incorporation of the historic Ronald School building was approved by the Association of King County Historical Organizations. The ground-breaking ceremony for the new construction was held on October 17, 2011. The historic building was incorporated into the design as part of the new school's performing arts department and the remainder of the existing buildings were demolished. Architects for the new school were Bassetti Architects. The new 220,000 square foot facility opened on time in September 2013 for the 2013-14 school year. Academics and programs Shorewood has 23 AP classes, covering 9 different subjects. In addition to AP courses, Shorewood offers a program called Running Start . This allows students to simultaneously acquire college and high school credit by taking classes at Shoreline Community College. In turn, many students graduate each year with an Associate's Degree. With an 86% on time graduation date Shorewood academics are well above the state [SBAC] average, scoring an 89% on reading, 91% on writing, 66% on math and 45% on science, with at least 60% of students passing the three state standards (Math, Writing and Reading) in the 2006 school year. Eight Shorewood seniors were named National Merit finalists in the 2005-2006 academic year, two were named in the 2006-2007 academic year, and seven were named in the 2007-2008 academic year. In 2006, an Intel Science Talent Search Finalist, Jolene Mork, was from Shorewood. Approximately 12% of students took one or more AP exams in 2003. On average 59% of Shorewood graduates enrolled in 4-year colleges, and 28% enrolled in 2-year colleges, based on the graduating class of 2004-2005. Shorewood participates in a school Chromebook program, as of the 2018-2019, which allows students the use of a Lenovo Chromebook for the completion of school work. The program is run by the school district. Notable alumni David Bazan (1994), songwriter Brian Glenney (1993), artist Sig Hansen (1984), captain, F/V Northwestern (featured on Deadliest Catch). Amy Holmes (1990), columnist, commentator David Raleigh (1978), singer, songwriter, piano player Damien Jurado (1992), songwriter Garth Stein (1983), author, film producer Jill Filipovic (2001), attorney and feminist author Kelly Stephens (2001), member of the U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey team, 2006 Chris Cornell (1982), Grunge pioneer, Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of the Dog vocalist; also successful solo artist (dropped out) James Bergstrom (1987), (drummer for Alice N' Chains and Second Coming) Johnny Bacolas (1987), (bassist for Alice N' Chains and Second Coming)