The Bear Creek School
| The Bear Creek School | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Credo ut intelligam |
| Established | 1988 |
| Type | Private Christian (nondenominational) |
| co-educational | |
| Headmaster | Patrick Carruth |
| Dean | Rev. Jeffrey Gephart |
| Faculty | 74 |
| Students | 762 |
| Grades | Preschool-12 |
| Location | 8905 208th Ave NE, Redmond, Washington, USA |
| Accreditation | Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools, Association of Christian Schools International |
| Colors | Forest Green, Gold |
| Athletics | WIAA Seatac 1B/2B |
| Mascot | Titus the Grizzly |
| Website | Official site |
The Bear Creek School is a preschool through grade twelve private school in Redmond, Washington. Educating around 750 students, the school is a Christian religious school.[1] Established in 1988, it lies within the Lake Washington School District.[2] The Head of school is Patrick Carruth.
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[edit] Mission
Mission Statement: "Our mission is to provide a high-quality, Christian liberal arts education in a nurturing environment that will enable each student to become the individual God intends." [3]
The Bear Creek School a classical Christian education, modeled after the Classical trivium, with a focus on college preparation. It is non-denominational; curriculum is taught from a Christian worldview.
[edit] Campuses
The Bear Creek School has three campuses. The main (Redmond) campus (K-12), situated on 208th Avenue, was opened in the fall of 2000. Previously, the school had been using the Woodinville Campus (located at Bear Creek Community Church in Woodinville) and space in the First Baptist Church of Redmond. The Woodinville Campus was used until it was replaced by the Valley Campus (preschool-grade 5), located near Perrigo Park, in January 2006. An branch campus was opened in Woodinville Alliance Church, housing preschool and pre-Kindergarten, at the beginning of 2010-11 academic year; another second early childhood education campus was opened on the Sammamish plateau at the beginning of the 2011-12 academic year.
[edit] Academics
The Bear Creek School is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities and the Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools. The school is also a member of the Association of Christian Schools International.[4]
Despite being a small school, Bear Creek students have had consistent successes in the National Merit Scholarship competition:
- 2002: one National Merit semifinalist.[5]
- 2003: three National Merit semifinalists.[6]
- 2005: two National Merit semifinalists.[7]
- 2006: four National Merit semifinalists.[8]
- 2007: two National Merit semifinalists. [9]
- 2008: two National Merit semifinalists. [10]
- 2009: one National Merit semifinalist. [11]
- 2010: one National Merit semifinalist. [12]
- 2011: three National Merit semifinalists [13]
[edit] Athletics
The school is a member of the Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) and they participate in athletics as a member of the SeaTac 2B League and the Cascade Middle School League.[14] In 2000 Bear Creek opted up to the larger division 1A classification. While the 1A classification provided a high level of competition and higher quality venue of sports competition, the results were troubling for the school. In 2004, the School returned to the division B classification. Numerous teams have also won academic state titles.
Performances of note:
Basketball
- In 2007, alumnus Will Sanger walked on to the University of Tulsa basketball team, which competes in Division I (NCAA). [15]
- The boys' varsity basketball team took fourth in 2008[16], fifth in 2010[17], and third in 2011[18] in the State 2B tournament.
Golf
- Marianne Banton placed second in the Class 1A/B state girls golf tournament in 2004 and first in 2005.[19] In 2007, Sydney Conway won the Class 2B/1B golf girls individual title.[20]
- In 2011, The varsity boy's golf team won the 2B/1B state tournament.[21]
Soccer
- In 2006, the varsity boy's soccer team won the 2B/1B state soccer championship over Northwest Christian in a penalty kick shoot out.[22] The team also took second place in 2009.
- In 2011, the varsity girl's soccer team won the 2B/1B state soccer championship in a penalty kick shootout.[23]
Tennis
- In 2009, freshman Jake Imam won the 1A/2B/1B state singles tennis title. [24] In 2010, suffering a back injury, he and senior Jamie Meyer placed second in the 1A/2B/1B state doubles tennis championships. [25]
Track & Field
- In 2009, freshman Madelyn Magee placed second in the 2B state high jump competition[26]; in 2010[27] and 2011[28], she placed first.
Other Sports
- Student Cara Linnenkohl took sixth place in the women's pair final at the FISA World Rowing Junior Championships in Beijing in 2007, and second in the single in 2008 in Austria.[29]
- Student Kimi Pohlman signed with the University of Washington in November 2007 to play softball for the Huskies.[30] Along with her accomplishments in softball, Pohlman also excelled in track, soccer, and basketball.[31]
[edit] History
- 1988 - School is founded by Drs. Nancy and William Price on the campus of Bear Creek Community Church, Woodinville, WA.
