Woodrow Wilson High School (Portland, Oregon)

Woodrow Wilson High School

Diligence, Excellence, Integrity[1]
Address
Woodrow Wilson High School
1151 SW Vermont
Portland, Oregon, Multnomah County 97219
United States
Coordinates 45°28′37″N 122°41′23″W / 45.476842°N 122.689798°W / 45.476842; -122.689798Coordinates: 45°28′37″N 122°41′23″W / 45.476842°N 122.689798°W / 45.476842; -122.689798
Information
Type Public
Opened 1956
School district Portland Public Schools
Principal Brian Chatard[2][3]
Grades 9-12[3]
Number of students 1439[4]
Color(s) Forest green and white   [2]
Athletics conference OSAA Portland Interscholastic League 5A-1[2]
Mascot Trojans[2]
Team name Wilson Trojans
Yearbook The Troyan
Website www.pps.k12.or.us/schools/wilson

Woodrow Wilson High School, known as Wilson High School, is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States. In 2006, the school was one of seven in Oregon ranked among America's 1,200 best high schools by Newsweek.[5] In 2008, Wilson was voted 37th out of all the public high schools in all the state of Oregon.[6]

History

Wilson High School was built in 1954, after a ballot measure was passed in 1945 providing $5,000,000 to improve Portland's school system. Population was growing explosively, so emphasis was put on economy and ease of building, instead of on architectural style as was the norm in the earlier school buildings. Wilson High School, which was designed by the firm Edmundson and Kochendoerfer, used the tequnique of lift-slab construction to speed up construction. Wilson was the first building in the Northwest to use that technique.[7]

On June 18, 2003, an arsonist damaged the school. Two students were arrested in connection with the fire and several others in the Portland area.[8]

Student profile

The student population is 76% white, 8% Latino, 6% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 5% African American.[4] About 85% of students live within the school boundaries, the highest percentage in the district.[4] In 2009, 10% of Wilson's students transferred into the school.[9]

Academics

In 2008, 87% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 343 students, 299 graduated, 29 dropped out, 8 received a modified diploma, and 7 are still in high school.[10][11]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Executive Summary: Wilson High School". AdvancED.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Member School A-Z Listing (293 Total Schools)
  3. 1 2 "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  4. 1 2 3 Melton, Kimberly (2010-01-21). "What will be the fate of my high school?". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  5. ↑ "Seven Oregon schools make Newsweek list". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon: Oregonian Publishing. 2006-05-09. pp. B5.
  6. ↑ Top 10 Best Oregon State Elementary Schools - OR School Rankings
  7. ↑ "Wilson High School (Portland, oregon)". Oregon Digital. Oregon Historical Site Form.
  8. ↑ "Previous Portland-area school fires". The Oregonian. 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  9. ↑ Melton, Kimberly (2010-02-04). "How many transfer, and where do they go?". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  10. ↑ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  11. ↑ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  12. ↑ Rob Owen, Special to The Oregonian. "Ex-Portlander Alicia Lagano shows her grit in 'Client List'". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
  13. ↑ Dale Murphy Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
  14. ↑ Damon Stoudamire NBA & ABA Stats | Basketball-Reference.com
  15. ↑ Wayne Twitchell Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com

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