Whatcom Middle School

Infobox Education in the United States
name= Whatcom Middle School


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motto= Waste not thy hour
city= Bellingham
state= Washington
zipcode= 98226
url= http://wwwwms.bham.wednet.edu/
district= Bellingham School District
principal= Jeff Coulter
vice_principal=Ann Buswell
fundingtype= Public
schooltype= middle school
grades= 6-8
mascot= Wildcats
colors= Green and black
founded= 1903
enrollment= 606
enrollment_as_of= 2007
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free_label_1= Feeds into
free_1= Squalicum High School, Bellingham High School

Whatcom Middle School, home of the Wildcats, is a middle school located in Bellingham, WA. With enrollment of 606 students in 2006-2007, it is the largest of four middle schools in the Bellingham School District. It is also the oldest existing school building in the Bellingham School District.http://www.bham.wednet.edu/schools/wms/documents/Whatcom06-07web.pdf]

History

In 1903, North Side High School was built to service the city of Bellingham, the conglomerate of four communities that surrounded Bellingham Bay - Whatcom, Bellingham, Sehome, and Fairhaven. In 1916, additional construction doubled the size of the building, and the name was changed to Whatcom High School. In 1937, Bellingham High School was built, and the students from Whatcom High School were moved to the new building. [ [http://wwwbhs.bham.wednet.edu/about/bhshistory/history.htm History of BHS ] ] The old building became Whatcom Junior High for grades 7-9. The school was reorganized into Whatcom Middle School in 1967 to serve grades 6-8. [ [http://wwwwms.bham.wednet.edu/Information/History.htm Untitled Document ] ]

Academics

In 2006-2007, Whatcom met WASL standards for Adequate Yearly Progress in 17 of the 19 required categories, failing in only reading and math assessment for Special Education students with and individualized education program.

External links

* [http://wwwwms.bham.wednet.edu/ Official website]
*Bellingham School District

References