Lakeridge High School
| Lakeridge High School | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
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1235 Overlook Drive Lake Oswego, Oregon 97034 United States | |
| Coordinates | 45°23′49″N 122°41′38″W / 45.397°N 122.694°WCoordinates: 45°23′49″N 122°41′38″W / 45.397°N 122.694°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1971 |
| School district | Lake Oswego S.D. |
| Principal | Jennifer Schiele[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1,103 (2008)[2] |
| Color(s) |
Columbia blue, Vegas Gold [1] |
| Athletics conference |
Three Rivers 6A-4 (OSAA) [1] |
| Team name | Pacers [1] |
| Rival | Lake Oswego Lakers |
| Newspaper | The Newspacer |
| Yearbook | Symposium |
| Website | lhs.loswego.k12.or.us |
Lakeridge High School is a four-year public secondary school in Lake Oswego, Oregon, a suburb south of Portland. The second high school in the Lake Oswego School District, it first opened in 1971.
Academics
In 1987, Lakeridge High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.[3]
In 2008, 90% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 261 students, 234 graduated, 15 dropped out, 9 received a modified diploma, and 3 are still in high school.[4][5]
The school received a silver ranking from U.S. News & World Report's 2010 "America's Best High Schools" survey.[6][7]
93% of school graduates report planning to enroll in a 4 year or 2 year college.[8]
Ranked as being in the #1 public school district in Oregon.[9]
Athletics
State Championships
- Baseball: 1974, 1999, 2001
- Basketball (girls): 1991
- Football: 1987
- Golf (boys): 1978, 1983, 1984
- Golf (girls): 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2006
- Lacrosse (boys): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013
- Lacrosse (girls): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
- Swimming (boys): 1995
- Soccer (boys): 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 2004, 2016
- Soccer (girls): 1982, 1989
- Track and Field (girls): 2013
- Volleyball: 2013
Notable alumni
- Travis Cole – former NFL and Arena Football League player
- Erin Chambers - Irish girl Siobhan on General Hospital
- Jillian Harmon - collegiate and Olympic basketball player[10][11]
- C.W. Jensen Retired Portland Police captain, TV Personality
- Cathy Marshall (news anchor)[12]
- Sam Martin - professional singer, songwriter
- Kennedy - former MTV VJ, American political satirist
- Bart Miadich - Major League Baseball pitcher [13]
- Doug Nussmeier - NFL quarterback, college football coach; class of 1989 [14][15]
- Jeff Olson (American activist) noted for being tried and acquitted on 13 counts of vandalism for writing messages in washable chalk protesting Bank of America poilices.
- Jason Palumbis - football, Stanford University quarterback, class of 1987 [16]
- Erik Wilhelm - NFL quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals, class of 1984 [17]
References
- 1 2 3 4 http://w3.osaa.org/scorecenter/schools/details/Lakeridge
- ↑ Lake Oswego School District: Schools
- ↑ Archived: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Best High Schools 2010". U.S. News & World Report. 2009-12-09. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ↑ Graves, Bill (2010-01-15). "Nine Oregon high schools ranked among best in nation". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ↑ http://lhs.loswego.k12.or.us/about/profile.pdf
- ↑ "Best School Districts in Every State | StartClass". public-schools.startclass.com. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
- ↑ "Jillian Harmon". GoStanford.com. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ↑ "Jillian Harmon". WBNA.com. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ↑ "Cathy Marshall [biography]". KGW. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/miadiba01.shtml
- ↑ Kayfes, Dave (March 11, 1989). "North comes up short against Lakeridge, 54-48". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 7C.
- ↑ Baum, Bob (September 14, 1990). "Division I-AA Idaho hopes to Vandalize the favored Ducks". The Bulletin. Bend, OR. Associated Press. p. D-1.
- ↑ Kayfes, Dave (October 14, 1986). "What a difference a year can make". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 2D.
- ↑ "Beavers pin hopes on pass". The Bulletin. Bend, OR. UPI. August 20, 1985. p. D-1.
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