Beaverton High School
| Beaverton High School | |
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| Address | |
| 13000 SW 2nd Street Beaverton, Oregon, Washington County, 97005 USA |
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| Coordinates | 45°29′10″N 122°48′39″W / 45.486076°N 122.810709°WCoordinates: 45°29′10″N 122°48′39″W / 45.486076°N 122.810709°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Established | 1902 |
| School district | Beaverton School District |
| Principal | Len Case |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1926[1] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Orange and Black |
| Athletics conference | OSAA Metro League |
| Mascot | Bucky the Beaver  |
| Website | www.beavton.k12.or.us/beaverton/ |
Beaverton High School, is a public high school located in Beaverton, Oregon. Opened in 1902, it is the oldest high school in Beaverton.[citation needed]
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[edit] History
On March 19, 1979, a four-alarm fire injured five firefighters. School was out of session due to spring break, but the auditorium was damaged.[2]
Beaverton High School now contains grades 9-12. The adjacent building (Merle Davies School) was built during the Great Depression by the WPA. It was shut down in late 2006 and was renovated. The Merle Davies Annex opened in September 2010.[3] The main building has undergone renovations and expansions since it was built.
[edit] Academics
In 1985, Beaverton High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.[4]
In 2008, 75% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 521 students, 390 graduated, 99 dropped out, 5 received a modified diploma, and 27 are still in high school.[5][6]
[edit] Activities
The school has held an annual "Jam the Dam!" fundraiser for Oregon's Make-A-Wish Foundation since 2004, raising over $18,000 in 2008 and $19,000 in 2009.[7][8]
The school's marching band (the Beaverton High School Marching Ensemble) recently captured the NWAPA Championship (A Class) in 2011.
[edit] Notable alumni
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This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability or notability policies. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources cited within this article showing they are notable and alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (April 2011) |
- Shoshana Bean - actress/singer
- Mike Byrne - new drummer for The Smashing Pumpkins[9]
- Ben Crane - professional golfer
- Paul Gaustad - professional hockey player, Buffalo Sabres
- Becca Hollcraft - musician
- James FitzPatrick (1982) - professional football player[10]
- Steve Lyons - former major league baseball player
- Aaron Lopresti - comic book artist
- William Seiji Marsh - lead guitarist for the Cherry Poppin' Daddies
- Mary Manin Morrissey - New Thought minister
- Anthony Newman - professional football player
- Steve Olin - baseball pitcher
- Meredith Phillips - Star of second season of The Bachelorette
- Kevin Riley - Quarterback for the California Golden Bears
- Jordan Senn (2003) - professional football player, Carolina Panthers
- Ari Shapiro - National Public Radio reporter
- Todd Snider - singer/songwriter
- Greg Stein - chairman of the Apache Software Foundation
- Brandon Summers - musician, The Helio Sequence
- Benjamin Weikel - drummer, The Helio Sequence, Modest Mouse
- Mac Wilkins - Olympian, discus
- Elsie Windes - Olympian, Waterpolo, Silver Medalist
[edit] References
- ^ Beaverton High School - Beaverton, Oregon
- ^ "Previous Portland-area school fires". The Oregonian. 2009-11-10. http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2009/11/past_portland_school_fires.html. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/beaverton/newsletter/newsletter_may09.pdf
- ^ Archived: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
- ^ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2009/06/high_school_dropout_rates.html. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. http://blog.oregonlive.com/education_impact/2009/06/Dropout-Rates.xls. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ Gregory, Roger (2010-02-11). "Beaverton HS to hold fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon". The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2010/02/beaverton_hs_to_hold_fundraise.html. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
- ^ "Jam the Dam! Event History". http://www.jamthedam.net/eventhistory.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
- ^ White, Ryan (September 17, 2009). "Beaverton 19-year-old goes from McDonald's employee to Smashing Pumpkins drummer". The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2009/09/beaverton_19yearold_goes_from.html. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ "Top Trojan recruit now wavering". Ellensburg Daily Record via United Press International. 1982-04-24. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nBMQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-I4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6567%2C2371987. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
