arts center.
#BuildingOurFuture
#ServeLeadSucceed
Congratulations to the 2022 inductees to the .
@UAHSAthletics
Hall of Fame! These former athletes and coaches will be celebrated in January for their outstanding contributions to the impressive history of our athletic program.
#GoBears
#ServeLeadSucceed
Congrats to the 10 National Merit Semifinalists from
@ua_highschool
! These members of the class of 2019 scored in the top 1% of the 1.6M students across the country on the PSAT/NMSQT.
#ServeLeadSucceed
Congrats,
@Arlingtonians
! The
@ua_highschool
newsmagazine's website was ranked 4th in the country at the Journalism Education Association's convention last weekend. Students Dylan C. and Ellie H. also won individual awards in news writing and video editing.
#ServeLeadSucceed
Meet Dr. Stephanie Siddens, our new deputy superintendent! βI am so incredibly honored and thrilled to be part of UA. From the moment I arrived, I have felt welcomed by every single person I have met β within the school district and the community. It feels like family!"
It's a big week for
@UAGirlsLax2022
and
@UAMensLacrosse
as they head to the state semifinals! The girls take on Cincinnati Sycamore tonight at 5:30, and the boys play Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. vs. Cincinnati Xavier.
#GoBears
What's next for the new graduates from the
@ua_highschool
Class of 2019? They'll be attending approximately 100 universities and colleges across 35 states! Best wishes to the graduates on their next step in life!
#UniquelyAccomplished
#ServeLeadSucceed
Chief Academic Officer Keith Pomeroy is this yearβs recipient of the Dr. Homer F. Mincy Administrator of the Year Award! This award recognizes him for going above and beyond by supporting hundreds of students learning remotely last year in the UA Online Academy.
#ServeLeadSucceed
Congratulations to
@ua_highschool
graduate Henry Wu (Class of 2016) on being named a 2020 Rhodes Scholar! Henry is currently a senior at The Ohio State University. You can read more about his accomplishments and college career at .
#ServeLeadSucceed
Congratulations to media specialist Kristin Bugnitz, Tremontβs
@UACAorg
Golden Apple Award winner! For the past year, Mrs. Bugnitz has been bringing together the Tremont community every day with her βGood Morning, Tremontβ videos.
@TremontLions
#ServeLeadSucceed
The Marv is back in action on Friday! Cheer on the Golden Bears for the first home game in the beautiful new stadium as
@UABoysSoccer
takes on Westerville Central at 7:15 pm. Crews will be wrapping up work this fall around a full schedule of home games.
#BuildingOurFuture
Dr. Hunt is officially a Golden Bear! "I am humbled by the opportunity to serve this great school district and community and truly excited, along with my family, to become Golden Bears and to call this community our home."
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#ServeLeadSucceed
A trifecta of THANKS and GIVING! Over 3 days last week,
@JMSbears
donated 59 Thanksgiving meals in a bag for
@ASASOhio
, packed 100 meals for STAR House and the YMCA Family Shelter, and cooked 7 turkeys and fed 120+ people at the Dowd Center.
#ServeLeadSucceed
Senior Thomas M. has set a new cross country record in the 5K for .
@ua_highschool
, toppling the 21-year-old record set by Robert Sturges with a time of 15:38.13!
#GoBears
#ServeLeadSucceed
It's Homecoming Spirit Week, Golden Bears! Congratulations to this year's .
@ua_highschool
Homecoming Court!
Front row (L to R): Ava A, Lucy O., Lucy M., Viv L. and Georgia R.
Back row (L to R): Nathan V., Charlie V., Asher H., Jacob H. and Grant O.
#GoBears
#ServeLeadSucceed
β³οΈIt's all about precision when you find yourself on the green with our
@UAmensgolf
state qualifiers. Will Dr. Hunt putt his way to victory? π Kickin It Live tomorrow!
ποΈββοΈGood luck to Mitchell, Will, Chase, Bric and Brady at the state tournament this weekend!
#GoBears
Congrats to Golden Bear alumnus Camryn Callaghan '22 on being selected for the USA U20 Lacrosse training team - the first step toward representing the United States at the 2024 World Lacrosse Women's Championship next year!
#GoBears
#ServeLeadSucceed
As the school year comes to a close, weβd like to honor all of our 2019-2020 retirees. Please join us in thanking them for their many years of service to our schools and wishing them well for their next chapter in life!
#ServeLeadSucceed
#StrengthInTeam
A great surprise to end the day! Congratulations to .
@ua_highschool
teacher and softball star Laura Moore - one of the newest members of the
@UAHSAthletics
Hall of Fame! More announcements to come at the Friday night
@GoldenBears_FB
game.
#GoBears
ππ» UAHS Orchestra Director Chris Lape has been honored with the prestigious 2024 Yamaha "40 Under 40" β Music Education Excellence recognition! π»π
This award recognizes his passion for music and dedication to enriching his students' musical journey.
#ServeLeadSucceed
Another W!
@UAGirlsLax2023
is headed to the state finals with a 13-7 win over Cincinnati Sycamore.
Golden Bears play Olentangy Liberty for the title this Saturday at 4 p.m. at Historic Crew Stadium.
#GoBears
Lots of smiles, laughs and memories for the
@ua_highschool
Class of 2019 and their elementary teachers! Greensview, as well as Barrington, Tremont, Wickliffe and Windermere, welcome back their former students and soon-to-be UAHS alumni!
#ServeLeadSucceed
#UAHSClassof2019
Welcome to our new teachers for the 2019-2020 school year! They have spent two great days learning about our district and getting to know new colleagues, and they are excited to meet our students and families in August!
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