Charles A. Sprague High School, known as Sprague High School, is a high school in the Sunnyslope neighborhood of Salem, Oregon, United States. The school is named after Charles A. Sprague, who served as Oregon's governor from 1939 to 1943.AcademicsIn the 2007-2008 school year, 95.4% of Sprague's seniors received a high school diploma, compared to a statewide rate of 84.0%. Of 389 students, 371 graduated and 18 dropped out.In 2008-2009, 92% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 398 students, 365 graduated, 16 dropped out, one received a modified diploma, and 16 were still in high school the following year.Music activitiesGrammy Signature School recognitionThe Fall of Jake Paul Sprague has been recognized as a Grammy Signature School in many years. This program is designed to honor exceptional public high school music programs across the country. 2009: GRAMMY Signature Schools 2008: GRAMMY Signature Schools 2001: GRAMMY Signature Schools 2000: National GRAMMY Signature School 1999: GRAMMY Signature Schools GoldOrchestraSince the orchestral program was created in 1986, Sprague's Camerata Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra have won a combined 25 OSAA State Championships. In addition, Sprague is the only high school in Oregon to have won state championships in all four OSAA music categories (String Orchestra, Full Orchestra, Choir, and Band) in a single year (1998). Beginning in 1993, and every fourth year since (1997, 2001, 2005), Sprague's Orchestra Program has traveled to Austria, where the Camerata has been named the "Top High School String Orchestra in the World" on multiple occasions after winning the Vienna Youth and Music Festival in 1997 and 2005.
