In the early 1960s, St. Helen’s Hall was told to move for the construction of Interstate 405. Once the school’s board secured land in the Raleigh Hills area of southwest Portland, construction began immediately and, in September 1964, St. Helen’s Hall moved into its new home. This time of transition brought many changes. In 1965, Bishop Dagwell Hall, a separate, but complementary high school for boys, was added to the campus next to St. Helen’s Hall. Then in 1968, the two schools agreed to share the same name “Oregon Episcopal Schools.” It wasn’t long after that the two schools merged (dropping the ‘s’ on Schools) and in 1971 for the first time, all grade levels became co-educational. Thus, began the era of Oregon Episcopal School – OES – that continues today. Our community still embraces an adventurous spirit – as well as an ongoing commitment to develop and use our "power for good." As we hope to do for the next 150 years.
