Clackamas High School

Location
Clackamas High School

14486 S. E. 122nd Ave. Clackamas, OR
Information
School district	North Clackamas School District
Principal	Jan Miner
Enrollment	2026
Faculty	159
Type	Public
Grades	9-12
Mascot	Cavaliers
Color(s)	Scarlet and black
Established	1957
Information	(503) 353-5800
Homepage	clackhi.nclack.k12.or.us

Clackamas High School (CHS) is a public high school located in Clackamas, Oregon on the corner of 122nd Avenue and Summers Lane. Clackamas is a Census-designated place (CDP in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The North Clackamas School District is a school district located in the upper middle portion of Clackamas County, Oregon. The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution Clackamas is a Census-designated place (CDP in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.

It serves over 2000 9-12th graders in the Clackamas, Happy Valley, and Damascus areas. Clackamas is a Census-designated place (CDP in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. Happy Valley is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. Damascus (dəˈmæskɪs is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The school itself was built in 2002 and replaced an older, cramped building (built in 1957).

Clackamas is one of 3 high schools in the North Clackamas School District and one of 7 members of the 6A Three Rivers League. The North Clackamas School District is a school district located in the upper middle portion of Clackamas County, Oregon. It gets students from 6 elementary schools through Sunrise Middle School, which is located adjacent to CHS. Primary education is the first stage of Compulsory education. The North Clackamas School District is a school district located in the upper middle portion of Clackamas County, Oregon. The housing market in the area has created a huge growth in the student population, leading to its current overcrowding problems.

1 Building and Campus
2 Major Events at Clackamas High
3 Awards and honors
4 References
5 External links

Building and Campus

Building

The new Clackamas High School currently lies on 42 acres with a small wetland nearby. A wetland is an area of Land consisting of Soil that is Saturated with Moisture, such as a Swamp, Marsh, or Bog The building itself has 265,355 square feet (24,652. 3 m²) of floor space and is much larger than the older school. The school is divided into four main regions: the academic wings, the commons area, the fine arts wing, and the physical education area. Fine art is any Art form developed primarily for Aesthetics rather than Utility.

This building has served as a model for other high schools and has been designated a green building. Green building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources — Energy, Water, and Materials — while reducing building It was built by Boora Architects with civil engineering done by Compass Engineering. Clackamas High has also been deemed one of the first "solar schools" in Oregon with the installation of 2 kW solar panels on the roof in 2003. In the field of Photovoltaics, a photovoltaic module is a packaged interconnected assembly of photovoltaic cells also known as Solar cells An installation of ^[1] The School was also a winner of the DesignShare Recognized Value Award in 2003.

One unexpected problem with Clackamas High has been population increases resulting in space limitations. The new building, as of 2006, has exceeded maximum comfortable capacity and is using eighteen prefabricated buildings, which extend from the rear courtyard to the soccer fields, to compensate.

The Academic Wing

The academic wing consists of two, two story halls with four teacher work spaces and the library in the center. A library is a collection of information sources resources and services and the structure in which it is housed it is organized for use and maintained by a public body an institution In each wing are two specially designed science classrooms along with many all-purpose classrooms used for teaching. Rm46jpg|thumb|Classroom in St Eunan's College, Letterkenny, Ireland]] A classroom is a Room in which Teaching or Learning activities Each classroom is well lit due to large windows that includes state of the art glare shields to prevent the natural light from becoming obtrusive. This article is about the Amiga demo for other uses see State of the art (disambiguation. Each classroom in this wing is also equipped with a television, as many people had originally toyed with the idea of making announcements over the television. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic This idea was realized in 2005, where every Wednesday announcements were broadcast on the television. However, this was discontinued following the 2005-2006 school year.

