Ridgeview High School is a public high school located in Redmond, Oregon, United States. Opened in 2012, it is the second high school in the Redmond School District. In athletics the school is a 5A team in the Oregon School Activities Association, competing primarily in the Intermountain Conference with rival Redmond High School.HistoryVoters in the school district approved a $110-million bond measure in 2008 to pay for a new high school and other construction. Construction began in 2011 and the school opened in fall 2012. The school took the name Ridgeview in February 2011.BuildingThe 280000ft2 school cost $75 million to build. The two-story structure was designed by Dull Olson Weekes Architects, and built by Skanska USA. The school sits on along the Old Bend-Redmond Highway and is designed to handle about 1,400 students. The school's gymnasium can seat approximately 2,000 people, while the auditorium can handle over 600. In addition to the main gymnasium, there is a separate wrestling room. The auditorium includes trap doors on the stage as well as a full-size orchestra pit.Overall, the building was designed to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold standards, with sustainable features such as solar panels. Other features of the building include a kitchen for students in the culinary arts program, a media studio complete with green screen, flexible classroom spaces, medical classrooms, and lab space for jewelry-making.
