Lebanon High School (Oregon)

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Lebanon High School
Established	1909,1957
Type	Public Secondary
Principal	Ken Ray
Students	approximately 1350
Grades	9–12
Location	Lebanon, Oregon USA
District	Lebanon Community School District
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Red and Blue
Mascot	The Warrior
Yearbook	The Warrior
Newspaper	The Warrior Spirit
System Administrators	Information Systems: LeAnne Raze Living Systems: Mark Finch Physical Systems: Ken Ray Social Systems: Peggy Blair
Website	http://highschool.lebanon.k12.or.us/

Lebanon High School (LHS), formerly Lebanon Union High School, is a high school located in Lebanon, Oregon and is a part of the Lebanon Community School District (LCSD).

[edit] History

[edit] The original high school

A 1915 picture of the original Lebanon High School.

Lebanon High School was originally built in the spring of 1909 across the street from the old Santiam Academy (established 1851), for the cost of $40,000 by Mr. McChesney of Albany, Oregon, contractor, and P.C. Brown of Portland, Oregon, architect. At the time, the building was the pride of Lebanon and "was modern in every way, complete with a brick structure, concrete foundation, and several large grade rooms, four classrooms, a large assembly room along with a library, office, halls, and a basement"^[1]. These modern features extended to include electricity, running water, and central heating.

The building opened September 9, 1909 as a K-12 institution servicing the population of Lebanon. Over the next few decades the population of Lebanon grew and the attendance of the institution swelled to such a degree that it eventually became a high school solely servicing grades 9-12.

South and North Wings were added to the building in 1947 and 1948 respectively, as well as a gym in 1950 and an outdoor pool in 1951. When the high school students moved to their new site in 1957, the site became the new Lebanon Middle School (LMS).

[edit] The new site

In 1957 Lebanon Union High School was built at the 41 acre, Fifth Street and Airport Road site where it is currently located. This new school was an improvement over the previous facilities, being designed to hold 1200 students. The school has gone through various renovations in 1958, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1978, and from 2003 to 2005.

At a currently unclear point between 1990 and 2004 the name of Lebanon Union High School changed to Lebanon High School.

The most recent round of renovation was by far the most extensive since the initial construction of Lebanon High School. Aimed to deal with issues of insufficient quality facilities, asbestos, and the planned changes to the school's structure, this involved the demolition of several buildings, including the literature (which was rebuilt as the short-lived "Freshman Hall") and art wings, as well as the construction of a new gym, parking lot, and tennis courts. In addition to this (and most notably for students attending at the time, nearly every part of the main building was renovated, creating what some students would describe as a changing rat maze of hallways and barriers.

[edit] Small Learning Communities (SLC's)

Starting with the 2004-2005 school year, Lebanon High School subdivided into four Small Learning Communities, also called Small Schools, each with a specialized focus. This was designed, as a part of the Oregon Small Schools Initiative (OSSI) to raise student interest in the educational process, lower dropout rates, and to provide its students with more specified educations to better serve their individual needs.

[edit] Information Systems

Information Systems specializes in "design and communication through technology"^[2]. The system has three programs of study that students choose from:

Interactive
- Computer Programming
- Web Design

Media
- Print Publications
- Multimedia

Visual
- Fashion Design
- Interior Design
- Apparel Construction

[edit] Living Systems

Living Systems aims to prepare each student to be "a hardworking producer/provider, informed consumer and educated citizen who understands the complexities of our living world"^[3]. It has two programs of study that students may choose from:

Natural Resources

Health

Agriculture

[edit] Physical Systems

Physical Systems "focuses on criminology, design, construction, electronics, and metals along with the math and science behind these areas"^[4]. It has two programs of study that students may choose from:

Criminology and Law

Pre-Engineering
- Electronics
- Civil Engineering and Architecture
- Biochemical Engineering

[edit] Social Systems

Social Systems "is an arts and humanities-based Renaissance school with areas of emphasis in both the Applied and Fine or Performing Arts""^[5]. It has two programs of study that students may choose from:

Applied Arts
- Business
- Family and Consumer Science (FACS)
  - Food Occupations

Fine/Performing Arts
- Visual Arts
- Theatre Arts
- Vocal Music

[edit] Administration and leadership

[edit] LHS administration

LHS has recently changed its administrative structure to replace the position of principal with a group of four administrators, each in charge of one of the four Small Schools. Each of the these are maintained as independent schools, operating within the same building, by their individual administrator.

Information Systems: LeAnne Raze
Living Systems: Mark Finch
Physical Systems: Ken Ray
Social Systems: Peggy Blair

[edit] Lebanon Education Association (LEA)

The LEA is the Lebanon chapter of the Oregon Education Association (OEA), a state department of the National Education Association (NEA). It is comprised of educators in the Lebanon Community School District who have opted to join, and constitutes the teacher's union. The LEA is headed by Kimberly Fandiño, who teaches basic through advanced-level Spanish language at the high school.

