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|streetaddress = 232 228th Avenue SE
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|city = [[Sammamish, Washington|Sammamish]]
| city = [[Sammamish, Washington|Sammamish]]
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|religion = [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]
| religion = [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]
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| established = 1980<ref name="School History" />
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| fightsong = ''Catch the Spirit''<br />'' Eastside Catholic''<br />''(Mighty Oregon)'' <ref name="School Fight Song">{{cite web|url=http://eastsidecatholic.org/s/232/eastcatholic.aspx?pgid=1085|title=School Fight Song|access-date=October 1, 2008|publisher=Eastside Catholic School}}{{dead link|date=January 2017}}</ref>
|chairperson =
| athletics = [[Washington Interscholastic Activities Association|WIAA]]
|administrator =
| conference = [[Washington Interscholastic Activities Association#Metro 3A|Metro 3A]]
|director =
| sports = [[American football|Football]], [[Volleyball]], [[Baseball]], [[Track and Field]], [[Cross country running|Cross Country]], [[Fastpitch]], [[Basketball]], [[Lacrosse]], [[swimming (sport)|Swimming]], [[Wrestling]], [[Special Olympics|Special Olympics Bowling]] and [[Tennis]].<ref name="ECS Athletics">{{cite web|url=https://www.edline.net/pages/eastside_catholic_school/3936995333159014946/Athletics|title=Eastside Catholic Athletics|publisher=Eastside Catholic School|access-date=March 26, 2009}}</ref>
|principal = Dr. Justyna King (High School) and Christopher Sharp (Middle School) <ref name="ECS Faculty and Staff" />
|head =
| mascot = [[Crusades|Crusader]]<ref name="ECS Athletics"/>
| nickname = "EC"<br /> "Eastside Catholic"
|chaplain = Father William "Bill" Heric<ref name="ECS Faculty and Staff" />
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| team_name = Crusaders
| rival = O'Dea High School
|faculty = 120<ref name="School Quick Facts">{{cite web|url=http://www.eastsidecatholic.org/aboutec/ataglance?rc=0|title=School Quick Facts|publisher=Eastside Catholic School|accessdate=September 19, 2013}}</ref>
| accreditation = Northwest Association of Independent Schools,<ref name="School History" /> <br /> Northwest Accreditation Commission,<ref name="School History"/>
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| newspaper = Eastside Catholic School Newspaper
|grades = [[Sixth grade|6]]–[[Twelfth grade|12]]<ref name="School Quick Facts" />
|enrollment = 2015-2016
| alumni = 4,600+
|grade6 =
| president = Gil Picciotto
| tuition = $29,800<ref>{{cite web|title=Tuition and Tuition Assistance|url=https://www.eastsidecatholic.org/admissions/tuition-financial-aid|website=Eastside Catholic School|access-date=March 26, 2020}}</ref>
|grade7 =
| campus size = {{convert|50|acre|0}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Campus|url=https://www.eastsidecatholic.org/about-us/our-campus|website=Eastside Catholic School|access-date=March 26, 2020}}</ref>
|grade8 =
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| campus type = Suburban
| affiliation = National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA), Northwest Association of Independent Schools (NWAIS), Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), Washington Federation of Independent Schools (WFIS)<ref>{{cite web|title=EC at a Glance|url=https://www.eastsidecatholic.org/about-us/ec-at-a-glance|website=Eastside Catholic School|access-date=March 26, 2020}}</ref>
|grade10 =
| colors = [[orange (colour)|Orange]], [[Navy Blue]] {{color box|orange}}{{color box|navy}}
|grade11 =
| principal = {{ubl|Ryan Aiello (High School)|Ashley Hylton (Middle School)}}
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| dean = Jeff Rodenburg, Dominic Daste, Soonja Larsen
| homepage = [http://eastsidecatholic.org eastsidecatholic.org]
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|fightsong = ''Catch the Spirit''<br>'' Eastside Catholic''<br>''(Mighty Oregon)'' <ref name="School Fight Song">{{cite web|url=http://eastsidecatholic.org/s/232/eastcatholic.aspx?pgid=1085|title=School Fight Song|accessdate=October 1, 2008|publisher=Eastside Catholic School}}{{dead link|date=January 2017}}</ref>
| athletics = [[Washington Interscholastic Activities Association|WIAA]]
| conference = [[Washington Interscholastic Activities Association#Metro 3A|Metro 3A]]
|sports = [[American football|Football]], [[Volleyball]], [[Baseball]], [[Track and Field]], [[Cross country running|Cross Country]], [[Fastpitch]], [[Basketball]], [[Lacrosse]], [[swimming (sport)|Swimming]], [[Wrestling]], [[Special Olympics|Special Olympics Bowling]] and [[Tennis]].<ref name="ECS Athletics">{{cite web|url=https://www.edline.net/pages/eastside_catholic_school/3936995333159014946/Athletics|title=Eastside Catholic Athletics|publisher=Eastside Catholic School|accessdate=March 26, 2009}}</ref>
|mascot = [[Crusades|Crusader]]<ref name="ECS Athletics" />
|nickname = "EC"<br /> "Eastside Catholic"
|team_name =Crusader
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|accreditation = Northwest Association of Independent Schools,<ref name="School History" /> <br /> Northwest Accreditation Commission,<ref name="School History" />
|ranking =
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|SAT =
|ACT =
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|newspaper = The Insider
|yearbook =
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|alumni = more than 3,500<ref name="School Quick Facts" />
|nobel_laureates =
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|president = John T. Kennedy <ref name="ECS Faculty and Staff">{{cite web|url=http://www.eastsidecatholic.org/aboutec/ourteam|title=Eastside Catholic Faculty and Staff|publisher=Eastside Catholic School|accessdate=September 14, 2013}}</ref>
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|middle school principal = Christopher Sharp <ref name="ECS Faculty and Staff" />
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|avg_class_size = 20<ref name="School Quick Facts" />
|tuition = $21,195 <ref name="ECS Tuition/Financial Aid/Scholarship info">{{cite web|url=http://www.eastsidecatholic.org/admissions/tuition|title=EC Tuition/Financial Aid/Scholarships|publisher=Eastside Catholic School|accessdate=August 5, 2015}}</ref>
|endowment =
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|campus type = Suburban
|member = National Catholic Educational Association <ref name="School Quick Facts" />
|affiliation =
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|colors = [[orange (colour)|Orange]], [[Navy Blue]] {{color box|orange}}{{color box|navy}}
|free_label = Dean of Students
|free_text = Jeff "Roady" Rodenburg, Amber Johnson<ref name="ECS Faculty and Staff" />
|free_label2 = Admissions
|free_text2 = Lori Maughan<ref name="ECS Faculty and Staff" />
|free_label3 = Director of Options Program
|free_text3 = Leslie Oja<ref name="ECS Faculty and Staff" />
|free_label4 = Athletic Director
|free_text4 = Jeremy Thielbar<ref name="ECS Faculty and Staff" />
|homepage = [http://eastsidecatholic.org eastsidecatholic.org]
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'''Eastside Catholic School''' is a private [[Catholic school|Catholic]] [[secondary school]] located in [[Sammamish, Washington]], a suburb east of [[Seattle]] within the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle|Archdiocese of Seattle]]. It has a faith-based educational program for students in grades 6 through 12.
'''Eastside Catholic School''' is a private [[Catholic school|Roman Catholic]] [[secondary school]] located in [[Sammamish, Washington]], a suburb east of [[Seattle]] within the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle|Archdiocese of Seattle]]. It has a faith-based educational program for students in grades 6 through 12.


