Henry D. Sheldon High School is a public high school in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The school's nickname is the Irish. Sheldon is one of four traditional high schools in the Eugene School District. History Sheldon High School opened in the 1963-64 academic year as the third high school in the Eugene School District. The school gets its name from Dr. Henry D. Sheldon (1874–1948). Athletics Sheldon plays at the 6A level. After the 2002 season, the football team was ranked twenty-fourth in the nation by USA Today. Since expanding to six classifications in 2006, the Irish have made the most 6A football championship game appearances with six, winning three. State championships Includes team championships. Team sports, fall Football: 2002, 2007, 2009, 2012 Boys' soccer: 2002 Girls' soccer: 2003, 2004 Volleyball: 2022 Team sports, winter Boys' basketball: 1992 Cheerleading: 2004 Dance/drill: Boys' swimming: 1975, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999 Girls' swimming: 1997, 1998, 2000 Team sports, spring Boys' track & field: 2009, 2016 Girls' track & field: 1968 Boys' tennis: 1971, 1972, 2001 Girls' tennis: 1993 Softball: 2019 Baseball: 2013, 2015 Boys' golf: 2005, 2006 Girls' golf: 2013 Student media Newspaper The Talisman is the student newspaper. It is published twice per term. It was given the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Silver Crown Award for high school newspapers in 1988. Radio Sheldon is home to KRVM (AM) and KRVM (FM), a public access radio station which includes student involvement. Awards Sheldon won the Oregonian Cup, an OSAA award for "overall school excellence in academics, activities, athletics and sportsmanship," in the 2001-2002 and 2002–2003 school years. In June 2010, KGW and The Register-Guard reported that Sheldon had made Newsweeks annual list of the nation's best public high schools of the year, ranking second best in Oregon and 665th in the nation. Notable alumni Jon Anderson - 1972 Summer Olympics runner, winner of 1973 Boston Marathon Alex Brink - quarterback, Houston Texans, Canadian Football League Greg Byrne - Athletic Director for the University of Alabama Kameron Canaday - NFL player Todd Christensen - football player, Los Angeles Raiders James Dutton - NASA astronaut pilot Justin Herbert - NFL quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers Dave Hunt - House Speaker, Oregon House of Representatives Jon Jaqua - football player, Washington Redskins Mike Luckovich - editorial cartoonist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Chris Miller - football player, Atlanta Falcons Brent Primus - former