Edmonds Woodway High School
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| Edmonds-Woodway High School | |
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| Established | 1991 |
| School type | Public (magnet} Secondary School |
| District | Edmonds School District |
| Grade levels | 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| Principal | Alan Weiss |
| Location | Edmonds, Washington, USA |
| Campus | Suburban, |
| Enrollment | approx. 1,822 |
| Faculty | 200 |
| Mascot | The Warriors |
| Colors | Purple & Green |
| Homepage | [1] |
Edmonds-Woodway High School, one of the five high schools in the Edmonds School District. Edmonds-Woodway serves students in grades 9 through 12. It is located in Edmonds, Washington. The school's mascot is the Warrior. The current principal is Alan Weiss, with two assistant principals, Michelle Trifunovic and Geoff Bennett.
The school currently hosts the only IB Diploma Programme (part of the International Baccalaureate program) in the Edmonds School District, and is only one of eight in the state of Washington to do so.
In 2005, 82% of the tenth graders met or exceeded reading standards on the standardized test, the WASL. 66% met or exceeded math standards. Also in 2005, the school boasted 6 National Merit Scholar Finalists, the most of any high school in the state.
The school's schedule consists of 95 minute periods on days other than Wednesdays and 90 minute periods with an advisory period on Wednesdays, both in an odd/even day format. Furthermore, the school follows a semester schedule.
An unofficial slogan, since 1995, has been "There are two kinds of people in this world: Warriors and those who wish they were!", coined by principal Alan Weiss at an assembly.
Edmonds-Woodway originates from the merger between the former Edmonds High School and Woodway High School, in the Fall of 1990.
2002 would be the official year for the first 4 year students first fully graduating from the new high school since it opened.
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[edit] History
Edmonds-Woodway the product of the merging of the old Edmonds High School and Woodway High School. These two schools had a long standing rivalry for most of the 20th century. Their merger happened in the early 1990's and the combined school was moved to the former site of Woodway High. The old Edmonds High was torn down and the present building was constructed in 1998.
[edit] Architecture
The building received the 1998 MIW Masonry Excellence Award, for the use of masonry throughout the project. The architect was Bassetti Architects of Seattle.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Rick Steves, host of his own TV show and author of several books about traveling Europe on a budget (graduated from the old Edmonds High School, before it merged with Woodway High School).
- Anna Faris, star of the Scary Movie trilogy.
- Richard Noll, a well-known sasquatch researcher and author of books on psychology.
