Oregon City High School
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| Oregon City High School | |
| Location | |
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| 19761 S. Beavercreek Rd. Oregon City, Oregon, United States |
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| Information | |
| School district | Oregon City School District #62 |
| Principal | Nancy Bush-Lange |
| Enrollment |
2,247[1] |
| Type | General high school |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Motto | Home of the Pioneers |
| Mascot | Pioneer Pete |
| Publication | The Elevator |
| Established | 1887 |
| Homepage | http://www.ochs.orecity.k12.or.us/index.html |
Oregon City High School is a traditional 4-year high school located in Oregon City, Oregon. Its athletic teams are known as the Pioneers. Oregon City High School is the third most populated high school in Oregon, educating over 2200 students.
This high school was a freshman-only campus until construction finished after the 2002-2003 school year. The other campus for 10th to 12th graders was a severely dilapidated building with structural problems. After construction finished, the academics shifted to the new campus (although football games are still played at the old campus). The first year with a traditional school of 9th to 12th graders was the 2003-2004 school year.
Oregon City High School is the only high school in the Oregon City School District, and is one of 7 members of the 6A Three Rivers League. Students feed into OCHS from two middle schools, Ogden Middle School and Gardiner Middle School.
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[edit] Athletics
| School Sports by Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Winter | Spring | |
| Cheerleading | Boys' Basketball | Baseball | |
| Cross Country | Girls' Basketball | Boys' Golf | |
| Boys' Football | Dance | Girls' Golf | |
| Boys' Soccer | Swimming | Softball | |
| Girls' Soccer | Wrestling | Boys' Tennis | |
| Volleyball | Equestrian | Girls' Tennis | |
| Track and Field | |||
| Lacrosse | |||
[edit] Girls' basketball
Oregon City High School is particularly notable for its girls' basketball program, having won three consecutive USA Today girls' national championships from 1995 to 1997, as well as ten state titles and sixteen league championships between 1990 and 2006. In addition, they have won 20 consecutive trophies at the state tournament. They are coached by head coach Kurt Guelsdorf. [2]
On November 8, 2006, Brad Smith, 53, announced his retirement from coaching girls basketball. He retired with a state record 628 wins and only 92 losses. He handed the program off to Kurt Guelsdorf.
During the 2006-2007 Girls' Basketball season, the team finished with an overall record of 23-6 with a league record of 11-1. The team lost in the state quarterfinals to the Central Catholic Rams.
| Season by Season Record and Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Final Win/Loss Record | Season Result | |
| 2007-2008 | 23-4 | State Runner Up (We Can't Close the Deal!) | |
| 2006-2007 | 23-6 | State Sixth Place | |
| 2005-2006 | 23-6 | State Runner Up | |
| 2004-2005 | 23-6 | State Third Place | |
| 2003-2004 | 27-2 | State Champions | |
| 2002-2003 | 25-3 | State Champions | |
| 2001-2002 | 25-3 | State Champions | |
| 2000-2001 | 26-1 | State Champions | |
| 1999-2000 | 25-4 | State Third Place | |
| 1998-1999 | 28-2 | State Fourth Place | |
| 1997-1998 | 25-4 | State Champions | |
| 1996-1997 | 26-0 | State Champions USA Today National Champions | |
| 1995-1996 | 26-0 | State Champions USA Today National Champions | |
| 1994-1995 | 25-1 | State Champions USA Today National Champions | |
| 1993-1994 | 26-1 | State Champions | |
| 1992-1993 | 23-5 | State Runner Up | |
| 1991-1992 | 25-1 | State Champions | |
| 1990-1991 | 25-3 | State Third Place | |
| 1989-1990 | 24-3 | State Fourth Place | |
| 1988-1989 | 22-6 | State Fifth Place | |
| 1987-1988 | 25-1 | State Runner Up | |
| 1986-1987 | 23-2 | State Runner Up | |
[edit] Boys' basketball
During the 2006-2007 Boys' basketball season, the team had a good run making it to the state playoffs. They finished the season with a 20-7 record and a 9-7 league record. They ended up losing to the eventual OSAA State Champions, the South Medford Panthers, led by Kyle Singler. With starters coming back next season, many think of Oregon City as a legitimate team to make a run for the state championship.
[edit] Soccer
The '06-'07 Girls' Soccer team made an unexpected run through the playoffs, fighting all the way to the 6A State Championship game. OC was unranked, having finished fourth in the Three Rivers League, and had barely made the playoffs to begin with. They defeated 4 ranked teams before coming up short against the number 1 ranked team in the state. Making the run more impressive was the fact that the girls played the last seven games without their star player who was out with a serious injury. The girls finished the season with a 13-4-1 overall record and a league record of 7-4-1.
The boys' soccer team is currently in the developing stage. The team finished the 2006 season with a 0-14-0 record overall with a league record of 0-12-0.
