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Joel E. Ferris High School

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

,
99223

United States
Coordinates47°37′11.1″N 117°21′57.1″W / 47.619750°N 117.365861°W / 47.619750; -117.365861
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoExcellence for everyone
Established1963; 61 years ago (1963)
School districtSpokane Public Schools District 81
SuperintendentAdam Swinyard
NCES School ID530825001385[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
   
AthleticsWIAA Class 3A,
District VIII
Athletics conferenceGreater Spokane League[2]
MascotSaxon
YearbookThe Exeter
Elevation2,350 ft (716 m) AMSL
Websitespokaneschools.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]

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]

  • Boys basketball: 1994, 2007, 2008
  • Boys cross country: 1968, 1980, 1981, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009
  • Girls cross country: 1980, 1991
  • Football: 2010
  • Boys golf: 1999
  • Girls golf: 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001
  • Boys soccer: 1998
  • Boys tennis: 1975
  • Volleyball: 1997

Recognition

  • Bands and Choirs: San Francisco Heritage Festival Sweepstakes Champions 2017
  • Bands and Choirs: San Francisco Heritage Festival Sweepstakes Champions 2014[11]
  • 4A Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival Champions 2011
  • GRAMMY Signature School for the 1998-99 school year
  • Marching Band and Drill Team: 1997 Tournament of Roses Rose Parade
  • Newsweek top 1300 high schools in 2008[citation needed]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  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 20 November 2014.
  12. ^ "Fire select six players in SuperDraft", Major League Soccer, January 18, 2008.
  13. ^ Lawrence-Turner, Jody (15 March 2014). "Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, EWU alumnus, to lead Army's storied 101st Airborne Division". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 4 January 2017.