McNary High School

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McNary High School

McNary High School
Keizer, Oregon, United States
Information
Principal	Ken Parshall
Enrollment	1,843 (as of May, 2008)^[1]
Type	Public 4-year
Mascot	Celtics
Color(s)	Blue and White
Established	1965
Information	503-399-3233
Homepage	http://mcnary.salkeiz.k12.or.us/

McNary High School is located in Keizer, Oregon. It is named for Charles L. McNary, a U.S. Senator who hailed from what would later be Keizer. The school's mascot is the Celtic, and its school colors are blue and white. It has roughly 2,000 students, making it a 6A school by Oregon's state classifications.

1 Clubs and Activities
2 Athletics
3 Departments and test scores
4 References
5 Notable Alumni
6 External links

[edit] Clubs and Activities

McNary has several clubs and activities, including Art, Celtic Latin-American Club (CLA), Culinary, Environmental, French, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA), German, Mock Trial, National Honor Society, and Science Club, among others. Celtic students enjoy a wide range of extra-curricular options to meet their interests and form enduring friendships.

[edit] Athletics

McNary offers all major sports, including Football, Wrestling, Cheerleading, Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, Swimming, Golf, Tennis, Baseball, Softball, Track and Field, Bowling, and Color Guard.

[edit] Departments and test scores

Statewide standardized testing in Oregon has exposed a need for improvement in McNary's Mathematics department. With the first year of implementation of the "Group Math" in 2005, McNary ranked in the 26th percentile in the state.^[2] McNary's English department continues to show great improvement: 53rd percentile in reading, 64th percentile in writing (2006). Both the Math and English departments have made great efforts in implementing support classes and labs to assist struggling students in meeting academic benchmarks. The Oregon Department of Education school report cards for 2006-2007 gave McNary High School its first "strong" rating--an honor shared by only one other high school in the district.

there are rumors that there used to be classes in the basement of the school but one of the water pipes busted, and that everyone drowned. there is said to be ghost's in the school and they haunt the main hallways after school hours.

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