- Newport High School (Bellevue, Washington)
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Newport High School 
Address 4333 Factoria Boulevard
Bellevue, Washington, 98006
United StatesCoordinates 47°34′05″N 122°10′19″W / 47.56806°N 122.17194°WCoordinates: 47°34′05″N 122°10′19″W / 47.56806°N 122.17194°W Information Established 1964 Status Open School district Bellevue School District Principal Heidi Fedore Vice principal Dan Irvine Vice principal Dusty Steere Athletic Director Gill James Faculty 100 Grades 9-12 Enrollment 1,712 (June 2011) Campus Suburban Campus size 12.71 acres (51,436 m²) Color(s) Scarlet and Gold Athletics 24 varsity teams Athletics conference Sea-King: District 2 4A Nickname Knights Newspaper KnghtLife Yearbook The Accolade Budget $228,760 Communities served Newport Hills, Newcastle, Factoria, Eastgate Feeder schools Tyee Middle School, Tillicum Middle School Website Official Website Newport High School (NHS) is a public secondary school in Bellevue, Washington. It serves students in grades 9–12 in the southern part of the Bellevue School District, including the neighborhoods of Eastgate, Factoria, Newport Hills, Newport Shores, Somerset, The Summit, and Sunset. As of the 2010–2011 school year, the principal is Heidi Fedore and the assistant principals are Dusty Steere and Dan Irvine. The mascot is the Knight, and the school colors are crimson and gold.[1]
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History
Newport High School was built in the 1963 and opened in the fall of 1964 to accommodate Bellevue's growing population.[2] Prior to construction, students in the Eastgate, Somerset and Newport Hills neighborhoods went to Sammamish High School and Bellevue High School. The first graduating class was of 1966.[citation needed]
From 2005 to 2008, the school went through a major construction project. A new three story building replaced the original classrooms, library, and offices. The original buildings remained in use during construction of the new building. The project included extensive remodeling of the gyms and locker rooms. In early 2007, students and teachers moved into the new building. The old buildings were demolished to replace a baseball field and a softball field displaced by the new building.[3] The project cost $54 million.[3]
Demographics
In the 2009–2010 school year, the total student enrollment was 1,640. The racial demographics are 2% African American, 36% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 9% Multiracial, and 50% White. 25% of students speak a first language other than English. 11% qualify for free or reduced lunches.[4]
Achievements
Due to its extensive Advanced Placement course offering, Newport High School has consistently been ranked in the Top 50 List of Best High Schools by Newsweek Magazine as measured by the number of AP tests taken divided by the number of seniors in the school, ranking 37th as of 2006, 31st as of 2008, and most recently 34th in 2009.[5] Newport was also selected as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 2003 by the U.S. Department of Education.[6] In 2005 Newport High School's World History program was recognized as exemplary in the College Board's Report To The Nation based on its top-ranking pass rate on the national AP World History exam.[7]
Technology
During the 2004–2005 school year, the Bellevue School District made a push to buy Smart Boards for all classrooms, accompanied by Dell projectors which are mounted into the ceiling.[8]
Some of the technology related courses include the NHS Cisco academy, including CCNP classes, and Advanced Placement Computer Science.[1]
Students
Newport High School hosts a variety of clubs, including language/culture clubs in Spanish, French, and Chinese, as well as a branch of the National Honor Society, Gay-Straight Alliance, Debate, Junior Statesmen of America, DECA, Key Club, a community-service organization called ACE, a robotics club known as NRG [9](Newport Robotics Group),[10] a math club, a snowboarding club called Snow Riders, a sports debating club called Sports Debate Club, a Jewish club, break dancing club, a speech and debate club and Forensics team, and anime club.[11]
Multiple classes are designed to teach students to perform at their personal best, including ASPEN, AVID, leadership and link-crew. Link-crew is a semester-long class for Juniors and Seniors, where everyone is assigned a group of freshmen, and these students help the freshmen adjust to high school life.[11] Leadership is either semester- or year-long, and in this class students (Sophomore standing or above) learn various leadership techniques which they put to use in projects such as Adopt-a-Family, which raises money for local needy families during the holiday season. ASPEN, which stands for AIDS, Student Peer Educators at Newport, is Newport's advanced health class, in which students learn extensively about HIV/AIDS, and then teach other students about STDs, HIV/AIDS, and safe sex practices. In 2009, they raised over $44,000 for Lifelong AIDS Alliance, making them the second biggest contributors only behind Microsoft, and in 2010 they raised over $51,000 easily the largest amount of any team in the walk.[12][citation needed] AVID (advancement via individual determination) is designed for students who are taking courses the students feel are challenging. This class teaches study skills, and students practice college entrance examinations and essays. Newport students take part in many 'Spirit' activities, especially during Homecoming Week. The Knights pride themselves on wearing as much Scarlet and Gold clothing as possible during Red & Gold days, and usually on Fridays, or the end of a school week, if there is no school on Friday.[citation needed]
Music
The Newport jazz program is successful, following a trip to New York City by the Newport Jazz Ensemble I. The trip was due in part to the band's acceptance into the prestigious Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival and Competition in 2006 and 2009.[13] The Jazz Ensemble participates in many festivals including Clark College Jazz Festival, Bellevue College Jazz Festival, Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival.[14] Other activities include the KPLU School of Jazz Recording Project and performing at the Paramount Theater.[14] The Marching Band plays at home football games and participates in the annual Victoria Day Parade in Victoria, British Columbia.[14]
The Newport Orchestra program has also had a great deal of success, consistently placing at the Northwest Orchestra Festival in Gresham, OR.[15] The program features a select chamber orchestra for top orchestral instrumentalists.
