Sunset High School (Portland)
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Sunset High School is a suburban high school in Portland, Oregon. It is one of 7 high schools in the Beaverton School District. The school currently offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, and is phasing out Advanced Placement testing. It belongs to the Metro League for interscholastic athletics and activities.
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| Principal | Carl Mead |
| School type | Public |
| Religious affiliation | None |
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| Location | Portland, Oregon |
| Enrollment | 1842 |
| Faculty | 90 |
| Campus surroundings | Urban |
| Sports teams | Apollos |
| School color(s) | Purple and gold |
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Students
9% of all students are in ESL programs. On the SAT, students received an average of 558 on the verbal portion and 563 on the math. Sunset students had a 3.4% drop out rate. (Unless otherwise stated, statistics are as of the 2002-2003 school year.) [1] (http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/reportcard/RCpdfs/05/05-ReportCard-1188.pdf)
Faculty
Sunset has 90 teachers with an average of 12.3 years of experience. 80.6% have at least a masters degree. Sunset also employs 4 administrators, 16 instructional assistants and 31 other staff members. [2] (http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/reportcard/RCpdfs/05/05-ReportCard-1188.pdf)
Extracurricular activities
Clubs
- BEHOLD (Christian Club)
- Model United Nations
- Spanish Club
- French Club
- German Club
- Multicultural Club
- Drama Club
- National Honor Society
- Environmental Club
- Link Crew
- Lacrosse
- Choir
- Sunset Apollo Marching Band and Auxiliary
- Sunset Rocketry Club
The Sunset Rocketry Club is a student-initiated model rocketry club at the school. The club attended the 2003 Team America Rocketry Challenge finals in Manassas, Virginia.
Sports
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
See also
External links
- Sunset High School (http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/sunset/)
- Sunset Rocketry Club (http://www.sunsetrocketry.org/)
- Sunset Apollo Marching Band and Auxiliary (http://www.sambanotes.org/)
- Oregon's 2003-04 report card on Sunset High School (http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/reportcard/RCpdfs/05/05-ReportCard-1188.pdf) (PDF)