Stinger Central - Upper School
Stinger Central is where you go to find a variety of school resources such as forms, supply lists, athletic information, calendars, and much more—all in one place. We post new information on a rolling basis, so check back often! Need additional help? Feel free to give the Upper School main office a call at 513.728.2460.
Please send any attendance information (late arrival, early dismissal, absences) to [email protected] by 8:30 am.

SAVE THE DATE
Optional Common App Bootcamp for Seniors – 8/10/22, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
New Parent Orientation via Zoom – 8/17/22, 7:00 p.m.
Optional Common App Bootcamp for Seniors – 8/20/22, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
New Student Orientation – 8/22/22, 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
First Day of Classes – 8/23/22
9th Grade Parent Meeting – 8/30/22, 6:00 p.m.
Parent Night – 8/30/22, 6:30 p.m.
First P.C. Meeting – 9/1/22, 8:15 a.m.
Student Picture Day – 9/12/22-9/14/22
Seven Hills Homecoming – 9/23/22-9/24/22
Seven Hills Family Picnic – 9/23/22, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Fall Break – 10/6/22-10/10/22
SCHOOL DAY HOURS
8:10 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
Recommended arrival time: 7:30-8:00 a.m.
Students should go directly to their first block class where attendance will be taken.
TRANSPORTATION
Busing Information: Some school districts provide busing. Please see the transportation page for more information. Students who live in the Forest Hills School District who want to use their bus service must complete and submit the form that can be found here.
The Seven Hills Shuttle: Seven Hills provides shuttle service between the Doherty and Hillsdale Campuses. Please see the transportation page for more information.
ATTENDANCE
Absences or early departures/late arrivals: email [email protected] or call 513-728-2460.
ACCESS TO THE UPPER SCHOOL
Students are expected to carry their key card on their lanyard so that it is visible at all time.
DRESS CODE
Please click here to see the Upper School Dress Code.
LUNCH INFORMATION
Students in grades 6-12 receive an individually bar-coded key card that opens campus doors and charges items from the cafeteria. Parents will receive a monthly statement outlining their student’s cafeteria charges. Students may also bring their lunch from home. Click here to view the cafeteria menu.
Key Contacts.

Matt Bolton
Head of Upper School

David Brott
Dean of Students

Hannah Maggard
Administrative Assistant to the Head of Upper School

Susan Marrs
Director of College Counseling

Caleb Paull
Scheduler & Registrar

Meredith Brown
Learning Support Program

Scott Cagle
Director of Technology

Jen Kreines
Business Office (billing & tuition)

