Lake Washington High School

Lake Washington High School is one of four high schools in the Lake Washington School District, with an enrollment of approximately 1143 students. [ [http://www.lwsd.org/lwsd/html/schools/findDetail.asp?schoolTypeKey=high LWSD high schools information page] ] It is in the Rose Hill neighborhood of Kirkland, Washington.

The school building was constructed in 1949 and opened in January, 1950 [ [http://www.lwsd.org/lwsd/pdf/historyOfLWSD.pdf History of Lake Washington School District] (LWSD pub)] and it was extensively expanded in the 1990's. The alternative 90-student Northstar Junior High is on the same campus, in separate buildings. "Lake Washington High School's" colors are purple and white and the mascot is the Kangaroo . It is one of only two High Schools in the United States to have a kangaroo mascot. The other one being Killeen High School in Killeen, Texas. Melbourne, Australia also has a high school with a kangaroo mascot.

Ken Hutcherson's Antioch Bible Church, which has drawn criticism from the teachers' union because of the church's opposition to gay rights, rents space at the high school. [ [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/227444_hutcherson07.html "Teachers union objects to Hutcherson's church on school grounds"] , Seattle P-I, June 7, 2005]

Notable alumni

* Matt Hume, MMA fighter
* Catherine Kraayeveld, Professional Basketball Player, WNBA
* Deb Caletti, author
* Erika Krievins, child actress
* Jeffrey Dean Morgan, actor
* Jill Bakken, Olympic gold medalist (bobsled)
* John Fiala, Former NFL Linebacker. Played 5 full seasons (1998-2002) for the Pittsburgh Steelers before retiring.
* Sabrina Krievins, child actress

References

External links

* [http://schools.lwsd.org/LWHS/ LWHS Official Homepage]
* [http://www.lakewashingtonalumni.com/Default.asp LWHS Alumni Archive]
* [http://kangs87.com LWHS Class of 1987 Reunion Homepage]
* [http://kangs78.com LWHS Class of 1978 Reunion Homepage]
* [http://www.kangsbaseball.com LWHS Kangs Baseball Home Page]