Washington High School (Fremont, California)

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Washington High School
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Washington High School (Fremont, California)
38442 Fremont Boulevard

Fremont
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California
94536

United States
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Type Public high school
Motto"Educate, Challenge, and Inspire"
EstablishedAugust 25, 1891
School district Fremont Unified School District
CEEB code 050972
PrincipalBob Moran
Teaching staff76.08 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,901 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio24.99 [1]
Campus size20 acres (8.1 ha)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Orange and black   
Nickname Huskies
NewspaperThe Hatchet
Website www.fremont.k12.ca.us/washington
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Washington Union High School
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Coordinates 37°33′10″N121°59′38″W / 37.55278°N 121.99389°W / 37.55278; -121.99389
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

Washington High School (WHS) is the oldest of the five comprehensive public high schools in Fremont, California, United States. It was established in 1891. It is a part of the Fremont Unified School District.

Contents

History

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,939 students enrolled for the 2021–2022 school year was:

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, lacrosse 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.

Student publications

The student newspaper is a monthly titled TheHatchet. Some have been scanned in. [4] The school's yearbook is the Washingtonian. [5] [6] The Hatchet won the Best of the West award in 2011 during the JEANC State Convention. [7] A student literary magazine, The Scrivener, is published by the student club The Scrivener Society (formally Media Analysis Republic) once a year.

Student Organizations

A sampling of 2022-2023 Washington High School clubs includes the following. [8]

Notable alumni and faculty

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Washington High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  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. ↑ "Student Newspaper of Washington High School". washington-fusd-ca.schoolloop.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ "The Washingtonian yearbook on Washington Township Museum of Local History | California Revealed". californiarevealed.org. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Other Washington High School publications". californiarevealed.org. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2011 Best of the West Winners". Journalism Education Association. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Club Registry List 2022-2023". Google Docs. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
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  10. ↑ "National Baseball Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on October 4, 2006. Retrieved October 29, 2006.
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