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Linworth Experiential Program is located in
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in the Linworth area and is part of the Worthington City School District.


History

The Linworth Experiential Program opened in the fall of 1973 as another
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option for students who attended Worthington High School. In 1991, Worthington High School was renamed
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and the district opened a new high school:
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. Linworth is now an option for students who would attend either of the district's high schools. The goal of the program is to fully engage students in their educations. This is accomplished by creating situations in which students have to make choices, take on more responsibility, and to actively apply what they have learned through
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.


Walkabout

The Walkabout program is designed for seniors who have met graduation requirements prior to the second semester of their senior year. It is provided to help students explore their possible career paths and to help students become more independent. Students plan two eight week, off campus activities which they will attend full-time. Students may choose anything in a related field of their desire with staff approval. Students are required to keep journals throughout their experience. The purpose of journaling is to have students reflect and think about their experiences away from school and in some cases away from home.


Town Meeting

Town meeting is the school's form of government and has been a part of the program since its beginning. Students and teachers have an opportunity to bring up issues that concern the Linworth, their home school or city events that they would like to make known. Town Meeting provides students an opportunity to get more involved in their school government and decision making. Town Meeting largely replaces Student Council at traditional high schools. Every person—regardless of status as a student, teacher, or administrator—gets one vote on all meeting initiatives.


Directors

Linworth Directors from past to present are: ;1973 to 1976: John Miller ;1976 to 1978: Rick Studer ;1978 to 1991: Barb (Laird) Hill ;1991 to 2012: Wayne Harvey ;2012 to Present: Chris Hasebrook


Reunions

Linworth Experiential Program organizes student reunions every five years. All alumni, students, families and faculty from 1973 to present are invited to attend the reunions. These reunions take place on the school grounds. The most recent gathering, the 40th Linworth Reunion, was held on July 6, 2013. 400 staff, alumni, and children attended the event.


Linworth Alumni Partnership

Founded in 2012, the Linworth Alumni Partnership is a non-profit group dedicated to the advancement of Linworth Experiential Program and its past, current and future students. The mission of the Linworth Alumni Partnership is to connect and support the Linworth community through mentorship, networking, fundraising and event planning.


NOSB

The Linworth
National Ocean Sciences Bowl The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) is a national high-school science competition managed by the Consortium for Ocean Leadership. It follows a quiz-bowl format, with lockout buzzers and extended team challenge questions to test students on th ...
(NOSB) team has attended the Great Lakes Bowl, the regional competition held each year at the
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, Ann Arbor. ;1999:6th place out of 15 teams ;2001:3rd place out of 12 teams ;2002:2nd place out of 11 teams ;2003:2nd place ;2004:1st place ;2005:1st place. Finished 9th place in the national competition in Biloxi, MS.


Worthington Spelling Bee

;2012:3rd place (behind two perennial adult winners).


References

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