STORM WINS TOP STATE COMPETITION
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October 19, 2009 • Caitlin Young
Filed under Featured, News
Student body president Naomi Wright nearly dropped the heavy Oregonian Cup as she held it high for all to see during the first assembly.
“It’s so awesome that Summit won the 5A Oregonian Cup for the 2008-09 school year. We are the first school in Central Oregon and the only public school to take home the silver commemorative trophy,” said Wright.
The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) joins forces with The Oregonian and the Dairy Farmers of Oregon annually to recognize one high school from each of the six classifications. The Oregonian Cup began in 1999 as a way to recognize overall excellence in schools.
“The award honors a school’s students, teachers, coaches and the entire school community,” according to Tom Welter of the OSAA, a non-profit organization that coordinates interscholastic sports and activities for Oregon high schools.
At the end of the fall and winter seasons, points are updated and released for each school. Points are totaled at the end of the year. The school earning the highest points in each classification receives a commemorative trophy from The Oregonian, and the state athletic association.
Summit earned 4,939 points last year, 31 points higher than second place finisher Crescent Valley High.
“[Winning the award] speaks highly of the entire community,” said Vice Principal Michael McDonald.
Schools earn points based on their participation and finish in OSAA State Championships.
Summit girls claimed state titles in cross country, golf, and track. The boys captured tennis and swim team trophies.
Girls volleyball, soccer, basketball, swim and tennis teams contributed to overall scores after reaching state playoff levels. The boys cross country and track teams also added points.
Our band finished second in state contributing to the final score total. Speech and Debate finished eighth.
A sportsmanship component was introduced in the 2001-02 school year. “Schools receive 200 points per season (Fall, Winter, Spring) for having no ejections. One hundred points are subtracted from a school’s total for each varsity ejection or a player or coach,” according to OSAA officials.
The Dairy Farmers of Oregon rank teams academically. The ten teams per sport with the highest grade point averages (GPAs) score points based on rank (AWKWARD). All other teams earning a 3.0 GPA or higher receive 25 points for their school.
The varsity girls golf team had the highest average GPA of 3.96. Boys cross country, girls cross country, girls soccer, football, girls basketball, boys swimming, girls swimming, wrestling, baseball, softball, boys golf, girls tennis, boys track, girls track, band and choir all placed in the top ten.
“I’m incredibly proud that track added to the overall point total, but its more important that it was the entire schools’ achievement,” said track coach Dave Turnbull.
Although the Oregonian Cup measures only varsity athletes’ GPAs, our teams’ academics achievements are representative of Summit’s overall standards.
“I’d be glad to measure the entire student body, but our clubs and teams do represent the entire school’s academic success,” said Principal Lynn Baker.
“It isn’t just the athletes winning this, but the entire school,” said McDonald.
“Summit has an incredible list of accomplishments for a school only eight years old. We can now legitimately say we are the best 5A high school in Oregon, and the only public school to take home the Oregonian Cup,” said Turnbull.
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