Bellevue High School (Bellevue, Washington)

Infobox Public School
name = Bellevue High School


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type = Public Secondary School
head_name = Principal
head = David Wellington
city = Bellevue, Washington
country = USA
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enrollment = 1,342
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class = 28
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colors = Blue and Gold
mascot = Wolverine
homepage = [http://schools.bsd405.org/bhs/homepage/ Homepage]

Bellevue High School is a public secondary school located in Bellevue, Washington, USA. In the 2005-2006 school year, Bellevue had 1492 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12.

The school principal is David Wellington, and the Assistant Principals are Dan Irvine and Keith Schacht. The mascot is the wolverine.

Bellevue High School generally serves students in Bellevue School District's West Zone, which includes the towns of Medina, Yarrow Point, Clyde Hill, Hunts Point and Beaux Arts, and the neighborhoods of Enatai, Woodridge, Wilburton and Downtown Bellevue.

Academics

"Newsweek" magazine has ranked Bellevue High School among the best public and private high schools in the nation since it initiated its ranking of U.S. high schools in 2003 as measured by the number of AP tests taken divided by the number of seniors.cite web |url= http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380/?sort=Rank&count=1236&start=0&limit=100&year=2003&Search=undefined |title= The Top of the Class (2003-2007) |work= Newsweek |accessdate= 2008-03-08 |quote= ] The subsequent publicity resulted in the school reaching its building population limit and closing the formerly open enrollment policy. For the 2007-2008 school year, only students living within its zones may newly enroll.cite web |url= http://www.bsd405.org/default.aspx?tabID=472 |title= Open Enrollment Information |author= Bellevue School District |accessdate= 2008-03-08 |quote= ]

Bellevue High School also has a number of special vocational programs.cite web |url= http://www.bsd405.org/default.aspx?tabid=70 |title= Bellevue High School |author= Bellevue School District |accessdate= 2008-03-08 |quote= ]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Bellevue's 20 varsity teams and 45 other teams provide a range of team and individual sports. The school has won state titles in multiple individual and team sports including boys and girls cross country, tennis, soccer, swimming, track, wresting, and football [ [http://www.wiaa.com/History/champs.aspx WIAA State Championship History ] ] as well as several team academic championships. Of particular note is Bellevue's Girls swim and dive team whose 2006 3A Championship represents its fifth in six years, and sixth in eight years. [ [http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=massey12&date=20061112&query=Girls+Swimming Seattle Times Article on 2006 Swim and Dive Champion] ]

However, it is Bellevue's football team that put the school on the national map. Under the coaching of Butch Goncharoff, the team has become nationally noted (USAToday)cite web |url= http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2007-08-16-wing-t-football_N.htm |title= The Wing-T offense: Football's shell game |author= Jeff Zillgitt |work= USA Today |date= August 16 2007 |accessdate= 2008-03-08 |quote= ] for its precision use of the Wing-T offense. Bellevue has played and beaten many notable and nationally ranked teams including Long Beach Polycite web |url= http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/preps/241174_bellevue17.html |title= Bellevue runs over Long Beach Poly |author= Michael McLaughlin |work= Seattle Post-Intelligencer |date= September 17 2005 |accessdate= 2008-03-08 |quote= ] of Long Beach, California. Perhaps most notable of these wins came against De La Salle of Concord, California on September 4, 2004. Bellevue's football team, playing in front of 20,000 fans at Seattle's Qwest Field defeated De La Salle the top-ranked high school team in the country 39-20. The Bellevue victory broke De La Salle's 13 year, 151-game record setting win streak.cite web |url= http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/news/story?id=1875067 |title= Bellevue (Wash.) ends record 12-year streak |author= Associated Press and ESPN |date= September 5 2004 |accessdate= 2008-03-08 |quote= ]

The 2004 Bellevue Team finished the season ranked 2nd in the nation behind only Southlake Carroll High School of Southlake, Texas. The 2004 team went on to win their fourth consecutive state title, a Washington State record for large schools, and completing a 51 win, 2 loss span [ [http://www.wiaa.com/history/champs.aspx WIAA State Championship History ] ] , led by Washington State Player of the Year J.R. Hasty as well as first team All State players E.J. Savannah, Steven Schilling, Connor Mawhinney,and Keith Rosenburg.cite web |url= http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=apallstate22&date=20041221&query=all+state+football |title= AP All-State team |work= The Seattle Times |date= December 21 2004 |accessdate= 2008-03-08 |quote= ] Other Bellevue players to receive Associated Press First Team All State honors during the 4 consecutive title streak include: Gavin Smith, Pat Mutzel, Jay Johnson, Jeff Dicks, Matt Coombs, Mike Braund, and Lee Driftmier. [ [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/PrintStory.pl?document_id=134378238&slug=apawards14&date=20011214 Sports | Football: Kentwood's Bonnell named state player of year | Seattle Times Newspaper ] ] [ [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/PrintStory.pl?document_id=134596055&slug=webapallstate14&date=20021215 Sports | 2002 Associated Press all-state football team | Seattle Times Newspaper ] ] [ [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/PrintStory.pl?document_id=2002700094&slug=allstatefootballaplist05&date=20051223 High School Sports | AP all-state football team | Seattle Times Newspaper ] ]

Bellevue's 2006 state 3A football championship [ [http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=3agame02&date=20061202&query=Bellevue+Football Seattle Times Article on 2006 3A Football State Champion] ] was the school's fifth championship in six years and sixth state football championship in school history. The Bellevue football team holds multiple other Washington State records including the record for most consecutive championship tournament wins, 17.cite web |url= http://www.wiaa.com/athletics/fball/records/3arecords.html |title= Individual and team records Updated through 2007 tournament |author= Washington Interscholastic Activities Association |work= Class 3A State Football Tournament Record Book |accessdate= 2008-03-08 ]

Demographics

In the 2007-2008 school year, the total student enrollment was 1342. The racial demographics are: 2% African American, 25% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 5% Multiracial and 65% White. 23% of students speak another first language besides English. 9% qualify for free or reduced lunches.cite web |url=http://www.bsd405.org/portals/0/aboutBSD/0708demographics_oct07.pdf |title=2007-08 Demographics At A Glance |accessdate=2008-02-08 |format=html |work=bsd405.org ]

Notable alumni

* Jim Taylor, screenwriter
* Cuong Vu, jazz trumpeter
* Peter Van Sant, CBS journalist
* Joshua Caldwell, filmmaker
* Etty Lau Farrell, Singer/ Dancer - Satellite Party

References

External links

* [http://www.bellevuehighband.com/ Bellevue High Band Website]
* [http://thebarque.webs.com/ The Barque - Bellevue High School's Student Newspaper]
* [http://www.bellevuefootball.com/ Bellevue Wolverines Football]