Sprague High School
| Charles A. Sprague High School | |
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2373 Kuebler Rd S Salem, Oregon, Marion County 97302  United States
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| Coordinates | 44°53′13″N 123°04′40″W / 44.886988°N 123.077743°WCoordinates: 44°53′13″N 123°04′40″W / 44.886988°N 123.077743°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Opened | 1972 |
| School district | Salem-Keizer School District |
| Principal | Craig Swanson |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1765 |
| Color(s) | Orange/Black |
| Athletics conference | OSAA Central Valley Conference 6A-7 |
| Mascot | Olympians |
| Team name | Olympians |
| Rival | West Salem Titans |
| Newspaper | The Torch |
| Website | spraguehs.com |
Charles A. Sprague High School, known as Sprague High School, is a high school in the Sunnyslope neighborhood of Salem, Oregon, United States. The school is named after Charles A. Sprague, who served as Oregon's governor from 1939 to 1943.
In the 2007-2008 school year, 95.4% of Sprague's seniors received their high school diploma compared to a statewide rate of 84.0%. Of 389 students, 371 graduated and 18 dropped out.
In 2008-2009, 92% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 398 students, 365 graduated, 16 dropped out, 1 received a modified diploma, and 16 are still in high school.
Sprague has been recognized as a Grammy signature school in many years. The GRAMMY Signature School program is designed to honor exceptional public high school music programs across the country.
Since the Orchestral program was created in 1986, Sprague's Camerata Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra have won a combined 25 OSAA State Championships. In addition, Sprague is the only high school in Oregon to have won state championships in all four OSAA music categories (String Orchestra, Full Orchestra, Choir, and Band) in a single year (1998). Beginning in 1993, and every fourth year since then (1997, 2001, 2005), Sprague's Orchestra Program journeys to Austria, where the Camerata has been named the "Top High School String Orchestra in the World" on multiple occasions after winning the Vienna Youth and Music Festival in 1997 and 2005.
. Choir director Russ Christensen was named the 2006-2007 Oregon Music Educator of the year. The choir placed or tied for first in OSAA state choir championships in 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, and 2017 The choir is now directed by Dr. Robert David Brown.
Sprague High School Marching Band and Color Guard won the Oregon state championship in 1984, 1985, and 1986. They won the Kelso Highlander Marching band competition in 1983. The marching band also competed in the California state championships in San Jose 1984, coming in second place by only 3/4 of a point. They also took first place at the Marching Bands of America regional championship in Moscow, Idaho 1985. The color guard, named the Starlighters Winterguard, won the Western Dream Pageant Scholastic division with the highest score up to that point in 1986, having an undefeated season.
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