Commons

The commons area is located in the center of the building and can seat up to 750 people. It is built with a very "open" feeling and utilizes natural light with the plethora of windows. This area also includes a counseling area, administration area, and food service area. The foodservice (or food service) industry (US English catering industry in British English encompasses those places institutions and companies responsible

Hallway in Clackamas High

Fine Arts Wing

The fine arts wing was created with a centrally located auditorium with specialized fine arts classrooms located around it. An auditorium (plural auditoriums, or less commonly auditoria) is the area within a theatre, Concert hall, or other performance space where the The auditorium has 620 seats and a full fly-loft stage for concerts or theatrical productions. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. Around this auditorium are specially designed choir, band, theatre, shop, art, and home economics rooms. For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual Family and consumer sciences is an academic discipline that combines aspects of social and natural science

Physical Education Area

The physical education area features a 39,000-square-foot (3,600 m²) main gym containing two full basketball courts and can seat up to 2,000 people on telescoping bleachers. The word γυμνάσιον (gymnasion was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual Education of young men (see Gymnasium Also in this area are an upper gym, a wrestling room, locker rooms, a weight room, a concession stand, and a training facility.

Campus

The rest of the campus lies on 24. 4 acres. The main feature is a lighted main football field surrounded by an 8-lane track. Around all of this is a 1200 covered bleacher set along with many other uncovered bleachers. Bleachers redirects here For the novel see Bleachers (novel. Bleachers is a term used to describe the raised tiered stands found Other areas include two baseball fields, two softball fields, two soccer fields, five tennis courts, a football practice field, and a cross country course. A baseball field or baseball diamond is the field upon which the game of Baseball is played Softball is a team Sport popular especially in the United States. A tennis court is where the game of Tennis is played It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the center Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams The campus also features a 650 vehicle parking lot and a 150 bike parking area. Parking lot (called a car park in Australia and the UK) is a cleared area that is more or less level and is intended for Parking vehicles The bicycle, cycle, or bike is a pedal-driven, human-powered vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind

The total cost of the campus and building totaled about 30 million dollars and was supported by a 1998 bond measure approved by 62% of local voters. In Finance, a bond is a Debt security, in which the authorized issuer owes the holders a debt and is obliged to repay the principal and Interest

Students can earn college credit at Clackamas through Advanced Placement Classes and through class partnerships with local colleges and universities, such as Portland State University or Clackamas Community College. The Advanced Placement Program is a program that offers college level courses at High schools across the United States and Canada. Portland State University (PSU is a public state Urban university located in downtown Portland Oregon, United States. Clackamas Community College ( CCC) is a Community college located in Oregon City Oregon, United States.

Clackamas High is also known nationally as a Small Learning Communities School (SLC) with the implementation of "Team" learning for freshman and sophomore students. These students are grouped into teams of 90 students with three teachers, one counselor, and one administrator.

The emphasis Clackamas places on academics can be seen with the Academic Hall of Fame located on the main wall near the entrance to the school. A hall of fame (sometimes HOF) is a type of Museum established for any a field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field This wall features some of the most academically distinguished students from each year selected based on GPA, test Scores, advanced credits, club participation, and overall merit. In Education, a grade (or mark is a teacher's standardized Evaluation of a Student 's work Normally about 6 students a year are chosen for the wall.

Statistics

As of 2005, 72. 5% of 10th grade students at Clackamas High School meet or exceeded overall state standards for learning, compared to 53. 5% of the rest of the state. ^[2] In addition, 6. 4% of the students are ESL (English Second Language) and 33% are minorities. TEFL or teaching English as a foreign language refers to teaching English to Students whose First language is not English and For more information on school demographics, see the External links.

Academic Support Services

CAV Center logo

Clackamas High has always been a proponent of continuing education after high school and has a very involved College And Vocation (CAV) Center. This center provides information on local job opportunities, colleges, scholarships, and admissions testing. College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual student scholar for the purpose of furthering their Education The CAV Center also schedules for representatives from colleges across the nation to come and speak at Clackamas High. The CAV Center is managed in part by parent volunteers. As part of its program to help students, it advertises itself at the school with the motto "The CAV Center is your friend. "

Student Publications

Clackamas High School encourages the active participation in school publications and has a monthly newspaper called "The Shield. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. " This paper contains student written articles, photographs, opinions, and outside advertising. It is also available by subscription outside the high school. Additionally, students write the yearbook "The Lance" which comes out each October. A yearbook, also known as an annual is a book to record highlight and commemorate the past year of a School or a book published annually

Often during sporting events and rallies, the Clackamas High School fight song is played by the pep band or sung by the student body. This fight song is set to the tune of The Washington and Lee Swing. See also 1909 in music, other events of 1910, 1911 in music and the List of 'years in music'. Often the pep band will play at sporting events where there is an attendance of over 1000 people such as at Football and Basketball Games. A school band is a group of Student musicians who rehearse and perform Instrumental Music together The marching band, which is made up of all the pep band members, also plays the fight song as one of their pieces in the Starlight Parade every year.

