Cascade High School (Everett, Washington)
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Cascade High School is a secondary school located in Everett, Washington, United States which caters to grades 9-12 and has an annual enrollment of approximately 1,933 students. Students attending Cascade High School live primarily within the city of Everett, but some live in Mill Creek, Snohomish, and Mukilteo. The Cascade mascot is the Bruin and the school's colors are crimson and grey.
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[edit] Academic highlights
To graduate, students attending Cascade High School (as well as other high schools in the Everett School District) must achieve a satisfactory grade on a "culminating exhibition" project (which involves the completion of a scholarly paper, an autobiographical paper and a research project), presented to a panel of teachers and community members. In addition to a broad series of disciplines, the school offers Advanced Placement programs in subjects such as history, science, art, and English.
[edit] Sports
As a part of Wesco 4A, Cascade High School remains competitive each year in various sports including men's baseball, basketball, football, soccer, tennis, track and field, cross-country, wrestling, and swimming. Women's sports offerings include tennis, basketball, volleyball, soccer, fast-pitch softball, cross-country, track and field, swimming, golf, and bowling.
[edit] Track & Field
Sprinting events held in the area have been dominated for the past several years by the Cascade Track & Field team.
Whitney Hooks (2006) was the first person to ever win an individual state championship four years in a row. She won the shotput four years as well as the discuss her junior and senior years of high school. She initially signed an NLI with the University of Washington, but she has since transfered to California.
In 2006 Austin Curran tied the school record in the 100m dash with a time of 10.85. He placed 4th at the state finals of the 100m dash and also helped the relay team finish 5th. He also qualified for the 200m and helped the relay win the Eason title as well.
Also in 2006 Eric Williams became the District 1 Champion in the 400m dash edging out Issac Tiechgrabb. Eric won the race with a time of 49.8. He also ran on the District 1 winning 4x100m relay team.
In 2007, Derek Sepe won the "trifecta" by finishing first in three events. He edged out Ashtin Mott of Lake Stevens, in both the 100m and the 200m with times of 10.95 and 22.54. He also helped the 4x100m relay secure it's 3rd consecutive league title.
The 4x100m relay team has won the last 3 League titles and 2 of the last 3 District titles. Honorable members of this team include...
- 2005 League: 43.30, District: 43.33, State: 43.47
Zack Bagget, J.P. Oliver, Miguel Pierre, Travis Warren
- 2006 League: 43.04, District: 43.04, State: 42.86
Austin Curran, Eric Williams, Miguel Pierre,
- 2007 League: 42.84, District: 42.70, State: 42.86
Paul Heer, Julian Willis, Lorne Bridgford
Current 2008 Team: Julian Willis, Derek Sepe, Paul Heer, Lorne Bridgford
So far in 2008 Cascade has run the fastest official relay time in the state, a mark of 43.78.
[edit] WesCo North
Cascade competes for standings among other Wesco North 4A Schools including Arlington, Lake Stevens, Monroe, Stanwood, Oak Harbor, Marysville-Pilchuck, Mount Vernon, and Snohomish.
[edit] College Preparation
As of September 2004, the percentage of Cascade High School graduates that went on to a four-year university was 46%. 23% of graduates went on to attend 2-year colleges. 8% went on to enlist in the military. The University of Washington, the most-preferred four-year school among graduating seniors, reported a 5-year GPA average of 3.13 in UW freshmen from Cascade High School.
Of Cascade High School's students that took the 10th Grade Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL), a standardized, state-wide academic assessment, 47% met standard in (that is, passed) the math section of the test, 74% met standard in the reading section, 70% met standard in the writing section, and 32% met standard in the science section.
[edit] Clubs
Student organizations and clubs at Cascade High (as of April 2008) include [1] TSA (Technology Student Association), the GSA (Gay Straight Alliance), a Debate Club, DECA (a club that deals with marketing skills), Leadership, a French Club, a German Club, Model UN, the NHS (National Honors Society), and the NAHS (National Art Honors Society).
[edit] Notable alumni
Notable alumni of Cascade High School include:
- Francesca Osorio, Model
- Grady Sizemore, Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Indians
- Chris Henderson, soccer player for the US National Team
- Patrick Duffy, actor, starring in such films as Dallas, Man from Atlantis and Step By Step
- Ryan G. Anderson, convicted terrorist
[edit] Contact information
- Cascade High School
- 801 E Casino Road
- Everett, WA 98203
[edit] External links
- Cascade High School profile provided by the Seattle Times
- Cascade High School profile provided by schooltree.org
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