Lake Oswego High School
Lake Oswego High School | |
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2501 Southwest Country Club Road , , 97034 United States | |
Coordinates | 45°25′36.90″N 122°42′08.59″W / 45.4269167°N 122.7023861°W |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1950 |
School district | Lake Oswego School District |
Principal | Rollin Dickinson[1] |
Faculty | 65.66 (on FTE basis)[3] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Number of students | 1,273 (2017-18)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.39[3] |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Navy and white [4] |
Athletics conference | OSAA , Class 6A |
Mascot | Pilot Joe (Sea Farer) |
Team name | Lakers |
Rival | Lakeridge Pacers |
Newspaper | Lake Views |
Yearbook | Laker Log |
Television/radio | Laker Broadcasting |
Website | loh |
Lake Oswego High School (LOHS) is a public high school in Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States. It is accredited through the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges.
History
Lake Oswego High School first opened in September 1951 as a six-year school,[5] with an enrollment of 564.[6] In 1956, it became a four-year high school with the opening of Lake Oswego Junior High School, and in 1958, a three-year high school (with 589 students) as the LOJHS expanded to include the 9th grade (for a total of 656 students).[7]
In the fall of 2005, construction was finished on a completely new campus. Built over the original school, the new building featured classrooms equipped with built-in projectors and SMART boards. Other improvements included a state-of-the-art 500-seat theater and a building wing designated for art classes.
Several years later, mold and defects in the walls and roof of the school and gym, as a result of faulty construction, were detected. A string of lawsuits ensued between the school district and parties involved with the construction. The district eventually reached a $6.7 million settlement with its primary contractor, Robinson Construction Company, and several smaller settlements with sub-contractors. Repair work to fix the school's structural problems was completed in 2012.[8][9][10]
A string of lawsuits ensued between the school district and parties involved with the construction. The district eventually reached a $6.7 million settlement with its primary contractor, Robinson Construction Company, and several smaller settlements with sub-contractors. Repair work to fix the school's structural problems was completed in 2012.[11][12][13]
In 2012, Bruce Plato announced his retirement after 11 years as principal of Lake Oswego High School. The School Board elected Assistant Principal Cindy Schubert as his replacement, effective in the 2013-2014 school year.[14] The current principal is Rollin Dickinson, the former Assistant Principal at Lakeridge High School.
Academics
In 1983, Lake Oswego High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.[15]
In 2008, 94% of the school's seniors received a high school diplomas. Of 314 students, 294 graduated, 15 dropped out, four received a modified diploma, and one was still in high school in 2009.[16][17]
The school received a gold ranking in U.S. News & World Report's 2013 "America's Best High Schools". It was named as the second best high school in the state. A gold ranking connotes that the school was among the 500 best in the nation. According to the report, 58 percent of the students participated in AP courses in 2013.[18][19]
Athletics
Notable alumni
- Terry Bean – pioneering gay rights activist, founder of Human Rights Campaign and the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund
- Jori Chisholm (1993) - champion bagpiper
- Kari Chisholm (1991) - political consultant
- Santo Condorelli (2013) - Canadian competitive swimmer
- Brett Elliott (2000) - arena football player
- Farnaz Fassihi (1988) - journalist, The Wall Street Journal, author of Waiting for An Ordinary Day
- Mohammad Ashraf Ghani (1967) - President of Afghanistan[20][21]
- Karl Glusman (2006) - Actor, Nocturnal Animals
- Elijah Greer (2009) - NCAA Champion for Track and Field (2013)
- Bill Hanzlik (1973-1975) - former NBA Player for the Seattle Supersonics and Denver Nuggets
- Alexandra Jamieson (1993) - author of The Great American Detox Diet, appeared in the film Super Size Me
- Michael Jones - Internet entrepreneur, investor, and former CEO of Myspace
- Benjamin Kim (2001) - concert pianist and winner of the 55th ARD International Music Competition
- Laz-D - rapper[22]
- Neil Lomax (1977) - former NFL quarterback for the St. Louis Cardinals now Arizona Cardinals
- Kevin Love (2007) - basketball forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers[23][24]
- Gabe Miller (2006) - football player, linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League
- Marissa Neitling (2002) - actress, The Last Ship
- Julianne Phillips (1978) - model and actress
- Don Schollander (1964) - Olympic swimmer[25]
- Tim Solso (1965) - Chairman of Cummins Engine Co.[26]
- Katy Steding (1986) - Olympic basketball player
- Salim Stoudamire (2001) - NBA player, Atlanta Hawks
- John Strong - lead Major League Soccer play-by-play television announcer for Fox Sports
- Mike Stutes (2004) - relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
References
- ^ "Lake Oswego High School: Administration". Lake Oswego High School. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ^ "Lake Oswego Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ a b Lake Oswego High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 10, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Oswego Review (October 4, 1951). "Lakers Lane". Oswego Review, Oswego, Oregon.
- ^ Oswego Review (September 27, 1951). "564 Enroll for Opening Day, New High School". Oswego Review, Oswego, Oregon.
- ^ "Schools Open". Oswego Review, Oswego, Oregon. September 14, 1958.
- ^ Randall, Rebecca (September 28, 2011). "School roof woes remain". Lake Oswego Review. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ "Lake Oswego School Board approves $6.7 million settlement from construction firm that built Lake Oswego High School". The Oregonian. October 27, 2011.
- ^ "School board approves settlement involving Lake Oswego High School repairs". The Oregonian. May 2, 2012.
- ^ Randall, Rebecca (September 28, 2011). "School roof woes remain". Lake Oswego Review. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ "Lake Oswego School Board approves $6.7 million settlement from construction firm that built Lake Oswego High School". The Oregonian. October 27, 2011.
- ^ "School board approves settlement involving Lake Oswego High School repairs". The Oregonian. May 2, 2012.
- ^ "Lake Oswego High School principal announces plan to retire". The Oregonian. September 19, 2012.
- ^ Archived: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF) Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Casey, Jerry (June 30, 2009). "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
- ^ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008" (XLS). The Oregonian. June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
- ^ "Best High Schools 2013". U.S. News & World Report. April 13, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
- ^ "Lake Oswego, West Linn, Corbett high schools named among nation's top 500 by U.S. News". The Oregonian. April 23, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
- ^ Boss, Suzie (July 2, 2008). "Becoming Citizens: A Stint in Student Government Can Shape One's Future". Edutopia. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ Daley, Jillian (October 8, 2015). "President of Afghanistan attended LOHS". KOIN.com.
- ^ Decosta, Nicole (August 3, 2006). "Laz D: Rapping positively: Lake Oswego's Cameron Lasley finds his beat creating rap music". The Lake Oswego Review. Archived from the original on March 14, 2007.
- ^ "U.S.A."
- ^ Eggers, Kerry. "The boyhood bond of Kevin Love and Klay Thompson". https://joomlakave.com. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
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- ^ "State of Oregon: Blue Book - Notable Oregonians: Don Schollander - Athlete (Swimmer)". sos.oregon.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ^ Langlois, Shawn. "Tim Solso drives Cummins to gains", MarketWatch, December 8, 2010. Accessed May 19, 2017. "The graduate of Lake Oswego High School in Oregon had done his undergraduate work at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. — just 60 miles northwest of Cummins headquarters in Columbus, Ind. — where he met his wife and was a classmate of one J. Danforth Quayle."
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