Joy Copfer
School Nurse

Vicky Hausberger
Upper School Counselor

Christine Stier
Upper School Counselor

Scott Willard
Athletic Director

Amy Ilg
Athletics Administrative Assistant
Save the Date.
New Family Welcome Committee
Seven Hills is fortunate to have a committed group of parent volunteers, the Upper School New Family Welcome Committee, to support new families as they transition into our school community. Previous correspondence from the Welcome Committee is attached below. Feel free to reach out to committee members at any time; they are eager to field questions that you and your student may have about Seven Hills.
Calendars
For the most current calendar, please click here.
For New Families to Seven Hills
In order for your child’s school records to be forwarded to Seven Hills, his/her current school should receive a written request signed by you. Please print the Request for School Records form found below. When you have completed and signed it in the appropriate areas, submit it to your child’s school office in order for them to remit your child’s final records and progress reports to us by June 15 or as soon as possible. If your child is entering Seven Hills in Pre-kindergarten, there is no need to submit this form for records.
New Parent Online Schoology Group
Connect with new 2022-23 Seven Hills parents on our online Schoology page intended just for you. Login information for Schoology will be emailed by June and will be forwarded to new families, within two weeks of their enrollment, from the Admissions Office. If you have any questions about logging in to the New Family Schoology group, please email Scott Cagle.
Login Information
Parent login information for families new to Seven Hills and information about Seven Hills technology resources will be forwarded in July. If you have any questions, please email Scott Cagle.
Health Forms
Return completed forms by:
- Mail to Seven Hills School, re: Medical Forms, 5400 Red Bank Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227
- Fax to 513.728.2409
- Scan and email to [email protected]
Business Office / Billing Information
Student billing for the 2022-23 school year will begin in July 2022 and end in June 2023. The July statement will include your non-refundable deposit and, if applicable, tuition refund insurance and any student or service fees. Each monthly statement will be emailed by the 10th of the month and can be viewed through the school’s online website MyBackPack. All payments are due the last day of the month the bill is received.
Payment Plan A: Pay in two installments. The first in July and the balance is due in December.
Payment Plan B: Pay in ten installments starting in July and ending in April.
Monthly Charges: Any non-tuition charges will be billed monthly.
For all billing questions, including changes to tuition payment plans and tuition insurance, please contact Jennifer Kreines, Accounts Receivable, 513.728.2390.
Summer Academic Work
Students are to also pick an additional summer reading book from the attached Summer Reading List.
School Supply List
The Upper School does not provide a list of required school supplies. Upper School teachers will advise students of specific items needed for their classes. Note that most Upper School math and many science classes require students to have a graphing calculator. School supplies (but not graphing calculators) may be purchased in the Seven Hills Spirit Shop. More information about the Spirit Shop and about allowing your student to have charging privileges follows.
Athletics Information
Contact the Athletics Department administrative assistant, Amy Ilg, at [email protected] or 513-504-4094 with any questions.
Go Stingers!
Upper School Summer Athletic Activities
Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country (Coach Tana Luckie – 513-519-3467/[email protected])
- Practice begins Monday, August 1 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. (Meet at the pavilion, at the Upper Field)
Golf (Coach TBD)
- Varsity Tryouts begin Monday, August 1
- All others practice begins TBD
- Additional information available from Athletic Director, Scott Willard ([email protected])
Girls Soccer (Coach Kristen Bowman – 513-315-1780/[email protected])
- Practice begins Wednesday, July 20, from 8:00-11:30 a.m.
- Players are encouraged to attend Open Fields held throughout the summer.
- Alumnae game is Friday, August 5, 6:00 p.m.
- Sam Dillard Memorial Classic Saturday, August 6
Boys Soccer (Coach Mike Combs – 513-543-8596/[email protected])
- Practice begins Tuesday, July 19, from 7:00-8:30 p.m.
- Players are encouraged to attend Open Fields held throughout the summer.
- Alumni game is Friday, August 5, 6:00 p.m.
- Sam Dillard Memorial Classic Saturday, August 6
Girls Tennis (Coach Tim Drew – 513-728-2460/513-731-7103/[email protected])
- Practice begins Monday, July 25, from 3:30-5:30 p.m.
- Alumni event is Friday, August 5, 6:00 p.m.
- Match play begins the week of August 8
Girls Volleyball (Coach Michelle Cowherd – 513-702-2923/[email protected])
- Mini-Camps July 18-22 & July 25-29 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
- Practice begins August 1, 5:00-7:00 p.m.; beginning on 8/22, practice will be 3:30-5:30 p.m.
- Alumnae game is Saturday, August 5, 6:00 p.m.
Boys Basketball (Coach Willie Hill – 513-791-8875/[email protected])
- Contact Coach Hill for information
Girls Basketball (Tyler McIlwraith – 513-407-1769/[email protected])
- Contact Tyler McIlwraith for information
For more specific information or if you have questions, please contact either the coach listed or Amy Ilg ([email protected]), 513-728-2440
To participate in athletics, the OHSAA form must be competed and returned by July 15 to the Seven Hills Athletic Department. **Athletes will not be able to participate with teams until physicals are turned it.** This applies to all 7th-12th grade students.
- The OHSAA form needs to be fully completed – including student and parent signatures – to enable participation. Please make an early summer appointment now with your child’s physician or other health organization for the required physical exam.
- All parents need to log in to Final Forms to review and make edits for the 2022-2023 school year. Incoming 9th-graders, or students who haven’t registered, need to sign up with Final Forms initially to be entered into the system at https://sevenhills-oh.finalforms.com/
- The OHSAA physical form and all other pre-participation forms can be accessed at https://sevenhills-oh.finalforms.com/
- Incoming 9th-graders, or students who haven’t registered, need to sign up with Final Forms initially to be entered into the system https://sevenhills-oh.finalforms.com/
- If you have any questions, please contact Amy Ilg, [email protected].
Some options to get a physical:
- Choose your own physician – make an appointment now
- Beacon Orthopaedics and other health organizations offer pre-participation physicals
Upper School August Mailing
7 Hill Spirit Shop
The Spirit Shop is located in the Sports Lobby outside the Kalnow Gym. The Spirit Shop is stocked with Seven Hills spirit wear, school supplies, and accessories.
Questions? [email protected] or [email protected]
Instagram: 7hillsspiritshop
Links to Important Information
Technology Resources
The Seven Hills Technology Department
We are located on the second floor of the Hillsdale Commons. Feel free to contact us anytime.
Director of Technology, Scott Cagle, [email protected] or 513.728.2415
Asst. Director of Technology, Dan Dinger, [email protected] or 513.728.2414
Technology Specialist, Aaron McIntosh, [email protected] or 513.728.2413
An Introduction to some of the Technology Resources at Seven Hills
SchoolMessenger Broadcast System
This is the phone/text messaging service we use to notify the community about school closings, delays, and emergencies. We’ll export any phone numbers you’ve provided the school to this web-based system. We do our best to make sure notifications about weather delays & closings are communicated between 6:30-7:00 am.
The Seven Hills Parent Website & Web Portals, my.7hills.org, School Forms Online (SFO), Family Access Module (FAM)
Our parent website & web portals are where you’ll find standard information about the logistics of the school. This is also where you’ll log in to access our web-based portals School Forms Online (SFO) and Family Access Module (FAM).
Accessing your my.7hills.org Account
To access SFO or FAM, you will first need to create your password for my.7hills.org.
The username for my.7hills.org is the email address you provided the school.
To create your password :
1. Go to my.7hills.org, click Login
2. From the user account screen, click request new password
3. Enter your email address and click email new password
4. Check your email for a link to use to create your new password
Once you have created your new password you can then log in to my.7hills.org and click the link for School Forms Online or Family Access Module.
School Forms Online (SFO), contains student-related forms such as enrollment contracts, health forms, and records release forms.
Family Access Module (FAM), contains student grade reports & schedules (grades 6-12 only), and a searchable list of the school directory. You can also use FAM to update your directory information (email, mobile number, address, etc). Any updates entered into FAM will automatically change your record in our school databases.