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Line 1: {{Use mdy dates\|date=January 2025}} ~~{{Cleanup-date\|June 2006}}~~ {{Infobox school \| name = Skyline High School \| image = Skyline High School 01.jpg \| image_size = \| caption = <small>Main entrance in April 2011</small> \| district = [[Issaquah School District\|Issaquah S.D.]] (#411) \| type = [[Public high school\|Public]], four-year \| campus = Suburban \| campus_size = {{convert\|50\|acre\|0}} \| enrollment = 2,193 (2023-2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web\|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=5303750&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=530375002567\|title=Skyline High School\|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics\|access-date=December 19, 2024}}</ref> \| teaching_staff = 95.38 (FTE)<ref name="NCES" /> \| ratio = 22.99<ref name="NCES" /> \| principal = Keith Hennig \| ___location = 1122 228th Ave SE \| city = [[Sammamish, Washington\|Sammamish]] \| state = [[Washington (state)\|Washington]] \| country = U.S. \| coordinates = {{coord\|47.600\|-122.032\|format=dms\|type:edu_region:US-WA \|display=inline,title}} \| motto = <!--''Prepare for Glory''--> \| established = 1997 \| grades = 9-12<br><small>''10-12 (2005-2010)''</small> \| faculty = 128 <ref name=ospisky>{{cite web\|url=http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/summary.aspx?schoolId=1460&OrgType=4&reportLevel=School&year=2011-12\|publisher=State of Washington, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction\|title=Washington State Report Card: Skyline HS\|date=2012\|access-date=October 4, 2012}}</ref><!--(on [[full-time equivalent\|FTE]] basis)<ref name=ISD/>--> \| athletics = [[Washington Interscholastic Activities Association\|WIAA]] Class [[Washington Interscholastic Activities Association#Classification\|4A]],<br>[[Washington Interscholastic Activities Association#SeaKing District Two\|SeaKing District Two]] \| athletics_conference = [[Washington Interscholastic Activities Association#Kingco 4A\|KingCo 4A]] \| nickname = \| mascot = [[Sparta]]n \| colors = Green & Silver  {{color box\|#007000}} {{color box\|silver}} \| rivals = \| feeder_schools = [[Beaver Lake Middle School]]<br>[[Pine Lake Middle School]] \| newspaper = \| yearbook = The Horizon \| information = 425-837-7700 \| free_label = Elevation \| free_text = {{convert\|550\|ft\|-1\|abbr=on}} [[Above mean sea level\|AMSL]] \| website = [http://skyline.isd411.org/ skyline.isd411.org] }} '''Skyline High School''' is a ~~public~~four-year ~~high~~[[State school ~~in the~~\|public]] [[~~Issaquah~~secondary ~~School District~~school]] ofin [[~~King County~~Sammamish, Washington~~\|King County~~]], ~~[[Washington]],~~a suburb east of [[~~United States\|USA~~Seattle]]. ItThe isthird ~~the district’s~~and newest [[high school]] in the [[Issaquah School District]], ~~having~~it opened in ~~1997.~~the ~~Its~~fall 50of ~~acres~~1997 and ~~straddle~~serves the ~~Sammamish~~district's ~~Plateau~~northern ~~and~~portion. ~~act~~The as[[school acolors]] ~~community~~are ~~center~~[[green]] ~~for~~and ~~the~~[[Silver ~~plateau region~~(color)\|silver]] and the ~~recently~~mascot ~~incorporated~~is ~~City~~a ~~of Sammamish~~[[Sparta]]n. ==Overview== Their biggest rival in sports in Bellevue High School at the 3A level. Eastlake High School is also considered their biggest rival in the 4A level because the two school are less than a mile away from each other. {{more citations needed section\|date=July 2023}} The {{convert\|50\|acre\|km2\|adj=on}} campus is at the northern boundary of the school district, and straddles the apex of the Sammamish Plateau in the city of Sammamish, at an approximate [[elevation]] of {{convert\|550\|ft\|m}} [[AMSL\|above sea level]]. For five academic years (2005–10), Skyline was a three-year senior high school (gr. 10–12). Its students came from the [[Pacific Cascade Middle School\|Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus]], a 9th-grade-only school which also included the freshman class for [[Issaquah High School]]. Prior to 2005, two middle schools directly fed Skyline: [[Beaver Lake Middle School\|Beaver Lake]] and [[Pine Lake Middle School\|Pine Lake]]. Pacific Cascade was reassigned as a middle school (grades 6–8) in the fall of 2010<ref>Issaquah School District E-News, Friday 12 Sep 