R A Long High School - Longview, Washington/WA

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R A Long High School

2903 Nichols Blvd., Longview, WA, 98632-2798 -

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Definition of Terms

R A Long High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Cowlitz County, WA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1175 students

% Male / % Female

47% / 53%

Total Classroom Teachers

49 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 362 students

Grade 10 - 309 students

Grade 11 - 308 students

Grade 12 - 196 students

This School

(WA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:24

1:21

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(WA) School Average

% American Indian	4%	6%
% Asian	3%	6%
% Hispanic	9%	12%
% Black	2%	5%
% White	78%	69%
% Unknown	4 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(WA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

37%

22%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(WA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Longview 122 School District

This School's Agency

(WA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	15	5
Number of Students Managed	7,533 students	1,985 students
District Total Revenue	$70,040,000	$16,541,000
District Expenditure	$76,306,000	$16,470,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,298	$8,333
District Expenditure / Student	$10,130	$8,297
District Graduation Rates	58%	88%

Entertainment Calendar (The Daily News)
posted on November 24, 2009 at 07:29:09 am
THURSDAY, NOV. 19
Comedy shows hit local stages Saturday (The Daily News)
posted on November 15, 2009 at 06:12:32 am
Two of the bigger comedy shows here in recent memory are going head-to-head Saturday night.
LCC celebrates year 75 with gallery of old photos (The Daily News)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 06:30:39 am
Lower Columbia College is kicking off its 75th birthday party with a gallery-sized scrapbook.
Carl Lewis Fugitt (The Wenatchee World)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 09:25:43 pm
Carl Lewis Fugitt, 80, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at the Highline Care Center, after a long struggle with heart disease and other health problems.
Election Focus: Baker looks to oust Weber from Longview council (The Daily News)
posted on October 16, 2009 at 06:54:22 am
Is this time the charm for Longview council candidate Ray Baker? In his fourth shot at the City Council this decade, Baker is challenging Dennis Weber, a council veteran. But Baker says it doesn’t matter who triumphs in the Nov. 3 election.

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R. A. Long High School is the oldest high school servicing the city of Longview, Washington. It was erected in 1927, three years after the city of Longview was incorporated. The total student enrollment at the end of the 2005-06 school year was 1017. The school is named for the city's founder, Robert A. Long, a wealthy timber baron from Missouri. Their mascot, the Lumberjack, was so named due to the area's reliance on the timber industry. Some have tried to ascribe the name "Lumberjill" to female students and sports teams, despite the gender neutrality of the term "Lumberjack." The school is on the city Historical Register, with the following inscription:
"This school, a gift to the City of Longview by Robert A. Long, was designed by WIlliam B. Ittner. The two story Corinthian columns and clock tower dominates the Georgian Revival style. The 900-seat auditorium serves as an educational and cultural center. The building and grounds are listed on the National Register of Historic Places."
Student body and curriculum
Every senior at R. A. Long is required to complete a senior project consisting of a research paper and fifteen hours of work in order to graduate; one hour must include some form of community service.
Many classes and programs in the Longview school district are shared between both R. A. Long and Mark Morris High School, such as the Dana Brown Mainstage Theatre program, higher level math, science, and language classes, and the orchestra.
In the past, it has been a tradition at R. A. Long for graduating seniors to hand off a small token or gift to the current principal, often taking the form of a monetary sum based on the year, paper cups from local fast-food restaurants, or playing cards.
Lumberjack sports
R. A. Long High School currently competes at the 2A level. The football team shares the Longview Memorial Stadium with cross-town rival Mark Morris High School. The Basketball team competes in the R. A. Long Gymnasium, playing in two "Civil War" games versus Mark Morris each year. One is held at R. A. Long and the other on Mark Morris's Ted M. Natt Court.
Notable graduates and Attendees
Birck Cox, author, Diseases of the Skin, Amputations Illustrated, et al. and medical illustrator, 1963
Robert P. Ericksen, author of Theologians Under Hitler (ISBN 0300029268), 1963
Sharry Konopski, Playboy centerfold, 1986
David Korten, author of When Corporations Rule the World (ISBN 1887208046), 1955
Dennis Mansker, author of A Bad Attitude: A Novel from the Vietnam War (ISBN 0595236596), 1963
Jeff Pilson, current Foreigner bass player, formerly of Dokken and Dio, 1976
E. J. Taylor, author of the Ivy Cottage series of children's books and figurative artist, 1963
Dr. Kent Weeks, archaeologist, 1959
Jim Caple, sports reporter with ESPN and contributor to Page2, 1980
Loren L. Coleman, science fiction author, 1986
Clint Romag, author, 1990
External links
Official Website
R. A. Long High School Alumni Association
GSHL Football - R.A. Long High School

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