McMinnville High School

Public school in McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon, United States

45°13′10″N 123°11′33″W / 45.219362°N 123.192508°W / 45.219362; -123.192508InformationTypePublicOpened1910School districtMcMinnville School DistrictPrincipalDave FurmanTeaching staff104.98 (FTE)^[1]Grades9–12Number of students2,164 (2018–19)^[1]Student to teacher ratio20.61^[1]Color(s)Red, black, and white ^[2]Athletics conferenceOSAA Pacific Conference 6A-3^[2]MascotGrizzlies^[2]Team nameGrizzliesRivalNewberg High SchoolNewspaperThe BruinWebsitemhs.msd.k12.or.us

McMinnville High School is a public high school located in McMinnville, Oregon, United States.

History

Prior to 1876, high school students in the McMinnville area attended school at McMinnville College. From 1876 to 1910, McMinnville offered a two-year high school education through the Cook School (a single schoolhouse incorporating all grades). High school students took courses on the top floor of the building. The current four-year high school program was adopted in fall 1910 with the opening of McMinnville High School. It is to this school that the current McMinnville High School traces its lineage.^[3]

The oldest wing of the current high school opened in 1956, and has since been remodeled eleven times to accommodate the growing student population of McMinnville, Oregon.The latest renovation was completed Fall 2019.^[4]

Hayden and Abby Catt attended the school, and participated on the swim team, before moving to Texas, where they stood trial for robbing banks there.^[5]

Academics

In 2008, 75% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 459 students, 343 graduated, 60 dropped out, 3 received a modified diploma, and 53 are still in high school.^[6]^[7]

Engineering and Aerospace Sciences Academy (EASA)

Engineering and Aerospace Sciences Academy (EASA) is a specialized program at McMinnville High School that offers students specialized courses in engineering and aerospace science. Students are instructed by engineers and technicians who lecture, serve as resources for student research, and work with students on a variety of real and simulated technical problems and projects.^[8]

Athletics

State championships

COED Cheerleading: 2017
Boys' swimming: 1997, 1998, 2002
Girls' swimming: 1957, 2003, 2004
Girls' track and field: 1996
Boys' soccer: 2006^[9]
Boys basketball: 1979 (led by future NBA player Charlie Sitton)^[10]
Girls' tennis: 1955, 1956, 1957^[11]

Notable alumni

Verne Duncan, American politician
Bill Krueger, former Major League Baseball pitcher
Ehren McGhehey, daredevil, actor, Jackass star
Grant Robison, Olympic track athlete
Joe Paterson, former Major League Baseball pitcher
Raemer Schreiber, American physicist
Charlie Sitton, American retired basketball player

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "McMinnville High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "McMinnville". osaa.org.
^ "Celebrating A Century - Or Not?". Yamhill County News Register. December 28, 2010.
^ "MHS construction to fall 2019". 2016–17.
^ "I Would Only Rob Banks for My Family"; article; Skip Hollandsworth; June 2014 issue; Texas Monthly; accessed May 2014
^ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
^ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. June 30, 2009. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
^ "McMinnville High School:Engineering and Aerospace Sciences Academy". McMinnville School District. Archived from the original on February 19, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
^ "OSAA Boys Soccer Championship" (PDF). Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
^ "OSAA Boys Basketball Championship" (PDF). Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
^ "OSAA Girls Team Tennis Championship" (PDF). Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved June 23, 2008.