The Bear Creek School

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The Bear Creek School
8905 208th Ave NE

Redmond
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Washington

USA
Coordinates Coordinates: 47°40′52″N122°03′56″W / 47.681208°N 122.065446°W / 47.681208; -122.065446
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TypePrivate Christian (nondenominational)
Motto Credo ut intelligam
Established1988
DeanKevin Davison
HeadmasterPatrick Carruth
Faculty74
GradesPreschool–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment841
Color(s)Forest Green, Gold, White    
AthleticsWIAA Emerald City League 1A
MascotTitus the Grizzly
AccreditationNorthwest Association of Independent Schools, Association of Christian Schools International
Website tbcs.org

The Bear Creek School is a preschool through grade twelve private school in Redmond, Washington. Educating around 840 students, the school is a non-denominational Christian religious school, focusing on college preparation. [1] It was established in 1988. The head of school is Patrick Carruth. As of 2020, school review website Niche ranks The Bear Creek School as the best Christian high school, third best private K-12 school, and seventh best college prep private high schools in Washington state. [2]

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Campuses

The Bear Creek School has three campuses in Redmond, Washington. The main campus houses lower school, early middle school, and middle school. The second, or valley, campus houses preschool and pre-k. The third campus or upper campus houses upper school.

Academics

In profiles of the school, The Bear Creek School was one of 50 private schools nationwide selected in the 2014 Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and the only school in the State of Washington, public or private, recognized by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. [3] [4]

The Bear Creek School is accredited by the Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities and the Northwest Association of Independent Schools . The school is also a member of the Association of Christian Schools International. [5]

Despite being a small school, Bear Creek students have had consistent successes in the National Merit Scholarship competition:

Athletics

The school is a member of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), participating as a member of the Emerald City 1A League and the CrossTown Middle School League. [15] In 2014, The Bear Creek School opted up to the 1A classification. Numerous teams have won academic state titles.

Performances of note:

Basketball

Golf

Soccer

Tennis

Track & Field

Other Sports

History

School symbols

The school's original crest displays four symbols surrounding a cross: a book and pen signifying the arts; an atom, the sciences; a winged shoe, athletics; and an honor torch, personal character. Above the crest is the Latin motto of the School, Credo Ut Intelligam , which means, "I believe so that I may understand." [32] A more recently updated crest shows a cross and a path. The cross represents the school's Christian foundation, while the path represents the path of life. The motto, chosen by the founders, is traceable to St. Anselm and St. Augustine before him.

Notable faculty

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  14. ↑ "Lakeside, Interlake lead local list of National Merit Scholarship semifinalists", The Seattle Times, 14 September 2011]
  15. ↑ "Athletics" Archived 2007-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
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  17. ↑ "2005 girls' golf outlook: Second chance for state title", The Seattle Times, 12 April 2005
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  20. ↑ "2B/1B boys' soccer - Bear Creek comes a long way for crown", George Edgar, The Seattle Times, 19 November 2006
  21. ↑ "Lady Grizzlies win 2B state soccer title: Bear Creek defeats Napavine, 1-0, in thrilling shootout", Tim Watanabe, Redmond Reporter, 22 November 2011
  22. ↑ "Bear Creek girls' soccer scores second straight state title", Andy Nystrom, Redmond Reporter, 19 November 2012
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  26. ↑ "Maddie Meyers repeats as 3,200 champ / Prep track and field", The Seattle Times, 28 May 2010
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  28. ↑ "Rowing pair sixth in Beijing", The Seattle Times, 12 August 2007She also placed second this year in the United States Junior Women's single sculls, the highest placement of any American sculler.
  29. ↑ News Post
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