Browse past news stories for Washington High School in Tacoma, WA.

• Tacoma high school putting freshmen on road to success (KING5 Seattle)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 10:10:39 pm
  The transition from middle school to high school can be rocky for students. Studies show the high school dropout rate is directly related to how well students do in their freshman year.
• Big week at state for NCW preps (The Wenatchee World)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 06:14:33 pm
  The number of North Central Washington high school teams still playing is getting smaller and smaller every week. The Caribou Trail League dominates the remaining few, with eight soccer, volleyball and football teams still in the hunt for state championship glory.
• Death visits Tacoma Art Museum - celebrate (Tacoma News Tribune)
  posted on October 30, 2009 at 10:20:30 am
  It’s said that the spirits of the deceased return to loved ones who remember them on the Day of the Dead.
• Lacrosse: A sport on the rise (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 12:05:46 am
  Eighth-grade Harbor Fire lacrosse player Shane O’Conner competes against a South Kitsap player during the inaugural season.
• Enrollment is up at Washington's public universities (Seattle Times)
  posted on October 14, 2009 at 07:18:42 am
  Enrollment is up at Washington's public universities this fall, with most of the increase coming from students who decided to stay in school rather than seek their fortunes elsewhere in a down economy.
• University enrollment climbs - Wed, 14 Oct 2009 PST (The Spokesman-Review)
  posted on October 14, 2009 at 07:16:16 am
  SEATTLE – Enrollment is up at Washington’s public universities this fall, with most of the increase coming from students who decided to stay in school rather than seek their fortunes elsewhere in a down economy. The University of Washington in Seattle, Western Washington University and Evergreen State College are reporting only slight increases in their student count. Washington State University ...
• Washington colleges see admissions rise (The Register-Guard)
  posted on October 14, 2009 at 07:13:42 am
  SEATTLE — Enrollment is up at Washington’s public universities this fall, with most of the increase coming from students who decided to stay in school rather than seek their fortunes elsewhere in a down economy. The University of Washington in Seattle, Western Washington University and The Evergreen State College are …
• Stale Economy Keeps More in School (Q13 FOX Seattle)
  posted on October 14, 2009 at 04:09:21 am
  At least 4 universities in Washington report record enrollment Those choosing to stick with school and away from the gloomy job market are helping universities in Washington post record enrollment numbers.
• Fall enrollment up at Wash. public universities (Seattle Times)
  posted on October 13, 2009 at 11:19:12 pm
  Enrollment is up at Washington's public universities this fall, with most of the increase coming from students who decided to stay in school rather than seek their fortunes elsewhere in a down economy.
• ALABAMIANS IN THE MILITARY (Montgomery Advertiser)
  posted on October 4, 2009 at 09:10:07 am
  Army National Guard Pfc. Lynzy D. Bosworth has been mobilized and activated for deployment overseas to a forward operating base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• Class of '54 goes back in time (Fergus Falls Daily Journal)
  posted on September 28, 2009 at 05:29:20 pm
  The Class of 1954 had 157 students of which 28 are deceased. The one and only Rhodes Scholar ...
• SOUTH SOUND: Local students score chance for scholarship (Tacoma News Tribune)
  posted on September 21, 2009 at 07:23:41 am
  Several South Sound high school seniors are among the 16,000 across the nation to win semifinalist stature in the 55th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
• Lake Washington dance team opens strong (Kirkland Reporter)
  posted on September 16, 2009 at 12:33:00 am
  The Lake Washington High School dance team. Contributed photo The Lake Washington High School dance team is once again off to a great start.
• Neighbors (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)
  posted on August 19, 2009 at 08:23:07 am
  GRADUATION: James R. Adams has graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as "Operation Warrior Forge," at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.
• Reunions: Aug. 2, 2009 (The Shreveport Times)
  posted on August 2, 2009 at 11:18:18 am
  BETHUNE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1964 is looking for alumni for a 45-year reunion. Call Issac Tolliver Jr. at (318) 636-5546.
• SOUTH SOUND: Pierce County students learn about government (Tacoma News Tribune)
  posted on June 29, 2009 at 07:15:45 am
  Several high school girls from around Pierce County took part in the annual Evergreen Girls State seminar June 14-20 at Central Washington University, while several local boys participated in Boys State at the Ellensburg campus this past week.
