Foster High School (Tukwila, Washington)

Foster High School is a public high school located in Tukwila, Washington. It serves students from 9th grade to 12th grade. It is part of the Tukwila School District, one of the most diverse school districts in the nation.[3] This is a small school district with about 3000 students, and is the only high school in the district.

This article is about a high school in the U.S. state of Washington. For a high school in Texas, see John and Randolph Foster High School.
Foster High School
Location
4242 S 144th St. Tukwila, Washington 98168

United States
Information
TypePublic
Founded1915
School districtTukwila School District
NCES District ID530813001341
PrincipalRick Harwood[1]
Color(s)Purple and White          
MascotBulldog
AlumniAllan Ekberg[2]
Websitehttps://www.tukwilaschools.org/schools/foster-high-school/index

Demographics

Foster High School is one of the most diverse comprehensive high schools in the United States, having seen an influx of refugees settle in Tukwila since the mid 1990s. As of January 2017 the school had students from 51 nations, speaking 44 different languages at home. English was the most common home language, at approximately 42%, followed by Spanish (16%) Vietnamese (7%), Nepali (5%), Somali (5%) and Burmese (5%).[4]

Second Chance breakfast program

All Foster High School students have the option of a free breakfast either before school or between their first two classes. The Second Chance breakfast program was initially introduced in December 2017 as a pilot program, and won the United States Department of Agriculture Breakfast Champions Food Service Award for Innovation in March 2018. More than half of the school's students were participating in the program by May 2018.[5]

Washington State school districts with 70% or more of their students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch programs must implement an alternate breakfast program by the 2019 school year.[5] Nearly 75% of Foster High School students ere eligible for free or reduced-price lunches in 2015–16.

References
  1. Harwood, Rick. "Interm Principal". Tukwila Schools.
  2. Ekberg, Allan. "Mayor". mayorekberg.com.
  3. "Diversity in the Classroom". Remade in America: The Newest Immigrants and Their Impact. The New York Times. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. Ben Stocking. ""The Revival of Foster High School: School filled with refugees makes a comeback"". Seattle Times. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  5. "Second Chance Breakfast now available for Foster students". Tukwila Reporter. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

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