Hopefully, you were able to sign up during an informational meeting held by a building level AD or a program Head Coach. If you didn’t, never fear. Just contact the Head Coach of your favorite sports and they will tell you what to do to get started. Most of the programs have a lot going on outside of their seasonal time frame. These activities can include camps, clinics, open gyms, open fields, weight lifting, conditioning and team bonding fun!
On this website, click on STAFF & COACH DIRECTORY. The names of the Varsity Head Coaches will be listed. If you hover over the envelope beside the coach’s name it will show the contact email for him/her. If you click on “more details” you will find a bio for the coach. You can also “hover” over Fall Sports, Winter Sports, or Spring Sports at the top of the page which will give you a list of that season’s athletic teams. If you click on a sport it will take you to that team’s home page and have that specific team’s coaches’ information, email, and social media contacts.
We pride ourselves for the classy way we compete and act. Your actions are always being noticed. We expect that you work and cheer as hard as you can...and compete even harder! We don’t appreciate trash talk, back talk or showboating. We are all members of the Oak Hills team.
Whatever you do in an Oak Hills uniform will reflect on the entire student-body and community. We expect parents to be supportive and to CHEER LIKE CRAZY! There is never a time where yelling at kids or coaches from other teams will be appreciated. The officials of contests work hard and should be shown respect as well.
Ohio High School Athletic Association scholarship bylaw requires a high school student to receive passing grades "in a minimum of five one-credit courses or the equivalent" to maintain eligibility. For middle school student athletes, each student athlete must pass 4 classes as a quarter end grade. Physical Education is NOT a full-credit class. Your grades at the end of EACH Quarter are the grades that matter to the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Semester grades or exams or yearly grades or exams DO NOT count for eligibility purposes. Make sure that you check your schedule and that you are taking ENOUGH classes! If you have questions, see your Guidance Counselor!
You need to fill in several forms online. The forms are filled out electronically. Each athlete will need to register online at Final Forms. DO NOT TURN THESE FORMS INTO THE ATHLETIC OFFICE.
You will also need up to date physical forms. All physical forms need to be signed by a physician and turned in HARD COPY to the Athletic Office or to your Coach. We recommend keeping a copy of the physical in case you need it for something else throughout the year. The State of Ohio requires a valid physical exam to be on file for all athletes. You may NOT participate without it. NO EXCEPTIONS!
You may not participate in any off-season training/workouts, tryouts, or official practices at any time without Final Forms completed and an up to date physical turned in to the Athletic Office!
Why do I need an emergency medical form? So that our coaches and trainers know exactly what to do with you if you are injured. These forms provide valuable parental information in the event that something happens when your family is not present.
Click on FORMS in this section. You will see Final Forms Parent Information which has the instructions on how to register your student, and you will also see Final Forms Online Site link which takes you to the home page for Final Forms.
Complete and sign all of the parent and student Final Forms and don’t forget to add the sports you are interested in for the school year to your account! You are not obligated to participate in the sports, however, your name will go to the head coach of the sport(s) added so that he/she includes you in any information that get sent out!
Click on FORMS in this section. Various athletic forms are listed on the page and to access them just click on the name of the form.
Yes. For High School, the fee is $160 per sport, per student. For Middle School, the fee is $135 per sport, per student. The Cheerleading Fee is $80 per season for High School and $55 per season for Middle School. Academic Team and Chess Team are also required to pay a participation fee of $60 for the season.
The fee is charged by the school district to partially offset the costs of providing a comprehensive extra-curricular program. This fee must be paid IN FULL before participating in ANY Athletic Contest.
Notice, it is called pay to participate. This does not imply that everybody gets equal playing time or that you are even GUARANTEED playing time. You made the team, now, go get it!
We have a seasonal policy as it relates to alcohol, drugs and tobacco. Simply put, don't drink alcohol, don't take drugs, and don't smoke. If you do and you are caught, you will be forced to miss a minimum of 20% of your sports season. Why work so hard for so long and then put it in jeopardy?
On this website hover on the season of the sport and then click on the specific sport. Click SCHEDULE on the left side. Schedules will be updated as completed in the Athletic Department. If you need information far in advance because of vacation planning or for some other reason, you can always stop in, call or email the Athletic Office and we’ll point you in the right direction.
On this website click on DIRECTIONS at the top of the page. There is a link for Event Locations names of the places where we compete. Google Maps is a great place to start for directions. There is also a link to the event location name on the specific team's page under SCHEDULE. Just look under LOCATION on the right side of the team schedule.
All students riding to an athletic event on a bus with the team are required to come home on the same bus. Should a parent/guardian have a reason to transport his/her own child to or from a contest, they will be required to fill out the Athletic Event Travel Release form. On this website click on FORMS & RESOURCES to get the link for the Athletic Event Travel Release Online Form. Various athletic forms are listed on the FORMS page. Just click on the name of the form you may need.
ABSOLUTELY. We encourage that. We want you to do as much as you can. Fight for Oak Hills, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT! The Oak Hills Boosters and other organizations offer several scholarships to deserving seniors before graduation...and those who excel in a number of ways always have a leg up on the competition. Additionally, our coaches will work together to make sure you can have the best possible experience representing the Highlanders on different fronts.
Winning comes into play more at this level than in Middle School, however, the main focus is to develop better kids, better skills and better competitors. There is no rule that says every participant must play the same amount of time or that every participant must even play. However, all of our coaches do a pretty darn good job of involving everybody on the roster.
