Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School

Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School (formerly Woodrow Wilson High School) is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States.

History
Wilson High School was built in 1954, after a ballot measure was passed in 1945 providing $5,000,000 to improve Portland's school system. Population was growing explosively, so emphasis was put on economy and ease of building, instead of on architectural style as was the norm in the earlier school buildings. Wilson High School, which was designed by the firm Edmundson and Kochendoerfer, used the technique of lift-slab construction to speed up construction. Wilson was the first building in the Northwest to use that technique.

In July 2020, Portland Public Schools pledged to rename Wilson High School in response to pressure from the community in light of the racial justice movement that followed the death of George Floyd. In January 2021, the name was changed to Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School.

Notable alumni

 * Kenji Bunch, violist and composer
 * Ginny Burdick, communications consultant and member of the Oregon State Senate
 * Boaz Frankel, television personality
 * Alicia Lagano, actress
 * Paul Linnman, television news reporter and anchor; radio personality
 * Dale Murphy, professional baseball player, 7-time All-Star, twice National League MVP
 * Damon Stoudamire, basketball player and coach, 1996 NBA Rookie of the Year
 * Wayne Twitchell, professional baseball player