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Lake Stevens High School

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Lake Stevens High School is a high school located in Lake Stevens, Washington, United States, in the Lake Stevens School District.[2] LSHS currently educates grades 10–12.

Lake Stevens High School
Address
Map
2908 113th Avenue NE

Lake Stevens
,
Washington
98258

United States
Information
TypePublic Secondary School
Motto"Home of the Vikings"
Established1909[citation needed]
School districtLake Stevens School District
PrincipalLeslie Ivelia
Faculty83.01 (FTE)[1]
Grades10–12
Enrollment1,930 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio23.25[1]
Color(s)Purple, gold   
Athletics conferenceWesco 4A
MascotViking
Team nameVikings
RivalMonroe High School
Websitewww.lkstevens.wednet.edu/Domain/765

History edit

LSHS first opened in the early 20th century where North Lake Middle School is currently located. LSHS has since moved to its current location on 113th Avenue, and the current school was remodeled in the 1990s and again in the summer of 2007, and is currently undergoing a modernization 2018–2021. In the summer of 2010, the football stadium was torn down and remodeled to accommodate more people.

Pink Palace edit

From 1929 to 1979, Lake Stevens High School was located on the grounds where North Lake Middle School currently stands. Painted with surplus paint with a pinkish hue sometime between 1958 -1959, the school was eventually nicknamed the Pink Palace. After the 1978–1979 school year, the building was demolished, and students began at the current LSHS location in the fall of 1979.

School activities edit

Several school programs use names that reference the region's Scandinavian heritage, which is also reflected in the "Vikings" mascot. The annual yearbook is known as The Rune, while the student newspaper is The Valhalla.

Lake Stevens High School has four bands which all play at both the fall and spring concerts and at a large number of festivals and ensembles. These bands are the two jazz bands, the wind ensemble, and the concert band. All the bands come together to make the Viking Pep Band,[3] which plays at all home football and basketball games and participates in school assemblies. The bands have won many awards from festivals such as MPMEA, Pasco, and BDX.

Sports, athletics and clubs edit

LSHS is a member of the 4A WESCO North division of Washington State.

Wrestling edit

The boys' varsity wrestling team has won 11 state titles: 1990, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016. The team went 18 years without losing a WESCO league match, last losing to Lynnwood High School during the 1993 season. In the 2007–2008 season, the streak ended with a loss to Snohomish High School by a margin of 18–31. However, the team went on to win the state championship that same year. MTV featured the Lake Stevens High School wrestling team in an episode of True Life in 2012, the episode entitled, "On The Mat".

Girls' basketball edit

Girls' basketball team played in the 2008 state tournament.

Football edit

The Lake Stevens High School football team is the 10-peat champions of the Wesco 4A Conference as of 2022. Lake Stevens won their first state championship in football in 2022 defeating Kennedy Catholic 24-22. Lake Stevens repeated as state champions in 2023, defeating Graham-Kapowsin 31-6.

Boys' soccer edit

The boys' soccer team has been nationally ranked by the Adidas National Soccer Association of America.[citation needed] In the 2006 season, their peak ranking was #9 in the national poll and #2 in their region, they finished fourth in state that year. In 2010, the boys' soccer team completed its most successful season to date, winning Wesco North and All Wesco district titles and eventually making it into the state finals. In the same year, the boys' soccer team was also ranked #21 out of 50 on ESPN's FAB 50, which ranks the top 50 teams in the nation.

Track and field edit

The track and field team were the 2022 4A State Champions.

Performing arts edit

Theatre edit

Lake Stevens High School offers an Introduction to Theatre and an Advanced Theatre course.

Choir edit

Lake Stevens High School offers Concert Choir, Jazz Choir, and Treble Choir.

Notable alumni edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Lake Stevens Sr High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Lake Stevens Sr High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  3. ^ "LSHS Bands / Overview". www.lkstevens.wednet.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  4. ^ Crasnick, Jerry (July 17, 2008). "A brother's burden: Baseball in a time of tribulation". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  5. ^ Polkkinen, Levi (April 24, 2013). "Legendary Washington basketball coach Marv Harshman dead at 95". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  6. ^ Myhre, Rich (August 2, 2011). "Local skateboarder makes it big". Everett Herald. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  7. ^ O'Neill, Lucas (April 26, 2012). "Wrestling doc depicts trials, triumphs". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  8. ^ Myhre, Rich (September 25, 2012). "Pride of Lake Stevens joins Sports Hall of Fame". Everett Herald. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  9. ^ "Lake Stevens grad called up to the majors". Everett Herald. June 5, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  10. ^ Milles, Todd; Live, Scorebook (2020-04-25). "Finally! Lake Stevens High School QB Jacob Eason goes to Indianapolis Colts in 4th round of 2020 NFL Draft". Scorebook Live Washington. Retrieved 2020-04-26.

External links edit

  • Lake Stevens High School Website
  • HeraldNet Prep Sports
  • Lake Stevens School District #4
  • Woodinville Band
  • The Valhalla
  • Lake Stevens High School Twitter page
  • Lake Stevens High School Athletics Twitter page
  • Lake Stevens High School Football Twitter page
  • Lake Stevens High School Sophomore class Twitter page
  • Lake Stevens High School Esports Twitter page
  • Lake Stevens High School Counseling Center Twitter page
  • Lake Stevens High School Track and Field Twitter page
  • Lake Stevens High School Drama club Twitter page
  • Lake Stevens High School Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Student Section Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Senior class Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Asian Student Union club Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School DECA Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School LINK club Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Best Buddies Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Boys' Soccer Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Esports Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Girls' Wrestling Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Interact club Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Dance club Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Drama club Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Baseball Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Boys' Wrestling Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Cross Country Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Volleyball Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Boys' Tennis Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Sophomore class Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Junior class Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School "The Cove" Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School National Honor Society club Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Football Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School FCCLA club Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Cheer club Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Band Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Counseling Center Instagram page
  • Lake Stevens High School Athletics YouTube page #1
  • Lake Stevens High School Athletics YouTube page #2
  • Lake Stevens High School Athletics YouTube page #3
  • Lake Stevens High School Esports YouTube page
  • Lake Stevens High School Esports Twitch page
  • Lake Stevens High School TikTok page

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