Skyline High School (Sammamish, Washington)

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Skyline High School is a four-year public high school in the Issaquah School District of King County, Washington, USA.

Skyline High School
Location
1122 228th Ave SE
Sammamish, WA 98075, USA
Information
School district Issaquah School District
Principal Lisa Hechtman [1]
Enrollment

1,277 (as of 2005-06)[2]
Faculty 52.5 (on FTE basis)[2]
Student:teacher ratio 24.3[2]
Type Public high school
Nickname Spartans
Color(s) Green and silver
Information 425-837-7702
Homepage School website

It is one of the district's newest high schools, having opened in 1997. Its 50 acres straddle the Sammamish Plateau in the recently incorporated City of Sammamish. Students feed in from the Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus, Beaver Lake Middle School and Pine Lake Middle School. The school's mascot is the Spartan, and the school colors are green and silver.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,277 students and 52.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 24.3.[2]

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[edit] Athletics

Skyline has an athletics program which has earned them state titles in a number of different sports. In 2000, 2005[3] and 2007[4] the school's football team won the state championship. Skyline's softball and track teams have also earned state titles[citation needed].

[edit] Co-curricular activities

Skyline DECA is the largest academic student organization on campus with over 200 members. The chapter has achieved success in both community services and structured competitions. Having raised $30,000 for Make-A-Wish and other local charities is a hallmark of this group.{{fact]} On a competitive level, in both 2004 and 2005 the Spartans qualified more students to the state level than any other chapter in the sixty-year history of Washington DECA, which has over 10,000 members. In 2006, the chapter qualified forty-six to the DECA National competition, more than any other school in the United States.[citation needed] At Nationals, seven students Received Top 10 in the Nation Honors; three of them made 3rd Place. In 2007, five students received Top 10 in the Nation Honors.[citation needed]

The largest extracurricular organization at Skyline is Key Club, also with over 200 members.[citation needed] The chapter is part of Pacific Northwest Division 28, which has a record of winning the Spirit Award at District Conventions.[citation needed]

The Skyline orchestra, Skyline Symphony, performed in May 2005 at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City. The Skyline Symphony was invited back for a second performance which took place in May 2007.

Skyline is also known for its strong, active Junior State of America chapter.[citation needed] To date, Skyline has had three Pacific Northwest Governors and 3 Lieutenant Governors, as well as several high appointed cabinet members. The chapter has won Chapter of the Year twice.[citation needed]

[edit] Ed Young Controversy

On October 22, 2006, the Seattle Times published a story concerning a former teacher at Kokanee Elementary School in the Northshore School District who had been accused of fondling several of his female students. [5] Carl Leede, who had been teaching in the district for 20 years, was said to have fondled several girls and used inflammatory language and inappropriate behavior during the course of his tenure at the school.[6][7] Leede was reported several times for touching students to his direct supervisor, Principal Ed Young. [8] Young responded to the complaints in a meeting he had with Leede by giving him a pamphlet which described the differences between appropriate and inappropriate touching.[9] A civil suit was brought against the district, which was settled for $55,000, but which allowed Leede to continue working at Kokanee under the direct supervision of Ed Young. Leede later left the Northshore District and was convicted in 2000 on six counts of misdeamenor assault in charges that were brought by former students at Kokanee Elementary. Young was serving as the principal of Skyline when the story was published, and responded to the allegations by claiming that he had never heard any complaints about Leede.[10] The Issaquah School District initiated an investigation, but Young resigned from his position before its conclusion. Young issued the following statement through the school district:

"All the while, I have concentrated on what's best for the students and school. As I visited classrooms and celebrated the Spartans'; homecoming victory, it became apparent to me that all of the media focus on me has detracted from Skyline; and I would never want to impede students' success."[11]

The district then concluded their investigation, stating that his resignation "ended [their] involvement in the Northshore matter."

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nathan Hale High principal picked to head Skyline. The Seattle Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
  2. ^ a b c d Skyline High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 10, 2008.
  3. ^ Michael Ko (2005-12-04). Harris heroics lift Spartans to 4A crown, perfect 14-0. The Seattle Times. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
  4. ^ Tom Wyrwich (2007-12-01). 3A Football: Skyline finds a way to beat O'Dea, 42-35. The Seattle Times. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
  5. ^ School district ignored warnings, then silenced girls fondled by teacher. The Seattle Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
  6. ^ Teacher admits molestations. Northwest news. Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
  7. ^ District begins investigation of Skyline principal. Issaquah Press. Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
  8. ^ Parents furious about principal's denials about teacher fondling complaints. Seattle Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
  9. ^ Memo from Principal Ed Young to Carl Leede. Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
  10. ^ Embattled Skyline High principal steps down. Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
  11. ^ Issaquah School District press release. Retrieved on 2007-06-20.

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