Beaverton High School is a public high school located in Beaverton, Oregon, United States. The original schoolhouse, called Beaverton Public School, opened in 1875 on land between Canyon Road and Broadway Street. In 1902, a ninth grade class was added, followed by a 10th grade in 1910 and 11th grade in 1915. Voters approved a $21,000 bond issue submitted by the school board in 1915 to construct a 21-room high school building on land south of Second Street between Stott Street and Erickson Street.
On June 19, 1916, the city of Beaverton dedicated the new Beaverton High School. Construction costs totaled $20,778, according to the Beaverton Times newspaper. It is the oldest high school in Beaverton and is believed to be the oldest public high school in the state of Oregon that is in its original location and building.
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History
Beaverton High School contains grades 9-12. In 1938, a new school called Beaverton Grade School was built on land just east of Beaverton High School. The building would be renamed Merle Davies School in 1948 to honor a longtime teacher and principal. In 1983, the Merle Davies building became a classroom annex to Beaverton High School. It was shut down in 2006 for renovation and reopened in September 2010 as additional classrooms.
The school's auditorium burned down in March 1979.
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Academics
In 1985, Beaverton High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.
In 2008, 75% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 521 students, 390 graduated, 99 dropped out, five received a modified diploma, and 27 were still in high school in 2009.
Activities
The school has held an annual "Jam the Dam!" fundraiser for Oregon's Make-A-Wish Foundation since 2004, raising more than $18,000 in 2008, and $19,000 in 2009.
The school's marching band (the Beaverton High School Marching Ensemble) captured the NWAPA Championship (A Class) in 2011.
The school's winter percussion ensemble (Beaverton High School Winter Percussion) placed first at the NWAPA Winter Percussion Championship (Scholastic A Class) in 2014.
Notable alumni
- Anomie Belle (1998) - musician and artivist
- Shoshana Bean (1995) - stage actress/singer, most notable for her role as Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway
- John Brotherton (1998) - actor
- Mike Byrne (2008) - musician, drummer for The Smashing Pumpkins
- Ben Crane (1994) - four-time PGA Tour tournament champion
- Ryan Deckert (1989) - formerly represented District 8 in the Oregon House of Representatives
- James FitzPatrick (1982) - professional football player
- Collin Hegna (1996) - musician for The Brian Jonestown Massacre
- Steve Lyons (1978) - former Major League Baseball player and current announcer for the Boston Red Sox
- Anthony Newman (1984) - NFL safety
- Meredith Phillips (1991) - television personality/contestant on ABC reality television series The Bachelorette
- Jordan Senn (2003) - professional football player for the Carolina Panthers in the National Football League
- Ari Shapiro (1996) - radio journalist for NPR
- Brandon Summers (1999) - musician for The Helio Sequence
- Benjamin Weikel (1996) - musician for The Helio Sequence
- Mac Wilkins (1968) - gold medalist in the 1976 Summer Olympics in the discus throw; silver medalist in the 1984 Summer Olympics in the discus throw
- Elsie Windes (2003) - gold medalist in the 2012 Summer Olympics for women's water polo; silver medalist in the 2008 Summer Olympics for women's water polo
- Carolyn Wood (1963) - gold medalist in the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 4 x 100 freestyle relay
- Jamey Harris (1989) - National Champion 1998 U.S. Track & Field, men's 1500 meters.
References
External links
- Beaverton High School website
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