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Secondary School Counseling

OTS Class of 2023 at the Grade 8 graduation ceremony.

When the time comes for out students to begin their search for a secondary school, our counselors work with families and students to guide them through each step of the process. 

Our goal is always to identify the best high school fit for the child and the family, and we individualize the process for each and every student at OTS. Based on student and family goals, counselors work with students to explore secondary school options and offer resources to support their application process: 

  • Visits from secondary school admissions representatives throughout the year

  • Preparation for entrance exams and student shadow days

  • Interview practice sessions

  • General application support from start to finish

Our graduates are dynamic and impactful members of their high school communities, excelling in both academics and life. They attend a diverse range of competitive secondary schools and carry forward the values instilled at Old Trail—making a difference as artists, entrepreneurs, doctors, scientists, educators and leaders worldwide.

 

Class of 2024 Secondary School Matriculation 

Western Reserve Academy 
Revere High School 
Hathaway Brown School
Walsh Jesuit High School
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
Hawken School
St. Vincent-St. Mary High School
Our Lady of the Elms
Laurel School
Brecksville-Broadview Heights
Archbishop Hoban
Seattle Prep

Old Trail School students have a 93% acceptance rate when applying to independent or private high schools.

Alumni Profiles

Evan Delahanty ’99
A photo of OTS alumnus Evan Delahanty '00

Evan Delahanty ’99 is a graduate of Cornell University and the founder of Peaceful Fruits, a fruit snack company that sources its products from sustainable harvesters in the Amazon rainforest. His Peace Corp experience inspired the enterprise, which was featured on ABC’s “Shark Tank” in 2017.

Raj Patel, MD, '04
A photo of OTS Alumnus Raj Patel '04

Raj Patel, MD, ’04 earned a bachelor’s degree in health economics from Emory University and then attended Northeast Ohio Medical University. He now practices dermatology in Akron.

Tessa DiTirro '07
Photo of OTS Alumna Tessa DiTirro

Tessa DiTirro ’07 played the lead role in several of Firestone High School’s musicals, majored in journalism at Ohio State, and is currently a TV news anchor and reporter in Cincinnati.

Grant Worley '10
A photo of OTS alumnus Grant Worley

Grant Worley ’10 earned his bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from Penn State and was accepted into the U.S. Navy’s highly competitive Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate Program. He currently serves as a surface warfare officer on the LPD New Orleans.

Catherine Walker '18
Cook It Up book cover

Catherine Walker ’18 wrote a cookbook for individuals with food allergies and was selected to be a speaker at the Food Allergy Research and Education Teen Summit in Washington, D.C.

Old Trail students continue to challenge themselves academically at top colleges, such as: 

  • Bates College
  • Boston College
  • Brown University
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Columbia University
  • Cornell University
  • Duke University
  • Georgetown University
  • Harvard University
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Northwestern University
  • The Ohio State University
  • Stanford University
  • Syracuse University
  • Tufts University
  • University of Notre Dame
  • U.S. Air Force Academy
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Washington University