Sheldon High School | |
Streetaddress: | 2455 Willakenzie Road |
County: | (Lane County) |
Zipcode: | 97401 |
Coordinates: | 44.0821°N -123.0719°W |
Principal: | Mike Ingman[1] |
Grades: | 9-12 |
Students: | 1,525 (2022–23)[2] |
Mascot: | Fighting Irishman |
Nickname: | Irish |
Colors: | Green, White, and Navy |
Conference: | OSAA 6A-7 Southwest Conference |
Newspaper: | The Talisman |
Henry D. Sheldon High School (or simply just Sheldon High School) is a public high school in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Sheldon is one of four traditional high schools in the Eugene School District.
In 2022, 87% of the school's seniors received a High School Diploma. Of 322 students, 288 graduated and 34 dropped out, received a modified diploma, or were still in school the following school year.[3]
Sheldon High School offers nine Advanced Placement (AP) classes and opportunities for college credit through Lane Community College and the University of Oregon.[4]
In June 2010, KGW and The Register-Guard reported that Sheldon had made Newsweeks annual list of the nation's best public high schools of the year, ranking second best in Oregon and 665th in the nation.[5] [6]
Sheldon High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 6A-7 Southwest Conference (excluding football which competes in 6A-SD1). The athletic director is Ricky Rodriguez and the athletics secretary is Kristi Savage.
State Championships:[7]
Sheldon High School won the Oregonian Cup, an OSAA award for "overall school excellence in academics, activities, athletics and sportsmanship," in the 2001-2002 and 2002–2003 school years.[8]
The Talisman is the student newspaper. It is published twice per term.[9] It was given the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Silver Crown Award for high school newspapers in 1988.[10]
Sheldon is home to KRVM (AM) and KRVM (FM), a public access radio station which includes student involvement.[11]