Corvallis High School
Location
1400 NW Buchanan Ave Corvallis, Oregon, 97333 United States
Coordinates	44°34′34″N 123°16′00″W / 44.576015°N 123.266707°W / 44.576015; -123.266707Coordinates: 44°34′34″N 123°16′00″W / 44.576015°N 123.266707°W / 44.576015; -123.266707
Information
Type	Public
Established	1910
Principal	Dawn Granger
Faculty	about 60
Enrollment	approx. 1,400
Color(s)	Columbia Blue and White
Athletics conference	OSAA , 5A
Mascot	Spartans
Website	http://www.csd509j.net/chs/

Corvallis High School, known as CHS, is a public high school that is located in Corvallis, Oregon in the United States.

Contents 1 Building 2 Academics 3 Athletics 3.1 State championships 4 FIRST robotics 5 Notable alumni 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Building

The original Corvallis High School was built in 1910, which is currently the site of Central Park in downtown Corvallis. When the 1935 high school opened, the 1910 building was converted to use as the junior high school until it was destroyed by fire in 1946.^[1]

The Corvallis School District selected the site for a new high school on the northwest edge of town. The second Corvallis High School building was an Art Deco structure constructed in 1935 through a local bond matched to a Public Works Administration grant and loan. The building was added on to multiple times in the 50's and 60's with the addition of the science and library wing as well as the cafeteria and big gym addition. In the spring of 2000, after the district finished a seismic analysis of its 17 schools,^[2] it was decided that the building was unsafe for student use. A group was put together to decide whether a replacement school should be built on the existing site or at an alternative location. It was decided that the replacement should be built on the existing site, favoring the central location over the opportunity to gain more land at an alternative location. This decision also required the old building to be demolished which upset some citizens who believed the building to be a historic treasure to the town.^[3]

In an effort to save the structure, the building was nominated and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.^[4] However, in the spring of 2004, construction began on the new building and the historic building was demolished in late fall, and thus it was removed from the register.^[5][6] Several small architectural items from the original school were salvaged and used in the new building, including two of the brass chandeliers from the school's original auditorium, and two wrought iron 'Juliet'-style balconies from the school's east-facing facade which were integrated into the new theater.

The new Corvallis High school (third Corvallis High School building) was opened in the fall of 2005. The school's theater seats 620.^[7]

[edit] Academics

In 2008, 73% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 362 students, 263 graduated, 80 dropped out, 2 received a modified diploma, and 17 are still in high school.^[8][9]

[edit] Athletics

[edit] State championships

• Football: 2006^[10]
• Girls Alpine Ski Team: 2007
• Boy's Soccer 1995, 2009

[edit] FIRST robotics

The Spartan Robotics team 997 was ranked 5th in the nation during the 2005 FIRST National Competition at Atlanta, Georgia. In 2007, Team 997 attended the Davis Sacramento Regional and was ranked second.^[11]

[edit] Notable alumni

Corvallis High School has a number of notable alumni:^[12]

• Brad Badger, current NFL offensive tackle
• Sam Baker, former NFL running back, Placekicker, and punter
• Brad Bird, animator, writer, and director (The Incredibles, The Iron Giant, Ratatouille (Oscar Winner: Best Animated Feature))
• Meredith Brooks, singer/songwriter/producer - known for her hit song "Bitch"(peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997)
• Jon Francis, former NFL running back
• Bob Gilder, American professional golfer and currently a member of the Champions Tour
• Kevin Gregg, MLB pitcher, current closer for the Chicago Cubs
• Jon Krakauer, climber and author of Into Thin Air, Into the Wild, Eiger Dreams, and Under the Banner of Heaven.
• Deane Ogden, film composer and drummer
• Harold Reynolds, former MLB second baseman and former ESPN broadcaster; currently working for MLB.com
• Mike Riley, former NFL head coach (San Diego Chargers), currently the Oregon State Beavers head football coach
• Robb Thomas, former NFL wide receiver
• Carl Wieman, 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics recipient for creation of the Bose-Einstein Condensate
• Dan Williams, former MLB player & current assistant MLB coach with the Cleveland Indians
• Mike Zandofsky, former NFL offensive guard

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Corvallis High School website