2008</ref> and the two high schools (Skyline and Issaquah) regained their freshmen classes. ~~==Football==~~ The third season, 1999, was the break-out year for the Spartans as they played in many “come from behind” games and ended the season with a 7-2 record, tied for second place. The fourth season, 2000, of Skyline football was a perfect 13-0 season which included a double overtime win over Mercer Island and a state championship. This year also marked the first graduating class from Skyline and the first group of seniors to have played all four years in Varsity competition at the high school. To accommodate the return of the freshman class, Skyline underwent a renovation from 2007 to 2010 that added 24 classrooms and science labs, a black box theater and 3-D art room, and additional athletic facilities. In 2002, the team provided another thrilling season marked particularly by their performance in what will always be remembered as “the” game—the double overtime win against Bellevue. Skyline’s attempted field goal was left untouched and a Spartan lineman ran it into the end zone. The season ended in week eleven in the state quarterfinals--a 9-2 season and one game short of another match up with Bellevue. Skyline is one of three high schools on the Sammamish Plateau, all close in proximity along 228th Avenue. [[Eastlake High School (Sammamish, Washington)\|Eastlake High School]], in the [[Lake Washington School District]], opened in 1993 and is about a mile (1.6 km) north of Skyline. Between the two public high schools is [[Eastside Catholic School\|Eastside Catholic]], a private secondary school which relocated to Sammamish in 2008. The 2003 season was a building year after graduating many senior starters from the previous season and ended in a 7-3 season. In 2004, Skyline moved up to the 4A classification. The 2004 team fell one game short of the 4A State Championship but the 2005 team won their second undefeated season and state championship in just 9 short years. In 2006, Skyline reverted back to the 3A league. ==Academics== ~~==Co-Curricular activities==~~ Skyline has the reputation of being a competitive academic school, with an on-time graduation rate of 95.1%.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/summary.aspx?schoolId=1460&reportLevel=School&orgLinkId=1460&yrs=&year=2008-09\|title=2009 Washington State School Report\|publisher=Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Instruction\|access-date=2010-06-01}}</ref> Skyline offers the [[International Baccalaureate]] (IB) Diploma and Career-related Program to all juniors and seniors. Skyline offers a range of IB classes, which can be taken alongside standard classes. Skyline [[DECA (Organization)\|DECA]] is the largest student organization on campus with over 160 members. The chapter has achieved success in both community services and structured competitions. Having raised $30,000 for Make-A-Wish and other local charities is a hallmark of this group. On a competitive level, in both 2004 and 2005 the Spartans qualified more students to the state level than any other chapter in the sixty-year history of Washington DECA, which has over 10,000 members. In 2006, the chapter qualified forty-six to the DECA National competition, more than any other school in the United States. At Nationals, seven students Received Top 10 in the Nation Honors; three of them made 3rd Place. Skyline also is part of the [[Running Start]] program. Running Start is a program that allows 11th and 12th grade students to take college courses at Washington's 34 community and technical colleges. The added bonus is the cost savings, as students receive both high school and college credit for these classes, thus accelerating their progress through the education system. ~~The Skyline orchestra, Skyline Symphony, performed May 2005 at the prestigious [[Carnegie Hall]] in New York City and is planning to perform there again May 2007.~~ ==Athletics== Skyline's JSA chapter has also had some of the highest attendance at the major conventions and congresses. The Skyline Chapter has also won the chapter of the year award for the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 school years. There is also high invovlement in cabinet and the elected positions with Skyline students. The PNW (Pacific North West) has had a governor from Skyline for two years in a row, 2005-2006 and 2006 to 2007. ===Classification=== ~~Skyline High School also has one of the best Cross Country teams for both boys and girls.