Sheldon High School (Eugene, Oregon)
Academics
In 2022, 87% of the school's seniors received a High School Diploma. Of 322 students, 288 graduated and 34 dropped out, received a modified diploma, or were still in school the following school year.
Sheldon High School offers nine Advanced Placement (AP) classes and opportunities for college credit through Lane Community College and the University of Oregon.
Academic awards
In June 2010, KGW and The Register-Guard reported that Sheldon had made Newsweek's annual list of the nation's best public high schools of the year, ranking second best in Oregon and 665th in the nation.
Athletics
Sheldon High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 6A-7 Southwest Conference (excluding football which competes in 6A-SD1). The athletic director is Ricky Rodriguez and the athletics secretary is Kristi Savage.
State Championships:
- Baseball: 2013, 2015
- Boys Basketball: 1992
- Boys Golf: 2005, 2006
- Boys Soccer: 2002†
- Boys Swimming: 1975, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999
- Boys Track and Field: 2009, 2016, 2024
- Boys Tennis: 1971†, 1972†, 2001
- Cheerleading: 2004
- Dance/Drill: 2002, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2023 (6A Jazz), 2023 (Kick)
- Football: 2002, 2007, 2009, 2012
- Girls Golf: 2013
- Girls Soccer: 2003, 2004
- Girls Swimming: 1997, 1998, 2000
- Girls Track and Field: 1968
- Girls Tennis: 1993
- Softball: 2019, 2023, 2024
- Volleyball: 2022
Athletic awards
Sheldon High School won the Oregonian Cup, an OSAA award for "overall school excellence in academics, activities, athletics and sportsmanship," in the 2001-2002 and 2002–2003 school years.
Student media
Newspaper
The Talisman is the student newspaper. It is published twice per term. It was given the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Silver Crown Award for high school newspapers in 1988.
Radio
Sheldon is home to KRVM (AM) and KRVM (FM), a public access radio station which includes student involvement.
Notable alumni
- Jon Anderson - 1972 Summer Olympics runner, winner of 1973 Boston Marathon
- Alex Brink - quarterback, Houston Texans, Canadian Football League
- Greg Byrne - Athletic Director for the University of Alabama
- Kameron Canaday - NFL player
- Todd Christensen - football player, Los Angeles Raiders
- James Dutton (astronaut) - NASA astronaut pilot
- Justin Herbert - NFL quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers and former President of the Sheldon High School Fishing Club
- Dave Hunt - House Speaker, Oregon House of Representatives
- Jon Jaqua - football player, Washington Redskins
- Mike Luckovich - editorial cartoonist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Chris Miller - football player, Atlanta Falcons
- Brent Primus - former Bellator MMA Lightweight Champion
- Michael Walter - football player, San Francisco 49ers
- Craig Wasson - actor
- Taylor John Williams - singer on Season 7 of The Voice
References
- ^ "Sheldon".
- ^ "Sheldon High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- ^ "Sheldon High School School Guide". OregonLive.Com. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ "Sheldon High School Curriculum Guide 2021-2022" (PDF). Sheldon High School. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Newsweek ranks Corbett High 5th best in U.S." KGW. June 15, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ "Tardy South Eugene absent from 'best schools' list: The school was late submitting data for Newsweek's annual list, which includes Sheldon and Churchill". The Register-Guard. June 23, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ "Records & Archives".
- ^ "OSAA - Awards".
- ^ "Sheldon High School". Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ "Columbia Scholastic Press Association : 1988 Scholastic Crown Recipients". cspa.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 2006-04-21.
- ^ "Sheldon students keep real variety in sports talk radio. - Free Online Library".
External links
- Media related to Sheldon High School (Eugene, Oregon) at Wikimedia Commons