Lakeside School (Seattle)
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(Middle School) 13510 1st Avenue Northeast (High School) 14050 1st Avenue Northeast , 98125 United States | |
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| Type | Private/Independent |
| Motto | As You Sow, So Shall You Reap |
| Established | 1919 |
| Locale | Urban |
| Head of School | Kai Bynum[1] |
| Faculty | 111 |
| Grades | 5-12 |
| Enrollment | 858 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9:1 |
| Color(s) | Maroon & Gold |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Rival | O'Dea High School, Seattle Preparatory School and The Downtown School |
| Newspaper | The Tatler |
| Yearbook | The Numidian |
| Endowment | $278 million[2] |
| Annual tuition | $40,080[3] |
| Religious Affiliation | None |
| Website | www.lakesideschool.org |
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Lakeside School is a private school located in Seattle, Washington for grades 5–12. As of 2024, school review website Niche ranked Lakeside School as the best private high school in Washington state (succeeded by the Overlake School in second) and the 52nd best private high school in the United States.[4] Niche also ranked Lakeside as the 28th best high school for STEM in the United States.
History[edit]
Lakeside School was developed in 1919 by Frank G. Moran as Moran-Lakeside School on the shores of Lake Washington in the Denny-Blaine neighborhood of Seattle. Originally, the school was intended to feed students to Moran's other school, the Moran School on nearby Bainbridge Island.[5] In 1923 the school was incorporated and renamed to Lakeside Day School. In 1923, it moved to the present site of The Bush School in Washington Park. In 1930, Lakeside moved to its newly constructed campus at its current location. It became coeducational upon merger with St. Nicholas School, a Capitol Hill private girls' school, in 1971.[6]
Student life[edit]
Lakeside has numerous student-initiated and led clubs, such as the Chess Team, Model United Nations, Quiz Bowl, Ethics Bowl, Proof Pioneers, Hackathon, and Imago.[7] Other aspects of student life include the affinity groups, like BSU (Black Student Union), GLOW (Gay Lesbian Or Whatever, a gay-straight alliance club), LAPS (Lakeside Asian/Pacific Islander Students), MIXED (Multicultural Initiators EXperiencing and Encouraging Diversity), and LATISPA (a support network for Latin American students).[8]
Athletics[edit]
Lakeside's athletic program offers golf, football, soccer, volleyball, crew, wrestling, baseball, basketball, ultimate frisbee, tennis, swimming, diving cross country, and track and field as well as a strength and conditioning program.[9] In recent years, the boys' swim team won a 3A WIAA state championship in the 2011-2012 season as well as in the 2012-2013 season. The 2013-2014 boys' soccer team won the WIAA state championship in the 3A division.[10] The 2014 girls' swim team won the 3A WIAA state championship for the first time in school history, and won the 2015 state championship as well. The 2016 volleyball team won the 3A WIAA state championship for the first time in school history. The 2021 girls' soccer team won the 3A WIAA state championship for the first time since 2003.
Notable alumni[edit]
- Wilber Huston, (class of 1929), NASA mission director, Edison Scholar.[11]
- David "Ned" Skinner, (class of 1937), former owner of Seattle Space Needle and the Seattle Seahawks.[12]
- Adam West (class of 1946), American film actor, played the original role of Batman in the 1960s TV Series.
- Charles Pigott (class of 1947), Chairman and CEO of Paccar 1967-1996.[13]
- Booth Gardner, (class of 1954), Governor of Washington state; Chair of National Governors Association.[14]
- Craig McCaw (class of 1967), founder of McCaw Cellular (now part of AT&T Mobility) and Clearwire Corporation.
- Tor Seidler, (class of 1968), author of "A Rat's Tale", "Mean Margaret" and "Gully's Travels".[15]
- Frederic Moll (class of 1969), co-founder of Intuitive Surgical, Hansen Medical, Mako Surgical,[16] and Auris Surgical Robots.
- Paul Allen (class of 1971), co-founder of Microsoft and Vulcan Inc.
- Ric Weiland (class of 1971), computer software pioneer, programmer and LGBT philanthropist.
- Hal Foster[17] (class of 1973) is an American art critic and historian.[18]
- Bill Gates (class of 1973), co-founder of Microsoft and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[19][20]
- Maria Eitel (class of 1980), first president of the Nike Foundation.[21][22]
- Annie Leonard, (class of 1982), Executive Director of Greenpeace USA.[23]
- Tom Lee, (class of 1986), CEO Galileo Health, former founder, CEO at One Medical.