• First-timer leads the pack (Tacoma News Tribune)
  posted on June 14, 2009 at 07:22:41 am
  Stephen Haas, a standout road racer flown in by New Balance, one of the Sound to Narrows sponsors, broke away early in the 12-kilometer race and cruised to the title in 37 minutes, 10 seconds at Vassault Park in north Tacoma. Curtis High track coach Ben Mangrum, pictured, finished in second place for the second straight year. PORT ORCHARD'S HOUK WINS WOMEN'S 12K WOMEN'S 5K WINNER GETS THE JOB ...
• All-Star Grads: ‘An inspiration to everybody’ (Tacoma News Tribune)
  posted on June 14, 2009 at 07:22:41 am
  Financial times are tough. Recessions not only pinch pocketbooks but also dampen dreams. Today’s young people know it as well as anyone.
• College program reaches out to eligible middle-schoolers (Seattle Times)
  posted on June 7, 2009 at 07:23:30 am
  The state's College Bound Scholarship program supports low-income middle-school students who pledge to graduate high school, maintain a 2.0 GPA and stay crime-free.
• Teens hear sobering facts on "grim reaper" day (Tacoma News Tribune)
  posted on May 30, 2009 at 07:27:03 am
  The grim reapers of drunken driving and bad decision-making could have filled a cemetery section Friday with some of the best and brightest at Clover Park High School.
• Let the post-season begin: Playoffs start Tuesday (Journal of the San Juans)
  posted on May 4, 2009 at 05:07:22 pm
  Playoffs begin Tuesday for Friday Harbor prep sports. The boys soccer team, which finished the regular season 1-2-8 with a 0-0 finish vs. Cavelero on Thursday, will travel to Lynden Christian on Tuesday for a District 1 playoff game. A loss would end their season; if they win, they advance Thursday to Meridian.
• Pirates power through a trio of games before a bye week (Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber)
  posted on April 7, 2009 at 07:09:47 pm
  The Vashon High School Pirate baseball team continued to hit the ball well as they won two and lost one last week to bring their Nisqually League record to 2-2 and their season record to 4-2.
• Pirates baseball team beats two other teams by huge margins (Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber)
  posted on March 31, 2009 at 08:40:32 pm
  The Vashon Pirates baseball team secured two Nisqually League wins by large margins last week to push their league and season record to 2-1. On Thursday, they hosted the Charles Wright Academy Tarriers of Tacoma.
• New incentive for college (Tacoma News Tribune)
  posted on March 30, 2009 at 07:11:56 am
  The State of Washington has an offer too good to refuse for 15-year-old Britney Rochte. If the n
• Little fish, big pond? (The Oregonian)
  posted on March 17, 2009 at 04:07:48 am
  Brent Wojahn/The OregonianPortland State University men's basketball coach Ken Bone and his daughter Chelsea during the NCAA tournament selection party. When Ken Bone was in college, he worked on a fishing boat in Alaska. The workdays were long. As the crew fished for halibut and salmon near the Aleutian Chain,...
• Area volunteer named Youth of the Year (Tacoma News Tribune)
  posted on March 4, 2009 at 08:10:06 am
  Sometimes, life’s ordinary and not-so-ordinary experiences coalesce into something magical, Ch
• ELITE EIGHT: SHS WRESTLERS SENDS OCTET TO STATE (Sequim Gazette)
  posted on February 18, 2009 at 12:05:18 am
  For all the hours on the mat, relentlessly practicing move after move, the day-long tournaments, the three-dozen matches during the season and the gauntlet of win-or-go-home postseason action: this is the payoff.
• ELITE EIGHT: SEQUIM SENDS OCTET TO STATE TOURNEY (Sequim Gazette)
  posted on February 17, 2009 at 11:50:25 pm
  For all the hours on the mat, relentlessly practicing move after move, the day-long tournaments, the three-dozen matches during the season and the gauntlet of win-or-go-home postseason action: this is the payoff.
• WOLVES SEND 16 WRESTLERS TO REGIONALS (Sequim Gazette)
  posted on February 17, 2009 at 10:35:27 pm
  One more big step. Sequim wrestlers advanced 15 boys and one girl from the 2008-2009 roster to the West Central District regionals this weekend after a strong showing at the Olympic League district sub-regional tournaments.
• ‘BATTLE’-TESTED WOLVES WRESTLERS WIN AXE TOURNEY (Sequim Gazette)
  posted on February 17, 2009 at 09:50:14 pm
  Worst to first. Sequim’s wrestlers couldn’t have looked less like a state tourney-quality team than at last season’s Battle for the Axe, dropping matches to Forks, Port Angeles and to a group of junior varsity grapplers.