Sherwood High School (Oregon)
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16956 Meinecke Road Sherwood, Oregon, Washington County 97140 United States |
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| Coordinates | 45°21′24″N 122°51′01″W / 45.356739°N 122.850323°WCoordinates: 45°21′24″N 122°51′01″W / 45.356739°N 122.850323°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Opened | 1970 |
| School district | Sherwood School District |
| Principal | Ken Bone |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrolment | 1582 (2014–2015) |
| Color(s) | Crimson, black, and white |
| Athletics conference | OSAA Three Rivers League 6A-2 |
| Mascot | Bowmen |
| Newspaper | The Arrow |
| Website | Sherwood website |
Sherwood High School is a public high school in Sherwood, Oregon, United States. As of 2014, the school competes in the 6A Oregon School Activities Association Three Rivers League.
In 2015–2016, the school's four-year graduation rate was 89.82% and its five-year graduation rate was 95.17%. The state of Oregon's average graduation rates for that year were 74.83% (four-year) and 77.82 (five-year).
Sherwood High School underwent major renovations beginning in 2007. Additions include remodeling, new classrooms, new baseball and soccer fields, as well as the Aaron J. Contreras Memorial Stadium, which is dedicated to Sherwood High Alumni Marine Capt. Aaron J. Contreras who died serving in the Iraq War. Projects were completed in 2009.
Sherwood's chess club won the state title in 2008.
In 2004, the Sherwood High School stadium was renamed "The Aaron J. Contreras Memorial Stadium." Aaron played football, basketball and baseball at Sherwood High School and later graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona, before joining the Marines. Captain Contreras died in 2003 while serving as a helicopter pilot on military duty in Iraq.
Sherwood High School's athletic teams are known as the Bowmen. Sherwood was reclassified as an OSAA 5A team as of the 2006-2007 school year after being a 3A for several years. The Sherwood Bowmen had a large rivalry with Wilsonville before moving to 6A in 2014.
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