White River High School (Washington)

For the high school in South Dakota, see White River High School.
White River High School
Location
Buckley, Washington
United States
Information
Type Public secondary
Established 1908
School district White River School District
Principal Lainey Mathews
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,270 (2006)
Color(s) Maroon & Gold
Mascot Hornets
Website http://wrhs.whiteriver.wednet.edu/

White River High School is located on an 84-acre (34 ha) site just outside Buckley, Washington, USA. Before 1949, it was known as "Buckley High School" but with a merger with "Enumclaw High School" in neighboring Enumclaw, the school became known as White River. In 1952, the voters (especially the Chamber of Commerce) of the City of Enumclaw voted to form their own district.

Facilities

In September 2003, White River moved into a new 240,000-square-foot (22,000 m2) facility.[1] The facility was designed by INTEGRUS Architecture and landscape architects Cascade Design Collaborative, Inc. The design focuses on separating the school into five career path sections—arts and communications, health and human services, business and marketing, science and natural resources, and engineering and technology—for upper classmen and three core class sections for underclassmen. The lunch area is at the center of the school, surrounded by the offices, library, credit union (now defunct) and counseling. center.[2] [3]

Awards

Activities

Clubs at the school are: [6]

Athletics

In 2006, White River joined the newly formed 3A South Puget Sound League. Recent team successes in the State Championship include:


White River's historical athletic rival are the Enumclaw Hornets, from the neighboring town of Enumclaw. The rivalry is unique in the league as both schools are "Hornets" and both school colors are Maroon and Gold, stemming from the time the two districts were one.

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Coordinates: 47°08′44″N 122°04′24″W / 47.14556°N 122.07333°W / 47.14556; -122.07333

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