Cleveland High School (Portland, Oregon)
| Cleveland High School | |
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| Address | |
  Cleveland High School | |
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3400 SE 26th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97202 United States | |
| Coordinates | 45°29′55″N 122°38′18″W / 45.498515°N 122.638466°WCoordinates: 45°29′55″N 122°38′18″W / 45.498515°N 122.638466°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Opened |
1929 (as Commerce High School) 1948 (as Cleveland High School) |
| School district | Portland Public Schools |
| Principal | Tammy O'Neil[1][2] |
| Grades | 9-12[2] |
| Number of students | 1553[3] |
| Color(s) | Kelly green and yellow [1] |
| Athletics conference | OSAA Portland Interscholastic League 6A-1[1] |
| Mascot | Warrior[1] |
| Rival | Franklin High School |
| Newspaper | The Clarion |
| Website | Cleveland High School |
President Grover Cleveland High School (colloquially Cleveland High School) is a public high school in inner southeast Portland, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Portland Public Schools district.
Cleveland is one of two Portland high schools which have the International Baccalaureate program. It is also one of two high schools in the Portland Public School District to receive an A on its government "Report Card," based on its students' test and SAT scores.
History
Cleveland was originally known as Clinton Kelly High School of Commerce and was a trades school.[4] It was designed by the architect George Howell Jones.[5] As a result of the baby boom and the passing of a $25 million building levy by the school district in 1947, an "athletic field house" was slated.[4] Commerce was turned into a comprehensive high school in fall 1948 and renamed Grover Cleveland High School.[4] Science labs were also added at this time.[4]
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the school district faced declining enrollment, and targeted Cleveland for closure. The CHS property was made up of two parcels: the school building site and the athletic field, originally the site of the Clinton Kelly home. Clinton Kelly, an early Portland settler and minister, specified that the property was to be used solely for a public school. If the property was used for any other purpose, or put up for sale, the property would revert to the Kelly estate, and to the living heirs of Clinton Kelly. The school district ultimately decided to close Washington-Monroe High School instead, and keep Cleveland open.
During 1990 and 1991 the school auditorium was equipped with a large theater pipe organ. The instrument was removed from Benson High School near the Lloyd Center, enlarged, and installed in the Cleveland Auditorium by the Oregon Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society, which maintains it and presents events open to the public.
In 2005, Cleveland High School was the setting for the music video for "16 Military Wives" by local indie rock band The Decemberists.[6]
Student profile
The student population is 71% white, 8% Latino, 9% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 5% African American.[3] In 2009-2010 the school was locally known for having "an incredibly vocal, motivated and organized parent community".[3]
In 2008, 85% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 310 students, 262 graduated, 26 dropped out, nine received a modified diploma, and 13 were still in high school the following year.[7][8] In 2009, 28% of Cleveland students were transfers into the school.[9]
Notable alumni
- John Bryson, retired CEO of Edison International; 37th Secretary of Commerce[10]
- Danny Delegato, lead singer and songwriter of Portland pop group The Hugs[11]
- Jeremiah Godby, ultramarathon runner[12]
- Jeffrey Grayson,[13] co-founder of Capital Consultants
- The Hudson Brothers, musical group and television act; recorded hit song "So You Are a Star"; all three brothers, including Bill Hudson (b. 1947), ex-husband of Goldie Hawn and father of Kate and Oliver Hudson
- Phil Knight,[14] co-founder and chairman of Nike, Inc.
- Kathie L. Olsen, former Chief Scientist for NASA and Deputy Director, neuroscience, of the National Science Foundation
- Dennis Patera, football player
- Ken Patera, professional wrestler
- Anna Prosser, Miss Oregon USA 2011 and manager of the Esports team Evil Geniuses
- Jaime St. James,[15] lead singer of Black 'N Blue and former lead singer of Warrant
References
- 1 2 3 4 http://www.osaa.org/schools/144
- 1 2 "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- 1 2 3 Melton, Kimberly (2010-01-21). "What will be the fate of my high school?". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- 1 2 3 4 Polich, Edward L. (1950). A history of Portland's secondary school system with emphasis on the superintendents and the curriculum (Thesis/dissertation). University of Portland. p. 124,160. OCLC 232551057.
- ↑ http://oregondigital.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/archpnw&CISOPTR=19025&CISOBOX=1&REC=14
- ↑ "365 DAYS, 52 WEEKS, 12 MONTHS, 1 SCENE". WWeek.com. 2005. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
- ↑ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ↑ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ↑ Melton, Kimberly (2010-02-04). "How many transfer, and where do they go?". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
- ↑ Charles Pope (May 31, 2011). "John Bryson brings Portland roots as nominee to lead Commerce Department". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ↑ http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/your-new-favorite-band/Content?oid=309699
- ↑ http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/articleid/457928/newspaperid/532/Taking_the_Natural_Path_Across_America.aspx
- ↑ Manning, Jeff; James Long (April 23, 2002). "Losing All That Mattered to Him". The Oregonian. pp. A1.
- ↑ "Knight in Shining Armor?". OregonLive.com. Advance Publications. 2005. Retrieved 2006-12-04.
- ↑ Walker, David (June 11, 2003). "Heavy Metal Half-Life". Willamette Week (online). Retrieved 2006-12-04.
