Merlo Station High School

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Merlo Station High School
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Address
1841 SW Merlo Drive

Beaverton
,
(Washington County)
,
Oregon
97006

United States
Coordinates 45°30′22″N122°50′51″W / 45.506081°N 122.847592°W / 45.506081; -122.847592 Coordinates: 45°30′22″N122°50′51″W / 45.506081°N 122.847592°W / 45.506081; -122.847592
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Type Public
Opened1993
School district Beaverton
PrincipalMary Jean Katz [1]
Grades9-12
Number of students457 (2008) [1]
Color(s)Maroon and forest green   
Website Merlo Station High School
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Merlo Station High School is a public high school located in Beaverton, Oregon, United States, which is part of the Beaverton School District (BSD). It is considered an "options" high school, meaning that it houses several different scholarly magnet programs that differ from "traditional" high schools. This allows Merlo Station to meet the many different needs of all its students. The school opened in 1993. [2] One of the option schools that had been at Merlo Station campus since its opening in 1993, the School of Science and Technology, moved at the end of 2015 to a different site, shared with BSD's Health & Science School. [3]

Beaverton, Oregon City in Oregon, United States

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Community School

The Community School contains 215 students in grades 9-12. [1] In 2008, 33% of the seniors received a high school diploma. Of 67 students, 22 graduated, 12 dropped out, and 33 were still in high school in 2009. [4] [5]

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.

Merlo Station Night School

The Merlo Station Night School contains 75 students in grades 10-12. [1] In 2008, 48% of the seniors received a high school diploma. Of 42 students, 20 graduated, four dropped out, and 18 were still in high school in 2009. [4] [5]

School of Science and Technology

The School of Science and Technology (SST) was part of Merlo Station High School until the end of 2015. [3] In 2010, it had 178 students in grades 9-12. [1] In 2010, 100% of the seniors received a high school diploma. Of 36 students, 36 graduated and none dropped out. [4] [5]

School of Science and Technology

The School of Science and Technology (SST) is an accredited, public high school located in Beaverton, Oregon, United States. It is a magnet program for students who have an interest in mathematics, life and physical sciences, and technology. It is part of the Beaverton School District (BSD). It was established in 1993, as the School of Natural Resources Science and Technology, and later renamed. SST moved at the end of 2015 to expanded and remodeled facilities at a site it shares with BSD's Health and Science School.

At the end of 2015, SST moved out of Merlo Station High School to the Capital Center, a business park located at the southwest corner of NW 185th Avenue and Walker Road, already the site of BSD's Health & Science School. [3]

Beaverton Health & Science School

The Beaverton Health & Science School is a public school in the U.S. state of Oregon. Part of the Beaverton School District (BSD), the school offers grades 6 through 12. Opened in 2007, the school is housed in the Capital Center at 185th Avenue and Walker Road in Hillsboro. Since the beginning of 2016, the school has been directly adjacent to another BSD option school, the School of Science & Technology, with the relocation of that school to the Capital Center at the end of 2015. The school hosts a HOSA- Future Health Professionals chapter.

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
  2. ↑ Clark, Steve (December 2, 1993). "New school in Beaverton is dedicated". Beaverton Valley Times .
  3. 1 2 3 Apalategui, Eric (January 7, 2016) [online date January 6]. "School of Science and Technology moves to remodeled Capital Center". Beaverton Valley Times . p. A2. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  4. 1 2 3 "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian . 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  5. 1 2 3 "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian . 2009-06-30. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
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