Bush School (Washington)

The Bush School is the only independent private K–12 school in Seattle, Washington. The Bush School enrolls 664 students.[1]

This article is about a private school in Seattle, Washington. For the school of government at Texas A&M University, see Bush School of Government and Public Service.

The Bush School
Address
3400 East Harrison Street Madison Valley Seattle , Washington 98112 United States
Coordinates	47°37′23″N 122°17′20″W
Information
School type	Private
Motto	Experience Education
Established	1924 (1924)
Founder	Helen Taylor Bush
Head of school	Percy Abram
Faculty	85
Employees	45
Grades	K–12
Enrollment	664 K–5: 185 6–8: 160 9–12: 235
Campus size	6 acres (24,000 m^2)
Color(s)	Blue and white
Accreditation	Northwest Association of Accredited Schools
Website	www.bush.edu

Notable alumni

• Meg Greenfield,[2] a political editorial writer and Washington insider
• Claire Dederer, writer of book reviews and articles for The New York Times[3][4] and other publications.[5][6]
• Dave Dederer (1982) and Chris Ballew (1983), members of the band the Presidents of the United States of America[7]
• Members of the band Sweet Water, originally known as S.G.M.
• Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Bonnie McKee[8](2002) songwriter for major artists including Katy Perry[9] "Roar" and "Wide Awake."

References

1. "Home - The Bush School, the only K-12 independent school in Seattle". bush.edu. Archived from the original on 23 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
2. "Commencement 1997". washington.edu. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
3. "Specimens of Suburbia", Claire Dederer, The New York Times, December 28, 2003.
4. "Fiction: The War at Home", Claire Dederer, The New York Times, November 7, 2004.
5. Claire Dederer's articles on Slate.com, accessed September 9, 2014.
6. Claire Dederer at The Atlantic, accessed September 9, 2014.
7. "Future of the Music Industry". Chris Pirillo. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
8. "Bonnie Mckee". wikipedia.org. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
9. "Katy Perry". wikipedia.org. Retrieved 13 December 2019.