Joel E. Ferris High School

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Joel E. Ferris High School
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Ferris High School from 37th Avenue
Address
Joel E. Ferris High School
3020 East 37th Avenue

Spokane
,
Washington
99223

United States
Coordinates 47°37′11.1″N117°21′57.1″W / 47.619750°N 117.365861°W / 47.619750; -117.365861
Information
Type Public high school
MottoExcellence for everyone
Established1963;62 years ago (1963)
School district Spokane Public Schools District 81
SuperintendentAdam Swinyard
NCES School ID 530825001385 [1]
PrincipalJohn O'Dell
Teaching staff89.55 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,674 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.69 [1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Scarlet & Silver
  
Athletics WIAA Class 3A,
District VIII
Athletics conferenceGreater Spokane League [2]
Mascot Sammy Saxon
YearbookThe Exeter
Elevation2,350 ft (716 m) AMSL
Website spokaneschools.org/ferris/

Joel E. Ferris High School (commonly known as Ferris High School) is a four-year public high school in Spokane, Washington, part of Spokane Public Schools. In southeast Spokane's Southgate neighborhood, it was built at a cost of $3,235,861 and opened on September 3, 1963. [3] The school was named in 1961 for Joel E. Ferris (1874–1960), [4] [5] a banker and civic leader in Spokane. Joel Ferris was a member of the Spokane Park Board, Spokane Finch Arboretum Committee, and a number of educational boards and historical societies in eastern Washington. [6]

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The school colors are scarlet and silver and the mascot is a Saxon.

The school is also the location of the studios of KSPS-TV, a PBS member station owned by the school board, which serves eastern Washington and surrounding states, as well as enjoying significant viewership in the province of Alberta, Canada. [7]

Beginning in 2005, the school underwent a major redevelopment, designed by NAC Architecture, with nearly the entire campus having been rebuilt. The project took most out of the school district's 320 million dollar project for all schools. [8] [9]

Sports

Ferris competes in WIAA Class 3A and is a member of the Greater Spokane League in District Eight.

State championships

Source: [10]

Recognition

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public Schools - Joel E. Ferris High School (530825001385)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to Greater Spokane League". Greater Spokane League. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Ferris High School". Spokane Daily Chronicle. August 29, 1963. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "Joel E. Ferris, civic leader, banker, dies". Spokesman-Review. December 15, 1960. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "Ferris services set for Saturday". Spokane Daily Chronicle. December 15, 1960. p. 1.
  6. ↑ "Joel Ferris is name for school". Spokesman-Review. April 13, 1961. p. 1.
  7. ↑ Spokesman-Review: "Schools, TV station consider cutting ties", July 26, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Hill, James Jerome (1838-1916)".
  9. ↑ "~KSPS-TV - Spokane | Calgary | Edmonton~". Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
  10. ↑ Washington Interscholastic Athletics Association. Tournament History: Championship Information Archived 2012-10-29 at the Wayback Machine .
  11. ↑ "Congrats, SPS musicians!". Spokane Public Schools. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
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