school year, and was completed for the 2014–2015 school year. The $56 million project funded by both Cincinnati Public Schools and the school's Alumni Foundation included a complete renovation of the original 1931 building, new music lyceum and athletic complex, including a new gym seating 1200 along 3 of the 4 walls, locker rooms, and a full size natatorium featuring a 25-meter, 6 lane pool. The new gym held its first game on November 30, 2012. A two-floor, 15 classroom foreign language wing was built, along with 4 outdoor courtyards around the school. The building remained open and in use, with 7 temporary modular buildings removed in 2013 to make way for the Christopher South Athletic Complex, which opened in October 2014. The complex features an all-weather synthetic turf field lined for football, soccer, and lacrosse, stands that seat 400, a press box, concessions, and batting cages. Six new hard-surface tennis courts opened in the spring of 2016. Academics All students must pass a standardized test in math and reading to be accepted to the school. Clubs and activities Walnut Hills' Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical League (NJCL). Athletics The sports teams have played in various regional leagues since the demise of the Public High School League in 1984. The 2012–2013 boys' basketball team finished the regular season 21–1, ranked #1 in Ohio and #18 in the country. They advanced to the Final Four in the tournament. The game was played at OSU's Schottenstein Center. They lost to Toledo Rogers. Ohio High School Athletic Association Team State Championships Boys' Swimming – 1950, 1955 Notable alumni Darren Anderson (1987) professional football player (NFL 1992–1998) Stan Aronoff (1950), politician and longtime member of the Ohio Senate Helen Elsie Austin (1924), attorney, US Foreign Service Officer, first black female graduate of UC Law School, first black woman to serve as Assistant Attorney General of Ohio Theda Bara (Theodosia Goodman 1903), early movie star of the silent screen Janet Biehl (1971), author and graphic novelist Caroline Black (botanist) (1887–1930) Ric Bucher (1979), NBA correspondent, author and radio presenter Elisabeth Bumiller (1974), New York Times White House correspondent Stanley M. Chesley (1954), attorney who won Bhopal, MGM Grand, and Beverly Hills Supper Club fire class action settlements Michael L. Chyet (1975), linguist Carl W. Condit (1932), historian of urban and architectural