| West Albany High School | |
| Streetaddress: | 1130 Queen Avenue Southwest |
| City: | Albany |
| County: | Linn County |
| State: | Oregon |
| Zipcode: | 97321 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 44.6227°N -123.1171°W |
| Type: | Public |
| District: | Greater Albany Public School District |
| Principal: | Rich Engel[1] |
| Grades: | 9-12 |
| Teaching Staff: | 56.37 (FTE)[2] |
| Ratio: | 23.01 |
| Campus: | Suburban |
| Students: | 1,297 (2021-2022) |
| Rival: | McKay High School, Central High School, and Lebanon High School |
| Motto: | Where Excellence is a Strong Tradition. and Once a bulldog, always a bulldog. |
| Mascot: | Bulldog |
| Team Name: | Bulldogs |
| Colors: | Navy, Vegas Gold, and Gray |
| Conference: | OSAA 5A-3 Mid-Willamette Conference |
| Opened: | 1953 |
| Homepage: | West Albany Home Page |
West Albany High School is a public high school in Albany, Oregon, United States.
West Albany High School was formerly named Albany Union High School before the completion of South Albany High School in 1972.
In 2008, 93% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 325 students, 303 graduated, 13 dropped out, four received a modified diploma, and five stayed on for another year.[3] [4]
West Albany High School offers 16 Advanced Placement (AP) courses and 26 opportunities for college credit through Linn-Benton Community College.[5]
West Albany High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 5A-3 Mid-Willamette Conference. The athletic director is Don Lien and the athletics secretary is Tonya Lindberg.
State Championships:[6]
(†=Tied with 1 or more schools)
On May 27, 2013, a junior who was attending the school was found with an arsenal of explosives under the floorboards of his bedrooms. The explosives included a Molotov cocktail, a napalm bomb, and Drano bombs. He supposedly wanted to make a more "successful version" of the Columbine High School massacre. He was charged with attempted aggravated murder and six counts each of unlawful possession and manufacture of a destructive device. He accepted a plea deal, with reduced charges of six counts of manufacture of a destructive device, and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon. He was sentenced to 10 years in the custody of the Oregon Youth Authority.[7]