Lake Oswego High School

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Lake Oswego High School
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Address
Lake Oswego High School
2501 Country Club Road

, ,
97034

United States
Coordinates 45°25′36.90″N122°42′08.59″W / 45.4269167°N 122.7023861°W / 45.4269167; -122.7023861
Information
Type Public
Established1950
School district Lake Oswego School District
PrincipalKristen Colyer [1]
Faculty68.41 (FTE) [2]
Grades9-12
Number of students1,251 (2020-21) [2]
Student to teacher ratio18.29 [2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Navy and white    [3]
Athletics conference OSAA Three Rivers League, Class 6A
MascotPilot Joe (Sea Farer)
Team nameLakers
Newspaper Lake Views
Yearbook Laker Log
Television/radioLaker Broadcasting
Website loh.loswego.k12.or.us

Lake Oswego High School (LOHS) is a public high school in Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States.

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History

Lake Oswego High School first opened in September 1951 as a six-year school, [4] with an enrollment of 564. [5] In 1956, it became a four-year high school with the opening of Lake Oswego Junior High School, and in 1958, a three-year high school (with 589 students) as the LOJHS expanded to include the 9th grade (for a total of 656 students). [6]

In the fall of 2005, construction was finished on a completely new campus. Built over the original school, the new building featured classrooms equipped with built-in projectors and SMART boards. Other improvements included a state-of-the-art 500-seat theater and a building wing designated for art classes.

Several years later, mold and defects in the walls and roof of the school and gym, as a result of faulty construction, were detected. A string of lawsuits ensued between the school district and parties involved with the construction. The district eventually reached a $6.7 million settlement with its primary contractor, Robinson Construction Company, and several smaller settlements with sub-contractors. Repair work to fix the school's structural problems was completed in 2012. [7] [8] [9]

In 2012, Bruce Plato announced his retirement after 11 years as principal of Lake Oswego High School. The School Board elected Assistant Principal Cindy Schubert as his replacement, effective in the 2013-2014 school year. [10] The current principal is Kristen Colyer.

Academics

In 1983, Lake Oswego High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States. [11]

In 2008, 94% of the school's seniors received a high school diplomas. Of 314 students, 294 graduated, 15 dropped out, four received a modified diploma, and one was still in high school in 2009. [12] [13]

The school received a gold ranking in U.S. News & World Report 's 2013 "America's Best High Schools". It was named as the second best high school in the state. A gold ranking connotes that the school was among the 500 best in the nation. According to the report, 58 percent of the students participated in AP courses in 2013. [14] [15]

Athletics

Notable alumni

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