South Albany High School

South Albany High School
Address
3705 Columbus SE
Albany, (Linn County), Oregon 97322
United States
Coordinates 44°36′28″N 123°04′40″W / 44.607777°N 123.077778°W / 44.607777; -123.077778Coordinates: 44°36′28″N 123°04′40″W / 44.607777°N 123.077778°W / 44.607777; -123.077778[1]
Information
Type Public
Opened 1971
School district Greater Albany Public School District
Principal Nate Munoz[2]
Grades 9-12
Number of students 1330[3]
Color(s) Red and grey         [4]
Athletics conference OSAA Mid-Willamette Conference 5A-3[4]
Mascot RedHawks
Rival Lebanon High School
Website http://sahs.albany.k12.or.us/

South Albany High School (SAHS) is a public high school located in Albany, Oregon, United States.

Built in 1970, South Albany occupies the largest facility in the Greater Albany Public School District, encompassing more than 167,000 square feet (15,500 m2) of classrooms and other facilities.

History

After splitting from Albany Union High School in 1971, the new "south" school embraced a Confederate theme. The mascot was the "Rebel"; athletic teams we nicknamed "the Rebels" and a Confederate flag hung in the gymnasium until it was removed during the 1989-90 school year.[5] The Rebel was removed on April 25, 2018, with the principal and interim superintendent citing the mascot's negative connotation.[6]

The school's colors are red and grey.

As of June 2018, the student body has chosen to replace the "Rebels" mascot with the "RedHawks." Finalization of the new mascot pending approval by the School Board. School colors are to remain the same.[7]

Sports

The South Albany sports program had a history of not ranking high in its conference and division. However, in 2004, the cheerleading program placed second against 5A and 6A teams at state competition, as well as winning all pre-state competitions. The school also had six All-Americans, three Les Schwab Bowl participants, and qualified for nationals. The football, soccer, dance and cheerleading programs have all gone to either district playoffs/championships or state championships in recent years. In 2016, the cheerleading program qualified and competed at the National High School Cheerleading Competition. The dance team, the Southern Belles, won state championships in 2014, 2015, and 2017 in the 5A division at the OSAA Dance and Drill State Championships.In 2018, SA football won league champs along with the warriors and qualified for the playoffs. Along with the varsity basketball boys team qualified for state and placed 6th in 5A rankings overall.

Academics

In 2008, 75% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 308 students, 231 graduated, 42 dropped out, and 13 received a modified diploma, and 22 were still in high school the following year.[8][9]

April Fire's Day

On April 1, 2015, students and parents woke up to a news story that sounded like an April Fools' Day joke. Classes were cancelled for the following days due to a large fire that had destroyed the school's choir room, cooking class rooms, band room and cafeteria, but school was resumed the following week. By 7 am, snorkel water cannons were being used to prevent the four-alarm fire from spreading to the rest of the school.[10] The man who had set the fire, Zachary Lee Burghart, was convicted a few months later for arson after pleading guilty.[11]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Albany High School
  2. ↑ https://sahs.albany.k12.or.us/2018/03/21/nate-munoz-named-principal-south-albany-high-school/"
  3. ↑ "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  4. 1 2 http://www.osaa.org/schools.aspx/SouthAlbany/
  5. ↑ Moody, Jennifer (2017-08-18). "Parent: Keep 'Rebel' name". Albany Democrat-Herald. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  6. ↑ http://democratherald.com/news/local/south-albany-high-to-get-a-new-mascot/article_10a2193a-7f15-5739-89f6-f98e1c82271e.html
  7. ↑ Moody, Jennifer (May 30, 2018). "South Albany to become RedHawks". Albany Democrat-Herald. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  8. ↑ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  9. ↑ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  10. ↑ "4-alarm fire at South Albany High School". KGW. 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  11. ↑ "Arsonist Convicted of South Albany School Fire". The Oregonian.
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