School Fight Song:

The mighty Cavaliers will fight again

And on her name we're striving to defend

We're going to shake that thunder from the sky

And on the red and black we'll fight, fight, fight, fight, fight

We'll never let that old school spirit die

We're going to win this ball game if we try

We're going to raise that score up to the sky, to the sky

And win this game

HEY!

Clackamas High also has an Athletic Hall of Fame featuring the best athletes and teams since the creation of the school. Each year, about four or five more additions are made to the Hall of Fame which stretches down the physical education wing of the school. This wing also features numerous displays of both recent and old athletic awards won by the school.

Major Events at Clackamas High

Clackamas Teacher Wins Teacher of the Year (1997)

Clackamas High biology teacher Ford Morishita won in 1997 the coveted Oregon Teacher of the Year award, a national award, for his innovative approach to teaching biology and the performance of his students. Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles Morishita has been teaching for over 25 years and enjoys breaking out of the traditional "cookbook" approach to biology. Morishita is also the head boys track coach and teaches at Portland State University. Portland State University (PSU is a public state Urban university located in downtown Portland Oregon, United States. ^[3]

Student Dies After Being Hit by a Car Near Campus (October 21, 2002)

The Junior Charles Loftus-Cole was struck by a passing truck while walking home (just a couple blocks away from school) from theater practice. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. He died a little after midnight on Wednesday, October 23. His death prompted mourning all around the Portland Metro area and the erection of numerous memorials around the Clackamas area. In addition, a scholarship was made in remembrance of Charles.

Clackamas Student Complains about Sheep Slaughter (September 28, 2004)

The Clackamas High freshman Krista Brandtner filed a complaint with the school district after witnessing the slaughter of sheep in an animal science class. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The class focused also on the birthing and raising of livestock but it was the breaking of the neck and slitting of the throat of sheep that made Brandtner complain. Livestock is the term used to refer (singularly or plurally to a Domesticated Animal intentionally reared in an agricultural setting to produce such as Food The school district defended itself saying that this was part of the normal curriculum. PETA eventually got involved in trying to remove the practice from the high school.

Clackamas Parents Attempt to Ban Book (January 6, 2005)

During the winter of 2005 the novel Ricochet River survived an attempt to be banned from the schools list of sanctioned reading material. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robin Cody is an American writer from Oregon. His works include fiction and non-fiction books about nature The novel was originally chosen for its historical references, local geographic ties, and writing style, but became controversial due to sexual content and profanities. The novel incited a debate that raged across Oregon and drew considerable media attention. The debate also launched the formation of a parent group called New Excellence [1] as well as a formidable opposition group consisting of mostly student and teacher activists. A hearing featuring teachers, students, parents, community members and the novel's author helped the North Clackamas School Board the decision to keep Ricochet River in the curriculum, with a mandatory notification of parents that the book was being read.

The author of the book, Robin Cody, has since rewritten the offensive scene and released an edited version. Robin Cody is an American writer from Oregon. His works include fiction and non-fiction books about nature

Awards and honors

In October 2005, Clackamas High was named KATU's "Super School of the Month. For the ABC -affiliated television station in Portland Oregon, see KATU. " (News clip)

References

^ NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES. "Schools could spark green building boom", The Oregonian, September 18, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-06-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul.
^ Detail Report For: - Oregon Department of Education
^ LISA DANIELS. "TEACHER'S LATEST HONOR: $25,000", The Oregonian, October 6, 1997. Retrieved on 2007-06-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul.

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