Enumclaw High School is a public school in

Enumclaw Enumclaw ( ) is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 12,543 at the 2020 census. The Enumclaw Plateau, on which the city resides, was formed by a volcanic mudflow (lahar) from Mount Rainier approximately 5,700 ye ...

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. The school serves about 1300 students from Enumclaw as well as local unincorporated regions of

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and cities such as Black Diamond and Greenwater. The Hornet, the school's mascot, is represented by the colors maroon and gold.

Athletics

Enumclaw High School sports teams compete in the Olympic Division of the North Puget Sound League, under the auspices of the WIAA, and previously competed in the SPSL 3A division. Its rival school's team is the

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Hornets. The Hornets were the 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2015 Washington state wrestling champions of division 3A. The 2010 Boys Basketball team went on a 27–0 run before losing in the championship game to

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by one point in the last 10 seconds of the game because of a controversial foul called sending a Union guard to the line. 1977 WIAA Baseball Champions. Enumclaw High School has also had success in gymnastics, with state titles in 2012 & 2013. Enumclaw High School offers the following athletics: Boys Baseball, Basketball, Football, Golf, Soccer, Swim & Dive, Tennis, Track, Water Polo, Wrestling, X-Country, Girls Basketball, Golf, Gymnastics, Soccer, Softball-Fastpitch, Swim & Dive, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling, X-Country, CoEd Unified Basketball, Unified Soccer

Theatre

Enumclaw High School's theatre department operates at a high standard. The 5th Avenue theatre in downtown Seattle holds a 'High School Theatre' Awards show every year, much like the Tony Awards for Broadway. They award things such as 'Best Overall Musical Production,' and 'Best Performance By A Chorus' all the way through 'Best Costumes' and 'Best Program Design' to high school shows all over the western Washington area. In the 2006–2007 school year, Enumclaw High School's Theatre Department received three nominations from the 5th Avenue for their production of 'Chicago.' Those nominations were in the categories of 'Outstanding Orchestra,' 'Best Performance by a Small Ensemble—Cell Block Girls,' and 'Best Choreography.' A cast member commented, "The experience was one I will remember for the rest of my life."

Musicals

* 2006 –

Bye Bye Birdie ''Bye Bye Birdie'' is a stage musical with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams, based upon a book by Michael Stewart. Originally titled ''Let's Go Steady'', ''Bye Bye Birdie'' is set in 1958. The play's book was influenced by El ...

* 2007 –

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* 2008 – It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Superman! The Musical * 2009 – Titanic: The Musical * 2010 –

Peter Pan Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythical ...

* 2010 –

Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the penny dreadful serial '' The String of Pearls'' (1846–1847). The original tale became a feature of 19th-century melodrama and London legend. A barber from Fleet St ...

* 2011 –

The Drowsy Chaperone ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' is a Canadian musical with music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, and a book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar. The story concerns a middle-aged, asocial musical theater fan who, feeling "blue", decides to pl ...

* 2012 –

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* 2013 –

Legally Blonde ''Legally Blonde'' is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Robert Luketic and written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, based on Amanda Brown's novel. It stars Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Victo ...

* 2014 -

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* 2015 -

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* 2016 -

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* 2017 -

Urinetown ''Urinetown: The Musical'' is a satirical comedy musical that premiered in 2001, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis. It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bur ...

* 2018 -

Spamalot ''Spamalot'' (also known as ''Monty Python's Spamalot: A Musical (Lovingly) Ripped Off from the Motion Picture ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail) is a musical theatre, stage musical with score by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, with lyrics and book ...

* 2019 -

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee ''The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'' is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn, with a book written by Rachel Sheinkin, created by Rebecca Feldman with additional material by Jay Reiss. The show centers on a fictional ...

*2020 - Hello, Dolly! (canceled due to

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) *2021 - Alone Together (original show) *2022 - Little Shop of Horrors *2023 -

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Instrumental/Choir Program

Paul Scott is the head of the music department at EHS and also directs the choir programs. Tim Hager-Wentz directs the band programs and Ainsley Holz directs the string programs.

Instrumental Awards

* 2019 - State champion for small

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ensemble (The Pythagorean Brotherhood)

Marching Band

The Enumclaw marching band is directed by Tim Hager-Wentz. .

Shows

* 2008 - Motown * 2013 - Salute to America * 2014 - Phantom of the Opera * 2015 - Skyrim * 2016 - Divergent * 2017 - Invincible * 2018 - Rach and Roll * 2019 - Outside the Box

Awards

Auburn Veterans Day 2019

Source: * Parade: 1st Place, A Division * Field Show: 1st Place, A Division * Best Marching * Best Percussion * Best Music * Best General Effect

Notable alumni

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(1977), high school state baseball champion and former

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player (

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(1999), stock car racing driver with 18

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Cup series wins *

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(1996), former

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player for the New Jersey Nets,

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, and NBA Champion with the

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(1993), poet, critic, and screenwriter

References

External links

Enumclaw High School websiteEnumclaw School District websiteEnumclaw Hornets website
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