==Description==
==Description==
Founded by parents in 1980, the school is governed by an elected board of trustees. It is accredited by the state of [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], the [[Northwest Association of Independent Schools]] and the [[Northwest Association of Schools]]. It is a member of the [[National Catholic Education Association]]. The school has approximately 925 students, 120 faculty members and 4 counselors.<ref name="School Quick Facts"/> The athletics mascot is the Crusader{{clarify|date=January 2017}} and the [[school colors]] are orange and navy blue.
Founded by parents in 1980, the school is governed by an elected board of trustees. It is accredited by the state of [[Washington (state)|Washington]], the [[Northwest Association of Independent Schools]]. It is a member of the [[National Catholic Educational Association]] and the [[Washington Federation of Independent Schools]] (WFIS). Eastside Catholic consists of a middle school, grades 6–8, with 235 students, and a high school, grades 9–12, with approximately 800 students.<ref>{{cite web|title=EC at a Glance|url=https://www.eastsidecatholic.org/about-us/ec-at-a-glance |website=Eastside Catholic School|access-date=March 26, 2020}}</ref> The athletics mascot is the [[Crusades|Crusader]] and the [[school colors]] are orange and navy blue. Eastside Catholic also offers an integrated [[special education]] program for high school students, the Options Program.<ref>{{cite web|title=Options Program|url=https://www.eastsidecatholic.org/academics/options-program|website=Eastside Catholic School|access-date=March 26, 2020}}</ref>

