Helen Taylor Bush held her first preschool and kindergarten class in the living room of her home on Dorffel Drive. There were six students from the immediate neighborhood. Helen was..
Mrs. Bush added a First Grade class to the school. She continued adding new grades over the subsequent ten years, until the school became a K-12 school called the Helen..
Mrs. Bush needed more space as the school expanded, so she rented property on 36th avenue from Lakeside–where our campus currently resides. Per the rental agreement, all new grades would..
The Helen Bush-Parkside School grew to incorporate a boarding house. In the 1930s, Upper School boarders lived in the lovely Ostrander home on Lake Washington, which had been loaned to..
Financial aid has been central to the Bush mission and values since its founding. According to a financial statement from February 1933, out of eighty-one enrolled students, fourteen paid half..
Mrs. Bush bought property at Snoqualmie Pass, to support experiential learning. She commissioned a ski lodge to be designed by Carl Gould – a renowned architect and then parent at..
The first graduates earned their degrees in 1935. The class consisted of six people. 1935 was also the first year that Tykoe was published. The Name Tykoe: The symbolism..
Mrs. Bush purchased a home on 37th Avenue East in 1937. It was named Taylor Hall and became the residence hall for Upper school girls. It was later sold as..
Truth, Beauty, Purpose, also known as the Three Graces, represents the goals of the Helen Bush School when Mrs. Bush was the Headmistress. Students from the class of 1938 completed..