With the exception of Cheerleading, Chess and AQT, our teams practice virtually every day. You can expect 2 hours to be the norm. Some may be shorter and at times they go a little longer. Most of our teams are at Oak Hills for all of their practices, however, the following have a little moving around to do: Most freshman baseball games and practices are at Bridgetown Middle School. Bowling calls Western Bowl home. The Golf teams operate from various golf courses and Gymnastics also practices at off site facilities. Soccer will practice at Oak Hills or Rapid Run. Cross Country generally starts at Oak Hills, but will also use some of the local parks and safe areas for running.
We have sports that "cut" and sports that don't "cut". In those that cut, our coaches do their best to keep the very best kids in the program. They try to look at the big picture, both today and in the future. Some freshman will get opportunities to participate on Varsity and Junior Varsity teams. As a freshman, you will mostly compete with other freshman to get a spot in a program. As you get older, you will be competing with kids from a larger range of grades. Each coach looks for different things when it comes time to select a team.
How do try-outs work? Each coach has a little different way of approaching try-outs and will share that with each student during informational meetings. Most try-outs will last anywhere from a couple of days to a full week. We encourage the coaches to be honest in their evaluations of strengths and weaknesses and to communicate with the kids in a face to face fashion.
There are a number of reasons for this. First, by the Varsity level, we are still focusing on developing kids, but we are also more focused on winning. We would say that winning is a goal of every Coach and player we have at that level. As a general rule the best players play most of the time at the Varsity level. This is where we all hope that years of hard work pay off in terms of advancement through tournament play. We all hope to do our best. As team members get older, they will make decisions as to whether or not a particular sport is worth all of the time and effort it requires. How much will they play? As you get older, you will also be forced to compete with Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors for a position. It is natural to have fewer seniors than freshmen and is common virtually everywhere.
You must purchase one of the OH All-Sports Family Packages through the Oak Hills Boosters to get the Family OH All-Sports Passes. To access this information go to oakhillssports.com and click on ONLINE TICKETING on the red bar to the left. You will see information that will describe the costs and what is included in all packages available.
Choose the package that fits your family the best and then Click GET TICKETS and follow the directions to purchase the package. You can download the Hometown Ticketing App and your passes will be stored in the app to make it easily accessible. The OH All-Sports Passes are good for all HOME events at OHHS and Bridgetown, Delhi, and Rapid Run Middle Schools excluding scrimmages and tournaments. ALL passes are now digital only - no more cards!
A Student All-Sports Pass may be purchased at oakhillssports.com. Click on ONLINE TICKETING at oakhillssports.com and choose the Student All-Sports Pass. Click GET TICKETS and follow the directions to purchase the pass.
You can download the Hometown Ticketing App and your pass will be stored in the app to make it easily accessible. The OH All-Sports Passes are good for all HOME events at OHHS and Bridgetown, Delhi, and Rapid Run Middle Schools excluding scrimmages and tournaments. ALL passes are now digital only--no more cards!
An individual Adult Sports Pass and Adult Senior (age 65 and older) OH All-Sports Pass may also be purchased on oakhillssports.com. Click on ONLINE TICKETING on the red bar to the left and then choose the Adult or Adult Senior OH All-Sports Pass. Click GET TICKETS and follow the directions to purchase the pass.
You can download the Hometown Ticketing App and your pass will be stored in the app to make it easily accessible. The All-Sports Passes are good for all HOME events at OHHS and Bridgetown, Delhi, and Rapid Run Middle Schools excluding scrimmages and tournaments. ALL passes are now digital only--no more cards!
If you are an Oak Hills Local School District Resident who is age 65 or older you can register at the OHHS Athletic Office or Oak Hills District Office and receive the Highlander Golden Card! This FREE card is good for all HOME events at OHHS and Bridgetown, Delhi, and Rapid Run Middle Schools excluding the OHSAA Post-Season tournaments!
Nothing outside of the official season can be mandatory. You can try-out simply by showing up on the first day of try-outs. You should however, attend any pre-season meeting that a coach may have. You should also understand that off-season programs are designed to make you better. Don't think that just because you were the biggest and best 8th grader it will all come just as easy for you. High School is a time where people start to decide what they really "enjoy" and then work like crazy at it. We are a large school and coaches have to make many tough decisions. Make sure they know who you are!
On this website hover over Fall Sports, Winter Sports, or Spring Sports and then click the team name. Their summer training schedules will be available along with contact information for the coach.
You may not participate in any off-season training/workouts, tryouts, or official practices at any time without Final Forms completed and an up to date physical turned in to the Athletic Office!
YOU CAN'T! Even though you may want to, sometimes, it will overlap. You can't be everywhere at one time. The key is communication. This is especially true in the summer. Tell your coaches what the summer is like for you. Tell them what you are going to be able to do and what you are going to have to miss. The worst thing you can do is blow off your coach and then just act like it's no big deal. COMMUNICATION is the key. Everybody will respect that and look forward to working with you.
Go to highlanderssportscamps.com or on this website click on SPORTS CAMPS which links you to the camp website and you will find the most current camp information.
The Spirit Shop is located off the Commons at OHHS and is open Fridays from 10:30a to 1p. It is also open at various days throughout the year which will be advertised on the school and athletic websites.
