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Skyview High School (Vancouver, Washington)
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Skyview High School is a high school
located in the Salmon Creek area of northern Vancouver, Washington
. Opening its doors in 1997, it is the newest of six high schools in the Vancouver School District
. The New Building design model incorporates an open classroom floor plan with the use of many windows and features an impressive 10000 square feet (929 m²) common area at the center of the school. The building also contains a 1400-seat Auditorium, which has hosted speakers such as Howard Dean
and is the current performance venue for the Vancouver Symphony. Skyview has many varying educational programs in arts, technology, and other venues. Skyview is home to the SMT (Science Math and Technology Magnet) in Vancouver, Washington; Skyview also has a top ranked marching band
and successful choir
and dancing programs. Skyview provides many opportunities to grow leadership qualities with NHS, Key Club, ASB, MUN and other clubs and extracurricular activities.
, Indiana University
, and many other Pacific Northwest colleges.
,
Asian Society of Skyview,
Battleship
Club,
Birdwatching
Club,
Con Cu Club,
Ultimate Frisbee Club,
NHS
(National Honor Society),
Speech and Debate,
DECA,
Model United Nations (MUN),
Key Club,
SHF/French
Club,
German
Club,
NRA Club,
CB Radio Club,
Math Team,
Science Olympiad,
Science Bowl,
Ocean Bowl,
Open Forum,
Ping Pong Club,
Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA),
Step Team,
Hip Hop Dance Team,
Charades
Club,
A/S/L Club,
Red Cross,
Diversity Committee (DivCom),
Peer Mentoring/Leadership,
Drama Club,
Chess Club,
Robotics Team,
D.A. (Dumbledore's Army)
Knowledge Bowl,
Graphic Design, and
Yearbook.
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The Skyview High School Science Bowl Team of 2006-2007 won the BPA Regional Science Bowl, beating other teams from prestigious schools in the area. The team received scholarships and a free trip to Washington, D.C. for the national competition.
At the national competition, Skyview won 3 out of their 7 round-robin matches.
Skyview High School sent both Knowledge Bowl varsity teams to the state competition in the 2006-2007 school year after taking second and fourth place in the Washington Regional Knowledge Bowl Competition. In 2002 the varsity team won first place in the state competition, the first state-title of any Skyview sports or activities. Skyview varsity knowledge bowl took 1st in the Region and 3rd in state in 2009. The varsity team won first place in the state in 2010. The second varsity team of 2010 won 7th place.
MUN is a club where students take on the role of a delegate to the United Nations. By viewing the world from a different perspective and advancing the goals of another country, students broaden their horizons and gain a more complete understanding of the challenges faced by mankind. Students discuss such issues as international conflicts, refugees, extreme poverty and hunger, environmental issues, and globalization.
The National Honor Society at Skyview Highschool currently has over 100 members. In order to be a member of Skyview NHS one has to have a 3.5 Cumulative GPA (compared to the standard 3.0) and complete 15 hours of community service per semester. Skyview NHS does many services for the community, commonly committing volunteers for Friends of Trees, Race for the Cure and the Cystic Fibrosis Walk
.
opening ceremony, hosted in China
.
and winter
seasons.
The Reign Dance Team continues to consecutively win district and state competitions. District Champs - 05' 06' 07' 08' 09' 10' and 11'. State Champs - 05' 09' and 11'.
school, with more than 85% of its students being Caucasian
as of 2007.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in the Salmon Creek area of northern Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010...
. Opening its doors in 1997, it is the newest of six high schools in the Vancouver School District
Vancouver Public Schools
Vancouver Public Schools is a school district in Vancouver, Washington covering of land in Clark county.-Schools:Vancouver High School stood for many years at the intersection of Columbia and West Fourth Plain Boulevard, but was closed down in the mid-1950's, with students split between two new...
