Woodburn High School
| Woodburn High School | |
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| Address | |
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1785 N. Front Street Woodburn, Oregon, Marion County, 97071 United States | |
| Coordinates | 45°09′12″N 122°50′52″W / 45.153333°N 122.847778°WCoordinates: 45°09′12″N 122°50′52″W / 45.153333°N 122.847778°W[1] |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Woodburn School District |
| Principal | Geri Federico[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1287 |
| Color(s) | Royal blue and white [2] |
| Athletics conference | OSAA Mid-Willamette Conference 5A-3[2] |
| Mascot | Bulldogs[2] |
| Website | Woodburn School District website |
Woodburn High School (WHS) is a four year public high school in Woodburn, Oregon, United States.
Academics
Via funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the WHS campus is divided into four smaller schools:
- Academy of International Studies (AIS)
- Woodburn Academy of Arts, Science, and Technology (WAAST)
- Woodburn Arts and Communications Academy (WACA)
- Wellness, Business, and Sports School (WeBSS)
Three of the schools on the WHS campus offer International Baccalaureate courses, and WHS students can earn a full IB diploma. It has been an IB World School since July 2001.[3]
In 2008, 57% of the Academy of International Studies seniors received their high school diploma. Of 68 students, 39 graduated, 8 dropped out, and 21 are still in high school.[4][5]
84% of the Wellness, Business, and Sports seniors received their high school diploma. Of 55 students, 46 graduated, 2 dropped out, and 7 are still in high school.[4][5]
83% of the Academy of Arts, Science, and Technology seniors received their high school diploma. Of 53 students, 44 graduated, 3 dropped out, 2 received a modified diploma, and 4 are still in high school.[4][5]
In 2008, 83% of the Arts and Communications Academy seniors received their high school diploma. Of 52 students, 43 graduated, 3 dropped out, 1 received a modified diploma, and 5 are still in high school.[4][5]
In 2012 Wellness, Business, and Sports School was ranked 6th on UsNews' best high schools in Oregon.
Athletics
WHS's boys soccer team has made the playoffs 25 years in a row, a state record for the longest stretch of playoff appearances. First appearance in 1986 - [6]
Next appearance in 1987 - [7]
WHS has nine state championships; five in wrestling, three in soccer, and one in baseball.
Fire
There was a four-alarm fire at the high school on Friday May 11, 2012. The call for the fire came in shortly before 9:30am. Students were evacuated and no injuries were reported. Parents were alerted via a reverse 9-1-1 call.
Notable alumni
- Kat Bjelland, lead singer of the punk rock band Babes in Toyland, class of 1981.[8]
- Kate Nauta, actress and model, 2000.[9]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodburn High School
- 1 2 3 4 http://www.osaa.org/schools.aspx/Woodburn/
- ↑ "Woodburn High School". IB World Schools. IBO. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- 1 2 3 4 "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- 1 2 3 4 "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ↑ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives/?p_product=HA-ORGB&p_theme=histpaper&p_nbid=&p_action=doc&p_docid=132ADA40EDE73880&s_lastnonissuequeryname=3&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=3&p_docnum=8&p_docref=v2:11A73E5827618330@HA-ORGB-132ACE3E9D6D4EFE@2446740-132847BC0678E68D@85-132ADA40EDE73880
- ↑ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=OR&p_theme=or&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_text_search-0=woodburn%20AND%20boys%20AND%20soccer&s_dispstring=woodburn%20boys%20soccer%20AND%20date(1987)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=1987&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no
- ↑ Karlan. Babes in Toyland: The Making and Selling of a Rock and Roll Band. 1996.
- ↑ Baker, Jeff (April 30, 2014). "17 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Oregon". The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon). Retrieved 2016-02-16.