Joel E. Ferris High School

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Joel E. Ferris High School
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Ferris High School from 37th Avenue
Address
Joel E. Ferris High School
3020 East 37th Avenue

,
99223

United States
Coordinates 47°37′11.1″N117°21′57.1″W / 47.619750°N 117.365861°W / 47.619750; -117.365861
Information
Type Public high school
MottoExcellence for everyone
Established1963;61 years ago (1963)
School district Spokane Public Schools District 81
SuperintendentAdam Swinyard
NCES School ID 530825001385 [1]
PrincipalJohn O'Dell
Teaching staff92.64 (FTE) [1]
Grades912
Enrollment1,631 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.61 [1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Scarlet & Silver
  
Athletics WIAA Class 3A,
District VIII
Athletics conferenceGreater Spokane League [2]
Mascot Saxon
YearbookThe Exeter
Elevation2,350 ft (716 m) AMSL
Website spokaneschools.org/ferris/

Joel E. Ferris High School (also known as Ferris High School) is a four-year public high school in Spokane, Washington, part of Spokane Public Schools. In southeast Spokane's Southgate neighborhood, it was built at a cost of $3,235,861 and opened on September 3, 1963. [3] The school was named in 1961 for Joel E. Ferris (18741960), [4] [5] a banker and civic leader in Spokane. Joel Ferris was a member of the Spokane Park Board, Spokane Finch Arboretum Committee, and a number of educational boards and historical societies in eastern Washington. [6]

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The school colors are scarlet and silver and the mascot is a Saxon.

The school is also the location of the studios of KSPS-TV, a PBS member station owned by the school board, which serves eastern Washington and surrounding states, as well as enjoying significant viewership in the province of Alberta, Canada. [7]

Beginning in 2005, the school underwent a major redevelopment, designed by NAC Architecture, with nearly the entire campus having been rebuilt. The project took most out of the school district's 320 million dollar project for all schools. [8] [9]

Sports

Ferris competes in WIAA Class 3A and is a member of the Greater Spokane League in District Eight.

State championships [10]

Recognition

Notable alumni

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