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Tacoma is the third largest city in Washington state with a popula6on of about 200,000. The metropolitan area is home to over 3.5 million people and includes SeaAle, Tacoma, and Olympia. The city of Tacoma, located on Puget Sound in the heart of the Pacific Northwest's "evergreen playground," has nearly 66 miles of shoreline and many parks, including Point Defiance Park with a world-‐class zoo and aquarium. SeaAle, ocean beaches and mountains are within easy driving distance. The port of Tacoma covers more than 2,400 acres. It is the 6th largest port in North America. Two railroads and 15 steamship lines are serviced from this port. "The Tacoma Dome hosts sports and entertainment ac6vi6es, and Cheney Stadium is home to a professional AAA baseball team. People of all ages enjoy numerous museums, such as the Washington State Historical Museum, the Tacoma Art Museum and the Museum of Glass; theater produc6ons; art galleries; a fine library system; musical entertainment; and many local events. Tacoma also has several universi6es: the University of Puget Sound, Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Washington Tacoma. "ExchangeMate USA places students in Tacoma Public Schools (5 schools). The city’s mild, temperate marine climate allows year-‐round outdoor recrea6on, including walking, cycling, hiking, skiing, snowboarding, kayaking, rock climbing, motor boa6ng, sailing, team sports, and swimming. SeaAle is known as the “Rainy City” but its annual rainfall is less than many other US ci6es, such as Houston, Chicago and New York City. This whole area is very nice, there are great neighborhoods and amazing quality of life. It's a very fun city with great schools and lots of things to do. ""
FUN FACTS "• SeaAle was the first city in the US to play a Beatles song on the radio.
• The first Starbucks was opened in SeaAle.
• The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is the fifh longest suspension bridge in the world.
• The SeaAle Public Library system has the highest percentage of library card-‐holders per capita in the country. • Several movies have used SeaAle and Tacoma as their segng, such as: Rose Red, Enough, Preston Tylk, Get Carter, Prefountaine, 10 Things I Hate About You, Countdown, Born to be Wild, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, I Love You to Death, Wai6ng for the Light, Come See the Paradise, Chips the War Dog and Three Fugi6ves.
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Henry Foss High School was the first school in Washington State to introduce the Interna6onal Baccalaureate Program. The school currently offers IB courses in 15 different areas, including Biology, Chemistry, Language, Math, Music Theory, Physics, History, Psychology and the Visual Arts. In addi6on, Henry Foss boasts a full-‐range of academic offerings that include several Business Educa6on courses, Nutri6on, Health. Robo6cs, Wood Tech, Air Force JROTC and many more. Henry Foss World School has a rich ethnic diversity and a sense of family between staff and students. Its mission is to transform tradi6onal programs into dynamic opportuni6es to educate all students. "Number of Students: 1060 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Falcons School colors: Green, Gold and White Foreign Languages: French, Korean, Russian and Spanish. Fine Arts: Band. Choir/Chorus, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Theater, Arts, Glass Art, Ceramics, PoAery, Pain6ng and Drawing, Sports: Basketball, Baseball, Football, Volleyball, Soccer, Sofball, Golf, Diving, Track and Field, Cheerleading, Water Polo, Cross Country, Swimming and Wrestling. School website: www.tacoma.k12.wa.us/sites/schools/foss/Pages/default.aspx
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ESOL/ESL classes: No
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12th grade students: Yes
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Semester Program: Yes
"Tacoma Public Schools (TPS) is the third largest district in Washington State serving more than 28,000 children in kindergarten through grade 12. The district has 35 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, 5 comprehensive high schools and 14 alterna6ve learning sites. TPS has more than 3,500 employees and is one of the largest employers in the city. Tacoma is an outstanding school district in which all students exhibit high standards of achievement and cri6cal thinking skills, and are socially responsible, contribu6ng members of their community. In 2012, Tacoma Public Schools was named the state’s first-‐ever and only district-‐wide Innova6on Zone for educa6on.
