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Tualatin High School

Coordinates: 45°21′30″N 122°46′14″W / 45.35833°N 122.77056°W / 45.35833; -122.77056
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Tualatin High School
Address
Map
22300 SW Boones Ferry Road

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97062

Coordinates45°21′30″N 122°46′14″W / 45.35833°N 122.77056°W / 45.35833; -122.77056
Information
TypePublic
Opened1992
School districtTigard-Tualatin School District
PrincipalMichael Dellerba[1]
Teaching staff98.26 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades9-12[2]
Number of students1,747 (2022-2023)[2]
Student to teacher ratio17.78[2]
Color(s)Crimson, black, and silver    [3]
Athletics conferenceOSAA Three Rivers League 6A-5[3]
MascotTimberwolf[3]
Team nameTimberwolves
RivalTigard High School
NewspaperThe Wolf
Feeder schoolsHazelbrook Middle School
Twality Middle School
WebsiteTualatin High School

Tualatin High School (TuHS) 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.

History

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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

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School auditorium

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

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Individual state champions

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • Cheerleading: 1999, 2023, 2024

Theatre

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  • 2013: Rashomon was chosen for presentation at the State Thespian Conference.
  • 2024: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time was chosen for presentation at the State Thespian Conference.

Notable alumni

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Demographics

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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

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  1. ^ "School Profile". Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - Tualatin High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Tualatin". Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  4. ^ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  5. ^ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Taylor Hart - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  8. ^ "Luke Staley". BYU Football. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  9. ^ "Courtney Verloo". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved 2014-12-23.