Todd Beamer High School - Federal Way, Washington/WA

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Todd Beamer High School

35999 16th Av S, Federal Way, WA, 98003 -

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Definition of Terms

Todd Beamer High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

King County, WA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1810 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

79 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 475 students

Grade 10 - 466 students

Grade 11 - 450 students

Grade 12 - 419 students

This School

(WA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:23

1:21

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(WA) School Average

% American Indian	1%	6%
% Asian	22%	6%
% Hispanic	8%	12%
% Black	14%	5%
% White	55%	69%

Additional Student Information

This School

(WA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

20%

22%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(WA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Federal Way 210 School District

This School's Agency

(WA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	49	5
Number of Students Managed	22,987 students	1,985 students
District Total Revenue	$175,693,000	$16,541,000
District Expenditure	$190,601,000	$16,470,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,643	$8,333
District Expenditure / Student	$8,292	$8,297
District Graduation Rates	75%	88%

Softball. Herd Softball Signs Six NLI (Marshall University Thundering Herd)
posted on November 29, 2009 at 07:07:39 am
Marshall University softball head coach Shonda Stanton announced the National Letter of Intent signing of six athletes on Saturday afternoon.
2009 Mirror's All-City Girls Soccer Team (Federal Way Mirror)
posted on November 25, 2009 at 05:25:20 pm
Dahl led the Raiders in scoring this season with six goals, including a hat trick during a 6-1 win over Kent-Meridian on Sept. 24. Dahl also had two goals during a 3-2 loss to league champion Tahoma on Sept. 15. She was a first-team, All-South Puget Sound League North Division selection by the league’s coaches.
Girls soccer: Skyline ends Beamer’s season, 1-0, in state quarterfinals (Federal Way Mirror)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 05:27:06 pm
The Todd Beamer High School girls soccer team snared a pair of penalty-kick shootout victories in their previous two loser-out playoff games. They wouldn’t get to the penalty kicks Saturday afternoon.
Federal Way’s Ogle family wins a pair of BMX Disney Cup titles | Sports briefs (Federal Way Mirror)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 01:11:41 pm
Lain and Kelsey Van Ogle proved again why they are two of the best BMX riders in the nation. The Federal Way residents recently won the ABA 2009 Disney Cup championships for their age classes.
Superintendent search begins Nov. 4; input sought from Federal Way residents (Federal Way Mirror)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 01:18:29 am
Nov. 4 marks the first of four nights that Federal Way residents can weigh in on the search for a new school superintendent. Current Superintendent Tom Murphy announced last month that he would be retiring at the end of the school year.

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Todd Beamer Campus is a four year secondary school located in Federal Way, Washington within the Federal Way School District. The school opened in September 2003 and is named after Todd Morgan Beamer, a passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Todd Beamer Campus received a $675,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for staff development during the school's first three years.
Academics
The school has a three separate academies. Each academy has its own choice of teachers and electives. The three academies include the Puget Sound Business and Industry Academy; the Math, Science, Health and Fitness Academy; and The School of Global Leadership & Economics (formerly Humanities & Arts).
In 2009, it was decided that due to budget and teacher cuts along with lack of elective interest, The Northwest College Preparatory Academy would be merged with the other three academies. The NWCP Academy would further be dissolved.
Fight Song
To the tune of University of Michigan's "The Victors"
Hail to the fearless Titans
Hail to triumphant heroes
Hail, Hail to Beamer High School
Fight with all your might (fight, fight, fight)
Hail to the fearless Titans
Hail to triumphant heroes
Hail, Hail to Beamer High School
Bring us to victory!
Federal Way Department of Public Safety
Todd Beamer High School opens its facilities to the Federal Way Police Department for the annual Law Enforcement Exploring competition hosted by FWDPS. The competition is hosted outside of school hours and utilizes multiple classrooms, the gymnasium and the football field and track.
Gun Scare
TBHS made national news as a student brought three guns to school on April 19, 2007, just three days after The Virginia Tech Massacre. The school was put into a lockdown for an hour.
PETA Incident
After a TBHS student followed up a campaign promise by swallowing a live goldfish, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) approached the school. PETA felt that "people who harm small animals, often go on to harm larger animals or even people." The incident made statewide news, and eventually onto national news. Radio talk shows such as Howard Stern and many others everywhere discussed the issue as to how "blown-out-of-proportion it was." Many had claimed that it was "just as unethical as eating sushi, or fishing".
Bathroom Fires
In December 2008, TBHS was subjected to 3 consecutive days of repeated arson in several of the school's bathrooms. It began on Monday, December 8th, where a purposeful fire was created in a bathroom's trash can. This occurred the next day; December 9th, and the day after; December 10th. All students were safely evacuated each day and none were injured. Principal Liz Drake made announcements throughout the week over the intercom to keep students calm. The school received some minor repairable damages from the incident. The students responsible for the fires were caught and dealt with by the police. This event led to the installment of security cameras in Beamer's hallways.
External links
Todd Beamer High School
Loaded Weapons Incident

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