Neah-Kah-Nie High School

{{Short description|Public school in Rockaway Beach, Oregon, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox school

| name = Neah-Kah-Nie High School

| image = Neah-Kah-Nie High School.jpg

| streetaddress = 24705 Hwy 101 N

| city = Rockaway Beach

| county = (Tillamook County)

| state = Oregon

| zipcode = 97136

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|45.638644|-123.939557|type:edu_source:googlemaps_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}

| type = Public

| opened =

| district = Neah-Kah-Nie School District

| principal = Christy Hartford{{cite web |url=http://www.neahkahnie.k12.or.us/taxonomy/term/11?q=node/80 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721022718/http://www.neahkahnie.k12.or.us/taxonomy/term/11?q=node/80 |archive-date=2011-07-21 |title=2010-2011 Neah-Kah-Nie High School Staff {{!}} Neah-Kah-Nie School District}}

| grades = 9-12{{cite web|url=http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/school-directory-september-2008.pdf|title=Oregon School Directory 2008-09|publisher=Oregon Department of Education|pages=139|accessdate=2009-05-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526202904/http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/school-directory-september-2008.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-26|url-status=dead}}

| conference = OSAA 2A-1 Northwest League{{cite web |url=http://w3.osaa.org/scorecenter/schools/details/Neah-Kah-Nie |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010043636/http://w3.osaa.org/scorecenter/schools/details/Neah-Kah-Nie |archive-date=2011-10-10 |title=Neah - Kah - Nie High School}}

| mascot = Pirate

| team_name =

| rival =

| newspaper =

| teaching_staff = 18.35 (FTE)

| ratio = 13.84

| imagesize = 300px

| students = 254 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4108650&ID=410865001081|title=Neah-Kah-Nie High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 10, 2024}}

| mascot image =

| colors = Red and black {{color strip|border-color=black|border-style=dotted|border=1|red|black}}

| homepage = http://www.nknsd.org

}}

Neah-Kah-Nie High School is a public high school located in Rockaway Beach, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Neah-Kah-Nie School District. Neahkahnie Mountain is only {{convert|12|mi|km}} north of the school. In 2017 construction on a new track and concession stand was completed.

The boundary of the school district (this is the sole comprehensive high school of the district) includes the municipalities of Bay City, Garibaldi, Manzanita, Nehalem, Rockaway Beach, and Wheeler, and the census-designated places of Barnesdale, Bayside Gardens, and Neahkahnie.{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41057_tillamook/DC20SD_C41057.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tillamook County, OR|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=December 18, 2020|access-date=2025-04-08}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41057_tillamook/DC20SD_C41057_SD2MS.txt Text list]

Academics

In 2008, 82% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 60 students, 49 graduated, seven dropped out, and four 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 web|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}}

Neah-Kah-Nie High School offers seven Advanced Placement (AP) courses and 17 opportunities for college credit through Tillamook Bay Community College.{{cite web|url=https://nknsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-2021-course-catalog.pdf|title=2020-2021 course catalog|author=Neah-Kah-Nie High School|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}

Activities

In 2010, the school's team placed sixth in the national National Ocean Sciences Bowl, held in Florida.{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2010/04/who_knows_the_ocean_oregons_ne.html|title=Who knows the ocean? Oregon's Neah-Kah-Nie High does|last=Hammond|first=Betsy|date=2010-04-27|work=The Oregonian|accessdate=27 April 2010}}

Notable alumni

  • Jim Massey — former NFL player{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1094431950/?match=1&terms=jim%20massey|newspaper=Oregon Journal|via=Newspapers.com|date=October 16, 1974|page=42|title=Jim Massey – A Gridiron 'Cinderella Story'|author=Mulflur, Bill|url-access=subscription}}

References

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