Henry D. Sheldon High School (or simply just Sheldon High School) is a public high school in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Sheldon is one of four traditional high schools in the Eugene School District.
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2455 Willakenzie Road , , 97401 | |
| Coordinates | 44°04′55″N 123°04′19″W / 44.0820828°N 123.0719105°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Eugene School District |
| Principal | Mike Ingman[1] |
| Teaching staff | 72.54 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1,521 (2023–2024)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.97[2] |
| Color(s) | Green, white and navy[1] |
| Athletics conference | OSAA 6A-7 Southwest Conference[1] |
| Mascot | Fighting Irishman |
| Nickname | Irish[1] |
| Rival | South Eugene High School |
| Newspaper | The Talisman |
| Website | Official website |
Academics
editIn 2022, 87% of the school's seniors received a High School Diploma. Of 322 students, 288 graduated and 34 dropped out, received a modified diploma, or were still in school the following school year.[3]
Sheldon High School offers nine Advanced Placement (AP) classes and opportunities for college credit through Lane Community College and the University of Oregon.[4]
Academic awards
editIn June 2010, KGW and The Register-Guard reported that Sheldon had made Newsweek's annual list of the nation's best public high schools of the year, ranking second best in Oregon and 665th in the nation.[5][6]
Athletics
editSheldon High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 6A-7 Southwest Conference (excluding football which competes in 6A-SD1). The athletic director is Ricky Rodriguez and the athletics secretary is Kristi Savage.[1]
State Championships:[7]
- Baseball: 2013, 2015
- Boys Basketball: 1992
- Boys Golf: 2005, 2006
- Boys Soccer: 2002†
- Boys Swimming: 1975, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999
- Boys Track and Field: 2009, 2016, 2024
- Boys Tennis: 1971†, 1972†, 2001
- Cheerleading: 2004
- Dance/Drill: 2002, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2023 (6A Jazz), 2023 (Kick)
- Football: 2002, 2007, 2009, 2012
- Girls Golf: 2013
- Girls Soccer: 2003, 2004
- Girls Swimming: 1997, 1998, 2000
- Girls Track and Field: 1968
- Girls Tennis: 1993
- Softball: 2019, 2023, 2024
- Volleyball: 2022
Athletic awards
editSheldon High School won the Oregonian Cup, an OSAA award for "overall school excellence in academics, activities, athletics and sportsmanship," in the 2001-2002 and 2002–2003 school years.[8]
Student media
editNewspaper
editThe Talisman is the student newspaper. It is published twice per term.[9] It was given the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Silver Crown Award for high school newspapers in 1988.[10]
Radio
editSheldon is home to KRVM (AM) and KRVM (FM), a public access radio station which includes student involvement.[11]
Notable alumni
edit- Jon Anderson - 1972 Summer Olympics runner, winner of 1973 Boston Marathon
- Alex Brink - quarterback, Houston Texans, Canadian Football League
- Greg Byrne - Athletic Director for the University of Alabama
- Kameron Canaday - NFL player
- Todd Christensen - football player, Los Angeles Raiders
- James Dutton (astronaut) - NASA astronaut pilot
- Justin Herbert - NFL quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers and former President of the Sheldon High School Fishing Club
- Dave Hunt - House Speaker, Oregon House of Representatives
- Jon Jaqua - football player, Washington Redskins
- Mike Luckovich - editorial cartoonist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Chris Miller - football player, Atlanta Falcons
- Brent Primus - former Bellator MMA Lightweight Champion
- Michael Walter - football player, San Francisco 49ers
- Craig Wasson - actor
- Taylor John Williams - singer on Season 7 of The Voice
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Sheldon".
- ^ a b c "Sheldon High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- ^ "Sheldon High School School Guide". OregonLive.Com. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ "Sheldon High School Curriculum Guide 2021-2022" (PDF). Sheldon High School. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Newsweek ranks Corbett High 5th best in U.S." KGW. June 15, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ "Tardy South Eugene absent from 'best schools' list: The school was late submitting data for Newsweek's annual list, which includes Sheldon and Churchill". The Register-Guard. June 23, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ "Records & Archives".
- ^ "OSAA - Awards".
- ^ "Sheldon High School". Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ "Columbia Scholastic Press Association : 1988 Scholastic Crown Recipients". cspa.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 2006-04-21.
- ^ "Sheldon students keep real variety in sports talk radio. - Free Online Library".
External links
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