McNary High School
| McNary High School | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Address | |
|
4690 River Rd N Keizer, Oregon, Marion County 97303  United States
|
|
| Coordinates | 45°00′02″N 123°01′58″W / 45.000597°N 123.032793°WCoordinates: 45°00′02″N 123°01′58″W / 45.000597°N 123.032793°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Opened | 1965 |
| School district | Salem-Keizer School District |
| Principal | Erik Jespersen |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 2081 |
| Color(s) | Blue and white |
| Athletics conference | OSAA Central Valley Conference 6A-7 |
| Mascot | Celtics |
| Newspaper | The Piper |
| Website | mcnary.salkeiz.k12.or.us |
McNary High School is a public high school located in Keizer, Oregon, United States. It is named for Charles L. McNary, a U.S. Senator who was from the Keizer area.
Statewide standardized testing in Oregon has exposed a need for improvement in McNary's Mathematics department. With the first year of implementation of the "Group Math" in 2005, McNary ranked in the 26th percentile in the state. McNary's English department continues to show improvement: 53rd percentile in reading, 64th percentile in writing (2006). Both the Math and English departments have made efforts in implementing support classes and labs to assist struggling students in meeting academic benchmarks. The Oregon Department of Education school report cards for 2006-2007 gave McNary High School its first "strong" rating- an honor shared by only one other high school in the district. Since then, McNary Senior High School has been unsteadily improving. In the 2010-2011 school year, the school received a "needs improvement" grade on its report card. However, rallying under principal Honey, teachers have worked harder and better since and in the 2011-2012 school year, the school received an "outstanding" on its report card.
In 2008, 83% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 444 students, 368 graduated, 47 dropped out, and 29 are still in high school.
McNary's athletic teams are nicknamed the Celtics or Celts. For a time the girls teams used the nickname "Lady Celts" but have since dropped the gender-centric term. All teams, whether boys or girls, use the same nickname. Throughout the history of the athletic department McNary has competed in the highest OSAA class.
McNary's success on the gridiron came under the direction of legendary coach Tom Smythe. McNary's 51 points in the 1997 championship game was, at that time, the highest single-game record for a 4A title game, besting the 47 points scored by The Dalles in 1947. The 99 points tallied by both McNary and Beaverton in that 1997 championship game shattered the previous record of 59, established in Marshfield's 40-19 win over Medford in 1956, and remains the highest aggregate score for a championship game at any level in Oregon.
...
Wikipedia