Tualatin High School
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Tualatin High School is a public school located in Tualatin, Oregon, USA. Opened in 1992, it currently enrolls approximately 1850 students, of which, it claims, about 80% continue secondary education. Tualatin High School is part of Tigard-Tualatin School District. Tualatin's mascot is the Timberwolf, and its school colors are Crimson, Silver, White, and Black.
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[edit] Academic achievements
The school claims that its TAG (Talented and Gifted) population averages 18-20%, while the national average is 2.64%. The school runs a large International Baccalaureate program. SAT scores average 1100. The class of ‘98 had the largest number of National Merit Scholars of any high school in Oregon.
The school's CIM scores in mathematics were the third highest in the state in 2000.
[edit] SAT Scores
Students at Tualatin High School consistently score
higher on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) as compared to national and Oregon average scores:
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Year
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National
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Oregon
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TuHS
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2003
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1026
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1053
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1092
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2002
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1020
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1052
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1086
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2001
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1020
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1052
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1093
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2000
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1019
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1054
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1076
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1999
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1016
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1050
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1094
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1998
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1017
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1056
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1114
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1997
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1016
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1049
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1086
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[edit] Athletics
While Tualatin is a relatively new school, it has experienced a tremendous amount of athletic success. Tualatin is a 6A school in the Pacific Conference (formerly the Pac-9) for Oregon prep athletics. Tualatin offers 22 different sports teams, and listed below is a list of notable achievements (although not comprehensive).
See also the Oregon Live athletic page for the wolves.
[edit] Boys basketball
Tualatin is historically a rather average team, usually making it to state, but has struggled in the OSAA tournament.
- 2000 Second Place, State
[edit] Girls basketball
In one game in 1998, the girls basketball team attempted a record 50 free throws against North Eugene High School
- 1997 Third Place, State
[edit] Girls Tennis
The TuHS Girls Tennis team has won 6 straight league championships as of this year and looks to continue its winning streak in the years to come with sophomore singles players Leah Coffee, Lauren Butz, Anna Hildebraaan and Martha Pellicano. While the singles players are extraordinarily strong this year, one cannot fail to mention the refined doubles teams. The first and second doubles both earned a current seed to the district tournament while the third doubles team remains undefeated throughout the season. The team looks forward to playing well at the district tournament and going on to win the State tournement also.
[edit] Cheerleading
Since becoming a school in 1992, Tualatin has enjoyed 4 Oregon State Championships, as well as a national title in 1999.
- 1994 State Champs
- 1998 State Champs
- 1999 State Champs, National Champs
- 2000 Second Place, State
- 2003 State Champs
- 2006 State Champs
[edit] Football
The football team at Tualatin has also often had winning performances in the Pac-9. Tualatin has made the state playoffs 8 times, finishing in the Quarterfinals twice, and in the Semifinals twice. Tualatin was ranked #1 in the state throughout the 2005 season, but finished 3rd after a disappointing semifinal loss to Jesuit High School. The most famous football player to ever come out of Tualatin High is Luke Staley, who is the all-time rushing leader for Brigham Young University, and until 2005 played for the Detroit Lions.
[edit] Boys golf
Recently Tualatin began to really set the standard for boys golf in the state, and have dominated since 1998. The boys hold the OSAA all-time team record for 18 holes, which they achieved in 2004 by shooting 277, or 11 under par.
- 1998 Second Place, State
- 2002 State Champions
- 2003 State Champions
- 2004 State Champions
- 2005 Second Place, State
Tualatin has also had 4 individual state champions:
- 1998 Bobby Barnett
- 1999 Austin Smith
- 2002 Dustin Andres
- 2003 Andrew Leneve
[edit] Girls soccer
Tualatin has won the Pac-9 for girls soccer nearly every single year, yet until 2005 only achieved second place finishes at the state level. Nevertheless, the girls have 4 impressive second place finishes, and now 1 first place.
- 1993 Second Place, State
- 1994 Second Place, State
- 1998 Second Place, State
- 2002 Second Place, State
- 2005 State Champions
- 2006 State Champions
[edit] Softball
- 1998 Second Place, State
- 2004 Second Place, State
[edit] Speech & Debate
In 1997, Todd Borden and Alan Tauber won the state Cross-Examination Debate championship.
