South Eugene High School Explained

South Eugene High School
Streetaddress:400 East 19th Ave.
City:Eugene
County:(Lane County)
State:Oregon
Zipcode:97401
Country:United States
Coordinates:44.0388°N -123.087°W
Type:Public
District:Eugene School District
Principal:Carey Killen[1] [2]
Grades:9-12
Students:1,505 (2022–23)[3]
Rival:Sheldon High School
Mascot:The Axe[4]
Colors:Purple and white
Conference:OSAA Southwest Conference 6A-6
Newspaper:The Axe
Homepage:www.sehs.4j.lane.edu

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

History

The school was founded as Eugene High School around 1900, and was located at Willamette Street and West 11th Avenue in a brick building that later served as Eugene's city hall. The Eugene school district in 1915 built a new high school on a one-block site on West 17th Avenue between Lincoln and Charnelton Streets.[5]

By 1943, the Eugene School District had outgrown the cramped old high school, and voters approved a bond measure to build a new facility. World War II and other factors delayed construction for a decade, but the current building at 400 E. 19th Avenue was completed and occupied in September 1953. The old high school then served as Woodrow Wilson Junior High School until 1967 (the previous Wilson building was converted to Lincoln Elementary School in 1953).

In the fall of 1957, Eugene High was renamed South Eugene High School, when North Eugene High School opened in the River Road area north of the city.[6]

In April 2018, after more than 90 years as the Axemen, the name of the school mascot was officially changed to The Axe.[7]

Academics

In 1983, South Eugene High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.[8]

In 2008, 89% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 410 students, 363 graduated, 40 dropped out, and seven were still in high school the following year.[9] [10]

The school has regularly received a silver ranking in U.S. News & World Reports "America's Best High Schools" survey.[11] [12] [13] [14]

In 2010, a student at the school was honored as a Presidential Scholar, one of three from Oregon.[15] A student at the school won the Intel Science Talent Search in 2009 after another South Eugene student placed third in 2007; other students have been named finalists or semifinalists in recent years.[16] [17]

South Eugene High School hosts a branch of the Eugene International High School, which offers International Baccalaureate courses as well as the International Baccalaureate Diploma. The main campus of South Eugene High School offers numerous Advanced Placement courses as well as honors courses.

South Eugene High School offers 14 Advanced Placement (AP) classes and opportunities for college credit through Lane Community College and the University of Oregon.[18]

Activities

The school has many athletic teams (men's and women's ultimate frisbee, volleyball, football, lacrosse, cheerleading, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's basketball, wrestling, men's and women's golf, men's and women's tennis, men’s and women’s swimming, softball, baseball, cross country and track and field) and other student activities, such as band, choir, theater, orchestra and visual arts, as well as various student clubs.[19]

South Eugene High School also offers a wide variety of clubs and programs. These include Speech and Debate, Alpine and Nordic Ski teams, National Honor Society, Rowing Club, Red Cross Club, Rotary Interact, Black Student Union, Feminist Union, Figure of Speech, Jewish Student Union, Habitat for Humanity, Key Club, Latino Student Union, Model United Nations, Mock Trial, Gender & Sexuality Alliance, South Eugene Robotics Team (First Robotics Competition Team 2521), and the Yiddish Club.[20]

State championships

Bomb Threats of 2023

On May 3 of 2023, the first of a series of bomb threats were made against the school. This happened again on May 10, May 16, and May 24. Following an investigation that involved both the Eugene PD and the FBI, it was determined that two students had been paying someone to call in the threats.[26] No further information has been released and no threats have since been made.

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.osaa.org/schools/85 OSAA.org :: Schools
  2. Web site: Oregon School Directory 2008-09. Oregon Department of Education. 139. May 28, 2009.
  3. Web site: South Eugene High School. National Center for Education Statistics. July 28, 2024.
  4. News: Roemeling. Alisha. In a fell swoop, the 'Axemen' of South Eugene High School become the 'Axe'. 31 March 2018. The Register-Guard. 13 February 2018.
  5. http://home.teleport.com/~casey/School%20History.pdf
  6. Web site: History – South Eugene High School.
  7. Web site: South Eugene "Axemen" Changing to "Axe".
  8. http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Archived: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
  9. News: State releases high school graduation rates. June 30, 2009. The Oregonian. July 1, 2009.
  10. Web site: Oregon dropout rates for 2008. June 30, 2009. The Oregonian. July 1, 2009.
  11. Web site: Best High Schools. December 9, 2009. U.S. News & World Report. January 3, 2016.
  12. News: Small schools, big result . Williams. Anne. January 30, 2008. The Register-Guard. January 25, 2012.
  13. News: Nine Oregon high schools ranked among best in nation . Graves. Bill. January 15, 2010. The Oregonian. January 16, 2010.
  14. News: Tardy South Eugene [temporarily] absent from 'best schools' list ]. Williams. Anne. June 23, 2010. The Register-Guard. January 25, 2012.
  15. News: Presidential scholars: Oregon scores three. Hammond. Betsy. May 3, 2010. The Oregonian. May 3, 2010.
  16. News: Eugene high school student wins $100,000, a laptop and a bright future. Brugger. Joe. March 10, 2009. The Oregonian. January 26, 2012.
  17. News: Three Beaverton area students are among the Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists. Owen. Wendy. January 11, 2012. The Oregonian. January 26, 2012.
  18. Web site: Navigating South: Opportunities at Our School. South Eugene High School. 2023-03-13.
  19. Web site: South Eugene High School » . 2013-06-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120922005825/http://sehs.4j.lane.edu/about/about.php . September 22, 2012 . mdy-all .
  20. Web site: Clubs 2018-2019 - South Eugene High School. sehs.4j.lane.edu. 2018-12-30.
  21. Web site: OSAA Boys Soccer Championships . Oregon School Activities Association.
  22. Web site: OSAA Girls Basketball Championships . Oregon School Activities Association.
  23. Web site: OSAA Baseball Championships . Oregon School Activities Association.
  24. Web site: OSAA Boys Track & Field Championships . Oregon School Activities Association.
  25. Web site: OSAA Boys Track & Field Championships . Oregon School Activities Association.
  26. https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/police-2-students-paid-person-to-make-4-bomb-threats-at-south-eugene-high-school/
  27. Web site: Sam Adams Wants Another Chance.
  28. Web site: Oregon Secretary of State.
  29. http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Record?q=recTitle:2006+primary&sortBy=recCreatedOn- May 2006 Oregon Voters' Pamphlet
  30. http://www.zipcon.net/~highroad/hardin.htm Tim Hardin
  31. Web site: Rick Hawn MMA Bio. March 24, 2018.
  32. Web site: Old Friends - Class of 1968 - South Eugene High School - $3 Lifetime subscription.
  33. http://web.mlsnet.com/players/es/bio.jsp?team=t260&player=jaqua_n&playerId=jaq652601&statType= former player for Seattle Sounders FC: Roster: Player Bio
  34. News: Hometown boy takes an unlikely path to Nashville. Lamberson. Carolyn. October 27, 2005. Eugene Register-Guard. August 24, 2012.
  35. Web site: Following a Passion – Eugene Weekly. en-US. 2019-07-09.
  36. 'Band on the Run'. The Register-Guard. February 19, 1996.
  37. Book: The Grove Dictionary of American Music. January 2013. OUP USA. 978-0-19-531428-1.
  38. Web site: Edwin J. Peterson (1930–) .
  39. Web site: Brian Rowe.
  40. News: The Sound of Silence. Lininger. Tom. December 18, 2003. Eugene Weekly. March 14, 2010.

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