Medical Lake High School

Medical Lake High School
Location
200 E. Barker St.

Medical Lake
,
Washington
99022

U.S.
Coordinates47°34′34″N 117°40′52″W / 47.576°N 117.681°W / 47.576; -117.681
Information
TypePublic, four-year
MottoSoaring into the future to create a better tomorrow
Established1905, 1958 (current)[3]
School districtMedical Lake S.D. #326
NCES School ID530495000755[1]
PrincipalJeremy Vincent[2]
Faculty32 [4]
Grades9–12
Enrollment511 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.98[1]
CampusOpen campus
ColorsCardinal & White      
AthleticsWIAA Class 1A (District 7)
Athletics conferenceNortheast 1A (NEA)
MascotCardinal
NewspaperCardinal Playbook
YearbookThe Cardinal
Information(509) 565-3200
Elevation2,420 ft (740 m) AMSL
Websitemlhs.mlsd.org/

Medical Lake High School is a four-year public secondary school in Medical Lake, Washington, the sole traditional high school in the Medical Lake School District (#326) in western Spokane County. West of the city of Spokane, the school district includes the base housing area of Fairchild Air Force Base to the north.[5]

History and enrollment

Medical Lake High School was founded in 1905, in Medical Lake, Washington. In 1958, the high school was refounded and moved into a new building, but then was added on to in 1970 to encompass the growing number of students being enrolled.

In 2017, a Medical Lake High school student was investigated for a Google Drive filled with sexually explicit pictures of other students with the youngest victim being 14.[6] In February 2018, a threat was made against the school by a student and was investigated by the Spokane County Sheriff's Office.[7] A few months later in April 2018, a Medical Lake student was killed while three other students were injured in a car crash when headed to a track meet.[8] This started the #MedicalLakeStrong movement in Spokane, with schools such as Freeman High School and Shadle Park High School offering their support and solidarity.

That June, the district announced that they had received a one million dollar STEM grant and that the high school students would be receiving their own personal Chromebooks that September.[9] In November 2021, a bombing threat against Medical Lake High School was exposed.[10]

Enrollment has declined within the Medical Lake School District[4] and is expected to continue. A contributing factor has been the privatization of base housing at Fairchild Air Force Base; an increasing number of military families have chosen to live off-base and outside the M.L. school district. A building moratorium by the city of Medical Lake and a sluggish economy have also contributed.[11]

MLHS grew in the 1970s from 487 in 1970[12] to 650 in 1978,[13] but declined in the early 1980s to below 500 in 1983 and athletics dropped from the 'AA' Frontier League and returned to the 'A' NEA in 1984.[14] Enrollment was 675 in October 2007, but fell to 512 in four grades in May 2012.[4] As of 2021, the current enrollment number is 517.[15]

School administration

  • Principal: Jeremy Vincent
  • Vice Principal: Justin Blayne
  • Vice Principal: Lyra McGirk
  • Athletic Director: Dawn Eliassen

Notable alumni

Sports and activities

Sports

Medical Lake athletic teams compete in WIAA Class 1A in District 7. MLHS was a member of the Great Northern League (GNL) in class 2A since its inception in 1998,[18] but dropped out of the GNL for football in 2010.[11] The school dropped to class 1A in the summer of 2012;[19] and returned to the Northeast 'A' League (NEA).[20]

Fall sports

Winter sports

Spring sports

State championships

  • 1992 "A" Wrestling Team
  • 2004 "2A" Boys Tennis Team
  • 2005 "2A" Boys Basketball
  • 2005 "2A" Boys Tennis Team
  • 2005 "2A" Knowledge Bowl
  • 2013 "1A" Boys Cross Country
  • 2014 "1A" Boys Track & Field
  • 2014 "1A" Boys Cross Country
  • 2017 "1A" Boys Cross Country

Activities

References

  1. ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - Medical Lake High School (530495000755)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  2. ^ "Medical Lake High School's new Principal | the West Plains Stream". August 15, 2025.
  3. ^ "School addition to begin in February". Spokesman-Review. January 23, 1970. p. 10.
  4. ^ a b c "Medical Lake High School". State of Washington, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  5. ^ "Boundary Map". Medical Lake School District. July 10, 2012. Archived from the original on June 24, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  6. ^ Hammer, Hawk (November 21, 2017). "New details emerge in Medical Lake High School explicit photo drive". KXLY. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "SCSO investigating threat made by Medical Lake High School student". KHQ Right Now. February 2, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  8. ^ "Medical Lake High track member killed, 3 injured in crash west of Airway Heights | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. April 14, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  9. ^ "One to One Chromebooks – Technology – Medical Lake School District". www.mlsd.org. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  10. ^ Press, Cheney Free. "Teen in custody over bomb threat". Cheney Free Press. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  11. ^ a b Lee, Greg (February 4, 2010). "Cardinals drop GNL for football". Spokesman-Review. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  12. ^ "School figures show changes". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 8, 1971. p. 5.
  13. ^ Girault, Lorinda (November 22, 1978). "School unique in ROTC". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 20.
  14. ^ "Briefs: locally..." Spokane Chronicle. November 4, 1983. p. 15.
  15. ^ "Medical Lake High School". March 24, 2022.
  16. ^ "Paul Butorac College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  17. ^ "Cedric Jackson". Aussie Hoopla.
  18. ^ "2010-2012 WIAA League Alignments". WIAA. 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  19. ^ Eik, James (June 20, 2012). "Medical Lake school board holds recap of May meeting". Cheney Free Press. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  20. ^ "2012-2014 WIAA League Alignments". WIAA. 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
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