Henry M. Jackson High School

Henry M. Jackson High School
Location
Mill Creek , Washington United States
Information
Type	High School
Established	1994
Principal	Terry Cheshire
Grades	9-12
Number of students	1,950
Color(s)	Black and Green
Mascot	Timberwolf
Website	http://cms.everett.k12.wa.us/jacksonhigh/

Henry M. Jackson High School is a high school in Mill Creek, Washington comprised of about 2,000 students. Construction of the school was completed in 1994 by the Everett School District, and is named after the former United States Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson.

Other high schools in the Everett School District are Cascade High School, Everett High School, and Sequoia Alternative School.

Intermediate schools that feed into Jackson are Heatherwood Middle School, located adjacent to the high school, and Gateway Middle School, located in the Silver Firs area northeast of Mill Creek.

In 2006, Jackson's baseball team reached the 4A State Championships, beating the Auburn Trojans 7-1. They were placed 2nd in the nation, behind the Woodlands High School (Texas), and had a 27-0 record during the season.

The Toronto Blue Jays baseball team selected former high school baseball star Travis Snider with their 1st round (14th overall) pick in the 2006 MLB draft.

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The Fight Song

We are Jackson Timberwolves

And we always strive to win!

We're working hard,

We won't give up,

We'll see them at the end!

The Green and Black will conquer,

Over all the rest.

When it comes right down to winning,

The Wolfpack is the best!

Jackson Cross Country

This is another team at Henry M. Jackson that has experienced great success, but goes unnoticed year after year; a team that has the highest state placing average of all Jackson sports. The Cross Country team. The team started in 1994 with head coach Eric Hruschka, a former state champ out of Lynnwood High School, leading the team to various state placings. Jackson started in 3A and made many state trips and returned with top 5 team placings and an individual title. Dustin Duke was the first prodigy to come out of Jackson cross country, winning the state title as a sophomore and junior in 1996 and 1997. In 2001, Jackson High was bumped up to 4A because of the increase of the student body. In 2003, Jackson was an unbeatable force with senior Caleb Knox and sophomore Jeff Helmer leading the charge. The two place first and second at the District meet and the team took home the trophy. That year Jackson was the Wesco and District champions, and placed a respectable 5th place at the State meet in Pasco. The next year, junior Jeff Helmer was injured and did not come back to the team until the Wesco championship. The team placed third at districts and placed 9th at the state meet. That spring, things took a turn for the worse. In early 2006, reports were circulating that Senior Jeff Helmer was not going to join the Jackson Track team. Coach Eric Hruschka confirmed that Helmer had not turned in the forms required to join the track team. A few weeks later, it was learned that Helmer had obtained a variance to Everett High School in Everett, Washington. Helmer had arranged to have the district athletic code waived in order for him to compete at the varsity level for his new school. Never the less, the men of the Jackson Distance squad persisted and were able to have a solid season despite losing 4 of their top seniors placing 8th in the State the following Cross Country season. And things are now looking up for these young men of Jackson despite much adversity and many tests of commitment to the team.

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Jackson Guys' Volleyball

There is no guys' team for volleyball. How sad. ;_;

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There are several sports offered at Jackson. Boys: Basketball, Baseball, Golf, Football, Soccer, Swim, and Tennis. Girls: Basketball, Bowling, Dance, Fastpitch, Golf, Soccer, Swim, Tennis, and Volleyball. Coed: Cross Country, Track and Field, and Wrestling.

External links

• School Home Page
• Seattle Times School Guide - Jackson High