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Lake Washington High School
LWHS main entry
Location
Map
12033 Northeast 80th Street

Kirkland
,
(King County)
,
Washington
98033

United States
47°40′25″N 122°10′52″W / 47.67361°N 122.18111°W / 47.67361; -122.18111
Information
School typePublic, High School
Motto"aLWays Rising."
Established1922; 104 years ago (1922)[2] 1949,
2011 (renovation)
School district
Lake Washington School District
NCES School ID
530423000674[4]
Principal
Christine Bell
Teaching staff
96.79 (FTE) (2022–23)[4]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,087 (2024–25)[3]
Student to teacher ratio
18.31 (2024–25)[4]
Campus type
Suburban
Colors  Purple &   White
Athletics conference
KingCo 4A (2024 onwards)
MascotKangaroos (Lizzy)
RivalsJuanita[1]
Feeder schools
  • Kirkland Middle School
  • Rose Hill Middle School
Websitelwhs.lwsd.org

Lake Washington High School (LWHS) is a four-year public high school in Kirkland, Washington, a suburb east of Seattle.

History and facilities

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Lake Washington opened as Kirkland High School (also called Union “A” High School) in 1922, the only high school in the area at the time.[5] It was originally located northwest of downtown Kirkland at the site of Heritage Park.[6] With the formation of the Lake Washington School District in 1944, the high school was given its present name. It moved to its present location in 1949, with doors opening in January 1950.[2] The former building became the junior high and was later known as Terrace Hall; it burned in a spectacular fire in 1973.[6]

It was a National Blue Ribbon School in 1984-1985.[7]

Formerly a senior high school (grades 10–12), LWHS added freshman to its campus in August 2012, and its feeder junior high schools (Kirkland Junior High and Rose Hill Junior High) were converted to middle schools (grades 6–8).[8]

Mascot change

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LWHS's mascot was the Hornet until 1935, when it was changed to the Kangaroo.[9] The mascot was changed after the district learned the students were calling themselves the "horny hornets". The district punished the students by making them choose a different mascot. The students selected kangaroos as a joke, believing the district would allow them to keep the hornet as their mascot.[5]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ Howard, John William (September 16, 2016). "Lake Washington nabs rough-and-tumble rivalry win over Juanita | Prep girls' soccer". Kirkland Reporter. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "History of our schools" (PDF). LWSD. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "Lake Washington High School". Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - Lake Washington High (530423000674)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Kirkland's high school was once the Horny Hornets before the Roos ruled". Kirkland Reporter. April 27, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  6. ^ a b McCauley, Matt (January 9, 2011). "Remember the old Kirkland Junior High?". Kirkland Patch. Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  7. ^ "NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM Schools Recognized 1982-2008" (PDF). US Department of Education. 2018.
  8. ^ Haug, Charlie (May 7, 2024). "Athletics move from 4A to 3A: New classification". Nordic News.
  9. ^ Grindeland, Sherry (August 6, 2005). "Kangaroos gather to celebrate good times". The Seattle Times.
  10. ^ Lo, Angela (March 23, 2002). "Back-to-school time for gold medalist Jill Bakken". Seattle Times. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  11. ^ De Barros, Paul (March 3, 2012). "Carrie Brownstein: the Northwest's funny girl". Seattle Times. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  12. ^ "Issaquah author to speak at library". Seattle Times. September 23, 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  13. ^ Raley, Dan (August 17, 2004). "Where Are They Now: Craig Caskey". Seattle Post-Intelligiencer. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  14. ^ a b Greenblatt, Leah (October 9, 2006). "Days of our nights". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  15. ^ Dawson, Raechel (May 7, 2014). "Kirklander's Night Out for a Cure raises $185,000". Kirkland Reporter. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  16. ^ Prisuta, Mike (September 1, 1998). "The hard way". Beaver County Times. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  17. ^ "Matt Hume MMA Bio". Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  18. ^ Stone, Larry (March 10, 2012). "Padres catcher Nick Hundley has fond memories of Seattle". Seattle Times. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  19. ^ "Lake Washington grad Kraayeveld helps Liberty win". Seattle Times. Associated Press. August 23, 2009.
  20. ^ Strite, Dick (May 5, 1964). "Lehman Sees Oregon Rout UW Hurlers". Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  21. ^ Cammila Collar (2014). "Jeffrey Dean Morgan". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  22. ^ Matson, Andrew (November 30, 2010). "Interview: Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes". Seattle Times. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  23. ^ Phelps, Matt (December 29, 2011). "Kirkland band Fleet Foxes nominated for Grammy". Kirkland Reporter. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  24. ^ Raley, Dan (January 15, 2009). "Frank Williams: 1958-2009". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  25. ^ "Kirkland native tackles difficult subjects in documentaries". October 18, 2017.
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