Sunset High School (Beaverton, Oregon) Explained

Sunset High School
County:(Washington County)
Zipcode:97229
Country:United States
Campus Type:Suburban
Principal:Elisa Schorr[1]
Grades:9–12
Enrollment:2,003 (2021–22)[2]
Teaching Staff:84.59 (FTE) (2021–22)
Ratio:23.68 (2021–22)
Team Name:Apollos
Conference:OSAA Metro League 6A-2
Picture Caption:Sunset High School in 2015
Picture2:Sunset High School - Beaverton, Oregon.JPG
Picture Caption2:The west side of the school in 2009

Sunset High School is a public high school in Beaverton, Oregon, United States. The school currently offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. It opened in 1959 and is the second oldest of the six high schools in the Beaverton School District. Sunset's athletic teams are known as the Apollos.

History

The school opened in January 1959, initially with freshman and sophomore students only,[3] adding juniors in the fall and its first senior class in September 1960.[4]

Senator Robert F. Kennedy spoke at a student-organized mock Democratic Convention held at Sunset High School on May 17, 1968, less than three weeks before his assassination on June 5.[5] [6] [7]

Location

Sunset High School is located in the predominantly unincorporated area known as Cedar Mill. Although it has always had a Portland street address,[8] it has never actually been within the city of Portland proper. From 1959 to 1999, the school property was unincorporated land in Washington County, with it being in the Cedar Mill census-designated place as of the 1990 U.S. Census.[9] In 1999 the Sunset High School grounds (including the adjacent swimming pool) were annexed by the city of Beaverton.[10] [11] Nevertheless, as of 2022 the school's mailing address remains a "Portland" address, as is the case for almost all of Cedar Mill.

Demographics

As of 2021–22, 50.5% of students are white, 11.4% Hispanic or Latino, 27.3% Asian, 1.3% African American, 0.4% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 0.3% American Indian/Alaska Native, and 8.6% two or more races. The 2021–22 enrollment was 2,003.

Academics

In 1983, Sunset High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.[12]

In 2008, 84% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 498 students, 409 graduated, 59 dropped out, five received a modified diploma, and 25 were still in high school in 2009.[13] [14]

State titles

State championships (Oregon School Activities Association) won by Sunset High School:[15] [16]

