Hilltop Heritage Middle School , formerly known as ''Jason Lee Middle School'' and originally as ''West Intermediate School'', was the first and largest of six intermediate schools funded in 1923. It was created on the former campus of the ''College of Puget Sound'' (now the

University of Puget Sound The University of Puget Sound is a private liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It was founded in 1888. The institution offers a variety of undergraduate degrees as well as five graduate programs in counseling, education, oc ...

) at 6th Avenue and North Sprague Avenue in

Tacoma, Washington Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, southwest of Bellevue, Washington, Bellevue, northeast of the state capital, Olympia ...

by architect Roland E. Borhek. The school was named after the notable missionary

Jason Lee Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is an American actor, filmmaker, photographer and former professional skateboarder. He is known for playing Earl Hickey in the television comedy series ''My Name Is Earl'', for which he was nominated for ...

, but was later renamed to distance itself from the questionable methods of reeducating Native Peoples carried out by the pioneer. Hilltop Heritage has about 39 teachers educating over 600 students.

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Official Website
{{Authority control North Tacoma, Washington Schools in Tacoma, Washington Public middle schools in Washington (state)