Glide High School

Glide High School
Location
18990 N Umpqua Hwy Glide , (Douglas County) , Oregon 97443 United States
Coordinates	43°17′59″N123°05′47″W / 43.299654°N 123.096394°W / 43.299654; -123.096394
Information
Type	Public
Opened	1952
School district	Glide School District
Principal	Kerry Dwight
Teaching staff	13.40 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Number of students	203 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.15 [1]
Color(s)	Royal blue and gold    [2]
Athletics conference	OSAA Sunset Conference 2A-4 [2]
Mascot	Wildcat [2]
Team name	Wildcats
Yearbook	Atoka
Website	www.glide.k12.or.us

Glide High School (GHS) is a public high school in Glide, Oregon, United States. Glide offers numerous hands-on, career and college entry classes.

July 2008 fire

On July 11–12, 2008, a fire destroyed one of the school's main buildings, which held the science lab, classrooms, the home economics area, and the library. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} Many classrooms, offices, the gymnasium, and a weight room were saved by firefighters from the Glide Volunteer Fire department and other nearby companies. ^[4] The school district was already replacing or rehabilitating some of the areas to have classrooms ready for the fall 2008 term, which began in September. ^[4] The fire was believed to be caused by a plumber's torch in a classroom of the main building. ^{[3] [4]}

Academics

In 2020, 99% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. ^{[7] [8]}

Notable alumni

• Torin Mican (Class of 2010), Inventor of the Jam and Ham Sandwich

References

1. "Glide High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on February 18, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
2. "OSAA - Error". Archived from the original on September 27, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
3. "Across the USA: Oregon: Glide", USA Today, July 14, 2008, P. 8a.
4. "Investigators still trying to determine cause of Glide High School Fire," KPIC News, July 14, 2008, found at KPIC News Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed July 15, 2008.
5. Vicki Menard, "Fire engulfs Glide High School main building: Student information saved," The News-Review , found at News-Review story Archived 2008-08-03 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed July 15, 2008.
6. AP, "Fire at Southern Oregon high school," July 12, 2008, found at AP Story at Oregon Live website of The Oregonian . Accessed July 15, 2008.
7. "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian . June 30, 2009. Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
8. "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian . June 30, 2009. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2009.

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