Ontario High School is a public high school located in Ontario, Oregon, United States. It is a part of Ontario School District 8C.
As of 2009 some students in the Juntura area, who are within Juntura School District 12, a K-8 school district, move on to Ontario High for high school.[4]
History
In 2015, the Four Rivers Community School charter school, originally serving students from kindergarten to eighth grade, put forth a proposal to secure a grant from the Oregon Department of Education with the intention of establishing a dual English-Spanish literacy program and offering high-level Spanish courses to Four Rivers graduates at Ontario High School. However, in December of the same year, Four Rivers altered its plans and instead made a proposal to establish its own high school.[5]
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 726 students enrolled in 2013-2014 was:
- Male - 48.5%
- Female - 51.5%
- Native American/Alaskan - 1.1%
- Asian/Pacific Islanders - 2.1%
- Black - 0.8%
- Hispanic - 60.3%
- White - 34.5%
- Multiracial - 1.2%
71.6% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[3]
Athletics
The Ontario Tigers are part of the Greater Oregon League. The school colors are cardinal and corn. The following OSAA sanctioned sports are offered:[2]
- Baseball (boys')
- Basketball (boys' and girls')
- Cheerleading (boys' and girls')
- Cross country (boys' and girls')
- Football (boys')
- Golf (boys' and girls')
- Soccer (boys' and girls')
- Softball (girls')
- Tennis (boys' and girls')
- Track (boys' and girls')
- Volleyball (girls')
- Wrestling (boys')
Notable alumni
- Michael Echanis, Vietnam veteran, Purple Heart recipient, martial arts instructor and author, Class of '69
- A. J. Feeley, former NFL quarterback
- Joe Delgado, Decathlete at the University of Oregon and the University of Louisville[6][7]
References
- ^ a b c "Ontario High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ^ a b "Ontario". osaa.org. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Ontario High School". ed.gov. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ^ "The Oasis lives between Vale and Burns". East Oregonian. July 25, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2024. - The article's full text may not load on some archived versions.
- ^ Marrow, Hunter (April 16, 2016). "Growing gap School district vs. charter school". Argus Observer. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ "Joe Delgado - Track and Field". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ "Joe Delgado - Track & Field". University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
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