Marysville Pilchuck High School

Marysville-Pilchuck High School

Marysville-Pilchuck High School, Art Mural in Forum, October 2009
Address
5611 108th St NE
Marysville, Washington 98271
United States
Information
Type Public Secondary School
Motto Give respect, take responsibility, get results.
Established 1971
School district Marysville School District
Principal Rob Lowry
Faculty 120
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,212 (2014)
 • Grade 9 314 (2014)
 • Grade 10 337 (2014)
 • Grade 11 293 (2014)
 • Grade 12 268 (2014)
Student to teacher ratio 22:1 (2012)
Campus size 87 acres
Campus type Suburban, co-educational
Color(s) Red, White & Gold             
Mascot Tomahawk
Rival Marysville Getchell High School
Newspaper The Source
Yearbook Quil Ceda Summit
Website http://www.msd25.org/marysvillepilchuck

Marysville-Pilchuck High School, located in Marysville, Washington, USA,[1] is a public secondary school for grades 9-12 and is part of the Marysville School District. School days are organized into six periods. MPHS boasts the largest indoor swimming pool in Snohomish County and is a popular destination for high school indoor water sports fans.

History

MPHS is a combination of two local schools. The first high school in Marysville was called Marysville High School. Pilchuck High School was built in 1971. Later the two student populations were combined and additions made to create one large high school called Marysville-Pilchuck High School. In 2010 the MPHS had the second-largest campus and the largest high school student body in the state of Washington.[2] In 2007 the student population peaked at over 2,500.[3]

Four academies previously at the high school: Academy of Construction and Engineering, Bio-Med Academy, International School of Communications, and School for the Entrepreneur, were relocated to the newly constructed Marysville Getchell High School, which opened in 2010.

The original high school building was adapted for use as the city's junior high school and now operates as Totem Middle School.

2008 cyber-bullying controversy

On March 21, 2008, The Herald in Everett ran a story about the effects of students posting material on a gossip website on the community of Marysville-Pilchuck High School. The site is run by a private company in North Carolina. The story reported that "students have used the site to bully, post compromising photos of their rivals and spread rumors about other kids' supposed sexual experiences, abortions, eating disorders, diseases and drug use."[4] They also had posted comments about people's families.

The site's founder, Elizabeth Bloch, 25, was reported as saying, "[We have] no legal or ethical responsibility to protect kids by censoring gossip."[4] Bloch also said that if enough users complain about certain gossip it will be taken down, but that site staff would not remove gossip just because it may be a lie or may be hurtful. The high school administration posted material on its website warning students and families about the site.[4] The Everett Herald published an editorial on the issue on March 23, 2008, expressing concern about cyberbullying and urging parental care.[5]

2014 school shooting

On October 24, 2014, the high school was the location of a school shooting. The gunman, Jaylen Fryberg, was a freshman student at the school and died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Four other students were killed and a fifth was seriously injured.[6][7][8]

Programs

Since September 2010, the school has a central program called Pathways of Choice.[9] MPHS still offers specialized classes, some of which have been cancelled at other schools, such as auto shop. MPHS also offers:

The school offers "College in the High School" programs, which enable students to earn college credits by completing college-level classes taken at the high school. Such classes include Pre-Calculus, College Algebra, Chemistry, Physics, Japanese III, Child development, Advanced Child Development, MOS I,II; Horticulture II, Advanced marketing, and almost every AP class. NJROTC, Culinary Arts, Running Start, and Sno-Isle Skill Center are also offered.[10]

Arts programs

The drama club won an award for "Best Pit Orchestra" by Seattle's Fifth Avenue Theatre for its production of Stephen Sondheim's Into The Woods as the 2008 spring musical.[11] The drama club was also nominated for "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Group" by Seattle's Fifth Avenue Theatre for the urchins in their production of "Little Shop of Horrors" in 2014 and received an Honorable Mention for "Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Featured Ensemble Role" in 2015 for an actress in their production of Disney's "Mary Poppins."

In the 2012 Jazz Unlimited festival at Columbia Basin College, MP won 1st in its division and a gold medal for Wind Ensemble out of 33 bands, 2nd for its Jazz I, the Don Paul "Excellence" award for best overall band in its division, best trombone section, best tuba section, outstanding soloist awards for Calvin White on alto sax and Brandon Pangalinan on tenor sax, and a bronze medal for its Symphonic band.[12] During 2012 MPMEA Solo and Ensemble seven students received superior ratings. The Sax Quartet was declared 1st runner up for state and the Flute Trio received 2nd runner up for state.[13]

Art students at MP entered 30 pieces of work into the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards contest. They received 28 prizes.[14]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Marysville Pilchuck High School: United States". Geographical Names. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
  2. ↑ Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 2010-12 enrollment counts, retrieved online 2011-08-14
  3. ↑ OSPI School Report Card 2007-2008, retrieved 2012-08-18
  4. 1 2 3 Kaitlin Manry. "Gossip website jolts Marysville-Pilchuck High School". The Everett Herald. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  5. ↑ "In the online world, kids are on their own". The Everett Herald. 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  6. ↑ Carter, Chelsea J. "Sources: 2 dead, including gunman, at high school near Seattle". CNN.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Duchon, Richie; Jaramillo, Sofia. "Washington High School Shooting Victim Gia Soriano Dies: Official". NBC News. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  8. ↑ http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/marysville-shooting/2014/10/31/shaylee-chuckulnaskit-marysville-pilchuck-shooting-victim/18277719/
  9. ↑ School website, retrieved online 2011-05-15
  10. ↑ "2012-13 Course Guide". Google Sites. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  11. ↑ "2008 Nominees & Recipients| 5th Avenue Theatre". 5thavenue.org. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  12. ↑ Allan, Maria. "Columbia Basin Jazz Unlimited" (PDF). Vision Internet. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  13. ↑ Rants, John. "Announcements". Google sights. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  14. ↑ "2012 Silver Key Awards". Shack Art Center.
  15. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StacDa00.htm
  16. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/player/davestachelski/2504213/profile
  17. ↑ http://www.tulsaroughnecksfc.com/brady-ballew
  18. ↑ http://www.goseattleu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204993496

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