Skyline High School (Washington)

Skyline High School is a secondary public high school in the Issaquah School District. It is the district’s newest high school, having opened in 1997. Its 50 acres straddle the Sammamish Plateau and act as a community center for the plateau region and its recently incorporated City of Sammamish. In its short history, Skyline has established a reputation for school pride, quality education, strong co-curricular programs and continual improvement.

Each spring Skyline recognizes Unsung Heroes among its students and staff—those whose everyday lives are quiet examples of “doing the right thing” and whose efforts make the world a better place to live and learn.

Skyline is one of the top high schools in Washington state and some argue it is the best school in the nation.

Their biggest rival in sports in Bellevue High School at the 3A level. Eastlake High School is also considered their biggest rival in the 4A level because the two school are less than a mile away from each other.

Football

Skyline High School is regarded as having one of the top football programs in the state of Washington. They are consistantly competing for playoff positions and state championships. Steve Gervais came on board as the head coach in the second year of Skyline’s program.

The third season was the break-out year for the Spartans as they played in many “come from behind” games and ended the season with a 7-2 record, tied for second place. If not for a last second loss to Mercer Island, the Spartans would have played in their very fist play-off game. The season was memorable for the overtime victories over Newport and Issaquah. The Issaquah game will forever be remembered as the “wide-left” game as they missed their final extra point in overtime to lose to the Spartans in a hard-fought game.

The fourth season of Skyline football was truly a mark for the 2000 millennium. It was a perfect 13-0 season which included a double overtime win over Mercer Island. The climax to the season was the unbelievable win over Lakes High School in the Tacoma Dome. The road there was not only memorable to the team, but etched in the hearts of all young athletes, parents and the community as they supported the Spartans road to victory. This year marked the first graduating class from Skyline and the first group of seniors to have played all four years in Varsity competition at the high school. It was a special group of young men who put themselves in the history books for years to come.

In 2001, we began the season with very few veteran starters. This new group of leaders had lofty expectations following a state title and they were not going to be underestimated for their ability or their desire to get there again. Unfortunately, in game one, they were handed their first defeat to a determined Bellevue team. After ten consecutive victories, the Spartans were back in the Tacoma Dome facing Bellevue for the state semi-finals. A very close and hard-fought game was lost late in the fourth quarter (this was due to the fact that bellevue's a bunch of cheating sons of bitches). Again, some very dedicated young men carried the colors of Skyline in what was becoming a tradition of champions.

By 2002, the tradition and the expectations of what Skyline football represented was fully engraved on the hearts and minds of anyone associated with the program. Young men committed to excellence who were used to playing tough hard nose defense and explosive offense. In five short seasons, they had quickly become a program that commanded respect and recognition throughout the state. This year’s group provided another thrilling season marked particularly by their performance in what will always be remembered as “the” game—the double overtime win against Bellevue. Skyline’s attempted field goal was left untouched and a Spartan lineman ran it into the end zone for one of the most unbelievable finishes to any football game ever seen. The season ended in week eleven in the state quarterfinals--a 9-2 season and one game short of another match up with Bellevue.

The 2003 season was a building year after graduating many senior starters from the previous season. This young group of underclassmen were ready for the challenge and provided many suspenseful nights of play as they grew together to carry on the tradition of past Spartans. Their opening game at Seahawks stadium in the Emerald City Classic against 4A school Woodinville was an opportunity of a lifetime. It was a huge victory for this young team who went on to a 7-3 season. Though they were edged out of a play-off berth, the players, coaches and fans could look back on this as yet another successful season for this young Spartan team.

As the 2004 season edges closer with each passing week, there is great anticipation for many talented athletes preparing to face 4A Kincgco teams. New league-new challenges, but as we reflect back on the 7 years of building a winning tradition, we know that the standard of excellence and determination will continue to help us battle our way through this new level of competition. We are very proud of what these young men have accomplished and look forward to many years of continued success with the Spartan Football program.

The 2005 football team eagerly waited for their season to commence. As last year's team fell one game short of the 4A State Championship, the 2005 team saw the opportunity to create their own history and carry on the tradition of a winning football program. The Spartans worked hard every day from the end of the 2004 season until the first game against Lake Washington. Their hard work and dedication led to their second undefeated season and state championship in just 9 short years.

Some football players wanted to make this section, to boost their egos and make themselves feel very important. Unfortunately, they just copied and pasted crap from other sources, and forgot to change verb tenses. Yeah. The 2004 season is not edging closer with each passing season, you morons. It's already passed. This is called plagarism. And as you can see by this article, it's a prevalent problem at our school.

Co-Curricular

Skyline DECA is the largest student organization on campus with over 160 members. The chapter has achieved success in both community services and structured competitions. Having raised $30,000 for Make-A-Wish and other local charities is a hallmark of this group. On a competitive level, in both 2004 and 2005 the Spartans qualified more students to the state level than any other chapter in the sixty-year history of Washington DECA, which has over 10,000 members. In 2006, the chapter qualified forty-six to the DECA National competition, more than any other school in the United States. At Nationals, seven students Received Top 10 in the Nation Honors; three of them made 3rd Place. We own everyone.

The Skyline orchestra, Skyline Symphony, performed May 2005 at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City and is planning to perform there again May 2007.