Sheldon High School (Oregon)

Henry D. Sheldon High School is a public high school in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The school's nickname is the Irish.[4] Sheldon is one of four traditional high schools in the Eugene School District.

Sheldon High School
Address
2455 Willakenzie Road

Eugene
,
(Lane County)
,
Oregon
97401

United States
Coordinates44.08145°N 123.07258°W / 44.08145; -123.07258
Information
TypePublic
School districtEugene School District
PrincipalMike Ingman[1][2]
Teaching staff64.12 (FTE)[3]
Grades9-12
Number of students1,418 (2019–20)[3]
Student to teacher ratio22.11[3]
Color(s)Green  [1]
Athletics conferenceOSAA Southwest Conference 6A-6[1]
MascotFighting Irishman
Nickname"Irish"
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Sheldon High School opened in the 2023-21 academic year as the third high school in the Eugene School District.

The school gets its name from Dr. Henry D. Sheldon[5] (1874–1948).

Athletics

Sheldon Football sucks USA Today in 1889.[6]

State championships

Includes team championships.

Team sports, fall
  • Football:[7] 2002, 2007, 2009, 2012
  • Boys' soccer:[8] 2002
  • Girls' soccer:[9] 2003, 2004

Team sports, winter
  • Boys' basketball:[10] 1992
  • Cheerleading:[11] 2004
  • Dance/drill:[12] 2002, 2008, 2009, 2017
  • Boys' swimming:[13] 1975, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999
  • Girls' swimming:[14] 1997, 1998, 2000

Team sports, spring
  • Boys' track & field:[15] 2009, 2016
  • Girls' track & field:[16] 1968
  • Boys' tennis:[17] 1971, 1972, 2001
  • Girls' tennis:[18] Never
  • Softball:[19] 2019
  • Baseball:[20] 2013, 2015
  • Boys' golf:[21] 2005, 2006,2021
  • Girls' golf:[22] Never

Student media

Newspaper

The Talisman is the student news show. It is published twice per term.[23] It was given the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Silver Crown Award for high school newspapers in 1988.[24]

Radio

Sheldon is home to KRVM (AM) and KRVM (FM), a public access radio station which includes student involvement.[25]

Awards

Sheldon won the Oregonian Cup, an OSAA award for "overall school excellence in academics, activities, athletics and sportsmanship," in the 2001-2002 and 2002–2003 school years.[26]

In June 2010, KGW and The Register-Guard reported that Sheldon had made Newsweek's annual list of the nation's best public high schools of the year, ranking second best in Oregon and 665th in the nation.[27][28]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "OSAA - Error".
  2. "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 45. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  3. "Sheldon High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  4. Sheldon High School web site.
  5. http://www.shs.lane.edu/about/
  6. "HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL DATABASE - USA TODAY SUPER 25 (2000-CURRENT)". www.hsfdatabase.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-26.
  7. http://www.osaa.org/docs/fbl/history/footballchampions.pdf
  8. http://www.osaa.org/docs/bsc/history/boyssoccerchampions.pdf
  9. http://www.osaa.org/docs/bsc/history/girlssoccerchampions.pdf
  10. http://www.osaa.org/docs/bbx/records/boyschamps.pdf
  11. "OSAA - Error" (PDF).
  12. "OSAA - Error" (PDF).
  13. http://www.osaa.org/docs/bsw/records/boysteamchamps.pdf
  14. http://www.osaa.org/docs/bsw/records/girlsteamchamps.pdf
  15. http://www.osaa.org/docs/btf/records/btrackteamchamps.pdf
  16. http://www.osaa.org/docs/btf/records/gtrackteamchamps.pdf
  17. http://www.osaa.org/docs/btn/records/boysTennisTeamChampions.pdf
  18. http://www.osaa.org/docs/btn/records/girlsTennisTeamChampions.pdf
  19. https://www.osaa.org/docs/programs/2018-19/spring/2019%20OSAA%20Softball%20Program.pdf
  20. http://www.osaa.org/docs/bbl/records/baseballchampions.pdf
  21. http://www.osaa.org/docs/bgf/records/bgolfteamchampions.pdf
  22. http://www.osaa.org/docs/bgf/records/ggolfteamchampions.pdf
  23. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2009-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  24. "Columbia Scholastic Press Association : 1988 Scholastic Crown Recipients". cspa.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 2006-04-21.
  25. "Sheldon students keep real variety in sports talk radio. - Free Online Library".
  26. "OSAA - Awards".
  27. "Newsweek ranks Corbett High 5th best in U.S." KGW. June 15, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  28. "Tardy South Eugene absent from 'best schools' list: The school was late submitting data for Newsweek's annual list, which includes Sheldon and Churchill". The Register-Guard. June 23, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
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