Taft High School, also known as Taft High 7-12, is a public high school and middle school

Middle school

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 located in Lincoln City, Oregon

Lincoln City, Oregon

Lincoln City is a city in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. It is named after the county. The population was 7,930 at the 2010 census.- History :...

, United States

United States

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. It is one of five high schools in the Lincoln County School District

Lincoln County School District (Oregon)

The Lincoln County School District is a public school district in the U.S. state of Oregon. The district serves the communities of Yachats, Waldport, Eddyville, Newport, Siletz, Lincoln City and Toledo...

. It serves students from seventh grade

Seventh grade

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 through twelfth grade

Twelfth grade

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. It is named for Taft, one the communities that combined to form Lincoln City in 1965.

Academics

In 2008, 61% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma

High school diploma

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. Of 140 students, 86 graduated, 39 dropped out, 1 received a modified diploma

Oregon modified high school diploma

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, and 14 are still in high school.

Notable alumni

• Agnes Baker Pilgrim
  Agnes Baker Pilgrim
  Agnes Emma Baker-Pilgrim is a Native American spiritual elder from Grants Pass, Oregon. She is the oldest member of her tribe, the Takelma. She is also the Granddaughter of the first elected Chief of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz - Jack Harney...
  
   Spiritual Elder of the Takelma
  Takelma
  The Takelma were a Native American people that lived in the Rogue Valley of interior southwest Oregon, with most of their villages sited along the Rogue River. The name Takelma means Along the River.-History:...
  
   Tribe and Chairperson of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers
  International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers
  The International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers is a group of Spiritual Elders who came together in 2004 to form an international alliance of indigenous female elders...
  
  , graduating in 1942.