Everett High School (Washington)
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| Type | Secondary School |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Secular |
| Established | 1892 |
| Principal | Catherine Matthews |
| Enrollment | 1,689 in 2004 |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Seagull |
| Website | Everett High School |
Everett High School is a secondary school located in Everett, Washington which educates grades 9 through 12. The school enrolls approximately 1,700 students annually, more than triple the state and district average. Cascade and Mariner high schools, also in Everett, have still-higher enrollments. [1]
The school colors of Everett High School are blue and gold. The school mascot is Sammy the Seagull. The school principal is Catherine Matthews, a controversial principal known for evoking strong opinions from either side.
Geography
Everett High School is located two blocks north of downtown Everett. It is bounded on the south by 25th St., by 24th St. to the north, by Hoyt Ave. to the west, and by Rockefeller Ave. to the east. Colby Ave. and Wetmore Ave. run north to south through the campus. The all-weather athletic fields are located one block southeast of the gymnasium, at Rockefeller Ave. and 25th St.
Layout
Everett High is unusual in that it has a partially open campus. With parent permission, 11th and 12th grade students may leave campus during their lunch breaks. It is one of few high schools in the state that retains an even selectively permeable boundary. This is done out of necessity; it would be very difficult for staff to keep students on campus, with two streets running through the campus, student parking on neighboring streets, and many dining attractions only yards away.
The school has seven buildings. On the western side of Colby are the main building, or the "A Building" to the South, the "Little Theater" to the Northwest, and the Science Building to the Northeast. Between the Colby Ave. and Wetmore Ave. are the "E Building," the "B Building," which is also called the Everett Civic Auditorium, and the "C Building," also known as the Commercial Building. The Auditorium houses JROTC classes, band, choir, a cafeteria, and a large auditorium. The "C Building" houses classes in foreign language, math, and some health classes. On the eastern side of Wetmore Ave. are the gymnasium and parking for staff and students. The student parking lot, more commonly called the Senior Lot, received much needed renovation and expansion prior to the 2005-06 school year. The Norm Lowry Gymnasium houses Richer Court, where basketball games are held.
Academics
As in the entire Everett School District, students must complete a scholarly paper, an autobiographical paper, and a senior project, then present the above to a panel of staff and community members in order to graduate. Everett High School offers Advanced Placement classes in science, English, math and history, including an advanced placement biology class offered every other year.
Student activities
Band
Everett High School has one of the largest band programs in the area, with over 150 students. Teacher Gary Evans also runs an exceptionally large jazz orchestra, with over 50 students participating. The pep band plays at all home varsity football games, and many varsity home basketball games. The band is unusual in that it does not focus on marching for athletic events, but rather spirited pep performances. Until the cancellation of the Salty Sea Days parade through Everett, the band marched in the parade and also at the homecoming football game every year. Now it only marches at the homecoming game.
The pep band is led by drum majors, who orchestrate logistics, conduct the band, choose music, and oversee behavior. There are usually between two and three drum majors every year. Drum majors are upperclassmen who are trusted by the director, capable musicians, and familiar with the band's workings.
Running Start
Everett feeds an unusually high number of students to the Running Start program. The program allows upperclassmen to take classes at Everett Community College for dual credit, free of charge. This is a very convenient arrangement for many students, because Everett Community College is only 1 mile (.62 km) to the north.
Sports
Everett has teams in golf, tennis, swimming, wrestling, basketball, bowling, track and field, soccer, cross country, volleyball, and football. In the 1998-1999 season the boys' tennis team captured the WESCO 3A conference crown for the first time in school history. For the first time in decades, the football team competed in the State Tournament in 2005. The men's swim team also had a very successful season, with five athletes competing at the state level, as did the girls' soccer team after winning more games than they had won in over five years.
Notable alumni
- Chris Chandler, former NFL Quarterback, guided the Atlanta Falcons to the Super Bowl in the 1998-1999 season.[2]
- Henry M. Jackson, United States senator and presidential candidate.
- Dennis Erickson, current football coach at Arizona State University.
- Stan Boreson, self-appointed "King of Scandinavian Humor" and musician.
- Mike Price, current coach of the University of Texas at El Paso and former coach of Washington State University football teams.
- Jim Lambright, former coach of the University of Washington football team