Inglemoor High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Inglemoor High School

motto =
established =
type = Public Secondary
principal = Vicki Sherwood
students = 2043
grades = 10–12
city = Kenmore
state = Washington
country = USA
district = Northshore School District
campus = Suburban
colors = Black and Gold
mascot = Vikings
newspaper = The Nordic News
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website = [http://schoolcenter.nsd.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectionid=19 schoolcenter.nsd.org]

Inglemoor High School is a public high school located in Kenmore, Washington. It is one of the largest high schools in the state of Washington and has an average of 23.4 students per teacher. Inglemoor's feeder schools are Kenmore and Northshore Junior Highs and Arrowhead, Kenmore, Lockwood, Moorlands, Shelton View, Sunrise, and Woodmoor Elementary Schools. [http://schoolcenter.nsd.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?cms_mode=view&sectiondetailid=58829&go=&sc_id=1162333685&sc_id=1162333685] In addition, Inglemoor annually accepts many waivers from other districts due to the popularity of its International Baccalaureate programFact|date=January 2008 .

Academics

Students at Inglemoor have a reading proficiency of 88.7% and a math proficiency of 75.2%. Math scores have steadily risen in the past four yearswhen|date=January 2008, and reading scores have made a comebackwhen|date=January 2008. Inglemoor students consistently score higher than the average district and state student. [http://www.schoolmatters.com/app/location/q/stid=48/llid=118/stllid=162/locid=938334/catid=-1/secid=-1/compid=-1/site=pes] . In 2007, Inglemoor was honored as a No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School, one of only 238 public schools nationwide to be honored, for its consistent, high performance in reading and math [cite web|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2004012932_blueribbon14e.html|title=It's a blue-ribbon day for Inglemoor High|work=The Seattle Times|accessdate=May 27|accessyear=2008] .

In the Vancouver Heritage Festival of 2007, five of Inglemoor's instrumental groups and three vocal groups all won First Place Gold in their respective categoriesfact|date=January 2008, sweeping all of the sections they entered infact|date=January 2008.

Demographics

76.7% of Inglemoor students are White/Caucasian, 14.9% are Asian/Pacific Islander, 4.7% are Hispanic, 2.5% are Black, and 1.2% are American Indian/Alaskan Native. [http://www.schoolmatters.com/app/location/q/stid=48/llid=118/stllid=162/locid=938334/catid=-1/secid=-1/compid=-1/site=pes]

In the Northshore School District where Inglemoor is located, the median household income is at $99,252 compared to a state median of $67,098. [http://www.schoolmatters.com/app/location/q/stid=48/llid=118/stllid=162/locid=938334/catid=-1/secid=-1/compid=-1/site=pes] The median home value is $410,375 [http://schoolcenter.nsd.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=61484] compared to a state median of $160,737 [http://www.schoolmatters.com/app/location/q/stid=48/llid=118/stllid=162/locid=938334/catid=-1/secid=-1/compid=-1/site=pes] .

Athletics

Inglemoor's sports teams play in the KingCo 4A conference, and in many cases use Pop Keeney Stadium, located in Bothell, WA, as their home field. The Swim and Dive team has earned four state championshipsfact|date=January 2008.

Controversy

Recent events include "freak dancing" during the 2006 Homecoming dance, which resulted in the cancellation of the two Tolo dances and possible banning of dancing at the Prom, which was not cancelled. [http://schoolcenter.nsd.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?cms_mode=view&sectiondetailid=58726&sc_id=1162226986#pitem45237] The cancellation of the April Tolo was revoked.

Notable Alumni

*Korel Engin [cite web|url=http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/enghusen_cori00.html|title=Stanford University Women's Basketball Profile|work=The Official Website of the Stanford Cardinal|accessdate=May 27|accessyear=2008] - Gold medal basketball player
*Bobby Jenks [cite web|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/larrystone/2002553059_ston11.html|title=Sweet redemption for Jenks|work=The Seattle Times|accessdate=May 27|accessyear=2008] - Chicago White Sox closer
*Blake Lewis [cite web|url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/313172_blake26.html|title='Imagine' an idol from Inglemoor High|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|accessdate=May 27|accessyear=2008] - "American Idol" finalist
*Evan Meek [cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=457425|title=MLB.com Player Profile|work=MLB.com|accessdate=June 4|accessyear=2008] - Pittsburgh Pirates minor league pitcher
*Deanna Mustard [cite web|url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/neighbors/kenmore/scene10.html|title=Kenmore Scenes|work=The Seattle Times|accessdate=May 27|accessyear=2008] - Voice Actress
*Alison Waite - Playboy Playmate May 2006

References

External links

* [http://schoolcenter.nsd.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectionid=19 Inglemoor High School website]
* http://www.schoolmatters.com
* Vikings' men and women swim teams practice at Carole Ann Wald Pool at Saint Edward State Park - See Seminary External Links