Southridge High School is a public high school in Beaverton, Oregon

Beaverton, Oregon

Beaverton is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, seven miles west of Portland in the Tualatin River Valley.As of the 2010 census, the population is 90,267. This makes it the second-largest city in the county and Oregon's sixth-largest city...

, United States

United States

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. The school currently offers the International Baccalaureate program, and some Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement Program

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 courses. The school mascot is Skyler the Skyhawk.

Students

Of the 1,968 students, 93% are Caucasian, 3% are Asian, 2% are Hispanic, 1% are African American and 1% are Native American. 70% of the student body applied for lunch assistance, 4.8% receive ESL education and 12.6% are eligible for special education

Special education

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. In the 2005-2006 school year, the drop out rate for 2006 was 1.6%, 92% of graduates intended on receiving post-secondary education and 17 students received the International Baccalaureate diploma.

The average SAT score was 325 Critical Reading, 348 Math, and 313 Writing.

Academics

In 2008, 86% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma

High school diploma

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. Of 527 students, 4 graduated, 400 dropped out, 125 received a modified diploma

Oregon modified high school diploma

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, and are still in high school.

Activities

The Southridge Marching Ensemble placed 1st in the Open class of the Northwest Marching Band Circuit (NWMBC) in 2007, 2008 and in 2009.

SIMDE

Southridge Instrumental Music and Dance Ensembles is the organization that manages and coordinates the instrumental music and dance components of the Fine Arts program at Southridge High School. SIMDE currently coordinates the following programs: Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Marching Band, Jazz Ensemble, Basketball Band, Percussion Ensemble, Winter Percussion, Musical Pit Orchestra, and various Dance and Guard Ensembles. The most notable of these programs are the Wind Ensemble and the Marching band. The Wind Ensemble has placed top three in State championships for the past 4 years, despite undergoing multiple changes in the leadership of the program. The Marching Band participants undergo extensive training, sometimes beginning in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade, including a rigorous 2-week band camp in August to prepare for the marching band season.
The Director of Bands position is currently held by Jeremy Zander.

State Championships

• Baseball: 2002
• Softball: 2005
• Women's Basketball: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
• Football: 2008
• Women's Track and Field: 2009
• Men's Water-polo: 2011

Notable alumni

• Darwin Barney
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• Behdad Sami
  Behdad Sami
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  , basketball player, Worlds first Iranian basketball player to play pro in USA and Portugal
• Chad Barrett
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  , Soccer player, plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy
• Jeron Mastrud
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External links

• Southridge featured on the "Schools Making Progress" website by the NW Regional Education Laboratory
• Oregon's Report Card on Southridge High School, 2003-2004 (PDF)
• Laramie Project Debate, OregonLive report on an ex-teachers lawsuit against the school.