Eastlake High School (Sammamish, Washington)
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| Eastlake High School | |
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400 228th NE , | |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1993 |
| Locale | Lake Washington School District |
| Principal | Greg Schellenberg[3] |
| Faculty | approx. 70[1] |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,329[2] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Forest Green and Crimson |
| Mascot | Wolves |
| Newspaper | Eastlake Edge |
| Website | http://schools.lwsd.org/ehs/ |
Eastlake High School (EHS) is a public high school located in Sammamish, Washington in the United States. The school serves students in grades 10-12 as part of the Lake Washington School District. Eastlake shares its campus with the Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning. Starting next term, the school will make the transition to become a 9-12 high school.
Academics
Eastlake offers academic programs to prepare students for upper division and college level courses.
63% of 2005 graduates attended 4-year colleges and 23% attended 2-year colleges.
Extracurricular
Athletics
Eastlake High School participates in the KingCo athletic league, and has won regional and state championships.[citation needed]
Completed in January 2006, the school has a multi-purpose sports facility, featuring two lighted synthetic surface fields, operated by the City of Sammamish in cooperation with the school district. The 400 feet by 350 feet field accommodates baseball, softball, frisbee, lacrosse and soccer activities for adults and students all year round.[4]
Non-athletics
Students at Eastlake have earned a number of awards for activities not related to athletics: for example, Eastlake students received Presidential Scholar awards in 2003, 2008, and 2010.[5][6]
Notable alumni and faculty
Alumni
- Curtis Borchardt, professional basketball player
- Nick Downing, retired professional soccer player
- Blake Hawksworth, professional baseball player
- Chad Orvella, former MLB player (Tampa Bay Rays)
- Brian Sites, professional actor
- Andy Sisco, professional baseball player.
Faculty
- William Monahan, recipient of the 2008 Washington State Outstanding Biology Teacher award[7]
- Elizabeth Sirjani, a recipient of a 2006 Golden Apple Award[8]
References
- ^ http://www.lkwash.wednet.edu/lwsd/html/schools/findDetail.asp?schoolTypeKey=high
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://sammamishreview.com/2009/02/25/eastlake-to-get-new-principal-in-fall
- ^ Community Sports Field at Eastlake High
- ^ http://www.lwsd.org/news/News-and-Announcements/Pages/Eastlake-High-Senior-Named-Presidential-Scholar.aspx
- ^ http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2003/05/05072003.html
- ^ http://sammamishreview.com/2008/06/18/monahan-wins-state-biology-teachers-award
- ^ http://www.kcts9.org/video/elizabeth-sirjani