Sunset High School (Portland)

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Sunset High School
Sunset Logo
Established 1959
Type Public secondary
Principal Todd Mckee
Faculty 90
Students 2050 (2006)
Grades 9–12
Location Portland, Oregon USA
Oversight Beaverton School District
Campus Suburban
Colors Purple and White
Mascot Apollo
Website www.beavton.k12.or.us/sunset/

Sunset High School is a suburban high school in Portland, Oregon, USA. It is one of 8 high schools in the Beaverton School District. The school currently offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. The class of 2006 includes 27 International Baccalaureate Diploma students, and over half of Sunset's seniors (class of 2006) are enrolled in at least one IB class. Sunset belongs to the Metro League for interscholastic athletics and activities.

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[edit] Students

9% of all students are in ESL programs. On the SAT, students received an average of 558 on the verbal portion and 563 on the math, and have the highest average scores in the Beaverton area. Sunset students had a 3.4% drop out rate. (Unless otherwise stated, statistics are as of the 2002-2003 school year.) [1]

[edit] Faculty

Sunset has 90 teachers with an average of 12.3 years of experience. 80.6% have at least a masters degree. Sunset also employs 4 administrators, 16 instructional assistants and 31 other staff members. [2]

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[edit] Clubs

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The Sunset Rocketry Club is a student-initiated model rocketry club at the school. The club attended the 2003 Team America Rocketry Challenge finals in Manassas, Virginia. Sunset High School also hosted the 2004 State Thespian conference. Former members of the nationally-competitive chess club at Cedar Park Middle School earned top honors for Sunset in the state-wide Chess for Success tournament at the Oregon Convention Center in March, 2006, placing first and second, respectively.

The Sunset Apollo Marching Band and Auxiliary were named AA Champions of the Northwest Marching Band Circuit, in November 2006, making Sunset one of the top marching programs in the entire northwestern United States, and the best band with under 100 members in the region.

[edit] Sports

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Racquetball
  • Roller Hockey
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track
  • Volleyball
  • Water Polo
  • Wrestling

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[edit] Trivia

Sunset High School was the location of one of the last speeches given by Senator Robert Kennedy before his assassination in 1968.

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