West Albany High School

West Albany High School
West Albany High School
Address
	1130 Queen Ave SW; Albany, Linn County, Oregon 97321; United States
Coordinates	44.622659°N 123.11709°W
Information
Type	Public
Motto	"Where Excellence is a Strong Tradition"
Opened	1953
School district	Greater Albany Public School District
Principal	Susan Orsborn[1][2]
Teaching staff	55.93 (FTE)[3]
Grades	9-12
Number of students	1,346 (2017-18)[3]
Student to teacher ratio	24.07[3]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue and gold [1]
Athletics conference	OSAA 5A-2 Mid-Willamette Conference[1]
Mascot	Bulldogs[1]
Rival	South Albany High School
Website	http://wahs.albany.k12.or.us/

West Albany High School is a public high school in Albany, Oregon, United States.

West Albany High School was formerly named Albany Union High School prior to the completion of South Albany High School in 1972.

Academics

In 2008, 93% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 325 students, 303 graduated, 13 dropped out, four received a modified diploma, and five stayed on for another year.[4][5]

Activities

Several sports teams and activities at West Albany have won state championships:

Boys golf: 1974, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2013
Girls softball: 2011
Football: 2007, 2008, 2013
Boys water polo: 2006, 2007,2010
Girls water polo: 2007,2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
Boys 4 × 100 m relay: 2008, 2013
Varsity cheerleading: 2009, 2010, 2011
Wind Ensemble: 2011, 2014, 2019
Dance/drill team: 1987, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2007

Any championships won between 2015 and 2018 were under the 6A classification.

Attempted massacre

On May 27, 2013, a junior who was attending the school was found with an arsenal of explosives under the floorboards of his bedrooms. The explosives included a Molotov cocktail, a napalm bomb, and Drano bombs. He supposedly wanted to make a more "successful version" of the Columbine High School massacre. He was charged with attempted aggravated murder and six counts each of unlawful possession and manufacture of a destructive device. He is held on $2 million bail.[6]

Notable alumni

Mike Barrett, sports announcer
Rick Haselton, judge
Ardyth Kennelly, writer
Ron Saxton, politician

References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-06-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
"West Albany High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
"State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
"Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
"teen who allegedly planned school bomb attack called self "Russian grim reaper," court docs say". CBS News. May 29, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.

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[osaa-profile-1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-06-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[ode-directory-2] "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2009-05-28.

[NCES-3] "West Albany High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 25, 2020.

[4] "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.

[5] "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.

[6] "teen who allegedly planned school bomb attack called self "Russian grim reaper," court docs say". CBS News. May 29, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.