Eastside Catholic also offers an integrated [[special education]] program for high school students called the Options Program.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}


==History==
==History==
[[File:Eastside Catholic campus.JPG|thumb|left|Eastside Catholic campus in spring]]The idea for Eastside Catholic originated in 1974 and the new school opened its doors in 1980 in downtown Bellevue.
[[File:Eastside Catholic campus.JPG|thumb|left|Eastside Catholic campus in spring]]
For the first nine years, the campus was south of the [[Bellevue Square]] mall, at the former Bellevue Junior High School (old Bellevue High), which is now the Downtown Park.<ref>[https://www.eastsideheritagecenter.org/pdf/BellevueSchoolsTimeline%201883-Present.pdf Eastside Heritage Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021023021/https://www.eastsideheritagecenter.org/pdf/BellevueSchoolsTimeline%201883-Present.pdf |date=October 21, 2011 }} - Bellevue Schools Timeline – accessed September 19, 2013</ref>


The next campus was also rented from the [[Bellevue School District]] at the former Ringdall Junior High (1970–87) at 11650 SE 60th Street in Newport Hills. Classes were held at that campus from 1981 to June 2008. In August 2008, Eastside Catholic opened a new $42 million campus in the city of [[Sammamish, Washington|Sammamish]]. The school also included an expansion to include grades 6–8.<ref name="School History">{{cite web|url=http://www.eastsidecatholic.org/aboutec/ataglance?rc=0|title=School History|access-date=September 13, 2013|publisher=Eastside Catholic High School|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053344/http://www.eastsidecatholic.org/aboutec/ataglance?rc=0|archive-date=September 21, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Sammamish campus features a chapel and 2,000 seat athletics stadium.
For the first nine years, the campus was south of the [[Bellevue Square]] mall, at the former Bellevue Junior High School (old Bellevue High), which is now the Downtown Park.<ref>[http://www.eastsideheritagecenter.org/pdf/BellevueSchoolsTimeline%201883-Present.pdf Eastside Heritage Center] - Bellevue Schools Timeline - accessed September 19, 2013</ref>


== Scandals ==
The next campus was also rented from the [[Bellevue School District]] at the former Ringdall Junior High (1970–87) at 11650 SE 60th Street in Newport Hills. Eastside Catholic was located at that campus for nineteen years, from 1989 to June 2008.
The school made headlines when the resignation of vice-principal Mark Zmuda was announced in December 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastsidecatholic.org/ftpimages/528/download/Mark_Zmuda_Personnel_Action.pdf|title=Mark Zmuda Personnel Action Letter|website=Eastside Catholic School official website|access-date=December 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224092142/https://www.eastsidecatholic.org/ftpimages/528/download/Mark_Zmuda_Personnel_Action.pdf|archive-date=December 24, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Zmuda said he had been fired.<ref name=President/> Media reports said he was asked to resign because of his [[same-sex marriage]] in July 2014. Over 400 students conducted a sit-in protest in his support, with many teachers supporting the protest as well.<ref name="Gay principal fired">{{cite web|first1=Casey|last1=McNerthney|first2=Henry|last2=Rosoff|date=December 19, 2013|url=https://www.kiro7.com/news/gay-vice-principal-confronted-400-local-students-w/246198845/|title=Gay vice principal dismissed by Catholic school, 400 students walk out|access-date=December 19, 2013|website=[[KIRO-TV]]}}</ref> The school stated in a letter to parents that "Mark's same-sex marriage over the summer violated his employment contract with the school" and that the school had been "directed to comply with the teachings of the church".<ref>{{cite news|last=Turnbull|first=Lornet|title=Eastside Catholic students rally around ousted vice principal|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022494004_gayprincipalprotestxml.html|access-date=December 21, 2013|newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=December 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221155701/http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022494004_gayprincipalprotestxml.html|archive-date=December 21, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Though many at the school advocated retaining Zmuda, the Archdiocese of Seattle maintained that Zmuda either needed to be terminated or the school would lose its credential as a Catholic institution.


In response to the student protest, the school administration stated that students would be sent home for any additional campus protests.<ref>{{cite news|last=Langeler|first=John|title=Eastside Catholic back to school; will discipline protesting students|url=http://www.king5.com/news/local/Eastside-Catholic-resumes-school-protesting-students-will-be-disciplined-238813151.html|access-date=January 6, 2014|website=[[KING-TV]]|date=January 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106195219/http://www.king5.com/news/local/Eastside-Catholic-resumes-school-protesting-students-will-be-disciplined-238813151.html|archive-date=January 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> This failed to quell the controversy, and on January 22, 2014, the president of the school, Sister Mary Tracy, resigned.<ref name=President>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/catholic-school-president-resigns-after-gay-vice-principals-ouster/#postComments|title=Catholic School President Resigns after Gay Vice Principal's Ouster|website=[[CBS News]]|date=January 22, 2014|access-date=July 3, 2018}}</ref> The school board of trustees accepted her resignation, saying, "For Sister Mary it was a difficult but necessary decision so that a new leader can be brought in to ensure the entire Eastside Catholic community is on a positive path forward."<ref name=President/>
In August 2008, Eastside Catholic opened a new $42 million campus in the city of [[Sammamish, Washington|Sammamish]]. The school also included an expansion to include grades 6–8.<ref name="School History">{{cite web|url=http://www.eastsidecatholic.org/aboutec/ataglance?rc=0|title=School History|accessdate=September 13, 2013|publisher=Eastside Catholic High School}}</ref>


In August 2017, the school underwent another major disruption of its leadership. The overall principal of the school and the principal of the middle school were both dismissed,{{Why|date=July 2020}} and 13 other faculty members resigned in response.<ref name=Kiro7principals>{{cite news|first=Alison|last=Grande|title=2 principals fired, 13 faculty quit at Eastside Catholic|url=https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/two-principals-fired-13-faculty-quit-at-eastside-catholic/594472363|date=August 18, 2017|access-date=July 3, 2018|website=[[KIRO-TV]]}}</ref> Amid the dispute, an online petition was established that collected more than 400 signatures, calling for the dismissals to be reversed. The school's interim president, Father William Heric, and the two co-chairs of the board of trustees were reported to have fired the principals without the permission of the rest of the board of trustees.<ref name=Kiro7principals/> The two trustees who were blamed for the action then resigned and the board of trustees removed Heric from the position of interim president. Heric was also removed from his position as school chaplain and relocated to another Catholic church in the Seattle area. However, the school's baseball field still bears his name. The dismissed principals and other faculty members were invited to return.<ref>{{cite web|first=Michele|last=Esteban|url=https://komonews.com/news/local/eastside-catholic-flip-flops-on-faculty-changes-interim-president-2-board-members-out|title=Eastside Catholic flip-flops on faculty changes, interim president, 2 board members out|work=[[KOMO-TV|KOMO News]]|date=August 18, 2017|access-date=August 22, 2017}}</ref><ref name=King5reverse>{{cite web|first=Elisa|last=Hahn|date=August 18, 2017|url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/eastside-catholic-reverses-controversial-faculty-shake-up/281-465401854|title=Eastside Catholic reverses controversial faculty shake-up|website=[[KING-TV]]|access-date=July 3, 2018}}</ref> The turmoil resulted in the school being unable to open on time for its fall session, so the start of classes was delayed by a week.<ref name=Kiro7principals/><ref name=King5reverse/>
The school made headlines when the resignation of vice-principal Mark Zmuda was announced in December 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastsidecatholic.org/ftpimages/528/download/Mark_Zmuda_Personnel_Action.pdf|title=Mark Zmuda Personnel Action Letter|accessdate=December 23, 2013}}</ref> Media reports said he was asked to resign because of his [[same-sex marriage]] in July 2013. Over 400 students conducted a sit-in protest in his support, with teachers giving their consent as well.<ref name="Gay principal fired">{{cite web|url=http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/gay-vice-principal-confronted-400-local-students-w/ncP3q/|title=Gay vice principal dismissed by Catholic school, 400 students walk out|accessdate=December 19, 2013|publisher=KIRO TV}}</ref> The school stated in a letter to parents that "Mark's same-sex marriage over the summer violated his employment contract with the school" and that they had been "directed to comply with the teachings of the church".<ref>{{cite news|last=Turnbull|first=Lornet|title=Eastside Catholic students rally around ousted vice principal|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022494004_gayprincipalprotestxml.html|accessdate=December 21, 2013|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=December 19, 2013}}</ref> In response to the student's protest, the school administration stated that students would be sent home for any additional campus protests.<ref>{{cite news|last=Langeler|first=John|title=Eastside Catholic back to school; will discipline protesting students|url=http://www.king5.com/news/local/Eastside-Catholic-resumes-school-protesting-students-will-be-disciplined-238813151.html|accessdate=January 6, 2014|newspaper=King5.com|date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> This failed to quell the controversy, and on January 22, 2014, the president of the school resigned.<ref name=President>"[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/catholic-school-president-resigns-after-gay-vice-principals-ouster/#postComments Catholic School President Resigns after Gay Vice Principal's Ouster]", [[CBS News]], January 22, 2014.</ref> The school board of trustees accepted her resignation, saying that "For Sister Mary it was a difficult but necessary decision so that a new leader can be brought in to ensure the entire Eastside Catholic community is on a positive path forward."<ref name=President/>


