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Thurston High School | |
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![]() Entrance to the school, 2021 | |
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333 North 58th Street , , 97478 United States | |
Coordinates | 44°02′58″N122°55′32″W / 44.049419°N 122.925484°W Coordinates: 44°02′58″N122°55′32″W / 44.049419°N 122.925484°W |
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Type | Public |
Opened | 1960 |
School district | Springfield School District |
Grades | 9–12 [1] |
Number of students | 1,364 (2016-17) [2] |
Color(s) | Red, black, and white [3] |
Athletics conference | OSAA Midwestern 5A [3] |
Mascot | Colt [3] |
Newspaper | The Pony Express |
Website | www.springfield.k12.or.us/THS |
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On May 21, 1998, the school became the scene of a shooting. Expelled student Kipland Kinkel opened fire with three guns and killed two students and injured 25 others. [8] He was pinned down while he was reloading and restrained until police arrived and arrested him. [9] Kinkel (who had also murdered his parents the previous night) was sentenced to 111 years in prison.
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