ABOUT
Walnut Hills is currently the top public school in Ohio in US News and World World Report's academic rankings.
Walnut Hills High School, a college preparatory school for grades 7-12, is nationally recognized as one of America's top public high schools. The 2,400 member student body is culturally and ethnically diverse, with students attending from every urban neighborhood in Cincinnati. Eighty-seven percent of the graduates enter college with advanced standing, and students score especially well on the Ohio Tests of Scholastic Achievement. All students pass all parts of the Ohio Proficiency Test, 100% on the first sitting, and Walnut Hills places first in the state on the test. Upon graduation, Walnut Hills High School students are accepted by the finest universities and colleges throughout America.
The Walnut Hills volleyball program features three high school teams (Varsity, Junior Varsity A, and Junior Varsity B), as well two junior high teams (8th and 7th grade) and competes in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference.
COACHES
Coach Carly Eades
VARSITY HEAD COACH / PROGRAM DIRECTOR
-2023 First Year at Walnut Hills
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
- 5 Years of coaching experience
- 4 years at JV level
- 2 years winning the ECC
- 2 years as a national club coach
PLUS...10+ years as a player in school and club
Coach Jamie Blue
VARSITY ASSISTANT COACH
-2023 First Year at Walnut Hills
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
- 2 years of coaching experience (high school and club)
- Coached JV ECC championship team
- 4 year collegiate athlete (Heidelberg University)
-OAC All Conference
-4 year high school varsity athlete
Coach Christine Carroll
JVA HEAD COACH
-2023 First Year at Walnut Hills
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
- 2 years of coaching experience (high school and club)
- 3x Ohio High School State Champion (MND)
-4 year collegiate athlete (University of South Carolina Aiken)
- 2x PBC Player of the Year
- 2019 Southeast Regional Player of the Year
- 2x All-American
Coach TBD
JVB HEAD COACH
-2023 First Year at Walnut Hills
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
Coach Andrea Minnillo
8th GRADE HEAD COACH
-2023 Second Year at Walnut Hills
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
- 5 years coaching elementary, junior high, club
- 30+ years playing experience
- 4 year collegiate athlete - Case Western Reserve University
(volleyball and track & field)
Coach Kaitlyn Hollingsworth
7TH GRADE HEAD COACH
-2023 First Year at Walnut Hills
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
- 2 years of coaching experience (10s-13s)
- 8+ years of playing experience
- Middle Childhood Education teacher