Interlake High School

Infobox_School | name=Interlake High School


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type=Public High School
principal=Sharon Collins
enrollment=1,027
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assistant principals=Russell White & Ede Patterson
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free_text=Saints
mascot=Saint Bernard (dog)
colors=Columbia Blue & White
location=Bellevue
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website= [http://www.bsd405.org/Default.aspx?tabid=120 Interlake High School Home Page]
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Interlake High School is a public high school in Bellevue, Washington, and offers the International Baccalaureate program. The school is part of the Bellevue School District No. 405, and the school's teams are known as the "Saints". The current principal is Sharon Collins, with assistant principal Russell White and interim assistant principal Art Kuehn.

History

The school opened in 1967 and between 1970 and 1986 the school was modernized and expandedFact|date=January 2008. Beginning in 1997, the school has been an International Baccalaureate Organization school [http://curriculum.bsd405.org/personal/obyrnem/interlakeIB/My%20Pictures/IB%20Diploma%20graph.jpg] .

Highest enrollment: 1,800 in 1986-87Fact|date=January 2008Lowest enrollment: 721 in 2004-05Fact|date=October 2007

In 2003 the "Interlake High School Construction Project" was initiated [ [http://www.bsd405.org/default.aspx?tabID=735 Interlake Construction : Construction Projects : Facilities : Departments : Bellevue School District ] ] . A large section of the original school was demolished, and a two-story facility was put in as a replacement. The school now includes a performing arts center which seats 377 and a central exterior plaza. The technology building and horticulture building were remodeled.

The project was nearly completed by August 2005 at a cost of US$45 millionFact|date=January 2008.

Demographics

In the 2007-2008 school year, the total student enrollment was 1027. The racial demographics are: 4% African American, 24% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% Multiracial and 57% White. 36% of students speak another first language besides English. 24% 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 ]

PRISM at Interlake

The PRISM program continuation from Stevenson Elementary School and Odle Middle School to Interlake began in 2006, allowing students to take the program through high school. Due to PRISM program continuation and the IB program, which will be taken one year earlier by students in the PRISM program, at Interlake, the faculty expects to see a student population increase. [cite web|url="http://www.bsd405.org/Default.aspx?tabid=335"|title=Gifted Program At Interlake]

Clubs at Interlake

The following are some of the popular after school activities at Interlake.cite web | title=Interlake High School: A List of Clubs and Faculty Advisors|url=http://schools.bsd405.org/ihs/activities.html| accessdate=2008-07-18]
*Saints Robotics [http://interlakesaintsrobotics.org/drupal-5.5/] is a FIRST Robotics team with over twenty committed students. They meet after school on Wednesdays and work on building a robot for the annual FIRST competition. They also maintain a website, participate in the 3D animation competition and are involved in their community.
*Amnesty International is a club that works to prevent and end abuses of human rights. They do various projects such as selling T-shirts to promote awareness of the crisis in Darfur.
*Interlake Literary Journal [http://schools.bsd405.org/ihs/activities/LITERARY_JOURNAL/index.html] is a publication of the literary and art works of Interlake students.
*Sign Language Club is an after school class in which students can learn American Sign Langauge in addition to the benefits of being able to communicate with the deaf community.
*Interlake Honor Societyis a club that works to promote service to the community, both in and outside of school. They do various projects such as valentine grams, food drives, and work with the local YMCA organization. A bi-weekly newsletter is available with updates.
*Chem Club short for Chemistry Club, it is an after school club that meets every week to do unique experiments/labs and at the same time discuss questions about chemistry. With only a small workload, they enjoy experiements that are not normally conducted in class. Little experience is needed prior to joining and IB creativity hours are also awarded.

Notable alumni

* Michael Allan - Tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs.
* Larry Anderson former Major League Baseball player 1975-1994.
* Chris DeGarmo Guitarist for the Grammy Nominated band Queensryche.
* Luke Esser, state senator and chairman of the Washington State Republican Party.
* Tom Flick - former quarterback for University of Washington and former NFL quarterback with the Washington Redskinscitation | last = Kelley | first = Mason | title = Eastside school spotlight: Interlake High School | newspaper=The Seattle Times | year=2003 |date = February 18, 2003 | url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20030218&slug=eastspotlight18]
* Jim Mora - Assistant Head Coach of the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL & former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons, University of Washington LB-DB.citation | last = Miller | first = Ted | title = Mora will be a head coach again; will it be here? | newspaper=The Seattle Post-Intelligencer | year=2007 |date = May 9, 2007 | url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/miller/315005_miller10.html]
* John Olerud - former Major League Baseball player.
* Timothy Omundson - Professional Actor, currently on "Psych" (USA Network)citation | last = Pollard | first = Lauren Ray | title = Seattle, Watch Your `Medicine' -- A Quirky New Medical Drama Puts The City In The TV Spotlight Again | newspaper=The Seattle Times | year=1995 |date = March 10, 1995 | url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19950310&slug=2109239]
* Steve Pelluer - former quarterback for the University of Washington, the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs.
* Matt Pitman - Public address announcer of the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics.
* Chuck Swirsky - Former voice of the NBA's Toronto Raptors.
* Michael Wilton Guitarist for the Grammy Nominated band Queensryche.
* Brian Wood - Anchor and reporter for KATU-TV in Portland, Oregon.

References

External links

* [http://www.bsd405.org/Default.aspx?tabid=120 Interlake High School home page]
* [http://www.interlakeptsa.org/ Interlake High School P.T.S.A.]
* [http://www.bsd405.org/default.aspx?tabID=735 Interlake High School Construction Project]
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/10/AR2005051001140.html The 100 Best High Schools in America]
* [http://interlakeib.webs.com/ibwebsite.html Interlake IB Diploma Program]