Lake Washington High School
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Lake Washington High School, is one of four high schools in the Lake Washington School District, with an enrollment of approximately 1143 students.[1] It is in the Rose Hill neighborhood of Kirkland, Washington.
The school building was constructed in 1949 and opened in January, 1950[2] and it was extensively expanded in the 1990's. The alternative 90-student Northstar Junior High is on the same campus, in separate buildings. Lake Washington High School's colors are purple and white and the mascot is the Kangaroo . It is one of only two High Schools in the United States to have a kangaroo mascot. The other one being Killeen High School in Killeen, Texas. Melbourne, Australia also has a high school with a kangaroo mascot.
Ken Hutcherson's Antioch Bible Church, which has drawn criticism from the teachers' union because of the church's opposition to gay rights, rents space at the high school.[3]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Matt Hume, MMA fighter
- Catherine Kraayeveld, Professional Basketball Player, WNBA
- Deb Caletti, author
- Donald Watts, Collegiate basketball player; Son of NBA player Slick Watts
- Erika Krievins, child actress
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan, actor
- Jill Bakken, Olympic gold medalist (bobsled)
- John Fiala, Former NFL Linebacker. Played 5 full seasons (1998-2002) for the Pittsburgh Steelers before retiring.
- Sabrina Krievins, child actress
- Brian Morrison, professional basketball player in Europe and United States. Collegiate player at UCLA and U. North Carolina.
[edit] References
- ^ LWSD high schools information page
- ^ History of Lake Washington School District (LWSD pub)
- ^ "Teachers union objects to Hutcherson's church on school grounds", Seattle P-I, June 7, 2005
- LWHS Official Homepage
- LWHS Alumni Archive
- LWHS Class of 1987 Reunion Homepage
- LWHS Class of 1978 Reunion Homepage
- LWHS Kangs Baseball Home Page
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