White River High School (Washington) Explained

White River High School
Native Name:(T'kopechuck)
Established:1908
Type:Public Secondary
Gender:Co-Ed
Enrollment:1,202 (2016-17)[1]
Grades:9–12
Streetaddress:26928 120th St E
City:Buckley
State:Washington 98321
Country:United States
District:White River School District
Colors:Maroon & Gold
Mascot:Hornets
Free Label:Emblem
Newspaper:Sting News
Website:http://wrhs.whiteriver.wednet.edu/

White River High School is a public secondary school located on an 84acres site just outside Buckley, Washington, United States. Before 1949, it was known as "Buckley High School" but with a merger with "Enumclaw High School" in neighboring Enumclaw, the school became known as White River. In 1952, the voters (especially the Chamber of Commerce) of the City of Enumclaw voted to form their own district.

Facilities

In September 2003, White River moved into a new 240000square feet facility.[2] The facility was designed by INTEGRUS Architecture and landscape architects Cascade Design Collaborative, Inc. The design focuses on separating the school into five career path sections—arts and communications, health and human services, business and marketing, science and natural resources, and engineering and technology—for upper classmen and three core class sections for underclassmen. The lunch area is at the center of the school, surrounded by the offices, library, credit union (now defunct) and counseling center.[3] [4]

Awards

Activities

Clubs at the school are: [7]

Athletics

In 2006, White River joined the newly formed 3A South Puget Sound League.

Sports:

Notable alumni

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: White River High School. National Center for Education Statistics. February 14, 2019.
  2. http://www.whiteriver.wednet.edu/Docs/PerformanceReports/WRHS06.pdf White River HS performance report
  3. http://www.designshare.com/index.php/projects/white-river-high/narratives Designshare.com project narrative
  4. http://www.integrusarch.com/work/work_k12_proj_2.php Architects' website - photos
  5. http://www.cefpi.org/macconnell/home.html James D. MacConnell Award
  6. http://www.integrus.net/projects/index.asp Architect's website
  7. http://www.whiteriver.wednet.edu/SCHOOLS/WRHS/Activities/ActivitiesHandbook.pdf White River HS Activities Handbook