Woodburn High School

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Woodburn High School
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Address
Woodburn High School
1785 N Front Street

Woodburn
,
(Marion County)
,
Oregon
97071

United States
Coordinates 45°09′12″N122°51′01″W / 45.1534422°N 122.8503993°W / 45.1534422; -122.8503993
Information
Type Public
School district Woodburn School District 103
PrincipalDulce Nash [1]
Grades9-12
Number of students1,701 (2023-2024) [2]
Color(s)Royal blue and white    [1]
Athletics conference OSAA 5A-3 Mid-Willamette Conference [1]
Mascot Bulldog
Team nameBulldogs [1]
Rival North Marion High School
Website Woodburn School District Homepage

Woodburn High School (WHS) is a four-year public high school located in Woodburn, Oregon, United States.

Contents

Buildings

Academy of International Studies Academy of International Studies - Woodburn High School - Woodburn Oregon.jpg
Academy of International Studies

Via funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the WHS campus is divided into four smaller schools and focus on different areas of study:

Since July 3, 2001, AIS, WAAST, and WACA have offered International Baccalaureate courses and students can earn a full IB diploma. [3] WeBSS is the only school on the campus that offers Advanced Placement courses.

Fire

In 2012, 3 Woodburn High School Students were charged with first-degree arson and reckless endangerment after they set fire part of the building while playing around with Hand sanitizer and a lighter. The fire caused an estimated $5.5 million in damages, Only 1 student was sentenced to 4 days in Juvenile detention. [4] [5]

Academics

In 2018, 255 of the school's seniors received a high school diploma, 25 seniors dropped out. [6]

In 2022, 72% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 406 students, 320 graduated and 86 dropped out. [7]

Academic achievements

In 2019 the Woodburn Academy of Arts, Science & Technology was ranked 6th on U.S. News' list of best high schools in Oregon. [8]

Athletics

Woodburn High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 5A-3 Mid-Willamette Conference. The athletic director is Chad Waples and the athletics secretary is Karen Ramos. [1]

State Championships: [9]

Notable alumni

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