Gresham High School is a

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located in

Gresham, Oregon Gresham ( ) is a city located in Multnomah County, Oregon, in the United States of America, immediately east of Portland, Oregon. It is considered a suburb within the Greater Portland Metropolitan area. Though it began as a settlement in the mid- ...

, United States.

History

Gresham High School opened in 1906. There have since been several improvements to grounds and buildings, expansions, and classroom additions. In 1971, the original grandstands, made completely of wood, burned to the ground in less than 30 minutes. In 2016 the Gresham-Barlow School District and the voters of Gresham passed a bond to replace most parts of the school, with construction beginning in 2018. The project was completed in 2021. Until the recent remodel, the school still had

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tiling and pipe insulation throughout the building and numerous architectural faults.

Academics

Gresham High is an official

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school offering the

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. In 2008, 81% of the school's seniors received a

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. Of 450 students, 366 graduated, 45 dropped out, 15 received a modified diploma, and 24 were still in high school in 2009.

Sports

State championships

* Football: 1982 * Boys' swimming: 1992 * Boys' water polo: 1981. * Girls' water polo: 1982, 1991 * Girls volleyball: 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2006 * Speech and debate: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 * Oregon All High School Drag Racing: 1977 * Rhythmettes Dance Team: 1991, 1999, 2014, 2015, 2016

Activities

The Theatre Arts Department offers students opportunities ranging from acting in main stage productions, including a full length musical, to directing or working as crew members backstage. Students work with theatre professionals throughout the Portland area, including a residency with Portland Center Stage, and working with influential organist Martin Ellis. The choir program consists of Encore Choir, Gresham Men's Choir, Treble Choir, Concert Choir, and Overtones. For five years in a row, the Gresham High School Concert Choir placed in the top five in the OSAA State Choir Competition. The Gresham High School Band program consists of Jazz Band, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Symphony, Pep Band, and Pit Orchestra. The first Gresham High School Band was in 1926. Although the Gresham Barlow School District cut millions of dollars from the budget for the 2009/2010 school year, the band and choir programs were able to continue at Gresham High School because of peaceful student protests through song.

Publications

Gresham High School produces two newspapers: ''The Gresham Argus'' and ''The Gopher Gazette''. They are produced by separate staffs and are budgeted by their own advertising efforts. The newspapers have different audiences as well; the ''Gresham Argus'' is delivered to students in class, and the ''Gopher Gazette'' is distributed via postal mail to parents of students and businesses in the community. The ''Gopher Gazette'' recently lost funding and had to switch to an online format.

Notable alumni

* Laurie Monnes Anderson (1964), politician, Oregon State Senator representing East

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(1967), actress (School yearbook). *

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(1959), professional

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and

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member *

Sam Crouser Samuel Crouser (born December 31, 1991) is an American javelin thrower. He is a 2015 alumnus of the University of Oregon. High school career While a senior at Gresham High School, Crouser was named Gatorade High School Track and Field Athlete ...

References

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