St. Helens High School

St. Helens High School (SHHS) is a public high school located in St. Helens, Oregon, United States. Built in the 1950s, SHHS is a public school.

St. Helens High School
Address
2375 Gable Road St. Helens , (Columbia County) , Oregon 97051 United States
Coordinates	45°50′59.06″N 122°49′56.09″W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1950
School district	St. Helens School District
Principal	Dr. Katy Wagner
Grades	9–12
Number of students	944 (2016-17)[1]
Color(s)	Yellow and black   [2]
Athletics conference	OSAA Northwest Oregon Conference, 5A-2[2]
Mascot	Lion[2]
Team name	(St. Helens) Lions (Lady Lions for sports predominantly played by girls)
Website	www.sthelens.k12.or.us/Domain/88

An auxiliary filming for the movie Twilight took place at the school in April 2008.[3]

Academics

In 2015, SHHS had a class size of 224 students. 73% were on-time graduates and 45 dropped out.

In 2014, SHHS had a class size of 259 students. 85% were on-time graduates and 27 dropped out.[4][5]

Extracurricular activities

SHHS' clubs include drama club and robotics club, which takes part in the FRC tournament.

Sports include football, boys' and girls' soccer, volleyball, cheer, color guard, marching band, swim team, wrestling, boys' and girls' basketball, track & field, golf, baseball, softball, and boys' and girls' tennis.

In 2019 claims that opponents of St. Helens had been subjected to years of racist taunting were reported in the media and discussed in the State Senate.[6][7]

Accomplishments

• Football 3A state champions – 1992, 1996[8]
• Track & Field Boys 5A state champions – 2007[9]
• Volleyball 5A state champions – 2014[10]

Notable alumni

• Holly Madison (1997) – television personality[11]

References

1. "St Helens High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
2. "OSAA - Error". www.osaa.org.
3. Swan, Darryl (2008-04-02). "'Twilight' descends on St. Helens". Retrieved 2009-05-14.
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. Herron, Elise (30 January 2019). "Oregon Sen. Lew Frederick Condemns Racism at Portland-Area High School Basketball Game". Willamette Week. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
7. Denning, Max (5 February 2019). "Athletes at Oregon's Most Diverse High School Describe a Yearslong Pattern of Racial Harassment When They Travel to a Rival School". Willamette Week. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
8. "OSAA Football Championships" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
9. "Boys Track and Field Team State Champions 2007" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
10. "Volleyball State Champions 2014" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
11. Hector, Alley (2008-09-24). "Celebrity dating drama - The Hugh Hefner, Criss Angel, Holly Madison triangle". The Oregonian. Retrieved 10 August 2010.

External links

• St Helens High School