Sheldon High School (Oregon)

Sheldon High School
Sheldon High School
Address
	2455 Willakenzie Road; Eugene, (Lane County), Oregon 97401; United States
Coordinates	44°04′55″N 123°04′19″W / 44.0820828°N 123.0719105°W
Information
Type	Public
School district	Eugene School District
Principal	Mike Ingman
Teaching staff	72.54 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Number of students	1,521 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	20.97
Color(s)	Green, white and navy;
Athletics conference	OSAA 6A-7 Southwest Conference
Mascot	Fighting Irishman
Nickname	Irish
Rival	South Eugene High School
Newspaper	The Talisman
Website	Official website

Henry D. Sheldon High School (or simply just Sheldon High School) is a public high school in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Sheldon is one of four traditional high schools in the Eugene School District.

Academics

In 2022, 87% of the school's seniors received a High School Diploma. Of 322 students, 288 graduated and 34 dropped out, received a modified diploma, or were still in school the following school year.^[3]

Sheldon High School offers nine Advanced Placement (AP) classes and opportunities for college credit through Lane Community College and the University of Oregon.^[4]

Academic awards

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.^[5]^[6]

Athletics

Sheldon High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 6A-7 Southwest Conference (excluding football which competes in 6A-SD1). The athletic director is Ricky Rodriguez and the athletics secretary is Kristi Savage.^[1]

State Championships:^[7]

Baseball: 2013, 2015
Boys Basketball: 1992
Boys Golf: 2005, 2006
Boys Soccer: 2002†
Boys Swimming: 1975, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999
Boys Track and Field: 2009, 2016, 2024
Boys Tennis: 1971†, 1972†, 2001
Cheerleading: 2004
Dance/Drill: 2002, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2023 (6A Jazz), 2023 (Kick)
Football: 2002, 2007, 2009, 2012
Girls Golf: 2013
Girls Soccer: 2003, 2004
Girls Swimming: 1997, 1998, 2000
Girls Track and Field: 1968
Girls Tennis: 1993
Softball: 2019, 2023, 2024
Volleyball: 2022

Athletic awards

Sheldon High School 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.^[8]

Student media

Newspaper

The Talisman is the student newspaper. It is published twice per term.^[9] It was given the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Silver Crown Award for high school newspapers in 1988.^[10]

Radio

Sheldon is home to KRVM (AM) and KRVM (FM), a public access radio station which includes student involvement.^[11]

Notable alumni

Jon Anderson - 1972 Summer Olympics runner, winner of 1973 Boston Marathon
Alex Brink - quarterback, Houston Texans, Canadian Football League
Greg Byrne - Athletic Director for the University of Alabama
Kameron Canaday - NFL player
Todd Christensen - football player, Los Angeles Raiders
James Dutton (astronaut) - NASA astronaut pilot
Justin Herbert - NFL quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers and former President of the Sheldon High School Fishing Club
Dave Hunt - House Speaker, Oregon House of Representatives
Jon Jaqua - football player, Washington Redskins
Mike Luckovich - editorial cartoonist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Chris Miller - football player, Atlanta Falcons
Brent Primus - former Bellator MMA Lightweight Champion
Michael Walter - football player, San Francisco 49ers
Craig Wasson - actor
Taylor John Williams - singer on Season 7 of The Voice

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Sheldon".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sheldon High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
^ "Sheldon High School School Guide". OregonLive.Com. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^ "Sheldon High School Curriculum Guide 2021-2022" (PDF). Sheldon High School. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
^ "Newsweek ranks Corbett High 5th best in U.S." KGW. June 15, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
^ "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.
^ "Records & Archives".
^ "OSAA - Awards".
^ "Sheldon High School". Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
^ "Columbia Scholastic Press Association : 1988 Scholastic Crown Recipients". cspa.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 2006-04-21.
^ "Sheldon students keep real variety in sports talk radio. - Free Online Library".

External links

Media related to Sheldon High School (Eugene, Oregon) at Wikimedia Commons

[osaa-profile-1] "Sheldon".

[NCES-2] "Sheldon High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

[3] "Sheldon High School School Guide". OregonLive.Com. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[4] "Sheldon High School Curriculum Guide 2021-2022" (PDF). Sheldon High School. Retrieved 2024-03-15.

[5] "Newsweek ranks Corbett High 5th best in U.S." KGW. June 15, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2016.

[6] "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.

[7] "Records & Archives".

[8] "OSAA - Awards".

[9] "Sheldon High School". Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2009-04-15.

[10] "Columbia Scholastic Press Association : 1988 Scholastic Crown Recipients". cspa.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 2006-04-21.

[11] "Sheldon students keep real variety in sports talk radio. - Free Online Library".

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