GLENCOE HIGH SCHOOL (HILLSBORO, OREGON)

'Glencoe High School' is a public secondary school in Hillsboro, Oregon's Hillsboro School District. It was founded in 1980 to help control the growing density of Hillsboro High School due to the town's rapid expansion. Glencoe is classified as a 5A school. In 2003 the school, along with all schools in the district, made national news when 17 days of classes were cut from the school year which allowed students to be out in May due to budget cuts to education in Oregon.^[1]

'Glencoe High School'

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Superintendent/Principal Administrator	Carol Loughner
School type	Public
Religious affiliation	None
Founded	1980
Location	Hillsboro, Oregon
Enrollment	1,650 - 2006
Faculty	X
Campus surroundings	Suburban
Mascot	Crimson Tide
School colors	Crimson, Black and White

Contents

Mascot

Advanced Offerings

Athletics

Extracurricular Offerings

Notable Alumni

References

External links

Mascot

Glencoe's mascot is the 'Crimson Tide'. The official Crimson Tide icon is known as 'The Tide Guy', and is portrayed as an angry wave with fists. The Tide Guy is on nearly all official school mailings, and is often placed in the yearbook as if he were a student. The official mascot at football games and selected other events is 'Captain Crimson'. Captain Crimson was adopted in the early beginnings of Glencoe High School, due to the fact that The Tide Guy would have proved difficult to accurately portray in costume form. The Captain Crimson uniform consists of spandex tights, a spandex long-sleeved shirt with 'Captain Crimson' emblazoned on the front, a pair of crimson basketball shorts, a crimson and black cape, and large prosthetic muscles. The position is ceremoniously handed down through student council to an unusually enthusiastic incoming senior.

Advanced Offerings

Glencoe offers the following Advanced Placement courses:

★ AP Biology

★ AP Calculus 1 & 2

★ AP Chemistry

★ AP Computer Science

★ AP English Language

★ AP English Literature

★ AP Government

★ AP Physics

★ AP United States History

★ AP Music Theory

Athletics

Glencoe has won state championships in track and field, men's and women's basketball, and football (twice, in 1986 and 1994). The school belongs to the Northwest Oregon Conference. Its cross-town rival is Hillsboro High School.
Glencoe also offers several sports:

★ Baseball

★ Men's and Women's Basketball

★ Men's and Women's Cross country

★ Football

★ Men's and Women's Golf

★ Men's and Women's Ski team

★ Men's and Women's Soccer

★ Softball

★ Men's and Women's Swim team

★ Men's and Women's Tennis

★ Men's and Women's Track and Field

★ Volleyball

★ Water Polo

★ Wrestling

Extracurricular Offerings

Glencoe offers many extracurricular activities, including:

★ Two symphonic bands

★ Jazz band

★ Cheerleading

★ Color Guard

★ Four choirs (Singers, Crimson Choir, Concert Choir and Select Ensemble)

★ Dance and Drill team

★ The award-winning Crimson Times student newspaper

★ Student council

★ Theatre

★ Yearbook staff

★ Forensics/Debate
Glencoe is recognized for its Dance team, also known as the Tidettes. The team has won twelve out of the last seventeen state championships in the Large Show Division in Oregon, placing 5th in 2007.

Notable Alumni

Notable alumni of Glencoe High School include:

★ Ben Petrick, former Major League Baseball player for the Colorado Rockies; [1]

★ Kurt Bierek, former Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees.

★ Kris Bierek, Creator and Owner of ShapeFit.com and the FitTracker system; [2]

★ Erik Ainge, quarterback for the University of Tennessee's Football team.

★ Jason Earles, actor.

References

1. CNN.com: Oregon schools cutting class

External links

★ Official Hillsboro School District site

★ Official site of the Northwest Oregon Conference