West Albany High School

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West Albany High School
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Address
West Albany High School
1130 Queen Avenue Southwest

Albany
,
Linn County
,
Oregon
97321

United States
Coordinates 44°37′22″N123°07′02″W / 44.622659°N 123.11709°W / 44.622659; -123.11709
Information
Type Public
MottoWhere Excellence is a Strong Tradition. and Once a bulldog, always a bulldog.
Opened1953
School district Greater Albany Public School District
PrincipalRich Engel [1]
Teaching staff56.37 (FTE) [2]
Grades9-12
Number of students1,297 (2021-2022) [2]
Student to teacher ratio23.01 [2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Navy, Vegas Gold, and Gray     [1]
Athletics conference OSAA 5A-3 Mid-Willamette Conference [1]
Mascot Bulldog
Team nameBulldogs [1]
Website West Albany Home Page

West Albany High School is a public high school in Albany, Oregon, United States.

Contents

West Albany High School was formerly named Albany Union High School before the completion of South Albany High School in 1972.

Academics

In 2008, 93% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 325 students, 303 graduated, 13 dropped out, four received a modified diploma, and five stayed on for another year. [3] [4]

West Albany High School offers 16 Advanced Placement (AP) courses and 26 opportunities for college credit through Linn-Benton Community College. [5]

Athletics

West Albany High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 5A-3 Mid-Willamette Conference. The athletic director is Don Lien and the athletics secretary is Tonya Lindberg. [1]

State Championships: [6]

(†=Tied with 1 or more schools)

Attempted massacre

On May 27, 2013, a junior who was attending the school was found with an arsenal of explosives under the floorboards of his bedrooms. The explosives included a Molotov cocktail, a napalm bomb, and Drano bombs. He supposedly wanted to make a more "successful version" of the Columbine High School massacre. He was charged with attempted aggravated murder and six counts each of unlawful possession and manufacture of a destructive device. He accepted a plea deal, with reduced charges of six counts of manufacture of a destructive device, and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon. He was sentenced to 10 years in the custody of the Oregon Youth Authority. [7]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "West Albany".
  2. 1 2 3 "School Detail for West Albany High School". National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian . 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  4. ↑ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian . 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  5. ↑ "2023-2024 West Albany College Now Offerings" . Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Records & Archives".
  7. ↑ Rimmel, Anthony (12 May 2014). "West Albany High bomb plotter gets 10 years in plea". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
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