Oregon Episcopal School

Oregon Episcopal School
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Location
Portland , OR USA
Information
Type	Private, Boarding
Religious affiliation(s)	Episcopalian
Established	1869
Head of School	Dulany Ogden Bennett
Faculty	102
Enrollment	780 total 265 Upper School 190 Middle School 325 Lower School
Average class size	Upper School: 14 Middle and Lower School: 17
Student to teacher ratio	6:1
Campus	Suburban, 59 acres (239,000 m²)
Color(s)	Blue, Green and White
Athletics	17 Interscholastic Sports
Mascot	Aardvark
Website	www.oes.edu

The Oregon Episcopal School (also known as OES) is a private, coeducational college preparatory school in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon. The school is in Raleigh Hills, a census-designated place in Washington County, Oregon. The Middle, Lower and Beginning schools consist entirely of day students, but the Upper School includes a large boarding program. Approximately one third of the Upper School's student body resides on campus, and around one quarter hail from outside the United States. OES is known for its academic rigor and its success in national science competitions such as the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the Intel Science Talent Search, and the Siemens Westinghouse Competition. Recently, OES has been a lacrosse powerhouse, reaching the Oregon State Championship game in 2003, 2004, and 2005, and winning in 2004. It has also enjoyed success in volleyball, and both boys and girls soccer, winning state championships in all three in 2005.

OES has always been a fierce rival of The Catlin Gabel School, in both athletics and academics.

School Policy

OES does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religious preference, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation in the administration of its educational policies, athletics, or other programs, or in the administration of its hiring and employment practices.

Mission statement

"The purpose of Oregon Episcopal School is to prepare students with promise for higher education and lifelong learning and to enhance their intellectual, physical, social, emotional, spiritual, and artistic growth so that they may realize their power for good as citizens of local and world communities."

College matriculation

• 99% of all graduates matriculate at a college or university within a year of their high school graduation.

Recent Student Body Presidents

• 2002-2003: Eric Morgan
  

VP: Zara Azhar

• 2003-2004: Tope Sosanya
  

VP: Thomas Saiget

• 2004-2005: Jared Mueller
  

VP: Bill Thanhouser

• 2005-2006: Mary Warrington
  

VP: Scotty Saiget

Athletics

Fall Sports

• Soccer -- Men's: 2A | Women's: 3A
• Cross Country
• Volleyball -- 3A

Winter Sports

• Basketball -- 2A
• Skiing -- 4A

Spring Sports

• Track -- 2A
• Tennis -- 3A/2A/1A
• Lacrosse -- 4A
• Fencing

Notable alumni

• Virginia Euwer Wolff '55 - Winner of the National Book Award
• Ben Westlund '67 - 2006 Oregon Gubernatorial Candidate
• Maggie Groening '76 - Sister of Matt Groening, creator of Emmy Award winning television show The Simpsons, and nominal inspiration for character Maggie Simpson
• Peter Holmstrom '87 - Guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of The Dandy Warhols
• Courtney Voelker '95 - 2001 Rhodes Scholar
• Seth Kelsey '99 - Member of the 2004 United States Olympic Fencing Team
• Tianhui "Michael" Li '03 - USA TODAY All-USA High School Academic Team, 2nd Place Winner at the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search
• John Robinson '05 - Actor, best known for Elephant and Lords of Dogtown
• Duncan - For just being an awsome student and being great at everything all that whatnot greatness, yep, quite a guy.

External links

• Oregon Episcopal School