West Albany High School | |
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Address | |
1130 Queen Ave S W Albany, Oregon, Linn County 97321 United States |
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Coordinates | 44°37′22″N 123°07′02″W / 44.622659°N 123.11709°WCoordinates: 44°37′22″N 123°07′02″W / 44.622659°N 123.11709°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Opened | 1953 |
School district | Greater Albany Public School District |
Principal | Susie Orsborn |
Grades | 9-12 |
Number of students | 1459 |
Color(s) | Blue and gold |
Athletics conference | OSAA 6A-5 Central Valley Conference |
Mascot | Bulldogs |
Website | http://wahs.albany.k12.or.us/ |
West Albany High School is a public high school in Albany, Oregon, United States.
West Albany High School was formerly named Albany Union High School prior to the completion of South Albany High School in 1972.
In 2008, 93% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 325 students, 303 graduated, 13 dropped out, four received a modified diploma, and five stayed on for another year.
Several sports teams at West Albany have won state championships:
Any championship they won in the 2000s were under the 5A classification.
On May 27, 2013, a junior who was attending the school was found with an arsenal of explosives under the floorboards of his bedrooms. The explosives included a Molotov cocktail, a napalm bomb, and Drano bombs. He supposedly wanted to make a more "successful version" of the Columbine High School massacre. He was charged with attempted aggravated murder and six counts each of unlawful possession and manufacture of a destructive device. He is held on $2 million bail.