Clackamas High School

Building and campus

The west Clackamas High School campus lies on 42 acres (17 ha) with a small wetland nearby. The building itself has 265,355 square feet (24,652.3 m²) of floor space and is much larger than the older school. It has four classroom hallways on two floors, a commons area, an arts wing, and an athletic wing, centered on an administrative ring in the middle of the school.

The classroom hallways are on the north end of the school with 100 and 200 halls on the east side, and 300 and 400 halls on the west. The commons area is on the north side of the administrative offices, at the entrance to 100 and 200 halls, and is primarily used for dining and some multi-purpose use. The arts wing of the school is centered on the schools' auditorium and contains rooms for art classes, choir classes, and band classes, as well as a wood shop, a stage shop, and changing and makeup rooms. The athletic wing contains a large gym, a smaller upper gym, locker rooms, a wrestling room, and a weight training room. The administrative ring, located in the center of the school, contains the main office, the bookkeeper's office, the attendance office, the student management office, the schools' career and vocation center, the athletic office, and the counseling office, all centered on a small courtyard.

This building has served as a model for other high schools and has been designated a green building. Clackamas High School was built in 2002 to a design by Portland's Boora Architects and was the first high school in the country to be certified LEED Silver. Clackamas High is also one of the first "solar schools" in Oregon with the installation of 2 kW solar panels on the roof in 2003. The School was also a winner of the DesignShare Recognized Value Award in 2003.

The total cost of the campus and building totaled about $30 million and was supported by a 1998 bond measure approved by 62% of local voters.

The east campus, formerly Sunrise Middle School, is arranged around one straight main hallway connecting two twin classroom halls on one end with two gyms, a dance studio, and miscellaneous classrooms on the other. The interior was redecorated to feel more like Clackamas High School for the 2010–2011 school year.

Between the two campuses lie a covered walkway, a football field with lights and bleachers, and several grass soccer fields.

Academics

In 1984, Clackamas High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.

As of 2005, 72.5% of 10th grade students at Clackamas High School meet or exceeded overall state standards for learning, compared to 53.5% of the rest of the state. In addition, 6.4% are ESL students and 33% are minorities.

In 2008, 92% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 548 students, 502 graduated, 28 dropped out, 4 received a modified diploma, and 14 are still in high school.

Principal Christina Garcia has been the principal at Clackamas High School since the start of the 2012/13 school year.

Awards and honors

In October 2005, Clackamas High was named KATU's "Super School of the Month."

In 1997, Clackamas High biology teacher Ford Morishita won the Oregon Teacher of the Year award, for his approach to teaching biology and the performance of his students.

Sports

The Clackamas Baseball Team won the 2008 6A OSAA state championship, gaining the school's first male major sport championship in school history, defeating Tigard High School 3 to 1. They repeated this feat in 2010 after defeating South Medford High School 4 to 0.

The school's varsity dance team, the Cavalettes, won the 2007, 2008, 2012, and 2013 OSAA state championships in the Show Division.

The first sports championship was in gymnastics in 1976 and then they repeated for a championship in 1982.

Notable alumni