Sheldon High School (Oregon)

Henry D. Sheldon High School is a public high school in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The school's nickname is the Fighting Irish.[4] Sheldon is one of four traditional high schools in the Eugene School District.This school is known for both being preppy and having an overwhelming amount of drug users.

Sheldon High School
Address
2455 Willakenzie Road

Eugene
,
(Lane County)
,
Oregon
97401

United States
Coordinates44.08145°N 123.07258°W / 44.08145; -123.07258
Information
TypePublic
School districtEugene School District
PrincipalBob Bolden[1][2]
Teaching staff62.07 (FTE)[3]
Grades9-12
Number of students1,429 (2018–19)[3]
Student to teacher ratio23.02[3]
Color(s)Green  [1]
Athletics conferenceOSAA Southwest Conference 6A-6[1]
MascotFighting Irishman
Nickname"Fighting Irish"
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Sheldon High School opened in the 1963–64 academic year as the third high school in the Eugene School District.

The school gets its name from Dr. Henry D. Sheldon[5] (1874–1948).

Athletics

Sheldon plays at the 6A level. The football team was named twenty-fourth in the nation by USA Today in 2002.[6]

State championships

Includes team championships.

Team sports, fall
  • Football:[7] 2002, 2007, 2009, 2012
  • Boys' soccer:[8] 2002
  • Girls' soccer:[9] 2003, 2004

Team sports, winter
  • Boys' basketball:[10] 1992
  • Cheerleading:[11] 2004
  • Dance/drill:[12] 2002, 2008, 2009, 2017
  • Boys' swimming:[13] 1975, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999
  • Girls' swimming:[14] 1997, 1998, 2000

Team sports, spring
  • Boys' track & field:[15] 2009, 2016
  • Girls' track & field:[16] 1968
  • Boys' tennis:[17] 1971, 1972, 2001
  • Girls' tennis:[18] 1993
  • Baseball:[19] 2013, 2015
  • Boys' golf:[20] 2005, 2006
  • Girls' golf:[21] 2013

Student media

Newspaper

The Talisman is the student newspaper. It is published twice per term.[22] It was given the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Silver Crown Award for high school newspapers in 1988.[23]

Radio

Sheldon is home to KRVM (AM) and KRVM (FM), a public access radio station which includes student involvement.[24]

Awards

Sheldon won the Oregonian Cup, an OSAA award for "overall school excellence in academics, activities, athletics and sportsmanship," in the 2001-2002 and 2002–2003 school years.[25]

In June 2010, KGW and The Register-Guard reported that Sheldon had made Newsweek's annual list of the nation's best public high schools of the year, ranking second best in Oregon and 665th in the nation.[26][27]

Notable alumni

References
  1. http://www.osaa.org/schools.aspx/Sheldon/
  2. "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 45. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  3. "Sheldon High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  4. Sheldon High School web site.
  6. http://www.hsfdatabase.com/usat00.htm
  7. http://www.osaa.org/docs/fbl/history/footballchampions.pdf
  8. http://www.osaa.org/docs/bsc/history/boyssoccerchampions.pdf
  9. http://www.osaa.org/docs/bsc/history/girlssoccerchampions.pdf
  10. http://www.osaa.org/docs/bbx/records/boyschamps.pdf
  11. http://www.osaa.org/cheer/records/cheerleadingchampions.pdf
  12. http://www.osaa.org/dance/records/dancechampions.pdf
  13. http://www.osaa.org/docs/bsw/records/boysteamchamps.pdf
  14. http://www.osaa.org/docs/bsw/records/girlsteamchamps.pdf
  15. http://www.osaa.org/docs/btf/records/btrackteamchamps.pdf
  16. http://www.osaa.org/docs/btf/records/gtrackteamchamps.pdf
  17. http://www.osaa.org/docs/btn/records/boysTennisTeamChampions.pdf
  18. http://www.osaa.org/docs/btn/records/girlsTennisTeamChampions.pdf
  19. http://www.osaa.org/docs/bbl/records/baseballchampions.pdf
  20. http://www.osaa.org/docs/bgf/records/bgolfteamchampions.pdf
  21. http://www.osaa.org/docs/bgf/records/ggolfteamchampions.pdf
  22. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2009-04-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. http://cspa.columbia.edu/docs/contests-and-critiques/crown-awards/recipients/1988-scholastic-crown.html
  24. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Sheldon+students+keep+real+variety+in+sports+talk+radio-a0127032061
  25. http://www.osaa.org/awards/oregoniancup/
  26. "Newsweek ranks Corbett High 5th best in U.S." KGW. June 15, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  27. "Tardy South Eugene absent from 'best schools' list: The school was late submitting data for Newsweek's annual list, which includes Sheldon and Churchill". The Register-Guard. June 23, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
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