Washington High School | |
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2217 West Glendale Avenue , 85021 | |
Coordinates | 33°32′16″N112°06′24″W / 33.537676°N 112.106665°W |
Information | |
School type | Public high school |
Motto | Purple Pride - Excellence - Strength - Commitment |
Established | 1955 |
School district | Glendale Union High School District |
Superintendent | Brian Capistran |
CEEB code | 030320 |
Principal | Ashley Anderson |
Teaching staff | 69.80 (FTE) [1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,702 (2023-2024) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 24.38 [1] |
Color(s) | Purple and white |
Mascot | Rams |
Rival | Sunnyslope High School |
Newspaper | Rampage |
Yearbook | Panorama |
Feeder schools | Palo Verde Middle School, Royal Palm Middle School, Maryland School, Orangewood School |
Website | Washington High School |
Washington High School (commonly Washington or WHS) is a public high school in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It serves students from grades 9-12. Washington is a part of the Glendale Union High School District, and opened in 1955 with its first graduating class in 1956.
Washington was designed by the local architecture firm Edward L. Varney Associates. The construction contract to build the school was awarded to D. O. Norton & Son Construction Co. of Phoenix. [2]
Washington High School offers multiple Advanced Placement classes, these include Physics, Biology, Calculus AB and BC, English Literature, French, Japanese Language and Culture, Spanish, Studio Art, US Government, US History, Photography, World History and more. It has received the 'Excelling' label by the Arizona Board of Education every year for the past 3 years.
WHS's Interact club is one of the largest and most active Interact clubs in the world.[ citation needed ] The club does community service activities at least twice a week. It is sponsored by the Sun City Rotary club.