Meridian High School (Washington)
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| Meridian High School | |
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194 W. Laurel Road Bellingham, WA 98226 | |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1911 |
| Principal | Derek Forbes |
| Enrollment | 520 (2016-17)[1] |
| Information | (360) 398-8111 |
| Colors Mascot | Black, White, and Vegas Gold Trojans |
| Website | [1] |
Meridian High School is a public secondary school located in the little North-Whatcom community Laurel, Washington (north of Bellingham). During the 2010–11 school year, official enrollment was documented at 467 students in grades 9–12. It is currently the only high school in the Meridian School District.
Athletics
Beginning in the 2006–07 school year, Meridian teams compete once again in the WIAA "1A" classification. From 1997 through 2006, Meridian was classified as "2A" but had been "1A" pre-1997.
State championships
Teams
- Football: 1999 (2A), 2003 (2A), 2006 (1A)
- Volleyball: 1998 (2A), 2004 (2A)
- Girls soccer: 2007 (1A)
- Track and field state meet champions:
Boys
- 1975 Mile Relay Team (4 × 440 yards) Darrell Stieber, Paul Parsons, Dan Staton, Andy Zamudio 3:34.4 (1st place state meet) season best, 3:28.6
- 1982 Mark Steiber, long jump, 22'-3 3/4"
- 1988 Meridian 4 × 400 meters relay 3:28.3
- 1988 John Karusa, 100-meter 10.9 and 200-meter 22.3
- 1990 Kirk Palmberg, 110-meter hurdles 14.8
- 2004 Dustin Knight, shot put 52'-1"
- 2007 Kyle Aamot, pole vault 13'-6"
- 2008 Andrei Lintz, shot put 55-1 1/4"
Girls
- 1980 800 meters relay team 1:46.6
- 2002, 2003 (2A) Kira Harrison, 1600 meters 5:13.28 and 5:02.47
- 2005 (2A) Miranda Heslip, 800 meters 2:19.74
- 2005 Angie Alvord, high jump 5'-6"
- 2008 Anna Fast, triple jump 34'-5 1/4"
- 2010 Alicia Wolf, 100 meters 13.12 and 200 meters 26.46
- 2011 400 meters relay team 50.36
Notable Athletes in School History (Boys/Girls):
Jeff Bennum, Joel Pears, Eli Slesk, Doug Miller, Jonathan Mark, Dominic Chambers, Shane Stacey, Patrick Ames, Ben Fugger, Mark Simmons, Corey Culp, Sandip Saini, Andre Lintz, Jordan Slesk, Bryce Vankooten, Cameron Gilmore, William Wantz, Brady Emmons, Matt Cardova, Sean Hurlbut, Mac Van Diest, Jarrod Karuza, Matt Karuza, Kris Franks, Jennifer and Katie Johnson, Emily Castro, Kira Harrison and many more.
References
- ^ "Meridian High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 7, 2019.