state, country, to private or homeschooling, or otherwise are deceased. Awards North Medford consistently places highly among schools in contention for the OSAA's Oregonian Cup, a trophy awarded each year to the school that best exemplifies excellence in academics, activities, and athletics. The school ranked in the top 10 annually from the 2002-2003 school year to the 2008-2009 school year, winning the trophy in 2003-2004. The school was also recognized in 2000 by the Grammy Foundation for excellence in music education, being named a Grammy Signature School. Sports The North Medford Black Tornado participate in Oregon's 6A Southwest Conference. The school's colors are red and black. Prior to Oregon's shift from four classification level to six levels, North Medford was part of the Southern Oregon Conference (SOC) at level 4A. State championships Team Championships Athletes from North Medford have won many individual state championships as well, with most in the era of the 1940s through the 1970s. Notable alumni Brad Arnsberg, former baseball player, New York Yankees and Texas Rangers; earned the save for Nolan Ryan's 300th career win; pitching coach for Florida Marlins when they won 2003 World Series Bill Bowerman, founder of Nike, Inc., former University of Oregon track coach Seth Brown, baseball player for the Oakland Athletics Tracey Eaton, professional football player for Houston Oilers, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons Dick Fosbury, athlete, high jump, inventor of Fosbury Flop, and Olympic gold medalist Page Hamilton, founder/guitarist of band Helmet Marshall Holman, professional bowler Jon Lindstrom, actor, writer, and musician Danny Miles, hall of fame basketball coach Kellin Quinn, lead singer of rock band Sleeping With Sirens Lisa Rinna, actress, talk show host, reality TV personality Braden Shipley, baseball player, pitcher for Arizona Diamondbacks Kevin Towers, general manager of San Diego Padres 1995-2009, Arizona Diamondbacks 2010-2014 Bob Wolcott, former baseball player Dan Arthur, National Radio Host References High schools in Jackson County, Oregon Education in Medford, Oregon Educational institutions established in 1966 Public high schools in Oregon 1966 establishments in Oregon