MCNARY HIGH SCHOOL

'McNary High School' is located in Keizer, Oregon. It is named for Charles L. McNary. The school's mascot is the ''Celtic'', and its school colors are blue and white. It has roughly 2,000 students, making it a 6A school by Oregon's state classifications.

Contents

Clubs and Activities

Athletics

Main Political Offices

Departments and Test Scores

Honored Faculty

Administrative Team

Urban Myths

References

External links

Clubs and Activities

McNary has several clubs and activities including Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Associated Student Body (ASB), Faith on Fire, Celtic Latino Club, Chess Club, Book Club, Game Board Club, German Club, Dance Dance Revolution Club.

Athletics

McNary also has all major sports including:
Football, Cheerleading, Volleyball, Girls Soccer, Boys Soccer, Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Girls Swimming, Boys Swimming, Boys Golf, Girls Tennis, Boys Tennis, Baseball, Softball, Girls and Boys Track and Field.

Main Political Offices

Departments and Test Scores

' Test Scores'
Statewide standardized testing in Oregon has exposed a need for improvement in McNary's Mathematics department. With the first year of implementation of the "Group Math" in 2005, McNary ranked in the 26th percentile in the state.^[2]

McNary's English department, however, continues to show great improvement: 53rd percentile in reading, 64 percentile in writing (2006).

Critics believe the abnormal gap in test scores to be due to the restructure of the Math department, as well as the inconsistency in staff, pertaining to the subject matter.

The English department is on the incline in testing due to its consistently effective staff and strong honor and base courses. Carla Bell, Dan Borresen, Gail Brooks, Susanne Dora, Christine Easterly, Melinda Easterly, Angela Gunter, Julie Harris, Edith Hernandez, Kathryn Jensen, Andrea Lockard, John Mangan, Marc McAvoy, Linda Olson, Laura Reid, Andy Sheldon, Ryan Somerville, Heidi Tavares, Kristi Tomlin, and Robin Yankus are all members of the English/Foreign Language department.^[3]

Honored Faculty

' Ken Collins'
Master of the Arts, who brought creativity and joy to all. Remembered always with warm thoughts and happy memories. Died June 13th, 2007, age 58. Lives forever.

Administrative Team

McNary is currently administered by the following staff: ^[4]


Principal Ken Parshall

Vice Principal Bob Jones

Vice Principal Jay Crystal

Vice Principal Justin Lieuallen

Athletic Director Mike Maghan

Urban Myths

There are several "Urban Myths" associated with the school including war bunkers and hidden halls.
It is believed there are a series of bunkers directly below the classrooms at McNary stocked full of foods, clothing, flashlights, water, and other goods. The only sign of the bunkers are the 2ft x 2ft panels found on the ground of each room, sealed to the floor. It has not been reported by any student of actually seeing the bunkers, nor has their existence been confirmed. In addition to the bunkers, it has been said that secret halls lie below the surface of the first floor, connecting each bunker and forming a completely stocked, underground city.
For the students who have acutally been down there there is not much to see, lots of wires piping and other misc. utilities, as you crawl through the tunnels you can hear the footsteps of people above and talking of student and teachers in classrooms. as for the water, food, and supplies there is only water that this student knows of other than that it is a lot of dust and weaving in and out of poorly placed pipes and exposed wires.

References

1. http://www.salkeiz.k12.or.us/districtcenter/DistrictFacts/enroll.pdf
2. http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/achievement/or/1072
3. http://mcnary.salkeiz.k12.or.us/Departments/English/EnglishHome.htm
4. http://mcnary.salkeiz.k12.or.us/

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