Shorecrest High School

Coordinates: 47°44′28″N 122°18′14″W / 47.741108°N 122.303926°W / 47.741108; -122.303926
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Shorecrest High School
Main entrance in 2015
Address
Map
15343 25th Avenue NE

,
98155

United States
Coordinates47°44′28″N 122°18′14″W / 47.741108°N 122.303926°W / 47.741108; -122.303926
Information
TypePublic
MottoSeeing far... Working close... Creating choices...
Building excellence... We are Shorecrest
Established1961
Teaching staff61.85 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,495 (2020–21)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.17[1]
Color(s)    Navy Blue, Forest Green, Gold
MascotOtis, the Fighting Scot
NicknameHighlanders
NewspaperThe Highland Piper
YearbookThe Loch
Websitewww.shorelineschools.org/shorecrest Edit this at Wikidata
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Shorecrest High School is a public high school (grades 9 through 12) in Shoreline, Washington, United States, one of two high schools in the Shoreline School District. Shorecrest was founded in 1961. Its mascot is Otis the Fighting Scot and students refer to themselves as "Scots", or the "Highlanders", a reference to the Clan Gordon.

Demographics[edit]

The demographic breakdown of the 1,450 students enrolled for the 2017–2018 school year was:

  • Male – 50.8%
  • Female – 49.2%
  • American Indian/Alaska Native – 0.2%
  • Asian – 14.3%
  • Black – 8.7%
  • Hispanic – 11.0%
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander – 0.5%
  • White – 52.8%
  • Two or More Races – 12.5%

In addition, 26.8% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[2]

Student media[edit]

  • Tattoo (literary arts magazine)
  • The Highland Piper (student newspaper)
  • The Loch (annual)
  • SCNN/Shorecrest News Network (video news)

Notable alumni[edit]

Arts and entertainment[edit]

Athletes[edit]

Business[edit]

  • Matt Williams, American Internet entrepreneur and CEO of Pro.com.

Government, law, social activism[edit]

Athletics[edit]

The following is a listing of the sports offered at Shorecrest and the state tournament championships won.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Shorecrest High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Shorecrest High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Actor Rainn Wilson spent a formative year at the UW".
  4. ^ "Shoreline Concert Band and Shoreline faculty Jeff Kashiwa in concert Tues., Dec. 1 – Shoreline Today".
  5. ^ ""Idol" contestant Sanjaya once distracted teachers; now it's a nation". April 2007.
  6. ^ https://www.worldedsummit.com/speakers/richard-sparks-2/
  7. ^ "Seattle comedian Adam Ray brings celebrity lineup to virtual benefit show for Northwest Harvest". 3 February 2021.
  8. ^ Schafer, Elizabeth D (2002) [1992]. Dawson, Dawn P (ed.). Great Athletes. Vol. 1 (Revised ed.). Salem Press. pp. 26–28. ISBN 1-58765-008-8.
  9. ^ T.J. Cotterill, "Prep roundup: Fife soccer clinches 2A state berth with 3-1 win over Foster", The News Tribune, May 16, 2015.
  10. ^ "NORTHWEST - EX-SHORECREST RUNNER CAPTURES RACE-WALK TITLE". The Seattle Times. March 3, 1996. p. D12.
  11. ^ a b Raley, Dan (June 1, 2007). "McKee brothers in their sailing element abroad". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  12. ^ "Shorecrest grad makes Olympic diving team and is headed for Tokyo". Shoreline Area News. June 14, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d WIAA | Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Archived May 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

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