Glide High School (GHS) is a

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. Glide offers numerous hands-on, career and college entry classes.

July 2008 fire

On July 11–12, 2008, a fire destroyed one of the school's main buildings, which held the science lab, classrooms, the home economics area, and the library."Across the USA: Oregon: Glide",

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''. Accessed July 15, 2008. Many classrooms, offices, the gymnasium, and a weight room were saved by firefighters from the Glide Volunteer Fire department and other nearby companies. The school district was already replacing or rehabilitating some of the areas to have classrooms ready for the fall 2008 term, which began in September. The fire was believed to be caused by a plumber's torch in a classroom of the main building.

Academics

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References

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