Bothell High School
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Bothell Senior High School is located in Bothell, Washington
and is one of three high schools in the Northshore School District
. Nearly 1,800 students in grades 10 through 12 attend Bothell High.
. Nearly 1,800 students in grades 10 through 12 are currently enrolled. A number are enrolled in special programs, such as "Advanced Placement", "Tech Prep" and "Running Start", which can provide college credit along with high school credit. Others are involved via vocational training in a variety of satellite programs which are offered through Northshore School District through NEVAC (a cooperative of seven local school districts) and Lake Washington Technical College
.
The school mascot is a Cougar. The Colors are royal blue, black, and white. The school's newspaper is named The Catamount.
The Bothell High campus is also the home of Northshore Performing Arts Center (NPAC), a 600-seat theatre. Voters approved funding the building in 2002, and it opened with a high school concert on November 19, 2005.
The high school was originally on the site of the current Northshore Swimming Pool in Bothell. The current site was built in the early 1950s, but was torn down for a remodel which was opened for the fall of 2008.
, marching band
, and two jazz ensembles. It also has a variety of vocal music programs, including a concert choir
, women's choir, madrigal
singers, and a jazz choir.
Bothell, Washington
Bothell is a city located in King and Snohomish Counties in the state of Washington. It is part of the Seattle metropolitan area. The population was 33,505 as of the 2010 census...
and is one of three high schools in the Northshore School District
Northshore School District
Northshore School District is a public school district covering portions of both King County and Snohomish County, Washington. The district's service area covers the cities of Bothell , Woodinville,and Kenmore as well as portions of unincorporated King County....
. Nearly 1,800 students in grades 10 through 12 attend Bothell High.
Demographics
Bothell High School is fed primarily by students from Canyon Park Junior High School and Skyview Junior High SchoolSkyview Junior High School
Skyview Junior High School is a Junior high school that is part of the Northshore School District. It is situated in Bothell, Washington, near the Canyon Park area. Built in 1993, it supports about 1,100 students every year from grades 7–9. Skyview Jr High feeds into Bothell High School...
. Nearly 1,800 students in grades 10 through 12 are currently enrolled. A number are enrolled in special programs, such as "Advanced Placement", "Tech Prep" and "Running Start", which can provide college credit along with high school credit. Others are involved via vocational training in a variety of satellite programs which are offered through Northshore School District through NEVAC (a cooperative of seven local school districts) and Lake Washington Technical College
Lake Washington Technical College
Lake Washington Institute of Technology , formerly Lake Washington Technical College, located in Kirkland, Washington near the Totem Lake neighborhood, is a workforce college offering professional and technical training for today’s ever-changing job market...
.
The school mascot is a Cougar. The Colors are royal blue, black, and white. The school's newspaper is named The Catamount.
The Bothell High campus is also the home of Northshore Performing Arts Center (NPAC), a 600-seat theatre. Voters approved funding the building in 2002, and it opened with a high school concert on November 19, 2005.
The high school was originally on the site of the current Northshore Swimming Pool in Bothell. The current site was built in the early 1950s, but was torn down for a remodel which was opened for the fall of 2008.
Sports
- Fall: Cross countryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, footballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, boys golfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, girls soccer, girls swim/dive, volleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, boys tennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
. - Winter: Boys/Girls basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, gymnasticsGymnasticsGymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
, boys swim/dive, wrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
. - Spring: BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, fastpitch, girls golf, boys soccer, girls tennis, Track and FieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
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Music
Bothell High School has several different instrumental music programs, including a wind ensemble, symphonic band, orchestraOrchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
, marching band
Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
, and two jazz ensembles. It also has a variety of vocal music programs, including a concert choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
, women's choir, madrigal
Madrigal (music)
A madrigal is a secular vocal music composition, usually a partsong, of the Renaissance and early Baroque eras. Traditionally, polyphonic madrigals are unaccompanied; the number of voices varies from two to eight, and most frequently from three to six....
singers, and a jazz choir.
Science Olympiad
The Bothell High School Science Olympiad team were placed first in the State competition in 2007, 2008 and 2009, going to the National competition. In 2007, Bothell High placed 28th at Nationals, in 2008, they placed 17th, and in 2009, 15th. The Science Olympiad team has taken 2nd place at the state tournament during 2010 and 2011.Drama Department
Every year the drama department performs student-directed one-acts, a Broadway musical review, a winter play, a spring play, and a spring musical. Bothell High also houses the Mighty Imps improv team. To date the Mighty Imps have taken home two second place Hogan cup trophies and a First Place Hogan cup trophy.Notable alumni
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'96 - Nationally known comedian and actor who appeared in "10 Things I Hate About You" and "Not Another Teen Movie" - Keith MillerKeith Harvey MillerKeith Harvey Miller is an American Republican politician from Alaska. Miller was the second Lieutenant Governor of Alaska under Walter Hickel from 1966 until Hickel's resignation to become U.S. Secretary of Interior in the Cabinet of President Richard M...
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