Glencoe High School (Hillsboro, Oregon)

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Glencoe High School
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Hillsboro , Oregon 97124
United States
Coordinates 45°32′32″N122°59′35″W / 45.542187°N 122.993188°W / 45.542187; -122.993188 Coordinates: 45°32′32″N122°59′35″W / 45.542187°N 122.993188°W / 45.542187; -122.993188
Information
School type Public, high school
Opened 1980 [1]
School district Hillsboro School District 1J
Principal Claudia Ruf [2]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1471 [3]
Language English
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Crimson, black, and white
            
Mascot Tide Guy
Team name Crimson Tide
Rival Hillsboro High School
NewspaperToday's Current (online)
Feeder schools Evergreen Middle School
Website Glencoe High School website

Glencoe High School is a public secondary school in Hillsboro, Oregon that is part of the Hillsboro School District. It was founded in 1980 [1] to help control the growing density of Hillsboro High School due to the city's rapid expansion, and is the second oldest of the four high schools in the city. Glencoe is classified as a 6A school for activities and sports. It takes its name from the former community of Glencoe, which lends its name to a road of the same name, where the school is located. In 2003, the school, along with all schools in the district, made national news when 17 days of classes were cut from the school year which allowed students to be out in May due to budget cuts to education in Oregon. [4] As of 2016, the graduation rate was 86%. [5]

Secondary school building and organization where secondary education is provided

A secondary school is both an organization that provides secondary education and the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools can provide both lower secondary education and upper secondary education, but these can also be provided in separate schools, as in the American middle and high school system.

Hillsboro, Oregon City in Oregon, United States

Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the State of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city hosts many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that comprise what has become known as the Silicon Forest. At the 2010 Census, the city's population was 91,611.

Oregon State of the United States of America

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. The parallel 42° north delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada. Oregon is one of only four states of the continental United States to have a coastline on the Pacific Ocean.

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Mascot

Glencoe's team name is the Crimson Tide. The official Crimson Tide mascot is known as the Tide Guy, and is portrayed as an angry wave with fists. The Tide Guy is on nearly all official school mailings, and is often placed in the yearbook as if he were a student.

Captain Crimson

The official mascot at football games, assemblies, and selected other events is Captain Crimson.

The original Captain Crimson was adopted in the early beginnings of Glencoe High School, because the Tide Guy would have proved difficult to accurately portray in costume form. The Captain Crimson uniform consisted of spandex tights, a spandex long-sleeved shirt with "Captain Crimson" emblazoned on the front, a pair of crimson basketball shorts, a crimson and black cape, and large prosthetic muscles. The position was ceremoniously handed down through student council to an unusually enthusiastic incoming senior.

Student council Student organization acting like a governing body in some respects

A student council is a curricular or extracurricular activity for students within elementary and secondary schools around the world. These councils are present in most public and private K-12 school systems across the United States, Canada, Greece, Australia and Asia. Student councils often serve to engage students in learning about democracy and leadership, as originally espoused by John Dewey in Democracy and Education (1917).

The new Captain Crimson consists of a crimson muscle suit, black boots, a black cape with the Glencoe "G" emblazoned on the center, and a headpiece with crimson eyes.

Academics

In 2008, 85% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 384 students, 328 graduated, 34 dropped out, five received a modified diploma, and 17 were still in high school the following year. [6] [7]

High school diploma diploma awarded for completing high school

A high school diploma is a North American academic school leaving qualification awarded upon high school graduation. The high school diploma is typically studied for over the course of four years, from Grade 9 to Grade 12. The diploma is typically awarded by the school in accordance with the requirements of the local state or provincial government. Requirements for earning the diploma vary by jurisdiction, and there may be different requirements for different streams or levels of high school graduation. Typically they include a combination of selected coursework meeting specified criteria for a particular stream and acceptable passing grades earned on the state exit examination.

The Oregon modified high school diploma, also known as the OAR 581-022-1134 Modified Diploma, is a document that is given to students who have "a documented history of the inability to maintain grade level achievement due to significant learning and instructional barriers...or a documented history of a medical condition that creates a barrier to achievement." It was given following a 2007 Oregon law, and after some misuse was termed "diploma lite" by The Oregonian.

The school received a silver ranking in U.S. News & World Report 's 2010 "America's Best High Schools" survey. [8] [9] For the second year in a row, Glencoe was recognized by the State of Oregon on the Oregon Report Card as "Exceptional"; one of six large high schools in the state to receive that recognition. [10] Glencoe is a certified Project Lead The Way school. [11]

U.S. News & World Report is an American media company that publishes news, opinion, consumer advice, rankings, and analysis. Founded as a newsweekly magazine in 1933, U.S. News transitioned to primarily web-based publishing in 2010. U.S. News is best known today for its influential Best Colleges and Best Hospitals rankings, but it has expanded its content and product offerings in education, health, money, careers, travel, and cars. The rankings are popular in North America but have drawn widespread criticism from colleges, administrations, and students for their dubious, disparate, and arbitrary nature. The ranking system by U.S. News is usually contrasted with the Washington Monthly and Forbes rankings.

The school offers eleven Advanced Placement classes and three second languages, and has a full metal/welding and woods curriculum. Glencoe's engineering courses are part of the nationally renowned Project Lead The Way (PLTW) and are housed in a lab made possible by grants from Intel. The Visual and Performing Arts program is recognized for its marching band, choral work, drama productions, sculpture and photography.

Athletics

Glencoe has won state championships in track and field, men's and women's basketball, and football (twice, in 1986 and 1994). The school belongs to the 6A-2 Metro League, and in the 2007–08 season, won its first state championship in soccer. Its cross-town rival has been Hillsboro High School; however, Hilhi currently plays in the 5A-1 Northwest Oregon Conference. Since opening, the school has used the off-campus Hare Field for football games. [12]

Track and field is a sport which includes athletic contests established on the skills of running, jumping, and throwing. The name is derived from the sport's typical venue: a stadium with an oval running track enclosing a grass field where the throwing and some of the jumping events take place. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running, and race walking.

Basketball team sport played on a court with baskets on either end

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball through the defender's hoop while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one or more one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated.

American football Team field sport

American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, which is the team controlling the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with or passing the ball, while the defense, which is the team without control of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and aims to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs, or plays, and otherwise they turn over the football to the defense; if the offense succeeds in advancing ten yards or more, they are given a new set of four downs. Points are primarily scored by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts for a field goal. The team with the most points at the end of a game wins.

The school has been state champions in the following sports in the following years:

The school offers a variety of sports, including: [15]

Student life

Students routinely criticize the campus for its prison-like structure, having little natural light and tangerine-colored lockers. The school is also criticized for its inconsistent room numbering and lack of clock synchronization.

Extracurricular offerings

Glencoe is recognized for its dance team, known as the Tidettes. The team has won eleven state championships since 1987 (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004) competing in either the Show or Dance/Drill Division at the Oregon Dance and Drill State Championships. The Tidettes also placed 2nd at State in 1991, 1992, 1997, and 2017; 3rd in 2001; 4th in 1993, 1996, 2006, and 2008; and 5th in 1994, 2005, 2007, and 2013.

It also has many clubs and activities, including: [16]

Notable alumni

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  13. ↑ OSAA Boys Soccer Championships. OSAA. Retrieved on February 5, 2008.
  14. ↑ OSAA Football Championships. OSAA. Retrieved on February 5, 2008.
  15. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
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