Recent from talks
Rainier Beach High School
Knowledge base stats:
Talk channels stats:
Members stats:
Rainier Beach High School
Rainier Beach High School is a public secondary school (grades 9-12) within the Seattle Public Schools system. It is located in the Rainier Beach neighborhood, in the southeastern part of Seattle, Washington, United States. Historically, the school has emphasized team sports and has produced many championship teams. The building has a capacity of 1,200 students, but enrollment has declined significantly in recent years. In 2006, 1,302 of the 1,600 high school students living in the Rainier Beach neighborhood traveled outside the area each morning to attend other high schools. During the 2008–09 school year, Rainier Beach began with 453 students and ended with about 295, resulting in an average monthly enrollment of 374. Only sixty students chose it as their first choice. In 2013, the school introduced an International Baccalaureate program.
Rainier Beach High School is a member of the Metro League, part of Sea-King District 2 and the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.
In 2002, Rainier Beach's men's basketball team was ranked number 1 in the entire country for a brief time. Rainier Beach has won the basketball state championship nine times. 1988, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016.
As of October 2007, 59.8% of enrolled students were African American, 24.4% were Asian, 9.4% were Hispanic, 5% were White and 1.4% were Native American. Of the 361 students, 61.8% qualify for free or reduced lunch. These demographics reflect the neighborhood itself. In October 2009, 70.6% of students were eligible for free or reduced price meals.
Rainier Beach has a history of trying new things, beginning with its founding. Starting as a combined Middle and High School, the increased volume of students created the need to separate the two types of schools. Staff has been honored with the local Golden Apple awards. 2[permanent dead link] Parents and leaders of the PTSA have been honored at the White House. 3 Along with program recognition (1998 Golden Apple Teaching Academy winner) a tight knit community which supports and develops close knit community relationships. 4 Much of the stigma of the Rainier Valley is often placed on the school, however the academics and the student successes are often overlooked. Rainier Beach is trying to share their view of the school with their new approach, "The New Beach." Promotion of their academic success is the new focus. 5 RBHS is in a troubled section of the city, and many incidents occurring in the area are automatically assumed to be caused by gang-affiliated young men, including Rainier Beach and South Lake Alternative High School students. Students come from many ethnic cultures within the neighborhood, and often from difficult socio-economic backgrounds. Sometimes the realities of society outside the school enter into school life. One recent example emerged in this newspaper story. Another larger incident erupted on the school grounds during the summer.
A large new performing arts center was built on the campus in 1998, when Rainier Beach was to become a performing arts magnet school. Federal funding for the magnet plan, and the plan itself, ended after three years. Little used for years, the hall, now called the Paul Robeson Performing Arts Center, began hosting community theater productions in 2007. Rainier Beach now offers special programs in partnership with several theater troupes in the Rainier Beach High School Theater Coalition.
During the 1990s, controversy grew at Rainier Beach as the school's academics worsened and enrollment declined. After years of complaints to the central administration, parents began picketing the school in 1999. They staged weekly demonstrations against principal Marta Cano-Hinz, who had led the school since 1993, demanding that the district fire her and turn Rainier Beach around. In January, 2000 Cano-Hinz announced that she would step down at the end of the school year. Later that year, the school district disclosed that it had paid $173,507 to induce her to resign.
In September, 2010 the school district appointed an academic co-principal, Lisa Escobar.
Hub AI
Rainier Beach High School AI simulator
(@Rainier Beach High School_simulator)
Rainier Beach High School
Rainier Beach High School is a public secondary school (grades 9-12) within the Seattle Public Schools system. It is located in the Rainier Beach neighborhood, in the southeastern part of Seattle, Washington, United States. Historically, the school has emphasized team sports and has produced many championship teams. The building has a capacity of 1,200 students, but enrollment has declined significantly in recent years. In 2006, 1,302 of the 1,600 high school students living in the Rainier Beach neighborhood traveled outside the area each morning to attend other high schools. During the 2008–09 school year, Rainier Beach began with 453 students and ended with about 295, resulting in an average monthly enrollment of 374. Only sixty students chose it as their first choice. In 2013, the school introduced an International Baccalaureate program.
Rainier Beach High School is a member of the Metro League, part of Sea-King District 2 and the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.
In 2002, Rainier Beach's men's basketball team was ranked number 1 in the entire country for a brief time. Rainier Beach has won the basketball state championship nine times. 1988, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016.
As of October 2007, 59.8% of enrolled students were African American, 24.4% were Asian, 9.4% were Hispanic, 5% were White and 1.4% were Native American. Of the 361 students, 61.8% qualify for free or reduced lunch. These demographics reflect the neighborhood itself. In October 2009, 70.6% of students were eligible for free or reduced price meals.
Rainier Beach has a history of trying new things, beginning with its founding. Starting as a combined Middle and High School, the increased volume of students created the need to separate the two types of schools. Staff has been honored with the local Golden Apple awards. 2[permanent dead link] Parents and leaders of the PTSA have been honored at the White House. 3 Along with program recognition (1998 Golden Apple Teaching Academy winner) a tight knit community which supports and develops close knit community relationships. 4 Much of the stigma of the Rainier Valley is often placed on the school, however the academics and the student successes are often overlooked. Rainier Beach is trying to share their view of the school with their new approach, "The New Beach." Promotion of their academic success is the new focus. 5 RBHS is in a troubled section of the city, and many incidents occurring in the area are automatically assumed to be caused by gang-affiliated young men, including Rainier Beach and South Lake Alternative High School students. Students come from many ethnic cultures within the neighborhood, and often from difficult socio-economic backgrounds. Sometimes the realities of society outside the school enter into school life. One recent example emerged in this newspaper story. Another larger incident erupted on the school grounds during the summer.
A large new performing arts center was built on the campus in 1998, when Rainier Beach was to become a performing arts magnet school. Federal funding for the magnet plan, and the plan itself, ended after three years. Little used for years, the hall, now called the Paul Robeson Performing Arts Center, began hosting community theater productions in 2007. Rainier Beach now offers special programs in partnership with several theater troupes in the Rainier Beach High School Theater Coalition.
During the 1990s, controversy grew at Rainier Beach as the school's academics worsened and enrollment declined. After years of complaints to the central administration, parents began picketing the school in 1999. They staged weekly demonstrations against principal Marta Cano-Hinz, who had led the school since 1993, demanding that the district fire her and turn Rainier Beach around. In January, 2000 Cano-Hinz announced that she would step down at the end of the school year. Later that year, the school district disclosed that it had paid $173,507 to induce her to resign.
In September, 2010 the school district appointed an academic co-principal, Lisa Escobar.
Recent media