La Grande High School

Last updated
La Grande High School
Address
La Grande High School
708 K Avenue

La Grande
,
Oregon
97850

U.S.
Coordinates 45°19′16″N118°06′04″W / 45.321°N 118.101°W / 45.321; -118.101
Information
Type Public
School district La Grande School District
SuperintendentGeorge Mendoza
NCES School ID 410720001131 [1]
PrincipalChelsea Hurliman
Teaching staff31.50 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12 [2]
Number of students647 (2022–2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio20.54 [1]
Color(s)Blue and white    [3]
Athletics conference OSAA Greater Oregon League 4A-7 [3]
MascotTiger [3]
Rival Baker Bulldogs
YearbookMIMIR
Website lhs.lagrandesd.org

La Grande High School is a public high school in the western United States, located in La Grande, Oregon.

Contents

Academics

In 2008, 81% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 197 students, 159 graduated, 29 dropped out, and nine were still in high school in 2009. [4] [5]

Notable people

Students

Jadin Bell, a 15-year-old student and member of the school's cheerleading squad, committed suicide in early 2013 after a period of intense bullying by other students. [6] There are indications of failure on the part of local authorities to effectively address the bullying. [7] The story, and that of Bell's legacy, was made into a movie featuring Mark Wahlberg.

Alumni

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hillsboro High School (Oregon)</span> Public school in Oregon, United States

Hillsboro High School is a public high school in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States, and is the oldest high school in the Hillsboro School District. It is also the smallest high school in the district.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Forest Grove High School</span> Public school in Oregon, United States

Forest Grove High School is a public high school in Forest Grove, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1907, it is the only high school in the Forest Grove School District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hood River Valley High School</span> Public school in Hood River, Oregon, United States

Hood River Valley High School is a public high school in Hood River, Oregon, United States.

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

La Pine Senior High School, called La Pine High School, is a public high school in La Pine, Oregon, United States.

Long Creek School is a public school in Long Creek, Oregon, United States. It is the only school in the Long Creek School District.

Eagle Point High School (EPHS) is a public high school in Eagle Point, Oregon, United States.

Vale High School is a public high school in Vale, Oregon, United States. It is a part of Vale School District 84.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Parkrose High School</span> Public school in Portland, , Oregon, United States

Parkrose High School is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is the only high school in the Parkrose School District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Falls City High School (Oregon)</span> Public school in Falls City, Polk County, Oregon, United States

Falls City High School is a public high school in Falls City, Oregon, United States. It is the only high school in the Falls City School District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dufur School</span> Public school in Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon, United States

Dufur School is a K-12 public school of approximately 280 students in Dufur, Oregon, United States.

Connections Alternative School is a public alternative high school in Eagle Point, Oregon, United States.

Milwaukie eSchool is a public high school in Milwaukie, Oregon, United States. It is located on the campus of the Milwaukie High School.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Camp Riverbend Youth Transitional Facility</span> Public school in La Grande, , Oregon, United States

RiverBend Alternative Education School, also known as Riverbend Youth Accountability Camp and RiverBend High School, is an alternative high school in La Grande, Oregon, United States. It is located at a juvenile correctional facility operated by the Oregon Youth Authority.

Reynolds Learning Academy is a public alternative school in Fairview, Oregon, United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Columbia County Education Campus</span> Public school in St. Helens, Columbia County, Oregon, United States

Columbia County Education Campus is a public alternative school in St. Helens, Oregon, United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Durham Education Center</span> Alternative public school in Oregon, US

Durham Education Center, also known as Durham Center was a public alternative school in Tigard, Oregon, United States. As of 2019, Durham Center became Creekside Community High School.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Woodburn Success Alternative High School</span> Public school in Woodburn, Marion County, Oregon, United States

Woodburn Success Alternative High School, also known as Woodburn Success School, is a public alternative high school in Woodburn, Oregon, United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Suicide of Jadin Bell</span> Suicide of a bullied gay teenager

Jadin Robert Joseph Bell was an American teenager known for his suicide, which raised the national profile of youth bullying and the targeted harassment of gay individuals.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public Schools - La Grande High School (410720001131)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. 1 2 3 "La Grande".
  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. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  6. ↑ Toutonghi, Pauls. ""They ripped him apart": Searching for answers in the suicide of bullied teen Jadin Bell". Salon. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "'Joe Bell' vs. The True Story of Jadin Bell's Suicide".
  8. ↑ "Andrew Peasley - Football". Utah State University Athletics.



This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.