Edmonds Woodway High School

Edmonds-Woodway High School
Front entryway of Edmonds-Woodway
Location
Edmonds , Washington USA
Information
Type	Public (magnet) Secondary School
Motto	There are two kinds of people in this world: Warriors and those who wish they were!
Established	1998
School district	Edmonds School District
Principal	Michelle Trifunovic
Faculty	200
Grades	9, 10, 11, 12
Enrollment	1,822 (2006)
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Purple & Green
Mascot	The Warrior
Website	[1]

Edmonds-Woodway High School is one of five high schools in the Edmonds School District. Located in Edmonds, Washington, it serves students in grades 9-12.

Edmonds-Woodway's original principal Alan Weiss retired at the end of the 2006-07 school year, Michelle Trifunovic has since became the current principal, with two assistant principals, Geoff Bennett and Robert Johnson.

The school's schedule consists of 95 minute periods on days other than Wednesdays and 90 minute periods with an advisory period on Wednesdays, both in an odd/even day format. Furthermore, the school follows a semester schedule.

The school's mascot is the Warrior.

History

Edmonds-Woodway is the product of the merging of Edmonds High School and Woodway High School. These two schools had a long standing rivalry for most of the 20th century. Their merger happened in the fall of 1990, with students from both schools combining on the former site of Woodway High. The former Edmonds High School building was demolished and a new structure erected in its place, which opened in the fall of 1998. The new Edmonds-Woodway building received that year's MIW Masonry Excellence Award, for the use of masonry throughout the project, and received the 1999 James D. MacConnell Award for educational facilities that serve the needs of students, staff, and the community, and facilitates student achievement. The architectural company in charge of the design of the campus was Bassetti Architects of Seattle.

Culture

Key phrases

In 1995, during a pep assembly, Principal Alan Weiss coined a phrase as a means of encouraging the student body:

There are two kinds of people in this world: Warriors and those who wish they were!

— Alan Weiss, former principal

This phrase has been repeated countless times and appears on posters, signs, and printed media throughout the school, and has since been the subject of both praise and derision among students as well as a uniting factor among graduates of disparate classes.

Fight song

At Edmonds Woodway we will win, We’ll set out to succeed We’re looking out for number one We know that we will lead

Our pride and honor will be strong Our fame will reach the sky We’re setting out to be the best At Edmonds Woodway High

GO FIGHT WIN WARRIORS GO FIGHT WIN WARRIORS

E***D***M*O*NDS W***O***O*D*WAY

So on for Edmonds Woodway We’ll give it our best try Forever we shall stand as one At Edmonds Woodway High

Alma Mater

• Where majestic mountains tower, near the shores of Puget Sound

• Stands our honored alma mater, with its memories all around

• Ever strong will be our friendships, they'll live on though we depart

• We will love you, Edmonds Woodway, be forever in our hearts

Achievements

Academics

The school currently hosts the only International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme in the Edmonds School District, is only one of eight in the state of Washington to do so, and is one of the largest in the Pacific Northwest, with 600 IB-enrolled students and 55 Diploma Programme graduates in 2006.

In 2005, the school boasted 8 National Merit Scholar Finalists, the most of any high school in the state. In 2006, 94% of the tenth graders met or exceeded reading standards on the standardized test, the WASL. 67% met or exceeded math standards. That same year, the Edmonds Woodway Deaf Academic Bowl Team competed for the first time. It was the first team in the history of the Academic Bowl to win a Regional competition their first year.

Athletics

In 2005 the Edmonds Woodway Warriors football team made school history, The first time they became Wesco Champs ever. Also, In 2006 they set even more records by making it to the semi-finals of the 4A state championships. They recorded their only loss of the season, losing 28-14 to Bothell High School to finish the season 12-1.

Transportation

Edmonds-Woodway is unique in that all students, who live one mile or more from the school, take public buses of Community Transit to school, instead of school buses. Those students all receive free bus passes at the beginning of the year from the high school. School buses run by the school district transport athletes to games, and middle and elementary school students.

Music Program

Edmonds-Woodway is well known for having an excellent music program, primarily band, lead by director Jake Bergevin. The Edmonds-Woodway Jazz Band I is well known in Washington, and in many other locations, such as New York City (where the band has been picked to play in the yearly Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival on several occasions), and Moscow, Idaho, where Jazz I and II play in the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival yearly. In addition to both jazz bands, Edmonds-Woodway also supports three concert bands - the Freshman Concert Band, the Sophomore Symphonic Band, and the Wind Symphony, which requires director Jake Bergevin's permission to join. Jake Bergevin is a respected jazz artist in the Seattle area, and has recorded two CD's. He plays Trumpet, and preforms vocals.

Notable Alumni

• Rick Steves, host of his own TV show and author of several books about traveling Europe on a budget (graduated from the old Edmonds High School, before it merged with Woodway High School).
• Anna Faris, actress. Best known for roles in Just Friends (2005), Lost in Translation (2003), and star of the Scary Movie series.

External links

• Official Site: Edmonds Woodway HS
• Official Edmonds Woodway Music Department
• Edmonds Woodway Parent Staff Organization
• Jake Bergevin Music
• School Photo