Madison High School (Portland, Oregon)
For other schools of the same name, see Madison High School (disambiguation).
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James Madison High School is located in Portland, Oregon
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| 2735 NE 82nd Avenue Portland, Oregon, Multnomah County 97220 United States |
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| Type | Public |
| Opened | 1957 |
| School district | Portland Public Schools |
| Principal | Petra Callin [1] |
| Grades | 9-12[2] |
| Number of students | 860[3] |
| Color(s) | Columbia blue and red [4] |
| Athletics conference | OSAA Portland Interscholastic League 6A-1[4] |
| Mascot | Senators[4] |
| Newspaper | The Constitution |
| Website | mdmadison.pps.k12.or.us |
James Madison High School, known as Madison High School, is one of nine comprehensive public high schools in the Portland Public Schools (Oregon) in the city of Portland, Oregon.
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History
Madison High School was founded in 1957 and named after James Madison, the fourth US President and co-author of the Constitution. It serves neighborhood students and many transfer students grades 9-12.
Two movies have been filmed at the school: Paranoid Park (2007) and Twilight (2008).
On June 29, 2004, the school was damaged by fire, probably due to fireworks.[5]
Curriculum
James Madison High School offers a full range of college preparatory core content classes as well as unique elective options in the areas of Mathematics, Performing & Visual Arts, Science, Social Science, and World Languages. Students may challenge themselves by enrolling in Advanced Placement and Dual Credit courses. Dual Credit courses are taught by Madison faculty who work in partnership with Portland Community College.[6]
Athletics
Madison participates in the Portland Interscholastic League at the 6A level. Team sports include cross country, football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, swimming, dance team, wrestling and track and field. Madison athletics is most known for its baseball program, which holds the most state titles of any high school baseball program in the state of Oregon.
State Championships
Baseball: 1963, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1981, 1997
Students
The student population is 38.9% White/Not Hispanic, 20.8% Black/African American, 19.6% Latino/Hispanic, 13.4% Asian, 2.2% Pacific Islander, 2% Native American, and 3.2% Multiple.[3]
Notable alumni
- Craig Berkman - politician
- Kent Bottenfield - Major League Baseball player
- Rob Dressler - Major League Baseball player
- Paul J. De Muniz - first Hispanic Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
- Terry Ley - Major League Baseball pitcher
- John Minnis - politician
- Rick Wise - first Major League Baseball pitcher to pitch a no-hitter and hit a home run in the same game[7]
References
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