Research Interlake Senior High School public Schools in Seattle, Washington

“I noticed that there were a couple of discouraging reviews, so I wanted to counter them: I am a current student of Interlake, class of 2010. Interlake was fully completed my freshman year and is completely mordern and state-of-the-art. Our technology, horticulture, music, language, and AP/IB programs are healthy, interesting, and well-taught. Teachers are, for the most part, very intent on their students succeeding and provide entertaining and productive curriculums. Because we are a small school, our sports teams do struggle--although girls softball, volleyball, and badminton do very well B)--but /because/ we are a small school, we have a relatively tight and family-like community without many cliques or tension. Interlake is a fantastic high school that I have very much enjoyed studying at, these past two years, and I feel assured that the next two--my IB years--will be just as interesting, if more challenging, as the first two.”

“Very pleased with Interlake. The school is beautiful and the staff is student focused. Student achievement and accountability paramount and expressed by the faculty. The counseling department is top shelf. Bellevue has a wonderful school district and the competition is tough. Realistically - compare Interlake to other high schools in other districts , especially Seattle and you will be blown away. when we toured the school and the Principal led out tour , greeted cheerily by students around the school. Impressive”

“We are pleased with the Interlake Community. There is an attitude of wanting students to challenge themselves and be successful. The IB program provides great academic opportunity. The staff is enthusiastic and of high quality. Students are supportive of each other. The diversity of the community adds to the overall experience in a positive way. Sports teams struggle a bit because they do not have a huge pool to draw from but it is possible for students to participate in a wide variety of activities here that they might be closed out of in another larger school.”

“I am a student of the class of 2004 at Interlake, and I would like to say that we have a great school. Even though right now it seems run down, in a few years it is going to have features that no other school in the area does. One thing that is so great about IHS is the IB program. Instead of giving students an American-based education like AP, the IB program teaches students to look at each topic and lesson on a world-wide view. This is especially important today when students need to understand what is going on around them! IHS is filled with caring students who excell in their academics as well as their extracurricular activities. Although we may seem like the little school right now, Interlake is growing in the right direction thanks to it's dedicated students who believe in the school and where it's going.”

“I am a student at Interlake. Right now Interlake is going through a big change. Most classes will soon be in portables and poorly heated classrooms with no windows. Students will soon have to use honeybuckets. This is because we are remodeling the school into a state of the art high school. There will be all new buildings with computer powered white boards and all of the buildings will be connected by a skybridge. We will have new landscaping and a new theater with a rotating stage. everything is being torn down. Interlake will soon be a better school and hopefully soon more people will sign up when the remodel is done in 2005-2006. This may even boost our losing streak for all of our sports teams. Most of the teachers are great and work hard for the students' good grades. There is a problem with the lack of posting grades and report cards. The students never really see much of the principals but the counselors do a really good job of greeting the students. Come to Interlake in a couple of years!”

“I loved attending this High School. Back then it was 'All-American' we had championship sports teams, great teachers, and a 'spirit' as an adult I have discovered how lucky I was to have attended a school like Interlake.”