Curtis Senior High School

For the school of the same name in Staten Island, see Curtis High School.

George R. Curtis Senior High School
Address
8425 40th W University Place , Washington , 98466 United States
Information
Type	Public secondary
Established	1957
School district	University Place School District
Principal	Tom Adams
Teaching staff	53.70 (FTE)[1]
Grades	10–12
Enrollment	1,303 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	24.26[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue and White
Mascot	Vikings
Website	Curtis Senior High School

Curtis Senior High School is a public high school located in University Place, Washington. Curtis Senior High School is a part of the University Place School District and the only high school in the district.

The University Place school district includes most of University Place and portions of Fircrest and Tacoma.^[2]

History

The school's namesake comes from the former UPSD Superintendent George R. Curtis. The school opened in 1957 as a joint junior-senior high school at the corner of 40th and Grandview. In 1962, a high school facility was built about 500 yards east of the junior high that then extended up 40th Street. This separated the schools from 8th-9th grade for the junior high and 10th-12th grade for the senior high school. And after this, the original site became just a junior high school. In 2009, the original junior high was torn down and a new facility was built about 400 yards northeast of that site.

Academics

Curtis Senior High School has both Advanced Placement classes and core classes for students. The school also offers Running Start, collaborating with Tacoma Community College, a program for Juniors and Seniors by taking classes to gain college credit while in high school.

Notable alumni

• Beau Baldwin - former offensive coordinator, Arizona State; former football head coach, Cal Poly ^[3]
• Scott Cairns - poet and Guggenheim Fellow
• Andrea Geubelle - 2016 Summer Olympics track and field, triple jump
• Gary Larson - creator and writer of The Far Side
• Mike Levenseller - professional football wide receiver, played 3 seasons in NFL^[4]
• Adrienne Martelli - 2012 Summer Olympics bronze medalist in rowing, women's quadruple sculls
• Singor Mobley - former NFL and Canadian Football League defensive back ^[5]
• Isaiah Thomas - NBA point guard, two-time NBA All-Star in 2016 & 2017
• Chuck Arnold - President of the Seattle Seahawks
• Jennifer Cohen - University of Southern California Athletic Director
• Morgan Weaver - professional soccer forward for the Portland Thorns FC^[6]
• Cindy Brunson - Sports anchor and reporter, most known for ESPN's SportsCenter
• Zoom Diallo

References

1. "Curtis Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pierce County, WA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 1-2 (PDF p. 2-3/4). Retrieved 2022-07-20.
3. "Beau Baldwin - Head Football Coach - Football Coaches".
4. "Mike Levenseller Stats Summary". NFL.com.
5. "College of the Desert".
6. "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL".

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