Meet the Class of 2015
The Class
(As of July 6, 2011)
Class
Size: 464 incoming freshman (final freshman number pending fall enrollment)
Women: 313 (67%)
Men: 151 (33%)
Students
of Color (Including All International Students): 172 (37%)
Students
of Color (Not Including International Students): 159 (34%)
Degree-Seeking International
Students: 14
Legacy
Students: 80
First Generation Students: 79
Number
of High Schools represented: 263 schools
Students
from Private Schools: 36 students
Students
from Public Schools: 426 students
Students
Homeschooled: 2 students
Academic Profile of Freshmen*
Average
GPA: 3.42 - 3.85 (mid-50%)
Average
SAT: 1100 - 1200 (mid-50%, Critical Reading and Math)
Average
ACT: 22 – 28 (mid-50%)
Percentage
from top one percent of class: 5%
Percent
from top 10 percent of class: 16%
Percent
from top 25 percent of class: 31%
*318 out of 464 students disclosed a rank
Scholarships
Competitive
Scholarship Day Award Recipients: 48
Faculty
Scholarship Recipients: 261
Ford
Scholars: 6
Gates Millennium Scholars: 1
Leadership
and Service Award Recipients: 15
Music
Achievement Scholarship Recipients: 14
Trustee
Scholarship Recipients: 45
Total percentage of students receiving some form of aid: 98.71
Leadership
Students
who were:
Valedictorians: 20
Club
Officers: 72
Student
Body Officers: 28
Student
Body Presidents: 7
Class
Officers: 48
Newspaper
or Yearbook Editors: 22
Boys
or Girls State Participants: 22
Athletic
Team Captains: 119
National
Honors Society members: 143
Musicians,
Vocal: 41
Musicians,
Instrumental: 74
Act
/ Dance: 69
Held
a Part Time Job: 134
Geographic Representation
California: 8%
Hawaii: 7%
Idaho: 2%
Oregon: 53%
Washington: 22%
Other
states that are represented include Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Virginia and Texas.
We are also welcoming students from Canada, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Japan, The Netherlands, Norway, Palau, South Korea, United Kingdom, Vietnam.
School/Community Involvement
American Sign Language National Honor Society, Anime Club, Asian Culture Club, Astronomy Club, Beta Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Black Student Union, Book Casting Club, Boy Scouts of America, Boys and Girls Club, Campfire USA, Cascade Climate Challenge Team Member, Cheerleading, Community Service Club, Cooking Club, Dance Team, DECA, Diversity Club, Doernbecher Club, Earth Club, Family Career & Community Leaders of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, FLASH Mentor, French Club, French National Honors Society, Future Business Leaders of Tomorrow , Future Farmers of America, Gay-Straight Alliance, German Club, Girl Scouts, Global Visionaries, Health Occupations Students of America, Heart of a Champion Club, Humane Society Volunteer, IGNITE mentor, Interact Club, International Club, Japanese Club, Japanese National Honor Society, Jewish Student Union, JROTC, Kayaking Club, Key Club, Kiwanis Club, Knowledge Bowl, Leo Club, Library Teen Council, Link Crew, Literature Club, Math Team, MEChA, Mineral Society, Mock Trial, Model United Nations, National Art Honors Society, National Society of High School Scholars, Natural Resources Club, Oregon Association of Student Councils, Oregon Junior Golf Association, Oregon Leadership Institute Mentee, People to People, Photo Club, Recycling Club, Red Cross Club, Relay for Life, Robots Club, Rotary Club, Science Club, Spanish Club, Spanish National Honors Society, Sparrow Club, Special Olympics Volunteer, Speech and Debate, Sports Medicine Club, STARS, Student Conservation Association, Students Supporting Armed Forces Club, Taekwondo, TAG, Tea Club, Trapshooting, UNICEF, Unity Club, Upward Bound, Yoga Club, Young Life, Youth and Government, YMCA, and YWCA.
Arts Honors
All NW Choir, Art Scholastics Silver Key Award, Best Improvised Lines Award, Billings Youth Orchestra,Boise Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Doodle4Google State Finalist, Gold and Silver Award, Hawaii State Honor Choir, Hood River Valley High School Art Show – First Place, International Olympics Orchestra (Beijing), International Thespian Society, Master Acting Classes at Broadway Nationals, Oregon East Symphony, Most Outstanding Musician, National Honor Thespian Society, National Novel Writing Month Winner, National Poetry Out Loud Contest – First Place, National Theatre Competition Participant, North Shore Jazz Festival Outstanding Soloist, Oregon All-State Honors Choir Member, Oregon One-Act State Champion and National Qualifier, Oregon State Choir Champions, Performed at Carnegie Hall, Poetry Out loud State Finalist, Seattle Film Institute Participant, Valley Visions Art & Literature Magazine Competition Winner, and Washington All-State Symphonic Choir.
Other Honors
2011 Rose Festival Princess, 2011 WASCO County Junior Miss, Academic Achievement Award, Academic-All American, AP Scholar, Bausch-Lomb Science Award, Bonneville Power Administration Regional Science Bowl – Third Place, "Brain Brawl" Champions, DECA State Finalist, Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout, Elks Teen of the Month, Ford Institute Leadership Development Attendee, Girl Scout Gold Award, Grand & Reserve Champion Awards, Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Conference Participant, International Peace Award, International Science and Engineering Fair Participant, Knowledge Bowl State Champion, Masonic Scholar, Na pua No'eau Leadership Program Participant, National Cheerleading Champion, National Hispanic Youth Initiative Scholar, National Merit Commended Scholar, National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine Participant, National Youth Leadership Forum Participant, Nominated for Inclusion into U.S. Achievement Academy, Nominated to Represent Oregon at National Young Leaders Conference in Washington D.C., Outdoor Leadership Certificate of Advanced Mastery, Portland Community College Science Expo-US Metric Association Award, Presidential Service Award, Rotary Student of the Month, Rotary Youth Leadership Award, S.T.E.M Award, Sala Kryszek Award, Scholar Athlete, Torch H. Society, Spelling Contest Champion, Viking Scholar, Wendy’s High School Heisman School Winner, and YAHOO Leadership - Community Youth Champion Award.
Countries Traveled
Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippians, Portugal, Russia, Samoa, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain , Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tonga, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.