Lakeridge High School is a public high school located in Lake Oswego, Oregon

Lake Oswego, Oregon

Lake Oswego is a city located primarily in Clackamas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Small portions of the city are also located in neighboring Multnomah and Washington counties. Located south of Portland surrounding the Oswego Lake, the town was founded in 1847 and incorporated as Oswego in...

 and opened in 1971.

Academics

In 1987, Lakeridge High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program

Blue Ribbon Schools Program

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, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.

In 2008, 90% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma

High school diploma

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. Of 261 students, 234 graduated, 15 dropped out, 9 received a modified diploma

Oregon modified high school diploma

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, and 3 are still in high school.

The school received a silver ranking from U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report

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's 2010 "America's Best High Schools" survey.

93% of school graduates report planning to enroll in a 4 year or 2 year college.

State Championships

Baseball: 1999, 2001
Football: 1987
Women's Golf: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2006
Men's Lacrosse: 2005, 2006, 2007
Women's Lacrosse: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Men's Swimming: 1995
Women's Soccer: 1982
Men's Soccer: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982

Notable alumni

• David Bergeron
  David Bergeron
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   - professional football player, Carolina Panthers
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• J.J. Birden
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   - professional football player, Atlanta Falcons
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• Travis Cole
  Travis Cole
  Travis Cole is an arena football quarterback for the Rio Grande Valley Dorados of the af2. He is a 1997 graduate of Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon and played football and baseball for the Pacers. Cole was selected in the 52nd round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft by the...
  
   - arena football player, University of Minnesota
  University of Minnesota
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• Steve Coury
  Steve Coury
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   - football, football coach
• Brent De Boer
  Brent De Boer
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   - drummer, The Dandy Warhols
  The Dandy Warhols
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• Maggie Gallagher
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• Jillian Harmon
  Jillian Harmon
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   - collegiate and Olympic basketball player
• Connor Martin
  Connor Martin
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   - professional Lacrosse
  Lacrosse
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   player, Denver Outlaws
  Denver Outlaws
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   and Colorado Mammoth
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• Bart Miadich - baseball pitcher
• Lisa Kennedy Montgomery
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   - TV personality
• Doug Nussmeier
  Doug Nussmeier
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   - professional football player, football coach
• Jason Palumbis
  Jason Palumbis
  -Football career:Palumbis was a highly-recruited quarterback from Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon who played college football at Stanford University. The 6' 3", 200 lb. Palumbis was Stanford's primary starting quarterback from 1988 to 1990...
  
   - football stanford university
  Stanford University
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  , quarterback
  Quarterback
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• Erik Wilhelm
  Erik Wilhelm
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   - professional football player, Cincinnati Bengals
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• Erin Chambers
  Erin Chambers
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  - Irish girl Siobhan on General Hospital