Evergreen High School (King County, Washington)
Evergreen High School is a public high school in the Highline School District and located in White Center, an unincorporated area of King County, Washington. The school is located just south of the heavily polluted Hicklin Lake. Evergreen High School's mascot is the wolverine.[1]
| Evergreen High School | |
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830 SW 116th St. Seattle , Washington , 98146 | |
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| School type | Public High School |
| School district | Highline School District |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Years offered | 1959–2007, 2017–present |
| Color(s) | Green White |
| Mascot | Wolverine |
| Website | EHS website |
Currently the principal is Simón Iñiguez.[2]
Small Schools
editIn 2007, Evergreen High School was closed and replaced by three small high schools, which was part of a district-wide effort (originally funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) to increase student achievement levels.[3] The three small schools were named: Technology, Engineering & Communications School (TEC), Health Sciences & Human Services High School (HS3), and Arts & Academics Academy (AAA).[4] Beginning in the 2017–2018 school year, the small schools were disbanded and the campus was re-unified as Evergreen High School.[5]
Athletics
editEvergreen's sports teams are known as the Wolverines. Their colors are green and white.[6][7]
Formerly members of the now defunct Seamount League,[8] Evergreen is a member of the Mountain Division of the 2A South Puget Sound League since the 2016–17 school year.[9] Evergeen was the 1968 North Puget Sound League Basketball champion, and finished 3rd in the State Basketball Championship.
From 1969–1982, the WIAA Boys State Cross Country Championships were held at Evergreen High School.[10] The WIAA Girls State Cross Country Championships were held at the Evergreen course from 1976 to 1982.[10]
Notable alumni
edit- Jack Thompson – Class of 1974 – Quarterback for Washington State University and played in the NFL from 1979 to 1984.[11]
- Senio Kelemete – Class of 2008 – Offensive Tackle for University of Washington and former Arizona Cardinals and New Orleans Saints player.[4][12] He is currently playing for the Houston Texans, as of 2018.
References
edit- ^ "Evergreen High School". White Center Now.
- ^ "Principal - Evergreen High School". ehs.highlineschools.org.
- ^ "Policy No. 2200 HIGH SCHOOL REDESIGN FOR RIGOR, RELEVANCE, AND RELATIONSHIPS" (PDF). highlineschools.org. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ a b Robinson, Jerry (February 15, 2013). "Evergreen High name change is a question of tradition". Newspaper archive of West Seattle Herald. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018.
- ^ "Evergreen High School will celebrate its reunification on the first day of school Sept. 6". Westside Seattle. August 27, 2017.
- ^ "Evergreen / About". www.highlineschools.org. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017.
- ^ "Evergreen High School (Seattle, WA) Varsity Football". maxpreps.com.
- ^ Ringer, Sandy (January 27, 2016). "Four Seamount League teams will apply for South Puget Sound League 2A". The Seattle Times.
- ^ "2A South Puget Sound League". spslathletics.com.
- ^ a b "WIAA | Washington Interscholastic Activities Association". wiaa.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Jack Thompson '74: "The Throwin' Samoan"". Friends of Evergreen. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017.
- ^ "Senio Kelemete Stats, News and Video - OG". NFL.com.