Joel E. Ferris High School
Ferris High School from 37th Avenue
Address
3020 East 37th Avenue Spokane , Washington 99223 United States
Coordinates	47°37′11.1″N 117°21′57.1″W / 47.619750°N 117.365861°W / 47.619750; -117.365861
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	Excellence for everyone
Established	1963; 61 years ago (1963)
School district	Spokane Public Schools District 81
Superintendent	Adam Swinyard
NCES School ID	530825001385[1]
Principal	John O'Dell
Teaching staff	89.55 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,674 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	18.69[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Scarlet & Silver
Athletics	WIAA Class 3A, District VIII
Athletics conference	Greater Spokane League[2]
Mascot	Saxon
Yearbook	The Exeter
Elevation	2,350 ft (716 m) AMSL
Website	spokaneschools.org/ferris/

Joel E. Ferris High School (commonly 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 (1874–1960),^[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]

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]}

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

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• Boys basketball: 1994, 2007, 2008
• Boys cross country: 1968, 1980, 1981, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009
• Girls cross country: 1980, 1991
• Football: 2010
• Boys golf: 1999
• Girls golf: 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001
• Boys soccer: 1998
• Boys tennis: 1975
• Volleyball: 1997

• Bands and Choirs: San Francisco Heritage Festival Sweepstakes Champions 2017
• Bands and Choirs: San Francisco Heritage Festival Sweepstakes Champions 2014^[11]
• 4A Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival Champions 2011
• GRAMMY Signature School for the 1998-99 school year
• Marching Band and Drill Team: 1997 Tournament of Roses Rose Parade
• Newsweek top 1300 high schools in 2008^{[citation needed]}

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• Drew Henry (class of 2009): Founder Revival Tea Company
• Connor Halliday (class of 2010): Washington State football quarterback; holds NCAA record for most pass attempts and passing yards in a game
• Ryan Lewis: producer and DJ who performs alongside Macklemore; attended the school for his freshman and sophomore years
• Alex Prugh (class of 2003): professional golfer, Web.com and PGA Tour
• Leonard Christian: member of the Washington House of Representatives
• Jeff Robinson (class of 1988): defensive end, tight end, long snapper for 16 NFL seasons (1993–2009)
• Wayne Tinkle (class of 1984): professional basketball player in Europe, head coach at Oregon State University
• Austin Washington (class of 2004): professional soccer player^[12]
• George Yarno (class of 1975): guard for ten NFL and two USFL seasons (1979–89)
• John Yarno (class of 1973): center for NFL's Seattle Seahawks (1977–82)
• Gary J. Volesky (class of 1979): United States Army Major General and commander of 101st Airborne Division^[13]
• Andrew Kittredge (class of 2008): MLB pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
• Jonathan Parker (Class of 1998): Chairman, Idaho Republican Party

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