Lakeridge High School
| Lakeridge High School | |
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| Address | |
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1235 Overlook Drive , 97034 | |
| Coordinates | 45°23′49″N 122°41′38″W / 45.397°N 122.694°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1971 |
| School district | Lake Oswego S.D. |
| Principal | Desiree Fisher |
| Teaching staff | 56.08 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1,111 (2017–18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.81[1] |
| Color(s) | Columbia blue, Vegas gold [2] |
| Athletics conference | Three Rivers 6A-5 (OSAA) [2] |
| Team name | Pacers [2] |
| Rival | Lake Oswego Lakers |
| Newspaper | The Newspacer |
| Yearbook | Symposium |
| Website | lhs.loswego.k12.or.us |
Lakeridge High School is a four-year public secondary school in Lake Oswego, Oregon, a suburb south of Portland. The second high school in the Lake Oswego School District, it first opened in 1971.
Academics
In 1987, Lakeridge High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.[3]
In 2008, 90% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 261 students, 234 graduated, 15 dropped out, nine received a modified diploma, and three were still in high school in 2009.[4][5]
The school received a silver ranking in U.S. News & World Report's 2010 "America's Best High Schools" survey.[6][7]
Notable alumni
- Marisa Abegg, professional soccer player
- J. J. Birden - former NFL wide receiver[8]
- Erin Chambers - actress, played Siobhan on General Hospital
- Travis Cole - former NFL and Arena Football League player
- Jillian Harmon - collegiate and Olympic basketball player[9][10]
- C. W. Jensen - retired Portland police captain, TV personality
- Kennedy - former MTV VJ, political satirist
- Cathy Marshall - news anchor[11]
- Sam Martin - professional singer, songwriter
- Bart Miadich - Major League Baseball pitcher [12]
- Doug Nussmeier - NFL quarterback, college football coach; class of 1989 [13][14]
- Jason Palumbis - football player, Stanford University quarterback; class of 1987 [15]
- Erik Wilhelm - NFL quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals; class of 1984 [16]
Footnotes
- ^ a b c "Lakeridge High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Lakeridge High School". Full Member Schools. Oregon School Athletics Association. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Archived: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF) Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Best High Schools 2010". U.S. News & World Report. 2009-12-09. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ Graves, Bill (2010-01-15). "Nine Oregon high schools ranked among best in nation". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ "J.J. Birden". OregonLive. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ "Jillian Harmon". GoStanford.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ^ "Jillian Harmon". WBNA.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ^ "Cathy Marshall [biography]". KGW. Archived from the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/miadiba01.shtml
- ^ Kayfes, Dave (March 11, 1989). "North comes up short against Lakeridge, 54-48". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 7C.
- ^ Baum, Bob (September 14, 1990). "Division I-AA Idaho hopes to Vandalize the favored Ducks". The Bulletin. Bend, OR. Associated Press. p. D-1.
- ^ Kayfes, Dave (October 14, 1986). "What a difference a year can make". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 2D.
- ^ "Beavers pin hopes on pass". The Bulletin. Bend, OR. UPI. August 20, 1985. p. D-1.
Further reading
- Kyle Swenson, "Oregon Teen was Excited to Join her High School Dance Team. Then She Learned About the Maple Syrup Wrestling," Washington Post, November 3, 2017.