Sandy High School was originally built in 1934 and has been remodeled 7 times to accommodate 1,200 students. The student body now averages nearly 1,450 students.

So how bad is it?

The following is an open letter from Mrs. Carolyn Frasier, wife of the late Charles Frasier, a teacher at Sandy High School and local historian dated April 20, 2008.

Sandy High School has been around as long as most folks can remember. A short history of the construction from 1922 to 2008 is presented below. A special thanks to the Sandy Historical Society for providing the historical photographs.

Winston Churchill stated that, “We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us.” Our environment–the buildings that we spend our time in–has a great impact on how we ‘feel’ when we are there. Whether it is the tradition inspired by the architecture of an East-coast Ivy League school or the more modern feeling you get when walking through the institutions of higher learning in our own state, our educational buildings have a profound influence on each of us.

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On the lower right side of your browser you will now see an area displaying upcoming events. Only the next 3 events are shown here, but there is a link called See All Events which will display all of the events currently scheduled. You may drill into a specific entry to find out details about the meeting (location, contact info, etc.). You can also link to alternate views including a full-blown calendar view.

A High School Visioning Summit was held on Sept 8, 2007 at Sandy High School with John Weekes, the principal architect from Dull Olson Weekes Architects (DOWA). Sponsored by the Oregon Trail School District, the forum offered an opportunity for all citizens to provide input for the creation of a vision to guide the development of plans for a new high school.

VOTE (Value Oregon Trail Education), the political action committee dedicated to getting a new high school built for the Oregon Trail School District, had its kickoff last weekend at the Sandy Mountain Festival starting with a float in the July 12 parade.

Elyse Izer is a member of the School Board Facilities Task Force and a member of Value Oregon Trail Education.

I live within a stones throw of Sandy High School — Literally. I have lived there for over 12 years and in all that time I had never been inside it or did I have any occasion to be. However about 5 months ago I got interested in the talk about possibly trying to build a new High School and since I have small children that this would surely benefit I decided to find out more about it. In doing so I was given a tour of the High School and let me tell you I was SHOCKED at the things I have since learned.