- 1999 - New, current building is opened.
- 2005 - School acquires new Valley Campus to start a new K-6 school, after leaving former Woodinville campus.
- 2006 - Nancy Price resigns from her position as the head of school to pursue mission work in Africa.
- 2006 - Karen Beman is appointed Interim Head of School.
- 2007 - The Board of Directors announces Patrick B. Carruth as the new head of school from July 1, 2007.[32]
[edit] School Symbols
The school's original crest displays four symbols surrounding a cross: a book and pen signifying the arts; an atom, the sciences; a winged shoe, athletics; and an honor torch, personal character. Above the crest is the Latin motto of the School, Credo Ut Intelligam, which means, "I believe so that I may understand."[33] A more recently updated crest shows a cross and a path. The cross represents the school's Christian foundation, while the path represents the path of life.
The motto, chosen by the founders, is traceable to St. Anselm and St. Augustine before him. It expresses the necessary relation between faith and learning which is the task of the educator to nurture.
[edit] Notable faculty
- Dr. Ron Lynch, a former member of The Cascades, directs the school's drama department.
- Rev. Dr. Curtis Ward Brannan, retired Dean, LCDR USN RET
- Dr. Stephen C. Meyer, vice president of the Discovery Institute is a former board member.
[edit] References
- ^ "The Bear Creek School", Great Schools
- ^ "School Grids, Seattle Metropolitan
- ^ "Mission", The Bear Creek School
- ^ "The Bear Creek School", Ziegler Capital Markets Group, 25 October 2005
- ^ "National Merit semifinalists announced", The Seattle Times, 18 September 2002]
- ^ "National Merit semifinalists are announced", The Seattle Times, 18 September 2003]
- ^ "National Merit semifinalists named", The Seattle Times, 14 September 2005]
- ^ "Merit Scholarship semifinalists", The Seattle Times, 13 September 2006]
- ^ "National Merit semifinalists from Eastside announced", The Seattle Times, 12 September 2007]
- ^ "Names of Seattle-area National Merit Scholar semifinalists announced", The Seattle Times, 10 September 2008]
- ^ "National Merit Scholar Recognition", The Bear Creek School, 1 October 2009]
- ^ "National Merit Scholarship Recognition", The Bear Creek School, 1 October 2010]
- ^ "Lakeside, Interlake lead local list of National Merit Scholarship semifinalists", The Seattle Times, 14 September 2011]
- ^ "Athletics", The Bear Creek School
- ^ Watanabe, Tim (18 August 2008). "Bear Creek grad Will Sanger balances books and basketball at D-I Tulsa". Redmond Reporter. http://www.redmond-reporter.com/sports/27098454.html. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington/Les Schwab Tires 2B Boys Basketball Championship"
- ^ "Washington Class 2B basketball tournament ", The Seattle Times, 6 March 2010
- ^ "Statewide basketball scores", The Seattle Times, 5 March 2011
- ^ "2005 girls golf outlook: Second chance for state title", The Seattle Times, 12 April 2005
- ^ "Kamiak freshman bags girls championship", The Seattle Times, 24 May 2007
- ^ "Bear Creek boys win program's first state golf championship", Tim Watanabe, Redmond Reporter, 26 May 2011
- ^ "2B/1B boys soccer - Bear Creek comes a long way for crown", George Edgar, The Seattle Times, 19 November 2006
- ^ "Lady Grizzlies win 2B state soccer title: Bear Creek defeats Napavine, 1-0, in thrilling shootout", Tim Watanabe, Redmond Reporter, 22 November 2011
- ^ http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/red/sports/46656557.html
- ^ "'Storybook' ending for Bear Creek senior Jamie Meyer | Male Athlete of the Year", Tim Watanabe, The Redmond Reporter, 10 June 2010
- ^ "Results from Wash prep track championships", The Seattle Times, 29 May 2009
- ^ "Maddie Meyers repeats as 3,200 champ / Prep track and field", The Seattle Times, 28 May 2010
- ^ "Maddie Meyers wins sixth career track title | 2A, 1A, 2B/1B Track and Field", The Seattle Times, 27 May 2011
- ^ "Rowing pair sixth in Beijing", The Seattle Times, 12 August 2007She also placed second this year in the United States Junior Women's single sculls, the highest placement of any American sculler.
- ^ News Post
- ^ "Redmond's Kimi Pohlman has yet to find a sport she doesn't excel in", Molly Yanity, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 13 June 2007
- ^ "History", The Bear Creek School
- ^ "Our School Crest", The Bear Creek School
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