Hermiston High School
| Hermiston High School | |
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| Address | |
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600 S 1st Street Hermiston, Oregon, (Umatilla County) 97838  United States | |
| Coordinates | 45°50′09″N 119°17′34″W / 45.835921°N 119.292882°WCoordinates: 45°50′09″N 119°17′34″W / 45.835921°N 119.292882°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Hermiston School District |
| Principal | Tom Spoo[1][2] |
| Grades | 9-12[2] |
| Number of students | Approximately 1300[2] |
| Color(s) | Purple and gold [1] |
| Athletics conference | OSAA Columbia River Conference 5A |
| Mascot | Bulldog[1] |
| Team name | Hermiston Bulldogs |
| Rival | Pendleton |
| Website | www.hhs.hermiston.k12.or.us |
Hermiston High School (HHS) is a public high school in Hermiston, Oregon, United States. The main building is a seventy-classroom structure with computer laboratories, two large auditoriums, a library and physical education spaces.
In 2008, 81% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 273 students, 220 graduated, 33 dropped out, and 20 were still in high school the following year.[3]
Athletics
In 2017, Hermiston announced that it will compete in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association beginning in the 2018–19 school year. The decision was made to cut down on travel distances, especially when competing against teams in the Portland, Oregon area.[4]
Hermiston High School enables students to become program completers.
Hermiston's wrestling team has won ten championships in the state's 5A division. Its cross-country team won a state championship in 2010 and its American football team won a state championship in 2014.
References
- 1 2 3 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- 1 2 3 "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ↑ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009. - ↑ Joyce, Nathan (June 5, 2017). "Hermiston becomes first out-of-state school to join WIAA". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 5, 2017.