Stadium High School is a 100-year-old high school in Tacoma, Washington and a historic landmark. It is part of Tacoma Public Schools, or Tacoma School District No. 10 and is located in the Stadium District, near downtown Tacoma.
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History
The main building was constructed by architects Hewitt and Hewitt for the Northern Pacific Railroad Company and the Tacoma Land Company in 1906. It was originally intended to be a luxury hotel. The school was also the filming location and setting for the 1999 movie 10 Things I Hate about You, although in the film it takes place in Seattle. The original building was under repair through the end of the 2006 school year. Students were temporarily relocated to the old site of Mount Tahoma High School in the south end, just over 7 miles away. The 100 year celebration of Stadium High School was held in September of 2006 [1].
Daffodil Festival
Every year, Stadium participates in the Pierce County Daffodil Festival. A competition is held in house to select the Stadium Princess, who goes on to compete against other regional schools, for the Daffodil Festival Queen title. The Queen title is considered the highest honor of the regional festival. The Stadium band accompanies the float of Stadium's princesses every year in the parade, held annually in April.
Past Stadium Daffodil Festival Queens
- Margaret Strachan, 1956
- Christina Snellman, 1957
- Gretchen Brockhoff, 1958
- Cheryl Lamka, 1968
Guinness World Record for the largest recorded school reunion
On Sept. 16, 2006, Stadium High School alumni set a Guinness World Record for the largest recorded school reunion. The Stadium event drew 778 more people than the school in Guben, Germany, that set the record in 2002 with 2,521 reuniongoers. The Celebrate Stadium group got confirmation of its "world record" feat in August 2007, though as the 2008 Guinness World Records was already well on its way to publication, it was not entered into this edition.
Notable Alumni
- Edward LaChapelle, avalanche researcher
