Mount Vernon High School (Washington)

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Mount Vernon High School
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Mount Vernon High School (Washington)
1075 E Fulton St.

Mount Vernon, Washington, United States
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Former nameMount Vernon Union High School
Type Public secondary school, grades 9-12
School districtMount Vernon School District
PrincipalColette Roche
Staff104.13 (FTE) [1]
Number of students1,991 (2017-18) [1]
Student to teacher ratio19.12 [1]
Color(s)Green & White
  
Athletics conferenceNorthwest Conference 3A
Wesco 3A (Football only)
Nickname Bulldogs
Rivals Burlington-Edison
Sedro-Woolley
YearbookSkagina
Website http://mvhs.mountvernonschools.org

Mount Vernon High School (MVHS) is a high school in Mount Vernon, Washington, located at 1075 E Fulton St. The school was originally known as Mount Vernon Union High School. [2]

Contents

Athletics

Gymnasium & Field House

Built in 1951, the Mount Vernon High School gymnasium features original wooden bleachers and other classic architectural features. [3]

In 2003 the MVHS gym was ranked first among twenty of the state's top high school gymnasiums by the Seattle Times. The story referred to it as "the gold standard of high-school gymnasiums" and "the Sistine Chapel of Washington gyms". [3]

Basketball

Mount Vernon is known for its athletic success in high school basketball. [4] [5] The Bulldogs' boys basketball team found major success under Mac Fraser, head coach from 1986–2001, who was elected into the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2005.

The Bulldogs won consecutive WIAA Class 3A state titles in 1991 and 1992 led by future NBA player Mark Hendrickson. [6] In 2000 the Bulldogs lost in the state title game to Seattle Prep, but returned the next year to defeat Rainier Beach for the 2001 title. [7] The Bulldogs were undefeated in 1991 and 2001.

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. ↑ Written at Mount Vernon, Washington. "High School Praised". The Bellingham Herald. Bellingham, Washington. April 27, 1923. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Smith, Craig (February 25, 2003). "Gym dandies: These hoop havens heaven to some". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 12, 2022. 1. Mount Vernon – This is the Sistine Chapel of Washington gyms. Built in 1921, it is old, wooden and has warmth and heritage. Many consider it the gold standard of high-school gymnasiums.
  4. ↑ Bergin, Mark (March 9, 2004). Written at Mill Creek. "Swanson, Mount Vernon resume state tradition". Seattle Post-Intelligencer . Seattle . Retrieved February 9, 2024. Few programs in Washington enjoy Mount Vernon's wealth of basketball heritage. Dating to 1924, when the Bulldogs advanced to their first state tournament, they have — including this year — qualified 22 times. Those appearances have produced three state titles and three runner-up finishes.
  5. ↑ Richardson, Vince (February 6, 2024). "Effort being made to digitize video from past Mount Vernon High School basketball games". Skagit Valley Herald. Mount Vernon, Washington. Retrieved February 9, 2024. An effort is being made to put about 25 years of Mount Vernon High School boys' basketball games online.
  6. 1 2 3 Brennan, Melanie (March 12, 1997). Written at Mount Vernon, Washington. "They're Raised On Bulldog Basketball -- Mount Vernon Boys Add To Rich Tradition". The Seattle Times. Seattle. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  7. ↑ Smith, Craig (March 4, 2001). Written at Tacoma. "Class 3A boys basketball: Top of the Mount". The Seattle Times. Seattle. Retrieved September 12, 2022. Mount Vernon completed an undefeated season last night by beating Rainier Beach 65-52 to win the Class 3A boys state high-school basketball championship at the Tacoma Dome.
  8. ↑ Voegtlin, Anne (October 4, 1985). "Transfer-mation of a classmate". The Columbian . Vancouver, Washington. Retrieved April 24, 2023. When I knew her she was Cheryl Benthien, a fellow member of Mount Vernon (Wash.) High School's Class of 1972.
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  19. ↑ Lacitis, Erik (December 10, 2015). "Mount Vernon woman one of last nude Playboy centerfolds". The Seattle Times . Retrieved April 24, 2023. A 2010 Mount Vernon High graduate, and then a 2012 Skagit Valley College graduate as a paralegal, she decided to pursue a career as a model.

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