Friday Harbor High School

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Friday Harbor High School
Location
Friday Harbor High School
45 Blair St

Friday Harbor, Washington 98250
Information
Type Public
PrincipalAndrea Hillman
Staff14.74 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Number of students257 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.44 [1]
Color(s)Purple & Gold
  
MascotWolverines
Website http://www.sjisd.wednet.edu/domain/113

Friday Harbor High School is a four-year public high school located in Friday Harbor, Washington, USA. It is the only public high school on San Juan Island, and it is a part of the San Juan Island School District.

Contents

The boundary of the school district (and therefore of the school district) includes Friday Harbor and Roche Harbor. [2]

Staff, students and culture

Andrea Hillman has been the school's principal since 2022. The previous principals have included Martin Yablonovsky, Fred Woods, Patricia Scott, Marilyn Luckman and Ralph Hahn. The school enrolls approximately 300 students annually. Their school mascot is the wolverine, and their colors are purple and gold.

Funding

FHHS is a Gates High Tech High School since it received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through the Connecting Schools and Communities (CSAC) project in Washington State. The grant is to ensure that more students leave high school ready for college, work, and civic contribution.

Achievement

The school's team for the National Ocean Sciences Bowl has had success winning the Washington regional title known as the Orca Bowl in 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011 and 2012.. In 2004 they were second overall in the national competition losing to Mission San Jose High School from Fremont, California. Their WASL (Washington Assessment of Student Learning) testing scores are consistently above the state's average. Students are now required to pass the WASL to graduate. Most students take the WASL in tenth grade, but it is an option to take it as a freshman.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Friday Harbor High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division (December 21, 2020). 2020 Census – School District Reference Map: San Juan County, WA (PDF) (Map). 1:87,051. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

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