Washington High School (Fremont, California)

Washington High School (WHS) is the oldest of the five comprehensive public high schools in Fremont, California, United States. It was established in 1892. It is a part of the Fremont Unified School District.

Washington High School
Address
38442 Fremont Boulevard

Fremont
,
California
94536

United States
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Educate, Challenge, and Inspire"
EstablishedJanuary 11, 1892
School districtFremont Unified School District
CEEB code050972
PrincipalBob Moran
Teaching staff84.60 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,918 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.67[1]
Campus size20 acres (8.1 ha)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Orange and black
NicknameHuskies
NewspaperThe Hatchet
Websitewww.fremont.k12.ca.us/washington
[2]
Washington Union High School
Coordinates37°33′10″N 121°59′38″W
Area4.6 acres (1.9 ha)
Built1935
ArchitectMeyers, Henry H.
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.81000145[3]
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 1981

History

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,904 students enrolled for the 2012–2013 school year was:

  • Male – 51.5%
  • Female – 48.5%
  • Native American/Alaskan – 0.4%
  • Asian/Pacific islanders – 37.4%
  • Black – 6.0%
  • Hispanic – 22.3%
  • White – 29.9%
  • Multiracial – 4.0%

In addition, 24.6% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[2]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Washington High School has fourteen sports teams that each compete in the Mission Valley Athletic League (MVAL). These include cross country, American football, gymnastics, girls' tennis, girls' volleyball and water polo in the fall; basketball, soccer and wrestling in the winter; and badminton, baseball, softball, golf, swimming, track and field, seniors vs. juniors powderpuff, boys' volleyball and boys' tennis in the spring. Cheerleading is done year-round. The 5,000 seat Tak Fudenna Stadium which serves all of Fremont's five comprehensive high schools for sports venues is located on the Washington High School campus.

Speech and debate

Washington High School has a speech and debate team that is in the Coast Forensics League. Parliamentary debate and speech is offered.

Student publications

The student newspaper is a monthly titled the Hatchet. The school's yearbook is the Washingtonian. The Hatchet won the Best of the West award in 2011 during the JEANC State Convention.[4] A student literary magazine, The Scrivener, is published by the student club The Scrivener Society (formally Media Analysis Republic) once a year.

Notable alumni and faculty

References
  1. "Washington High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. "Search for Public Schools – School Detail for Washington High". ed.gov. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. "2011 Best of the West Winners". Journalism Education Association. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  5. "Mustang Soccer, Director Profile". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2006.
  6. "National Baseball Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on October 4, 2006. Retrieved October 29, 2006.
  7. "Lee Murchison". Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  8. Football Digest, September 2002
  9. van den Heuvel, Gary (October 28, 2009). "Coaching Legend Jim Ingram". Tri-City Voice. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  10. Robin Williams, Real Bio. Retrieved October 29, 2006]
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