. The New Building design model incorporates an open classroom floor plan with the use of many windows and features an impressive 10000 square feet (929 m²) common area at the center of the school. The building also contains a 1400-seat Auditorium, which has hosted speakers such as Howard Dean
Howard Dean
Howard Brush Dean III is an American politician and physician from Vermont. He served six terms as the 79th Governor of Vermont and ran unsuccessfully for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. He was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 to 2009. Although his U.S...
and is the current performance venue for the Vancouver Symphony. Skyview has many varying educational programs in arts, technology, and other venues. Skyview is home to the SMT (Science Math and Technology Magnet) in Vancouver, Washington; Skyview also has a top ranked marching band
Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
and successful choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
and dancing programs. Skyview provides many opportunities to grow leadership qualities with NHS, Key Club, ASB, MUN and other clubs and extracurricular activities.
Mission Statement: Skyview High School is committed to personalizing the high school experience of each student
by focusing upon academic, career, social learning and developmental needs.
Arts
Skyview's Arts department has earned a renowned reputation in the Pacific Northwest through the success of its Music and Dance programs. Choir and Band students have repeatedly earned recognition at the state and local level for their performances. Students graduating from these programs have gone on to pursue music performance and education degrees from the Berkley School of Jazz and Performing Arts, Manhattan School of MusicManhattan School of Music
The Manhattan School of Music is a major music conservatory located on the Upper West Side of New York City. The school offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition...
, Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
, and many other Pacific Northwest colleges.
Academics
Skyview is home to Vancouver's SMT (Science Math Technology) Magnet. Skyview currently offers several AP (Advanced Placement) courses with availability dependent upon student enrollment. Its primary purpose is to encourage students to advance in the fields of science, math and technology.Clubs
ASBASB
ASB or asb may refer to:* Ashgabat Airport, IATA code ASB* Antisocial behavior** Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003, an act of parliament in the United Kingdom, called the ASB law* Asymbescaline, a psychedelic drug similar to Mescaline...
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Asian Society of Skyview,
Battleship
Battleship (game)
The game Battleship is a guessing game played by two people. It is known throughout the world as a pencil and paper game which predates World War I. It was published by Milton Bradley Company in 1931 as the pad-and-pencil game "Broadsides, the Game of Naval Strategy".-Description:The game is...
Club,
Birdwatching
Birdwatching
Birdwatching or birding is the observation of birds as a recreational activity. It can be done with the naked eye, through a visual enhancement device like binoculars and telescopes, or by listening for bird sounds. Birding often involves a significant auditory component, as many bird species are...
Club,
Con Cu Club,
Ultimate Frisbee Club,
NHS
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
(National Honor Society),
Speech and Debate,
DECA,
Model United Nations (MUN),
Key Club,
SHF/French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
Club,
German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
Club,
NRA Club,
CB Radio Club,
Math Team,
Science Olympiad,
Science Bowl,
Ocean Bowl,
Open Forum,
Ping Pong Club,
Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA),
Step Team,
Hip Hop Dance Team,
Charades
Charades
Charades or charade is a word guessing game. In the form most played today, it is an acting game in which one player acts out a word or phrase, often by pantomiming similar-sounding words, and the other players guess the word or phrase. The idea is to use physical rather than verbal language to...
Club,
A/S/L Club,
Red Cross,
Diversity Committee (DivCom),
Peer Mentoring/Leadership,
Drama Club,
Chess Club,
Robotics Team,
D.A. (Dumbledore's Army)
Knowledge Bowl,
Graphic Design, and
Yearbook.
Science Bowl
This section discusses the Science Bowl Club at Skyview High School, for a more in depth description of the activities of Science Bowl go hereScience Bowl
Science Bowl is a high school and middle school academic competition, similar to Quiz Bowl, held in the United States. Two teams of four students each compete to answer various science-related questions. In order to determine which student has the right to answer the question, a buzzer system is...
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The Skyview High School Science Bowl Team of 2006-2007 won the BPA Regional Science Bowl, beating other teams from prestigious schools in the area. The team received scholarships and a free trip to Washington, D.C. for the national competition.
At the national competition, Skyview won 3 out of their 7 round-robin matches.
Knowledge Bowl
This section discusses the Knowledge Bowl Club at Skyview High School, for a more in depth description of the activities of Knowledge Bowl go hereKnowledge Bowl
Knowledge Bowl is an interdisciplinary academic competition involving teams of four to six students trying to answer questions in a written round and several oral rounds. No team is eliminated in this event, and every team participates in every round...
