Washington High School (Fremont, California)
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38442 Fremont Boulevard Fremont, California 94536 United States |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Educate, Challenge, and Inspire" |
| Established | January 11, 1892 |
| School district | Fremont Unified School District |
| CEEB code | 050972 |
| Principal | Bob Moran |
| Teaching staff | 76.72 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,904 (2012–2013) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 24.82 |
| Campus size | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Orange and black |
| Mascot | Hank and Hannah Husky |
| Newspaper | The Hatchet |
| Website | www |
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| Coordinates | 37°33′10″N 121°59′38″W / 37.55278°N 121.99389°WCoordinates: 37°33′10″N 121°59′38″W / 37.55278°N 121.99389°W |
| Area | 4.6 acres (1.9 ha) |
| Built | 1935 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| NRHP Reference # | 81000145 |
| Added to NRHP | October 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 1892. It is a part of the Fremont Unified School District.
The demographic breakdown of the 1,904 students enrolled for the 2012–2013 school year was:
In addition, 24.6% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.
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, 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.
Washington High School has a speech and debate team that is in the Coast Forensics League. Parliamentary Debate, Public Forum Debate and Lincoln Douglas Debate are offered.
The student newspaper is a monthly titled the Hatchet. The school's yearbook is the Washingtonian. The Hatchet won the Best of the West award in 2011 during the JEANC State Convention. A student literary magazine, The Scrivener, is published by the student club The Scrivener Society (formally Media Analysis Republic) once a year.
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