- Glencoe High School (Hillsboro, Oregon)
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Glencoe High School 
Location Hillsboro, OR 97124 Coordinates 45°32′32″N 122°59′35″W / 45.542187°N 122.993188°WCoordinates: 45°32′32″N 122°59′35″W / 45.542187°N 122.993188°W Information School type Public, high school Founded 1980 School district Hillsboro School District 1J Principal Bob Macauley[1] Vice principal Greg Mitchell, Mary Peterson Grades 9-12 Enrollment 1,601 (2009) Language English Campus Suburban Color(s) Crimson, Black, and White Mascot Tide Guy Team name Crimson Tide Website Glencoe High School Website Glencoe High School is a public secondary school in Hillsboro, Oregon's Hillsboro School District. It was founded in 1980 to help control the growing density of Hillsboro High School due to the city's rapid expansion, and is the second oldest of the four high schools in the city. Glencoe is classified as a 6A school for activities and sports. It takes its name from the former community of Glencoe where the school is located. In 2003, the school, along with all schools in the district, made national news when 17 days of classes were cut from the school year which allowed students to be out in May due to budget cuts to education in Oregon.[2]
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Mascot
Glencoe's mascot is the Crimson Tide. The official Crimson Tide icon is known as The Tide Guy, and is portrayed as an angry wave with fists. The Tide Guy is on nearly all official school mailings, and is often placed in the yearbook as if he were a student. The official mascot at football games and selected other events is Captain Crimson. Captain Crimson was adopted in the early beginnings of Glencoe High School, because The Tide Guy would have proved difficult to accurately portray in costume form. The Captain Crimson uniform consists of spandex tights, a spandex long-sleeved shirt with 'Captain Crimson' emblazoned on the front, a pair of crimson basketball shorts, a crimson and black cape, and large prosthetic muscles. The position is ceremoniously handed down through student council to an unusually enthusiastic incoming senior.
Academics
In 2008, 85% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 384 students, 328 graduated, 34 dropped out, 5 received a modified diploma, and 17 are still in high school.[3][4]
The school received a silver ranking from U.S. News & World Report's 2010 "America's Best High Schools" survey.[5][6] Glencoe offers a variety of Advanced Placement courses and is a certified Project Lead The Way school.[7]
Athletics
Glencoe has won state championships in track and field, men's and women's basketball, and football (twice, in 1986 and 1994). The school belongs to the Northwest Oregon Conference, and in the 07/08 season won its first state championship in soccer. Its cross-town rival is Hillsboro High School. Since opening, the school has used the off-campus Hare Field for hosting football games.[8]
The school has been state champions in the following sports in the following years:
- 2010 - 5A Softball
- 2007 - 5A Boys soccer[9]
- 1994 - 4A Football[10]
- 1986 - 3A Football
- 1983 - 3A Basketball
Extracurricular offerings
Glencoe is recognized for its Dance team, also known as the Tidettes. The team has won twelve out of the last seventeen state championships in the Large Show Division in Oregon, placing 5th in 2007 and 4th in 2008.
Notable alumni
- Erik Ainge, football player
- Jason Earles, actor[citation needed]
- Lisa Gardner, novelist
- Ben Petrick, baseball player, Colorado Rockies
References
- ^ "Oregon School Directory 2009-2010". Oregon Department of Education. pp. 117. http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/2009-10-school-directory.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ^ Oregon schools cutting class. CNN.com. Retrieved on February 25, 2008.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Best High Schools 2010". U.S. News & World Report. 2009-12-09. http://www.usnews.com/listings/high-schools/oregon/glencoe_high_school. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ Graves, Bill (2010-01-15). "Nine Oregon high schools ranked among best in nation". The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2010/01/nine_oregon_high_schools_ranke.html. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ http://www.pltw.org/Engineering/Locations.cfm
- ^ Gaynair, Gillian. Hillsboro thinks things will go better with Coke. The Oregonian, May 21, 1998.
- ^ OSAA Boys Soccer Championships. OSAA. Retrieved on February 5, 2008.
- ^ OSAA Football Championships. OSAA. Retrieved on February 5, 2008.
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Categories:- Educational institutions established in 1980
- High schools in Washington County, Oregon
- Education in Hillsboro, Oregon
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