Skyview High School sent both Knowledge Bowl varsity teams to the state competition in the 2006-2007 school year after taking second and fourth place in the Washington Regional Knowledge Bowl Competition. In 2002 the varsity team won first place in the state competition, the first state-title of any Skyview sports or activities. Skyview varsity knowledge bowl took 1st in the Region and 3rd in state in 2009. The varsity team won first place in the state in 2010. The second varsity team of 2010 won 7th place.
Model United Nations
This section discusses the Model United Nations Club at Skyview High School, for a more in depth description of the activities of Model United Nations go hereModel United Nations
Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda....
MUN is a club where students take on the role of a delegate to the United Nations. By viewing the world from a different perspective and advancing the goals of another country, students broaden their horizons and gain a more complete understanding of the challenges faced by mankind. Students discuss such issues as international conflicts, refugees, extreme poverty and hunger, environmental issues, and globalization.
Charade's Club
Skyview's Charades Club offers students a place to go an express themselves in ways they have never before done. The club was founded by Conor Benjamin Underwood in the 2008-2009 school year, the original advisor was Ms. Nicole Cox. The current advisor for the 2009-2010 school year is Mr. Armstrong.National Honor Society
This section discusses the NHS at Skyview High School, for a more in depth description of the activities of NHS go hereNational Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
The National Honor Society at Skyview Highschool currently has over 100 members. In order to be a member of Skyview NHS one has to have a 3.5 Cumulative GPA (compared to the standard 3.0) and complete 15 hours of community service per semester. Skyview NHS does many services for the community, commonly committing volunteers for Friends of Trees, Race for the Cure and the Cystic Fibrosis Walk
Great Strides
Great Strides is a walk akin to Race for the Cure, where participants walk to raise money to support research for cystic fibrosis. There are Great Strides walks in over 560 locations throughout the country. It is sponsored by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation...
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Gay Straight Alliance
Skyview High School has a student lead Gay Straight Alliance to promote tolerance, understanding and equal treatment of students, regardless of their sexual orientation. It was founded during the 2008-2009 school year. The schools Diversity Committee is also a GSA Approved club, and has been around for a much longer period of time and has a larger club base than the GSA club.Varsity Cheerleading
Skyview's varsity cheer team won state in 2009 bringing home Skyview's second state championship for the school.Tennis team
The Skyview High School Ladies Tennis Team won the 4A Greater St. Helens League award during the 2005–2006 season. During Districts, the Skyview Tennis team also placed 1st and 2nd in the doubles draw. Skyview's no-cut policy for the tennis team was recognized by the United States Tennis Association.- http://www.usta.com/news/fullstory.sps?inewsid=335890
- Skyview Tennis, Official Page
Marching Band
Skyview's Marching Band has been extremely successful competing in the North West Marching Band Circuit. The band has competed in the open class since the year 2000. The Band made their mark by rocketing from a 13th place finish in 1999 to a championship winning performance at SPI the following year. The band has earned a reputation for having entertaining field shows, involving audiences and impressing them with their showmanship and creative visual performance. The Skyview Marching Band was also selected out of a large pool of schools to go and perform at the 2008 Summer Olympics2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
opening ceremony, hosted in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
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Reign Dance Team
Over the last decade the Skyview Reign Dance Team/Color Guard has achieved success in the fallAutumn
Autumn is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter usually in September or March when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier....
and winter
Winter
Winter is the coldest season of the year in temperate climates, between autumn and spring. At the winter solstice, the days are shortest and the nights are longest, with days lengthening as the season progresses after the solstice.-Meteorology:...
seasons.
The Reign Dance Team continues to consecutively win district and state competitions. District Champs - 05' 06' 07' 08' 09' 10' and 11'. State Champs - 05' 09' and 11'.
Skyview football
Though the Storm football team was not known for a winning tradition in the early years of the school. They have become, thanks to head coach Steve Kizer and the rest of the coaching staff, one of the top football programs in the state of Washington, winning the Greater St. Helens League championship in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010.Varsity Basketball
Skyview Varsity Basketball won league and districts in the season of 2004 and won league in 2010.Ethnic Diversity
Skyview is predominantly an ethnically CaucasianWhite people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
school, with more than 85% of its students being Caucasian
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
as of 2007.