Math Club
Newport's math club has been very successful, claiming top prizes at numerous state contests such as Math is Cool Championships, Math is Cool Masters, and the Northwest Math Championship.[citation needed] Recently, Newport's math team also placed third in the state at the 2009 Washington State Mu Alpha Theta contest.[16] Newport Math Club hosts the Knights of Pi Math Tournament for students in grades 5–8.[17][18]
Forensics
Newport High has had a Debate team operating continuously since at least 1984. The team is affiliated with the National Forensic League (NFL), the national honor society for competitive speech and debate. As far back as the middle- to late-1970s, the team had remarkable success at both local and regional debate competitions. In 1976, Newport won the prestigious Whitman College Invitational[19], and in 1988, two of the team's policy debate teams broke into the quarterfinal rounds of the California High School Forensics Tournament hosted by the University of California at Berkeley. In 2009, the team hired a new coach and aggressively expanded its event offerings to include Individual Event speeches, Public Forum, Oxford- and Congressional-style Debate. By the Spring of 2010, Newport was officially recognized by the NFL as a charter chapter after finishing the season ranked 7th nationally among affiliate NFL chapters. Charter status gives the club voting membership in the national organization, and allows the team to bring more students to the National Qualifier in 2011 and beyond.
In 2011 the team captured all of the available 4A slots out of District II to the WIAA Speech and Debate Championships (most of any team in the Emerald City Speech League[20]). Since 2010, Newport has notched 16 alternates and one qualifier the National tournament, and placed two students in the State Finals.[21]
Notable alumni
- Scott Anderson, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Anna Cummins, 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medalist (rowing)
- Marcus Hahnemann, goalkeeper for English professional soccer team Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Chip Hanauer, hydroplane racer
- Martin Harrison, American football player; NFL 1990–1999. University of Washington 1985–1990
- Todd Hollandsworth, Major League Baseball outfielder
- Cheyenne Jackson, Broadway actor
- Rommie Lewis, active Major League Baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Peter Line, Professional snowboarder, co-founder Forum Snowboarding
- Justin Lo, Hong Kong Cantopop singer/actor
- Cliff Pastornicky, Major League Baseball infielder for the Kansas City Royals
- Erik Plantenberg, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Mark Pope, former National Basketball Association forward
- Jeff Probst, host of Survivor
- Ron Romanick, former major league pitcher with the California Angels
- Uğur Taner, 1992 Summer Olympic competitor in swimming
- Dale Turner (songwriter), singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer/arranger
- Steve Wiebe, classic arcade coin-op World Record holder and subject of renowned documentary film The King of Kong
- David Wu (entertainer), Chinese American film actor and former MTV Asia VJ
- Jo Harshbarger, 1972 Olympic Swimmer and former world record holder
- Phil Ershler, Famous mountain climber and guide, route up Mt. Everest named for him and the first husband-wife team to climb the 7 Summits
- Phil Town, Author of the New York Times #1 bestselling investing books, "Rule #1" and "Payback Time" and has investment series on MSNBC
References
- ^ a b Newport : High Schools : Schools : Bellevue School District
- ^ Piro, Mary Ellen (February 2008). "Bellevue Schools Timeline: 1883–Present" (PDF). Eastside Heritage Center. http://www.eastsideheritagecenter.org/pdf/BellevueSchoolsTimeline%201883-Present.pdf. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
- ^ a b Newport High School Construction Project Retrieved: 24 June 2009.
- ^ "2009-10 Demographics At A Glance" (PDF). bsd405.org. http://www.bsd405.org/portals/0/aboutBSD/200910demographics_grid.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ^ America's Top Public High Schools | Newsweek Best High Schools | Newsweek.com
- ^ Newport Senior High School - Bellevue, Washington/WA - Public School Profile
- ^ "Advanced Placement Report to the Nation 2005" (pdf). College Board. http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/about/news_info/ap/2005/ap-report-nation.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ^ "School Improvement Plan: Newport High School, Bellevue School District, 2007-08" (pdf). bsd405.org. http://www.bsd405.org/Portals/0/SchoolPages/SchoolImprovementPlans/NewportHigh.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ^ NRG Newport Robotics Group
- ^ Seattle Times Newport Robotics Video
- ^ a b Newport High School Knight Activities Retrieved: 24 June 2009.
- ^ Newport High School ASPEN Retrieved: 24 June 2009.
- ^ "A&E briefs: Four jazz bands will compete in N.Y". The Seattle Times. 3 March 2006. http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=brief03&date=20060303&query=essentially+ellington.
- ^ a b c Newport Band Retrieved: 24 June 2009.
- ^ Friends of Newport Orchestra
- ^ Washington State Mu Alpha Theta contest results
- ^ Newport's math tournament is a fundraiser, too
- ^ Newport High School Math Club to host mathematics competition
- ^ Whitman Sweepstakes History of Results Retrieved: 8 Oct 2011
- ^ State Qualifiers Chart Retrieved: 12 July 2011
- ^ NFL Online Reporting Database Retrieved: 12 July 2011
External links
- Official Newport High School Website
- District Website: Newport High School
- Parents (PTSA) Reference & Newsletter site
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