Tualatin High School

Infobox School
name=Tualatin High School
type=Public


imagesize=180px
caption=A sideview of Tualatin High School
established=1992
district=Tigard-Tualatin School District
grades=9 to 12
principal=Jeff Smith
location=Tualatin, OR
country=USA
information=[phone]
website= [http://tuhs.ttsd.k12.or.us/ tuhs.ttsd.k12.or.us]

Tualatin High School is a public school located in Tualatin, Oregon, USA. Opened in 1992, it currently enrolls approximately 2100 students, of which about 80% continue into post-secondary education. It is part of the Tigard-Tualatin School District. Tualatin's mascot is the Timberwolf, and its school colors are crimson, silver, and black.

History

Although Tualatin High School is relatively new, its roots reach back to 1865, when a small red school house was built in the village. The school house went on to become Tualatin Elementary School and is now the location of the Tualatin Food Bank. It was replaced in 1900 with a new, two-room school on Boones Ferry Road, which is still a major thoroughfare in the city. A four-year high school program was offered for the first time in 1909, after the school was hoisted up and two more rooms were added beneath. However, the seven-member class of 1936 was the last class to graduate from the old Tualatin School. After that, students were sent to nearby high schools in Sherwood and Tigard. The move was further solidified in 1969, when Tualatin residents voted to officially join Tigard School District 23J.

In 1990, following rapid growth in Tualatin, the name of the district changed to the Tigard-Tualatin School District, a signal of Tualatin’s emerging importance in the area’s academic structure. Only two years later, in 1992, the new Tualatin High School opened its doors on a 64 acre campus. Students from area junior high schools voted on the school colors and mascot.

For several years, the school lacked a swimming pool and auditorium, as well as proper spectator stands for its state-of-the-art football field. As a result, many extracurricular activities, such as plays and sporting events, took place on the grounds of the school’s new rival, Tigard High School. This was corrected in the summer of 1998, when the school completed its new sports stadium. Later that year, it opened its own auditorium and swim center.

The school added a building called the T.E.C.H. Wing that opened in the spring of 2006. T.E.C.H. stands for Tualatin Engineering, Computers, and Health.

On March 24, 2008, the first day of Spring Break, the school's website was hacked and displayed an anti-war message. "The district's webmaster redirected Internet users to a temporary site, so they could begin an investigation. Tualatin Police are helping to determine who broke into the webpage. They don't know whether it was done by someone inside the school or an outside hacker. They are working to restore the school's website." (Brad Ford, KPOJ News)

Academic achievements

The school reports that its Talented and Gifted population averages 18-20%, while the national average is 2.64%. The school runs a large International Baccalaureate program. SAT scores average 1100. The class of 1998 had the largest number of National Merit Scholars of any high school in Oregon.

The school's CIM scores in mathematics were the third highest in the state in 2000.

Tualatin High School is one of 13 schools in Oregon and one of 479 in the United States to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. "The IB Diploma is the premier global standard of high school academic excellence, and Tualatin is proud to have offered students the option to earn it ever since our doors opened in 1992." - Tualatin High IB Program.

Athletics

Tualatin is a 6A school in the Pacific Conference (formerly the Pac-9) for Oregon prep athletics. Tualatin offers 22 different sports teams and has won awards in boys and girls basketball, girls tennis, cheerleading, dance team, football, boys golf, girls soccer, softball, speech/debate, swimming, and track. This includes three consecutive golf team titles from 2002-2004.

tudent Organizations

* A.A.F.S.C.(Awareness, Activism and Free Speech Club) - Mr. Malone * Art Club – Ms. Miller * Breaking Down the Walls - Ms. Montegna * Chess Club - Mr. Thompson * Communicare - Ms. Moore * D and D Club - Mr. Wiechmann * Drama/Thespians - Mr. Clark * Equestrian Club - Terry Riscoe * F.B.L.A. (Future Business Leaders of America) - Mr. McCaffrey * F.C.A.(Fellowship of Christian Athletes) - Mr. Hastin * Film Club – Mr. Clark * French Club - Mrs. Alvstad * Gay Straight Alliance - Mr. Lieuallen * Global Vision - Mr. Hausman * Key Club - Ms. Montegna, Ms. Rand * Lacrosse - Ms. Cheryl Coupe with Mrs. Kroeger * Lions Club * M.E.Ch.A. - Ms. Hay * MLG Video Game Club - Mr. Thompson * Model U.N. - Staff Advisor TBA * Music Makers- Mr. Lieuallen * National Honor Society - Mr. Malone * National Art Honor Society – Mr. Rostron * Pack Leaders - Lori DuPuis * Outdoor Club - Mr. Jakubowski * PHAZE – Mrs. Bullock * P.E.T.A- (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) - Ms. Lind * Ping Pong Club- ???? * Photographic Society - Mr. Hohman * Racquetball Club - Mr. Youngberg * Radio/D.J. Club - Mr. Malone * Risk Club - Mr. Thompson * Robotics Club – Mrs. Hubbard * Rose’s Stock house - Mr. Rose * Rotary Club – Staff Advisor TBA * SOS Brigade Anime Club - Staff Advisor TBA * Snowriders - Ms. Moore * Snowboarding Club - Laurie Doan * Spanish Club - Mrs. Bailey * Speech Team - Ms. McKeever * Student Principal Ambassadors - Mrs. McCauley, Ms. Merriman * Tuesday Dewsday Club - Mr. VanDyke * Yoga Club - Mrs. Gorka * Young Life – Mr. Schoppe

Associated Student Body

The Associated Student Body (ASB) is the student council at Tualatin High School, which consists of 9 directorships: Spirit, Budget, Elections, and Leadership Services (B.E.L.S), Communications, Community Service, Assemblies, Unity, the Arts, Graduation and Clubs (Grubs), and Technology.

TuHS ASB's newly created website:

http://tuhsasb.com/

External links

* [http://tuhs.ttsd.k12.or.us/ Tualatin High School website]
* [http://tuhsasb.com/ Tualatin High School ASB website]