Eagle Point High School (EPHS) is a public high school in Eagle Point, Oregon, United States.
Eagle Point High School | |
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Address | |
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203 N Platt Street , , 97524 | |
Coordinates | 42°28′31″N 122°48′07″W / 42.47525°N 122.801946°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
School district | Eagle Point School District |
Principal | Heather Marinucci[1] |
Teaching staff | 52.50 (FTE)[2] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Number of students | 999 (2022-2023)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.03[2] |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Royal Blue and Gold [1] |
Athletics conference | OSAA 5A-2 Midwestern League[1] |
Mascot | Eagle |
Team name | Eagles |
Rival | Crater High School |
Newspaper | Upper Rogue Independent |
Website | eaglepnt |
Academics
editIn 2008, 83% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 294 students, 245 graduated, 29 dropped out, three received a modified diploma, and 17 were still in high school the following year.[3][4]
In 2022, 93% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 212 students, 201 graduated and 11 dropped out.[5]
In October 2009 the school was removed from the No Child Left Behind safety watch list, due to the following not occurring: "More than 1 percent of their students brought a weapon to school, were expelled for violence or committed a violent crime on campus."[6]
In 2011, Eagle Point High School was awarded an "outstanding" report card from the state of Oregon due to its increase in state test scores.[7]
Athletics
editEagle Point High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 5A-2 Midwestern League. The athletic director is Kacey McNulty and the athletics secretary is Barbara Smith.[1]
State Championships:[8]
- Boys Track and Field: 1957
- Girls Tennis: 1958
- Wrestling: 1978, 1985, 1988, 1989
- Baseball: 1978
Controversy
editIn the fall of 2017, after one of their students committed suicide over repeated bullying caused by school inaction; the student body went on strike for 3 days. The school refused to allow those students to stand together in remembrance of their classmate to complete their OAKS testing.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Eagle Point".
- ^ a b c "Eagle Point High School Statistics". National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Eagle Point High School: Schools Guide". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ Hammond, Betsy (2009-10-27). "Five Oregon schools on safety watch list due to weapons, violence, crime". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ^ "Eagle Point Reportcard" (PDF).
- ^ "Records & Archives".
- ^ "Students stand against bullying in Eagle Point". 2 January 2017.