Meadowdale High School (Washington)

For the high school of the same name in Dayton, Ohio, see Meadowdale High School (Ohio).

Meadowdale High School
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Location
Lynnwood, WA USA
Information
Type	Public
Established	1963. Rebuilt 1997-1998
School district	Edmonds School District
Principal	Kevin Allen
Faculty	74
Number of students	1,560
Campus	Open-campus
Color(s)	Navy blue, Columbia blue, and white
Website	http://staff.edmonds.wednet.edu/mdhs
250px Aerial photograph of Meadowdale High School

Meadowdale High School is a high school in the Edmonds School District, located in Lynnwood, Washington. The school has 1,560 enrolled students in grades 9 through 12. Meadowdale competes 3A in the Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association after two years as 4A between 2004-2006. The school's mascot is the Maverick, though prior to 1999 it was the "Chief". 1997-1998 were the years of the school's last major renovations.

The school's schedule is based on a 100-minute, 3-period block schedule, consisting of 1st, 3rd, and 5th periods on Monday and Wednesday and 2nd, 4th, and 6th periods on Tuesday and Thursday. On Friday, students go to all six classes for roughly 50 minutes each.

Students and staff

• 9th Graders - 379
• 10th Graders - 432
• 11th Graders - 413
• 12th Graders - 377
• Male / Female - 51%/49%
• Teachers - 74
• Teacher/Student Ratio - 1:21
• Ethnicity - 12 students are American Indian, 194 are Asian, 231 are Hispanic, 92 Black, and 920 are White.

WASL scores

Students' scores on the WASL (Washington Assessment of Student Learning) have been improving in Math, Reading and Writing (the three that are required to graduate). However, the percentage passing the science WASL is nothing extraordinary and has actually dropped in the last year.

The passing percentages as of 2011 are as follows:

• Math: 49%
• Reading: 91%
• Writing: 95%
• Science: 64%

Clubs and activities

File:Meadowdale High School campus.jpg

The main corridor of Meadowdale. The library and the C unit are visible on the left, and Commencement Hall (housing the D, E, and F units where most classes take place) is visible on the right.

Some of Meadowdale's clubs and activities include:

• Model UN
• Junior Astronomers Club
• Drama Club
• Environmental Club
• Black Student Union
• Anime Club
• Key Club
• Leo Club
• Hi-Q
• Chess Club
• Mock Trial
• DECA
• TATU (Teens against Tobacco use)
• Automotive Performance Club
• Dead Poets Society
• Improvisational Club
• Photo Club
• Art club
• Harry Potter Club
• Hip hop Club
• Humanities Club
• Blue Crew
• Secular Student Alliance
• Gay–straight Alliance

ASB

Meadowdale enjoys an active Associated Student Body (ASB), which organizes and carries out events, including community outreach projects. Of particular note is the canned food drive, which perennially gathers more units of nonperishable food than the other three schools in the district, combined. The ASB is organized with a group of five executive officers who run events and activities, and five Senators from each grade level, who are responsible for class events such as dances and the Senior Prom. The ASB also works closely with the Interhigh association to sponsor district-wide events, such as a District Talent Show.

Athletics

Meadowdale supports a variety of sports teams, playing in the WESCO South 3A league. Meadowdale's traditional rival in athletics is Edmonds Woodway High School, although substantial rivalries in certain sports have formed with Mountlake Terrace as well.

Football

The Meadowdale football team is headed by Mark Stewart, former Huskies Linebacker and Minnesota Vikings player. Meadowdale finished the 2007 season with a 7-5 record, making it to the state quarterfinals for the first time since 1959 before losing to O'Dea High School.

In 2008 the mavericks went 6-4 (3-1 division) in regular season as well as capturing the 3A Wesco Division Title (under the newly created Wesco 3A division) as well as making another run to the Washington State Playoffs. They lost in their second playoff game to Capital High School

In 2009 the Mavericks finished the regular season undefeated at 11-0. The Mavericks beat Renton and Columbia River advancing to the state quarterfinals again. The Mavericks lost to Union High School 7-49.

