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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Vale_High_School > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Vale_High_School.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vale_High_School > Source revision: 1339833037 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox school | name = Vale High School | image = | image_size = | address = 505 Viking Drive | city = [Vale](/source/Vale%2C_Oregon) | county = ([Malheur County](/source/Malheur_County%2C_Oregon)) | state = [Oregon](/source/Oregon) | zipcode = 97918 | country = [United States](/source/United_States) | coordinates = {{coord|43.978848|-117.252638|type:edu_source:googlemaps_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}} | type = [Public](/source/Public_school_(government_funded)) | principal = Chad Hartley[http://www.osaa.org/schools.aspx/Vale/ Member School A-Z Listing (292 Total Schools)]{{cite web|url=http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/school-directory-september-2008.pdf|title=Oregon School Directory 2008-09|publisher=[Oregon Department of Education](/source/Oregon_Department_of_Education)|pages=139|accessdate=2009-05-28|archive-date=May 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526202904/http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/school-directory-september-2008.pdf|url-status=dead}} | grades = 9-12 | enrollment = 293 (2024–2025){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=410001400761&ID=410001400761|title=Vale High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=February 7, 2026}} | rival = | teaching_staff = 19.50 (FTE) | ratio = 15.03 | mascot = Viking | mascot image = | team_name = | colors = Black and white {{color strip|border-color=black|border-style=dotted|border=1|black|white}} | athletic_conference = [OSAA](/source/OSAA) Eastern Oregon League 3A-5 | district = [Vale School District 84](/source/Vale_School_District_84) | opened = | website = [https://vhs.valesd.org/ vhs.valesd.org] }} '''Vale High School''' is a [public high school](/source/public_high_school) in [Vale, Oregon](/source/Vale%2C_Oregon), [United States](/source/United_States). It is a part of [Vale School District 84](/source/Vale_School_District_84). The Vale School District takes students from Vale and [Brogan](/source/Brogan%2C_Oregon),{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41045_malheur/DC20SD_C41045.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Malheur County, OR|publisher=[U.S. Census Bureau](/source/U.S._Census_Bureau)|accessdate=2022-07-15}} as well as the [unincorporated](/source/unincorporated_area) community of [Willowcreek](/source/Willowcreek%2C_Oregon).{{cite web |url= http://wces.vale.k12.or.us/ |title=Willowcreek Elementary School |publisher= Vale School District |accessdate= 2011-01-06}} - [https://wces.valesd.org/phoneaddressmap Address]: "2300 9th Avenue West Vale, OR 97918" {{As of|1979}} Vale High also takes high school students from [Juntura](/source/Juntura%2C_Oregon), which is in [Juntura School District 12](/source/Juntura_School_District_12) (a [K-8 school](/source/K-8_school) district).{{cite news|last=Easterling|first=Jerry|title=Keeping the school clean takes students to faraway places|newspaper=[Statesman Journal](/source/Statesman_Journal)|place=[Salem, Oregon](/source/Salem%2C_Oregon)|date=1979-05-27|pages=3G–5G}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105763604/ Clipping of first], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105763696/ second], and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105763878/ third pages] at [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). {{As of|2009}} some students in the Juntura area attended Vale High.{{cite news|url=https://eastoregonian.com/2009/07/25/the-oasis-lives-between-vale-and-burns/|title=The Oasis lives between Vale and Burns|newspaper=[East Oregonian](/source/East_Oregonian)|date=2009-07-25|access-date=2025-03-22}} ==Academics== The graduation rate has risen over recent years. In 2008, the school's graduation rate was 87% with 80 of the 92 senior students receiving a [high school diploma](/source/high_school_diploma).{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2009/06/high_school_dropout_rates.html|title=State releases high school graduation rates|date=2009-06-30|work=[The Oregonian](/source/The_Oregonian)|accessdate=2009-07-01}} In 2022, the school's graduation rate was 97% with 66 of the 67 senior students receiving a [high school diploma](/source/high_school_diploma).{{Cite web |title=Search Best High Schools |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/search?name=Vale%20High%20School&ranked=true |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=US News}} As of 2024, Vale High School is ranked #6,873 in the country, and #67 in the state of Oregon.{{Cite web |title=Vale High School |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/oregon/districts/vale-school-district-84/vale-high-school-16359 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=US News}} ==Notable alumni== * [Lynn Findley](/source/Lynn_Findley) (1970), state representative * [Dave Wilcox](/source/Dave_Wilcox) (1960), [NFL](/source/National_Football_League) [linebacker](/source/linebacker) (1964–74), [Pro Football Hall of Fame](/source/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame) (2000) * [Janice Kapp Perry](/source/Janice_Kapp_Perry) (1956), composer, songwriter, and author ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [https://vhs.valesd.org/ Vale High School] {{Education in Malheur County, Oregon}} {{authority control}} Category:High schools in Malheur County, Oregon Category:Vale, Oregon Category:Public high schools in Oregon --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Vale High School](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vale_High_School) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vale_High_School?action=history)). 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