Issaquah High School

Issaquah High School (also known as IHS or Issaquah) is a four-year public secondary school in Issaquah, Washington, United States, a suburb east of Seattle. It is one of three high schools in the Issaquah School District and serves students in grades 9–12 from the central portion of the district. Issaquah High serves the cities of Issaquah, Sammamish, and Bellevue.

For other uses, see Issaquah (disambiguation).
Issaquah High School
Address
700 2nd Ave SE

Issaquah
,
Washington
98027

United States
Coordinates47°31′20″N 122°01′44″W
Information
TypePublic, four-year
Established1901
School districtIssaquah School District
PrincipalAndrea McCormick [1]
Teaching staff98.40 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,417 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio24.56[2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Purple and gold   
AthleticsWIAA Class 4A,
SeaKing District Two
Athletics conferenceKingCo 4A,
Crest Division
NicknameEagles
RivalSkyline, Liberty
YearbookThe Sammamish
Websitewww.ihs.issaquah.wednet.edu

History

Founded in 1901, Issaquah was the only high school in the school district until Liberty High School opened in 1977. Previously located near the Issaquah Middle School campus, IHS moved to its present site in southeast Issaquah in 1962.

Growth of enrollment at IHS has coincided with the growth of the Issaquah community. The Issaquah School District completed the construction of the Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus in 2005, making it the new home to the freshman class of IHS and nearby Skyline High School. IHS enrolled only three grades (10–12) for five academic years (2005–10) while an extensive remodeling of the school took place.[3] The cost of the remodel totaled $61,500,000. IHS is now the district's largest school. The three stories accommodate 1,850 students. There are three classroom wings, science labs, a main and auxiliary gym, commons, and administrative spaces.[4]

Mascot change

In 2003, the school changed its team name from "Indians" to "Eagles". The change came after The Church Council of Greater Seattle adopted a resolution calling for an end to all Native American imagery in school mascots in 2002.[5][6]

Controversy

In March 2019, a female student created a poster with a reference to black slavery in order to ask out a male classmate to Tolo, an annual school dance, which many deemed offensive. As a response to the resulting media coverage surrounding the incident, IHS students staged a walkout in which they denounced hate and racism. [7]

Academics

Issaquah High offers the Advanced Placement program, with more than 16 college-level courses. In 2013, IHS had 11 National Merit Finalists and 24 National Merit Commended Scholars. More than 90% of IHS students earned a 3 or better in AP exams.

The Advanced Sports Med Class placed 1st at National Competition and were the WCTSMA Team State Champions.[8]

Staff

In 2013–14 IHS staff includes 103 certified and 44 classified staff. Over half of the certificated staff have master's degrees.[8]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "IHS Administration". Issaquah School District 411. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. "Issaquah High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  3. Summer’s good weather gets school construction projects ahead of schedule : The Issaquah Press – News, Sports, Classifieds and More in Issaquah, WA
  4. "Issaquah High School Renovation and Addition, Issaquah." Coughlin Porter Lundeen, Structural, Civil and Seismic Engineering. Coughlin Porter Lundeen, Inc., n.d. Web. 13 Oct 2013. <http://www.cplinc.com/index.html>.
  5. "Issaquah High School changes mascot". The Associated Press. 2003-06-27. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  6. Bach, Ashley (2003-06-26). "Issaquah picks Eagles as school's new mascot". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  7. News, Michelle Esteban | KOMO (2019-04-03). "Issaquah High School students stage walkout amidst racist poster circulating". KOMO. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  8. Issaquah School District accessed 2014-02-27
  9. "Jennie Reed Foundation". jenniereedfoundation.org. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
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