Beaverton High School

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Beaverton High School
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Address
Beaverton High School
13000 SW 2nd Street

Beaverton
,
Oregon
97005

United States
Coordinates 45°29′10″N122°48′39″W / 45.486076°N 122.810709°W / 45.486076; -122.810709
Information
Type Public
Established1902
School district Beaverton School District
PrincipalAndrew Kearl
Teaching staff87.46 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,476 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.88 [1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s) Orange and black
  
Athletics conference OSAA Metro League
Team name Beavers
Rival Southridge High School
Feeder schoolsCedar Park Middle
Meadow Park Middle
Whitford Middle
Website Beaverton High School
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The original school building, 1915 Beaverton High School 1915 (Beaverton, Oregon Historical Photo Gallery) (97).jpg
The original school building, 1915

Beaverton High School (BHS) is a public high school located in Beaverton, Oregon, United States. It is the oldest high school in Beaverton and is believed to be the oldest public high school in the state of Oregon that is in its original location and building. Beaverton High School contains grades 9–12.

Contents

In addition to sections of Beaverton, it includes portions of West Haven-Sylvan. [2] [3]

History

In 1875, the original schoolhouse opened on land between Canyon Road and Broadway Street. It was called Beaverton Public School. A ninth grade class was added in 1902, followed by a 10th grade class in 1910.

A $21,000 bond (equivalent of $660,504 today) was passed in 1915 to build a 21-room school to be a dedicated high school. This remains the current location of the building, and up until its slated demolition in 2027, the building was considered to be the oldest public high school in Oregon that was in its original building. The building was dedicated in 1916.

The Works Progress Administration constructed a new school just south of the building in 1937 to replace the aging Beaverton Public School building, named Beaverton Grade School. It was renamed to Merle Davies Elementary School in 1948, honoring a long-time teacher turned principal. In 1983, due to more elementary schools being built in the area and overcrowding at BHS, the building was shut down and turned into extra classroom space for the high school.

Two fires have occurred at the school. The first was in the spring break of 1979, when a faulty lightbulb sparked a massive fire that burnt down the entire auditorium. It took the effort of multiple fire departments to put it out. The drama department continued with work on their production of Oklahoma! and put on the show at Aloha High School's auditorium. [4]

A second, smaller fire occurred in 2020 after a refrigerator failure in the kitchen. Semi-permanent damage Occurred across the entire building, which was already aging. [5]

In 2022, voters passed a large-scale $723 million bond measure which includes the funds to rebuild Beaverton High School. Construction is scheduled to begin in summer 2024. Because there is no viable swing school, students will attend school on site during construction. The new building will be located on the grass field along SW Farmington Road. Once the new school is completed, the old one will be torn down and replaced with a parking lot. The rebuilt school is slated to open in fall of 2027 and will accommodate about 1500 students. [6]

Academics

In 1985, Beaverton High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States. [7]

In 2008, 75% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 521 students, 390 graduated, 99 dropped out, five received a modified diploma, and 27 were still in high school in 2009. [8] [9]

The school has a wide variety of athletic programs and competes in the 6A-2 Metro League [10] of the Oregon School Activities Association. It also hosts club sports like lacrosse, racquetball, ski team, snowboarding team, Dragon Boat, and Multicultural Soccer. Along with this, the band, choir, and drama clubs all compete in OSAA sanctioned competitions.

The school also has several student-organized and teacher-supervised clubs, ranging from many different subjects. [11] Just a few examples of this many groups include MEChA, HOSA, Sewing Club, REAP, [12] Ballet Folklorico, [13] MUN, Gender-Sexuality Alliance (GSA), Key Club, Dungeons & Dragons Club, National Honor Society (NHS), National Art Honor Society (NAHS), Fishing Club, and Eco Club. There are also competitive academic teams like Speech and Debate and Robotics.

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Beaverton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ "School Attendance Areas". Beaverton School District 48J . Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: West Haven-Sylvan CDP, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved March 24, 2024. - Compare to addresses and school attendance boundary maps.
  4. ↑ Owen, Wendy (March 28, 2014). "Fire destroyed Beaverton High's auditorium in 1979, but the theater program lives on despite hardships". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ Hallman, Tom (January 19, 2020). "Refrigerator failure blamed for fire at Beaverton High School". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Beaverton High School Rebuild". Engage Beaverton. Beaverton School District. September 21, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ Archived: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF) Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian . June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian . June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Beaverton". www.osaa.org. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Clubs - Beaverton High School". bhs.beaverton.k12.or.us. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  12. ↑ Foote, Natalie. "This group REAPs the benefits of leadership". Beaverton Hummer. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  13. ↑ Parker, Zack. "Gallery: Multicultural Assembly". Beaverton Hummer. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  14. ↑ Haynes, Dana (March 7, 2018). "Beaverton High to Broadway - and then back again". Beaverton Valley Times. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  15. ↑ Baker, Jeff (April 5, 2015). "To 'Furious 7' by way of Beaverton". The Oregonian . A&E section, p. 3. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  16. ↑ White, Ryan (September 17, 2009). "Beaverton 19-year-old goes from McDonald's employee to Smashing Pumpkins drummer". The Oregonian . Retrieved September 18, 2009.
  17. 1 2 3 "Hall of Achievement Inductees". Beaverton High School Success Fund. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Top Trojan recruit now wavering". Ellensburg Daily Record via United Press International . April 24, 1982. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  19. ↑ "1999 USATF Athlete Biolgraphy: Jamey Harris". USA Track & Field official site. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  20. ↑ Mason, Richard (November 21, 2012). "Dorothy Johnson Recollections". Garden Home History Project. Garden Home, Oregon. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Beaverton girl wins title". No. Front page 1. Eugene Oregon Register-Guard newspaper. Associated Press, Seaside Oregon. July 18, 1955. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  22. ↑ "BHS welcomes new Hall of Achievement inductees". The Beaverton High School Hummer. April 24, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Scott Shleifer donates $1.8 Million to Beaverton High School". Oregon Jewish Life. October 7, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
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