~~ Skyline competes in [[Washington Interscholastic Activities Association\|WIAA]] Class [[Washington Interscholastic Activities Association#Classification\|4A]], with the state's largest schools. SHS competed in 3A for its first seven years, then moved up to 4A for the 2004–05 and 2005–06 academic years. It dropped back to 3A for two years (2006–07 and 2007–08), then returned to 4A for 2008–09. Skyline is one of 9 schools in the [[Kingco Athletic Conference\|KingCo 4A]] conference, along with [[Issaquah High School\|Issaquah]], [[Newport High School (Bellevue, Washington)\|Newport]], [[Eastlake High School (Sammamish, Washington)\|Eastlake]], [[Redmond High School (Redmond, Washington)\|Redmond]], [[Bothell High School\|Bothell]], [[Inglemoor High School\|Inglemoor]], [[Mount Si High School\|Mt. Si]], [[North Creek High School\|North Creek]], and [[Woodinville High School\|Woodinville]]. KingCo 4A is the only 4A conference in the state's [[Washington Interscholastic Activities Association#SeaKing District Two\|SeaKing District Two]], which includes [[Seattle]] and east [[King County, Washington\|King County]]. ===State titles=== Skyline's [[High school football\|football]] program has seven state titles (<small>(3A)</small> 2000, <small>(4A)</small> 2005, <small>(3A)</small> 2007; <small>(4A)</small> 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012),<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.skylinegridiron.com/\|title=Skyline Gridiron Club\|publisher=Skyline Booster Club\|access-date=2010-06-01}}</ref> and many alumni have played [[Division I (NCAA)\|Division I]] [[college football]]. Skyline’s Women’s Cross Country team won the state championship in 2001. Skyline's dance team won a state title in the Dance category in 2019 and 1st overall in the pom category the following year. The girls' soccer team has seven 4A state titles (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2022, 2023), while the boys' soccer team has one 4A state title (2023). In 2022-2023, Skyline became the first school to win both the boys' and girls' 4A soccer state titles in the same school year. The cheer program has gone on to win 21 State Championships, a UCA National Championship (2017), and a Cheer World Championship silver medal (2013). The girls' swim and dive team won three consecutive 4A state titles (2009, 2010, 2011), beating the competition by over 50 points each time, as well as titles in 2015 and 2016.The boys swim and dive team won their first 4A state title in 2018.<ref name="ISD">{{cite web\|url=http://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/files/managed/416/2009SHS.pdf\|title=2009 Annual School Performance Report\|publisher=Issaquah School District\|access-date=2010-06-01}}</ref> In track and field, the girls' team won the 3A state title in 2007. In Ultimate Frisbee, the Spartans went 7-1 during the regular season and won the 2013 Spring B-Division championship. The team later went on to win the Spring Reign B-Division Championship, one of the largest youth Ultimate tournaments in the country.<ref name="DiscNW">{{cite web\|url=https://www.discnw.org/events/SpringReign/2015/\|title=Spring Reign 2015\|publisher=DiscNW\|access-date=2016-02-22}}</ref> ==Notable alumni== [[Max Browne]] - Former collegiate [[quarterback]] and [[sports analyst]] [[David Cheng]] - Chinese-American [[sports car racing]] driver [[Riley Griffiths]] - Actor and collegiate [[Lineman (gridiron football)\|defensive lineman]] [[Jake Heaps]] - Former [[National Football League\|NFL]] quarterback, current coach of [[Russell Wilson]] [[Adrian Sampson]] - Professional baseball and former [[Major League Baseball\|MLB]] player [[Matisse Thybulle]] - [[National Basketball Association\|NBA]] player (attended for two years, before transferring to [[Eastside Catholic School]]) [[Kasen Williams]] - Former [[XFL (2020)\|XFL]] and NFL [[wide receiver]] ==Controversies== ===Shooting Threats=== In September 2012, the high school received threats about someone threatening up to shoot their school online. The message included about how the person who sent the threat wanted to do the shooting at the school's common area with their father's [[submachine gun]]. The message talked