Evergreen High School (King County, Washington) Explained

Evergreen High School
Streetaddress:830 SW 116th St.
City:Seattle
State:Washington
Postcode:98146
District:Highline School District
Years:1959–2007, 2017–present
Schooltype:Public High School
Mascot:Wolverine
Grades:9–12
Website:EHS website

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]

Currently the principal is Simón Iñiguez.[2]

Small Schools

In 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

Evergreen'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.

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Evergreen High School . White Center Now.
  2. Web site: Principal - Evergreen High School . ehs.highlineschools.org.
  3. Web site: 2004 . Policy No. 2200 HIGH SCHOOL REDESIGN FOR RIGOR, RELEVANCE, AND RELATIONSHIPS . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035427/http://www.highlineschools.org/cms/lib07/WA01919413/Centricity/domain/1147/school%20board%20policies/series_2000/2200.pdf . 2016-03-04 . 2014-07-16 . highlineschools.org.
  4. Web site: Robinson . Jerry . 2013-02-15 . Evergreen High name change is a question of tradition . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180905102055/http://wsh.stparchive.com/Archive/WSH/WSH02152013P06.php . 2018-09-05 . Newspaper archive of West Seattle Herald.
  5. Web site: 2017-08-27 . Evergreen High School will celebrate its reunification on the first day of school Sept. 6 . Westside Seattle.
  6. Web site: Evergreen / About . www.highlineschools.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170918154211/https://www.highlineschools.org/domain/683 . 2017-09-18.
  7. Web site: Evergreen High School (Seattle, WA) Varsity Football . maxpreps.com.
  8. Web site: Ringer . Sandy . January 27, 2016 . Four Seamount League teams will apply for South Puget Sound League 2A . The Seattle Times.
  9. Web site: 2A South Puget Sound League . spslathletics.com.
  10. Web site: WIAA | Washington Interscholastic Activities Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20170925132215/http://www.wiaa.com/newsprint.aspx?ID=183 . 2017-09-25 . wiaa.com.
  11. Web site: Jack Thompson ’74: "The Throwin’ Samoan" . https://web.archive.org/web/20170908020141/https://evergreensuccess.org/portfolio/jack-thompson-74-the-throwin-samoan/ . 2017-09-08 . Friends of Evergreen.
  12. Web site: Senio Kelemete Stats, News and Video - OG. NFL.com.

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