Lindbergh High School (Washington)
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| Lindbergh Senior High School | |
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16426 128th Ave SE Renton, WA United States | |
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| Type | Senior High School |
| Motto | BAD ASTRA |
| Established | 1972 |
| School district | Renton School District |
| Principal | Tres Genger |
| Faculty | 96 |
| Enrollment | 1,267 |
| Athletics conference | Seamount League |
| Information | (425) 204-3200 |
| Website | http://www.renton.wednet.edu/lindbergh/ |
Lindbergh Senior High School is a (senior) high school located in the southeastern section Renton, Washington, in Renton School District 403. Named after Charles A. Lindbergh, the famous aviator who was first to fly solo across the Atlantic, it was founded in 1972. The class of 1976 was the first to graduate. The school's colors are patriotic: red, white and blue. The mascot is the Bald Eagle.
History
Lindbergh features unusual architectural features compared to traditional boxy buildings. The school is mainly constructed with concrete floors and brick walls with wooden beams supporting sloped roofs. The school also has a notable lack of functioning windows, resulting in a profound lack of sunlight within the building. It was originally built around two "houses", where home rooms and lockers were located, with a third planned house for expansion that was never built. The first floor is called "Washington House" and the third floor is "Lincoln House". The third house that was not built was to be named "Kennedy House". The use of the house names is still in use by many students and staff. The houses still function as a kind of departmental divide, with Lincoln House containing most of the math department and Washington house containing the English department.
The original lockers feature coats stored out in the open with small wooden cubes, but this use was abandoned as coats could not be securely be hung and the wooden hangers were found to be easily broken. They were replaced by conventional steel lockers by the 1990s. Another distinct architechural feature is a skybridge linking the two "houses" with the gymnasium.
The school as originally built also featured many open areas in addition to conventional walled classrooms, but most of these spaces were closed by the 1990s as well. The former steel and auto shop was converted to a robotics lab as of the mid 1990s. As of June 2006, building of a new commons area is complete.
Diversity
When the school was opened in 1972, each class had only a handful of Asian, Hispanic and African students, though one notable Asian American family sent 7 children to MIT and Stanford, and many other families would send their graduates to elite colleges as well. Two Asian graduates of the class of 1976 attended their 2006 reunion.
By 2006, Lindbergh had an Asian student population well over 22 percent, as well as nearly 20 percent African, 13 percent Hispanic, white students compromise 43 percent of students, making Lindbergh comparable to some Seattle schools as demographics for diverse groups moved out of Seattle towards the southern county.[1] 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced price meals, 13% are special education, 12.5% are transitional bilingual. 69 percent of 10th graders passed WASL writing, and 38 percent passed math, somewhat lower than state average.
Many of the parents and graduates have historically been employed by the area's large employers such as Boeing and Microsoft. Most of the students entering Lindbergh went to Nelsen Junior High School as the feeder school. Feeder elementary schools include Cascade, Renton Park, Benson Hill, Tiffany Park, and Talbot Hill elementary schools across the Fairwood, Cascade, southeastern Renton and unincorporated areas with the Kent school district serving to the south, and Renton and Hazen high schools serving to the west and north.
Sports
The Lindbergh Eagles football were the Renton City Champs for the 2005-2006 season. The Eagles made their first state berth after beating Franklin Pierce 19-17, and Sequim 7-6. They lost in the first round against Bellevue High School Wolverines, 7-63. The Eagles went from a devastating 0-9 record in 2003 to an impressive record of 9-2 in four years under the direction of Coach N.B. Long. Replacing Long is Coach Yarrington who brought White River High School to three state titles and a record of 27-9. Lindbergh also has a consistently strong cross-country team, having qualified and placed in the top ten at state several times in the past few years. In the 2006-2007 season, the Boy's Varsity cross-country team finished 6th at state, the best of any Lindbergh team thus far. Girls Basketball is currently at 21-2. In the 2004-2005 Tennis season, the Boy's tennis team was District champions, and sent 3 athletes to state. In the 2005-2006 season for tennis they also had 3 state athletes.
Sports programs
- Football
- Basketball - girls
- Basketball - boys
- Volleyball - girls
- Wrestling
- Soccer - girls
- Soccer - boys
- Baseball
- Softball
- Track & Field
- Swim - girls
- Swim - boys
- Cross-country
- Golf
- Tennis
- Gymnastics
Sports that made Playoffs in 2007
- Basketball - girls (Seamount Co-Champions)
- Basketball - boys
- Volleyball - girls
- Soccer - girls
- Baseball
- Softball
- Track & Field
- Cross-Country (6th at State)
- Tennis
- Gymnastics
Clubs
Lindbergh High School's after-school clubs
- Key Club
- Guys' Group
- Club Aery
- Environmental Club
- FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
- International Club
- Knitting Club
- YAWR (Youth that Are White & Racist)
- ASB
- Journalism (for production of the school newspaper, The Egalitarian)
- DECA
- Yearbook
Feeder schools
- Cascade Elementary
- Tiffany Park Elementary
- Renton Park Elementary
- Benson Hill Elementary
- Talbot Hill Elementary
- Nelsen Middle School
Notable graduates and staff
- David Riske, a current Major League Baseball relief pitcher and a 1995 graduate.
- Brian Barker was the first principal. He is now Executive Director of the Association of Washington School Principals
- Kumroom Maksirisombat (Mr. Mak) ran in the primary for Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2004
Awards
1983-1984 Nationally Recognized for Excellence (Blue Ribbon Schools Program)