Issaquah High School
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Issaquah High School, also known as Issaquah Senior High School or IHS, is a public secondary school
located in Issaquah, Washington
, USA
operating under the Issaquah School District
and serves students in grades 9-12.
in 2005, making it the new home to IHS and nearby Skyline High School
's 9th graders. IHS enrolled only three grades (10-12) for five academic years (2005-10), while an extensive remodeling of the school took place. As of this year, phase one of the remodeling is complete, while phase two and three will not be finished until the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years, respectively.
from "Indians" to "Eagles". The change came after The Church Council of Greater Seattle adopted a resolution calling for an end to all Native American
imagery in school mascots in 2002. Following the school board's approval of the change, approximately 150 students staged a walk-out in protest. The protesting students left classes and walked from IHS to the District Administration building. Upon arriving, students presented then-Superintendent Janet Barry with a petition signed by over 500 students, parents, alumni, and members of the community asking the school board to reconsider its decision. The district refused and the change went into effect in 2003.
classifications were introduced: 3A and 4A. With the opening of Skyline High School in 1997, IHS lost a significant amount of its enrollment and competed as 3A through the 2007-08 academic year. With continued growth, Issaquah moved up to 4A, the largest school classification, for 2008-09.
The IHS baseball
team won it first state championship in 2000. Led by head coach Rob Reese, IHS defeated rival Skyline 5-3 in the state championship game. Issaquah won the state title again in 2004 and 2007.
In November 2007, the girls' soccer team, led by head coach Tom Bunnell, defeated Seattle Prep to capture the state championship. The girls' soccer team also won the state championship in 2004, 2006 and 2007.
In 2002 the IHS girls' gymnastics
team entered the state championship meet as the lowest-seeded team, but ultimately won the state title.
In 2008, Issaquah's lacrosse
club, nicknamed "ILC", won the D1 WHSBLA state championships by Beating Bainbridge Island 11-8. This win improved Issaquah's overall record to 23-1. They also won it again in 2009. In the 2010 season, Issaquah lost in the semi-final to Mercer Island, the favorite who lost in the finals to Bellevue.
The 07-08 IHS drill team took first place for pom at the WIAA Drill/Dance State Competition.
The 1980 Issaquah football
team finished first in the KingCo Conference and played in the AAA state championship game at the King Bowl in the Kingdome
.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Issaquah, Washington
Issaquah, Washington
Issaquah is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 30,434 at the 2010 census.Based on per capita income, Issaquah ranks 25th of 522 areas in the State of Washington to be ranked....
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
operating under the Issaquah School District
Issaquah School District
Issaquah School District No. 411 is a public school district in King County, Washington, USA, serving the city of Issaquah as well as portions of Sammamish, Renton, Bellevue, and Newcastle....
and serves students in grades 9-12.
History
Founded in 1901, IHS was the first high school in Issaquah. Previously located near the Issaquah Middle School campus, most of the current academic buildings were completed in 1962. Growth of enrollment at IHS has coincided with the growth of the Issaquah community. The Issaquah School District completed the construction of the Pacific Cascade Freshman CampusPacific Cascade Freshman Campus
Pacific Cascade Middle School is a public secondary school for 6th through 8th grade students in the Issaquah School District of King County, Washington....
in 2005, making it the new home to IHS and nearby Skyline High School
Skyline High School (Sammamish, Washington)
Skyline High School is a public high school in the Issaquah School District of King County, Washington.-Overview:Skyline is the district's third and newest high school, opening in the fall of 1997. Its campus straddles the apex of the Sammamish Plateau in the city of Sammamish, at an approximate...
's 9th graders. IHS enrolled only three grades (10-12) for five academic years (2005-10), while an extensive remodeling of the school took place. As of this year, phase one of the remodeling is complete, while phase two and three will not be finished until the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years, respectively.
Nickname controversy
In 2003, the school changed its nicknameAthletic nickname
The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a university or college within the United States is the name officially adopted by that institution for at least the members of its athletic teams...
from "Indians" to "Eagles". The change came after The Church Council of Greater Seattle adopted a resolution calling for an end to all Native American
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
imagery in school mascots in 2002. Following the school board's approval of the change, approximately 150 students staged a walk-out in protest. The protesting students left classes and walked from IHS to the District Administration building. Upon arriving, students presented then-Superintendent Janet Barry with a petition signed by over 500 students, parents, alumni, and members of the community asking the school board to reconsider its decision. The district refused and the change went into effect in 2003.
