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Metro League
Metro League is a high school conference on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon, United States, that is a member of the OSAA. It is under classification 6A of the OSAA, and it contains six Beaverton high schools, and one private school that is part of the Archdiocese of Portland The Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon (''Archidioecesis Portlandensis in Oregonia'') is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It encompasses the western part of the state of Oregon, from the s .... Members Jesuit High School is part of the Archdiocese of Portland. History Metro League used to have ten high schools including the ones in Hillsboro, Oregon ( Century High School, Glencoe High School, Hillsboro High School, and Liberty High School). It used to be part of classification 4A until the school year 2006–2007, it was jumped up to 6A. With that, Hillsboro High School was separated from Metro League and joined the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland Metropolitan Area
The Portland metropolitan area is a metro area in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington centered on the principal city of Portland, Oregon. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) identifies it as the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan statistical area used by the United States Census Bureau (USCB) and other entities. The OMB defines the area as comprising Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, and Yamhill Counties in Oregon, and Clark and Skamania Counties in Washington. The area's population is estimated at 2,753,168 in 2017. The Oregon portion of the metropolitan area is the state's largest urban center, while the Washington portion of the metropolitan area is the state's third-largest urban center after Seattle and Spokane (the Seattle Urban Area includes Tacoma and Everett). Portions of the Portland metro area (Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties) are under the jurisdiction of Metro, a direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westview High School (Beaverton, Oregon)
Westview High School is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States, in the Beaverton School District. It opened in 1994 and its first graduating class was in June 1996. Demographics The demographic breakdown of the 2,366 students enrolled in 2020-21 was: * Native American - 0.5% * Asian/Pacific Islander - 28.3% * Black - 3.6% * Hispanic - 20.4% * White - 40.2% * Two or more races - 7.0% Academics In 2014, the average SAT score among Westview students was 1708, compared to the Oregon state average of 1544. Also in 2014, the average ACT score among 552 students at Westview was 22.4, compared to the 21.4 state average. Of the Class of 2014, which consisted of 571 students, 65% attended a four-year college, while 15% attended a two-year college. Extracurricular activities Speech and debate (forensics) Westview has been awarded three state championships in the 6A classification tournaments (for schools larger than 1,521 students). The school earned successive stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwest Oregon Conference
The Northwest Oregon Conference (NWOC) is a 5A level classification that falls under the Oregon School Activities Association or the OSAA. The conference was created in 2006 when the OSAA restructured its conference system, expanding from 4 levels to 6. Schools at the 5A level had previously competed at the 4A or 3A level. Members * Canby High School - Canby * Centennial High School - Gresham * Hillsboro High School - Hillsboro * Hood River Valley High School - Hood River * La Salle High School - Milwaukie * Milwaukie High School - Milwaukie * Parkrose High School - Portland * Rex Putnam High School Rex Putnam High School (often Putnam High School) is a public high school in Milwaukie, Oregon, United States. History The school was named after former Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Rex Putnam. Rex Putnam has been an Internatio ... - Milwaukie * Wilsonville High School - Wilsonville External links nwoc5a.org High school sports in Oregon High school s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty High School (Hillsboro, Oregon)
Liberty High School is located in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States, just west of Portland. It opened in 2003, with only freshmen, sophomores and juniors. The school has 1,534 students (2017–2018) and 140 faculty members. As of 2016, the graduation rate was 85%. Construction The school was designed by Mahlum Architects and features a rotunda two and a half stories tall at the main entrance.New Liberty High School Opens Doors in Hillsboro. Northwest Construction, January 01, 2004. Robinson Construction served as general contractor on the $49.3 million campus. Amenities at the school include a 536-seat theater and a 3,500-seat gym. History The school was previously organized by a "Small Schools Initiative" that divided the student body into four different "sub"-schools (academies). These are the Academy of Arts and Design, the Health and Human Services Academy, the Media, Culinary and Marketing Academy, and the Science, Engineering and Technology Academy. As of 2007, the student ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillsboro High School (Oregon)
Hillsboro High School (colloquially known as Hilhi) is a public high school in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States, and is the oldest high school in the Hillsboro School District. The current campus was built beginning in 1969. Prior to this, the first campus opened in 1913 at 3rd Avenue and Grant Street; the second campus, built in 1928, was located downtown at 6th Avenue and Lincoln Street, where J.B. Thomas Middle School stood until 2009. Currently 1,195 students attend the school in grades 9–12. The official school colors are blue and white with red and black as accents, and the mascot is the Spartan. The athletics and activities of the school compete in category 5A's Northwest Oregon Conference under the Oregon School Activities Association. Alumni include professional soccer player Tiffeny Milbrett, hall of fame coach Ad Rutschman, and former professional baseball players Bob Beall and Scott Brow. Hillsboro High's most recent team state championship came in 2017 for boys' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glencoe High School (Hillsboro, Oregon)
