Editing Upper Arlington, Ohio (section)

==Education==
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[[Image:Jones Middle School, Upper Arlington 01.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jones Middle School (Upper Arlington)|Jones Middle School]], located on the former site of Camp Willis. The building, which terminates the mallway at the center of the Historic District, was designed by [[Ohio Stadium]] architect [[Howard Dwight Smith]] and served as the first permanent school in Upper Arlington upon its completion in 1924.]]
The [[Upper Arlington City School District]] serves the entire municipality. As of 2000, the Upper Arlington Board of Education was the city's largest employer. The district provides an early education school, five elementary schools, two middle schools, and a high school. Burbank Early Education School serves students before the elementary level and was created during a period when the population demanded fewer elementary buildings. The district offers an optional [[Alternative education|informal/progressive style of education]] through Wickliffe Progressive Elementary and Barrington Elementary, the latter of which also provides a contemporary program. Other elementary schools include Greensview, Tremont and Windermere.<ref name="Upper Arlington City Schools">{{Cite web|url=https://www.uaschools.org/|title=Upper Arlington City Schools|website=www.uaschools.org|access-date=2019-03-07}}</ref>

Hastings Middle School was built in the 1960s and serves the northern area of the district. Jones Middle School is located in the former high school building that was also the site of the Willis National Guard Camp and serves the southern portion. [[Upper Arlington High School (Ohio)|Upper Arlington High School]] serves students from the entire district and boasts membership in the [[International Baccalaureate]] program. The Upper Arlington High School had recently in the year of 2021 just got remodeled to a three-story school.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ellis |first=Nate |title=New Upper Arlington High School sheds light on new, expanded features |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/upper-arlington/2021/06/13/new-upper-arlington-high-school-sheds-light-new-expanded-features/7639943002/ |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=The Columbus Dispatch |language=en-US}}</ref> The Upper Arlington High School mascot is the Golden Bear, which became the nickname of professional golfer [[Jack Nicklaus]], an alumnus of the school.<ref name="Upper Arlington City Schools"/>

Private K-12 schools include; The [[Wellington School, The (Columbus, Ohio)|Wellington School]] and two [[Catholic school|Catholic grade schools]]—St. Agatha and St. Andrew. Both St. Agatha and St. Andrew offer K-8 programs and preschool childcare centers.<ref name="Upper Arlington City Schools"/>