[edit] Baseball
Oregon City High School's baseball program has faced many changes in the past year. Head varsity coach, assistant varsity coach, JV coach, head freshman coach, and assistant freshman coach all retired their positions at the end of the 2006 season. The new head varsity coach for the Oregon City pioneers is Adam Randall with new assistant coach Tyler Toney. The new JV coach is John Sheppard. The new freshman coaches include Joe Mathey and Willie Hendrix. Notable players to come from Oregon City’s baseball program include Jonah Nickerson and Trevor Wilson.
[edit] Football
During the 2006 football season, the Oregon City Pioneers had a poor season and did not win any games. The season was a building year, with improvements expected in the near future.[citation needed] League Record: 0-6 Overall Record: 0-10
[edit] Girls Lacrosse
Oregon City's Girls' Lacrosse team made it all the way to the state championship game in the '06-'07 season. Along the way, they defeated two time defending state champs, Lake Oswego (quarterfinals), and two time state finalists, Lincoln (semifinals). The team lost to #1 ranked and undefeated St. Mary's in overtime in the championship game. The team included three Oregon All-Star team members, and four girls were voted as members of the All-State team. Season Record: 17-2
[edit] Academics
- As of 2006, Oregon City High School was divided into four academies to promote interests in future endeavors. This change was to give students more of a class selection based on future goals and creating smaller factions of groups within a large school.
- In conjunction with Clackamas Community College students can earn advanced college credit for some classes. These credits transfer to most public colleges or universities and most Oregon institutions.
- As of 2006, Oregon City High School restructured their GPA scale. The school changed its system to a maximum 4.00 for regular courses, 4.50 GPA for Honors/Pre AP courses, and 5.00 for Advanced Placement Courses to compensate and reward students who take a rigorous course load.
- The school is on a trimester schedule with each trimester having a 12 week duration.
| GPA Scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade | Regular Courses | Honors Courses | AP Courses |
| A | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
| A- | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| B+ | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| B | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| B- | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| C+ | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| C | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| C- | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| D+ | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| D | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
[edit] 10th Grade Standardized Test results comparison
| 10th Grade Standardized Test results comparison | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | School % Meeting/Exceeding | State % Meeting/Exceeding | |||
| Reading | 61 | 55 | |||
| Science | 64 | 62 | |||
| Writing | 48 | 55 | |||
| Mathematics | 48 | 45 | |||
[edit] Advanced Placement Courses
- AP Biology
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Chemistry
- AP Comparative Government and Politics
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP English Literature and Composition
- AP Human Geography
- AP Psychology
- AP Physics B
- AP Music Theory
- AP Spanish
- AP Statistics
- AP Studio Art
- AP United States History
[edit] Activity clubs
| Activity Clubs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Club | Bible Study | Break Dance Club | JROTC | ||
| Dance Dance Revolution Club | DECA | Fellowship of Christian Athletes | |||
| Fishing Club | Frisbee Club | Future Young Investors | |||
| Gay/Straight Alliance | Gender Equality League | Green Team | |||
| International Club | Iron Chef | Key Club | |||
| Knitting Club | Latino Club | Literary Magazine | |||
| Magic Card Club | Mock Trial Team | National Honor Society | |||
| Nintendo Club | One Life Revolution | Outdoor Club | |||
| Russian Club | Snowboard Club | Young Democrats | |||
[edit] Model UN
Oregon City High School is also known for its dominance at the annual Model United Nations Seminar in Eugene, Oregon. Headed by advisor Karmin Tomlinson, Oregon City participants have a reputation for being the most prepared and taking home the most awards.[citation needed] At the spring 2007 conference, delegates from Oregon City took home a handful of speaker awards in addition to the first second, and third place awards in the Class Competition, and the second place award in the Name Tag Contest.[3]
[edit] Notable events
During the 2004-2005 school year, a political cartoon concerning the border issue between Mexico and the United States was taken out of context, making national news. [4] [5] [6]
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 the 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.
The issue faded after the newspaper's co-editors made an announcement over the school's PA system, in English and in Spanish, apologizing for the misunderstanding, and promising to keep more of an open mind as to possible misinterpretations of what appears in the newspaper.
[edit] Notable graduates
- Jonah Nickerson Pitcher drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 2006 (7th Round), 2006 College World Series Most Outstanding Player. Mayor Alice Norris declared July 7 as Jonah Nickerson Day in Oregon City.
- Trevor Wilson, played in the MLB from 1988-1993 and 1995 for the San Francisco Giants and 1998 for the Anaheim Angels.
- Lindsey Yamasaki Professional Women's Basketball player, graduated from Oregon City High School in 1998 after leading team to 4 straight State Championships and 3 straight National Championships. Lindsey also excelled in volleyball, where she was the Gatorade Oregon Volleyball player of the year in 1996 and 1997.
[edit] References
- ^ Oregon City, OR Detailed Profile [1]
- ^ Oregon City Girls Basketball [2]
- ^ "Awards announced for Model United Nations conference", The Oregonian [3]
- ^ "Student cartoon draws ire, vow of unity", Suzanne Pardington, The Oregonian [4]
- ^ Scholastic Journalism In The News
- ^ Unión América Newsletter Issue No 15 June 2005 [www.hsd.k12.or.us/news/UnionAmerica/newsletters/2005_06.pdf]
