Oregon City High School is a public high school in Oregon City, Oregon, United States. It is the third-most populated high school in Oregon.
History
Track and Field: Central Catholic vs Oregon City - The Pioneers and Rams battle it out, from Fernhill Park in Portland. Dave Hall announces.
Oregon City High School was established in 1885 on the lower level of Oregon City on Jackson Street. Due to the growing number of students in the late 1980s, in the 1989â€"1990 school year the Moss Junior High School was established as Moss Campus (freshmen only) on the other side of Oregon City. In the early 2000s, construction began on the Moss Campus to convert it into a larger campus that could accommodate all grades. Construction finished on the new campus, often referred to as Beavercreek, in 2003. The first year with a traditional school model of 9th to 12th graders was the 2003-2004 school year. The other campus, Jackson, for 10th to 12th graders, opened in 1885, but closed in 2003 due to the aftereffects of multiple disasters (fires and earthquakes) and the inability to effectively repair the damage. The building is now the campus for the Clackamas Academy of Industrial Sciences (CAIS), and is still in use for basketball games and other activities.
After construction finished, academics shifted to the new campus, although football games are still played on the football field located across the street from the old campus at Pioneer Memorial Stadium. Many current sporting events are still held at Pioneer Memorial Stadium including football, soccer, lacrosse, and track and field.
Academics
In 1985, Oregon City High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.
Oregon City offers 14 Advanced Placement courses and is connected to Clackamas Community College, where some Oregon City Courses are taught by professors.
In 2008, 85% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 474 students, 405 graduated, 46 dropped out, five received a modified diploma, and 18 were still in high school the following year.
In 2009, The Oregonian described the school as an "overachiever" at teaching reading and math, due to its achievement scores.
Extracurricular activities
Choir
The Rendezvous Jazz Choir took first place at the Pleasant Hill Jazz festival. The OC Master Choir performed the song "Raua Needmine" (Curse Upon Iron) by the Estonian composer Veljo Tormis in the 2009 school year.
Athletics
The girls' basketball program won three consecutive USA Today girls' national championships from 1995 to 1997, as well as state championships in 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, and 2014. They have placed at the State Tournament 24 years in a row starting in 1987.
State Championships
- Girls' lacrosse: 2009, 2010
- Baseball: 2012
- Boys' cross country: 1996
- Girls' track & field: 1988, 1989
- Boys' Track & Field: 2017
- Dance: 1992
Political cartoon controversy
During the 2004-2005 school year, a political cartoon drawn by student Kira Meyrick, concerning the border issue between Mexico and the United States, was taken out of context, making national news. The cartoon was a depiction of two deeply satirized vigilante patrolmen discussing a "point system" for the capture of illegal immigrants. The cartoon was intended to make fun of American vigilante patrolmen, but some students and parents misunderstood the point. Local news coverage of the issue soon expanded to national coverage, bringing about a hailstorm of both criticism and support for the cartoonist and the newspaper.
Notable alumni
- Rebecca Anderson, Miss Oregon 2014
- Jonah Nickerson, baseball player, Detroit Tigers
- Shannon O'Keefe (né Rondeau), professional bowler, Team USA Bowling
- Ron Saltmarsh, composer
- Brad Tinsley, basketball player, Vanderbilt
- Trevor Wilson, baseball player, San Francisco Giants and Anaheim Angels
- Tyrone S. Woods, U.S. Navy Seal
- Lindsey Yamasaki, basketball player
References
External links
- Oregon City High School page at school district's website
