| Eastside Catholic School | |
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| Address | |
| 232 228th Avenue SE Sammamish, Washington, King County, 98074 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational, Middle School and High School |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1980[1] |
| CEEB Code | 480067[2] |
| President | Sister Mary E. Tracy [3] |
| Principal | Tom Lord (Interim) (High School) Polly Skinner (Middle School) [3] |
| Chaplain | Father William Heric[3] |
| Faculty | 115[4] |
| Grades | 6–12[4] |
| Enrollment | 854[4] (2009-2010) |
| Average class size | 22[4] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14:1[4] |
| Campus size | 50 Acres [4] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Orange, White, and Navy Blue |
| Fight song | Catch the Spirit of Eastside Catholic [5] |
| Athletics conference | Metro AAA League [6] |
| Sports | Football, Volleyball, Baseball, Track and Field, Cross Country, Fastpitch, Basketball, Lacrosse, Swimming, Wrestling, Special Olympics Bowling and Tennis.[7] |
| Mascot | Crusader[7] |
| Nickname | "Eastside" "Eastside Catholic" |
| Rival | O'Dea Seattle Prep |
| Accreditation(s) | State of Washington, Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools,[1] Northwest Association of Accredited Schools [8] |
| Newspaper | 'The Insider' |
| Tuition | $17,260 [9] |
| Alumni | over 3,500[4] |
| Dean of Students | Lorenzo Rodenburg[3] |
| Director of Admissions | Charlene Kletzly[3] |
| Athletic Director | Scott Garvis[3] |
| Website | http://eastsidecatholic.org |
Eastside Catholic School (previously: Eastside Catholic High School) is a private Roman Catholic school in Sammamish, Washington, USA. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle, Eastside Catholic is fully accredited by the state of Washington, the Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools and the Northwest Association of Secondary Schools. It is also a member of the National Catholic Education Association. The school has approximately 700-800 students in grades 6-12, employs 100 faculty members and four counselors.[4] The Eastside Catholic athletics mascot is the Crusader. The school colors are orange, white, and navy blue. Approximately 85% of the student body participates in after school athletics or activities, and the school participates as a member of the Metro League and plays in the 3A division.[4] Until August 2008, Eastside Catholic was located in Bellevue at two different sites, leased facilities from the Bellevue School District.
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The idea for Eastside Catholic originated in 1974 and the new school opened its doors in 1980 in downtown Bellevue. For its first nine years, its campus was south of the Bellevue Square mall, at the former Bellevue Junior High School (old Bellevue High), now the Downtown Park.[10] The next campus was also rented from the Bellevue School District at the former Ringdall Junior High (1970-87) at 11650 SE 60th Street in Newport Hills. Eastside Catholic occupied that campus for nineteen years, from 1989 to June 2008. The new $42 million campus in the city of Sammamish opened in August 2008, which included an expansion to include grades 6-8.[1]
Eastside Catholic has won 3 state titles:
Eastside Catholic participates in the Metro League. Eastside Catholic football is well known in the Puget Sound area for beating its rival O'Dea High School in a double overtime game in 2008, their first win against O'Dea in 14 years.[11] Bill Marsh who was the head football coach for many years at Eastside Catholic resigned in March 2009, and former Utah Blaze and Washington State University Quarterback Jason Gesser has assumed the Head Coach position.[12][13]
Eastside Catholic has a thriving forensics program, consistently winning awards in regional tournaments and national tournaments. In 2011 the team won the overall State Championship in Congressional Debate, qualified 2 kids in Congressional debate to the most prestigious debate tournament in the country, The Tournament of Champions held yearly by the University of Kentucky and had a student place 14th at the NFL national tournament in Congressional Debate. The program was started by the legendary Mike Burton and is currently coached by Jeff Gans. The team hosts two tournaments each year, a middle school speech tournament and a comprehensive high school tournament.
Eastside is known for its excellent varsity volleyball, which took second place in state in 2010, 2008, and 2003.[6]
Eastside Catholic has had a strong Mock Trial program the past few years. In 2008, they took 3rd in the King County District Competition and finished 13th in the Washington State Competition.[14][15] In 2007, the team had its best season in school history. Eastside won the Snohomish County District Competition, placed fourth at the Washington State Competition, and was invited to compete at the American Mock Trial Invitational where they also placed fourth.[16][17] Robert Matthews started the program in 2003-04 and helped lead the team to its aforementioned success.[18] In 2010 Eastside placed 9th.[19]
The middle school participates in sports with the Archdiocese of Seattle's Catholic Youth Organization (CYO). The sports offered by the middle school through CYO are soccer, cross country, basketball, volleyball and track.[20]
Catch the Spirit Eastside Catholic,
The Crusaders won't be beat,
Our opponents learn the lesson
As we push them to defeat.
Give 'em all we've got and then some!
They'll remember Eastside's name.
As we're marching on to victory,
As Crusaders win this game![5]
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