Vernonia High School

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Vernonia High School
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Vernonia Schools building
Address
1000 Missouri Avenue

Vernonia
,
(Columbia County)
,
Oregon
97064

United States
Coordinates 45°51′38″N123°10′43″W / 45.860489°N 123.178517°W / 45.860489; -123.178517 Coordinates: 45°51′38″N123°10′43″W / 45.860489°N 123.178517°W / 45.860489; -123.178517
Information
Type Public
Opened1922 [1]
School district Vernonia School District
PrincipalNate Underwood [2] [3] [4]
Grades9-12 [4]
Number of students183 (2016-17) [5]
Color(s)Royal blue and gold   
Athletics conference OSAA Northwest League 2A-1 [3]
MascotLoggers [3]
Website www.vernonia.k12.or.us

Vernonia High School is a public high school located in Vernonia, Oregon, United States. In the wake of severe flooding in 2007, Vernonia City voters approved a $13 million bond in 2009 to build a new school complex in Vernonia. [6] The new school, now a K-12 school, was completed during the summer of 2012 at a cost $40 million. [7] [8] The new building was built above the flood plain to prevent future flooding. [8]

Vernonia, Oregon City in Oregon, United States

Vernonia is a city in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the Nehalem River, in a valley on the eastern side of the Northern Oregon Coast Range that is the heart of one of the most important timber-producing areas of the state. Logging has played a large role in the history of the city. The population was 2,151 at the 2010 census.

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The original Vernonia High School opened on November 17, 1922. Previously, some high school education was available in Vernonia but no formal high school existed. The first graduating class was in 1923. [1]

The 1922 high school building was replaced by a new facility which opened in 1952. [9] This Vernonia High School remained in use until the new existing K-12 school was opened.

Academics

In 2008, 90% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 52 students, 47 graduated, 2 dropped out, two received a modified diploma, and one was still in high school the following year. [10] [11]

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 three to 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.

The Oregon modified high school diploma, also known as the OAR 581-022-1134 Modified Diploma, is a document that is given to students who have "a documented history of the inability to maintain grade level achievement due to significant learning and instructional barriers...or a documented history of a medical condition that creates a barrier to achievement." It was given following a 2007 Oregon law, and after some misuse was termed "diploma lite" by The Oregonian.

See also

Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton, 515 U.S. 646 (1995), was a U.S. Supreme Court decision which upheld the constitutionality of random drug testing regimen implemented by the local public schools in Vernonia, Oregon. Under that regimen, student athletes were required to submit to random drug testing before being allowed to participate in sports. During the season, 10% of all athletes were selected at random for testing. The Supreme Court held that although the tests were searches under the Fourth Amendment, they were reasonable in light of the schools' interest in preventing teenage drug use.

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References

  1. 1 2 Fulton, Ph.D., Ann (1997). Vernonia, A Pocket in the Woods. p. 78.
  2. ↑ "Vernonia School District :: Welcome to Vernonia Schools". vernonia.k12.or.us.
  3. 1 2 3 "Vernonia". osaa.org.
  4. 1 2 "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  5. ↑ "Vernonia High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Voters support measure to build Vernonia school". The Oregonian. November 4, 2009.
  7. ↑ O'Brien, Lindsey (April 4, 2012). "Vernonia school gets community help to rebuild after flood". Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  8. 1 2 Hallman Jr., Tom (August 21, 2012). "Vernonia celebrates opening of state-of-art new K-12 school to replace flood-ravaged buildings". The Oregonian . Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  9. ↑ Fulton, Ph.D., Ann (1997). Vernonia, A Pocket in the Woods. p. 106.
  10. ↑ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian . 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  11. ↑ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian . 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
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