Wilsonville High School (WVHS) is a four-year suburban,

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Wilsonville, Oregon Wilsonville is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, Clackamas and Washington County, Oregon, Washington counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. Founded with the name Boones Landing for the Boones Ferry that crossed the Willamette River, the communit ...

, United States and is part of the West Linn-Wilsonville School District.

History

This is the first and only high school in Wilsonville. Before 1995, students had to either take a bus to West Linn to attend West Linn High School, or go to a neighboring town’s high school. Wilsonville high school was referred to as "high tech high" when it opened in 1995, being praised for providing network computers in each classroom and internet access for all students. Up until 2023, the school did not have a proper performing arts center. The auditorium was undersized and not properly equipped. A bond passed in 2019 for the district provided the funds for a 30,000sf expansion for the school, adding a 600 seat auditorium and a

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. The old auditorium space was converted to a career and technical education space with a wood shop and a robotics lab, along with a few general classrooms.

Academics

In 2016, Wilsonville High School received a silver ranking from ''U.S. News & World Report'', and was ranked 7th in the state. Standardized test scores show Wilsonville above the state average in reading, writing, math and science. In 2024, 95% of the school's seniors received a

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. Of 316 students, 300 graduated, 15 dropped out, and one returned for another year of school.

References

* Adam Guenther, "The Coolest Football Coach Ever", ''

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'', October 1, 2010.
"Your Schools." Wilsonville High School, ''The Oregonian''.
Accessed 2 Nov. 2016.
“Kelly Schmidt Named WHS Principal” Wilsonville High School, ''Pamplin Media Group''

External links

Wilsonville High School website
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