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Public
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John Green
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1,762 (in 2005)
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Colors <br> Mascot
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Blue and Green, sometimes White <br> Thunderbird
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17300 Fremont Avenue North <br>Shoreline, WA 98133
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(206) 361-4372
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http://schoolsshorelineschoolsorg/shorewood/
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The Shorewood High School features a strong academic program, as well as a strong
Music ,
Art , and
Drama programs.
The mascot of Shorewood is the Thunderbirds or T-Birds.
Approximately 1800 students in
Grades 9-12 attend Shorewood.
Shorewood has
Advanced Placement (AP) offerings in mathematics and other subjects. Approximately 12% of students took one or more AP exams in 2003. Eight
National Merit finalists have come from Shorewood. Most students go on to a two or four year college after graduation.
Extensive vocational training, including business and computer training, is also available to students on campus.
Shorewood is home to numerous bands and musical groups, including ''Beg, Borrow, and Steel,'' a
Steel Drum band, and a nationally recognized
Jazz band. In
2005 , the Shorewood Jazz band won honorable mention in the ''Essentially Ellington'' competition in
New York .
Shorewood students have a variety of media projects and publications related to the school:
- ''Imprints,'' a publication of submitted student art and writing,
- ''Kolus,'' a student-run newspaper,
- ''Thunderbird Radio,'' the Shorewood High School streaming radio station, and
- ''Horizon,'' the annual Yearbook .
As of 2006, there are more than 100 full and part time faculty members at Shorewood High School. Faculty have on average approximately twelve years of teaching experience, and 72% of faculty have graduate degrees. Biology teacher Paul Witt was awarded State Biology Teacher of the year for 2004-05.