McNary High School
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{{Infobox school
| name = McNary High School
| image = mcnaryhighschool.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| caption =
| streetaddress = 595 Chemawa Road
| city = Keizer
| county = Marion County
| state = Oregon
| zipcode = 97003
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|45.000744|-123.0336326|type:edu_source:googlemaps_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}
| type = Public
| district = Salem-Keizer School District
| principal = Scott Gragg{{cite web|url=https://www.osaa.org/schools/131|title=McNary}}
| grades = 9-12
| students = 2,058 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4110820&SchoolPageNum=3&ID=411082000817|title=McNary High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 9, 2024}}
| teaching_staff = 84.21 (FTE)
| campus =
| rivals = South Salem High School, West Salem High School
| mascot = Celtic
| mascot image =
| colors = Royal Blue and White {{color box|royalblue|border=royalblue}}{{color box|white|border=gray}}
| conference = OSAA 6A-6 Central Valley Conference
| newspaper = The Piper
| feeder_schools = Claggett Creek Middle School,
Whiteaker Middle Schoolhttps://salkeiz.k12.or.us/schools/attendance-areas
| opened = 1965
| homepage = [https://mcnary.salkeiz.k12.or.us/ McNary High School Homepage]
}}
McNary High School (MHS) is the only public high school located in Keizer, Oregon, United States.
History
In December 1962, voters passed a bond that would relieve overcrowding in North Salem and South Salem High Schools.
The naming process was confusing. Many proposed for the school to be named "North Salem High School" and the "old" North Salem High School to be named "Capitol High School." However, it was decided that the school would be named after Charles L. McNary.{{cite web|url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/life/2016/04/08/heritage-mcnary-celebrates-half-century/82779718/#:~:text=Going%20into%20the%201963%20school,school%20was%20held%20on%20Oct|title=Heritage: McNary Celebrates Half a Century|publisher=Statesman Journal|author=Zimmerman, Andy|date=April 9, 2016|access-date=February 7, 2024}}
Academics
In 2008, 83% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 444 students, 368 graduated, 47 dropped out, and 29 were still in high school the following year.{{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 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916010203/http://blog.oregonlive.com/education_impact/2009/06/Dropout-Rates.xls |archivedate=2011-09-16 }}
In 2021, the graduation rate was 91%.{{Cite web |date= |title="McNary High School" |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/oregon/districts/salem-keizer-school-district-24j/mcnary-high-school-16636 |access-date=April 13, 2022 |website=U.S. News}}
In 2022, 91% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 513 students, 478 graduated and 35 dropped out.{{cite web|url=https://schools.oregonlive.com/grads/Salem-Keizer/|title=2023 Salem Keizer School District Graduation Rates|publisher=The Oregonian|access-date=February 7, 2024}}
Athletics
McNary High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 6A-6 Central Valley Conference (excluding Football, which competes in 6A-SD1.)
= State Championships =
Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.osaa.org/records/champions|title=Records & Archives}}
- Baseball: 1989, 1992, 2009
- Boys Basketball: 1968
- Cheerleading: 2005
- Choir: 2011
- Football: 1997, 2001
- Softball: 1990†
- Wrestling: 1975
(†=Tied with one or more schools)
Notable alumni
- Austin Bibens-Dirkx, former professional baseball player, Texas Rangers{{cite news|last1=Martini|first1=Pete|title=Former McNary pitcher Austin Bibens-Dirkx gets called up to Texas Rangers|url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/sports/blogs/poehler/2017/05/07/former-mcnary-pitcher-austin-bibens-dirkx-gets-called-up-texas-rangers/101413568/|accessdate=December 22, 2017|work=statesmanjournal.com|publisher=Statesman Journal|date=May 17, 2017}}
- Howard Harris, collegiate wrestler, Oregon State, and member of the 1980 United States Olympic team{{cite book|last=Welsch|first=Jeff; George P Edmonston|title=Tales from Oregon State Sports|year=2003|publisher=Sports Publishing LLC|isbn=1582617066|pages=200|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-VvQ8F8s_20C&q=howard+harris+mcnary&pg=PA173}}
- Grayson Boucher, nicknamed "The Professor", professional streetball basketball player
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Category:High schools in Marion County, Oregon
Category:Educational institutions established in 1965