West Albany High School
West Albany High School | |
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Address | |
2100 Elm St SW , , 97321 | |
Coordinates | 44°37′22″N 123°07′02″W / 44.622659°N 123.11709°WCoordinates: 44°37′22″N 123°07′02″W / 44.622659°N 123.11709°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | "Where Excellence is a Strong Tradition" |
Opened | 1953 |
School district | Greater Albany Public School District |
Principal | Susan Orsborn[1][2] |
Teaching staff | 55.93 (FTE)[3] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Number of students | 1,346 (2017-18)[3] |
Student to teacher ratio | 24.07[3] |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Blue and gold [1] |
Athletics conference | OSAA 5A-2 Mid-Willamette Conference[1] |
Mascot | Bulldogs[1] |
Rival | South Albany High School Lebanon High School (Oregon) |
Website | http://wahs.albany.k12.or.us/ |
West Albany High School is a public high school in Albany, Oregon, United States.
West Albany High School was formerly named Albany Union High School prior to the completion of South Albany High School in 1972.
Academics
In 2008, 93% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 325 students, 303 graduated, 13 dropped out, four received a modified diploma, and five stayed on for another year.[4][5]
Activities
Several sports teams and activities at West Albany have won state championships:
- Boys golf: 1974, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2013
- Girls softball: 2011
- Football: 2007, 2008, 2013
- Boys water polo: 2006, 2007,2010
- Girls water polo: 2007,2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
- Boys 4 × 100 m relay: 2008, 2013
- Varsity cheerleading: 1997, 1998, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Wind Ensemble: 2011, 2014, 2019
- Dance/drill team: 1987, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2007
Any championships won between 2015 and 2018 were under the 6A classification.
Attempted massacre
On May 27, 2013, a junior who was attending the school was found with an arsenal of explosives under the floorboards of his bedrooms. The explosives included a Molotov cocktail, a napalm bomb, and Drano bombs. He supposedly wanted to make a more "successful version" of the Columbine High School massacre. He was charged with attempted aggravated murder and six counts each of unlawful possession and manufacture of a destructive device. He is held on $2 million bail.[6]
Notable alumni
- Mike Barrett, sports announcer
- Rick Haselton, judge
- Ardyth Kennelly, writer
- Ron Saxton, politician
References
- ^ a b c d "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ a b c "West Albany High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "teen who allegedly planned school bomb attack called self "Russian grim reaper," court docs say". CBS News. May 29, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
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