North Eugene High School

History

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North Eugene High School opened to students on October 21, 1957. The opening was delayed nearly two months, causing two months of double-shifting at Kelly Middle School until the school was finally completed.

The current NEHS campus was a filbert orchard belonging to a couple of Scottish ancestry. The couple donated land to Eugene School District 4J for the high school to be built on.

The NEHS mascot, "Scottie", the Scotch Terrier, reflects the school's heritage, as do the names of the school newspaper (Caledonian) and yearbook (Tartan).

In April 2004 NEHS staff, parents, and community members were approached with information about the Oregon Small Schools Initiative project and grant opportunities. In May 2004, a $900,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was awarded to NEHS to begin this project. After a series of meetings and workshops, the school transformation officially began.

In the 2006 academic year, 3 small schools were implemented: North International High School, Academy of Arts, and School of IDEAS: Invention, Design, Engineering, Arts, & Science.

As the 2013 academic year commenced, the comprehensive high school model was reintroduced to North Eugene High School.

Academics

In 2008, 84% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma, Of 246 students, 207 graduated, 23 dropped out, 4 received a modified diploma, and 12 remained in high school.

The student-produced school newspaper, The Caledonian, appears to be the first in the area to move to an online news production model.

The students at N.E.H.S. performed at 47%, 68% and 50% proficient in Math, Reading & Science respectively on the Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills. This compares to state averages of 49%, 67% and 56%.

The school in 2016 received a bronze medal ranking from the U.S. News & World Report "America's Best High Schools" survey.

Principal: Main Nunoz

Secondary Assist Principals: Adrienne Pierce, Jesus Sandoval, and Peter Barsotti

College preparation courses

North Eugene High School is an authorized International Baccalaureate World School. All N.E.H.S. students take IB classes in Literature and History in 11th and 12th grade. Students may also choose to enroll in several other International Baccalaureate (IB) and Advanced Placement (AP) courses. The school offers a number of these courses, allowing its students the opportunity to take the cumulative exams in the spring to gain college credit at the high school level. North Eugene usually sees very high passing percentages from its students who take these exams, except on the science exams. Students are also offered CollegeNow courses, which directly give students Lane Community College credits which are often transferable to statewide universities.

Advanced Placement Courses: Statistics A/B and Calculus A/B

International Baccalaureate Courses: Visual Art SL/HL, Language and Literature 11 A/B, Language and Literature 12 A/B, Film Studies A/B, Math Applications and Interpretations A/B, Personal and Professional Skills 11A, Personal and Professional Skills 12B, Biology A/B (I, II), Environmental Systems & Society A/B, History of the Americas HL A/B, 20th Century History HL A/B, Theory of Knowledge (I,II), Global Politics (Not offered 2024/25), and IB Language B (Spanish/Japanese).

CollegeNow Courses: Child Development (I, II, III, Aide), Infant Development, Ethnic Studies, Intro to Education, Woods Processing (I, II, Woods Projects), Metalworking (I, II, Metalworking projects), Management and Operations A/B, Digital Media & Design A/B, Computer Science A/B, Mobile App Development, Game Development, Restaurant Management & Occupations (I, II), Human Body Systems A/B, Medical Terminology, Healthcare Essentials, Writing 121, Math Applications and Interpretations A/B, PreCalculus A/B, Spanish (II, III, IIII, IB), and American Sign Language (IIII).

CollegeNow In Progress Courses: Human Anatomy & Physiology A/B, Health Occupations, and Healthy Foods.

Sports

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North Eugene High School has a long list of Sports offered through OSAA. The Highlanders have won the following state team championships:

North Eugene has previously offered other sports as well:

Girls' gymnastics - 1st place in state: 1976

Clubs

North Eugene High School offers a variety of student clubs. Students may establish a club provided they find a faculty or staff member to serve as its advisor.

Clubs List - Updated Every 5 Minutes

Notable alumni

Robby Ahlstrom – professional baseball player, Texas Rangers organization

Danny Ainge — general manager and president of NBA's Boston Celtics, player for Celtics and Portland Trail Blazers, 2-time NBA champion; Major League Baseball player for Toronto Blue Jays

Brian Conklin — professional basketball player, Limoges CSP

Andrew Moore — MLB player, Seattle Mariners

Kenny Moore — (Class of 1962), University of Oregon (1963–66), runner, Olympic marathoner, sportswriter (Sports Illustrated), screenwriter (Without Limits), author (Bowerman and the Men of Oregon), actor in films Personal Best and Tequila Sunrise

Bob Newland — NFL wide receiver, New Orleans Saints

Robin Pflugrad — college football coach

Jerome Souers — football head coach, Northern Arizona University and Montana State-Northern

Christopher Stevens — four-time Grammy Award-winning producer, mix-engineer, songwriter

David Ogden Stiers — (Class of 1960), actor in films and on television series M*A*S*H

Kailee Wong — NFL linebacker, Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans