Mount Si High School
Mount Si High School is a high school located in the Snoqualmie Valley in Snoqualmie, Washington and is a part of the Snoqualmie Valley School District.
| Mount Si High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
8651 Meadowbrook Way Southeast , 98065 United States | |
| Coordinates | 47°31′24″N 121°48′56″W / 47.523272°N 121.815467°WCoordinates: 47°31′24″N 121°48′56″W / 47.523272°N 121.815467°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public High School |
| School district | Snoqualmie Valley School District |
| Principal | Deb Hay [1] |
| Staff | 83.90 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,925 (2019-20)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22.94[2] |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and Grey |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Website | School website |
History
According to the Seattle Times, Mount Si High School was founded as early as 1944, during World War II.[3] The war affected the school, as six students died fighting in this war; then principal Miller B Stewart, who was also their Boy Scout scoutmaster said, "They were all good boys."[3] Students in the school were praised for working to raise money for the war effort.[4] Later graduates also served as leaders in the military in the 1990s.[5] The Mount Si High School class of 1966 built a memorial for their classmates killed in action.[6]
In the 1940s, Mount Si High School had between fifty-five and sixty-five students graduate every year.[7][8]
In 1952, the Snoqualmie School District allocated money to construct a new building for Mount Si High School.[9]
Mount Si High School completed the building of a new campus, started in 2015 and opening on September 7, 2019.[10][11][12] The new campus has seven buildings, some three stories, with greenhouses on top.[12] It now houses up to 2,300 students, has a 400-car garage, and includes many security features (including few entry points and a secure check procedure before visitors are allowed in).[12] Several food spaces exist, with some run by students in training.[12] The new gym has two levels and bleachers for up to 2,400 people.[13][14] As the school is on a flood plain, the school is "raised off of the ground on a platform above the 100-year flood level" and on 4,800 stone columns beneath the surface to stabilize the soil; this provides additional space for parking below the building.[15] Some aspects of the school were completed later, including the baseball/softball fields in February 2020 and the new Performing Arts Center (PAC) in January 2021. A parking/bus loop area was completed in April 2021.[11]
School awards
Mount Si High School has received honors for overall and academic achievement:
- appearing on US News & World Report's “Best High Schools” list.[16][17][18] The magazine awarded a Silver Medal to the school in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2018, based on reading, math and college readiness data. Mount Si was ranked 18 out of over 500 high schools in Washington state, and 1,243 of more than 20,500 high schools in the United States in 2018.[19]
- being on Newsweek's 2016 America’s Top 500 High Schools list [20]
- being rated 17 out of the top 50 best high schools in Washington State[21]
Studies of school
Research on Mount Si High School has been conducted by education scholars since the 1960s, including research on its "innovative uses of social media,"[22] "identification of employability skills,"[23] teaching of American history,[24] and teaching of journalism.[25]
Controversies
In 2008, Mount Si High School was involved in a controversy over a visit by Reverend Ken Hutcherson, who was invited to speak about his experience growing up with racism. Some called into question his dedication to equality for all people in light of his opposition to same-sex relationships.[26][27][28][29] Hutcherson then used money from his nonprofit "to fight against a $56 million bond measure that would have helped repair Mount Si High School's decaying floors, installed wheelchair accessible ramps in the school's portables, and fixed other buildings in the district (while also paying for construction of a new middle school)."[30]
In November, 2009, a freshman attending Mount Si High School was attacked by another student in a locker room after defending another student against anti-gay slurs.[31][32][33][34]
References
- ^ "Staff Directory". Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ a b c "Mount Si High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ a b Staples, Alice (1944-11-28). "The Seattle Times". The Seattle Daily Times. Retrieved 2017-02-17.[dead link]
- ^ Staff Writer (1944-12-12). "Children Set War Loan Pace". The Seattle Daily Times – via NewsBank/Readex, Database: America's Historical Newspapers.
