School type Public, high school Principal Claudia Ruf Enrollment 1,800 (2016) Phone +1 503-844-1900 District Hillsboro School District | Opened 1980 Grades 9-12 Language English Mascot Tide Guy Number of students 1,800 | |
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Address 2700 NW Glencoe Rd, Hillsboro, OR 97124, USA Similar Hillsboro School District, Westview High School, Forest Grove High School, Jesuit High School, Lincoln High School | ||
Glencoe High School is a public secondary school in Hillsboro, Oregon that is part of the Hillsboro School District. It was founded in 1980 to help control the growing density of Hillsboro High School due to the city's rapid expansion, and is the second oldest of the four high schools in the city. Glencoe is classified as a 6A school for activities and sports. It takes its name from the former community of Glencoe, which lends its name to a road of the same name, where the school is located. In 2003, the school, along with all schools in the district, made national news when 17 days of classes were cut from the school year which allowed students to be out in May due to budget cuts to education in Oregon. As of 2016, the graduation rate was 86%.
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Mascot
Glencoe's nickname is the Crimson Tide. The official Crimson Tide mascot is known as The Tide Guy, and is portrayed as an angry wave with fists. The Tide Guy is on nearly all official school mailings, and is often placed in the yearbook as if he were a student. The official mascot at football games, assemblies, and selected other events is Captain Crimson. Captain Crimson was adopted in the early beginnings of Glencoe High School, because The Tide Guy would have proved difficult to accurately portray in costume form. The Captain Crimson uniform consists of spandex tights, a spandex long-sleeved shirt with 'Captain Crimson' emblazoned on the front, a pair of crimson basketball shorts, a crimson and black cape, and large prosthetic muscles. The position is ceremoniously handed down through student council to an unusually enthusiastic incoming senior.
Academics
In 2008, 85% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 384 students, 328 graduated, 34 dropped out, 5 received a modified diploma, and 17 are still in high school.
The school received a silver ranking from U.S. News & World Report's 2010 "America's Best High Schools" survey. For the second year in a row Glencoe was recognized by the State of Oregon on the Oregon Report Card as "Exceptional"; one of six large high schools in the state to receive that recognition, and is a certified Project Lead The Way school. Glencoe offers eleven Advanced Placement classes, three second languages, and has a full metal/welding and woods curriculum. Glencoe's engineering courses are part of the nationally renowned Project Lead The Way (PLTW) and are housed in a lab made possible by grants from Intel. The Visual and Performing Arts program is recognized for its marching band, choral work, drama productions, sculpture and photography.
Athletics
Glencoe has won state championships in track and field, men's and women's basketball, and football (twice, in 1986 and 1994). The school belongs to the 6AMetro League, and in the 2007–08 season won its first state championship in soccer. Its cross-town rival has been Hillsboro High School but Hillsboro High School is moving down to 5A league play for the 2014–2018 school years. Since opening, the school has used the off-campus Hare Field for hosting football games.
The school has been state champions in the following sports in the following years:
The school offers a variety of sports including:
Extracurricular offerings
Glencoe is recognized for its Dance team, also known as the Tidettes. The team has won twelve out of the last seventeen state championships in the Large Show Division in Oregon, placing 5th in 2007 and 4th in 2008. It also has many clubs/activities that students can sign up for: