Mount Spokane High School is a public high school located in

Mead, Washington Mead is an unincorporated suburb and census-designated place north of Spokane, Washington, Spokane in Spokane County, Washington, Spokane County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. Named for Civil War general George Meade, this rural ...

. It is located several miles north of

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and has a student body that currently enrolls 1,382 students in grades 9-12. The school opened in 1997, and had its first graduating class in 1999. Mt. Spokane is one of two high schools in the

Mead School District Mead School District No. 354 is a public School district serving Mead, Washington, Mead and North Spokane, Washington, Spokane communities for over 100 years. Over 10,000 students attend the 15 schools in the district which consists of two high sc ...

, the other being

Mead High School Mead High School (also Mead Senior High School, MHS) is a four-year public secondary school in Spokane, Washington, United States. MHS is one of two traditional high schools in the Mead School District #354 and has an enrollment of around 1,600 ...

who has lost two consecutive Battle of the Bells. Throughout its history, Mt. Spokane has shown excellence through its academics. In the 2007-08

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, Mt. Spokane had an on-time graduation rate of 95.1%, beating the

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average of 72.0% during the 2007-08 school year. In the first semester of the 2009-10

, Mt. Spokane had 478 of its students qualify for the honor roll, which required students to get a 3.5

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or higher.

History

Mt. Spokane High School opened its doors in the fall of 1997 as "Mt. Spokane-Mead High School". The name was changed to Mt. Spokane High School by request of the attending students during the first two years of being open. Mt. Spokane saw its first graduating class in 1999. The class of 2012, with 413 students, is the largest class to attend the high school as of 2010.

Location and structure

The school is located several miles from

Mount Spokane Mount Spokane levation ��previously known as Mount Baldy until 1912 due to its pronounced bald spot—is a mountain in the Pacific Northwest, northwest United States, located northeast of Spokane, Washington, Spokane, Washington (state), Was ...

among the many wheat fields populating the Mead area. The school itself has a functional, quarter-circle design with a courtyard in the center. The sculptures within the courtyard, known as "The Circle of Friends", were designed by local sculptor Harold Balazs, also known for designing the Rotary Fountain at Riverfront Park.

Band

The Mt. Spokane High School Band comprises five ensembles, including two

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ensembles, one

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, and two

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s. Since its inception in 1997, the band program has received dozens of awards at local, regional, national, and international levels. A majority of the funding for the program comes from the Mt. Spokane Bandstand, which is a parent-run organization that raises funds to provide uniforms, instruments, equipment, and travel expenses for the program. An annual

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fair is the main fundraiser for the program and includes a

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for baskets that are designed by the

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, and

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classes.

Athletics

Mt. Spokane offers a wide variety of athletics, including sports such as:

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, cross country,

golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

, wrestling, and

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

Football

Mike McLaughlin Era (1997 - 2013)

From 1997-2013, Mike McLaughlin served as the first high school football coach in Mt. Spokane history.

= Season Records

= 1997 Season (Inaugural Season) 2-6 league record, 2-6 overall 1998 Season 6-3 league record, 6-4 overall 1998 All-League 1999 Season 5-3 league record, 5-5 overall 1999 All-League 2000 Season 1-7 league record, 1-8 overall 2001 Season 7-2 league record, 7-3 overall 2001 All-League 2002 Season 6-3 league record, 7-4 overall 2002 All-League 2003 Season 5-5 league record, 5-5 overall 2004 Season 5-5 league record, 5-5 overall 2004 All-League 2005 Season 4-6 league record, 4-6 overall 2005 All-League 2006 Season 3-6 league record, 3-6 overall 2007 Season 2-7 league record, 2-7 overall 2007 All-League

Notable alumni

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, class of 2001, became the youngest American to reach the summit of

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, via the

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route in 2003. *

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, class of 2007, winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate, sister of Grace Pena.http://www.krem.com/sports/Local-contestant-makes-waves-on-The-Ultimate-Fighter-224292491.html?ref=next *

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, Class of 2004,

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currently competing in the

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division, formerly with the

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. Competed on The Ultimate Fighter: Live. * Drew Rasmussen, Class of 2014, pitcher for the

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team. Threw the only perfect game in the team's history, and was drafted 31st overall in the

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by the

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References

External links

Mt. Spokane High School website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mount Spokane High School High schools in Spokane County, Washington Mead School District Public high schools in Washington (state) Educational institutions established in 1997 1997 establishments in Washington (state)