White River High School is a public secondary school located on an site just outside Buckley, Washington, United States. Before 1949, it was known as "Buckley High School" but with a merger with "Enumclaw High School" in neighboring Enumclaw, the school became known as White River. In 1952, the voters (especially the Chamber of Commerce) of the City of Enumclaw voted to form their own district. Facilities In September 2003, White River moved into a new facility. The facility was designed by INTEGRUS Architecture and landscape architects Cascade Design Collaborative, Inc. The design focuses on separating the school into five career path sections—arts and communications, health and human services, business and marketing, science and natural resources, and engineering and technology—for upper classmen and three core class sections for underclassmen. The lunch area is at the center of the school, surrounded by the offices, library, credit union (now defunct) and counseling center. Awards 2005 James D. MacConnell Award, recognizing excellence in planning educational facilities that promote student achievement and help serve the needs of the students and faculty, as well as the community. The award is given by the Council of Educational Facilities Planners International (CEFPI). 2005 Civil Design Merit Award from the Washington State AIA, which recognized public projects with great civic design. Activities Clubs at the school are: ASB Band Choir (Mixed, Chamber, and Show) DECA Diversity Club Drama Club FBLA FCCLA FFA Key Club Knowledge Bowl National Honor Society Native American Club SADD TSA WRSAW Athletics In 2006, White River joined the newly formed 3A South Puget Sound League. Sports: Baseball Basketball [Boys'] Basketball [Girls'] Cross Country Fastpitch Football Golf Soccer [Boys'] Soccer [Girls'] Special Olympics Tennis [Boys'] Tennis [Girls'] Track Volleyball Wrestling [Boys'] Wrestling [Girls'] Notable alumni Will Jacobsen, professional basketball player References External links White River School District School website Greatschools.org High schools in Pierce County, Washington South Puget Sound League Public high schools in Washington (state) 1908 establishments in Washington (state)