===Sporting Championships===
===Sporting Championships===
Eastside Catholic has won nine state titles:{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
Eastside Catholic has won eleven state titles from 1984 to 2018:{{citation needed|date=May 2014}} The cheerleading team has won various UCA national and world titles.
* 1984: Girls Cross Country
* 1984: Girls Cross Country
* 2010: Division II Girls Lacrosse<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kevin |first1=Endejan |title=Eastside Catholic girls lacrosse wins state title, makes school history |url=https://www.issaquahreporter.com/sports/eastside-catholic-girls-lacrosse-wins-state-title-makes-school-history/ |website=Issaquah Reporter |date=May 17, 2010 |access-date=2 October 2020}}</ref>
* 2010: Division II Girls Lacrosse
* 2014: 3A Football<ref>http://seattletimes.com/html/highschoolsports/2025177164_prepfootballbellevue06xml.html</ref>
* 2014: 3A Football<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://special.seattletimes.com/o/html/highschoolsports/2025177164_prepfootballbellevue06xml.html|title=Eastside Catholic snaps Bellevue's 67-game win streak to win Class 3A title|first=Josh|last=Liebeskind|website=The Seattle Times}}</ref>
* 2015: 3A Football<ref>http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/3a-football-eastside-catholic-roars-back-to-beat-bellevue-in-overtime/</ref>
* 2015: 3A Football<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/3a-football-eastside-catholic-roars-back-to-beat-bellevue-in-overtime/|title=3A football: Eastside Catholic roars back to beat Bellevue in overtime|date=December 4, 2015|website=The Seattle Times}}</ref>
*2016: Cheerleading Non-Tumbling
*2016: Cheerleading Non-Tumbling
*2016: Girls' Lacrosse
*2016: Girls' Lacrosse
*2017: Cheerleading Non- Tumbling
*2017: Cheerleading Non-Tumbling
*2017: Girls' Lacrosse
*2017: Girls' Lacrosse
*2017: Boys' Lacrosse – Private School <ref>{{cite web |last1=Scott |first1=Shaun |title=Crusaders capture state lacrosse championship |url=https://www.issaquahreporter.com/sports/crusaders-capture-state-lacrosse-championship/ |website=Issaquah Reporter |date=May 28, 2017 |access-date=2 October 2020}}</ref>
*2017: Boys' Lacrosse - Private School
*2018: 3A Football<ref>{{cite news|last1=Evans|first1=Jayda|title=Class 3A: Eastside Catholic wins third state football title of decade, beats O'Dea|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/class-3a-eastside-catholic-wins-third-state-football-title-of-decade-beats-odea|access-date=December 18, 2018|publisher=The Seattle Times|date=November 30, 2018}}</ref>

