SPS: Whitman Middle School

The Whitman Middle School Community commits itself to assure an enthusiastic and safe learning environment which promotes student achievement academically, socially technologically and ethically in our multicultural middle school through the teamwork of students, staff, parents and the community. The school is named after Marcus Whitman (September 4, 1802?November 29, 1847), an American physician and missionary in the Oregon Country. Along with his wife Narcissa he started a mission in what is now southeastern Washington state in 1836, which would become a stop along the Oregon Trail. Whitman would later lead the first large party of wagon trains along the Oregon Trail, establishing it as a viable route for the thousands of emigrants who used the trail.

Marcus Whitman Middle School is an ethnically diverse middle school located in Ballard, in northwest Seattle. It prides itself on dedicated staff, academic achievement, successful sports programs and an active PTSA. At Whitman, the goal is to help every child reach their potential by providing challenging curriculum in an environment where every child feels safe and also to help each child develop pride in self and community: Whitman pride.