Newport High School (Oregon)

Newport High School
Address
322 NE Eads St Newport, Oregon, Lincoln County 97365  United States
Coordinates	44°38′19″N 124°02′46″W / 44.638708°N 124.045992°W / 44.638708; -124.045992Coordinates: 44°38′19″N 124°02′46″W / 44.638708°N 124.045992°W / 44.638708; -124.045992
Information
Type	Public
Established	1951
School district	Lincoln County School District
Principal	Jon Zagel[1][2]
Faculty	44
Grades	9–12
Number of students	659[2]
Color(s)	Blue and white         [1]
Athletics conference	OSAA Oregon West Conference 4A-4[1]
Mascot	Cubs[1]
Newspaper	The Harbor Light
Website	Newport High School

Newport High School is a public high school located in Newport, Oregon, United States. It is one of five high schools in the Lincoln County School District. As of 2008, the school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.

Academics

In 2008, 67% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 211 students, 141 graduated, 44 dropped out, 5 received a modified diploma, and 21 are still in high school.^[3][4] Newport High School also offers a teen parent program, which provides child care for children of high school students while they continue to attend school.

Sports

State champions

Team

• Cheerleading:^[5] 2005 (Division 3A Large), 2006 (Division 3A Large)
• Baseball:^[6] 1964 (Class A-2), 1965 (Class A-2), 1967 (Class A-2), 1974 (Class AA), 2008 (Class 4A)
• Girls' Track & Field:^[7] 2011 (Class 4A)
• Girls' Basketball:^[8] 1978 (Class AA)

Runner-up

• Football:^[9] 1969 (Class A-2)
• Boys' Basketball:^[10] 1959 (Class A-2)(
• Girls' Basketball:^[8] 1982 (Class AA)
• Boys' Swimming:^[11] 2005 (Class 3A/2A/1A), 2013 (Class 4A/3A/2A/1A), 2014 (Class 4A/3A/2A/1A)
• Baseball:^[6] 1975 (Class AA), 1986 (Class AA), 2007 (Class 4A)
• Softball:^[12] 1995 (Class 3A), 2001 (Class 3A)
• Cheerleading:^[5] 2000 (Class 3A/2A/1A Coed), 2002 (Class 3A), 2003 (Class 3A Large), 2004 (Class 3A), 2007 (4A Small)

Individual

• Boys' Cross Country individual:^[13] 1996 (Class 3A) - Rhy Reynolds, 15:37, 5000 meters
• Girls' Cross Country individual:^[14] 1996 (Class 3A) - Melinda Campbell, 18:50, 5000 meters
• Boys' Swimming individual:
  • 1952^[15] - Diving: Bill Dixon
  • 1998^[15] - 100-Yard Breaststroke: Scott Cole, 1:01.92
  • 2004^[15] - 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Morley, Teague, Capri, & Mpitsos - 1:33.30
  • 2005^[15] - 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Morley, Teague, Capri, & Mpitsos - 1:33.19
  • 2006^[15] - 100-Yard Backstroke: Michael Mpitsos, 54.01
  • 2007 (Class 4A)^[16]
    • 100 fly: Michael Mpitsos, 51.87
    • 100 back: Michael Mpitsos, 53.59
  • 2011 (Class 4A)
    • 200 Medley relay: Austin Turner, Tom Graves, Clayton Jacobson, Kellen Wood - 1:42.11
  • 2013 (Class 4A)
    • 200 yard Individual Medely: Austin Turner- 1:58.59
    • 100 yard backstroke: Austin Turner- 53.77
    • 100 yard freestyle: Kellen Wood- 48.69
    • 200 yard freestyle relay: Austin Thompson, Tanner Schipper, Kellen Wood and Austin Turner- 1:31.91
    • 400 yard freestyle relay: Austin Thompson, Tanner Schipper, Kellen Wood and Austin Turner- 3:21.47
    • OSAA Male Swimmer of the Meet- Austin Turner (2013)
  • 2014 (Class 4A)
    • 100 yard butterfly: Austin Turner- 51.83
    • 100 yard freestyle: Tanner Schipper- 49.98
    • 200 yard freestyle relay: Austin Thompson, Leland Wood, Tanner Schipper, Austin Turner- 1:32.46
    • 100 yard backstroke: Austin Turner- 53.03
• Girls' Swimming individual:
  • 1971:^[17] Diving: "Dede" Deidra Cherzan, 381.03
  • 1972:^[17] Diving: "Dede" Deidra Cherzan, 385.85
  • 2000:^[17] 200-Yard Individual Medley: Katie Chapman, 2:11.87
  • 2001^[17]
    • 200-Yard Freestyle: Katie Chapman, 1:56.17
    • 500-Yard Freestyle: Katie Chapman, 5:11.68
  • 2002^[17]
    • 100-Yard Butterfly: Katie Chapman, 58.99
    • 100-Yard Backstroke: Katie Chapman, 1:01.64
• Wrestling individual:
  • 1999:^[18] 145 pounds: Jake Albinio
  • 2005:^[18] 215 pounds: Paul Collins
• Girls' Golf individual: 2008 (4A/3A/2A/1A)^[19] - Kate Bigelow, (TIE) 76-77 – 153 (+9)
• Boys' & Girls' Track & Field individual: Many; see http://www.osaa.org/track/records/boysTrackChampionsSince2007.pdf, http://www.osaa.org/track/records/girlsTrackChampionsSince2007.pdf, http://www.osaa.org/track/records/btrackchampsthrough06.pdf, http://www.osaa.org/track/records/gtrackchampsthrough06.pdf

League champions

^[20]

• Baseball: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015
• Boys' Basketball: 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1967, 1975, 1977, 1997, 1999, 2003
• Girls' Basketball: 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 2007, 2008
• Boys' Cross Country: 1995, 1996, 2011
• Girls' Cross Country: 2006
• Football: 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2006
• Girls' Golf: 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009 (co-champion)
• Boys' Swimming: 1996, 1997, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
• Girls' Swimming: 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1989, 2001
• Boys' Track & Field: 1952, 1956, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
• Girls' Track & Field: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011

Notable alumni

• Nathan Ball, host of the PBS Kids show Design Squad
• Brent Barton, Oregon House of Representatives, District 51
• Jamie Kovac, 'Fury' of American Gladiators
• Randall Woodfield, the I-5 Killer

References