Glencoe High School is a public secondary school in Hillsboro, Oregon that is part of the Hillsboro School District. It was founded in 1980Jansen, Ann; and Jane Ferguson (September 2, 1980). "Three suburban districts open five new schools to begin fall semester". ''The Oregonian'', p. MW6. to relieve overcrowding at Hillsboro High School caused by the city's rapid expansion. Glencoe High is the second oldest of the four high schools in the city. Glencoe is classified as a 6A school for activities and sports. It takes its name from the former community of Glencoe. In 2003, the school, along with all schools in the district, made national news when 17 days of classes were cut from the school year due to budget cuts to education in Oregon. IN 2016, the graduation rate was 86%. Academics In 2008, 85% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 384 students, 328 graduated, 34 dropped out, five received a modified diploma, and 17 were still in high school the following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Century High School (Oregon)
Century High School is located in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. It was built in 1997. The current principal is Julie Kasper. The school's mascot is the jaguar, and its colors are black, teal, and silver. Academics In 2020, 88% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma, and the school has a five-year completer rate of 96%. CCP Several College and Career Pathway (CCP) learning areas are available at Century, including Health Sciences, Informational Technology, Drafting, Web Design, Civic and Community Services, Business & Marketing, Culinary Arts & Hospitality, FAME (Fine Arts), Early Childhood Education, and Leadership-Student Government. The CCP classes give students time to work on their senior project, which must be completed before they can graduate. Extracurricular activities Sports Century's softball team competed in the 2010 state championship game, losing to Glencoe. In 2011, the softball team won the state championship, the first team title in any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillsboro, Oregon
Hillsboro ( ) is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Situated in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city hosts many high-technology companies, such as Intel, locally known as the Silicon Forest. At the 2020 census, the city's population was 106,447. For thousands of years the Atfalati tribe of the Kalapuya lived in the Tualatin Valley near the later site of Hillsboro. The climate, moderated by the Pacific Ocean, helped make the region suitable for fishing, hunting, food gathering, and agriculture. Settlers founded a community here in 1842, later named after David Hill, an Oregon politician. Transportation by riverboat on the Tualatin River was part of Hillsboro's settler economy. A railroad reached the area in the early 1870s and an interurban electric railway about four decades later. These railways, as well as highways, aided the slow growth of the city to about 2,000 people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunset High School (Beaverton, Oregon)
Sunset High School is a public high school in Beaverton, Oregon, United States. The school currently offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. It opened in 1959 and is the second oldest of the six high schools in the Beaverton School District. Sunset's athletic teams are known as the Apollos. History The school opened in January 1959, initially with freshman and sophomore students only, adding juniors in the fall and its first senior class in September 1960. Senator Robert F. Kennedy spoke at a student-organized mock Democratic Convention held at Sunset High School on May 17, 1968, less than three weeks before his assassination on June 5. Location Sunset High School is located in the predominantly unincorporated area known as Cedar Mill. Although it has always had a Portland street address, it has never actually been within the city of Portland proper. From 1959 to 1999, the school property was unincorporated land in Washington County, but in 1999 the Sunset ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oregon School Activities Association
The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) is a non-profit, board-governed organization that regulates high school athletics and competitive activities via athletic conferences in the U.S. state of Oregon, providing equitable competition among its members, both public and private. The OSAA is based in Wilsonville. History Originally created in 1918 as the "Oregon State High School Athletic Association", the name changed to the "Oregon School Activities Association", or OSAA, in 1947. Currently, the OSAA sponsors seventy-four state championships in nineteen interscholastic activities including athletics, music, and forensics and is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations. Starting in the 2006–07 school year, the organization's four school classifications (1A, 2A, 3A, 4A) were divided into six classifications (6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A). This caused some controversy as some school districts complained about the new classifications and sought leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southridge High School (Beaverton, Oregon)
Southridge High School is a public high school in Beaverton, Oregon, United States. The school currently offers the International Baccalaureate program, and some Advanced Placement courses. Southridge was one of the projects paid for by the $146 million bond approved in 1996. The school opened to 9-11th grades in 1999 with an initial enrollment of 1,236, grade 12 was added the following year. Sarah Boly was the school's first principal. Athletics State championships * Baseball: 2002 * Softball: 2005 * Women's basketball: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2018 * Football: 2008 * Women's track and field: 2009 * Men's water polo: 2011 2012 2013 * Dance team: 2015 * Volleyball: 2017 Notable alumni * Darwin Barney, baseball player * Chad Barrett, soccer player * Jace Fry Jace Hayden Fry (born July 9, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox. Prior to his professional career, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountainside High School
Mountainside High School is one of six comprehensive high schools in Beaverton, Oregon. It opened in September 2017 with students in grades 9 and 10. It added a junior class in the fall of 2018, and a senior class the following year. The school graduated its first class in spring of 2020. It takes its name from its proximity to Cooper Mountain. Notable students: Academics Mountainside is an International Baccalaureate school. Students at Mountainside will have the opportunity to take classes in the Middle Years Programme and the Diploma Programme. AVID is also offered schoolwide at Mountainside. Athletics Mountainside participates in the OSAA 6A-2 Metro League Metro League is a high school conference on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon, United States, that is a member of the OSAA. It is under classification 6A of the OSAA, and it contains six Beaverton high schools, and one priva ..., along with the other Beaverton schools. References {{authority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
