| Sheldon High School | |
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| Address | |
2455 Willakenzie Road , , 97401  | |
| 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[1] | 
| Teaching staff | 64.42 (FTE)[2] | 
| Grades | 9-12 | 
| Number of students | 1,500 (2021–22)[2] | 
| Student to teacher ratio | 23.28[2] | 
| Color(s) | Green, White, and Navy [1] | 
| Athletics conference | OSAA 6A-7 Southwest Conference[1] | 
| Mascot | Fighting Irishman | 
| Nickname | Irish[1] | 
| 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]
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.[4][5]
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:[6]
- 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
 - 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
 - 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.[7]
Student media
Newspaper
The Talisman is the student newspaper. It is published twice per term.[8] It was given the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Silver Crown Award for high school newspapers in 1988.[9]
Radio
Sheldon is home to KRVM (AM) and KRVM (FM), a public access radio station which includes student involvement.[10]
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
 - 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
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Sheldon".
 - 1 2 3 "Sheldon High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
 - ↑ "Sheldon High School School Guide". OregonLive.Com. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
 - ↑ "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
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