Evergreen High School (Vancouver, Washington)
Evergreen High School
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14300 NE 18th Street , United States | |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | "It’s A Great Day To Be A ------, Be the E," |
| Established | 1945 |
| School district | Evergreen Public School District |
| Principal | Daniel Orrantia |
| Teaching staff | 81.50 (FTE)[1] |
| Number of students | 1,597 (2019-20)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.60[1] |
| Color(s) | Green Gold |
| Mascot | TBD, undergoing changes |
| Website | http://www.evergreenps.org/High-Schools/Evergreen |
Evergreen High School is a public high school that is located in Vancouver, Washington. It was founded shortly after the district was formed in 1945, and Evergreen High school was the first high school in the Evergreen Public Schools school district.
Facilities[]
Evergreen High School is located on a large of land that it shares with Cascade Middle School, Legacy High School (an alternative education facility), Burton Elementary School, McKenzie Stadium, and the school district warehouse and bus barn. Evergreen was originally built in Sydney, Nova Scotia When the current building was constructed in the 1970s on the east side of the parcel, Cascade Junior High (now Middle School) was opened in the original building. The aging, original building was demolished in the summer of 2004 after the completion of Cascade's new abutting campus to the north. The original site is now a multi-use sports field.
Evergreen Marching Band[]
Evergreen boasts an award-winning marching band. Previously directed by Steve Kuske who had long taught at the school and greatly helped with the success of the marching band. The band is now directed by Frankie MacDonald and Craig Gustafson. Previously the marching band was invited to play at a make-a-wish parade for Barack Obama[2] With a long tradition of excellent marching bands, Evergreen High School has won more than 250 trophies and awards over the past decade, for both field and parade marching. Some of the most noteworthy performances include the Portland Rose Parade, the premiere parade in the Northwest. source More information about the Evergreen Marching Band and color guard at their website EHSboosters.org. They won 2nd place at the 2015 NWAPA Championships. Evergreen's Marching Band Program was cut before the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year.
Evergreen Choir[]
Evergreen High School choir is currently directed by Ms. Margret Green. Their advanced choirs; Chamber choir, Advanced Women's choir, and Concert choir all went to Anaheim, California. All of them won third place in their categories.
World Languages[]
Evergreen offers ASL, French and Spanish Classes. The language teachers were applied for, and received a literacy grant from the district focusing on proficiency grading and literature analysis.
Athletics[]
Evergreen competes in, 3A (WIAA). They are a member of the Greater St. Helens 3A league.
In 2004, EHS football team became the first 4A team from the Southwest Washington District IV to make a state championship game. After falling behind early 14-0 to Skyline Spartans, the Plainsmen won 28-14 [1]. Running back Taylor Rank stood out for the Plainsmen, carrying the ball 28 times for 211 yards and three touchdowns. Rank played football at the University of South Carolina until graduation in 2009.[3]
2009 graduate was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the third round of the 2009 MLB Draft.[4]
State championships[]
- Boys Basketball: 1995
- Boys Wrestling: 1997
- Football: 2004
Jared Fullmer was a star basketball player for evergreen in 2006-2008
State runners-up[]
- Boys Soccer: 1999[5]
- Girls Bowling: 2016
Notable alumni[]
- Shalon Baker a former Canadian Football League and Arena Football League player
- Brandon Cantu, two-time Blockbuster LLC videogame championship winner
- Robert Franks, current NBA player (Charlotte Hornets)
- Randy Myers, former Baseball player (New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, and other teams)
- Greg Peach, current Canadian Football League player of the
- Treva Throneberry, a con artist who masqueraded as a high school student under the name Brianna Stewart
- , a four-time All-American softball player at Linfield College. Doucette holds two Division III records, for career home runs and career RBIs.
- Frankie MacDonald, a Notable Meteorologist
- George Wellington, a professional ARAM player.
Teacher-Student Sexual Relationships[]
On June 22, 2018, former vice principal Sadie Pritchard was arrested and accused of having sexual relations with an underage student.[6]
Other cases including a female Drama and English teacher being sentenced to five years in prison for having sex with a 15-year-old,[7]
A freshman science teacher allegedly trying to take upskirt pictures of a 8-month-old, have also occurred.[8]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Evergreen High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "Donations for Evergreen High School's marching band trip to the Obama inauguration". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ "Taylor rank player profile". Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ "MLB 2009 Draft: OSU Recruit Kyrell Hudson goes in third round". The Oregonian. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ Washington Interscholastic Athletics Association. Tournament History: Championship Information.
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External links[]
Coordinates: 45°38′12″N 122°31′32″W / 45.63667°N 122.52556°W
- High schools in Vancouver, Washington
- Public high schools in Washington (state)