Winston Churchill High School, also known as Churchill High School, is a

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located in

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. The school was named after

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Academics

In 2023, 81.7% of the school's seniors received their

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. Of 279 students, 228 graduated, 34 dropped out, 1 received a modified diploma, and 4 remained in high school for the following academic year.

Rachel Carson Center

The Center for Natural Resources offers another alternative to the traditional high school curriculum. Students enrolled in this program spend a portion of their time at the

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Center and the rest of their time at their home high school. The center provides students with experience, knowledge, and skills that relate to the natural environment.

Sports

State championships

* Football: 1977 (tie) * Softball: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 2016 * Boys Basketball: 1995, 2001 * Boys Tennis: 2007, 2008 * Boys Soccer: 2008 * Boys Track: 2001, 2002 * Girls Track: 1971, 1983, 1987 * Girls Volleyball: 1974 * Cheerleading: 2001, 2003 (co-ed) * Dance: 2008 * Baseball: 2017

Notable alumni

* Margaret Bailes — Olympic gold medalist, 4x100 meters (1968) *

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- retired professional

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, competed in the

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's ''Lightweight Division'' * Jordan Kent — Football player,

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— Football player,

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* Stanley G. Love — Astronaut * 3 members of the band Kaddisfly (class of 1999) * Brad Lamm — Author and Interventionist, Founder of Breathe Life Healing Centers * Terry Lee, former first baseman for the

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- Producer and writer *

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— Football player,

* Jenny Wade — Actress * Anthony Wynn - Author and playwright * Steve Greatwood - Oregon Football Player & Offensive Line Coach

Student media

Radio

Churchill is one of the local high schools contributing to KRVM (AM) and KRVM (FM), a public access radio station which includes student involvement.

Child development center

Churchill hosts an educational preschool program for children aged 2½ to five years old. The state licensed program also provides an opportunity for the high school students to gain credit and experience working with the children.

2013 Officer Involved Shooting

On November 20, 2013, Eugene Police Department Officer Aaron Johns conducted a traffic stop near Winston Churchill High School. The individual being stopped, Christopher Koziatek, fled from the traffic stop on foot onto the campus of the High School whilst armed with a handgun. Officer Johns ordered a lockdown for Churchill High School and nearby Kennedy Middle School before catching up to Koziatek, where a struggle ensued, before Officer Johns shot Koziatek, who was declared deceased on scene.

References

{{authority control Educational institutions established in 1966 High schools in Lane County, Oregon Education in Eugene, Oregon Public high schools in Oregon 1966 establishments in Oregon