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Ashland High School (Oregon)

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{{Infobox school

| name = Ashland High School

| image = Ashland High School (logo).jpg

| imagesize = 180px

| streetaddress = 201 S. Mountain Ave.

| city = Ashland

| county = (Jackson County)

| state = Oregon

| zipcode = 97520

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|42.190931|-122.699524|type:edu_source:googlemaps_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}

| type = Public

| district = Ashland School District

| campus = Rural

| accreditation = Northwest Association of Accredited Schoolshttp://www.northwestaccreditation.org/schools/Oregon.pdf{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}[http://www.oregonnaas.org/webpagefiles/All%20Accredited%20Member%20Schools.pdf Name]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| principal = Ben Bell {{cite web|url=http://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150605/NEWS/150609868|title=Three new principals for 2015-16|author=Joe ZavalaAshland Daily Tidings|work=DailyTidings.com}}

| grades = 9–12

| students = 884 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?DistrictID=4101560&ID=410156000401|title=Ashland High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 15, 2024}}

| rival =

| ratio = 16.67

| teaching_staff = 53.02 (FTE)

| mascot = Grizzly{{cite web|url=http://www.osaa.org/schools.aspx/Ashland/|title=OSAA - Error|work=osaa.org}}

| mascot image =

| team_name =

| colors = {{color box|red}}{{color box|white}} Red and white

| conference = OSAA Midwestern League 5A

| newspaper = Rogue News

| opened =

| established = 1890

| picture = Ashland oregon high school admin bldg.jpg

| picture_caption = Ashland School District administration building in 2013

| homepage = [http://www.ashland.k12.or.us/SectionIndex.asp?SectionID=41 Official site]

}}

Ashland High School (AHS) is a public high school in Ashland, Oregon, United States, near the Southern Oregon University campus.

History

===Fire===

On June 3, 2006 at 2:30 pm, a fire broke out in the AHS room behind the gym during a farewell assembly for the seniors. Students and teachers were evacuated. The gym was heavily damaged and Mountain Avenue was closed for hours. No one was hurt during the fire. The fire department determined that the fire had been started by two students with firework sparklers.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytidings.com/article/20060603/News/306039999|title=June 3, 2006 Ashland Fire and Rescue Chief Woodley talks on his radio outside of the badly burned section of Ashland High School. Photos by Orville Hector - Daily Tidings. Blaze destroys AHS room Students evacuated, no|author=Alan Panebaker, Ashland Daily Tidings|work=DailyTidings.com}}{{cite news |url= http://www.dailytidings.com/article/20060728/News/307289999 |date= July 28, 2006 |title= Suspected Arson at Ashland High School |newspaper= Ashland Daily Tidings |first= Robert |last= Plain}}

=Homecoming=

The homecoming dance on September 25, 2015, was the first school dance at AHS to feature gender-neutral "homecoming royalty". The change was initiated by student body presidents and approved by the principal at the time, Michelle Zundel. The change received wide publicity and was announced to the student body in a video shown to all students during the mandatory "advisory" class.{{cite web|url=http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20140925/News/140929771|title=Ashland High drops homecoming king and queen|author=Joe Zavala for the Mail Tribune|work=MailTribune.com}}{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/06/ashland-high-school-homecoming_n_5940148.html | work=Huffington Post | title=This High School Has An Amazing Reason For Getting Rid Of Its Homecoming King And Queen | date=2014-10-06}}

On the afternoon of October 1, 2015, during the school's homecoming celebration, Ashland Police Department officers put the school into lockdown following a potential threat of a school shooting. An AHS alumnus had posted to Facebook a photo of a gun with threatening statements against the school. The Umpqua Community College shooting had taken place about three and a half hours prior, prompting the police to take the situation especially seriously. Students were kept in classes 10 minutes past the end of the day and the homecoming parade was cancelled.{{cite web|url=http://www.ashland.or.us/News.asp?NewsID%3D3357 |title=City of Ashland, Oregon - Potential Threats Against Ashland High School Investigated, APD Press Release |accessdate=2015-10-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002214130/http://www.ashland.or.us/News.asp?NewsID=3357 |archivedate=2015-10-02 }} The threat was later deemed too vague to represent a significant danger.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/10/alarming_facebook_post_ashland.html|title='Alarming' Facebook post cancels Ashland High School Homecoming Parade|work=OregonLive.com|date=2 October 2015 }}

Academics

In 2008, 81% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 296 students, 239 graduated, 53 dropped out, one received a modified diploma, and three were still in high school in 2009.{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2009/06/high_school_dropout_rates.html|title=State releases high school graduation rates|date=2009-06-30|work=The Oregonian|accessdate=2009-07-01}}{{cite news|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/education_impact/2009/06/Dropout-Rates.xls|title=Oregon dropout rates for 2008|date=2009-06-30|work=The Oregonian|accessdate=2009-07-01}}

The school received a silver ranking from U.S. News & World Report{{'}}s 2010 "America's Best High Schools" survey.{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/listings/high-schools/oregon/ashland_high_school |title=Best High Schools 2010 |date=2009-12-09 |work=U.S. News & World Report |accessdate=2010-01-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703082122/http://www.usnews.com/listings/high-schools/oregon/ashland_high_school |archivedate=2010-07-03 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2010/01/nine_oregon_high_schools_ranke.html|title= Nine Oregon high schools ranked among best in nation |last=Graves|first=Bill|date=2010-01-15|work=The Oregonian|accessdate=2010-01-16| archiveurl= https://archive.today/20100117023804/http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2010/01/nine_oregon_high_schools_ranke.html| archivedate= 17 January 2010 | url-status= live}}

Athletics

Ashland High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 5A-2 Mid-Western League.

State Championships:{{cite web|url=https://www.osaa.org/records/champions|title=Records & Archives}}

  • Boys Basketball: 1922, 1944

Notable alumni

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References

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Category:High schools in Jackson County, Oregon

Category:Educational institutions established in 1890

Category:Buildings and structures in Ashland, Oregon

Category:Schools accredited by the Northwest Accreditation Commission

Category:Public high schools in Oregon

Category:1890 establishments in Oregon