Stadium High School
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| Stadium High School | |
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| Address | |
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| 111 N. E. St. Tacoma, Washington, Pierce, 98403 USA |
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| School district | Tacoma Public Schools |
| Principal | Jonathan Kellet |
| CEEB Code | 481395 |
| School type | Public |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Campus | Closed |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Nickname | - |
| Yearbook | Tahoma |
| Newspaper | Stadium World |
| Status | open |
| Homepage | Website |
Stadium High School is a 100-year-old high school in Tacoma, Washington and a historic landmark. It is part of Tacoma Public Schools, or Tacoma School District No. 10 and is located in the Stadium District, near downtown Tacoma.
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[edit] History
The main building was constructed by architects Hewitt and Hewitt for the Northern Pacific Railroad Company and the Tacoma Land Company in 1906. It was originally intended to be a luxury hotel. The school was also the filming location and setting for the 1999 movie 10 Things I Hate about You, although the film takes place in Seattle.
The original building was under repair through the end of the 2006 school year. Students were temporarily relocated to the old site of Mount Tahoma High School in the south end, just over 7 miles away. The 100 year celebration of Stadium High School was held in September of 2006 [1].
[edit] Stadium sports
While the football team has been on a decline in the past decade some sports teams are becoming league contenders. Just in the last season the girls bowling team, girls fastpitch, girls swimming, girls water polo, girls soccer, and boys baseball have all finished in the top 10 in state.
[edit] Girls fastpitch
The Lady Tigers came up short of a state title for the 2nd year in a row. Relying on the arm of Jordyn Kurtz, they clawed their way to a respectable 5th place appearance. With Jordyn returning as a senior the Tigers should be a favorite to win the Narrows league.
[edit] Boys baseball
Under the coaching of Chuck Peterson the Stadium High Baseball team in 2007 posted a record of 18-7 and finished 3rd in league. Behind the pitching of seniors Cody Goodfellow and Cubby Bryant the Tigers upsetted #3 ranked Woodinville 19-12 and missing out on playing in Safeco Field, in Seattle by losing to #1 ranked Tahoma 3-2. Chuck Peterson took over after Shaun McDouggal and shined. He earned Coach of the Year for the area and coined the term "family" for the team. This season the Tigers return upwards to 10 seniors and look poised for a return to state.
[edit] Daffodil Festival
Every year, Stadium participates in the Pierce County Daffodil Festival. A competition is held in house to select the Stadium Princess, who goes on to compete against other regional schools, for the Daffodil Festival Queen title. The Queen title is considered the highest honor of the regional festival. The Stadium band accompanies the float of Stadium's princesses every year in the parade, held annually in April.
In the years of 2006 and 2007, no one in Tacoma submitted a float, a requirment for participation in the festival. The festival board waived the requirement, but in 2008 warned that if no group within Tacoma School District boundries presented a float, Tacoma and its students, including the Royal Court program, would be barred from participation in the 2009 parade. In response, the Stadium High School Ecology Club decided to build a float, ensuring Stadium and other area schools inclusion in the Daffodil Festival for 2009.[1]
[edit] Past stadium Daffodil Festival Queens
- Margaret Strachan, 1956
- Gretchen Brockhoff, 1958
- Cheryl Lamka, 1968
[edit] Guinness world record for the largest recorded school reunion
On Sept. 16, 2006, Stadium High School alumni set a Guinness World Record for the largest recorded school reunion. The Stadium event drew 778 more people than the school in Guben, Germany, that set the record in 2002 with 2,521 reuniongoers.
The Celebrate Stadium group got confirmation of its "world record" feat in August 2007, though as the 2008 Guinness World Records was already well on its way to publication, it was not entered into this edition.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Bill Baarsma, '60, Tacoma mayor[2]
- Bruce Bennett (b. Herman Brix) '24, Olympic shot-put medalist and Hollywood actor[2]
- Rosemarie Bowe, actress
- Cathryn Damon, '51, stage/TV/film actress[2]
- R. N. DeArmond, author, American historian
- Jeff Durgan, professional soccer player (retired)
- Edward LaChapelle, avalanche researcher
- Michael Manuel,actor
- Vicci Martinez, acoustic-rock singer/songwriter
- Marjie Millar (b. Marjie Miller), '49, TV and movie actress[2]
- Eric T. Olson, '69, vice admiral and deputy commander of U.S. Special Operations[2]
- Janis Paige (b. Donna Mae Jaden), '40, film and theater actress[2]
- Wilmott Proviso Ragsdale, '29, Wall Street Journal reporter and Time foreign correspondent[2]
- Dixy Lee Ray, '33, chair of federal Atomic Energy Commission, governor of Washington[2]
- Irv Robbins, '35?, co-founder of Baskin-Robbins[3]
- Albert Rosellini, '27, attorney, civic leader, governor of Washington[2]
- James Russell, '18, admiral, commander of NATO forces in Europe[2]
- Sugar Ray Seales, '71, 1972 Olympic gold medalist and professional boxer[2]
- Jeff Stock, professional soccer player
- Jack Tanner, '38, attorney, civil rights advocate, federal court judge[2]
[edit] Former students
- Dale Chihuly, studio glass artist — attended 1956 and 1957[2]
- David Smith, Landscape Construction Superintendent, Sacramento, Ca. — attended 1981 and 1982[2]
[edit] Stadium High School in popular culture
Several of the scenes from the film 10 Things I Hate About You were filmed at Stadium High School, the most obvious being Heath Ledger's character Patrick Verona's serenade in the stadium.
[edit] References
- ^ Santos (April 6, 2008). Students keep city of Tacoma in the festival. The Tacoma News Tribune. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Some famous and notable graduates," The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA), September 9, 2006.
- ^ Roberts, C.R. (2008-05-07). Ice cream pioneer Irvine Robbins got start in Tacoma. The News Tribune. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
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