Mount Vernon High School | |
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Address | |
1075 E Fulton St. Mount Vernon, Washington, United States | |
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Former name | Mount Vernon Union High School |
Type | Public secondary school, grades 9-12 |
School district | Mount Vernon School District |
Principal | Colette Roche |
Staff | 104.13 (FTE)[1] |
Number of students | 1,991 (2017-18)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.12[1] |
Color(s) | Green & White |
Athletics conference | Northwest Conference 3A Wesco 3A (Football only) |
Nickname | Bulldogs |
Rivals | Burlington-Edison Sedro-Woolley |
Yearbook | Skagina |
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]
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]
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.