Thurston High School
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Thurston High School is a public high school located in the Thurston area of Springfield, Oregon
, United States
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. Of 338 students, 271 graduated, 30 dropped out, 11 received a modified diploma
, and 26 are still in high school.
In basketball, Thurston has won the Midwestern League title seven times: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1975, 1982, 2002, and 2011.
In baseball, Thurston has won the Midwestern League titles four times: 1996, 2008, 2009, and 2011. In 2009, Thurston won the 5A state championship 5-1 over Corvallis. In 2008, Thurston lost the 5A state championship game 4-3 to Ashland.
Thurston has also won state in wrestling (2002), girls track and field (1970), and boys cross country (1961).
Thurston's Co-Ed varsity Cheerleading team has placed in the top 3 in State for the last twenty years. Last year Thurston won 1st place at State in the large co-ed division and took home 1st place and the People's Choice Award at the 2009 Pac West National competition. Thurston Cheer also set the record for the most medals won at the All State competition. In 2010 Thurston cheer won 2nd place at State and third place at the USA Spirit Nationals in Aneheim California.
was expelled from Thurston High School for bringing a firearm into school. After returning to his home from the police station, he got his father's Ruger semi-automatic rifle, then shot and killed his parents. The next day, on May 21, Kinkel drove his mother's car to the school, where he entered the cafeteria and began shooting at students with the rifle. Two students were killed and 25 others were wounded.As he was reloading his rifle, Kinkel was subdued by seven other students who held him until the police arrived at the scene. His case has become one of the standard case studies in profiling students who bring guns to school for purposes of murder, a prelude to the Columbine High School massacre
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Springfield, Oregon
Springfield is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Located in the Southern Willamette Valley, it is within the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. Separated from Eugene to the west, mainly by Interstate 5, Springfield is the second-most populous city in the metropolitan area...
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Academics
In 2008, 80% of the school's seniors received their high school diplomaHigh school diploma
A high school diploma is a diploma awarded for the completion of high school. In the United States and Canada, it is considered the minimum education required for government jobs and higher education. An equivalent is the GED.-Past diploma styles:...
. Of 338 students, 271 graduated, 30 dropped out, 11 received a modified diploma
Oregon modified high school diploma
The Oregon modified high school diploma, also known as the OAR 581-022-1134 Modified Diploma, is a document that is given to students who need special consideration throughout their time in high school...
, and 26 are still in high school.
Athletics
In football, Thurston has won the Midwestern League title six times: 1969, 1988, 1989, 2007, 2008, and 2009. As of the 2010 season, they compete in the 6A Special District 1 in football. In 2008, Thurston finished 12-1, losing in the 5A state championship game 35-28 to West Albany.In basketball, Thurston has won the Midwestern League title seven times: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1975, 1982, 2002, and 2011.
In baseball, Thurston has won the Midwestern League titles four times: 1996, 2008, 2009, and 2011. In 2009, Thurston won the 5A state championship 5-1 over Corvallis. In 2008, Thurston lost the 5A state championship game 4-3 to Ashland.
Thurston has also won state in wrestling (2002), girls track and field (1970), and boys cross country (1961).
Thurston's Co-Ed varsity Cheerleading team has placed in the top 3 in State for the last twenty years. Last year Thurston won 1st place at State in the large co-ed division and took home 1st place and the People's Choice Award at the 2009 Pac West National competition. Thurston Cheer also set the record for the most medals won at the All State competition. In 2010 Thurston cheer won 2nd place at State and third place at the USA Spirit Nationals in Aneheim California.
1998 shooting
On May 20, 1998, 15-year-old student Kip KinkelKip Kinkel
Kipland Philip "Kip" Kinkel is an American spree killer. In May 1998, at the age of 15, he murdered his parents and engaged in a school shooting at Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon that left two students dead and 22 others wounded...
was expelled from Thurston High School for bringing a firearm into school. After returning to his home from the police station, he got his father's Ruger semi-automatic rifle, then shot and killed his parents. The next day, on May 21, Kinkel drove his mother's car to the school, where he entered the cafeteria and began shooting at students with the rifle. Two students were killed and 25 others were wounded.As he was reloading his rifle, Kinkel was subdued by seven other students who held him until the police arrived at the scene. His case has become one of the standard case studies in profiling students who bring guns to school for purposes of murder, a prelude to the Columbine High School massacre
Columbine High School massacre
The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine, an unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States, near Denver and Littleton. Two senior students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, embarked on a massacre, killing 12...
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