Roseburg High School
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Roseburg High School is a public high school in Roseburg, Oregon
Roseburg, Oregon
Roseburg is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the county seat of Douglas County. The population was 21,181 at the 2010 census.-History:...

, United States
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Campus

The campus is roughly 18 acres (72,843.5 m²) and contains 7 main buildings as well as a track and an artificial turf
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 football field. Completed in 1926 the "Heritage Building," once referred to as the "Main Building" is the oldest on campus. Constructed out of concrete in a cow pasture known as "Bellows Field," the Heritage Building originally consisted of 15 classrooms, a gymnasium and an auditorium. At three stories high the tallest building on campus is referred to as "The Commons." Completed in 1964 "The Commons" is located at the center of the campus and houses the Library/Media Center at the ground floor. In 2001 a major remodel began that included the erection of three new buildings and the demolition of two old buildings. The Fitness Gymnasium located to the south of the "Heritage Building" was completed in 2002. The Fine Arts Building was completed in the summer of 2003, housing the "Rose Theatre," the cafeteria as well as the fine arts department. The Main Building was completed in 2004 and is the location of the front office, counseling center and career center.

Academics

In 2008, 76% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma
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. Of 538 students, 408 graduated, 97 dropped out, and 33 are still in high school.

Shooting incident

At 7:45 a.m. on February 23 2006, 14-year-old freshman Vincent Wayne Leodoro shot and wounded a fellow student, 16-year-old sophomore Joseph Monti, using a 10 mm pistol. The incident occurred in a courtyard on the Roseburg High School campus. Monti was hit by three shots in his back, and a fourth grazed his elbow. After the shooting, two students followed Leodoro and flagged down a police car as he walked away from school. Police confronted him at a nearby restaurant parking lot, where Leodoro put a gun to his head before surrendering.

Marine recruiter claims he was assaulted

In May 2006 a Marine recruiter made national news by claiming "a Roseburg High School student had spit on him. The school then told the recruiter the student was just expressing his First Amendment rights". The story was later admitted to be a fabrication by the recruiter.
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