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Designed in a classical Collegiate Gothic style, Lincoln High School is a model of the modern, mul6cultural urban high school. Lincoln High School was a recipient of a 2010 Washington Achievement Award from the Office of Public Instruc6on and the State Board of Educa6on based on exemplary student growth and school improvement. In the last decade Lincoln High School has achieved a remarkable renaissance in teaching and school programs. A once dormant drama department now features annual produc6ons and an award-‐winning culinary-‐arts program regularly bests similar programs in the region. Lincoln High is a school-‐within-‐a-‐school that features a rigorous, college-‐ready curriculum and strong emphasis on character building. "Number of Students: 1380 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Abes School colors: Black & Gold Foreign Languages Chinese, French, Japanese and Spanish. Fine Arts: Computer Graphics, Glass Art, Printmaking, Pain6ng, Drawing, Drama, Theater Produc6on, Choir, Orchestra, Piano Lab, Percussion, Symphonic Band and Photography. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Sofball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, Water Polo and Wrestling. School website: www.lincolnabes.org "
"""Built in 1961, the segng of Mount Tahoma High School dras6cally changed in September 2004 when the new building was completed. The design included an effec6ve use of daylight, natural ven6la6on and quality acous6cs to enhance the indoor learning environment. In addi6on to the new buildings, the construc6on project added new high-‐quality athle6c facili6es. The crowning jewel among those was the new football stadium, which seats more than 5,000 spectators, and has become a go-‐to site to host high school athle6c events in and around the Pierce County area.
Number of Students: 1480 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Thunderbird School colors: Cardinal, White and Gold Foreign Languages: French, Korean and Spanish. Fine Arts: Choir, Chorus, Dance, Drama, TV Produc6on, Computer Graphics, Ceramics, Glass Art, Photography, Pain6ng, Drawing, Arts, Theater, Band, Guitar, Orchestra, Jazz Band and Music History. Sports: Football, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball, Swimming, Cross Country, Basketball, Bowling, Wrestling, Golf, Track and Field, Water Polo, Baseball and Fast Pitch. School website: www.mAahomathunderbirds.org
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
MOUNT TAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL
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"""Stadium High School is located in the Stadium District, near downtown Tacoma. Construc6on began in 1891 with the inten6on of building a luxury hotel resembling a French château. In 2005-‐2006 the school underwent a major renova6on, seismic upgrade, historical restora6on, and expansion. The centennial celebra6on of Stadium High School was held on September 2006 and was aAended by 3299 alumni, segng a Guinness World Record for the largest recorded school reunion. "Number of Students: 1620 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Tiger School colors: Royal Blue and Gold Foreign Languages: French German, Japanese and Spanish. Fine Arts: Glass Art, Computer Graphic, Printmaking, Graphic Design, Ceramics, Theater, Chorus, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Percussion, Symphonic Band, Music Theory and Photography. Sports: Football, Soccer, Basketball, Bowling, Track and Field, Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, Baseball, Sofball, Wrestling, Swimming and Volleyball. School website: www.stadium6gers.org
STADIUM HIGH SCHOOL
""Wilson High School was built in 1958 and opened a new addi6on in September 2006, which contains state-‐of-‐the-‐art classrooms and science labs, a new library, business educa6on classes, an expanded Associated Student Body complex, the Career Center and Guidance and administra6ve offices. Wilson is one of very few high schools in the country with a fully equipped glass blowing hot shop. In 2011, 2012, and 2013, Wilson was named a "School of Dis6nc6on" by the Center for Educa6onal Effec6veness in recogni6on of its students' drama6c improvements in reading and math. Wilson is the only high school in the state to earn this honor more than once. "Number of Students: 1400 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Rams School colors: Red, White and Blue Foreign Languages French, Japanese and Spanish. Fine Arts: Computer Graphics, Ceramics, Photography, Pain6ng, Drawing, Arts, Visual Arts, Modern Dance, Glass Art, Band, Guitar, Choir, Chorus, Jazz Band, Jazz Choir, Music Theory, Orchestra, Percussion and Symphonic Band. Sports: Football, Soccer, Basketball, Track and Field, Cross Country, Bowling, Cheerleading, Tennis, Golf, Baseball, Fast Pitch, Wrestling, Swimming, Water Polo and Volleyball. School website: www.wilsonrams.org
WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM USA
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