Seniors!
Scholarship applications are now in Schoolinks.
Make sure to fully read Descriptions, Directions and Deadlines!
Below are steps to take on Schoolinks to find scholarships.
Schoolinks!
Step 1 – Log into SchooLinks
Step 2 – on the left side, click on “finances”
Step 3- Click on “Scholarship Match”
Step 4 – Students will need to fill out an “eligibility chart” only takes a couple minutes
Step 5 – Click on “District Posted” in top right
Step 6 – Complete the applications
For the past 16 years, the competition cheerleading teams from all three high schools and middle schools get together for one evening of cheer. Cheerfest started in 2008 to get all the schools together to showcase their competition routines. Former coaches and cheerleaders evaluate the performance of each school. Each coach uses the feedback to perfect their routines for the season. Hilliard Cheer is the only school district in the state with more than one high school that continually places within the top 10 at states each year. Each school has won numerous OCC, State, and even National championships. Our robust middle school programs serve as a foundation for these exceptional programs.
This year at Cheerfest, three former coaches were inducted into the first class of the Hilliard Cheer Hall of Fame, recognizing their commitment and dedication to our cheer programs’ history. Each has made a lasting impact on our programs.
Carolyn Dougherty, a retired teacher, coached middle school sports for over 30 years. She laid the foundation for all our programs.
Aimee Jordan, an intervention specialist at Brown, coached at Heritage and Darby. She moved to Bradley when it opened and earned a State Championship the first year.
Michelle Miller was a coach and teacher at Darby High School for 17 years. Her passion for teaching and coaching was well-known throughout all of our cheer programs.
For the first time this year, the cheer programs collaborated to offer a scholarship to a senior athlete who demonstrated leadership not only in their cheer team but also in the school and community. Congratulations to all of our inductees!
Hilliard Davidson High School has earned the College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science A. Schools honored with the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award have expanded girls’ access in AP computer science courses.
More than 1,100 institutions achieved either 50% or higher female representation in one of the two AP computer science courses or a percentage of the female computer science exam takers meeting or exceeding that of the school’s female population during the 2022-23 school year. In 2023, Davidson was one of 225 recognized in the category of AP Computer Science A.
“We’re thrilled to congratulate our female AP computer science students and their teachers on this step toward gender parity in computer science education,” said Davidson principal, William K. Ragland, II. “We’re honored that our school earned this distinction and look forward to seeing these young women and others pursue and achieve success in computer science education and careers.”
“Computer science is the source code of our economy and much of the career landscape,” said Trevor Packer, Head of the AP Program. “In the six years since we began the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award, it’s been heartening to see schools like Hilliard Davidson welcome so many more young women into this vital field.”
AP Computer Science A (CSA) students learn to design and implement computer programs that solve problems relevant to today’s society. AP Computer Science A, which first debuted in 1988, continues to grow and female participation has increased 69% since 2017, to 24,147 women. Overall AP computer science course participation has increased 147% since 2017, broadening STEM career opportunities for more students.
Providing female students with access to computer science courses is critical to ensuring gender parity in the industry’s high-paying jobs and to drive innovation, creativity, and representation. The median annual wage for computer and information technology occupations was $100,530 in May 2021. However, women represent just 24% of the five million people in computing occupations.
According to a Google study, 54% of female computer science majors took AP CSA in high school. College Board research about AP CSP also finds AP CSP students are nearly twice as likely to enroll in AP CSA, and that for most students, AP CSP serves as a stepping stone to other advanced AP STEM coursework.
These findings highlight the importance of schools nationwide achieving gender parity in AP computer science classrooms. Female students remain underrepresented in our high school computer science classes, accounting for just 34% of AP Computer Science Principles participants and 26% of AP Computer Science A participants. Currently, 57.5% of high schools teach foundational computer science. The 1,127 schools that receive this year’s AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award serve as inspirations and models for all U.S. high schools.
Student members of the Hilliard Davidson National Art Honor Society worked with Columbus Humane to create “art advertisements” for animals ready to find their forever homes. The ultimate goal of this art service project is to bring awareness to the Hilliard community of adoptable animals who are waiting in the nearby shelter. Anyone inspired by these artworks is encouraged to visit Columbus Humane at 3015 Scioto Darby Executive Court in Hilliard. The students’ creations are currently on display at the Hilliard Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library.
Davidson senior bowler Nicholas Bremer was recently spotlighted in the Columbus Dispatch article, ‘One-eyed wonder’ Nicholas Bremer thriving for Hilliard Davidson boys bowling team. Nick lost sight in one eye at the age of 10 months as a result of retinoblastoma. As a junior, Nick achieved a 3rd place finish at sectionals, 9th at districts, and 15th at states. He is considered one of Ohio’s top high school bowlers. The article ran in the January 11, 2024, edition of the Columbus Dispatch.
