McNary High School

McNary High School is a public high school located in Keizer, Oregon, United States. It is named for Charles L. McNary, a U.S. Senator who was from the Keizer area.

For the closed McNary High School in Arizona, see McNary Elementary School District.
McNary High School
Address
4690 River Rd N

Keizer
,
(Marion County)
,
Oregon
97303

United States
Coordinates45.000597°N 123.032793°W / 45.000597; -123.032793
Information
TypePublic
Opened1965
School districtSalem-Keizer School District
PrincipalErik Jespersen [1]
Teaching staff86.59 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12[3]
Number of students2,069 (2019–20)[2]
Student to teacher ratio23.89[2]
Color(s)Blue and white   [4]
Athletics conferenceOSAA Mountain Valley Conference 6A-7[4]
MascotCeltic[4]
NewspaperThe Piper
Websitemcnary.salkeiz.k12.or.us

Academics

Although McNary High School is one of eight high schools in the Salem-Keizer School District, it remains the only high school in Keizer.

Statewide standardized testing in Oregon has exposed a need for improvement in McNary's Mathematics department. With the first year of implementation of "Group Math" in 2005, McNary ranked in the 26th percentile in the state.[5] As of 2021, the school is in the 36th percentile for Mathematics.[6] McNary's English department continues to show improvement: it is in the 53rd percentile in reading, and 64th percentile in writing (2006). Both the Math and English departments have made efforts in implementing support classes and labs to assist struggling students in meeting academic benchmarks. The Oregon Department of Education school report cards for 2006-2007 gave McNary High School its first "strong" rating - an honor shared by only one other high school in the district. Since then, McNary Senior High School has been unsteadily improving. In the 2010–2011 school year, the school received a "needs improvement" grade on its report card.[7] In the 2011–2012 school year, the school received an "outstanding" on its report card.[7]

In 2008, 83% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 444 students, 368 graduated, 47 dropped out, and 29 were still in high school the following year.[8][9]

In 2021, the graduation rate was 91%.[6]

Athletics

McNary's athletic teams are nicknamed the Celtics or Celts. For a time, the girls' teams used the nickname "Lady Celts", but have since dropped the gender-centric term. All teams, whether boys or girls, use the same nickname. Throughout the history of the athletic department McNary has competed in the highest OSAA class. There are two variations to the Celtic mascot, male and female.

Football

McNary's success on the gridiron came under the direction of coach Tom Smythe. McNary's 51 points in the 1997 championship game were, at that time, the highest single-game record for a 4A title game, besting the 47 points scored by The Dalles in 1947. The 99 points tallied by both McNary and Beaverton in that 1997 championship game shattered the previous record of 59, established in Marshfield's 40–19 win over Medford in 1956, and remains the highest aggregate score for a championship game at any level in Oregon.

Boys' basketball

Baseball

Baseball is arguably McNary's most successful athletic program, as the team has appeared in six state championship games and won three state championships.[12] Head coaches Vic Backlund (1989) and Craig Nicholas (2009) have each garnered state coach of the year honors.[13][14]

Cheerleading
  • 2001 4A co-ed Runner-up
  • 2005 co-ed Champion (since 2003, all co-ed teams compete for one championship regardless of school size)

Boys' golf
  • 1970 A-1 Runner-up[15]
    • Jeff McRae - 1970 Individual Champion

Girls' golf
  • 2005 4A Runner-up[16]
    • Jerilyn White - 1996 Individual co-Champion
    • Rebecca Kim - 2004 & 2005 Individual Champion

Softball
  • 1990 3A co-Champion (tied with Milwaukie 1-1; game called after 7 innings due to rain)[17]
  • 1991 4A Runner-up (lost to Churchill 0-7)
  • 2004 4A State Champions (Eugene, Oregon)

Boys' and girls' swimming

No team has won a championship, but four swimmers have won Individual Championships.

  • Seth Pepper - 1989, 100 yd butterfly
  • Jake Palmer - 1997, 50 yd freestyle
  • Amber Boucher - 2006, 50 yd freestyle
  • Ryan Miller - 2015, 500 yd freestyle

Boys' and girls' track and field

The Celtics have recorded a total of six Individual Championships, three of which were in the high jump (1969, 1970, 2004).

  • Mike Fleer - 1969 & 1970, high jump
  • Leonard Panther - 1971, long jump
  • Phillip Alexander - 2003, 200m & 400m dash
  • Monica Groves - 2004, high jump

Wrestling

Although the Celtics have had limited success as a team, the wrestling program has produced a number of individual champions, none more notable than Howard Harris, 1980 NCAA heavyweight champion at Oregon State University.[18] Most of McNary's success came under the leadership of head coach Jerry Lane, the school's first wrestling coach and 1996 inductee into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.[19]

  • 1975 AAA Champion[20]
  • 1976 AAA Runner-up[20]

Ten wrestlers have accounted for eleven Individual Championships.[21][22]

  • Ron Boucher – 1972, 130 lbs
  • Sam Hewitt – 1974, 136 lbs
  • Stace Stone – 1975, 115 lbs
  • Howard Harris – 1976, 191 lbs
  • Loren Quest – 1983, 157 lbs
  • Dan Brinlee – 1992, 178 lbs
  • Rudy Ramirez – 1993, 130 lbs
  • Sean Santana – 2002, 135 lbs & 2003, 140 lbs
  • Levi Martinez – 2010, 112 lbs
  • Wes Heredia – 2011, 215 lbs

Publications

McNary has two major forms of media: the Celtic Network News (CNN; formerly known as "Celtic Student Network"), the school's video announcements, and The Piper, the school newspaper. CNN is a student-run news segment produced by the Media Productions Workshop class, and was formerly aired on repeat on two large TVs in the school's commons.

Demographics

As of 2021, the total minority enrollment at McNary was 43.8%. Of that, 33% are Hispanic, 6.4% are Two or More races, 1.4% are Asian, 1.4% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian/Alaska Native, and 0.9% Black. 56.2% are White.[6] Additionally, 53% of McNary students are considered economically disadvantaged. 43% of total students are on the free lunch program.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Staff Members - McNary High School". Archived from the original on 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  2. "McNary High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  3. "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  4. "OSAA - Error".
  5. McNary High School Test Scores - Keizer, Oregon - OR
  6. ""McNary High School"". U.S. News. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  7. http://mcnary.salkeiz.k12.or.us
  8. "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  9. "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  10. "OSAA Football Championships" (PDF).
  11. "OSAA Basketball Championships" (PDF).
  12. "OSAA Baseball Championships" (PDF).
  13. "Hall of Fame". mcnary.salkeiz.k12.or.us. Archived from the original on 2009-02-27.
  14. "Sign in to OregonLive.com". The Oregonian.
  15. "OSAA Boys Golf Championships" (PDF).
  16. "OSAA Girls Golf Championships" (PDF).
  17. "OSAA Softball Champs" (PDF).
  18. "Hall of Fame". mcnary.salkeiz.k12.or.us. Archived from the original on 2009-02-27.
  19. "The National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum".
  20. "OSAA Wrestling Team Championships" (PDF).
  21. "OSAA Wrestling Individual Championships through 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-26.
  22. "OSAA Wrestling Individual Championships since 2007" (PDF).
  23. Martini, Pete (May 17, 2017). "Former McNary pitcher Austin Bibens-Dirkx gets called up to Texas Rangers". statesmanjournal.com. Statesman Journal. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  24. "Grayson "The Professor" Boucher's biography". TheProfessorLive.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  25. Welsch, Jeff; George P Edmonston (2003). Tales from Oregon State Sports. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 200. ISBN 1582617066.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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