Portland Oregon

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Portland is big on livability, big on visit-ability, and is very accessible.

Maybe you’ve heard that the city of Portland, Oregon, has been proclaimed as North America’s “Best Big City,” according to Money magazine. One visit will explain why. Come take a first-hand look at the region’s natural beauty, its bustling local scene, our seasonally focused dining and our welcoming accommodations – much of which can be accessed via the region’s convenient and eco-friendly light-rail system. You’ll soon understand why so many visitors flock here year-round.

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January 17, 2010 by Greg ·

Lincoln High School

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Lincoln High School, known as Lincoln, is a public high school located in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States.

With an initial enrollment of 45 students, the school was established in 1869, making it one of the two oldest public high schools west of the Mississippi River (the other is San Francisco’s Lowell High).[4] It was originally named Portland High School; the name was changed to Lincoln High School in 1908. The school once occupied the five-story building now housing Portland State University’s Lincoln Hall.[5]

In 2006, the school was one of seven in Oregon ranked among America’s 1,200 best high schools (based on Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or Cambridge test scores) by Newsweek.[6] In 2008, Lincoln was voted 2nd out of all 261 of the public high schools in all of the state of Oregon, having the School of Science and Technology from the Beaverton School District in 1st place.[7]

Lincoln is a part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, and has averaged roughly 38 successful IB diploma candidates over each of the past three years from 2009.[8]

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December 30, 2009 by Greg ·

Lakeridge High School – Lake Oswego, OR

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Lakeridge High School, Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Lakeridge High School, located in Lake Oswego, Oregon, serves grades 9-12 in the Lake Oswego School District 7j. It is among the few public high schools in Oregon to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 10 out of 10. 

This school has an average Parent Rating of 4 out of 5 stars, based on reviews from 22 parents.

 

 

City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2007 test average as compared to other schools in Oregon) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 100. Read more: http://www.city-data.com/school/lakeridge-high-school-or.html#ixzz0a1I1zVQb

 

     

 

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December 17, 2009 by Greg ·