Soccer

In 2004, the boys' soccer team won the 3A state title, beating Mt. Rainier 2-3 in extra time. The girls' soccer team made it to the 3A state competition in 2007 for the first time in six years but lost to Kennedy of Burien 0-0 in the first round game. Meadowdale's 2012 girls' soccer team is currently #1 in Washington State with a record of 10-0-0 as of October 11, 2012. Brian Monroe-Jones, a teacher in Meadowdale Elementary, coaches the boys soccer.

Basketball

Meadowdale enjoys successful boys' and girls' basketball programs. During the late 1990s and through the entire 2000's, both programs were a dominating presence in WESCO and a staple at the state tournament. The girls have two 3A state titles to their credit, winning in 2000 and 2004, as well as being runners up in 1994 and 1999. All four state championship appearances came under head coach Karen Blair, who was inducted into the Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame in 2013. Before never making the state tournament in program history, the Lady Chiefs/Mavs made the state tournament 16 times in a 17-year span (from 92-93 until 08-09), and placed at state (top 8) 13 times. They have not returned to state since 2009. The boys' basketball team went to state for the first time in 1978, and did not return again until the 2002-03 season under the direction of first year coach Chad McGuire. McGuire coached Meadowdale for 9 seasons from 2002-2011, in which time the Mavs made 5 state tournament appearances, including 3 trips to the semifinals. Despite a first round loss to #1 ranked Enumclaw in 2010, Meadowdale placed 5th at state, the highest in program history, and have not returned to the tournament since. Meadowdale has a feeder program that develops 5th through 8th grade basketball players who will eventually attend the high school. The program describes itself as teaching the "Meadowdale Way" to boys and girls long before they reach high school.

Wrestling

When the Mavericks were known as the Chiefs, they won 3 individual state titles and also had a 6th-place finisher on their way to a team state title in the 83-84 season. The Chiefs returned a strong team from the year prior and had 2 repeat individual state champions, a 3rd-place finisher, a 4th-place finisher and a 5th-place finisher to capture a back to back team state championship in the 84-85 season. The Chiefs stayed in the lime light with individual state champions in the 86-87 season, and the 89-90 season. The Mavericks won the inaugural Big Dog tournament and had JV wrestlers place in the Panther Classic at Snohomish High School. They also placed 2nd in the Lynnwood Classic in 2009.

Baseball

The baseball team at MHS has had its fair share of success. In 1980, the Chiefs defeated Shadle Park HS 8-4 for the school's first baseball state title. 10 years later, they added a second state championship with a 2-0 victory over Hanford. Meadowdale first appeared on the state tournament stage in 1974 and have made 16 trips to date. Current head coach Bill Hummel took over the program from long time coach Ron Martin (MHS coach from 1970-2005, 2 state titles, over 350 wins) in 2006, and has enjoyed a great run of success. In just his 2nd season (2007) as the Mavs' skipper, they advanced to the state semifinals at Safeco Field and took home the 4th-place trophy. The next season (2008) saw an identical result. Since then, MHS has made three additional state appearances with Hummel at the helm, but have not advanced past the 2nd round.

Cheerleading

Currently competing in the 3A Non-Tumbling division, the Meadowdale Cheerleading Squad has taken home State Champion titles at the WIAA Cheerleading State Championships in 2005, 2010, 2013, and 2014. They have previously competed in Co-ed and Tumbling divisions.

Notable alumni

• Layne Staley - lead singer and co-lyricist of Alice in Chains and Mad Season
• Tom McGrath - Director, animator, voice actor, Madagascar, Megamind etc.
• Steven W Bailey - American actor from My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance and as Joe the Bartender on Grey's Anatomy
• Rick Blubaugh - professional soccer player
• Randy Roth - convicted wife murderer
• Jeff Zaske - former MLB player (Pittsburgh Pirates)
• Brendan Witt-formerNHL player (Washington Capitals) (Nashville Predators) (New York Islanders) (Seattle Thunderbirds)

External links

• Official website