Mead Senior High School

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Location
Mead High School

Spokane, Washington USA
Information
School district	Mead School District
Principal	Ken Russell
Staff	140
Students	1551^[1]
Type	Public High School
Grades	9-12
Athletics	WIAA 4A
Athletics conference	Greater Spokane League
Mascot	Panther
Color(s)	Navy Blue and Gold
Homepage	Mead High School

Mead Senior High School is a public secondary school in Spokane, Washington. MHS is part of the Mead School District #354. Mead Senior High has an enrollment of around 1,650 students.

1 Academics
2 Extracurricular activities and clubs
3 Athletics
4 Facilities
5 Notable alumni
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Academics

Beyond required classes in the core academic areas (math, science, social studies, and English), MHS offers a wide variety of elective courses including an honors and Advanced Placement (AP) program, world languages (French, German, Mute, and Spanish), physical education, professional/technical education, music, art, and theatre, and also has woodshop and metal shop.

[edit] Extracurricular activities and clubs

According to the school's website, the co-curricular programs (GHQ,drama, music, debate, DECA, leadership, and journalism) garner the participation of over 700 students each year. The MHS band and choir have also won many awards, and are lauded for their performances. The nationally-known Mead High School Jazz Ensemble has participated and placed in competitions around the United States. They were selected as one of the top 15 High School Jazz Bands in the nation and were invited to perform at Lincoln Center as part of the 2004 and 2007 Essentially Ellington festivals. The theatre department produces two full-stage productions a year and a musical production once every two years in addition to student-directed one-acts and occasionally hosting a major northwest theatre festival.

[edit] Athletics

The Mead Panthers compete in the AAAA classification and is part of the Greater Spokane League, a league of 14 teams from around Spokane and the larger Inland Northwest. MHS has won 19 state championships (in various sports) in the last 14 years, and has won the Washington All-State trophy six times in that same span, as well as three second place finishes. In addition to team championships, the school also has had a number of athletes win individual state championships in wrestling, golf, track & field, and cross-country which has won their 14th state championship this year.

Mead's best-known athletic alums are former Gonzaga star and current Charlotte Bobcats player Adam Morrison and former Washington State University and current Detroit Lions kicker Jason Hanson who is currently the 10th all-time NFL leading scorer. Former tennis professional Jan-Michael Gambill also attended Mead High School. Gambill was ranked as high as No. 14 in the world in 2001 and won three ATP tournaments during his career.

Mead's volleyball team has won five-straight 4A state championships.

[edit] Facilities

MHS completed an extensive remodel; demolition and construction began in May of 1999 and was completed in August of 2001. Over 200,000 sq. ft. were renovated and more than 30,000 sq. ft. were added during this two and a-half year project. The result is a 237,000 sq. ft. facility. The new theatre at MHS seats 500 and includes an orchestra pit, excellent lighting, fine acoustics, and views from every seat.

The outdoor athletic facilities include over thirty acres of well maintained athletic fields for all outdoor sports, including a new track and ten tennis courts. Inside the school, the athletic teams enjoy a gymnasium that seats 2,500, a 10,000 sq. ft. field house, and a 3,000 sq. ft. weight room, equipped with a wide variety of quality weight training and fitness equipment.