Rex Putnam High School
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| 4950 SE Roethe Road Milwaukie, Oregon, Clackamas, 97267  United States |
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| Coordinates | 45°24′00″N 122°36′36″W / 45.400°N 122.610°WCoordinates: 45°24′00″N 122°36′36″W / 45.400°N 122.610°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1963[1] |
| School district | North Clackamas School District |
| Principal | Kathleen Walsh [2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1464[3] |
| Color(s) | Green and gold |
| Athletics conference | OSAA, Northwest Oregon Conference |
| Mascot | Kingsman |
| Website | http://www.nclack.k12.or.us/putnam |
Rex Putnam High School (often Putnam High School) is a public high school in Milwaukie, Oregon, United States.
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[edit] History
The school was named after former Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Rex Putnam.[1][4]
Rex Putnam has been an IB World School since the spring of 2008. As such, the school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme to its Juniors and Seniors. Approximately 46% of the Junior class and 40% of the Senior class is enrolled in one or more IB courses as of 2010.[5]
[edit] Academics
In 1985, Rex Putnam High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.[6]
In 2008, 81% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 306 students, 249 graduated, 31 dropped out, 11 received a modified diploma, and 15 are still in high school.[7][8]
[edit] Sports and arts
Rex Putnam has competed in the Northwest Oregon Conference at the 5A classification since the fall of 2010.[9]
Rex Putnam's choir has placed in the top four choirs 17 years out of 23 in the OSAA State Choir Championship, and has earned four state titles. their latest being 2011 taking 1st in 5A and scoring highest over all the divisions. [10]
The dance team has won five state championships. [11]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Mike Bliss, NASCAR Busch Series driver
- Scott Brosius, baseball player, New York Yankees
- Gabe Nevins, actor, 2007 film Paranoid Park[12]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Rex Putnam High School Profile 2009 - 2010". http://www.nclack.k12.or.us/18262018122734380/lib/18262018122734380/PHS_Profile_09-10.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
- ^ "Rex Putnam High School: Principal's Message". http://www.nclack.k12.or.us/18262011122121380/site/default.asp. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ Rex Putnam High School - Milwaukie, Oregon
- ^ "Putman[sic has school named for him"]. The Bend Bulletin. 1962-10-16. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OMESAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V_cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5399,2633578&dq=rex+putnam+high+school&hl=en. Retrieved 06 December 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Rex Putnam High School: About Rex Putnam". North Clackamas School District. http://www.nclack.k12.or.us/182620111221382887/site/default.asp. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Northwest Oregon Conference". http://nwoc5a.org/info/default.asp.
- ^ http://osaa.org/choir/records/choirchampions.pdf
- ^ http://osaa.org/dance/records/dancechampions.pdf
- ^ "Gabe Nevins, Star of Gus Van Sant's "Paranoid Park"". Paper (magazine). 2008-03-24. http://www.papermag.com/?section=article&parid=2543. Retrieved 19 March 2010 October 15, 2010 Rex Putnam Highschool's Varsity football team Played st. Hellens and won 19-13.
