Woodinville High School

Websites

• Obviously paint the school in a good light whether it be the WHS site or NSD site

• I looked for school ratings websites that weren’t affiliated with the school as well and got a similar vibe that the others gave

Care - Respect - Leadership

• School’s motto: and it actually is present in the school!– Sophomores were Care- to care for the new

school and campus– Juniors were Respect- getting older and showing

respect to the students and staff around them– Seniors were Leadership- leading other students

and running activities in the school

Atmosphere• Busy, busy, busy! Kids walk around with their

backpacks, they don’t really use lockers unless they have a sports bag– Makes for crowded hallways

• A Lot of hustle and bustle as kids get off and get on buses at the start and end of the day– End of day departure is about 5 min after class ends!

• Apparently a much cleaner campus since Commons was put in and food is only allowed there

• Not always a lot of respect shown for the school. I have to tell kids to pick up after themselves a lot.

• Does this come from the community that we are in? …Over privileged much?

• Cliquey of course- it’s a high school. Students end up in all places, (a place for everyone)– I don’t see a lot of isolated moments (good!!)

• Students with disabilities are involved as much as they can be in the classroom.

• Homecoming- they have a duke and duchess from the special ed. courses involved in the assembly and everyone cheers for them.

Thoughts from parents:

• A good school with a rough exterior• Teachers work hard to make it good• A lot of emphasis on how much money you

have– Nice cars– Expensive clothes

• High academic achievements

Classes offered• Vocational: Education Agriculture Education,

Drafting, Drivers Ed, Health, Phys Ed, Woodworking, Word Processing, Welding

• Arts: Art Music Band, Music, Drama, Fine Arts• Social Studies / Social Sciences Economics • Special Education: Occupational Therapists,

Physical Therapists, Nursing• English Speech/Debate

Special education

• Special Education services for students with a wide range of learning disabilities, including the most severely disabled who run a highly successful recycling program on campus and in our community, and participate in a number of job training programs off campus

Current Advanced Placement courses available at Woodinville High School are:

• French Language• Spanish Language• Art History• European History• U.S. History• Government and

Politics - U.S.• World History• Biology

• Chemistry• Physics B• Calculus A& B• Statistics• English Literature• Economics and • Environmental Science

Clubs and Activities• Anime club • German Club • ASB • Honor Society • Band • Key Club • Cheer • Staff Knowledge Bowl • Chess Club • Math Club • Choir • Model United Nations • DECA (marketing)• (Student Store)

• Music, Drama, Opera Club • Earth Club • Poetry Club • FADE • Quill • FBLA (future business

leaders)• Science Club • Financial Falcons • Spanish Club • French Club • Wingspan Friendly Falcons • International Club

Student enrollment:1,401Students per teacher:25 (saw a lot of options here)Number of classrooms:50                        

■ Woodinville High School ■ Northshore School District 417■ Washington

Oct-2008 10th 11th 12th Total American Indian or Native Alaskan 3 2 4 9

Asian 28 28 26 82

Black or African American 5 4 6 15

Hispanic or Latino 25 20 26 71

Caucasian or White 331 370 338 1039

Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 1 5 6

Multiracial 12 10 5 27

Not Provided 1 1 1 3

TOTAL 405 436 411 1252

Ethnicity This School

State Average

■ White 85% 66% ■ Asian 6% 8% ■ Hispanic 6% 15% ■ Black 1% 6% ■ American Indian/Alaskan Native 1% 3% ■ Multiracial <1% 2% ■ Not provided <1% <1%

 This

School|State

AverageStudents eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 6% 38%Special education 11% 13%Transitional bilingual 2% 8%

College?

• About 80% of students are placed and go on to college

• A room for just college and workforce resources in the main office.

• Colleges come to visit nearly everyday and students just need a parent signed permission slip to go to them

Teachers• Only some go down to the Commons for

lunch, that’s were we get to mingle with other departments

• All staff meetings about once a month, usually working on improving and brainstorming ideas for the school

• Some collaboration in biology dept, but others have gone their own way

Science in WHS• One biology teacher is forging her own road and

starting a new curriculum this year– Focus on the connections between units, and trying

to make a connection to environmentalism/ activism– Towards the end of the year, each teacher kind of

gets to go their own way and teach to their strengths• I get a vibe that some teachers think they are

‘harder/ tougher’ that others, or more academically rigorous.

Recourses used in classrooms• I wish I saw more technology!~

– The school laptops are stored in our back room and it’s mainly the English dept that checks them out

– Kids aren’t asked to do any computer work/ assignments

– Help** What can I do to use them in 50 min?• Otherwise it’s mainly beakers and hot plates

and various supplies that are chemical or from a grocery store.