North Eugene High School is a public high school in the River Road/Santa Clara neighborhoods of Eugene, Oregon, United States.HistoryNorth Eugene High School was open to students on October 21, 1957. The opening was delayed nearly two months, causing two months of double-shifting at Colin Kelly Junior High School until the school was finally completed.The current NEHS campus was a filbert orchard belonging to a couple of Scottish ancestry. The couple donated land to Eugene School District 4J for the high school to be built on.The NEHS mascot, the Highlander, reflects the school's heritage, as do the names of the school newspaper (Caledonian) and yearbook (Tartan).In April 2004 NEHS staff, parents, and community members were approached with information about the Oregon Small Schools Initiative project and grant opportunities. In May 2004, a $900,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was awarded to NEHS to begin this project. After a series of meetings and workshops, the school transformation officially began.In the 2006 academic year, 3 small schools were implemented: North International High School, Academy of Arts, and School of IDEAS: Invention, Design, Engineering, Arts, & Science.As the 2013 academic year commenced, the comprehensive high school model was reintroduced to North Eugene High School.AcademicsIn 2008, 84% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 246 students, 207 graduated, 23 dropped out, 4 received a modified diploma, and 12 remained in high school.
