Skyview High School (Vancouver, Washington)

Skyview High School is a high school in the Salmon Creek area of northern Vancouver, Washington. Opened in 1997, it is the newest of six high schools in the Vancouver School District. The building design incorporates an open classroom floor plan with the use of many windows and features a 10,000-square-foot (930 m2) common area at the center of the school. The building is 292,000-square-foot (27,100 m2), including a 1,150-seat auditorium,[1] which has hosted speakers such as Howard Dean and is the current performance venue for the Vancouver Symphony. Skyview is home to the SMT (Science Math and Technology Magnet) for the Vancouver schools.

Skyview High School
The main entrance to Skyview High School
Address
1300 NW 139th St

Vancouver
,
Washington
98685

United States
Coordinates45°43′19″N 122°41′1″W
Information
TypePublic
Established1997[1]
School districtVancouver Public Schools
SuperintendentSteven Webb
PrincipalAndy Meyer
Faculty85.41 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,865 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio21.84[2]
Athletics conferenceGreater St. Helens League
NicknameStorm
NewspaperThe Horizon
Websiteskyview.vansd.org

Athletics

Football

Skyview's football team has competed in the 4A state playoffs every year since 2005 including three semifinal appearances (2009, 2011, and 2016) and one state championship game appearance (2011).[3]

Cheerleading

Skyview's varsity cheer team won state in 2009 bringing home Skyview's second state championship for the school.

Tennis

Skyview's girls tennis team won the 2013 4A state championship. Skyview's no-cut policy for the tennis team was recognized by the United States Tennis Association.[4]

Basketball

The girls varsity basketball team won the 4A state championship in 2012.[5]

Baseball

Skyview's baseball team won the 2013 4A state championship. They made 3 consecutive state final four appearances from 2017-2019 and had a 17-0 record in the 2021 season. [6]

Boys Soccer

Skyview's boys soccer team won the 2012 4A state championship.[7]

Arts

Marching Band

The Skyview Marching Band competes in the Northwest Association for Performing Arts (NWAPA). The band competed in Open Class from 2000-2015. The band was selected to perform at the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, hosted in China.[8]

Winter Percussion

Skyview Percussion competes in the Northwest Association for Performing Arts (NWAPA), and Winter Guard International (WGI). The group competed in Percussion Scholastic Open (PSO) from 2018-2020.

Dance Team

The Reign dance team were state champs in 2005, 2009, and 2011.

Student activities

Robotics

Skyview High School is home to the FIRST Robotics Competition team 2811, The Stormbots. They have been competing since 2008.

Demographics

In October 2012, the school's population was 52.9% male and 47.1% female. In the same report from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the racial breakdown was 77.0% white, 9.7% Hispanic, 5.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 3.7% mixed race, 3.1% black and 0.9% Native American.[9]

September 2021 protest

On September 3, 2021, an anti-mask protest occurred outside the school, resulting in an hour-long lockdown for Skyview and the two schools adjacent to it after an attempt was made to escort a student with a medical exemption into the school.[10][11] The student's mother, Megan Gabriel, said that her daughter had post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety and that masks could trigger panic attacks. The far-right groups Patriot Prayer and Proud Boys attended the protest, chanting "USA", according to a video posted on social media.[12] In a statement, Vancouver Public Schools communications director Pat Nuzzo said: "As a safety precaution, Skyview, Alki and Chinook were put into a lockdown on Sept. 3 due to a disturbance by protesters who attempted to come onto Skyview's campus".[13] Some students and staff members held signs in support of masks as a counter-protest, while protesters called female students by vitriolic names.[12]

References
  1. "Skyview High School". School Designs. Penton Media, Inc.
  2. "Skyview High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  3. "Interceptions spark Skyview to 35-14 win over Lake Stevens". The Columbian. November 19, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  4. "New School Tennis Curriculum Released". Archived from the original on March 31, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  5. Valencia, Paul (March 3, 2012). "Girls basketball: Buzzer-beater lifts Skyview to state title". The Columbian.
  6. "Skyview tops South Kitsap, 8-5, to win state championship | 4A Baseball". The Seattle Times. May 25, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  7. "Skyview captures 4A state soccer title". The Columbian. May 26, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  8. The Columbian staff (December 27, 2008). "2008 in Review: Clark County's year in arts". The Columbian. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  9. Washington State Report Card
  10. "Anti-mask protesters cause lockdown at Skyview HS". KOIN 6. September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  11. Robbins, Becca (September 3, 2021). "Skyview, Alki, Chinook schools locked down due to protesters". The Columbian. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  12. Levinson, Jonathan; Brynelson, Troy (September 3, 2021). "3 Vancouver schools placed on lockdown after Proud Boys try to enter during masks protest". OPB. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  13. "Anti-mask protest puts 3 Vancouver schools in lockdown". KGW 8. September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
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