Mount Si High School

Mount Si High School
Front Entrance to Mount Si High School
Location
8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E. Snoqualmie, WA 98065 Google Map
Coordinates	47.523272, -121.815467 N47 31.396, W121 48.928
Information
Type	Public intermediate school
School district	Snoqualmie Valley School District #410
Principal	John Belcher[1]
Grades	9th to 12th
Number of students	1,511(as of 2010)[2]
Color(s)	Scarlet and Grey
Mascot	Wildcat
Website	http://www.mountsihighschool.com

Mount Si High School is a high school located in the Snoqualmie Valley in Snoqualmie, Washington and a part of Snoqualmie Valley School District #410.

GreatSchools.net rates MSHS at an 9 out of 10 with a community rating of 3 out of 5. GreatSchools.net lists MSHS's highlights as its academic contests, bands, and basketball.^[3] The school also served as the basis for Twin Peaks High School, in the cult classic drama, Twin Peaks^{[citation needed]}.

Academics

Test Scores

2009-10 MSP/HSPE Results^[2]

	Reading	Math	Writing	Science
10th Grade Meeting Standard	87.1%	57.7%	89.8%	59.1%

Educational Highlights^[4]

• Eight staff have received the Washington Award for Educational Excellence
• Five staff are recognized as Nationally Board Certified Teachers
• Teacher Golden Apple Award recipient
• Pathways Model of Instruction – four-year personalized education plan
• High quality^{[citation needed]} Advanced Placement classes
• Four years of world language in French, German, Spanish, Japanese
• Member of Northwest Association of Accredited Schools
• Tech prep classes for college credit
• Web Academy for online learning
• Site-based decision-making model that encourages parent participation
• Microsoft certification programs
• Sports Management and Sports Medicine programs
• Culinary Arts and Hospitality certification
• Students received over 2500 college credits while attending Mount Si High
• Class of 2010 graduates were awarded over $6.1 million dollars in scholarship money

Fight Song

To the tune of the Washington State University fight song:

Fight, fight, fight for old Mount Si High
Win a victory
Come on and win this day for Scarlet and Gray
Best in the West, we know you all do your best.
So on, on, on, on 'till the end.
Honor and glory we shall see.
So fight, fight, fight for old Mount Si High
and Victory ^[5]

Historic Events

2008 Day of Silence Protest ^[6]

In 2008, Mount Si High School hosted an assembly in honor of Martin Luther King Day. Reverend Ken Hutcherson was invited to give a speech to talk about his personal experience of growing up with racism and how the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave him inspiration. During the assembly, two teachers spoke out against Rev. Hutcherson one calling into question his dedication to equality for all people in light of his opposition to same-sex relationships and the other booing during his speech. ^{[7] [8][9]} Later that year when the school's GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) began preparing for the Day of Silence, a day when some students choose to take a vow of silence to raise awareness about anti-LGBT harassment and violence, Ken Hutcherson planned on organizing, and took an ad out in a local paper calling for, 1,000 people to protest Mount Si High School. ^[10][11] Due to the controversy, the Day of Silence attracted a lot of attention with the people of Snoqualmie Valley-- both negative and positive. ^[12][13] A group of parents and locals showed up on the day of the event to show their support of the students at Mount Si. ^[14] Over one third of the school's student population did not show up and the school administration waived absences for athletes who chose not to come to school on April 25th, the Day of Silence. ^[15][16] In response to perceived lack of support in the administration, many parents of Mount Si students banded together to create a web blog in support of their children and the school's Gay-Straight Alliance. ^[17] As of 2011, Ken Hutcherson continues to involve himself in politics surrounding Mount Si. "Specifically, this year Hutcherson used money from a nonprofit he controls to help fight against a $56 million bond measure that would have helped repair Mount Si High School's decaying floors, installed wheelchair accessible ramps in the school's portables, and fixed other buildings in the district (while also paying for construction of a new middle school)." ^[18]

2009 Beating of 14-year-old Student ^[19]

In November, 2009, a freshman attending Mount Si High School was severely beaten after allegedly defending another student against anti-gay slurs. The beaten boy was left with a concussion, broken teeth, and a fractured eye socket. ^[20][21] The beaten student as well as the student he claimed to have been protecting unenrolled from the school shortly after the incident. ^[22]

Notable Alumni

• Bucky Jacobsen - Former Major League Baseball player.^{[citation needed]}
• Brandon Yakaboski - Former Washington Huskies Running Back.^[23]
• Joe Farmer - Incoming football recruit to Illinois State University^{[citation needed]}
• Josh Mitchell - 2011 Washington State wrestling State Champ ^[24]

References

1. ^ http://www.mountsihighschool.com/directory.html
2. ^ ^{a b} Washington State Report Card
3. ^ Review of Mount Si High School - Snoqualmie, Washington - WA
4. ^ Snoqualmie Valley School District Summary
5. ^ Mount Si High School Information Page
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13. ^ http://www.gaypasg.org/gaypasg/pressclippings/2008/Apr/Mount%20Si%27s%20gay-rights%20Day%20of%20Silence%20is%20far%20from%20quiet.htm
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18. ^ http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/mission-omission/Content?oid=10046378
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20. ^ http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=106554
21. ^ http://www.queerty.com/is-there-any-hope-for-tolerance-at-washingtons-mount-si-high-school-20100605/
22. ^ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012026933_mtsifight04m.html
23. ^ Player Bio: Brandon Yakaboski
24. ^ 3A Washington State MAT CLASSIC XXIII Championships 2011 Weight class : 285