Thurston High School
Thurston High School is a public high school located in the Thurston area of Springfield, Oregon, United States.
Thurston High School
- Name
- Thurston High School
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Thurston High School is a public high school located in the Thurston area of Springfield, Oregon, United States.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Thurston High School. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Thurston High School • Address — 333 North 58th Street • City — Springfield • County — (Lane County) • State — Oregon • Zipcode — 97478 • Country — United States • Type — Public • District — Springfield School District • Grades — 9–12 • Enrollment — 1,215 (2024-2025) • Mascot — Colt • Colors — Red, black, and white black white • Athletic Conference — OSAA Midwestern 5A • Newspaper — The Pony Express • Opened — 1960 • Website — www.springfield.k12.or.us/THS
Academics
Academics
In 2025, 90% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma in four years. 29% of students met Oregon proficiency standards in English language arts, 14% met the standards in mathematics, and 35% did so in science.
Notable alumni
Notable alumni
• Anthony W. Case, astrophysicist • Colby Covington, professional mixed martial artist, former UFC interim welterweight champion • Jodi Ann Paterson, Playboy Playmate of the Year 2000 • Dan Straily (born 1988), starting pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization
Shooting
Shooting
On May 21, 1998, the school was the scene of a shooting. Kipland Kinkel, a student who had been suspended the previous day pending expulsion, opened fire with two guns and killed two students and injured 25 others. He was pinned down while he was reloading and restrained until police arrived and arrested him. Kinkel, who had also murdered his parents the previous night, was sentenced to 111 years in prison.
Notable faculty
• Matt LaBounty
Knowledge graph
People and holdings
Those recorded as working within this institution, and the records it holds or is connected with.
Studied at
1- Jodi Ann PatersonPerson
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.National Center for Education Statistics. Thurston High School.
- 2.Thurston High School.
- 3.Oregon Online Report Card.
- 4.UFC. Colby Covington. 14 September 2018.
- 5.8 years later: Thurston and Kinkel revisited. Daily Emerald. 10 October 2023.
- 6.Accused Oregon school shooter shows no emotion in court. CNN. May 22, 1998.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 27 September 2026.
Elsewhere in General
22,760 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Thuringian ForestPlace
- ThurlesPlace
- ThurøPlace
- Thurston CountyPlace
- Thury-HarcourtPlace
- ThuvarankurichiPlace
- ThyborønPlace
- TiachivPlace
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own an object connected with Thurston High School?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.