Washington High School (Fremont, California)


Washington High School 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.

History

Demographics

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.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Washington High School has fourteen sports teams that each compete in the Mission Valley Athletic League. 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.

Speech and debate

Washington High School has a speech and debate team that is in the Coast Forensics League. Parliamentary debate and speech is offered.

Student publications

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 once a year.

Notable alumni and faculty