Oregon City High School
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Oregon City High School is a traditional 4-year high school located in Oregon City, Oregon. Its athletic teams are known as the Pioneers. Oregon City High School is the third most populated high school in Oregon, serving over 2200 students.
Oregon City High School is the only high school in the Oregon City School District, and is one of 7 members of the 6A Three Rivers League. Students feed into OCHS from two middle schools, Ogden Middle School and Gardner Middle School. As of 2006, the school's principal is Nancy Bush-Lange.
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[edit] Athletics
| Oregon City High School | |
| Motto | Home of the Pioneers |
|---|---|
| Contact Information | Phone: 503-785-8900 Fax: 503-785-8578 |
| Established | 1887 |
| Type | General high school |
| Principal | Nancy Bush-Lange |
| Location | 19761 S. Beavercreek Rd. Oregon City, Oregon United States |
| District | Oregon City School District |
| Enrollment | 2200 students |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Publication | The Elevator |
| Mascot | Pioneer Pete |
| Website | [1] |
The school offers the following sports. Fall sports offered include cheerleading, cross country, football, boys' and girls' soccer, and volleyball. Winter sports offered include boys' and girls' basketball, dance, swimming, and wrestling. Spring sports offered include baseball, boys' and girls' golf, softball, boys' and girls' tennis, boys' and girls' track and field, and lacrosse.
[edit] Girls' Basketball
Oregon City High School is particularly notable for its girls' basketball program, having won three consecutive USA Today girls' national championships from 1995 to 1997, as well as ten state titles and sixteen league championships between 1990 and 2006. In addition, they have won 20 consecutive trophies at the state tournament. They are coached by co-head coaches Brad Smith (one of the most prolific girl's basketball coaches in Oregon with over 600 career wins) and Kurt Guelsdorf.[2]
On November 8, 2006, Brad Smith, 53, announced his retirement from coaching girls basketball. He retired with a state record 628 wins and only 92 losses. He handed the program off to Kurt Guelsdorf.
[edit] Girls' Soccer
The '06-'07 Girls' Soccer team made an unexpected run through the playoffs, fighting all the way to the 6A State Championship game. OC was unranked having finished fourth in the Three Rivers League and had barely made the playoffs to begin with. They knocked off 4 ranked teams before coming up short against the number 1 ranked team in the state. Making the run more impressive was the fact that the girls played the last several games without their star player, who was out with a serious injury.
[edit] Academics
Oregon City offers the following Advanced Placement courses:
- AP Calculus
- AP Chemistry
- AP Comparative Government and Politics
- AP English Literature and Composition
- AP Human Geography
- AP Music Theory
- AP Spanish
- AP Statistics
- AP Studio Art
- AP United States History
[edit] Model UN
Oregon City High School is also known for its dominance at the annual Model United Nations Seminar in Eugene, Oregon. Headed by advisor Karmin Tomlinson, Oregon City participants have a reputation for being the most prepared and taking home the most awards.