*2019: 3A Football
==Fight song==
*2024: 3A Basketball
Catch the Spirit Eastside Catholic,<br />
The Crusaders won't be beat,<br />
Our opponents learn the lesson<br />
As we push them to defeat.<br />
<br />
Give 'em all we've got and then some!<br />
They'll remember Eastside's name.<br />
As we're marching on to victory,<br />
As Crusaders win this game!<ref name="School Fight Song" />


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
*[[Justin Armbruester]], pitcher in the [[Baltimore Orioles]] organization<ref>{{cite web |url=https://golutes.com/sports/baseball/roster/justin-armbruester/6226 |title=Justin Armbruester - Baseball }}</ref>
*[[Matt Boyd (baseball)|Matt Boyd]] – baseball player for the [[Detroit Tigers]].
*[[Matt Boyd (baseball)|Matt Boyd]], [[MLB]] player formerly for the [[Detroit Tigers]]
*Suzanne Patmore-Gibbs – executive vice president, Network Scripted Creative at [[ABC Entertainment]].<ref name="Alumni News">{{cite web|url=http://eastsidecatholic.org/s/232/eastcatholic.aspx?sid=232&gid=1&pgid=928|title=Alumni News|publisher=Eastside Catholic High School|accessdate=April 11, 2009}}</ref><ref name="ABC Media Group">{{cite web|url=http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/bios/display_bios.aspx?bio_type=executives&bio_id=273|title=Suzanne Patmore-Gibbs|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|accessdate=September 19, 2009}}</ref>
*[[Hunter Bryant]], [[NFL]] player formerly for the [[Detroit Lions]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/Player/Hunter-Bryant-83789/|title=Hunter Bryant, Washington Huskies, Tight End|website=247Sports}}</ref>
*[[Cal Towey]] – baseball player<ref name=waco>{{cite web|url=http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/baylor_baseball/change-only-constant-for-baylor-baseball-s-towey/article_a3421204-45dd-55fa-b83c-3c761f936dbf.html|title=Change only constant for Baylor baseball’s Towey|work=WacoTrib.com|accessdate=October 22, 2014}}</ref>
*[[Nolan Hickman]], basketball player for the [[Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball|Gonzaga Bulldogs]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Nolan Hickman - Men's Basketball |url=https://gozags.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/nolan-hickman/5311 |website=Gonzaga University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
*Meghan Zonich-Heily – owner of Northwest Distillery.<ref name="Alumni News" /><ref name="NWDistillery">{{cite web|url=http://nwdistillery.com/about.asp|title=About Us|publisher=Northwest Distillery|accessdate=December 10, 2009}}</ref>
*[[Gee Scott Jr.]], college football tight end for the [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Joyce |first1=Nathan |title=Quite a Christmas present: Eastside Catholic's Gee Scott Jr. gets a football scholarship to Ohio State |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/quite-a-christmas-present-eastside-catholics-gee-scott-jr-gets-a-football-scholarship-to-ohio-state/ |website=The Seattle Times |date=25 December 2018 |access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref>
*[[Cal Towey]], [[MLB]] player formerly for the [[Miami Marlins]].
*[[Matisse Thybulle]], [[NBA]] player for the [[Portland Trail Blazers]]
*[[JT Tuimoloau]], [[defensive end]] for the [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/after-lengthy-recruitment-eastside-catholic-dl-j-t-tuimoloau-the-no-1-player-in-the-2021-class-chooses-ohio-state/|title=After lengthy recruitment, Eastside Catholic DL J.T. Tuimoloau — the No. 1 player in the 2021 class — chooses Ohio State|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=July 4, 2022|access-date=October 29, 2022}}</ref>


==References==
==Notes and references==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.eastsidecatholic.org}}
*{{official website|https://www.eastsidecatholic.org}}


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Eastside Catholic School
Address
Map
232 228th Avenue SE

