University High School | |
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Address | |
12420 East 32nd Avenue Spokane Valley, Washington 99216 United States |
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Coordinates | 47°37′38″N 117°14′12″W / 47.62722°N 117.23667°WCoordinates: 47°37′38″N 117°14′12″W / 47.62722°N 117.23667°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Principal | Keven Frandsen |
Staff | 50 |
Faculty | 103 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Number of students | Approximately 1,900 |
Campus | suburban |
Color(s) | Crimson and Gold |
Team name | Titans |
Yearbook | Kronos |
Website | www |
University High School, often referred to as "U-Hi" or "U-High", is a public high school for grades nine through twelve in Spokane Valley, Washington, United States. It is part of the Central Valley School District in Spokane Valley. In late 2002, the school campus moved approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) to its current location. The current building is capable of housing around 1650 students. Because of the growing number of students attending, U-High is no longer accepting additional students, and many of the teachers must trade classrooms during the day.
U-High has many clubs and activities. Amateur radio club, ASB/Leadership, Anime/Asian Culture club, Crimson Crew (Crimson Crew is a group of 200 juniors and seniors who help freshman make the transition into high school), Debate Club, DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America), Destination Imagination, Drama, Electronic Communications (radio, broadcasting, etc.), FACSE, FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America), First Priority (Christian club), French club, GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance), German club, National Honor Society, Human and Animal Rights Club, Junior Statesmen, Key Club, Knowledge Bowl, Math Club, Spanish club, TSA (Technology Student Association), theater, orchestra, marching band, concert band, jazz band, choir (Chanteuse Treble Choir, Concert Choir, University Choir, Lirico Chamber Singers, Titan Jazz Choir (Kronos)), lacrosse club (which competes in the NILL) and WDFY (Washington Drug-Free Youth).
Musical classes and programs vary from concert band to wind ensemble to jazz band to pep band, along with marching band. The University Marching band has won a national title (1983) and consistently makes finals in its various competitions.
Sports at University High School include: baseball, boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, boys and girls cross country, dance team, football, boys and girls golf, gymnastics, boys and girls soccer, fastpitch softball, slowpitch softball, boys and girls tennis, boys and girls track, volleyball, and wrestling.