Curtis Senior High School is located in University Place, Washington. It is a part of the South Division of the 4A South Puget Sound League in Washington's West Central District. Curtis was selected as a Blue Ribbon School by the US Department of Education during the '82-'83 and '99-'00 school years[2]. Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... A mascot, originally a fetish-like term for any person, animal, or thing supposed to bring luck, is now something—typically an animal or human character—used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team (the name often corresponds with the mascot... University Place is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. ... The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created to honor schools. ...

Activities

Curtis has the following clubs: Cultures Club, Dance Team, Environment Club, FBLA, FCCLA, French Club, National Honor Society, Japenese Club, Key Club, Knowledge Bowl, Math Club, Spanish Club, and World Language Club. FBLA stands for Future Business Leaders of America. ... Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America, or FCCLA, is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FACS) in public and private school through grade 12. ... The NHS Logo Started in 1921, the National Honor Society, or NHS, is an organization whose intent is to recognize middle and high school students in the United States and across the world. ... The logo of Key Club International Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students in the United States of America. ...

Athletics

Recent team successes at State Championships include:

• 1st for Football in 1988, 1989, 1995 and 1996
• 1st in Chess in 1986
• 1st in Swimming in 1986
• 1st in 2003 and '04 and 6th in '05 for Girls Track and Field
• 2nd place for Girls Soccer in 1998
• 2nd place for Boys Basketball in 1985 and 1986
• 3rd place for Boys Basketball in 1983 and 1984
• 2nd in '01, 6th in '00 and '06, and 8th in '07 for Boys Swim and Dive
• 4th for Boys Soccer in 2003,
• 4th in '02, 6th in '06, and 7th in 2000 for Boys Track and Field
• 6th for Boys Baskeball in 2006,