Rex Putnam High School

Rex Putnam High School

School gym
Address
4950 SE Roethe Road
Milwaukie, Oregon, Clackamas, 97267
United States
Coordinates 45°24′00″N 122°36′36″W / 45.400°N 122.610°W / 45.400; -122.610Coordinates: 45°24′00″N 122°36′36″W / 45.400°N 122.610°W / 45.400; -122.610
Information
Type Public
Established 1963[1]
School district North Clackamas School District
Principal Kathleen Walsh [2]
Grades 9-12
Number of students 1464[3]
Color(s) Green and gold   
Athletics conference OSAA, Northwest Oregon Conference
Mascot Kingsmen
Website Rex Putnam High School

Rex Putnam High School (often Putnam High School) is a public high school in Milwaukie, Oregon, United States.

History

The school was named after former Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Rex Putnam.[1][4]

Rex Putnam has been an IB World School since the spring of 2008. As such, the school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme to its Juniors and Seniors. Approximately 46% of the Junior class and 40% of the Senior class is enrolled in one or more IB courses as of 2010.[5]

Academics

In 1985, Rex Putnam High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.[6]

In 2008, 81% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 306 students, 249 graduated, 31 dropped out, 11 received a modified diploma, and 15 are still in high school.[7][8]

Sports and arts

Rex Putnam has competed in the Northwest Oregon Conference at the 5A classification since the fall of 2010.[9]

Rex Putnam's choir has placed in the top four choirs 17 years out of 23 in the OSAA State Choir Championship, and has earned four state titles. their latest being 2011 taking 1st in 5A and scoring highest over all the divisions.[10]

The dance team has won six state championships.[11]

The Theatre Department won State Competition for its production "A Piece of My Heart" in 2011. In 2012, students in Dramatic Duo, Group Scene, and Monologues won State Competition.

1986-87 Three Rivers League Football champions

1985 School of Excellence

Dance/Drill champions: 1992, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2013

Softball Champions: 1988, 1989, 1995, 2015

Wrestling Champions: 1971

Choir Champions: 1989, 1990, 2008, 2014

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 "Rex Putnam High School Profile 2009 - 2010" (PDF). Nclack.k12.or.us. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
  2. "Rex Putnam High School: Principal's Message". Nclack.k12.or.us. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  3. "Rex Putnam High School - Milwaukie, Oregon". Schools.publicschoolsreport.com. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
  4. "Rex Putnam High School: About Rex Putnam". North Clackamas School District. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  5. Archived March 26, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  7. "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  8. "Northwest Oregon Conference". Nwoc5a.org. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
  9. Archived June 21, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Archived October 11, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  11. "Gabe Nevins, Star of Gus Van Sant's "Paranoid Park"". Paper (magazine). 2008-03-24. Retrieved 19 March 2010 October 15, 2010 Rex Putnam Highschool's Varsity football team Played st. Hellens and won 19-13. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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