Eastside Catholic School

Eastside Catholic School
Address
232 228th Avenue SE
Sammamish, Washington
U.S.
Coordinates 47°36′25″N 122°01′33″W / 47.60694°N 122.02583°W / 47.60694; -122.02583 (Eastside Catholic School)Coordinates: 47°36′25″N 122°01′33″W / 47.60694°N 122.02583°W / 47.60694; -122.02583 (Eastside Catholic School)
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
secondary school
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1980[1]
CEEB Code 480067[2]
President John T. Kennedy [3]
Principal Dr. Justyna King (High School) and Christopher Sharp (Middle School) [3]
Chaplain Father William "Bill" Heric[3]
Faculty 120[4]
Grades 612[4]
Enrollment 2015-2016
Average class size 20[4]
Student to teacher ratio 13:1[4]
Campus size 50 acres (20 ha) [4]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s) Orange, Navy Blue         
Fight song Catch the Spirit
of Eastside Catholic
(Mighty Oregon) [5]
Athletics WIAA
Athletics conference Metro 3A
Sports Football, Volleyball, Baseball, Track and Field, Cross Country, Fastpitch, Basketball, Lacrosse, Swimming, Wrestling, Special Olympics Bowling and Tennis.[6]
Mascot Crusader[6]
Nickname "EC"
"Eastside Catholic"
Accreditation Northwest Association of Independent Schools,[1]
Northwest Accreditation Commission,[1]
Newspaper The Insider
Tuition $21,195 [7]
Alumni more than 3,500[4]
Dean of Students Jeff "Roady" Rodenburg, Amber Johnson[3]
Admissions Lori Maughan[3]
Director of Options Program Leslie Oja[3]
Athletic Director Jeremy Thielbar[3]
Website eastsidecatholic.org

Eastside Catholic School is a private Catholic secondary school located in Sammamish, Washington, a suburb east of Seattle within the Archdiocese of Seattle. It has a faith-based educational program for students in grades 6 through 12.

Description

Eastside Catholic also offers an integrated special education program for high school students called the Options Program. Founded by parents in 1980, the school is governed by an elected board of trustees. It is accredited by the state of Washington, the Northwest Association of Independent Schools and the Northwest Association of Schools. It is also a member of the National Catholic Education Association. The school has approximately 925 students in grades 6–12 and employs 120 faculty members and four counselors.[4] The Eastside Catholic athletics mascot is the Crusader and the school colors are orange and navy blue.

History

Eastside Catholic campus in spring

The idea for Eastside Catholic originated in 1974 and the new school opened its doors in 1980 in downtown Bellevue.

For the first nine years, the campus was south of the Bellevue Square mall, at the former Bellevue Junior High School (old Bellevue High), now the Downtown Park.[8]

The next campus was also rented from the Bellevue School District at the former Ringdall Junior High (1970–87) at 11650 SE 60th Street in Newport Hills. Eastside Catholic was located at that campus for nineteen years, from 1989 to June 2008.

In August 2008 Eastside Catholic opened a new $42 million campus in the city of Sammamish. The school also included an expansion to include grades 6–8.[1]

The school made headlines when the resignation of vice-principal Mark Zmuda was announced in December 2013.[9] Media reports said he was asked to resign because of his same-sex marriage in July 2013. Over 400 students conducted a sit-in protest in his support with teachers giving their consent as well.[10] The school stated in a letter to parents that "Mark's same-sex marriage over the summer violated his employment contract with the school" and that they had been "directed to comply with the teachings of the church".[11] In response to the student's protest, the school administration stated that students would be sent home for any additional campus protests[12] This failed to quell the controversy, and on January 22, 2014, the president of the school resigned.[13] The school board of trustees accepted her resignation, saying that "For Sister Mary it was a difficult but necessary decision so that a new leader can be brought in to ensure the entire Eastside Catholic community is on a positive path forward."[13]

Sporting Championships

Eastside Catholic has won four state titles:

Fight song

Catch the Spirit Eastside Catholic,
The Crusaders won't be beat,
Our opponents learn the lesson
As we push them to defeat.

Give 'em all we've got and then some!
They'll remember Eastside's name.
As we're marching on to victory,
As Crusaders win this game![5]

Notable alumni

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 4 "School History". Eastside Catholic High School. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  2. "High School Code Lookup". Vanderbilt University. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Eastside Catholic Faculty and Staff". Eastside Catholic School. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "School Quick Facts". Eastside Catholic School. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "School Fight Song". Eastside Catholic School. Retrieved October 1, 2008.
  6. 1 2 "Eastside Catholic Athletics". Eastside Catholic School. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
  7. "EC Tuition/Financial Aid/Scholarships". Eastside Catholic School. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  8. Eastside Heritage Center - Bellevue Schools Timeline - accessed September 19, 2013
  9. "Mark Zmuda Personnel Action Letter" (PDF). Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  10. "Gay vice principal dismissed by Catholic school, 400 students walk out". KIRO TV. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  11. Turnbull, Lornet (December 19, 2013). "Eastside Catholic students rally around ousted vice principal". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  12. Langeler, John (January 6, 2013). "Eastside Catholic back to school; will discipline protesting students". King5.com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  13. 1 2 "Catholic School President Resigns after Gay Vice Principal's Ouster", CBS News, January 22, 2014.
  14. http://seattletimes.com/html/highschoolsports/2025177164_prepfootballbellevue06xml.html
  15. http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/3a-football-eastside-catholic-roars-back-to-beat-bellevue-in-overtime/
  16. "Matt Boyd Biography". osubeavers.com. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  17. Brendan Fraser at the Internet Movie Database
  18. "Player Bio: Nick Hundley". University of Arizona. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  19. "Eastside Catholic Spring Sports". Seattle Times. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  20. "Nick Hundley, San Diego Padres, MLB". CBS. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  21. 1 2 "Alumni News". Eastside Catholic High School. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  22. "Suzanne Patmore-Gibbs". ABC. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  23. "Change only constant for Baylor baseball’s Towey". WacoTrib.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  24. "About Us". Northwest Distillery. Retrieved December 10, 2009.

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