Eagle Point High School
| Eagle Point High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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203 N Platt Street , , 97524 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°28′31″N 122°48′07″W / 42.47525°N 122.801946°WCoordinates: 42°28′31″N 122°48′07″W / 42.47525°N 122.801946°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | |
| Principal | Heather Marinucci |
| Teaching staff | 48.78 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1,076 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22.06[1] |
| Color(s) | Royal blue and gold |
| Athletics conference | OSAA Southern Oregon Conference 5A-3 Midwestern League |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Team name | Eagles |
| Rival | Crater |
| Newspaper | Upper Rogue Independent |
| Website | eaglepnt |
Eagle Point High School is a public high school in Eagle Point, Oregon, United States. The school has 1205 students. The school's nickname is the Eagles and its colors are royal blue and gold.[2] The Eagle Point Eagles compete in the Southern Oregon Conference 5A-3 Midwestern League of the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA). The current principal is Heather Marinucci .[3][2]
[4]==History== In 1976, the school shut down due to a levy not passing
Academics[]
In 2008, 83% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 294 students, 245 graduated, 29 dropped out, three received a modified diploma, and 17 were still in high school the following year.[5][6]
In October 2009 the school was removed from the No Child Left Behind safety watch list, due to the following not occurring: "more than 1 percent of their students brought a weapon to school, were expelled for violence or committed a violent crime on campus."[7][8]
In 2011, Eagle Point High School was awarded with an "outstanding" report card from the state of Oregon due to its increase in state test scores.
Labor relations[]
In May 2012, Eagle Point School District teachers and staff as well as bus drivers went on strike and left the school for three weeks. The strike lasted for two weeks and resulted in a tentative contract agreement.
In Fall of 2017, after one of the students killed themselves over repeated bullying caused by school inaction; the student body went on strike for 3 days. The school refused to allow those students standing together in remembrance of their classmate to complete their OAKS testing. [9]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Eagle Point High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ a b Could not find a part of the path 'D:\hshome\jasu682\osaa.org\App_Data\schools\09-10.xml'.
- ^ "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ "2 Oregon Districts Shut Down Schools". The New York Times. 20 October 1976.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ Hammond, Betsy (2009-10-27). "Five Oregon schools on safety watch list due to weapons, violence, crime". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ^ Weigler, Jake (2009-10-28). "Five Schools Placed on Oregon's Safety "Watch List"". Oregon Department of Education. Retrieved 2009-10-28.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Students stand against bullying in Eagle Point". 2 January 2017.
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