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Interlake High School
Address
16245 Northeast 24th Street Bellevue, Washington 98008 United States
Coordinates	47°37′44″N 122°07′26″W / 47.629°N 122.124°W / 47.629; -122.124
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	Integrity, Humanity, Scholarship
Established	1967; 57 years ago (1967)
School district	Bellevue S.D.
CEEB code	480069
Principal	Bret Cochrun
Teaching staff	84.77 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,543 (2022–2023)
Student to teacher ratio	18.20
Color(s)	Navy blue, Columbia blue, White
Mascot	Saint Bernard
Nickname	Saints
Newspaper	The Interlake Inquirer
Website	School website
IHS main entrance in 2017, with 50th anniversary banner

Interlake High School (IHS) is a public secondary school in Bellevue, Washington, one of the four traditional high schools in the Bellevue School District. Its mascot is a Saint Bernard named Bernie, and the school's sports teams are known as the "Saints."

History

Interlake High School opened in 1968. In 1997, Interlake began offering the International Baccalaureate program.

In 2003, most of the school was torn to the ground and rebuilt while its students continued to attend class in portables. The new building opened at the beginning of the 2005-2006 school year.

Students

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Clubs and Activities

Interlake High School hosts multiple clubs, which include co-ed sports clubs such as the Badminton Club and the Ping-Pong club, which won state in its first year. A variety of STEM clubs also exist, including clubs such as Aviation Club, Robotics Club, Programming and Computer Vision Club, Data Science Club, Game Development Club, Rocketry Club, Coding for Medicine Club, Science Club, Research Club, and Math Club. Other clubs include National Honor Society, Speech and Debate, Junior State of America, DECA, History Club, Key Club, a Model United Nations Club, HOSA, newspaper club known as the Interlake Inquirer, a Stocks Club and Taichi Club and Spirit Squads like Cheer and Drill.

AL Program

The AL program at Interlake is part of the Advance Placement program offered in the Bellevue School District for grades 2 through 12.

The AL program is a selective program; in which applicants must have a minimum score of 144 on the Cognitive Abilities Test. Reading and Quantitative scores must be of the 90th percentile or higher, one of which must be at or above the 97th percentile. Students who usually partake in the AL Program usually graduate from the middle school AL Program offered in two Bellevue School District schools; Odle Middle School and Tyee Middle School. The high school AL program continued from the middle school AL Program extends the science, English, and social studies classes further in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. In the IB program, AL students complete the IB diploma during 10th and 11th grade, rather than the usual 11th and 12th grade.

Notable alumni

• Michael Allan – former NFL tight end
• Larry Andersen – former MLB pitcher
• Brad Barquist – highest finishing American in the 10k at the 1996 Olympics and former Interlake cross country and track coach
• Chris DeGarmo – former Guitarist for the Grammy-nominated band Queensrÿche
• Luke Esser – former state senator and chairman of the Washington State Republican Party
• Tom Flick – former NFL quarterback
• Alex Love – flyweight boxer
• Bobby McAllister – soccer player and the cofounder of Sozo Sports
• Dick McCormick – former U.S. soccer midfielder
• Jim Mora – former NFL head coach
• John Olerud – former MLB first baseman
• Timothy Omundson – professional actor, currently on Psych (USA Network)
• Scott Pelluer – former NFL linebacker
• Steve Pelluer – former NFL quarterback
• Matt Pitman – former public address announcer of the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics
• Chuck Swirsky – radio play by play announcer of the NBA's Chicago Bulls
• Greg Whiteley – film director, producer, and writer
• Nancy Wilson – co-leader (with sister Ann) of the band Heart
• Michael Wilton – lead guitarist for the Grammy-nominated band Queensrÿche
• Brian Wood – anchor and reporter for KATU-TV in Portland, Oregon

References

1. ^ "Interlake Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
2. "Interlake High School Profile". Bellevue School District. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
3. ^ Kelley, Mason (February 18, 2003). "Eastside school spotlight: Interlake High School". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
4. "Students attempting the IB Diploma". Archived from the original (JPG) on July 17, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
5. "Interlake Construction". Bellevue School District. Archived from the original on October 16, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
6. "Activities & Clubs – Interlake High School".
7. "Gifted Education : Student Services : Departments : Bellevue School District". October 16, 2010. Archived from the original on October 16, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
8. "GHSP (Grades 9-12) : Programs : Content Building Page : Gifted Education : Student Services : Departments : Bellevue School District". November 20, 2010. Archived from the original on November 20, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
9. Joyce, Nathan (July 25, 2012), "Barquist isn't racing, but he's still involved in running", Kitsap Sun
10. Nomura, Gabrielle (April 13, 2011). "Fierce Love: Local female fighter with Olympic potential". Bellevue Reporter. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011.
11. "Regional Roundup", The Seattle Times, April 18, 1994
12. Miller, Ted (May 9, 2007). "Mora will be a head coach again; will it be here?". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
13. Pollard, Lauren Ray (March 10, 1995). "Seattle, Watch Your 'Medicine' -- A Quirky New Medical Drama Puts The City In The TV Spotlight Again". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
14. Bach, Deborah (November 25, 2005), "Tender film on former 'Doll' has Seattle roots", The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

External links

• Official website

• High schools in King County, Washington
• Bellevue School District
• International Baccalaureate schools in Washington (state)
• Educational institutions established in 1968
• Public high schools in Washington (state)