2021

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Principal's Message . Sunset High School . March 18, 2023 . en.
  2. Web site: At-A-Glance School . Oregon Department of Education . Oregon Department of Education . May 28, 2021.
  3. Morrison, Wilma (December 28, 1958). "Shuffling of Districts, Changing of Curricula Seen for Schools". The Sunday Oregonian, p. 26.
  4. "School Bell Rings Again; Record Enrollments Expected". The Oregonian, September 6, 1960, p. 29.
  5. "RFK Draws Youth Cheers". The Oregonian, May 18, 1968, p. 12.
  6. "Student Mock Convention Hears Kennedy" (photos). The Oregonian, May 18, 1968, Section 2, p. 4.
  7. News: Robert Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy thrilled young voters during epic battle for 1968 Oregon primary (historic photos) . May 16, 2016 . Douglas . Perry . . . May 12, 2019.
  8. Web site: Home. Sunset High School. 2024-03-31. 13840 NW Cornell Rd Portland OR 97229. - Compare with CDP maps and municipal maps. Note that just because it has a "Portland, OR" postal address does not mean it is in the City of Portland. The City of Houston stated: "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries."
  9. Web site: 1990 COUNTY BLOCK MAP (RECREATED): WASHINGTON County. U.S. Census Bureau. 39. 2024-03-31. - Compare page 39 to the physical location of the school.
  10. City of Beaverton Ordinance 4042, passed March 31, 1999.
  11. Web site: Bruce . Virginia . Beaverton in Cedar Mill . January 2007 . The Cedar Mill News . March 31, 2023.
  12. Web site: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982–1983 Through 1999–2002 . July 22, 2008 . . March 1, 2023.
  13. News: State releases high school graduation rates . June 30, 2009 . The Oregonian. July 1, 2009.
  14. Web site: Oregon dropout rates for 2008 . June 30, 2009 . The Oregonian. July 1, 2009.
  15. Web site: OSAA Records of Champions . Oregon School Activities Association. May 12, 2019.
  16. Web site: OSAA Speech State Championship – Presentation (16:9) by Kayla Crook . 2021-04-25 . Canva . en.
  17. News: Baker . Jeff . 17 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Oregon . February 16, 2016 . . Portland, Oregon . April 30, 2014 . oregonlive.com.
  18. Web site: Brady Clark Stats . Baseball-Reference.com . May 13, 2019.
  19. News: Miller . Mark . Sunset High School alum Caspar Corbeau to swim at Olympics . 2021-06-17 . . June 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210617120225/https://pamplinmedia.com/bvt/15-news/511948-409336-sunset-high-school-alum-caspar-corbeau-to-swim-at-olympics . June 17, 2021.
  20. Web site: Tom Drougas . https://web.archive.org/web/20110807154246/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DROUGTOM01 . August 7, 2011 . databasefootball.com . dead.
  21. Web site: Portland Timbers promote from within as Andrew Gregor takes over T2 . . . January 6, 2016 . Molly . Blue . May 13, 2019.
  22. Web site: Stephanie Kaza Curriculum Vitae . uvm.edu . April 26, 2006 . May 13, 2019.
  23. Oregon Blue Book 1999 . The Oregon Blue Book . 1999 . May 13, 2019 . State of Oregon . 13 . 0196-4577.
  24. Web site: Judge of the Supreme Court, Position 4, Susan M. Leeson, page 41 . 1998 Oregon Voters Pamphlet . Oregon Secretary of State, courtesy State Library Digital Collection . September 18, 2019.
  25. News: Landen Lucas chooses Westview and has Oregon on his list . August 6, 2011 . . . Nick . Daschel . May 13, 2019 . Hillsboro, Oregon.
  26. Web site: Drew Martin @ Sunset High School . . . May 13, 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190513154021/http://highschoolsports.oregonlive.com/player/drew-martin/ . May 13, 2019 . en.
  27. News: Johnson . Barry . Weekend Wrap: Sacco, Blues & 'Jamb' . May 13, 2019 . . May 28, 2012.
  28. News: . 'Journalism' review: Graphic-form journalist, Joe Sacco, is on the side of those who suffer . May 13, 2019 . . June 23, 2012.
  29. News: Baker . Jeff . 18 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Portland . May 12, 2019 . . Portland, Oregon . April 28, 2014 . oregonlive.com.
  30. News: Letourneau . Connor . Former Oregon and Sunset standout Garrett Sim relishes chance to practice with Blazers' summer league team . May 13, 2019 . . July 10, 2013.
  31. Web site: Curriculum Vitae . Royal . Skousen . January 17, 2007 . . September 22, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716115016/http://linguistics.byu.edu/faculty/skousenr/cv_07.pdf . July 16, 2011 . dead.
  32. News: The Dark Side: When California's rich and mighty take a fall, this intrepid young writer is there to chronicle it all . Buckley . Peter . January 15, 1987 . The Sacramento Bee.
  33. News: Going for broke on the Billionaire Boys Club . Baker . Jeff . May 19, 1996 . The Oregonian.
  34. News: Vondersmith . Jason . 25 years of sonic rebellion . May 13, 2019 . . January 23, 2019.
  35. Web site: About Tommy Thayer . tommythayer.com . September 21, 2010.
  36. News: Vondersmith . Jason . Local guitar hero . . August 22, 2013 . B1 . August 24, 2013 . Pamplin Media Group.
  37. News: Portland State football: Energetic wide receiver Aaron Woods leads by example . . . October 6, 2009 . Jim . Beseda . May 13, 2019.

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