Washington Union High School

Washington Union High School is a high school in the rural community of Easton in Fresno County, California. Founded in 1892 (and first accredited in 1965), Washington Union is most likely the second oldest high school in Fresno County (Fresno High School being established three years earlier in 1889). The school encompasses roughly 90-square miles in the heart of the central San Joaquin Valley. The mascot for Washington Union is the Panthers, with school colors being purple, white, grey, and black. The school has a large and diverse population of students from the Fresno metropolitan area.

Washington Union was one of the few schools in Fresno County that operated as a single school district until becoming unified in 2011 with two feeder schools, American Union Elementary and West Fresno Elementary. In addition to West Fresno and American Union, it is fed by five schools in the area that operate their own elementary and middle schools. The new K-12 district serves over 2,560 students. The school boasts a variety of programs such as: Agriculture, Academic Decathlon, Health-Institute, Music, Construction, Architecture, Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), After School Program, Gifted and Talented Education (GATE), Link Crew, Migrant, Safe School Ambassadors and a newly created Criminal Justice Academy.

Washington Union is split into three academies. The Freshman Academy is located at the south end of the school. The Sophomore Academy is located at the north end of the school, just east of the Panther Academy, which serves juniors and seniors. There is also a main administration building at the north end of the school, which houses the principal and is the main point of entry for visitors. That administration office was formerly the district office before the district became unified and moved the district office to temporary buildings at West Fresno Elementary.

The Hatchet is the student newspaper at Washington Union High School. Students write about anything ranging from music, entertainment, sports, school news, community news, and more. The students who write the Hatchet are very dedicated as well.

In November 2012, voters in the Washington Unified School district were asked to vote on "Measure W." The bond passed with almost 73 percent. A 55 percent supermajority was required. Measure W is a $22 million bond measure for school improvements. The first goal for the bond is the updating of the football stadium.

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