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Clatskanie High School
Clatskanie Middle/High School is a public school in Clatskanie, Oregon, United States that serves both middle school- and high school-age students. The current building opened in 1978 and now houses 462 students. Known as the Tigers, teams from the school compete at the 3A level in the Lewis & Clark League of the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA). History The high school has been used as a Red Cross shelter during floods. The building was originally used to house grades 9 through 12 only. In 1998, Clatskanie Middle School was closed and the school was renamed Clatskanie Middle/High School and contained grades 6 through 12.The Clatskanie Chief, August 4, 2011The Future of Community Education Center, Deborah Hazen Food drive In 1991, a student created the "Help Hungry Kids – Clatskanie High School Challenge" which organized all high schools in Oregon in a food drive. Awards to the top high schools were presented at the Oregon Association of Student Councils#Spring con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clatskanie, Oregon
Clatskanie is a city in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. It was named for the Tlatskanai Native American tribe, and the Clatskanie River which flows through the town and empties into the Columbia River about four miles to the north. The population was 1,737 at the 2010 census. History The town was originally called Bryantville after the large family who were among the first filers of Donation Land Claims in the area in 1852-53. However, the first postmaster, Enoch Conyers, who was married to one of the Bryant daughters, changed the name to Clatskanie after the Tlatskanai Native American tribe. According to the Clatsop County pioneer Silas B. Smith, ''Tlatskanai'' was a point in the Nehalem River that was reached from the Columbia River by way of the Youngs River or by way of the Clatskanie River. The native inhabitants, who were not in the habit of naming streams, did not use the word ''Tlatskanai'' for the streams they would follow in order to get to that point, but th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |