Oregon Episcopal School
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| Established | 1869 |
| School type | Private, Boarding |
| Religious affiliation | Episcopalian |
| Head of School | Jim Hendrix |
| Location | Portland, OR, USA |
| Campus | Suburban, 59 acres (239,000 m²) |
| Enrollment | 830 total 300 Upper School 200 Middle School 330 Lower School |
| Faculty | 102 |
| Average class size | Upper School: 14 Middle and Lower School: 17 |
| Student:Teacher ratio |
7:1 |
| Average SAT scores (Recent Year) |
664 verbal 653 math |
| Athletics | 17 Interscholastic Sports |
| Color(s) | Blue, Green and White |
| Mascot | Aardvark |
The Oregon Episcopal School (also known as OES) is a private, coeducational college preparatory school in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon. The school is in Raleigh Hills, a census-designated place in Washington County, Oregon. The Middle, Lower and Beginning schools consist entirely of day students, but the Upper School includes a large boarding program. Approximately one third of the Upper School's student body resides on campus, and around one quarter hail from outside the United States. OES is known for its academic rigor and its success in national science competitions such as the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the Intel Science Talent Search, and the Siemens Westinghouse Competition. OES has always been a fierce rival of The Catlin Gabel School, mainly in athletics.
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[edit] Mission statement
"The purpose of Oregon Episcopal School is to prepare students with promise for higher education and lifelong learning and to enhance their intellectual, physical, social, emotional, spiritual, and artistic growth so that they may realize their power for good as citizens of local and world communities."
[edit] College matriculation
- 99% of all graduates matriculate at a college or university within a year of their high school graduation.
[edit] Recent Student Council Administrations
| Year | President | Vice-President |
|---|---|---|
| 1999-2000 | Krissy Jacobsen | Greg Phillips |
| 2000-2001 | Bennett Cohen | Philip Clark |
| 2001-2002 | Benjamin Smith | Jared Kramer |
| 2002-2003 | Eric Morgan | Zara Azhar |
| 2003-2004 | Tope Sosanya | Thomas Saiget |
| 2004-2005 | Jared Mueller | William Thanhouser |
| 2005-2006 | Mary Warrington | Scott Saiget |
| 2006-2007 | Murat Oztaskin | Remy Olson |
[edit] Middle School Student Council
- Duncan L. - Secretary/Treasurer
[edit] Athletics
In most sports, OES competes in the OSAA 3A league. The exceptions are lacrosse, fencing and skiing, for which there is no official OSAA categorization, and in which OES competes against schools of all sizes. Despite competing against schools ten times the size, OES reached the Oregon State Lacrosse Championships in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 with a victory in 2004. The school also won state championships in the 2005-2006 season in women's soccer, women's volleyball, and men's tennis, with each team going undefeated throughout their respective seasons. The fencing program has historically attracted and produced many highly-ranked fencers at all age levels under coaches Ed Korfanty and Adam Skarbonkiewicz. While she attended a different high school, 2004 Olympic gold medalist Mariel Zagunis practiced at the OES campus prior to attending the University of Notre Dame.
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
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| Soccer | Basketball | Tennis |
| Volleyball | Skiing | Lacrosse |
| Cross Country | Fencing | |
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[edit] Notable alumni
- Virginia Euwer Wolff '55 - Winner of the National Book Award
- Ben Westlund '67 - 2006 Oregon Gubernatorial Candidate
- Maggie Groening '76 - Sister of Matt Groening, creator of Emmy Award winning television show The Simpsons, and nominal inspiration for character Maggie Simpson
- Gene Trautmann '85 - Drummer for the rock band Eagles of Death Metal, and former drummer for Queens of the Stone Age.
- Peter Holmstrom '87 - Guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of The Dandy Warhols
- Courtney Voelker '95 - 2001 Rhodes Scholar
- Seth Kelsey '99 - Member of the 2004 United States Olympic Fencing Team
- Tianhui "Michael" Li '03 - USA TODAY All-USA High School Academic Team, 2nd Place Winner at the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
- John Robinson '05 - Actor, best known for Elephant and Lords of Dogtown
