Sprague High School

Charles A. Sprague High School, known as Sprague High School, is a high school in the Sunnyslope neighborhood of Salem, Oregon, United States. The school is named after Charles A. Sprague, who served as Oregon's governor from 1939 to 1943.

Charles A. Sprague High School
Address
2373 Kuebler Road S

Salem
,
(Marion County)
,
Oregon
97302

United States
Coordinates44.886988°N 123.077743°W / 44.886988; -123.077743
Information
TypePublic
Opened1972
School districtSalem-Keizer School District
PrincipalChad Barkes
Teaching staff71.05 (FTE)[1]
Number of students1,718 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.18[1]
Color(s)Orange, gold, brown, and black   [2]
Athletics conferenceOSAA Mountain Valley Conference 6A-7[2]
MascotOlympian[2]
Team nameOlympians[3]
RivalSouth Salem Saxons
NewspaperThe Torch
Websitespraguehs.com

Academics

In the 2017–18 school year, 87.9% of Sprague's seniors received a high school diploma, compared to a statewide rate of 77%. Of 365 students, 321 graduated and 30 dropped out.

In the 2017–18 school year, Sprague's test scores were significantly higher than the state averages. In English, Sprague had 84% of students meeting state standards compared to the 70% state average, 46% in math compared to 33% statewide, and 81% in science compared to the 54% state average.

The racial makeup of Sprague currently consists of 74% white, 11% Hispanic, with all other races compiling the other 15%.

Music activities

Grammy Signature School recognition

Sprague has been recognized as a Grammy Signature School in many years.[4] This program is designed to honor exceptional public high school music programs across the country.

  • 2009: GRAMMY Signature Schools[4]
  • 2008: GRAMMY Signature Schools[5]
  • 2000: National GRAMMY Signature School[4]
  • 1999: GRAMMY Signature Schools Gold[4]

Orchestra

Since the orchestral program was created in 1986, Sprague's Camerata Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra have won a combined 25 Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) State Championships, and the program flourished under the direction of Steve A. Nelson. In addition, Sprague is the only high school in Oregon to have won state championships in all four OSAA music categories (String Orchestra, Full Orchestra, Choir, and Band) in a single year (1998).[6] Beginning in 1993, and every fourth year until 2005 (1997, 2001, 2005), Sprague's Orchestra Program has traveled to Austria, where the Camerata has been named the "Top High School String Orchestra in the World" on multiple occasions after winning the Vienna Youth and Music Festival in 1997 and 2005. The orchestras are currently directed by Lisa Rael.

  • State Championships:
  • Full Orchestra: 1988, 1996–99, 2001–03, 2006, 2011
  • String Orchestra: 1990, 1993, 1995–2000, 2002, 2004–06, 2009–11

Choir

Choir director Russ Christensen was named the 2006-2007 Oregon Music Educator of the year. The choir placed or tied for first in OSAA state choir championships in 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, and 2017. The choir is now directed by Dr. Robert David Brown.[7]

Bands

Sprague High School Marching Band and Color Guard won the Oregon state championship in 1984, 1985, and 1986. They won the Kelso Highlander Marching band competition in 1983. The marching band competed in the California state championships in San Jose in 1984, coming in second place by only 3/4 of a point. They also took first place at the Bands of America regional championship in Moscow, Idaho in 1985. The color guard, named the Starlighters Winterguard, won the Western Dream Pageant Scholastic division with the highest score up to that point in 1986, having an undefeated season. In 2017, under the direction of Dr. Richard Greenwood, the band won the 6A OSAA state championship for the first time since 2012.

  • State Championships: 1998, 2001, 2003–07, 2009, 2012, 2017

The band is a member of Northwest Association for Performing Arts and Oregon School Activities Association.

Sprague has hosted the Pacific Coast Invitational, a marching band competition, since 1982.

Concert Band

Sprague band has participated in many Heritage Festivals[8] in Anaheim and San Francisco, California over the years. Below is list of the accomplishments by participation year:

Year Event Band Ranking
2008 Heritage Festivals, Anaheim Wind Ensemble Gold 1st
2008 Heritage Festivals, Anaheim Wind Symphony Silver
2001 Heritage Festivals, Anaheim Wind Ensemble Gold 1st
2001 Heritage Festivals, Anaheim Symphonic Band Silver 1st
2001 Heritage Festivals, San Francisco Jazz Band I Gold 1st
2000 Heritage Festivals, San Francisco Jazz Band Gold 1st
2000 Heritage Festivals, San Francisco Jazz Band Gold 2nd
2000 Heritage Festivals, San Francisco Wind Ensemble Gold 1st
2000 Heritage Festivals, San Francisco Concert Band Gold 1st

Marching band accolades

The first two months of each school year is marching band season. To start the season off, two weeks in August are devoted to marching band camp. Members of Sprague Band assemble with the Color Guard practice drills, straighten lines and create a show for competition with other high school marching bands within Oregon, Washington, California, and Idaho. Most are members of the Northwest Association of Performing Artists.

Year[9] Event Class rank Class captions Event rank Event captions
2018 U of O Festival of Bands 3rd in AA - 10th -
2013 Pride of the Northwest 1st in A[10] High General Effect
High Visual
High Auxiliary		 1st[11] High Music
High Visual
High Auxiliary
2013 McKenzie Classic 2nd in A[12] High General Effect 8th[13] -
2013 Southridge Spectacle of Sound 2nd in A[14] - 12th[15] -
2012 U of O Festival of Bands 3rd in A[16] High Music 10th[17] -
2012 Century Showcase 1st in A[18] High General Effect
High Music
High Visual
High Auxiliary		 10th[19] -
2011 U of O Festival of Bands 3rd in A[20] - 13th[21] -
2011 Century Showcase 2nd in A[22] - 5th[23] -
2010 U of O Festival of Bands (Championships) 7th in A[24] - - -
2010 Pride of the Northwest 2nd in A[25] High Music
High Auxiliary		 7th[26] -
2010 Pacific Coast Invitational 1st in A[27] High Music
High Auxiliary		 5th[28] -
2009 OSU Marching Band Competition (Championships) 1st in A[29]
Note:
West Salem 1st in AA
South Salem 1st in AAA
Southridge 1st in Open		 High Music
High Auxiliary		 9th[30] -
2009 Pride of the Northwest 1st in A High General Effect
High Music
High Visual
High Auxiliary		 2nd[31] High Auxiliary
2008 U of O Festival of Bands (Championships) 2nd in A
2008 OSU Marching Band Competition 1st in A High General Effect
2008 McKenzie Classic 2nd in A High Music
2007 OSU Marching Band Competition (Championships) 2nd in AA High General Effect
2007 Puget Sound Festival of Bands 1st in AA High General Effect
High Music
High Visual
High Percussion
High Auxiliary		 4th
2007 Sunset Classic 2nd in AA High Music
High Auxiliary		 3rd High Music
2006 Pride of the Northwest 2nd in AA High Music
2005 U of O Festival of Bands 7th
2005 Sunset Classic 1st in AA High General Effect
High Music
High Visual
High Auxiliary		 3rd High Music
2004 U of O Festival of Bands (Championships) 1st in A
2004 Sunset Classic 1st in A High General Effect
High Music
High Auxiliary

Athletics

Sprague currently competes in the newly formed Mountain Valley Conference, along with Bend, Summit, Mountain View, West Salem, McNary, South Salem, and McKay.

Sprague has won ten state championships in various sports, including six Directors Cup trophies for league standings in all sports throughout a school year.

During the 2004-2005 school year, Sprague won both the football and baseball state championships, marking the first time since 1998[32][33] that a major Oregon high school was a state champion in two of the "Big 3" (football, basketball, and baseball) in the same year. Sprague has also had a very successful tennis program. Between 2006 and 2009, the boys' tennis team won the team state championship and had a player in the singles final in three out of four years (2006, 2007, 2009).

Sprague has one of the best high school racquetball teams in the nation. They have 6 state and 6 national titles, along with numerous individual player titles. The team swept the state championship in 2018, 2019, and 2020. They have been in the top 2 high school racquetball teams for over a decade.

State Championships

  • Football: 2004[34]
  • Boys' tennis: 1977, 1993, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2009[35]
  • Baseball: 1995, 2005[36]
  • Softball: 2003
  • Racquetball: 1998, 2008, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (club sport)

National Champions

  • Racquetball: 1998, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2020 (club sport)

State Championship Appearances

  • Boys Cross Country: 1972, 1980, 1984, 1989–91, 1999-2000, 2004
  • Girls Cross Country: 1978–81, 1986–87, 1989, 1992, 1996–97, 2007, 2015–17
  • Volleyball: 2018
  • Girls Basketball: 1989
  • Boys Basketball: 1989, 1996–97
  • Boys Swimming: 1974–78, 1986, 1990–95, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2011, 2015, 2017–18
  • Girls Swimming: 1976–78, 1985, 1990–97, 1999-2000, 2002–15, 2017–18
  • Wrestling: 1979-82, 1984–85, 1988, 1991–18
  • Baseball: 1995, 2005
  • Boys Golf: 1976, 1979–80, 1992–93, 1999–2003, 2007–08, 2011–12
  • Girls Golf: 2000–01, 2007, 2012–14, 2018
  • Softball: 1989, 1992, 1994, 2003, 2005
  • Boys Tennis: 1974–79, 1982–83, 1985, 1988–18
  • Girls Tennis: 1977, 1980–85, 1988, 1990–92, 1994, 1996–98, 2004–14, 2018
  • Boys Track and Field: 1974–76, 1978–82, 1984–85, 1989–94, 1997, 2000–12, 2014–17
  • Girls Track and Field: 1975–77, 1979–83, 1986, 1988–89, 1992, 1995–98, 2001–04, 2007, 2010–14, 2017

Notable alumni
  • Joey Wong, baseball player[37]
  • Bill Swancutt, NFL player
  • Ryan "The Niz" Neighbors
  • Brandon Singleton, actor from the National tours of Disney's "THE LION KING" as "Simba," the New York-Broadway production of "WICKED," and both the original National Tour and the Las Vegas productions of "JERSEY BOYS" at the Palazzo Las Vegas-Resort Hotel Casino Jersey Boys.

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