Bellevue High School (Washington)
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| Bellevue High School | |
| Established | |
| School type | Public Secondary School |
| Religious affiliation | |
| Principal | Mike Bacigalupi |
| Enrollment | 1,453 |
| Location | Bellevue, Washington, USA |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Wolverine |
| Homepage | Bellevue High |
Bellevue High School is a public secondary school located in Bellevue, Washington, USA. In the 2005-2006 school year, Bellevue had 1492 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12.
The school principal is Mike Bacigalupi, and the Assistant Principals are Dan Irvine and Keith Schacht. Their mascot is the wolverine.
Bellevue High School generally serves students in Bellevue School District's West Zone, which includes the towns of Medina, Yarrow Point, Clyde Hill, Hunts Point and Beaux Arts, and the neighborhoods of Enatai, Woodridge, Wilburton and Downtown Bellevue. However due to Bellevue School District's open enrollment policy, students from all over the district, and even outside of the district, attend Bellevue High as well.
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[edit] Academics
The school has recently won national recognition for its excellence in academics, ranking among the top 50 schools in the nation for the number of AP tests taken divided by the number of seniors by Newsweek Magazine for the past few years.[1] All regular high schools in the Bellevue School District are on the list. It is currently ranked #49 in the nation by Newsweek Magazine based on the number of AP tests taken divided by the number of graduating seniors.[2]
However, Bellevue High School has reached its building population limit and has closed its open enrollment policy for the 2006-2007 school year. Only students living within its zones may newly enroll.
Over the past few years, Bellevue High has graduated several students who have gone on to Ivy League Schools such as Harvard, Yale and Princeton. This positive trend began in the graduating class of 2004, and has continued since.
[edit] Extracurricular activities
[edit] Athletics
[edit] Football
Bellevue's 20 varsity teams and 45 other teams provide a range of team and individual sports, but the only one anyone really cares about is football. Bellevue High's football team has played and beaten many notable and nationally ranked teams such as Long Beach Poly and De La Salle of Concord, California, whose football team was ranked first in the nation and had a 13 year, 151-game winning streak. They recently have won the 2006 3A State Championship. Making that their fifth state 3A title in six years[3], making it the school's fifth championship in six years under the coaching of Butch Goncharoff. The football program has recently come under numerous allegations of recruiting, most of which have been proven untrue by reliable sources.
[edit] Swim and Dive
Bellevue's Girls swim and dive team has also had notable success, and its 2006 3A Championship represents its fifth in six years, and sixth in eight years. [4]
[edit] Clubs
After school activities include ASB, debate, Film Club, the Tea and Poetry club, the Gentlemen's club, drama, DECA, Junior Statesmen, National Honor Society, Earth Save, FIRST Robotics, Gay-Straight Alliance, Key Club, Math Club, and club sports.
Bellevue's Varsity LD (Lincoln Douglas) debate squad has won the University of Puget Sound tournament, qualified and cleared at NFL Nationals, qualified to state (receiving a current total of 6 state bids, the most per capita of any squad in Washington) and placing two debaters in semifinals, qualified to the Tournament of Champions, and attended several round robins. It currently has two debaters ranked in the top 100 in the country and top 5 in the state. It is coached by Tammi Riggers, Kai Zhao (varsity coach), and Peter Van Elswyk (varsity coach). Three of its new Open level debaters placed highly as Junior Varsity debaters.
Other Activities: Bellevue High was the 2006 knowledge bowl 3A State Champion. The yearbook, The Beacon, won a gold medal from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.
[edit] Demographics
In the 2005-2006 school year, the total student population was 1492. The racial demographics are: 3% African American, 25% Asian/Pacific Islander, 3% Hispanic, 4% Multiracial and 65% White. 21% of students have another first language besides English, and 11% qualify for free or reduced lunches.
[edit] Music
There is a complete music department with performance and theory classes available to students.
Choir - Intermediate Choir, Advanced Choir, Bellairs Band - Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band 1, Jazz Band 2 Orchestra - String Orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra Basic and Advanced Guitar Beginning and Advanced Piano Introduction to MIDI
Bellevue High has a long history of quality music ensembles. BHS ensembles have performed at a wide variety of venues and in numerous competitions and festivals. The high school has hosted the competitive Bellevue Jazz Festival every May since 1982.
[edit] Vocational programs
Automotive Technology; Business and Office Education, Culinary Arts; Hotel, Travel & Tourism; Computer Technology; Programming & Graphics; Media Tech; Radio & TV.
Bellevue High's Video Production program is one of the best in the district and in the state, with several award winning filmmakers competing in local and national festivals. The programs offers students an opportunity to gain experience in the competetive field of video and film production by teaching students the basics of professional video production, and giving them access to fully professional filming, lighting, and miking equipment, as well as professional editing, titling, and DVD authoring software.
[edit] Famous Alumni
- Jim Taylor (Screenwiter)
- Cuong Vu (Jazz Trumpeter)
[edit] References
- ^ Newsweek: Top 1,200 U.S. Schools
- ^ Newsweek: Top 1,200 U.S. Schools
- ^ Seattle Times Article on 2006 3A Football State Champion
- ^ Seattle Times Article on 2006 Swim and Dive Champion
