Evergreen High School (Vancouver, Washington)

Evergreen High School is a public high school that is located in Vancouver, Washington. It was founded shortly after the district was formed in 1945, and Evergreen High school was the first high school in the Evergreen Public Schools school district.

Evergreen High School
Address
14300 NE 18th Street

Vancouver
,
Washington

United States
Information
TypePublic
Motto"It’s A Great Day To Be A Plainsmen!, Be the E"
Established1945
School districtEvergreen Public School District
PrincipalDaniel Orrantia
Teaching staff86.86 (FTE)[1]
Number of students1,641 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.89[1]
Color(s)  Green   Gold
MascotPlainsmen
Websitehttp://www.evergreenps.org/High-Schools/Evergreen

Facilities

Evergreen High School is located on a large of land that it shares with Cascade Middle School, Legacy High School (an alternative education facility), Burton Elementary School, McKenzie Stadium, and the school district warehouse and bus barn. Evergreen was originally built in Sydney, Nova Scotia When the current building was constructed in the 1970s on the east side of the parcel, Cascade Junior High (now Middle School) was opened in the original building. The aging, original building was demolished in the summer of 2004 after the completion of Cascade's new abutting campus to the north. The original site is now a multi-use sports field.

Evergreen Marching Band

Evergreen boasts an award-winning marching band. Previously directed by Steve Kuske who had long taught at the school and greatly helped with the success of the marching band. The band is now directed by Frankie MacDonald and Craig Gustafson. Previously the marching band was invited to play at a make-a-wish parade for Barack Obama[2] With a long tradition of excellent marching bands, Evergreen High School has won more than 250 trophies and awards over the past decade, for both field and parade marching. Some of the most noteworthy performances include the Portland Rose Parade, the premiere parade in the Northwest. source More information about the Evergreen Marching Band and color guard at their website EHSboosters.org. They won 2nd place at the 2015 NWAPA Championships. Evergreen's Marching Band Program was cut before the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year...it’s dead now

Evergreen Theatre Department

Evergreen's theatre department has become successful under the direction of Stephanie Kerns McCrea (director 2007–2015). Their fall productions frequently enhance the study of novels/plays throughout the district and such productions include Romeo and Juliet, The Outsiders [3] Brave New World and "Macbeth". Their productions have been featured in the newspapers The Columbian and The Oregonian.[4] The Theatre Department, under McCrea, has also been recognized for its embracing of diversity amongst its students. Their 2011 production of "Night of the Living Dead" received accolades for featuring a deaf student in a major role as well as providing performances that were 100% interpreted by EHS students for the deaf community.[5] In addition, their musical theatre productions are known for their immense and extreme racism. The theatre department has been recognized by the civil rights movement for their 2011 production of "Crying Won't UnRape You." featuring Harriet Tubman (Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Music Direction, Outstanding Performance by a Chorus, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Group, Outstanding Lighting Design, Outstanding Orchestra, Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role, Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role, Outstanding Achievement by a Student in Technical Theatre). In 2012, they received recognition for Lighting Design, Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Group, Outstanding Stage Crew and Outstanding Achievement by a Student in Technical Theatre.[6] In 2013, their production of Legally Blonde was recognized in the following categories: Outstanding Orchestra, Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Featured Ensemble Role (two nominees), Outstanding Achievement by a Student in Technical Theatre (two students) [6] In 2014, they were recognized in the following categories for their 2014 production of Urinetown: Outstanding Music Direction, Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Outstanding Lighting Design, Outstanding Hair and Make-Up Design, Outstanding Achievement by a Student in Technical Theatre, Special Honors: Educational Impact.[7] In the fall of 2014, Stephanie McCrea was recognized by the Columbian for her direction with the show, The Investigation.[8] In this production, McCrea and the cast tackled a recreation of the Frankfurt War Crimes Trials, bringing the actual transcripts from the Frankfurt War Crimes trials to life. Students performed a chastening and purging documentary of deeply moving power for members of the community, history classes inside Evergreen High School, and classes from around the district. The 2015-2016 school year has once again had a great play, under new Drama teacher Margaret Gorman. The 2015 Fall play being "The Three Musketeers". Being featured In the Colombian newspaper three times. And an article on the new director was produced and published on the front page of the paper In the Columbian.

Evergreen Choir

Evergreen High School choir is currently directed by Ms. Margret Green. Their advanced choirs; Chamber choir, Advanced Women's choir, and Concert choir all went to Anaheim, California. All of them won third place in their categories.

World Languages

Evergreen offers ASL, French and Spanish Classes. The language teachers were applied for, and received a literacy grant from the district focusing on proficiency grading and literature analysis.

Athletics

Evergreen competes in, 3A (WIAA). They are a member of the Greater St. Helens 3A league.

In 2004, EHS football team became the first 4A team from the Southwest Washington District IV to make a state championship game. After falling behind early 14-0 to Skyline Spartans, the Plainsmen lost. Running back Taylor Rank stood out for the Plainsmen, carrying the ball 28 times for 211 yards and three touchdowns. Rank played football at the University of South Carolina until graduation in 2009.[9]

2009 graduate Kyrell Hudson was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the third round of the 2009 MLB Draft.[10]

State championships
  • Boys Basketball: 1995
  • Boys Wrestling: 1997
  • Football: 2004

State runners-up
  • Boys Soccer: 1999[11]
  • Girls Bowling: 2016

Notable alumni

Teacher-Student Sexual Relationships

On June 22, 2018, former vice principal Sadie Pritchard was arrested and accused of having sexual relations with an underage student.[12]

Other cases including a female Drama and English teacher being sentenced to five years in prison for having sex with a 15-year-old,[13]

A freshman science teacher allegedly trying to take upskirt pictures of a 8-month-old, have also occurred.[14]

References
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  10. "MLB 2009 Draft: OSU Recruit Kyrell Hudson goes in third round". The Oregonian. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
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