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Opened in 1957 in southern West Seattle , Chief Sealth High School has roughly one thousand students, who comprise one of the most Ethnically and Culturally Diverse Student Bodies in Washington State. It offers many programs, including Academy of Finance , Academy of Travel and Tourism , Graphic Arts , Performing Arts , Proyecto Saber, and Sports Marketing . Its current Principal , John Boyd, is himself a former Sealth Seahawk, graduating in 1982. Nicknamed "Vanilla Thunder", Boyd was the leading scorer (16.1 points per game) in Sealth's best-performing Basketball team (24 and 2, 4th in Washington State). They had All-Metro honors for two consecutive years and retired Boyd's jersey number 24. Begun in 1975 at Chief Sealth High School, ''Proyecto Saber'' ( community. Currently, there are about 250 students enrolled in courses offered by this one-of-a-kind bilingual/bi-cultural program at Chief Sealth High School, Ballard High School and Denny Middle School in the Seattle Public Schools District. With an education-can-make-all-the-difference Mantra , Proyecto Saber not only provides homework assistance, but also offers workshops that deal with topics such as Racism , Leadership , famous Latin-Americans , etc. There is also a Mariachi Band , a youth club and an annual Cinco De Mayo assembly. EXTERNAL LINKS
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