Emerald Ridge High School
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Emerald Ridge High School is a high school in the Puyallup School District
of Washington, United States and is commonly referred to as ERHS or simply ER. Emerald Ridge opened in September 2000. It features green, black and silver as its primary colors and has a jaguar
as its official mascot. The enrollment is currently just above 1,600 In the 2008-2009 school year, 10th graders showed 90.1% competency in Reading, 55% in Math, 97.7% in Writing and 44.4% in Science.
, is held every year at the Puyallup Fair
grounds in June. The ceremony for 2010 took place June 12.
On October 8, 2010, the Jags defeated their crosstown rivals, the Puyallup Vikings, by a score of 20-17, earning their first victory since the 2008 season. The win snapped a 19-game losing streak for the team, and was the first time they had beaten the Vikings in the schools history.
Puyallup School District
Puyallup School District is a school district that supports the City of Puyallup, Washington and surrounding area. It is the 9th largest school district in Washington. The District has twenty-three elementary schools, seven junior high schools, three senior high schools and an alternative school,...
of Washington, United States and is commonly referred to as ERHS or simply ER. Emerald Ridge opened in September 2000. It features green, black and silver as its primary colors and has a jaguar
Jaguar
The jaguar is a big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus, and is the only Panthera species found in the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The jaguar's present range extends from Southern United States and Mexico...
as its official mascot. The enrollment is currently just above 1,600 In the 2008-2009 school year, 10th graders showed 90.1% competency in Reading, 55% in Math, 97.7% in Writing and 44.4% in Science.
Commencement
Commencement, or graduationGraduation
Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become Graduates. Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as Graduands. The date of graduation is often called degree day. The graduation itself is also...
, is held every year at the Puyallup Fair
Puyallup Fair
The Puyallup Fair is the largest single attraction held annually in the state of Washington. The fair continually ranks in the top ten largest fairs in the United States...
grounds in June. The ceremony for 2010 took place June 12.
Notable alumni
- Megan JendrickMegan JendrickMegan Jendrick is an American swimmer, record holder and fitness columnist. She won two gold medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Jendrick has set 27 American records and four world records in her swimming career up to date...
, formerly Quann, is a swimmer and double Olympic Gold medalist from the 2000 Summer Olympics2000 Summer OlympicsThe Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney and author of the book Get Wet, Get Fit. She also capped an unprecedented comeback to the sport of swimming by qualifying for, and winning a silver medal at, the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. Class of 2002. - Nathan JendrickNathan JendrickNathan Jendrick is an U.S. author, lecturer, model, photographer and celebrity personal trainer.Jendrick has written several books, primarily with/for celebrities and notable personalities. His first book, Dunks, Doubles, Doping was a USA Book News Award finalist...
, author of Dunks, Doubles, Doping: How Steroids Are Killing American Athletics, Get Wet, Get Fit, Death, Drugs & Muscle: The Gregg Valentino Story and the upcoming BALCO: The Straight Dope On Barry Bonds, Marion Jones and What We Can Do To Save Sports. Married to Olympic swimmer Megan Jendrick (Quann), and has coached the boys swimming team at ERHS. Class of 2003. - Tommy Snider, actor and host of a children's show on Nickelodeon. Most recently has a guest role in the ABC drama Grey's AnatomyGrey's AnatomyGrey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
Athletics and Activities
- Football:
- While Emerald Ridge has never won a football championship, they've had two winning seasons at 6 wins 4 losses in the '04-'05 & '05-'06 season. The Jaguars won arguably their biggest game ever when they defeated their cross town rivals, Governor John R. Rogers High School(a.k.a. the Rams), on September 14, 2007 by a score of 20-19. On the Rams final drive with sixteen seconds to play, the Rams scored a touchdown. In an effort to avoid a tie, they attempted a two point conversion the following play; they ran a sweep play towards the sideline, and just short of the goal line their running back was stopped when he tried to cut back to the middle. On the following kickoff, the game expired making Emerald Ridge the victors. The Jaguars went on to win their game the following week, and achieving the school's longest winning streak of five games.
