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David Douglas High School 
A place where connections are made[citation needed]Address 1001 SE 135th Ave
Portland, Oregon, Multnomah County, 97233
United StatesCoordinates 45°30′56″N 122°31′38″W / 45.515681°N 122.527229°WCoordinates: 45°30′56″N 122°31′38″W / 45.515681°N 122.527229°W Information Type Public Opened 1954 School district David Douglas School District Principal John Bier[1] Grades 9-12[2] Number of students 3080[2] Color(s) Scarlet and gray [3] Athletics conference OSAA Mt. Hood Conference 6A-3[3] Mascot Scots[3] Newspaper 'The Highlander' Website hs.ddouglas.k12.or.us 
David Douglas High School (DDHS) is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States.
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History
The school is named after 19th-century Scottish botanist David Douglas, namesake of such Pacific Northwest species as the Douglas-fir. Originally established in 1954, enrollment at DDHS increased quickly in subsequent years as development in suburban Portland expanded, eventually becoming one of the largest high schools in the area.
Academics
In 2008, 67% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 748 students, 500 graduated, 141 dropped out, 19 received a modified diploma, and 88 are still in high school.[4][5]
The Highlander
The Highlander is published monthly by the Advanced Journalism class, and has a circulation of 2,000. It is printed by the Gresham Outlook.
The Highlander has won the following awards:
- American Scholastic Press, First Place, 1995-2008
- Northwest Scholastic Press, First Place, 1994-2000, 2002-2005, 2008[6]
Awards and honors
In 1996, David Douglas was honored as one of the ten original New American High Schools "showcase site", serving as a model for other public schools around the nation, in part due to the David Douglas Model District Partnership and the "academic constellations" created through Project STARS (Students Taking Authentic Routes to Success).[7][8][9]
Sports
State championships
- Boys' Swimming: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985 2008
- Girls Swimming: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 1980, 1981
- Dance Team: 1997, 2000
- Boy's Baseball: 1977
- Football: 1960, 1965
Notable alumni
- Sam Elliott - actor
- Dennis Gassner - set designer
- Tonya Harding - professional ice skater (dropped out)
- John Jaha - baseball player
- Members of the band The Kingsmen
- Jeff Merkley - United States Senator
- Kim M. Peyton-McDonald - Olympic Gold Medal swimmer, 1976 Summer Olympics
- Pete Pierson - football player
- Lindsay Wagner - actress
References
- ^ http://hs.ddouglas.k12.or.us/node/4
- ^ a b "Oregon School Directory 2008-09". Oregon Department of Education. pp. 139. http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/school-directory-september-2008.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ a b c http://www.osaa.org/schools.aspx/DavidDouglas/
- ^ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2009/06/high_school_dropout_rates.html. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. http://blog.oregonlive.com/education_impact/2009/06/Dropout-Rates.xls. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ http://highlander.ddouglas.k12.or.us
- ^ http://slcprogram.ed.gov/cgi-bin/mysql/slcawards.cgi?l=showdistrict&sr=51
- ^ http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/15/74/88.pdf
- ^ http://slcprogram.ed.gov/cgi-bin/mysql/slcawards.cgi?l=showschool&sr=100
Categories:- High schools in Portland, Oregon
- Educational institutions established in 1954
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