Hermiston High School
Hermiston High School (HHS) is a four-year, public high school in Hermiston, Oregon, United States.
Hermiston High School | |
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Address | |
600 S 1st Street , , 97838 | |
Coordinates | 45.835921°N 119.292882°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
School district | Hermiston School District |
Principal | Jenna Talia[1][2] |
Grades | 9-12[2] |
Number of students | 1,588 (2016-17)[3] |
Color(s) | Purple and gold [1] |
Athletics conference | OSAA Columbia River Conference 5A |
Mascot | Bulldog[1] |
Team name | Hermiston Bulldogs |
Rival | Pendleton |
Website | www.hhs.hermiston.k12.or.us |
Building
The main building is a seventy-classroom structure with computer laboratories, two large auditoriums, a library and physical education spaces. In 2016, three modulars were added to the layout in order to keep up with a rapidly increasing class size.[4] A new parking lot was opened on January 2nd, 2018.[5]
Academics
In 2008, 81% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 273 students, 220 graduated, 33 dropped out, and 20 were still in high school the following year.[6]
Hermiston High School works enables students to become program completers. Blue Mountain Community College, based in Pendleton, Oregon, works with Hermiston High School in a dual enroll program to allow students to be simultaneously working for their high school degree as well as their AAOT, or Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree.
Athletics
In 2017, Hermiston announced that it will begin competing in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association in the 2018–19 school year. The decision was made in order to cut down on travel distances, especially when competing against teams in the Portland, Oregon area.[7]
Hermiston's wrestling team has won ten championships in the state's 5A division. Its cross-country team won a state championship in 2010 and its American football team won a state championship in 201 4.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-09-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- "Hermiston High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- "Hermiston High to add three modulars to keep up with enrollment boom". East Oregonian. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- "Hermiston High School to open new parking lot". Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009. - Joyce, Nathan (June 5, 2017). "Hermiston becomes first out-of-state school to join WIAA". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 5, 2017.