Sammamish
,
Washington

United States
Coordinates47°36′25″N 122°01′33″W / 47.60694°N 122.02583°W / 47.60694; -122.02583 (Eastside Catholic School)
Information
TypePrivate, coeducational
secondary school
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1980[1]
CEEB code480067[2]
PresidentGil Picciotto
DeanJeff Rodenburg, Dominic Daste, Soonja Larsen
Principal
  • Ryan Aiello (High School)
  • Ashley Hylton (Middle School)
Teaching staff74.5 (FTE) (2019–20)[3]
Grades6–12[4]
Enrollment862[3] (2019–20)
Average class size19[5]
Student to teacher ratio11.6[5] (2019–20)[3]
Campus size50 acres (20 ha)[9]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Orange, Navy Blue   
Fight songCatch the Spirit
Eastside Catholic
(Mighty Oregon) [6]
AthleticsWIAA
Athletics conferenceMetro 3A
SportsFootball, Volleyball, Baseball, Track and Field, Cross Country, Fastpitch, Basketball, Lacrosse, Swimming, Wrestling, Special Olympics Bowling and Tennis.[7]
MascotCrusader[7]
Nickname"EC"
"Eastside Catholic"
Team nameCrusaders
RivalO'Dea High School
AccreditationNorthwest Association of Independent Schools,[1]
Northwest Accreditation Commission,[1]
NewspaperEastside Catholic School Newspaper
Tuition$29,800[8]
AffiliationNational Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA), Northwest Association of Independent Schools (NWAIS), Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), Washington Federation of Independent Schools (WFIS)[10]
Alumni4,600+
Websiteeastsidecatholic.org

Eastside Catholic School is a private Roman Catholic secondary school located in Sammamish, Washington, a suburb east of Seattle within the Archdiocese of Seattle. It has a faith-based educational program for students in grades 6 through 12.

Description

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Founded by parents in 1980, the school is governed by an elected board of trustees. It is accredited by the state of Washington, the Northwest Association of Independent Schools. It is a member of the National Catholic Educational Association and the Washington Federation of Independent Schools (WFIS). Eastside Catholic consists of a middle school, grades 6–8, with 235 students, and a high school, grades 9–12, with approximately 800 students.[11] The athletics mascot is the Crusader and the school colors are orange and navy blue. Eastside Catholic also offers an integrated special education program for high school students, the Options Program.[12]

History

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Eastside Catholic campus in spring

For the first nine years, the campus was south of the Bellevue Square mall, at the former Bellevue Junior High School (old Bellevue High), which is now the Downtown Park.[13]

The next campus was also rented from the Bellevue School District at the former Ringdall Junior High (1970–87) at 11650 SE 60th Street in Newport Hills. Classes were held at that campus from 1981 to June 2008. In August 2008, Eastside Catholic opened a new $42 million campus in the city of Sammamish. The school also included an expansion to include grades 6–8.[1] The Sammamish campus features a chapel and 2,000 seat athletics stadium.

Scandals

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The school made headlines when the resignation of vice-principal Mark Zmuda was announced in December 2013.[14] Zmuda said he had been fired.[15] Media reports said he was asked to resign because of his same-sex marriage in July 2014. Over 400 students conducted a sit-in protest in his support, with many teachers supporting the protest as well.[16] The school stated in a letter to parents that "Mark's same-sex marriage over the summer violated his employment contract with the school" and that the school had been "directed to comply with the teachings of the church".[17] Though many at the school advocated retaining Zmuda, the Archdiocese of Seattle maintained that Zmuda either needed to be terminated or the school would lose its credential as a Catholic institution.

In response to the student protest, the school administration stated that students would be sent home for any additional campus protests.[18] This failed to quell the controversy, and on January 22, 2014, the president of the school, Sister Mary Tracy, resigned.[15] The school board of trustees accepted her resignation, saying, "For Sister Mary it was a difficult but necessary decision so that a new leader can be brought in to ensure the entire Eastside Catholic community is on a positive path forward."[15]

In August 2017, the school underwent another major disruption of its leadership. The overall principal of the school and the principal of the middle school were both dismissed,[why?] and 13 other faculty members resigned in response.[19] Amid the dispute, an online petition was established that collected more than 400 signatures, calling for the dismissals to be reversed. The school's interim president, Father William Heric, and the two co-chairs of the board of trustees were reported to have fired the principals without the permission of the rest of the board of trustees.[19] The two trustees who were blamed for the action then resigned and the board of trustees removed Heric from the position of interim president. Heric was also removed from his position as school chaplain and relocated to another Catholic church in the Seattle area. However, the school's baseball field still bears his name. The dismissed principals and other faculty members were invited to return.[20][21] The turmoil resulted in the school being unable to open on time for its fall session, so the start of classes was delayed by a week.[19][21]

Sporting Championships

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Eastside Catholic has won eleven state titles from 1984 to 2018:[citation needed] The cheerleading team has won various UCA national and world titles.

