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== Sports ==
== Sports ==
The Columbia River Chieftains teams play in the Greater St. Helens 3A League. A rivalry has been maintained between Columbia River and [[Skyview High School]] since the latter school's construction in 1998. This rivalry is particularly fierce between the school's football teams. Despite being outnumbered in student body population (Skyview is a 4A school), Columbia River has fared well in these contests, losing for the first time in 2006 by a small margin.
The Columbia River Chieftains teams play in the Greater St. Helens 3A League. A rivalry has been maintained between Columbia River and [[Skyview High School]] since the latter school's construction in 1998. This rivalry is particularly fierce between the school's football teams. Despite being outnumbered in student body population (Skyview is a 4A school), Columbia River has fared well in these contests, losing for the first time in 2006.


[[Category:High schools in Washington]]
[[Category:High schools in Washington]]

Revision as of 09:27, 8 December 2006

Columbia River High School
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United States
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TypePublic 4-year
PrincipalChristina Zambon
Staff122 [1]
Enrollment1262 [2]
Color(s)Purple and Gold
MascotChieftains
Location800 NW 99th Street
Websitehttp://river.vansd.org/

Columbia River High School, also referred to as River or CR, is a high school in Vancouver, Washington, located at 800 NW 99th Street. The school was opened to students in 1964. Columbia River has a student body of about 1,300 students [3]. It is part of the Vancouver School District. Columbia River offers the International Baccalaureate Program, and is a magnet school in the VSD for the IB Program. Columbia River High School has been an IB World School since January 1994.

Achievements

In September 2006 the Vancouver School District announced the names of students who had earned recognition as National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. Of ten recipients, nine were students at Columbia River [4].

Sports

The Columbia River Chieftains teams play in the Greater St. Helens 3A League. A rivalry has been maintained between Columbia River and Skyview High School since the latter school's construction in 1998. This rivalry is particularly fierce between the school's football teams. Despite being outnumbered in student body population (Skyview is a 4A school), Columbia River has fared well in these contests, losing for the first time in 2006.