- Christopher Miller (class of 1993), American film director, writer, and producer (How I Met Your Mother, The Lego Movie, and the Jump Street franchise).
- Seth Gordon, (class of 1994), American film director, producer, screenwriter, and film editor (The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, Four Christmases, Freakonomics, Horrible Bosses, Undefeated, Identity Thief, Baywatch).[24]
- Marjorie Liu, (class of 1996), author and comic book writer (Monstress, NYX, X-23, Dark Wolverine, Astonishing X-Men).
- Duncan Atwood, Javelin thrower who qualified for the 1980 and 1984 Olympics.[25]
- Freddie Wong, (class of 2004), filmmaker, musician, VFX artist and competitive gamer.[26]
- Daniel Kan, (class of 2005), entrepreneur and founder and COO of Cruise Automation (acquired by General Motors for $1b).[27]
- Royce David, (class of 2017), multi-platinum music producer.[28]
- Lauren Selig (class of 1994) Film producer, entrepreneur and investor (Hacksaw Ridge, Lone Survivor, American Made). Daughter of Martin Selig.
- Corbin Carroll, (class of 2019), baseball player, 2023 MLB All-Star and NL Rookie of the Year.[29]
- Adam Selipsky, (class of 1984), CEO of Amazon Web Services and former Tableau Software CEO.[30]
- Edward Ferry, (class of 1959), rower who won a gold medal for the coxed pair at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
References[edit]
- ^ "Introducing Kai Bynum". Lakeside School. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ "2020-2021 Report of Contributions". Lakeside School. 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Tuition & Financial Aid - Lakeside School". Lakeside School.
- ^ "Lakeside School Rankings". Niche. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Threatened landmark with powerful connections". Crosscut.com. 2010-03-07. Archived from the original on 2019-10-09.
- ^ "Lakeside School ~ School History". Lakesideschool.org. 1910-01-11. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ "Clubs". lakesideschool.org. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ^ "Clubs". lakesideschool.org. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ^ "Athletics- Teams". lakesideschool.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ "Champions: Boys' Soccer Wins First WIAA State Crown". lakesideschool.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Schwartz, John (10 June 2006). "Wilber Huston, 93, Dies; 'Brightest Boy' in 1929". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ McCuskey, Mac. "Lakeside History by Mac McCuskey" (PDF). lakesideschool.org. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Fulcrum Foundation". Archived from the original on 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
- ^ "Former Gov. Booth Gardner dies at 76". The Seattle Times. 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ "Woodchuck Nation". The New York Times. 1997-11-16.
- ^ Feder, Barnaby J. (2008-05-04). "Prepping Robots to Perform Surgery". The New York Times.
- ^ Princeton University senior thesis catalog Archived 2019-05-27 at the Wayback Machine: Foster, Harold. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- ^ "Kmart vs. Koolhaas". Seattle Weekly. 2006-10-09. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ Bill Gates - Lakeside School, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 2005
- ^ "Timeline: Bill Gates". NPR. 2008.
- ^ Maria Eitel, Huffington Post, 2013, retrieved 2013-05-11
- ^ Maria Eitel (speaker) (2013-05-09). 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award: Maria Solandros Eitel '80 (Vimeo). Seattle: Lakeside School.
- ^ "Meet Berkeley's Annie Leonard, new director of Greenpeace USA". The Mercury News. 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ "Seth Gordon '94: Revealing a one-off perspective - Lakeside School". lakesideschool.org. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ "Duncan Atwood, former javelin star for the University of..." UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Rolph, Amy (July 16, 2007). "Seattle's 'Hero' struts into rock stardom". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ^ Clifford, Catherine (2016-04-26). "This 29-Year-Old Entrepreneur Was Rejected by 35 Potential Employers. Now, He's the Co-Founder of a $1 Billion Startup. Here's How". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ "Spring 2019, It Takes a Village (Page 33)". Lakeside School. 2019-05-19. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ "Lakeside outfielder Corbin Carroll selected by Arizona Diamondbacks in first round of MLB draft". The Seattle Times. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ "Get to know Amazon's new cloud-computing chief, 'water skier, wine guy' Adam Selipsky". The Seattle Times. 2021-05-29. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
