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Sehome High School

2700 Bill Mcdonald Pkwy, Bellingham, WA, 98225-5995 -

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Definition of Terms

Sehome High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Whatcom County, WA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1099 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

52 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 325 students

Grade 10 - 274 students

Grade 11 - 258 students

Grade 12 - 242 students

This School

(WA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:21

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(WA) School Average

% American Indian	2%	6%
% Asian	6%	6%
% Hispanic	5%	12%
% Black	2%	5%
% White	84%	69%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(WA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

15%

22%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(WA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Bellingham 501 School District

This School's Agency

(WA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	23	5
Number of Students Managed	10,708 students	1,985 students
District Total Revenue	$88,746,000	$16,541,000
District Expenditure	$86,990,000	$16,470,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,288	$8,333
District Expenditure / Student	$8,124	$8,297
District Graduation Rates	80%	88%

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Sehome High School is a public school in Bellingham, Washington, located approximately 90 miles north of Seattle and 52 miles south of Vancouver, B.C.. The school serves students mainly from the western and southwestern sections of the City of Bellingham and is a part of the Bellingham School District.
History
Sehome High School took its name from the early Town of Sehome (now part of Bellingham), which in turn was named for Chief Sehome of the Samish tribe. The school opened in 1966 on a site of over 40 acres of land and at a total cost of $3,835,152, with its first graduating class matriculating in 1968. Between 1985 and 1993 the school installed a video network, satellite dish, and over 250 personal computers for student use. In 1996 the school had approximately 1,700 students. In 2008 Sehome had an enrollment of approximately 1,100 students in grades 9-12.
Academics
Sehome High is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and is a member of the Pacific Northwest Association for College Admission Counseling (PNACAC). The school requires its students complete a High School and Beyond Plan, a Culminating Project, and requires students meet the published standards on the English and Writing sections of the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL). Sehome High offers Advanced Placement (AP) and honors courses, with about 226 students sitting for 366 exams in the 2007-2008 school year. The school also offers Running Start and Tech Prep programs. Sehome's 213 graduating students in 2008 averaged SAT scores of 590 Verbal, 570 Math, and 550 Writing; ACT scores averaged 24.8 English, 25.3 Math, 26.2 Reading, 23.5 Science, with a Composite score of 25.1, and with 2 National Merit Finalists and 2 National Merit Semi-finalists.
Activities
Sehome offers students a variety of activities and clubs, including Anime Club, Bridge Building, Cheerleaders, Chess Club, Coffee House, Debate, Drama, Earth Service Corps, Flava Multicultural Club, Honor Society, Key Club, Knowledge Bowl, Mock Trial, Ocean Science Club, Robotics, Students for Global Awareness and Outreach, and Zodiac (an interdisciplinary sailing activity in the San Juan Islands.)
Sehome High School is in the Northwest Athletic Conference League, and the school mascot is the Sehome Mariner. The schools's sports program is governed by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), the WESCO League, and the district's Athletic Code and Standards. In sports, Sehome offers its students crosscountry, football, soccer, swimming, tennis, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, wrestling, baseball, fastpitch, golf, and track & field.
Notable alumni
Chelsea Cain, NYT Bestselling Author
Glenn Beck, talk-radio and television host
Hilary Swank, film actress
Idiot Pilot, band
The Posies, band
Billy 'Keaton' Burke, film actor
Ashley Adems, NY Times Editor
Lauren Niven, film actress
John Christopher Kowsky, host of NBC television's "PM Magazine"
External resources
Sehome High School Home Page
District calendars
Local sports coverage

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