| Ballard High School | |
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To honor thee we trophies bring
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| 1418 Northwest 65th Street Seattle, Washington, 98117 United States |
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| Established | 1903 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Seattle Public Schools |
| Principal | Keven Wynkoop |
| Vice principal | Elizabeth Guillory |
| Athletic Director | Carrie Burr |
| Staff | 137 |
| Faculty | 89 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,632 (2010-2011) |
| Average class size | 27 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Campus size | 12.71 acres (51,436 m²) |
| Color(s) | Red and Black |
| Fight song | "Cheer Cheer" |
| Athletics | 18 varsity teams |
| Athletics conference | Sea-King: Kingco 4A |
| Mascot | Beavers |
| Rival | Roosevelt High School |
| Newspaper | The Talisman |
| Yearbook | The Shingle |
| Budget | $9,012,087 |
| Communities served | Ballard, Queen Anne, Magnolia, Greenwood, Crown Hill, Phinney Ridge, Fremont, Interbay |
| Feeder schools | Hamilton International Middle School Marcus Whitman Middle School |
| Website | Official Website |
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Ballard High School is a high school in Seattle, Washington, located in the Ballard neighborhood.
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"Ballard High School is an inclusive, supportive community that cultivates a tradition of excellence for all students." ~adopted May, 2008[1]
Ballard High School got its start in the fall of 1901, when the Ballard School District added grades eleven and twelve to the already existing Central School, creating the first four-year high school in the Ballard area. The very small school, soon to be known as Ballard High School, was located at 5308 Tallman Ave. There were three people on the faculty, including the principal, Harry F. Giles. The first graduating class had four members and held its commencement on June 23, 1902.[2]
By 1905, enrollment had grown to 80 students. Ballard became part of the city of Seattle in 1907 and the high school became part of the Seattle Public School System.[2]
Ballard High School moved to its present location during Christmas vacation 1915. The school could accommodate 1,000 students. Three hundred of them were transferred from Lincoln. The building was remodeled three times, once in 1925, then again in 1941 and for the last time in 1959. At that time, the student body had grown to over 2,000.[2]
That structure was demolished the summer 1997 due to asbestos contamination and was replaced with the current facility. The student body was housed in the old Lincoln High School building during the 1997-98 and 1998-99 school years. Lincoln was undergoing a remodel to become a middle school, the students who attended Ballard at Lincoln High had no bells to mark classes, limited classrooms, and cubically separated classrooms in the library and gymnasium facilities for the 1997-98 school year. This was due to the fact half of the facility at Lincoln was still closed for renovations (the half that held the majority of the divided classrooms). Finally in September 1999, Ballard High School returned to 1418 NW 65th St. to occupy a brand new building with the ability to accommodate evolving technology and more than 1,500 students.[2]
The media production program at Ballard High School, headed by teacher Matthew Lawrence, has won numerous national and regional awards since it began in 2002, including official selections at the Seoul International Youth Film Festival and 10th Annual River Festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Many of Ballard's television production students have gone on to enroll in some of the best film schools in the nation.[3]
The Ballard High School Speech and Debate Team returned to BHS after nearly 20 years without a forensics program at the school. The team offers all types of debate and speech events recognized by the National Forensics League. The Ballard Debate Team is the only completely-paperless high school team in the State of Washington. Students in the program participate in Policy Debate, Lincoln Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, Extemporaneous Speaking, Original Oratory and Dramatic Interpretation.[4]
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