In 1998, Owen Zahorcak and Brian Ward won the state Cross-Examination Debate championship.
In 2005, Brent Hamilton and Alex Goodell won the state Cross-Examination Debate championship.
[edit] Boys swimming
The boys always seem to have tough Pac-9 competition, but are usually near the top.
Individual Champions
- 2000 Matt Sorlien, 500-Yard Freestyle
[edit] Girls Swimming
The girls have been tremendous competitors over the years, and have pulled down 16 individual state championship titles. Sarah McCauley still holds the all-time OSAA record for the 200-Yard Freestyle event.
Individual Champions
- Sarah McCauley 1996, 1998, 1999 200-Yard Freestyle
- Julie McCauley 2001 200-Yard Freestyle
- Janna McDougall 1996, 1997, 1998 50-Yard Freestyle
- Janna McDougall 1996, 1997, 1998 100-Yard Freestyle
- Rebecca Alexander 2004 100-Yard Freestyle
- Sarah McCauley 1999 500-Yard Freestyle
- 1998 200-Yard Freestyle Relay
- Sarah McCauley 1997, 1998 100-Yard Backstroke
- 1998 400-Yard Freestyle Relay
[edit] Track & field
Boys
- 2005 Long Jump individual champion; Kevin Dickson
Girls
- 1500 Meter Champion 2002, 2003, 2004; Meghan Armstrong
- 3000 Meter Champion 2002, 2003, 2004; Meghan Armstrong
[edit] Boys Tennis
Tualatin was Pac-9 champions in 2004 and 2005. Phil Mason (2005 graduate) can be credited as the leader of the team and was the main person responsible for turning the Boys Tennis program around.
[edit] Student Organizations
- Tualatin Students Against Capital Punishment
- Global Vision Club
- Gay/Straight Alliance
- Ultimate Frisbee club
- National Honor Society
- National Art Honors Society
- Future Business Leaders of America
- The Wolf- School Newspaper
- Tolkien Society
- Equestrian Team
- MeCHA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán)
- TuHS Radio
[edit] ASB
This is the student council of Tualatin High School. The nine directorships currently established are Spirit, B.E.L.S, Communication, Community Service, Assemblies, Diversity, Student Recognition, Graduation, and most importantly, Technology.
[edit] TuHS ASB Technology Directorship
This directorship has been one of the premiere forces for pioneering electronics innovations in the Portland-Metro Area for more than a decade. Currently, this directorship is headed by Will Lambeth. ASB Technology has always been a team effort, and one cannot forget to mention Mr. Lambeth's loyal cohorts. They are Kendall Houghton, Kevin McNaught, Scott Shump, Evan Eichelberger, and Molly Baker.
[edit] History
Although Tualatin High School is relatively new, its roots reach back to 1865, when a small red school house was built in the village. It was replaced in 1900 with a new, two-room school on Boones Ferry Road, which is still a major thoroughfare in the city.
A four-year high school program was offered for the first time in 1909, after the school was hoisted up and two more rooms were added beneath.
However, the seven-member class of 1936 was the last class to graduate from the old Tualatin School. After that, students were sent to nearby high schools in Sherwood and Tigard. The move was further solidified in 1969, when Tualatin residents voted to officially join Tigard School District 23J.
In 1990, following rapid growth in Tualatin, the name of the district changed to the Tigard-Tualatin School District, a signal of Tualatin’s emerging importance in the area’s academic structure.
Only two years later, in 1992, the new Tualatin High School opened its doors on a 64-acre campus. Students from area junior high schools voted on the school colors and mascot. The building’s design is distinctly modern, with very tall floor-to-ceiling windows stretching across entire walls, interior atriums and spacious hallways.
For several years, the school lacked a swimming pool and auditorium, as well as proper spectator stands for its state-of-the-art football field. As a result, many extracurricular activities, such as plays and sporting events, took place on the grounds of the school’s new rival, Tigard High School.
That was corrected in the summer of 1998, when the school completed its new sports stadium. Later that year, it opened its own auditorium and swim center.
