Issaquah School District
Issaquah School District No. 411 is a public school district in King County, Washington, USA, serving the city of Issaquah as well as portions of Sammamish, Renton, Bellevue, and Newcastle.
As of October 2004, the district has an enrollment of 15,388 students.
Schools
High Schools
- Issaquah High School, is located south of downtown Issaquah, and is expectedly the district's oldest high school. IHS opened in 1905 and moved to its present location in 1962. School colors: Purple & Gold. Mascot: Eagle.
- Liberty Senior High School, opened in 1977 in East Renton Highlands, at the southwest corner of the district. LHS was named the National Blue Ribbon school in 1999 and was recognized in Washington, D.C. School colors: Silver, Green, & Blue. Mascot: Patriot. [1]
- Skyline High School is the district's newest high school, opening its doors in 1997. Located in Sammamish on the northern boundary of the district, Skyline serves as a community center for the city of Sammamish. School colors: Green & Silver. Mascot: Spartan.
- Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus is the school district's newest secondary school, opening in 2005. Located on the south end of the Sammamish plateau, it serves 9th grade students from two high schools, Skyline and Issaquah. School colors: Green & Gold (borrowing one color each from Skyline and Issaquah). Mascot: Lynx. (Following five years as a freshman campus, PCFS will be reassigned in 2010-11 as the district's fifth middle school (grades 6-8), and the two high schools will expand back to grades 9-12.) [2][3]
- Tiger Mountain Community High School
Middle Schools (6-8)
- Beaver Lake Middle School - feeder school for Skyline
- Issaquah Middle School - feeder school for Issaquah
- Maywood Middle School - feeder school for Liberty
- Pine Lake Middle School - feeder school for Skyline and Issaquah.
Primary Schools (K-5)
- Apollo Elementary School - feeder school for Maywood and Liberty. It is also a host site for the district's Mind Education - Right and Left (brain) Integration (MERLIN) program.
- Briarwood Elementary School - feeder school for Maywood and Liberty
- Cascade Ridge Elementary School
- Challenger Elementary School
- Clark Elementary School
- Cougar Ridge Elementary School
- Discovery Elementary School
- Endeavour Elementary School
- Grand Ridge Elementary School
- Issaquah Valley Elementary School
- Maple Hills Elementary School - feeder school for Maywood and Liberty
- Newcastle Elementary School - feeder school for Maywood and Liberty
- Sunny Hills Elementary School
- Sunset Elementary School
In the news
An Issaquah School District bus driver now identified as Staci LaManna was fired in September 2006 when she allegedly "flipped off" United States President George W. Bush in June of 2006 while she was transporting a group of students back from a field trip to the Woodland Park Zoo.[1] The 43-year-old driver has filed a union grievance for wrongful termination.[2] The Issaquah School District stated that the termination was a result of a "pattern of behavior" and not for any political reasons.[3]
References
- ^ School Fires Driver For Giving Bush The Finger - Education News Story - WKMG Orlando
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Tuinstra, Rachel (2006-12-29). "She flipped off president, wants old job". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
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Postman, David (2006-11-01). "District says driver did more than flip the bird to Bush". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
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