Sunset High School (SHS) is a public high school in Beaverton, Oregon, United States. The school currently offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. It opened in 1959 and is the second oldest of the six high schools in the Beaverton School District. Sunset's athletic teams are known as the Apollos.
History The school opened in January 1959, initially with freshman and sophomore students only,Morrison, Wilma (December 28, 1958). "Shuffling of Districts, Changing of Curricula Seen for Schools". The Sunday Oregonian, p. 26. adding juniors in the fall and its first senior class in September 1960."School Bell Rings Again; Record Enrollments Expected". The Oregonian, September 6, 1960, p. 29.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy spoke at a student-organized mock Democratic Convention held at Sunset High School on May 17, 1968, less than three weeks before his assassination on June 5."RFK Draws Youth Cheers". The Oregonian, May 18, 1968, p. 12."Student Mock Convention Hears Kennedy" (photos). The Oregonian, May 18, 1968, Section 2, p. 4.
Location
Sunset High School is located in the predominantly unincorporated area known as Cedar Mill. Although it has always had a Portland street address, - Compare with CDP maps and municipal maps. Note that just because it has a "Portland, OR" postal address does not mean it is in the City of Portland. "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries." it has never actually been within the city of Portland proper. From 1959 to 1999, the school property was unincorporated land in Washington County, with it being in the Cedar Mill census-designated place as of the 1990 U.S. census. - Compare page 39 to the physical location of the school. In 1999 the Sunset High School grounds (including the adjacent swimming pool) were annexed by the city of Beaverton.City of Beaverton Ordinance 4042, passed March 31, 1999. Nevertheless, as of 2022 the school's mailing address remains a "Portland" address, as is the case for almost all of Cedar Mill.
Demographics
As of 2021–22, 50.5% of students are white, 11.4% Hispanic or Latino, 27.3% Asian, 1.3% African American, 0.4% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 0.3% American Indian/Alaska Native, and 8.6% two or more races. The 2021–22 enrollment was 2,003.
Academics In 1983, Sunset High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.
In 2008, 84% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 498 students, 409 graduated, 59 dropped out, five received a modified diploma, and 25 were still in high school in 2009.
State titles
State championships (Oregon School Activities Association) won by Sunset High School: Football: 1975, 1976 Basketball (boys): 1975, 1987 Baseball: 1965, 1994, 2025 Cross country (boys): 1980, 1982, 1984 Cross country (girls): 1976, 1984, 1988, 1989, 2013, 2015 Dance/Drill: 2014 Golf (boys): 1986, 1990, 1993, 1994 Speech and Debate: 2021, 2025, 2026 Soccer (boys): 1985 (tie) Soccer (girls): 1990 Swimming (boys): 1965, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Swimming (girls): 1983, 1984, 1985, 1994, 2017, 2018 Track and field (boys): 1994, 2011 Track and field (girls): 1977, 1978 Tennis (boys): 1972, 1977, 1981, 1982 Tennis (girls): 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 2019
Notable alumni
Brenda Bakke, actress Brady Clark, Major League Baseball player Caspar Corbeau, Dutch-American swimmer Tom Drougas, professional American football coach and former player Andrew Gregor, former professional soccer player Stephanie Kaza, professor emeritus of environment and natural resources Phil Keisling, Oregon Secretary of State Patrick Lachman, heavy metal guitarist and vocalist Susan M. Leeson, attorney and former judge Landen Lucas, professional basketball player Drew Martin, collegiate and professional basketball player Patrick O'Hearn, musician, composer E. Werner Reschke, businessman and politician Joe Sacco, comics artist and journalist Katee Sackhoff, actress Garrett Sim, basketball player Royal Skousen, professor of linguistics and English Randall Sullivan, author and journalist Courtney Taylor, singer-songwriter Tommy Thayer, rock guitarist, Kiss Aaron Woods, professional football player Kruz Schoolcraft, MLB pitcher drafted by the San Diego Padres
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