Queen Anne High School (1909–1981) was a

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high school on Galer Street atop Queen Anne Hill in

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, United States. The building was converted to condominium apartments in 2007. The school was built in 1908 with additions in 1929 and 1955, and was listed on the

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in 1985. It is also an official City of Seattle landmark. The school closed in 1981 due to decreasing enrollment. Students in the school's attendance area transferred to various high schools in the district. The school facility underwent renovation and

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to become a residential apartment building in 1986, with 137 apartments. In 2006 the residential apartments underwent another renovation and converted to condominium units.

Notable alumni

* Steve Anderson - silver medalist at the

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in the 110-meter hurdles. Tied the world record in the 120-yard hurdles. * Rex Buren Beisel – Aviation engineer * Howard Brandt, Class of 1958 – physicist *

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, 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics; attended for one year. * Arthur C. Brooks, Class of 1981 – social scientist and president of the

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, Class of 1979 - aerospace executive and rocket scientist. CEO of

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* Peter W. Chiarelli, Class of 1968 –

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(2008–2012) * Donald R. Colvin, Class of 1936 – law clerk to Justice

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* Kathi Goertzen, Class of 1976 – television reporter and news anchor *

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, Class of 1914 –

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, oversaw the construction of

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, directed the

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, Class of 1948 – composer, music educator. *

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, Class of 1949 – member, Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame *

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– founded the

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, Class of 1922 - Artist (Northwest School) *

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, Class of 1937 – creator of ''Dennis the Menace'' *

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, Class of 1960 - was an American

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and creator of

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, the first standard operating system for personal computers * Lucile Lomen, Class of 1937 – first woman law clerk at U.S. Supreme Court *

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, Class of 1961 – American computer guru / philanthropist *

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, Class of 1944 – American businessman and politician, served in U.S. House of Representatives, the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Washington, and co-inventor of

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* Mary Randlett, – attended but did not graduate, before becoming a photographer of the Northwest School * Harold Weeks, – jazz composer * Kirby Wilbur - radio personality and conservative political activist

Notes

External links

National Register of Historic Places - Queen Anne High SchoolQueen Anne High School Alumni Association
National Register of Historic Places in Seattle Educational institutions established in 1909 Educational institutions disestablished in 1981 Residential buildings in Seattle Defunct schools in Washington (state) Schools in Seattle School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state) 1900s architecture in the United States 1909 establishments in Washington (state) Buildings and structures in Queen Anne, Seattle 1981 disestablishments in Washington (state) {{Washington-school-stub