about targeting specific groups like athletes and students who were rich. The message included details about what gun the poster would use and said they would only stop when the police killed them or when they ran out of bullets. This threat alerted the [[Seattle Police Department]], so the police went to check the school to make sure everyone in the school was safe. In response to this, Skyline High School closed down the school on Thursday, September 20. This alerted many students and police officers because they were concerned about gun violence, especially after another threat was made by the suspect a few months before at [[Meadowdale High School (Washington)\|Meadowdale High School]]. [[Eastside Catholic High School]], less than a mile from Skyline, closed the next day due to safety precautions. It turns out, the shooting didn't happen at the day of when the shooting was going to be set said in the online post. The authorities arrested the suspect a few weeks later in the their home in [[Edmonds]]. The suspect was an unidentified 16-year-old former student, according to a [[King County]] Sherrif's Office spokesperson. Detectives took away three computers and two cellphones. No weapons were found in the suspect's home.<ref>https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/former-student-arrested-in-skyline-shooting-threat/281-330702972</ref> ===2014 rape and subsequent victim harassment campaign=== In 2014, two members of the Skyline football team raped a 16-year-old girl. According to the lawsuit filed in October 2018 by the victim and her younger sister, the Issaquah School District refused to investigate the two players. The two individuals pleaded guilty in a juvenile court, and were forced to transfer out of Skyline. Many Skyline students responded by starting a targeted harassment campaign of the victim to force her to transfer so the football players could come back. This included cyber-bullying, personal confrontations, firebombing the victims house, and planting drugs on her. In one instance, former Skyline football coach Brad Burmester responded "Preach on Brother" to a tweet saying that the victim should be the one to transfer. After the victim's graduation the harassment was targeted towards her younger sister who continued to attend the school. In 2018, the sisters filed a lawsuit for bullying and retaliation against the Issaquah School District as well as Superintendent Ron Theile, Skyline High School Principal Donna Hood, and school officer Chris Burton. However, the school district denied all allegations.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Pacheco-Flores \|first1=Agueda \|title=Issaquah School District sued for allegedly failing to protect 2 students from bullying following sexual assault \|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/issaquah-school-district-sued-for-allegedly-failing-to-protect-2-students-from-bullying-following-sexual-assault-incident/ \|access-date=29 March 2023 \|date=26 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://mynorthwest.com/1160574/suing-issaquah-school-bullying-lawsuit/\|title=2 women suing Issaquah School District for bullying, retaliation\|access-date=26 October 2018\|publisher=Bonneville International}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://komonews.com/news/local/rape-victim-files-suit-against-issaquah-school-district-for-refusing-to-investigate-abuse\|title=Rape victim's suit against Issaquah School District claims they didn't investigate abuse\|access-date=26 October 2018\|publisher=Sinclair Broadcast Group}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/391633351/Issaquah-School-District-Complaint\|title=Issaquah School District Complaint {{!}} Negligence {{!}} Intentional Infliction Of Emotional Distress\|website=Scribd\|language=en\|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{official website\|http://connect.issaquah.wednet.edu/high/skyline/}} {{WIAA Sea-King District 2\|A\|4A}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1997]] [[Category:High schools in King County, Washington]] [[Category:International Baccalaureate schools in Washington (state)]] [[Category:Public high schools in Washington (state)]] [[Category:Schools in Sammamish, Washington]] [[Category:1997 establishments in Washington (state)]]

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