On October 8, 2010, the Jags defeated their crosstown rivals, the Puyallup Vikings, by a score of 20-17, earning their first victory since the 2008 season. The win snapped a 19-game losing streak for the team, and was the first time they had beaten the Vikings in the schools history.
- Boys Baseball
- 2009 2nd in SPSL South Division
- Girl Fastpitch
- 2009 SPSL Tournament Champions (Undefeated)
- Girls Bowling:
- 2010 4A State Champions (Undefeated)
- 2010 4A State Individual Champion - Shannon Dexter
- 2010 West Central District Champions
- 2010 SPSL Tournament Champions
- 2010 SPSL League Champions (Undefeated)
- 2009 4A State Champions (Undefeated)
- 2009 West Central District Champions
- 2009 SPSL Tournament Champions
- 2009 SPSL League Champions (Undefeated)
- 2008 SPSL Tournament Champions
- Girls Golf:
- 2005 SPSL Undefeated Champions
- 2004 SPSL Champions (9-1)
- Boys Golf:
- 2008 SPSL Champions (9-1)
- 2005 SPSL Undefeated Champions
- Volleyball:
- 3rd Place 2005 4A State
- League Champions 2005 SPSL South
- District Champions 2005 SPSL
- 4th Place 2004 4A State
- 4th Place 2003 4A State
- 6th Place 2002 4A State
- 5th Place 2001 4A State
- Girls Tennis:
- 2005 SPSL South Champions
- 4th Place 2004 4A State
- 2004 SPSL South Champions
- 2004 SPSL District Champions
- 5th Place 2003 4A State
- 6th Place 2002 4B State
- Wrestling:
- 2006 SPSL South Dual Meet Champions
- 2006 SPSL South Tournament Champions
- 2005 SPSL South Dual Meet Champions (Undefeated)
- 2005 Regional Champions
- 6th Place 2005 4A State
- Boys Cross Country
- 2008 Co-SPSL South Champions (7-1)
- 2008 State Championship 15th Place
- 2009 SPSL South Champions (5-0)
- Girls Cross Country
- 2009 SPSL South Champions (5-0)
- Speech and Debate (Forensics)
- The Emerald Ridge Speech and Debate Team is headed by Coach Julie Hillend-Jones. In recent years, the team has done remarkably well in both regional and state competitions (Washington Interscholastic Activities AssociationWashington Interscholastic Activities AssociationThe Washington Interscholastic Activities Association is the governing body of athletics and activities for secondary education schools in the state of Washington...
State Forensics Tournament), receiving many awards and recognition. It has also sent representatives for Student CongressStudent CongressCongressional Debate is a form of high school debate in the United States and Pakistan. The National Forensic League , National Catholic Forensic League , many national debate tournaments, State Forensic Associations, and the IEEE Pakistan Student Congress all offer Congressional Debate as an event...
to the national competition of the National Forensic LeagueNational Forensic LeagueThe National Forensic League is a non-partisan, non-profit educational honor society established to encourage and motivate American high school students to participate in and become proficient in the forensic arts: debate, public speaking and interpretation. NFL is the America's oldest and largest...
in both 2009 and 2010. In 2011, it will send a representative to Nationals for Dramatic InterpretationDramatic InterpretationDramatic Interpretation is an event in National Forensic League high school forensics competitions...
for the first time. The team competes at tournaments all over Western Washington and even competes at the Annual Tom FoleyTom FoleyThomas Stephen Foley was the 57th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1989 to 1995. He represented Washington's 5th congressional district for 30 years as a Democratic member from 1965 to 1995....
Tournament, hosted by University High School (Spokane).
- The Emerald Ridge Speech and Debate Team is headed by Coach Julie Hillend-Jones. In recent years, the team has done remarkably well in both regional and state competitions (Washington Interscholastic Activities Association
- Dance Team
- Achieved Excellent and Superior Ratings at the state level in the WIAA Dance/Drill Competitions every year except 2007