Taft High School, also known as Taft High 7–12, is a

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and

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located in

Lincoln City, Oregon Lincoln City is a city in Lincoln County on the Oregon Coast of the United States, between Tillamook and Newport. It is named after the county, which was named in honor of former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. The population was 9,815 at the 202 ...

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. It is one of five high schools in the Lincoln County School District. It serves students from

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through

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. It is named for Taft, one of the communities that combined to form Lincoln City in 1965. Taft High School

Notable alumni

Agnes Baker Pilgrim Agnes Emma Baker Pilgrim (September 11, 1924 – November 27, 2019) was a Native American spiritual elder from Grants Pass, Oregon. She was the oldest member of her tribe, the Takelma. She was also the granddaughter of Jack Harney, the first e ...

(1942), spiritual elder of the

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Tribe and chairperson of the

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.Agnes Baker Pilgrim
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