[edit] School board and the superintendent

The Lebanon Community School District is overseen by the five members of the School Board, or Board of Directors, under Superintendent Jim Robinson. The Board's members are elected from each of the LCSD's five zones to a four-year term, with either zones 1 and 4 or 2, 3, and 5 being elected every two years. Among the members of the Board, one person is selected to Chair the Board, as well as one person who serves as Vice Chair. The Board is currently comprised of:

Zone 1: Sherrie Sprenger (Board Chair)
Zone 2: Rick Alexander
Zone 3: Chris Fisher (Vice Chair)
Zone 4: Tom McHill (Former Chair)
Zone 5: Josh Winete

The Board, typically with the Superintendent present, holds a public business meeting once a month, as well as various public and private meetings, to conduct the budget and policy of the LCSD.

[edit] Associated Student Body (ASB) and the Student Senate

Toward the end of each school year, the non-graduating classes of the student body elect the Student Council that will serve as their advocates to the school's administration, as well as coordinating events throughout the year. There are six positions:

President: Alysia Furman
- Head of the ASB

Vice President: LeAnna Bartholf
- President's stand-in
- Head of the Student Senate

Public Relations Officer: Marcus Giesse
- Handles matters of publicity and public relations

Secretary: KaLynn Alley
- Maintains the minutes of all meetings

Treasurer: Emily King
- Handles accounting for the ASB and authorizes expenditures

Spirit Coordinator: Colin McHill
- Organizes events such as Spirit Week and pep assemblies.

A few weeks following the election of the Student Council, four representatives from each class to the Student Senate are elected. The Senate debates and votes on issues of school policy, as well as representing their class as a whole in organizing events such as Prom and, in the case of Senior class Senators, Graduation.

[edit] Athletics

The school's athletic teams are known as the Warriors.

[edit] Bands

Director: Josh Head

Concert Band

Wind Ensemble

Marching Band

Jazz Band

Beginning Jazz

Percussion Ensemble

[edit] Performing arts

[edit] Drama Club

Drama Club Board 2006-2007

Position	Person	Class
Adviser	Debbie Edwards	Faculty
Co-President	Alysia Furman	Senior
Co-President	Grace Nauman	Senior
Board Member	Ethan Crenshaw	Junior
Board Member	Claire Nauman	Senior
Board Member	Brittany Wolff	Junior

[edit] Choir

Choir Council 2006-2007

Position	Person	Class
Adviser	Kevin Wong	Faculty
President	Ethan Crenshaw	Junior
Vice President	Brittany Wolff	Junior
Junior Vice President	Sydney Watts	Sophomore
Secretary	Scott Wilson	Senior
Sergeant of Arms	Liana Tunnisen	Junior

[edit] Publications

[edit] The Warrior Spirit Newsmagazine

The Warrior Spirit is the official student publication of Lebanon High School. The award-winning newsmagazine is student-run and funded by the proceeds of its advertisements.

2006-Current Editorial Board

Position	Person	Class
Adviser	Mark Whitson	Faculty
Co-Editor-in-Chief	Taylor Overbeck	Senior
Co-Editor-in-Chief	Hannah Bartlett	Junior
Productions Editor	Ian Avilez	Junior
Copy Editor	Amber Poston	Junior
Content Editor	Dan Dryden	Senior
Sports Editor	Melissa Cordero	Junior
Photo Editor	Aaron Scott	Junior
Art Editor	Catalina Bohna	Senior
Review Section Editor	Kait Pettit	Junior
Web Editor	Tyler Pruitt	Junior
Assistant Web Editor	Stephen Linville	Junior
Ads Manager	Ashley Johnson	Senior

2005-2006 Editorial Board

Position	Person	Class
Adviser	Mark Whitson	Faculty
Editor-in-Chief	Bronson Brimacomb	Senior
Productions Editor	Ian Avilez	Sophomore
Copy Editor	Kyra Sigler	Senior
Content Editor	Hannah Bartlett	Sophomore
Photo Editor	Dan Dryden	Junior
Entertainment Editor	David Hawes	Senior
Art Editor¹	Lyndsay Nelson	Sophomore
Ads Manager	Rachel Smith	Junior

¹Position vacated after the first trimester.

2004-2005 Editorial Board

Position	Person	Class
Adviser	Mark Whitson	Faculty
Co-Editor-in-Chief	Tristan Reece	Senior
Co-Editor-in-Chief	Eric Knight	Senior
Productions Editor	Sarah Wilson	Senior
Copy Editor	Kaitlyn Burt	Senior
Content Editor	Alisha Chandler	Senior
Sports Editor	Bronson Brimacomb	Senior
Photo Editor	Vanessa Malabanan	Senior
Graphics Editor	Jack Barnes	Senior
Ads Manager	Jenny Nordstrand	Senior

2003-2004 Editorial Board

Position	Person	Class
Adviser	Mark Whitson	Faculty
Editor-in-Chief	Peter Barish	Senior
Productions Editor	Bridget Donahue	Senior
Copy Editor¹	Chris Pomeroy	Senior
Copy Editor²	Amanda Bazurto	Senior
Content Editor¹	Amanda Bazurto	Senior
Content Editor²	Tristan Reece	Junior
Photo Editor	Colleen Schalig	Senior
Ads Manager	Jenny Nordstrand	Junior

¹June 2002 - Nov 2002 ²Nov 2002 - June 2003

[edit] The Warrior

The Warrior is the student-funded and produced yearbook.