West Albany High School

West Albany High School
Address
1130 Queen Ave SW
Albany, Linn County, Oregon 97321
United States
Coordinates 44°37′22″N 123°07′02″W / 44.622659°N 123.11709°W / 44.622659; -123.11709Coordinates: 44°37′22″N 123°07′02″W / 44.622659°N 123.11709°W / 44.622659; -123.11709
Information
Type Public
Motto "Where Excellence is a Strong Tradition"
Opened 1953
School district Greater Albany Public School District
Principal Susan Orsborn[1][2]
Grades 9-12
Number of students 1459[2]
Color(s) Blue and gold         [1]
Athletics conference OSAA 5A-2 Mid-Willamette Conference[1]
Mascot Bulldogs[1]
Rival South Albany High School
Website http://wahs.albany.k12.or.us/

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 prior to the completion of South Albany High School in 1972.

Academics

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]

Activities

Several sports teams and activities at West Albany have won state championships:

  • Boys golf: 1974, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2013
  • Girls softball: 2011
  • Football: 2007, 2008, 2013
  • Boys water polo: 2006, 2007,2010
  • Girls water polo: 2007,2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
  • Boys 4 × 100 m relay: 2008, 2013
  • Varsity cheerleading: 2009, 2010, 2011
  • Wind Ensemble: 2011, 2014
  • Dance/drill team: 1987, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2007

Any championship won before 2015 was under the 5A classification.

Attempted massacre

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 is held on $2 million bail.[5]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 http://www.osaa.org/schools.aspx/WestAlbany/%5Bdead+link%5D
  2. 1 2 "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  3. ↑ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  4. ↑ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  5. ↑ "teen who allegedly planned school bomb attack called self "Russian grim reaper," court docs say". CBS News. May 29, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.


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