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Shorewood High School is one of two public high schools in the
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Shorewood High School's original facility, built in 1975, spanned 5 city blocks. It had eight single floor buildings with open outdoor corridors. The 1975 building was built in sections: the 100s building, closest to N. 175th Street was originally the Ronald Grade School built in 1906 and closed in 1971 due to a failed levy.
Accessed January 20, 2007 The building was then used as a museum until 2010. Along with the elementary school being closed, five other schools were closed, including Butler Junior High School, an older school originally built in 1953 and closed in 1973 to be rebuilt and become the main campus for the new High School named Shorewood. The students still in 7th or 8th grade at the time of the closure were sent to either Einstein Junior High School, or Cordell Hull Junior High School, with a few going to Kellogg Junior High School. None of these schools was a "middle" school at that time. Shorewood was to be the first 4-year high school. Upon its opening, only the 9th and 10th graders were brought in. That 10th grade class remained the eldest class at Shorewood until their graduation in the summer of 1978. It was a unique situation for that one class of students as they never had to face upperclassmen. During this transition period for the district, all of the remaining junior high schools became middle schools. Many of the last class of 7th grade students to enter Butler Junior High School were in the very first graduating class of Shorewood High School in 1978. Shorewood High School underwent a 6.5 million dollar renovation in 1997.Bassetti Architects Bassetti Architects is an architectural firm based in Seattle, Washington with a second office in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1947, the firm has newly designed or substantially renovated several well-known Seattle landmarks and many schools in th ...
. The new 220,000 square foot facility opened on time in September 2013 for the 2013-14 school year.
Shoreline School District
The Shoreline School District (No. 412) is a public school district in King County, Washington, United States of America, which serves the cities of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park. It currently enrolls 9,456 students, and staffs 1,019 employees ...
in Shoreline, Washington
Shoreline is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It is located between the city limits of Seattle and the Snohomish County border, approximately north of Downtown Seattle. As of the 2020 census, the population of Shoreline was 58 ...
, United States. The school originally opened in 1975 and is the largest high school in the district. It serves students in grades
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nine through twelve. Shorewood accepts students west of Interstate 5 (I-5), and is fed students from Einstein Middle School and local private schools. , approximately 53% of students are White and 47% are visible minorities. The school mascot is the Stormray, chosen in 2021 to replace the Thunderbird
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after the decision to retire that mascot in an effort to be more respectful of Native Americans.
Facility and history
250px, 1950s-era classroom wing (demolished 2012)
Shorewood High School's original facility, built in 1975, spanned 5 city blocks. It had eight single floor buildings with open outdoor corridors. The 1975 building was built in sections: the 100s building, closest to N. 175th Street was originally the Ronald Grade School built in 1906 and closed in 1971 due to a failed levy.
Accessed January 20, 2007 The building was then used as a museum until 2010. Along with the elementary school being closed, five other schools were closed, including Butler Junior High School, an older school originally built in 1953 and closed in 1973 to be rebuilt and become the main campus for the new High School named Shorewood. The students still in 7th or 8th grade at the time of the closure were sent to either Einstein Junior High School, or Cordell Hull Junior High School, with a few going to Kellogg Junior High School. None of these schools was a "middle" school at that time. Shorewood was to be the first 4-year high school. Upon its opening, only the 9th and 10th graders were brought in. That 10th grade class remained the eldest class at Shorewood until their graduation in the summer of 1978. It was a unique situation for that one class of students as they never had to face upperclassmen. During this transition period for the district, all of the remaining junior high schools became middle schools. Many of the last class of 7th grade students to enter Butler Junior High School were in the very first graduating class of Shorewood High School in 1978. Shorewood High School underwent a 6.5 million dollar renovation in 1997.Bassetti Architects Bassetti Architects is an architectural firm based in Seattle, Washington with a second office in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1947, the firm has newly designed or substantially renovated several well-known Seattle landmarks and many schools in th ...
Academics and programs
Shorewood has 23 AP classes, covering 9 different subjects. In addition to AP courses, Shorewood offers a program calledRunning Start
Running Start is a dual credit enrollment program in Washington, Hawaii, New Hampshire, Montana and Illinois which allows high school juniors and seniors to attend college courses numbered 100 or above, while completing high school. It is simila ...
. This allows students to simultaneously acquire college and high school credit by taking classes at Shoreline Community College
Shoreline Community College is a public community college in Shoreline, Washington. It is located in a residential area east of Shoreview Park. The college contains over 80 acres and continuously serves 12,000 full- and part-time students. It o ...
. In turn, many students graduate each year with an Associate's Degree
An associate degree is an undergraduate degree awarded after a course of Tertiary education, post-secondary study lasting two to three years. It is a level of qualification above a high school diploma, GED, or matriculation, and below a bachelo ...
. With an 86% on time graduation date Shorewood academics are well above the state BAC
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average, scoring an 89% on reading, 91% on writing, 66% on math and 45% on science, with at least 60% of students passing the three state standards (Math, Writing and Reading) in the 2006 school year.
Shorewood participates in a school Chromebook program, as of the 2018-2019, which allows students the use of a Lenovo Chromebook for the completion of school work. The program is run by the school district.
Notable alumni
*David Bazan
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(1994), songwriter
*Brian Glenney
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(1993), artist
*Sig Hansen
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(1984), captain, F/V Northwestern (featured on '' Deadliest Catch'').
* Amy Holmes (1990), columnist, commentator
*David Raleigh
David Raleigh is a New York City based singer, songwriter and piano player.
History
Born in Rochester, New York, David Raleigh moved to Seattle at the age of four. After receiving a scholarship to attend Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, ...
(1978), singer, songwriter, piano player
*Damien Jurado
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Music career
Jurado's solo ...
(1992), songwriter
*Garth Stein
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Early life ...
(1983), author, film producer
*Jill Filipovic
Jill Nicole Filipovic (born August 3, 1983) is an American author and lawyer.
Education
Originally from the Seattle area, Filipovic attended Shorewood High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and politics and a minor in gender ...
(2001), attorney and feminist author
* Kelly Stephens (2001), member of the U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey team, 2006Anon. 2006. "Kelly Stephens" ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer.'' February 8. pp F-4.
*Chris Cornell
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(1982), Grunge
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pioneer, Soundgarden
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, Audioslave
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and Temple of the Dog
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vocalist; also successful solo artist (dropped out)https://www.mtv.com/news/otgr5n/chris-cornell
*James Bergstrom
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(1987), (drummer for Alice N' Chains and Second Coming
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)
*Johnny Bacolas
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(1987), (bassist for Alice N' Chains and Second Coming)
* George John (2005), MLS soccer player (FC Dallas
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)
*Blake Snell
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(2011), MLB pitcher (San Diego Padres
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), winner of the 2018 Cy Young award and a 2018 All Star selection.
* Jay Won (2018), professional Overwatch
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player, (San Francisco Shock
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), 2019 Overwatch League
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MVP
References
External links
* {{authority control High schools in King County, Washington Shoreline, Washington Public high schools in Washington (state) Educational institutions established in 1975 1975 establishments in Washington (state)