Tualatin High School
| Tualatin High School | |
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22300 SW Boones Ferry Road , , 97062 | |
| Coordinates | 45°21′30″N 122°46′14″W / 45.35833°N 122.77056°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Opened | 1992 |
| School district | Tigard-Tualatin School District |
| Principal | Michael Dellerba[1] |
| Teaching staff | 95.58 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12[2] |
| Number of students | 1,734 (2021-22)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.14[2] |
| Color(s) | Crimson, black, and silver [3] |
| Athletics conference | OSAA Three Rivers League 6A-5[3] |
| Mascot | Timberwolf[3] |
| Team name | Timberwolves |
| Rival | Tigard High School |
| Newspaper | The Wolf |
| Website | Tualatin High School |
Tualatin High School is a public high school located in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. 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[edit]
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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 64-acre (260,000 m2) 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.
During the summer of 2003, school sequences of the 2005 independent film Thumbsucker (film) were filmed at the school.
Academics[edit]
In 2008, 85% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 370 students, 314 graduated, 35 dropped out, five received a modified diploma, and 16 were still in high school the following year.[4][5]
Athletics[edit]
Individual state champions[edit]
- 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
- 2022: Caleb Lakeman (1500 meter champion + 3000 meter champion) - boys' track and field
State championships[edit]
- Boys' basketball: 2022, 2023
- Boys' golf: 2002, 2003, 2004[citation needed]
- 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[6]
Speech & Debate[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Cheerleading: 1999, 2023, 2024
Theatre[edit]
- 2013: Rashomon was chosen for presentation at the State Thespian Conference.
Notable alumni[edit]
- Danah Al-Nasrallah, track and field athlete
- Ian Fuller, soccer player
- Bret Harrison, actor
- Taylor Hart, college football, University of Oregon[7]
- Luke Staley, college football, Brigham Young University[8]
- Jarad vanSchaik, soccer player
- Courtney Verloo, soccer player[9]
- Luke Osborn, college basketball, University of Oregon[10]
- Lucas Noland, college football, University of Oregon
- Alexis Angeles, college basketball, Portland State University
- Nano Kis, track and field athlete, Colorado State University
- John Miller, college football, Oregon State University
Demographics[edit]
The demographic breakdown of the 1,734 students enrolled in 2021-22 was:
- Male - 51.0%
- Female - 48.3%
- Native American/Alaskan Native - 0.6%
- Asian - 6.6%
- Black - 1.3%
- Hispanic - 29.8%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - 2.9%
- White - 51.6%
- Multiracial - 6.7%
12.5% of the students were free lunch eligible.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "School Profile". Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - Tualatin High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ a b c "Tualatin". Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ Brood, Dan (2019-05-29). "Timberwolves take it all: Tualatin, with senior Nano Kis winning pair of titles, claims Class 6A state championship". The Times.
- ^ "Taylor Hart - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ "Luke Staley". BYU Football. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
- ^ "Courtney Verloo". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
- ^ "A Determined Duck: Luke Osborn's journey to Oregon". Daily Emerald. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
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