Issaquah High School
| Issaquah High School | |
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| IHS in April 2011 | |
| Address | |
| 700 2nd Ave SE Issaquah, Washington, 98027  United States |
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| Coordinates | 47°31′20″N 122°01′44″W / 47.5223°N 122.0288°WCoordinates: 47°31′20″N 122°01′44″W / 47.5223°N 122.0288°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Founded | 1901 |
| School district | Issaquah |
| Principal | Paula Phelps [1] |
| Faculty | 121 [1] |
| Grades | 9-12 10-12 (2005-10) |
| Number of students | 1844 [2] |
| Color(s) | Purple & Gold |
| WIAA Class | 4A |
| Conference | KingCo 4A |
| Website | Issaquah HS |
Issaquah High School, also known as Issaquah Senior High School or IHS, is a public secondary school located in Issaquah, Washington, USA operating under the Issaquah School District and serves students in grades 9-12.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1901, IHS was the first high school in Issaquah. Previously located near the Issaquah Middle School campus, most of the current academic buildings were completed in 1962. Growth of enrollment at IHS has coincided with the growth of the Issaquah community. The Issaquah School District completed the construction of the Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus in 2005, making it the new home to IHS and nearby Skyline High School's 9th graders. IHS enrolled only three grades (10-12) for five academic years (2005-10), while an extensive remodeling of the school took place. As of this year, phase one of the remodeling is complete, while phase two and three will not be finished until the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years, respectively.[3]
[edit] Nickname controversy
In 2003, the school changed its nickname from "Indians" to "Eagles". The change came after The Church Council of Greater Seattle adopted a resolution calling for an end to all Native American imagery in school mascots in 2002.[4][5] Following the school board's approval of the change, approximately 150 students staged a walk-out in protest. The protesting students left classes and walked from IHS to the District Administration building. Upon arriving, students presented then-Superintendent Janet Barry with a petition signed by over 500 students, parents, alumni, and members of the community asking the school board to reconsider its decision.[citation needed] The district refused and the change went into effect in 2003.[citation needed]
[edit] Athletics
Issaquah High School competed in the largest school classification (AAA) in athletics through the 1996-97 school year, when new WIAA classifications were introduced: 3A and 4A.[6] With the opening of Skyline High School in 1997, IHS lost a significant amount of its enrollment and competed as 3A through the 2007-08 academic year. With continued growth, Issaquah moved up to 4A, the largest school classification, for 2008-09.
The IHS baseball team won it first state championship in 2000. Led by head coach Rob Reese, IHS defeated rival Skyline 5-3 in the state championship game. Issaquah won the state title again in 2004 and 2007.
In November 2007, the girls' soccer team, led by head coach Tom Bunnell, defeated Seattle Prep to capture the state championship. The girls' soccer team also won the state championship in 2004,[7] 2006[8] and 2007.[8]
In 2002 the IHS girls' gymnastics team entered the state championship meet as the lowest-seeded team, but ultimately won the state title.[9][10]
In 2008, Issaquah's lacrosse club, nicknamed "ILC", won the D1 WHSBLA state championships by Beating Bainbridge Island 11-8. They also won it again in 2009.
The 07-08 IHS drill team took first place for pom at the WIAA Drill/Dance State Competition.
The 1980 Issaquah football team finished first in the KingCo Conference and played in the AAA state championship game at the King Bowl in the Kingdome.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Isaac Brock — lead singer of Modest Mouse, dropped out after grade 10[11].
- Colin Curtis — Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees.
- Kate Deines — Women's Professional Soccer player for the Atlanta Beat.
- Jennie Reed — U.S. national champion cycle racer, Olympian, and 2008 World Keirin champion.
- Brian Yorkey — Tony Award winning book writer and lyricist of Broadway show Next to Normal.
- Byron Howard - Disney animator for Pocahontas, Mulan and Brother Bear. Disney director of Tangled.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Personnel Directory for Issaquah High School". Issaquah School District. http://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/Directory/?loc=IHS. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
- ^ Issaquah School District - Annual School Performance Report - Issaquah High School - 2010-11 - accessed 2011-11-15
- ^ http://www.issaquahpress.com/2009/09/01/summer’s-good-weather-gets-school-construction-projects-ahead-of-schedule/#more-13539
- ^ "Issaquah High School changes mascot". The Associated Press. 2003-06-27. http://www.seattlepi.com/local/128482_mascot27.html. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
- ^ "Issaquah picks Eagles as school's new mascot". The Seattle Times. 2003-06-26. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20030626&slug=mascot26e. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ^ WIAA.com - Classifications then and now - accessed 2011-11-15
- ^ Matt Masey (2004-11-21). "3A girls soccer: Issaquah title a first". The Seattle Times. http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=3agirlssoccer21&date=20041121. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
- ^ a b Joshua Mayers (2007-11-18). "3A Girls Soccer: Issaquah makes it 2 in a row". The Seattle Times. http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=mayers18&date=20071118. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ Terry Wood (2002-02-17). "3A/2A gymnastics: Dinsmore finishes sweep of medals". The Seattle Times. http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=3agym17&date=20020217. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
- ^ Sandy Ringer (2002-02-16). "3A/2A gymnastics: State championship a first for Issaquah". The Seattle Times. http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=3agym16&date=20020216. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P1N8WwTc5Q
[edit] External links
- [1], Office of the WA State Superintendent of Public Instruction, [2005]
- [2], Issaquah School District, [2006]
- Issaquah High School website
- Issaquah School District website
