Bothell High School

Nov 12, 2002

By Marc Matsui

Location/district: Bothell/Northshore

Mascot: Cougars

School colors: Royal blue, white, black

Enrollment: 1,564 (grades 10-12)

League/Class: KingCo/4A

When it opened: 1911

Biggest rivals: Inglemoor, Woodinville

Notable alumni: Patty Murray, U.S. senator; Keith Miller, former Alaska governor; Pete Rinearson, former Pulitzer Prize winner in journalism for The Seattle Times; Tracie Ruiz-Conforto, Olympic gold medalist in synchronized swimming; Karen Thorndike, first woman to sail solo around the world; Bud Ericksen, former Washington Husky and Washington Redskin.

Last state championship: 1976 (boys gymnastics).

Bet you didn't know: Bothell is the oldest suburban school in KingCo 4A. Bothell won the 1927 boys state basketball championship.

Outtake from fight song:

"Let us gather 'round and cheer it,

Shout its glories, sing its songs.

Shout the praises of our Cougars,

Shout their glories to the sky,

On to victory urge our Cougars

For our dear old Bothell High."

Web site: bhsweb.norshore.wednet.edu/