  • 1984: Girls Cross Country
  • 2010: Division II Girls Lacrosse[22]
  • 2014: 3A Football[23]
  • 2015: 3A Football[24]
  • 2016: Cheerleading Non-Tumbling
  • 2016: Girls' Lacrosse
  • 2017: Cheerleading Non-Tumbling
  • 2017: Girls' Lacrosse
  • 2017: Boys' Lacrosse – Private School [25]
  • 2018: 3A Football[26]
  • 2019: 3A Football
  • 2024: 3A Basketball

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "School History". Eastside Catholic High School. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "High School Code Lookup". Vanderbilt University. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  3. ^ a b c "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Eastside Catholic High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "EC at a Glance". Eastside Catholic School. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "High School Profile" (PDF). Eastside Catholic School. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "School Fight Song". Eastside Catholic School. Retrieved October 1, 2008.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ a b "Eastside Catholic Athletics". Eastside Catholic School. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
  8. ^ "Tuition and Tuition Assistance". Eastside Catholic School. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  9. ^ "Our Campus". Eastside Catholic School. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  10. ^ "EC at a Glance". Eastside Catholic School. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  11. ^ "EC at a Glance". Eastside Catholic School. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  12. ^ "Options Program". Eastside Catholic School. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  13. ^ Eastside Heritage Center Archived October 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Bellevue Schools Timeline – accessed September 19, 2013
  14. ^ "Mark Zmuda Personnel Action Letter" (PDF). Eastside Catholic School official website. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  15. ^ a b c "Catholic School President Resigns after Gay Vice Principal's Ouster". CBS News. January 22, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  16. ^ McNerthney, Casey; Rosoff, Henry (December 19, 2013). "Gay vice principal dismissed by Catholic school, 400 students walk out". KIRO-TV. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  17. ^ Turnbull, Lornet (December 19, 2013). "Eastside Catholic students rally around ousted vice principal". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  18. ^ Langeler, John (January 6, 2013). "Eastside Catholic back to school; will discipline protesting students". KING-TV. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  19. ^ a b c Grande, Alison (August 18, 2017). "2 principals fired, 13 faculty quit at Eastside Catholic". KIRO-TV. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  20. ^ Esteban, Michele (August 18, 2017). "Eastside Catholic flip-flops on faculty changes, interim president, 2 board members out". KOMO News. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  21. ^ a b Hahn, Elisa (August 18, 2017). "Eastside Catholic reverses controversial faculty shake-up". KING-TV. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  22. ^ Kevin, Endejan (May 17, 2010). "Eastside Catholic girls lacrosse wins state title, makes school history". Issaquah Reporter. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  23. ^ Liebeskind, Josh. "Eastside Catholic snaps Bellevue's 67-game win streak to win Class 3A title". The Seattle Times.
  24. ^ "3A football: Eastside Catholic roars back to beat Bellevue in overtime". The Seattle Times. December 4, 2015.
  25. ^ Scott, Shaun (May 28, 2017). "Crusaders capture state lacrosse championship". Issaquah Reporter. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  26. ^ Evans, Jayda (November 30, 2018). "Class 3A: Eastside Catholic wins third state football title of decade, beats O'Dea". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  27. ^ "Justin Armbruester - Baseball".
  28. ^ "Hunter Bryant, Washington Huskies, Tight End". 247Sports.
  29. ^ "Nolan Hickman - Men's Basketball". Gonzaga University Athletics.
  30. ^ Joyce, Nathan (December 25, 2018). "Quite a Christmas present: Eastside Catholic's Gee Scott Jr. gets a football scholarship to Ohio State". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  31. ^ "After lengthy recruitment, Eastside Catholic DL J.T. Tuimoloau — the No. 1 player in the 2021 class — chooses Ohio State". The Seattle Times. July 4, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
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