Tualatin High School is a public

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located in

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. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which is part of the Tigard-Tualatin School District. Opened in 1992, school teams are known as the Timberwolves.

History

Tualatin High School's roots reach back to 1865 when a small red schoolhouse was built in the village. The schoolhouse went on to become Tualatin Elementary School and is now the location of the Tualatin Food Bank. It was replaced in 1900 with a new, two-room school on Boones Ferry Road, which is still a major thoroughfare in the city. A four-year high school program was offered for the first time in 1909 after the school was hoisted up and two more rooms were added beneath. However, the seven-member class of 1936 was the last class to graduate from the old Tualatin School. After that, students were sent to nearby high schools in Sherwood and Tigard. The move was further solidified in 1969 when Tualatin residents voted to officially join Tigard School District 23J. In 1990, following rapid growth in Tualatin, the name of the district changed to the Tigard-Tualatin School District, a signal of Tualatin's emerging importance in the area's academic structure. Two years later, in 1992, the new Tualatin High School opened on a campus. Students from area junior high schools voted on the school colors and mascot. For several years, the school lacked a swimming pool and auditorium, as well as proper spectator stands for its state-of-the-art football field. As a result, many extracurricular activities, such as plays and sporting events, took place on the grounds of the school's rival, Tigard High School. This was corrected in summer 1998, when the school completed its new sports stadium. Later that year, it opened its own auditorium and swim center. Since then, the softball and baseball facilities and a multi-purpose field have been converted to turf. The new T.E.C.H. Wing (Tualatin Engineering, Computers, and Health) opened in spring 2006. In the 2018–2019 school year, construction was in place all around the school to add a new main office, an addition to the T.E.C.H. Wing, extensions to the commons, new classrooms, and a new locker room for the boys and girls.

Academics

In 2008, 85% of the school's seniors received a

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. Of 370 students, 314 graduated, 35 dropped out, five received a modified diploma, and 16 were still in high school the following year.

Athletics

Individual state champions

* 1996: Janna McDougall (50-yard freestyle + 100-yard freestyle) - girls' swimming * 1996: Sarah McCauley (200-yard freestyle) - girls' swimming * 1997: Janna McDougall (50-yard freestyle + 100-yard freestyle) - girls' swimming * 1997: Sarah McCauley (100-yard backstroke) - girls' swimming * 1998: Janna McDougall (50-yard freestyle + 100-yard freestyle) - girls' swimming * 1998: Sarah McCauley (200-yard freestyle + 100-yard backstroke) - girls' swimming * 1998: Bobby Barnett - boys' golf * 1999: Sarah McCauley (200-yard freestyle + 500-yard freestyle) - girls' swimming * 1999: Austin Smith - boys' golf * 2000: Matt Sorlien (500-yard freestyle) - boys' swimming * 2001: Julie McCauley (200-yard freestyle) - girls' swimming * 2002: Meghan Armstrong (1500 meter champion + 3000 meter champion) - girls' track and field * 2003: Meghan Armstrong (1500 meter champion + 3000 meter champion) - girls' track and field * 2004: Meghan Armstrong (1500 meter champion + 3000 meter champion) - girls' track and field * 2002: Dustin Andres - boys' golf * 2003: Andrew Leneve - boys' golf * 2004: Rebecca Alexander (100-yard freestyle) - girls' swimming * 2005: Kevin Dickson (long jump) - boys' track and field * 2009: Kelly Millager (high jump) - girls' track and field * 2013: Laura Taylor (pole vault) - girls' track and field * 2014: Laura Taylor (pole vault) - girls' track and field * 2016: Karina Moreland (triple jump) - girls' track and field * 2017: Ryan Cavinta (300 meter hurdles champion) - boys' track and field * 2018: Gerald Saina (shot put) - boys' track and field * 2018: Nano Kis (discus) - boys' track and field

State championships

* Boys' basketball: 2022 * Boys' golf: 2002, 2003, 2004 * Girls' soccer: 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2014 * Cheerleading: 1994, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2012 * Girls' water polo: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 * Girls' golf: 2012 * Girls' softball: 2015, 2018 * Boys' track and field: 2019

Speech & Debate

* 1997: Todd Borden and Alan Tauber won the state Cross-Examination Debate championship. * 1998: Owen Zahorcak and Brian Ward won the state Cross-Examination Debate championship. * 2001: Kara Borden and Jill Mehall placed 5th in the nation in Cross-Examination Debate. * 2005: Brent Hamilton and Alex Goodell won the state Cross-Examination Debate championship. * 2010: Tualatin placed third in the state Cross-Examination Debate championship. * 2011: Tualatin placed third in the state Cross-Examination Debate championship.

National champions

* Cheerleading: 1999

Theatre

* 2013: ''Rashomon'' was chosen for presentation at the State Thespian Conference.

Notable alumni

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, track and field athlete * Ian Fuller, soccer player *

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, actor * Taylor Hart, college football,

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* Luke Staley, college football,

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* Jarad vanSchaik, soccer player *

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* Lucas Noland, college football,

* Alexis Angeles, college basketball,

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* Nano Kis, track and field athlete,

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Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,944 students enrolled in 2019-20 was: * Male - 51.9% * Female - 48.1% * Native American/Alaskan Native - 0.5% * Asian - 6.2% * Black - 1.3% * Hispanic - 25.4% * Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - 2.2% * White - 56.8% * Multiracial - 7.5% 21.9% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.

References

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