Athletics
Issaquah High School competed in the largest school classification (AAA) in athletics through the 1996-97 school year, when new WIAAWashington Interscholastic Activities Association
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association is the governing body of athletics and activities for secondary education schools in the state of Washington...
classifications were introduced: 3A and 4A. With the opening of Skyline High School in 1997, IHS lost a significant amount of its enrollment and competed as 3A through the 2007-08 academic year. With continued growth, Issaquah moved up to 4A, the largest school classification, for 2008-09.
The IHS baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team won it first state championship in 2000. Led by head coach Rob Reese, IHS defeated rival Skyline 5-3 in the state championship game. Issaquah won the state title again in 2004 and 2007.
In November 2007, the girls' soccer team, led by head coach Tom Bunnell, defeated Seattle Prep to capture the state championship. The girls' soccer team also won the state championship in 2004, 2006 and 2007.
In 2002 the IHS girls' gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
team entered the state championship meet as the lowest-seeded team, but ultimately won the state title.
In 2008, Issaquah's lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
club, nicknamed "ILC", won the D1 WHSBLA state championships by Beating Bainbridge Island 11-8. This win improved Issaquah's overall record to 23-1. They also won it again in 2009. In the 2010 season, Issaquah lost in the semi-final to Mercer Island, the favorite who lost in the finals to Bellevue.
The 07-08 IHS drill team took first place for pom at the WIAA Drill/Dance State Competition.
The 1980 Issaquah football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
team finished first in the KingCo Conference and played in the AAA state championship game at the King Bowl in the Kingdome
Kingdome
The Kingdome was a multi-purpose stadium located in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood. Owned and operated by King County, the Kingdome opened in 1976 and was best known as the home stadium of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League , the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball , and the...
.
Notable alumni
- Isaac BrockIsaac Brock (musician)Isaac Brock is the lead singer, guitarist, banjoist, and songwriter for the American indie rock band Modest Mouse, as well as his side project band, Ugly Casanova...
— lead singer of Modest MouseModest MouseModest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. They are based in Portland, Oregon. Since their 1996 debut album, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think...
, dropped out after grade 10. - Colin CurtisColin CurtisColin Benedict Curtis is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees.-Minor leagues:...
— Major League Baseball player for the New York YankeesNew York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
. - Jennie ReedJennie ReedJennie Reed is a World and U.S. champion track cyclist and Olympian . Reed won her first national titles in 1994 at the U.S. Junior Track National Championships held at the near Seattle, Washington where she won both the 2 km pursuit and the matched sprints. The following year, she repeated as...
— U.S. national champion cycle racer, OlympianOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
, and 2008 World Keirin championKeirinis a track cycling event in which racing cyclists sprint for victory. Keirin originated in Japan in 1948; the first Olympic competitions in the sport occurred in 2000....
. - Ian DuncanIan DuncanIan Duncan is one of Kenya's most successful rally drivers. He was Kenyan Rally Champion six times , and achieved outright victory in a World Rally Championship round when he won the 42nd Trustbank Safari Rally in 1994...
— One of KenyaKenyaKenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
's most successful rally drivers - Brian YorkeyBrian YorkeyBrian Yorkey is an American playwright, lyricist, and theatre director. He shared the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2009 Tony Award for Best Original Score with composer Tom Kitt, and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Next to Normal.A native of Issaquah,...
— Tony AwardTony AwardThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
winning book writer and lyricist of BroadwayBroadway theatreBroadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
show Next to Normal. - Byron HowardByron HowardByron P. Howard is an American motion picture director and story artist at Walt Disney Feature Animation, and is best known as the lead character animator on Lilo & Stitch and Brother Bear and the director on Bolt and Tangled....
- Disney animator for PocahontasPocahontasPocahontas was a Virginia Indian notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of Chief Powhatan, the head of a network of tributary tribal nations in Tidewater Virginia...
, MulanMulanMulan is a 1998 American animated film directed by Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook, with story by Robert D. San Souci and screenplay by Rita Hsiao, Philip LaZebnik, Chris Sanders, Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, and Raymond Singer. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney...
and Brother BearBrother BearBrother Bear is a 2003 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures, the forty-fourth animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. In the film, an Inuit boy pursues a bear in revenge for a battle that he provoked in which...
. Disney director of Tangled.
External links
- http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/summary.aspx?schoolId=1444&reportLevel=School&orgLinkId=1444&yrs=, Office of the WA State Superintendent of Public Instruction, [2005]
- http://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/schools/, Issaquah School District, [2006]
- Issaquah High School website
- Issaquah School District website
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6fUMiN1kTI