Eagle Point High School

Eagle Point High School is a public high school in Eagle Point, Oregon, United States. The school has 1205 students. The school's nickname is the Eagles and its colors are royal blue and gold.[2] The Eagle Point Eagles compete in the Southern Oregon Conference 5A-3 Midwestern League of the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA). The current principal is Andy Kovach.[3][2]

Eagle Point High School
Address
203 N Platt Street

Eagle Point
,
Jackson County
,
Oregon
97524

United States
Coordinates42.47525°N 122.801946°W / 42.47525; -122.801946
Information
TypePublic
School districtEagle Point School District
PrincipalAndy Kovach
Teaching staff47.89 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Number of students1,084 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.64[1]
Color(s)Royal blue and gold   
Athletics conferenceOSAA Southern Oregon Conference 5A-3 Midwestern League
MascotEagle
Team nameEagles
RivalCrater
NewspaperUpper Rogue Independent
Websiteeaglepnt.k12.or.us

Academics

In 2008, 83% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 294 students, 245 graduated, 29 dropped out, three received a modified diploma, and 17 were still in high school the following year.[4][5]

In October 2009 the school was removed from the No Child Left Behind safety watch list, due to the following not occurring: "more than 1 percent of their students brought a weapon to school, were expelled for violence or committed a violent crime on campus."[6][7]

In 2011, Eagle Point High School was awarded with an "outstanding" report card from the state of Oregon due to its increase in state test scores.

Labor relations

In May 2012, Eagle Point School District teachers and staff as well as bus drivers went on strike and left the school for three weeks. The strike lasted for two weeks and resulted in a tentative contract agreement.

Alumni

References
  1. "Eagle Point High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
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  3. "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  4. "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  5. "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  6. Hammond, Betsy (2009-10-27). "Five Oregon schools on safety watch list due to weapons, violence, crime". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
  7. Weigler, Jake (2009-10-28). "Five Schools Placed on Oregon's Safety "Watch List"". Oregon Department of Education. Retrieved 2009-10-28.


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