Forks High School

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Aerial view of the Forks High School Football field (Right) and the Forks Elementary School Campus (Left), 2022
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Forks High School
261 South Spartan Avenue

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United States
Information
Type Public Secondary
Motto"Home of the Spartans"
School district Quillayute Valley School District
PrincipalCindy Feasel
Faculty36.90 (FTE) [1]
Grades7–12
Enrollment452 (2019–20) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.25 [1]
Color(s)Navy Blue and Gold   
Mascot Spartan
RivalMontesano Bulldogs
Website https://www.qvschools.org/Domain/147

Forks High School (FHS) is a comprehensive Washington public high school on South Spartan Avenue in the city of Forks, Washington, serving grades 9-12 in the Quillayute Valley School District. It is the only high school in the district, and is the successor to Forks Middle School. The school is governed under the authority of the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) of Washington.

It has received international attention, as it was featured in the young adult novel series Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.

The current campus was built in two phases with a total cost of $25.3 million: one in 2000 and one in 2012. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Forks Junior-Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  2. Rice, Arwyn. "UPDATED — $98 million Port Angeles School bond will go to the voters" (Archive). Peninsula Daily News . November 14, 2014. Retrieved on November 16, 2014.

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