South Medford High School - Medford, Oregon/OR

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South Medford High School

815 S Oakdale Ave, Medford, OR, 97501-3531 -

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Definition of Terms

South Medford High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Jackson County, OR

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1835 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

75 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 507 students

Grade 10 - 511 students

Grade 11 - 412 students

Grade 12 - 405 students

This School

(OR) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:24

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(OR) School Average

% American Indian	2%	4%
% Asian	1%	3%
% Hispanic	13%	11%
% Black	1%	3%
% White	83%	76%

Additional Student Information

This School

(OR) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

26%

26%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

(OR) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Medford 549c School District

This School's Agency

(OR) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	19	4
Number of Students Managed	12,216 students	1,323 students
District Total Revenue	$91,595,000	$8,138,000
District Expenditure	$87,179,000	$8,843,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,498	$6,151
District Expenditure / Student	$7,136	$6,684
District Graduation Rates	67%	82%

Oregon Court of Appeals denies Medford teacher's gun request (The Oregonian)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 09:28:13 pm
Shirley Katz, a South Medford High School teacher, said she wanted to bring the gun to school to protect herself from her former husband.
Teacher loses appeal to carry gun (Ashland Daily Tidings)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 06:58:48 pm
Medford teacher Shirley Katz, who was denied permission to take her handgun to South Medford High School, has lost her appeal to the Oregon Court of Appeals.
Singler says no to redshirt (The Register-Guard)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 08:34:49 am
E.J. Singler has turned down an offer to redshirt his first year at Oregon and will instead be one of the 13 scholarship players available for action when the Ducks open their counting season Friday. Singler said after practice Tuesday that the decision came “from the heart. I was going …
Fitz Brewer made his mark on Southern Oregon (The Mail Tribune)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 09:15:30 am
Fitzhugh Brewer, who built a life in Medford as a businessman, star athlete and community leader, died of cancer Thursday morning at the age of 78.
Opportunity, not purgatory (The Mail Tribune)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 09:14:29 am
MEDFORD — For senior Cheyeanne Munoz, science class last week at Medford Opportunity High School involved standing on the banks of Bear Creek and teaching elementary school students about ecology, riparian areas and the life cycles of salmon.

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South Medford High School is a public high school in Medford, Oregon, United States.
History
The South Medford campus was originally built in 1931 as Medford High School. Then in the 1960s, the school was divided between two campuses. Medford High became Medford Mid High, serving grades 9 and 10, with grades 11 and 12 going to a newly constructed campus, known as Medford Senior High, which is the current North Medford High School campus. This system was primarily used to allow Medford's football team to compete against schools in large cities such as Portland.
The campus is also home to Spiegelberg Stadium (9,250 seat capacity). Both South Medford and North Medford High School share the stadium for football.
In 2004, FieldTurf, a state-of-the-art surface commonly used on professional and college fields, was installed, and the surrounding track was resurfaced. The $700,000 privately funded project was spearheaded by Ed Singler, president of the Linebackers Club.
New campus construction and controversy
In 2006, Medford voted to approve a bond measure to construct a new campus at the intersection of Columbus and Cunningham avenues. . However, construction was not without controversy. The cost of the construction increased by 32%. Many are concerned about how the money used to build South was siphoned from projects to help struggling elementary schools; in particular Jackson and Roosevelt, which were torn down because of the bond.
Small School Initiative
In 2004-2005 school year, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation selected South Medford High as part of their Small School Initiative program. Over the course of the next three years, the staff of South Medford toured various other high schools across the nation to determine the exact manner in which to implement the program. Starting in the 2006-2007 school year, South Medford began the SSI with the "Freshman Academy." The following year adding the small schools "BACH" (Bridging the Arts, Communications and Humanities), "CHAMPS" (Community Health and Medical Professions School), and The Discovery School.
Academics
In 2008, 80% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 441 students, 355 graduated, 44 dropped out, and 42 are still in high school.
Notable alumni
Bill Bowerman, founder of Nike, Inc.
Dick Fosbury, High jump athlete, inventor of Fosbury Flop
Les Gutches, wrestler - NCAA Champion and World Gold Medalist, Olympian - Atlanta, 1996
Kyle Singler, basketball player
Jonathan Stark, tennis player - 1994 French Open Men's Doubles Champion and 1995 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Champion

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