West Albany High School is a public high school in Albany, Oregon, United States.
| West Albany High School | |
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| Address | |
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1130 Queen Avenue Southwest , , 97321 | |
| Coordinates | 44°37′22″N 123°07′02″W / 44.622659°N 123.11709°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | Where Excellence is a Strong Tradition. and Once a bulldog, always a bulldog. |
| Opened | 1953 |
| School district | Greater Albany Public School District |
| Principal | Rich Engel[1] |
| Teaching staff | 56.37 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1,297 (2021-2022)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 23.01[2] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Navy, Vegas Gold, and Gray [1] |
| Athletics conference | OSAA 5A-3 Mid-Willamette Conference[1] |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Team name | Bulldogs[1] |
| Website | West Albany Home Page |
West Albany High School was formerly named Albany Union High School before the completion of South Albany High School in 1972.
Academics
editIn 2008, 93% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 325 students, 303 graduated, 13 dropped out, four received a modified diploma, and five stayed on for another year.[3][4]
West Albany High School offers 16 Advanced Placement (AP) courses and 26 opportunities for college credit through Linn-Benton Community College.[5]
Athletics
editWest Albany High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 5A-3 Mid-Willamette Conference. The athletic director is Don Lien and the athletics secretary is Tonya Lindberg.[1]
State Championships:[6]
- Boys Golf: 1974, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2013
- Band: 2019, 2023
- Cheerleading: 1989, 1997, 1998, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Dance/Drill: 1987, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2007, 2022
- Football: 2007, 2008, 2013
- Girls Tennis: 1975†, 1976, 2008†
- Softball: 2011
- Volleyball: 2012, 2013, 2021
(†=Tied with 1 or more schools)
Attempted massacre
editOn May 27, 2013, a junior who was attending the school was found with an arsenal of explosives under the floorboards of his bedrooms. The explosives included a Molotov cocktail, a napalm bomb, and Drano bombs. He supposedly wanted to make a more "successful version" of the Columbine High School massacre. He was charged with attempted aggravated murder and six counts each of unlawful possession and manufacture of a destructive device. He accepted a plea deal, with reduced charges of six counts of manufacture of a destructive device, and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon. He was sentenced to 10 years in the custody of the Oregon Youth Authority.[7]
Notable alumni
edit- Mike Barrett, sports announcer
- Rick Haselton, judge
- Ardyth Kennelly, writer
- Ron Saxton, politician
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "West Albany".
- ^ a b c "School Detail for West Albany High School". National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2023-2024 West Albany College Now Offerings". Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Records & Archives".
- ^ Rimmel, Anthony (12 May 2014). "West Albany High bomb plotter gets 10 years in plea". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved 17 August 2024.