Medical Lake High School
Medical Lake High School is a four-year public secondary school in Medical Lake, Washington, the sole traditional high school in the Medical Lake School District (#326) in western Spokane County. West of the city of Spokane, the school district includes the base housing area of Fairchild Air Force Base to the north.[4]
| Medical Lake High School | |
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| Location | |
200 E. Barker St. , 99022 | |
| Coordinates | 47°34′34″N 117°40′52″W / 47.576°N 117.681°WCoordinates: 47°34′34″N 117°40′52″W / 47.576°N 117.681°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, four-year |
| Motto | Soaring into the future to create a better tomorrow |
| Established | 1905, 1958 (current)[2] |
| School district | Medical Lake S.D. #326 |
| NCES School ID | 530495000755[1] |
| Principal | Chris Spring |
| Faculty | 32 [3] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 517 (2020-2021)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.44[1] |
| Campus | Open campus |
| Color(s) | Cardinal & White |
| Athletics | WIAA Class 1A (District 7) |
| Athletics conference | Northeast 1A (NEA) |
| Mascot | Cardinal |
| Yearbook | The Cardinal |
| Information | (509) 565-3200 |
| Elevation | 2,420 ft (740 m) AMSL |
| Website | mlhs.mlsd.org/ |
History and Enrollment
Medical Lake High School was founded in 1905, in Medical Lake, Washington. In 1958, the high school was refounded and moved into a new building, but then was added on to in 1970 to encompass the growing number of students being enrolled.
In 2017, a Medical Lake High school student was investigated for a Google Drive filled with sexually explicit pictures of other students with the youngest victim being 14.[5] In February 2018, a threat was made against the school by a student and was investigated by the Spokane County Sheriff's Office.[6] A few months later in April 2018, a Medical Lake student was killed while 3 other students were injured in a car crash when headed to a track meet.[7] This started the #MedicalLakeStrong movement in Spokane, with schools such as Freeman High School and Shadle Park High School offering their support and solidarity.
That June, the district announced that they had received a one million dollar STEM grant and that the high school students would be receiving their own personal Chromebooks that September.[8] In November 2021, a bombing threat against Medical Lake High School was exposed.[9]
Enrollment has declined within the Medical Lake School District[3] and is expected to continue. A contributing factor has been the privatization of base housing at Fairchild Air Force Base; an increasing number of military families have chosen to live off-base and outside the M.L. school district. A building moratorium by the city of Medical Lake and a sluggish economy have also contributed.[10]
MLHS grew in the 1970s from 487 in 1970[11] to 650 in 1978,[12] but declined in the early 1980s to below 500 in 1983 and athletics dropped from the 'AA' Frontier League and returned to the 'A' NEA in 1984.[13] Enrollment was 675 in October 2007, but fell to 512 in four grades in May 2012.[3] As of 2021, the current enrollment number is 517.[14]
School Administration
- Principal: Chris Spring
- Vice Principal: Justin Blayne
- Vice Principal: Lyra McGirk
- Athletic Director: Dawn Eliassen
Notable alumni
- Cedric Jackson, Pro Basketball player
- Paul Butorac, Pro Basketball player
Sports and Activities
Sports
Medical Lake athletic teams compete in WIAA Class 1A in District 7. MLHS was a member of the Great Northern League (GNL) in class 2A since its inception in 1998,[15] but dropped out of the GNL for football in 2010.[10] The school dropped to class 1A in the summer of 2012;[16] and returned to the Northeast 'A' League (NEA).[17]
Fall Sports
- Cross Country
- Girls Soccer
- Girls Volleyball
- Football
Winter Sports
Spring Sports
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State Championships
- 1992 "A" Wrestling Team
- 2004 "2A" Boys Tennis Team
- 2005 "2A" Boys Basketball
- 2005 "2A" Boys Tennis Team
- 2005 "2A" Knowledge Bowl
- 2013 "1A" Boys Cross Country
- 2014 "1A" Boys Track & Field
- 2014 "1A" Boys Cross Country
- 2017 "1A" Boys Cross Country
Activities
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References
- ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - Medical Lake High School (530495000755)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "School addition to begin in February". Spokesman-Review. January 23, 1970. p. 10.
- ^ a b c "Medical Lake High School". State of Washington, Office of Superintendent of Public Intstruction. 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ . Medical Lake School District. July 10, 2012. Archived from the original on June 24, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ Hammer, Hawk (2017-11-21). "New details emerge in Medical Lake High School explicit photo drive". KXLY. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ "SCSO investigating threat made by Medical Lake High School student". KHQ Right Now. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ "Medical Lake High track member killed, 3 injured in crash west of Airway Heights | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ "One to One Chromebooks – Technology – Medical Lake School District". www.mlsd.org. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ Press, Cheney Free. "Teen in custody over bomb threat". Cheney Free Press. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ a b Lee, Greg (February 4, 2010). "Cardinals drop GNL for football". Spokesman-Review. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ "School figures show changes". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 8, 1971. p. 5.
- ^ Girault, Lorinda (November 22, 1978). "School unique in ROTC". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 20.
- ^ "Briefs: locally..." Spokane Chronicle. November 4, 1983. p. 15.
- ^ "Medical Lake High School". March 24, 2022.
- ^ "2010-2012 WIAA League Alignments". WIAA. 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ Eik, James (June 20, 2012). "Medical Lake school board holds recap of May meeting". Cheney Free Press. Retrieved October 3, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2012-2014 WIAA League Alignments". WIAA. 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Medical Lake School District #326
- - Medical Lake athletics - schedules