Willamette High School, or "Wil-Hi", is located in the Bethel-Danebo area of West Eugene, Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...

, United States

United States

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. It is one of two high schools in the Bethel School District

Bethel School District (Oregon)

Bethel School District is a school district in the U.S. state of Oregon. It serves the Bethel neighborhood of Eugene. As of 2007 Bethel School District serves 5,700 students annually making it the third largest school district in Lane County....

 along with Kalapuya High School

Kalapuya High School

Kalapuya High School is a public alternative high school in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was established in an innovative model to provide an alternative to students who were already not succeeding in the traditional high school environment, usually drawing from Willamette High...

.

History

Willamette High School first opened to students on September 26, 1949. The opening of Bethel School District's only comprehensive high school was the culmination of process that began on April 9, 1948. On this date, the rural Lane County, Oregon communities of Bethel, Clear Lake, Danebo and Irving passed a measure to consolidate and build the high school. A 50 acres (202,343 m²) school site was purchased on May 17, 1948. Funding was provided by bond levies passed on May 11, 1948 and October 20, 1948.

Academics

In 2008, 79% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma

High school diploma

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. Of 316 students, 251 graduated, 37 dropped out, 5 received a modified diploma

Oregon modified high school diploma

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, and 23 are still in high school.

Wolverine Stadium

Willamette's Wolverine Stadium was completely rebuilt after being burned down on August 2, 2003. The new stadium includes an artificial turf

Artificial turf

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 field.

Athletics

The Willamette girls' basketball

Basketball

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 team won the 5A state girls' basketball championship in 2007 and in 2009.

In 1985 the Men's Track team won the State Championship

In 1985 the Varsity Rally Squad won the State Championship

Notable alumni

• Brandon Beemer
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  , 1998, actor/model, The Bold and The Beautiful
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• Mickey Loomis
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  Mickey Loomis is the General Manager of the NFL's New Orleans Saints. He was awarded the NFL executive of the year for 2006.He attended Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Oregon, where he played basketball...
  
  , 1974, general manager of the New Orleans Saints
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• Quintin Mikell
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  , football player, Philadelphia Eagles
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• Curtis Salgado
  Curtis Salgado
  Curtis Salgado is a Portland, Oregon based blues, R&B, and soul singer-songwriter. He plays harmonica and fronts his own band as lead vocalist.-Career:...
  
  , 1971, blues musician, who inspired John Belushi
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   to form the Blues Brothers