South Lake High School (Seattle)

Alan T. Sugiyama High School at South Lake (ATS) aims to offer a learning environment dedicated to helping their students realize their full potential. ATS states that they value youth culture and voice, and claim to offer a family atmosphere that connects students with real world opportunities.

Alan T. Sugiyama High School at South Lake
Address
8601 Rainier Ave S

Seattle
,
Washington
98118

United States
Information
TypePublic
Motto"A family that believes, inspires and empowers voice and choice."
Established1981
PrincipalDr. Joe Powell
Faculty20-30
Grades9–12
Enrollment64 (2016-17)[1]
MascotBlue Sharks
Information206-252-6600
WebsiteAlan T. Sugiyama High School at South Lake

From music and entertainment industries to Performance Arts, Radio and Filmmaking, ATS has compiled a wide variety of mentors, experts and working artists. The goal is to teach ATS students industry-based skills that lead to real-world work opportunities or pathways to college programs after graduation.

History

Opened as Sharples Alternative Secondary School in 1981, after the closing of Sharples Junior High School, the school operated in the Casper W. Sharples Junior High School Building until 1988, when Franklin students used the building while their school was renovated. The Alternative Secondary School moved to Washington Institute for Applied Technology (the former Seattle Opportunities Industrialization Center Building) at 22nd Avenue and Jackson Street. The program returned to the Casper W. Sharples Junior High School Building in the Fall of 1990.[2]

In the Fall of 1999, the South Shore Middle School moved into the Casper W. Sharples Junior High School Building, due to issues with the open floor plan of the South Shore Middle School Building. With this change, the Sharples Alternative Secondary School moved into the South Shore Middle School Building, and was renamed South Lake High School, and it shared the building with a number of programs.[3]

In the Fall of 2008, South Lake High School moved to a new building, where they currently operate.

Facilities

In 2005, the Seattle School Board voted 6-1 to approve construction of a new facility for South Lake High School, with construction planning to begin in July 2007.[4] In the Fall of 2008, South Lake High School opened their new building, where they currently operate.

Awards and recognitions

In 2014, the principal of South Lake High School, Barbara Moore, won the Thomas B. Foster Award for Excellence, an award recognizing outstanding secondary school principals in Seattle. This award was also accompanied with a $50,000 cash grant for the high school.[5]

References
  1. "South Lake High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  2. "Seattle Public Schools, 1862-2000: South Shore School". HistoryLink. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  3. "Seattle Public Schools, 1862-2000: Aki Kurose Middle School". HistoryLink. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  4. "South Lake, New School to grow". Seattle Times. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  5. "South Lake High School Principal Barbara Moore Receives Thomas B. Foster Award". Seattle Medium. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
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