North Marion High School is a public high school in

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. The school is part of the

North Marion School District North Marion School District is a public school district in Marion County, Oregon, United States that serves the cities of Aurora, Donald, and Hubbard and the communities of Broadacres and Butteville. There are about 1983 students enrolled in ...

with all four schools being located on the same campus. The school draws students from the cities of

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, and

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as well as the communities of Broadacres and Butteville.

Academics

The school earned a 4 (out of 5) in its report card grading for the 2013-2014 school year, meaning more than 70 percent of students met or exceeded standards on the Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills. North Marion High School's completion rate was 94.8 percent, and its four-year graduation rate was 78.6 percent.

OAKS testing scores

2013-2014 North Marion High School test scores: *Reading: 95.7% passed or exceeded State Average: 85.6% *Writing: 74.8% passed or exceeded State Average: 61.3% *Mathematics: 98.2% passed or exceeded State Average: 71.3% *Science: 86.4% passed or exceeded State Average: 61.3%

Athletics

The North Marion High School athletics teams compete in the

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4A-3 Oregon West Conference (excluding football who competes in 3A-SD1). The school's athletic director is Mark Sundquist and athletic secretary is Anita Whitehead.

State championships

Bob Brack Stadium

Bob Brack Stadium is the varsity baseball field located on the campus of North Marion High School, in the school's athletic complex. In 2011, it was rated "best high school baseball facility on the West Coast" by the National High School Baseball Coaches Association.

Media coverage

In 2011, North Marion students Josh Hauser, Cole Costello, Wyatt Moore, and Logan Beiser founded North Marion Athletics, an organization which highlights scores, storylines, and successes in varsity sports at North Marion High School. Weekly update videos were produced and uploaded on

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, along with various interviews, promotional videos, and live broadcasts with commentary of key away games. NM Athletics remained operational until the graduation of the founders in June 2013. The student-led production was highlighted in local newspapers such as the ''

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Notable alumni

* Pat Chaffey, 1986, NFL runningback * Kory Casto, 2000,

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player * Steve Schrenk, 1987,

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References

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