Winston Churchill High School (Eugene, Oregon)

Winston Churchill High School, also known as Churchill High School, is a public high school located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The school was named after Winston Churchill.

Winston Churchill High School
Address
1850 Bailey Hill Road Eugene , Lane County , Oregon 97405
Coordinates	44°02′21″N 123°09′01″W
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Lancer Pride
Opened	1966
School district	Eugene School District
Principal	Greg Borgerding[1]
Teaching staff	47.79 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9–12[3]
Number of students	1,120 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	23.44[2]
Color(s)	Red, white, & blue    [1]
Athletics conference	OSAA Midwestern League 5A-4[1]
Team name	Lancers[1]
Website	www.chs.lane.edu

Academics

In 2008, 93% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 276 students, 258 graduated, 8 dropped out, 6 received a modified diploma, and 4 remained in high school for the following academic year.[4][5]

Rachel Carson Center

The Center for Natural Resources offers another alternative to the traditional high school curriculum. Students enrolled in this program spend a portion of their time at the Rachel Carson Center and the rest of their time at their home high school. The center provides students with experience, knowledge, and skills that relate to the natural environment.[6]

Sports

State championships

• Football: 1977
• Softball: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 2016
• Boys Basketball: 1995, 2001
• Boys Tennis: 2007, 2008, 2015 Singles State Champion - Nathan Hampton
• Boys Soccer: 2008
• Boys Track: 2001, 2002, 2015
• Girls Track: 1971, 1983, 1987
• Girls Volleyball: 1975
• Cheerleading: 2001, 2003(co-ed)
• Dance: 2008
• Baseball: 2017

Notable alumni

• Margaret Bailes — Track and Field Athlete
• Evan Dunham - retired professional mixed martial artist, competed in the UFC's Lightweight Division[7]
• Jordan Kent — Football player, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams
• Tim Euhus — Football player, Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals
• Stanley G. Love — Astronaut
• 3 members of the band Kaddisfly (class of 1999)
• Brad Lamm — Author and Interventionist, Founder of Breathe Life Healing Centers
• Eric A. Stillwell - Producer and writer
• David Vobora — Football player, St. Louis Rams
• Jenny Wade — Actress
• Anthony Wynn - Author and playwright
• Steve Greatwood - Oregon Football Player & Offensive Line Coach

Student media

Radio

Churchill is one of the local high schools contributing to KRVM (AM) and KRVM (FM), a public access radio station which includes student involvement.[8]

Child development center

Churchill hosts an educational preschool program for children aged 2½ to five years old. The state licensed program also provides an opportunity for the high school students to gain credit and experience working with the children.[9]

References

1. http://www.osaa.org/schools.aspx/Churchill/
2. "Churchill High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
3. "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.
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. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
6. "Rachel Carson High School". Archived from the original on 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
7. "Evan Dunham UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
8. http://www.krvm.org/links/links.html
9. "Child Development Center" (PDF). G'Lancer. 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2009-08-23.