Washington High School (Fremont, California) Explained

Washington High School
Motto:"Educate, Challenge, and Inspire"
Established:August 25, 1891
Type:Public high school
District:Fremont Unified School District
Grades:9–12
Principal:Bob Moran
Enrollment:1,931 (2022-23)[1]
Ceeb:050972
Campus Type:Suburban
Campus Size:20acres
Nickname:Huskies
Newspaper:The Hatchet
Colors:Orange and black
Streetaddress:38442 Fremont Boulevard
City:Fremont
State:California
Zipcode:94536
Country:United States
Footnotes:[2]
Module:
Washington Union High School
Embed:yes
Coordinates:37.5528°N -121.9939°W
Built:1935
Architect:Meyers, Henry H.
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Added:October 5, 1981
Area:4.6acres
Refnum:81000145

Washington High School (WHS) is the oldest of the five comprehensive public high schools in Fremont, California, United States. It was established in 1893. It is a part of the Fremont Unified School District.

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 The Hatchet. Some have been scanned in.[3] The school's yearbook is the Washingtonian.[4] [5] The Hatchet won the Best of the West award in 2011 during the JEANC State Convention.[6] 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.[7]

Notable alumni and faculty

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Washington High. National Center for Education Statistics. April 21, 2024.
  2. Web site: Search for Public Schools – School Detail for Washington High. ed.gov. August 27, 2015.
  3. Web site: Student Newspaper of Washington High School. 2021-11-19. washington-fusd-ca.schoolloop.com.
  4. Web site: The Washingtonian yearbook on Washington Township Museum of Local History California Revealed. 2021-11-19. californiarevealed.org.
  5. Web site: Other Washington High School publications. 2021-11-19. californiarevealed.org.
  6. Web site: 2011 Best of the West Winners. Journalism Education Association. October 29, 2011.
  7. Web site: Club Registry List 2022-2023 . 2022-12-07 . Google Docs . en-US.
  8. Web site: Mustang Soccer, Director Profile . October 29, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929062544/http://www.mustangsoccer.com/CoachingDirectorProfile.htm . September 29, 2007 . dead .
  9. Web site: National Baseball Hall of Fame . October 29, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061004183237/http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hof_weekend/2004/inductees_eckersley.htm . October 4, 2006 . dead .
  10. Web site: Fong. Joshua. Fong Family History.
  11. Web site: Dr. Joshua Fong and Laura Azeveda California Revealed. 2021-11-19. californiarevealed.org.
  12. Web site: Lee Murchison . . February 16, 2019.
  13. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCL/is_1_32/ai_90622156 Football Digest, September 2002
  14. News: van den Heuvel. Gary. Coaching Legend Jim Ingram. April 13, 2011. Tri-City Voice. October 28, 2009.
  15. http://www.ratz.com/robin/realbio.html Robin Williams

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