Lim

ma City Schoo
ols
755 S
St. Johns Ave
enue
Lim
ma, Ohio 4580
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4
419.996.3400

Lima Sen
nior High School
1S
Spartan Wayy
Lima, Ohio 45801
Phone
e: 419.996.3
3000
Fax:: 419.996.30
001
www.lim
macityschoo
ols.org
CEEB
B Code: 362
2970

DIS
STRICT

The LLima City Schools is the larrgest public scchool system in Allen Countty and the reggion, serving a diverse popuulation of abou
ut
4,0000 students offeering preschool through 12th-grade educcation. Since 1856, the disttrict has beenn dedicated too its mission to
o
creaate a climate inn which every student
s
learnss.
The Lima
L
City Schhools is madee up of four eelementary scchools, a fifth and sixth-graade building, a
sevennth and eighthh-grade buildinng and two kiindergarten thhrough eighth--grade magneet schools, one
e
coverring the arts annd the other sccience and tecchnology.
Our athletes compeete in the Three Rivers Athleetic Conferencce (TRAC), a 110-school confference.
We are
a the hom
me of the S partans an
nd We Belie
eve in Lima
a!

LIMA SE
ENIOR HIG
GH SCHO
OOL
Superinten
ndent
JILL ACKER
RMAN
Hig
gh School Principal
P
A
ALISON VANGORDER
As
ssistant Principals
ANTHONY FELL
F
DARRYL GOS
SSARD
ADAM VERMIILLION
Gu
uidance Cou
unselors
SCOTT CAMP
PBELL
LISA CIMINILLO
JORDANE DUES
D

Lima Senior High Schooll is a compreehensive fourr-year public hhigh school eenrolling 1,200
0
students in grades
g
9-12. The high schoool opened inn 1955 after thhe merging of two local high
h
schools, Souuth Tigers and Central Draggons. In Auguust 2004, Limaa Senior High School moved
d
to its new loccation complete with a state--of-the-art audditorium, mediaa center and ggymnasium.
Students havve the opportunity to choosse a pathwayy that will guidde their learning to prepare
e
them for their experiences after high schhool. Based onn students intterests, studennts can choose
e
one of the folllowing pathwaays: BUSINE
ESS, STEM, H
HUMANITIES
S or UNDEC
CIDED.
Lima Senior High School offers
o
educatioonal programss and options to meet studeents individua
al
way or a caree
er
needs. A student could folllow either a ccollege preparratory course, career pathw
and technical course.
Students may also receivee college crediit through a vaariety of achievement prograams as well as
College Creddit Plus (CCP++). Sometimess it is possible to combine thhe best of all thhese worlds!

Our
O Missio
on: Lima Senior
S
Hiigh Schoo
ol will...
BUIL
LD a school community where every stuudent is challeenged and valuued
PREPA
ARE studennts with the skills to be produuctive citizenss of the 21st ceentury
ENC
COURAGE
E an on-going partnershipp with family aand communityy
mplary educatioon to inspire inndependent thhinking, dignityy and disciplinee within each sstudent
PROVID
DE an exem

GRADING SCALE

REQUIREMENTS
FOR GRADUATION

Letter
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
F

English ........................................... 4 credits

Social Studies ................................ 4 credits
Science .......................................... 3 credits
Math ............................................... 4 credits
Health ............................................. credit
Physical Education ......................... credit
Business/Technology, Fine Art,
or Foreign Language ................ 1 credit
Electives ......................................... 4 credits
GRADUATION: 21.00 credits
and Senior Portfolio Project

%
97-100
93-96
90-92
87-89
83-86
80-82
77-79
73-76
70-72
67-69
60-66
0-59

GPA
4.3
4.0
3.7
3.3
3.0
2.7
2.3
2.0
1.7
1.3
1.0
0.0

Average ACT Scores by Students

GRADUATION Number of
YEAR
Students

2014

83

English

Math

Reading

Science

Composite

15.9

17.1

17.6

17.3

17.1

ACHIEVEMENT
COURSES &
COLLEGE CREDIT PLUS
(CCP+)
English 9 Achievement
English 10 Achievement
Physical Science Achievement
English Composition CCP+
English Literature CCP+
Modern World History Achievement
Modern World History CCP+
American History Achievement
Environmental Science CCP+
Chemistry CCP+
Physics CCP+
Geology CCP+
Weather & Climate CCP+
Calculus CCP+
Spanish IV CCP+

CAREER &
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
(all programs are TECH PREP)
Automotive Technology
Construction Trades
Culinary & Food Service Management
Early Childhood Education
Engineering Technology
Graphic Communications
Health Careers
Interactive Multimedia
Marketing
Welding
World of Work

LIMA SENIOR

SPARTAN
GRADUATING CLASS
YEAR

NUMBER OF
GRADUATES

2015

172

2014

158

Over $2 Million
in Scholarships
received by the
Class of 2015!
CLUBS &
ORGANIZATIONS

Act Too Drama Club

Student Government
Prom Committee
Key Club
Foreign Language Club
STEM/Science Olympiad
Quiz Bowl
Moonbuggy
National Honor Society
Youth in Government
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
DECA
Skills USA
BPA
FCCLA
HOSA

MUSIC

ATHLETICS

Masterworks Choir
Scarlet & Grey Show Choir
Mixed Choir
Meridian Choir
Spartanaires
Concert Band
Symphonic Band
Spartan Jazz Band
Marching Band
Solo & Ensemble
Basketball Pep Band
Orchestra

Cross Country
Football
Boys & Girls Soccer
Girls & Boys Tennis
Golf
Bowling
Volleyball
Boys & Girls Basketball
Swimming
Wrestling
Baseball
Softball
Track