The Overlake School

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The Overlake School is a private non-sectarian, co-ed, college prep day school located in Redmond, Washington. It serves 475 students in grades 5 through 12. The school was founded in 1967 by Charlie Clarke. It was recently featured in the Seattle Times for its 40th anniversary and its work in Cambodia.

1 Leadership
2 Athletics
3 Location
4 Ethics
5 The Overlake School Cambodia
6 External links
7 Notable alumni

[edit] Leadership

Head Of School (since 1995): Francisco J. Grijalva

Head Of Upperschool (since 1987): Lynn Pierle

Head Of Middleschool (since 1985): Bob Wood

Dean of Students: Bill Schuver

Business Manager (since 1991): Scott Van Battenburgh

Director Of Development (since 1995): Carol O'Donnell

Director Of Admissions (since 2001): Lori Maughan

Director Of Diversity (since 2005): Mark Manuel

Upper School ASB President (2005-2006): Raheem Parpia

Upper School ASB Vice President (2005-2006): Nathan Brown

Upper School ASB Treasurer (2005-2006): Nick Guren

Upper School Social Coordinator (2005-2006): Cristiana Caporale

Food Committee Director (2005-2006): Michael Vascovitz

[edit] Athletics

The mens soccer program has long been a primary contender for the state title in the A/B League, and before that, the Chinook League. During the 1999-2003 period the team accrued three league MVP's, fifteen cumulative first team all-league recognitions and two State-Semifinals. The men's golf team also won the state championships in 2005. In 2006, the mens tennis team won state in both singles and doubles in addition to claiming the team state title, sportsmanship award, academic award, and league title. The mens tennis team has had the most success of all Overlake sports in recent years.

[edit] Location

The Overlake School is currently located in Redmond, Washington. The original campus was located at the Redwood Manor by Marymoor Park and then was relocated to the basement of the Eastside YMCA. In 1972, Dean Palmer moved the school to its current location. The campus was originally a farm and The Overlake School retrofitted a barn to facilitate its needs with the help of students. Since then, it has been expanding with new buildings such as the Fulton Performing Arts Center (opened 2000) and a new gym (opened 2005). Overlake has bought more land for these buildings and currently occupies 75 acres. Its students also create heavy traffic. The school is located near Farrel McWhirter Park. In addition to the main school buildings, the school's land also includes the headmaster's home, a parent center (formerly a neighbor's property), several athletic fields, and a ropes course. Limited parking is available near the school itself, and so juniors and sophomores are required to park at auxiliary lots.

[edit] Ethics

The Overlake School is known for its incredibly trusting environment. Students can simply leave their backpacks around the sprawling campus knowing that nobody will take them. This trust is important to not only the students who attend The Overlake School but also the teachers. Although all of this may be true there is a large portion of the student body that feels as though the school has lost sight of the original purpose of the school; to promote independent spirt, and acceptance to students from all walks of life.

[edit] The Overlake School Cambodia

There is a school called The Overlake School in Pailin, Cambodia. The students of the Overlake School in Redmond, WA raised the money for it. To read more, click on the links below. There are more links there, as well as a detailed summary. Recently there had been a lot of press coverage about the Cambodia school, including an interview by ABC and multiple New York Times articles.