Henry M. Jackson High School

Henry M. Jackson High School
Location
Mill Creek, Washington
Information
Type Public
Established 1994
School district Everett School District
Principal Dave Peters[1]
Grades 9–12
Number of students 2,200+
Color(s) Green and black
Athletics Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA)[2]
Athletics conference WesCo South 4A
Mascot Timberwolf
Team name Timberwolves[2]
Website http://www.everettsd.org/Domain/10

Henry M. Jackson High School is a public high school in Mill Creek, Washington, United States. Construction of the school was completed in 1994 by the Everett School District. It is named after the late U.S. Senator from Washington State Henry M. Jackson, an Everett, Washington native.

Other high schools in the Everett School District are Cascade High School, Everett High School, and Sequoia Alternative School.

Intermediate schools that feed into Jackson are Heatherwood Middle School, located adjacent to the high school, and Gateway Middle School, located in the Silver Firs area northeast of Mill Creek.

Academics

Students at Jackson are required to complete an autobiographical letter and a senior learning project as part of Everett School District's "Culminating Exhibition" graduation requirement. The school offers an array of academic options including Honors, College, and Advanced Placement classes such as Honors English, University of Washington English, UW Computer-Science, AP Literature and Composition, AP Language, AP Art, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP World History, AP US History, AP Government, and AP Capstone/Seminar.

Activities

The school offers a variety of clubs and extra-curricular activities for students, including Band, FIRST Robotics, ASB, TSA, Science and Engineering Research, Latino Leadership Club, DECA, MIT Launch Club, FCCLA, HOSA, National Honor Society, Key Club, Gay-Straight Alliance, LINK Crew, French Club, German Club, Project Green, Hi-Q, Dance Team, Theatre Society, Knowledge Bowl, Math Club, Model UN, Mock Trial, Art Club, and Multicultural Club.

Each year, Jackson holds an annual food drive, collecting food from local grocery stores.

Mock Trial

At Henry M Jackson Highschool Mock Trial is a club through which kids can practice mocking a realistic case. They learn about law and how cases are carried out and are able to argue one in a real courthouse themselves.

Mock Trial consists of 2 teams, Prosecution and Defense. Each team has 4 witnesses and 2–3 lawyers.

Misc.

In 2002 seven students were accused of paddling up to 30 freshmen as part of an initiation rite and were suspended from school. The students targeted freshmen boys to spank with a wooden paddle, police and school officials said. Until this event, a paddle had been used to represent school spirit, but was changed because of this event.[3]

In 2009, 14 students were expelled for starting and participating in a food fight. Though most students tried hard to not get involved, this caused senior prom to be temporarily suspended, and a plan of action had to be drawn up so all students knew appropriate behavior.[4]

FIRST Robotics

In 2008, with the coordination of a few dedicated students, created a FIRST Robotics team to compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). Now the school houses Team 2910, "Jack in the Bot". Here are the team's successes over its existence:

FRC 2009 (Lunacy):

  • Microsoft Seattle Regional
    • Rookie All-Star Award
  • FIRST World Championship

FRC 2010 (Breakaway):

  • Autodesk Oregon Regional
  • Microsoft Seattle Regional
    • Engineering Excellence Award by Delphi
    • 8th out of 64 (Alliance Captain)

FRC 2011 (Logo Motion):

  • Seattle Cascade Regional
    • Team Spirit Award sponsored by Chrysler
  • Autodesk Oregon Regional
    • Team Spirit Award sponsored by Chrysler

FRC 2012 (Rebound Rumble):

  • Seattle Cascade Regional
    • Team Spirit Award sponsored by Chrysler
  • Spokane Regional
    • Team Spirit Award sponsored by Chrysler

FRC 2013 (Ultimate Ascent):

  • Central Washington Regional
    • Engineering Inspiration Award
  • Seattle Regional
    • Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
  • FIRST World Championship

FRC 2014 (Aerial Assist):

  • Glacier Peak District Event
    • Team Spirit Award sponsored by Chrysler
  • Central Washington University District Event
    • Engineering Inspiration Award

FRC 2015 (Recycle Rush):

  • Glacier Peak District Event
    • Creativity Award sponsored by Xerox
  • Central Washington University District Event
    • Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen

FRC 2016 (Stronghold):

  • Glacier Peak District Event
    • Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen
  • Auburn District Event
  • Pacific Northwest District Championship
    • Team Spirit Award sponsored by FCA

FRC 2017 (Steamworks):

  • Mount Vernon District Event
    • Creativity Award sponsored by Xerox
  • Glacier Peak District Event
    • Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
  • Pacific Northwest District Championship
    • Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
    • 4th out of 64 (Alliance Captain)
  • FIRST World Championship

FRC 2018 (Power Up):

  • Mount Vernon District Event
    • Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Delphi
    • 3rd out of 39 (Alliance Captain)
    • District Event Winner
  • Glacier Peak District Event
    • Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Delphi
    • 1st out of 36 (Alliance Captain)
    • District Event Winner
  • Pacific Northwest District Championship
    • Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Delphi
  • FIRST World Championship Divisions
    • Championship Subdivision Winner
  • FIRST World Championship Finals
    • Championship Finalist

Sports

Throughout all of its past years, Henry M. Jackson has been well known for its sports. In 2006, boys' baseball won first in state. In 2008, girls' swimming won first in state. In 2010 girls' volleyball won first in state. Also in 2008, both girls' and boys' basketball made it to state. In 2010 boys' basketball won second in state. In the fall of 2010, football won the WESCO championship for the third straight year. In addition, boys' cross country in the fall of 2009 was ranked first in the nation and was only beat by the second in the nation later on. This was the boys' second consecutive year placing 2nd in the 4A Washington State Cross Country Championships. In the fall of 2008, all of the fall sports except volleyball made it to the playoffs. Other sports like track have also met with success. In the 2009–2010 season for volleyball the girls won state. On March 2, 2013 the Jackson boys' basketball team placed second in state, losing the championship game to Curtis High School and finished the season with a 26–1 record, losing only the Championship game. Six of the seven players used were juniors.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "H. M. Jackson High School". Everett Public Schools. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  2. 1 2 "Athletics". Jackson High School. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  3. ↑ La Monica Everett-Haynes (2002-09-12). "Seven students suspended in high school hazings". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
  4. ↑ Lynn Thompson (2009-05-14). "14 Jackson High students expelled after food fight". Seattle Times.
  5. ↑ "Ramsey Nijem MMA Bio". Retrieved 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

Coordinates: 47°52′24″N 122°12′34″W / 47.87333°N 122.20944°W / 47.87333; -122.20944

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