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West Linn High School


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nameWest Linn High School
imageWest Linn High School Oregon.jpg
image_size300px
streetaddress5464 West A Street
cityWest Linn
countyClackamas
stateOregon
zipcode97068
countryUnited States
coordinates
typePublic
campus_typeSuburban
districtWest Linn-Wilsonville School District
principalTrevor Menne
grades9-12
students1,858 (2023-2024)
ratio21.25
teaching_staff87.43 (FTE)
rivalOregon City High School
mascotLion
team_nameLions
colorsForest Green and Gold
conferenceOSAA 6A-5 Three Rivers League
newspaperThe Amplifier
feeder_schoolsAthey Creek Middle School
Rosemont Ridge Middle School
homepage

Rosemont Ridge Middle School West Linn High School (WLHS) is a public high school in West Linn, Oregon, United States. It is one of three high schools in the West Linn-Wilsonville School District.

Academics

In 1984, West Linn High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.

In 2008, 93% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 373 students, 346 graduated, 18 dropped out, 6 received a modified diploma, and 3 are still in high school.

The four-year graduation rate at West Linn High School was 97 percent for the Class of 2013 cohort, meaning that nearly all West Linn students who entered high school in September 2009 graduated on time.

In 2014, 95% of the school's seniors graduated. 16 students dropped out.

Academic awards

The school received a silver ranking from ''U.S. News & World Report'''s 2010 "America's Best High Schools" survey.

Athletics

West Linn High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 6A-5 Three Rivers League. The athletics director is Brigham Baker and the athletics secretary is Shannon Maloney.

State Championships:

  • Baseball: 1978, 1982, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Boys Basketball: 1997 (4A), 1997 (3A), 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Boys Swimming; 1948
  • Boys Track and Field: 1996, 1997, 1998
  • Boys Tennis: 2003, 2004, 2023
  • Choir: 2019, 2022
  • Dance/Drill: 1989, 1991
  • Football: 2016, 2022, 2024
  • Girls Golf: 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016
  • Girls Swimming: 1950, 1951
  • Volleyball: 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2021
  • Wrestling: 2023
  • Boys Lacrosse: 2000, 2003, 2014, 2015

Notable alumni

  • Dan Browne - distance runner, former U.S. Olympic athlete
  • Kate Davis – singer, bassist
  • Brandon Ebel - president of Tooth & Nail Records
  • Alex Forsyth - professional football player
  • Cole Gillespie - former professional baseball player
  • Tony Glausi - musician
  • Jayden Grant - professional football player
  • David Hume Kennerly - Pulitzer Prize winning photographer
  • Haley Joelle - songwriter and singer
  • Sam Leavitt - college football player
  • Anthony Mathis - professional basketball player
  • Cade McNown - former professional football player
  • Elijah Molden - professional football player
  • Payton Pritchard - professional basketball player, Boston Celtics
  • Jackson Shelstad - basketball player
  • Chael Sonnen - silver medalist in Greco Roman Wrestling World University Championships, undefeated and undisputed champion in professional MMA
  • Tim Tawa - professional baseball player
  • Hollis Taylor - zoomusicologist
  • Mitch Williams - former professional baseball player
  • Aaronette Vonleh - basketball player

References

References

  1. "West Linn".
  2. "School Detail for West Linn High School". National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
  3. https://greatamericanrivalry.com/game/oregon-city-at-west-linn/#:~:text=Presented%20by:,Linn%20Vikings%20on%20October%2029th.
  4. [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Archived: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)]
  5. (2009-06-30). "State releases high school graduation rates". [[The Oregonian]].
  6. (2009-06-30). "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". [[The Oregonian]].
  7. (13 February 2014). "WLHS graduation rate tops in county".
  8. "2021 Oregon high school graduation rates :: Your Schools - the Oregonian".
  9. (2009-12-09). "Best High Schools 2010". [[U.S. News & World Report]].
  10. Graves, Bill. (2010-01-15). "Nine Oregon high schools ranked among best in nation". [[The Oregonian]].
  11. "Records & Archives".
  12. Newell, Cliff. (Feb 18, 2010). "A West Linn art connection". West Linn Tidings.
  13. Seigneur, Cornelia Becker. (2009). "West Linn". Arcadia Publishing.
  14. (24 January 2018). "A West Linn High School Student Wrote One of the Biggest Dance Club Hits in the Country".
  15. (December 15, 2022). "Michigan State football lands commitment from 4-star QB Sam Leavitt for 2023".
  16. "Aaronette Vonleh - Women's Basketball".
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