- ^ "Mike Peck, controlling the skies over Baghdad | Snoqualmie Valley Record". Snoqualmie Valley Record. 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^ "Legacy to remember: New Valley memorial is part of a long, lost line of monuments to those who served | Snoqualmie Valley Record". Snoqualmie Valley Record. 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
- ^ Staff Writer (1950-05-16). "55 Seniors Will Be Graduated at Mount Si High School June 2". Seattle Daily Times. Retrieved 2017-02-17 – via NewsBank/Readex, Database: America's Historical Newspapers.[dead link]
- ^ Staff Writer (1949-06-05). "Mount Si High School Class of '49". Seattle Daily Times – via NewsBank/Readex, Database: America's Historical Newspapers.
- ^ Staff Writer (1952-04-09). "New Shoreline School Allocated State Funds". The Seattle Daily Times. Archived from the original on 2002-08-22. Retrieved 2017-02-17 – via NewsBank/Readex, Database: America's Historical Newspapers, SQN: 12ADE3BA042210AE.
- ^ "Facility Planning & Construction / Mount Si High School Expansion & Modernization". www.svsd410.org. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- ^ a b "New buildings and new tech welcome Washington students back to school". Q13 FOX News. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- ^ a b c d "New Mount Si High School unveiled to community: "More than a facility. It's our hopes for the future"". Living Snoqualmie. 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- ^ "Inside the New Mount Si High School: safer, brighter and lots of flexible, modern learning spaces - Living Snoqualmie". Living Snoqualmie. 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- ^ "Mt. Si High School construction progresses on schedule | Snoqualmie Valley Record". Snoqualmie Valley Record. 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- ^ Miller, Madison (2019-08-31). "MSHS on schedule for first day of school". Snoqualmie Valley Record. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- ^ . U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20.
- ^ "Mount Si High School makes U.S. News best schools list again | Snoqualmie Valley Record". Snoqualmie Valley Record. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^ U.S. News & World Report (2018). . U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20.
- ^ "Mount Si High School on 2018 Best High Schools List". Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- ^ "America's Top High Schools 2016". Newsweek. 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- ^ "Top 50 Best High Schools In Washington | Buccareer.com | Page 34". buccareer.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ Bravender, Marlena (2010-05-23). Innovative Uses of Social Media in High Schools. Research Brief. Principals' Partnership.
- ^ Martell, Daniel Edwin. Identification of Employability Skills at Mount Si High School. 1987.
- ^ Leavitt, M. Dale. The identification of concepts, concept clusters, objectives, and suggested organizational patterns for the teaching of American History at Mount Si High School. 1968.
- ^ Scott, James Wesley. "A survey of public high school journalism departments in the State of Washington." (1959).
- ^ Eli Sanders (2008-01-17). "Hutcherson Booed at Mt. Si High School MLK Assembly | Slog | The Stranger | Seattle's Only Newspaper". Slog.thestranger.com. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ "Principal's letter apologizes for Hutcherson event | Seattle's Big Blog - seattlepi.com". Blog.seattlepi.com. 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ "Mount Si teacher still feels ripples from Hutcherson controversy | Seattle's Big Blog - seattlepi.com". Blog.seattlepi.com. 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ MtSiParents (2008-03-13). "Mount Si Parents: Ken Hutcherson threatens local high school librarian for defending the school's "Sex Club"". Mtsiparents.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ "Mission Omission by Eli Sanders - Seattle News - The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper". Thestranger.com. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ Email Author (2010-06-08). . Pnwlocalnews.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Petrelis, Michael (2010-06-04). "Bias-Motivated Beating at Washington School Raises Safety Questions". EDGE Boston. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ Rogers, John (2010-06-05). "Is There Any Hope for Tolerance at Washington's Mount Si High School? / Queerty". Queerty.com. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ Thompson, Lynn (2010-06-03). "Mount Si High School beating raises concern over treatment of gay students". Seattletimes. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
External links
- Washington State Report Card