Woodburn High School
| Woodburn High School | |
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| Address | |
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1785 N. Front Street , , 97071 | |
| Coordinates | 45°09′12″N 122°50′52″W / 45.153333°N 122.847778°W[1] |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Woodburn School District |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1287 |
| Color(s) | Royal blue and white [2] |
| Athletics conference | OSAA Mid-Willamette Conference 5A-3[2] |
| Mascot | Bulldog[2] |
| Website | Woodburn School District website |
Woodburn High School (WHS) is a four-year public high school in Woodburn, Oregon, United States.
Academics
Via funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the WHS campus is divided into four smaller schools:
- Academy of International Studies (AIS)
- Woodburn Academy of Arts, Science, and Technology (WAAST)
- Woodburn Arts and Communications Academy (WACA)
- Wellness, Business, and Sports School (WeBSS)
Three of the schools on the WHS campus offer International Baccalaureate courses, and WHS students can earn a full IB diploma. It has been an IB World School since July 2001.[3]
In 2008, 57% of the Academy of International Studies seniors received a high school diploma. Of 68 students, 39 graduated, eight dropped out, and 21 were still in high school the following year.[4][5]
84% of the Wellness, Business, and Sports seniors received a high school diploma. Of 55 students, 46 graduated, two dropped out, and seven were still in high school the following year.[4][5]
83% of the Academy of Arts, Science, and Technology seniors received a high school diploma. Of 53 students, 44 graduated, three dropped out, two received a modified diploma, and four were still in high school the following year.[4][5]
In 2008, 83% of the Arts and Communications Academy seniors received a high school diploma. Of 52 students, 43 graduated, three dropped out, one received a modified diploma, and five were still in high school the following year.[4][5]
In 2012 the Wellness, Business, and Sports School was ranked 6th on U.S. News' list of best high schools in Oregon.
Athletics
WHS' boys' soccer team has made the playoffs 25 years in a row, a state record for the longest stretch of playoff appearances. Its first appearance was in 1986. [6]
WHS has nine state championships: five in wrestling, three in soccer, and one in baseball.[citation needed]
Fire
There was a four-alarm fire at the school on Friday, May 11, 2012. The call for the fire came in shortly before 9:30am. Students were evacuated and no injuries were reported. Parents were alerted via a reverse 9-1-1 call.
Notable alumni
- Stacy Allison, author, motivational speaker, first American woman to reach the summit of Mt. Everest in 1988; class of 1976 [7]
- Kat Bjelland, lead singer of the punk rock band Babes in Toyland; class of 1981[8]
- Kate Nauta, actress and model; class of 2000[9]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodburn High School
- ^ a b c d http://www.osaa.org/schools.aspx/Woodburn/
- ^ "Woodburn High School". IB World Schools. IBO. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ^ a b c d "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ a b c d "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives/?p_product=HA-ORGB&p_theme=histpaper&p_nbid=&p_action=doc&p_docid=132ADA40EDE73880&s_lastnonissuequeryname=3&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=3&p_docnum=8&p_docref=v2:11A73E5827618330@HA-ORGB-132ACE3E9D6D4EFE@2446740-132847BC0678E68D@85-132ADA40EDE73880
- ^ Template:Http://beyondthelimits.com/bio/
- ^ Karlan. Babes in Toyland: The Making and Selling of a Rock and Roll Band. 1996.
- ^ Baker, Jeff (April 30, 2014). "17 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Oregon". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. Retrieved 2016-02-16.