Medical Lake High School
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| Medical Lake High School | |
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| Location | |
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200 E. Barker St. , 99022 | |
| Coordinates | 47°34′34″N 117°40′52″W / 47.576°N 117.681°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, four-year |
| Motto | Soaring into the future to create a better tomorrow |
| Established | 1905, 1958 (current)[1] |
| School district | Medical Lake S.D. #326 |
| NCES School ID | 530495000755[2] |
| Principal | Jeremy Vincent[3] |
| Faculty | 32 [4] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 511 (2023-2024)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.98[2] |
| Campus | Open campus |
| Colors | Cardinal & White |
| Athletics | WIAA Class 1A (District 7) |
| Athletics conference | Northeast 1A (NEA) |
| Mascot | Cardinal |
| Newspaper | Cardinal Playbook |
| Yearbook | The Cardinal |
| Information | (509) 565-3200 |
| Elevation | 2,420 ft (740 m) AMSL |
| Website | mlhs.mlsd.org/ |
Medical Lake High School is a four-year public secondary school in Medical Lake, Washington, the sole traditional high school in the Medical Lake School District (#326) in western Spokane County. West of the city of Spokane, the school district includes the base housing area of Fairchild Air Force Base to the north.[5]
Medical Lake High School was founded in 1905, in Medical Lake, Washington. In 1958, the high school was refounded and moved into a new building, but then was added on to in 1970 to encompass the growing number of students being enrolled.
In 2017, a Medical Lake High school student was investigated for a Google Drive filled with sexually explicit pictures of other students with the youngest victim being 14.[6] In February 2018, a threat was made against the school by a student and was investigated by the Spokane County Sheriff's Office.[7] A few months later in April 2018, a Medical Lake student was killed while three other students were injured in a car crash when headed to a track meet.[8] This started the #MedicalLakeStrong movement in Spokane, with schools such as Freeman High School and Shadle Park High School offering their support and solidarity.
That June, the district announced that they had received a one million dollar STEM grant and that the high school students would be receiving their own personal Chromebooks that September.[9] In November 2021, a bombing threat against Medical Lake High School was exposed.[10]
Enrollment has declined within the Medical Lake School District[4] and is expected to continue. A contributing factor has been the privatization of base housing at Fairchild Air Force Base; an increasing number of military families have chosen to live off-base and outside the M.L. school district. A building moratorium by the city of Medical Lake and a sluggish economy have also contributed.[11]
MLHS grew in the 1970s from 487 in 1970[12] to 650 in 1978,[13] but declined in the early 1980s to below 500 in 1983 and athletics dropped from the 'AA' Frontier League and returned to the 'A' NEA in 1984.[14] Enrollment was 675 in October 2007, but fell to 512 in four grades in May 2012.[4] As of 2021, the current enrollment number is 517.[15]
School administration
- Principal: Jeremy Vincent
- Vice Principal: Justin Blayne
- Vice Principal: Lyra McGirk
- Athletic Director: Dawn Eliassen
Notable alumni
- Paul Butorac (2003), basketball player who played overseas[16]
- Cedric Jackson (2004 - transferred), former NBA player[17]
