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Type
  
Public

Dean
  
Katie Ruthford

Faculty
  
59.3 (2006)

Phone
  
+1 360-676-6471

Motto
  
Here Comes the Storm!

Established
  
1998

Principal
  
Dr. James Everett

Grades
  
9-12

Mascot
  
Thor

Squalicum High School

Address
  
3773 E McLeod Rd, Bellingham, WA 98226, USA

District
  
Bellingham School District

Similar
  
Bellingham High School, Sehome High School, Bellingham Herald, Larrabee Elementary School, Ferndale High School

Squalicum high school homecoming skit 2016


Squalicum High School is a public school in Bellingham, Washington, United States, and is part of the Bellingham School District. The school serves the northeast population of Bellingham, including the area surrounding Lake Whatcom. Squalicum takes students from Shuksan Middle School and Whatcom Middle School.

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History

Squalicum opened in September, 1998 as part of a project titled "High Schools of the Future." The school was designed with three administrative "houses" - Mountain, Bay and Sky - which have views of Mount Baker, Bellingham Bay and open scenery, respectively. Built on a wetland, the building had to deal with a number of environmental concerns.

Squalicum absorbed the students of Bellingham High School for two years while the latter was being remodeled.

Squalicum High School's mission statement is to promote the intellectual, physical, social and emotional development of its students which, in turn, will allow them to be successful in a diverse and changing world.

Athletics

The most notable of the eighteen varsity sports teams at Squalicum is the girls' cross country team, who won state championships in 2003, 2004 and 2006, and finished in the top three in state every year from 2002-2008. The boys' basketball team finished third in state in 2008. Also in 2008, the boys' and girls' cross country teams each finished third in state. In 2009, the boys' varsity basketball team took first place overall in the 2A section and repeated as state champions again in 2010. Squalicum Storm boys' soccer, led by senior forward Christian Chala, won the state championship for 2A boys' soccer in Washington state.

Activities

Squalicum boasts over 25 different clubs in various areas.

Academic

AVID, Bridge Building, Culinary, Debate, Drama, FBLA, Honor Society, Prevention, Rotary Interact

Performing arts

Band, Choir, Orchestra, Drama

Service

Rotary Interact, Key, Mentors

Social

360 Breakers, Cheerleading, Chamber Orchestra, Guitar, Hiking, Mariachi, Mecha, United Diversity, Zodiac

Notable alumni

  • Jobe M. Ashby, Washington State University, 2012 (WPC) World Powerlifting Champion
  • Bronwyn Crossman University of Oregon intercollegiate distance runner and 2011 Seattle Marathon Champion (half marathon, women's division)
  • References

    Squalicum High School Wikipedia