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Ontario High School
Ontario High School
Address
	1115 West Idaho Avenue; Ontario, Oregon 97914; United States
Coordinates	44°1′47″N 116°58′41″W / 44.02972°N 116.97806°W
Information
Type	Public
School district	Ontario School District (8C)
Principal	Jodi Elizondo
Teaching staff	43.91 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	691 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	15.74
Color(s)	Cardinal and corn
Athletics conference	OSAA 4A-5 Greater Oregon League
Nickname	Tigers
Yearbook	OWACHES
Website	School website

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^[update] 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.

External links

[NCES-1] "Ontario High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

[osaa-profile-2] "Ontario". osaa.org. Retrieved December 2, 2015.

[ed.gov-3] "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Ontario High School". ed.gov. Retrieved December 2, 2015.

[4] "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.

[Marrowgap-5] Marrow, Hunter (April 16, 2016). "Growing gap School district vs. charter school". Argus Observer. Retrieved July 16, 2022.

[6] "Joe Delgado - Track and Field". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2022.

[7] "Joe Delgado - Track & Field". University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2022.

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