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{{Short description|Public high school in the United States}}
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| name = Washington High School
| image = [[File:WHSFrontFacade.JPG|WHSFrontFacade|200px]]
| motto =  "Educate, Challenge, and Inspire"
| established = August 25, 1891 
| type = [[State school#United States|Public]] [[high school]]
| district = [[Fremont Unified School District]]
| grades = 9–12
| principal = Bob Moran
| teaching_staff = 
| ratio = 
| enrollment = 1,931 (2022-23)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0614400&SchoolPageNum=3&ID=061440001692|title=Washington High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref>
| ceeb = 050972
| campus type = Suburban
| campus size = {{convert|20|acre|ha}}
| nickname = Huskies
| newspaper = The Hatchet
| colors =  Orange and black {{colorbox|#ff8200}} {{colorbox|black}}
| streetaddress = 38442 Fremont Boulevard
| city = [[Fremont, California|Fremont]]
| state = California
| zipcode = 94536
| country = United States
| website = {{url|www.fremont.k12.ca.us/washington}}
| footnotes =<ref name="ed.gov">{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=061440001692|title=Search for Public Schools – School Detail for Washington High|work=ed.gov|access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref>
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| name         = Washington Union High School
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| coordinates  = {{coord|37|33|10|N|121|59|38|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin     = San Francisco Bay Area#California#USA
| built        = 1935
| architect    = Meyers, Henry H.
| architecture = Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
| added        = October 5, 1981
| area         = {{convert|4.6|acre|1}}
| refnum       = 81000145<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
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'''Washington High School''' ('''WHS''') is the oldest of the five [[Comprehensive high school|comprehensive]] [[State school#United States|public]] [[high school]]s in [[Fremont, California|Fremont]], California, United States. It was established in 1893. It is a part of the [[Fremont Unified School District]].

==History==
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==Demographics==
The demographic breakdown of the 1,939 students enrolled for the 2021–2022 school year was:
*43.0% Asian
*23.8% Hispanic or Latino
*16.6% White
*6.9% Filipino
*4.8% Two or more races
*3.7% African American
*0.7% Pacific Islander
*0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native
*0.2% Not reported

== Extracurricular activities ==

=== Athletics ===
Washington High School has fourteen sports teams that each compete in the Mission Valley Athletic League (MVAL). These include [[cross country running|cross country]], [[American football]], [[gymnastics]], [[tennis|girls' tennis]], [[volleyball|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]], [[powderpuff (sports)|seniors vs. juniors powderpuff]], [[volleyball|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Student Newspaper of Washington High School|url=https://washington-fusd-ca.schoolloop.com/pf4/cms2/view_page?d=x&group_id=1548490978471&vdid=i39atw2u34ll3l2&fbclid=IwAR0odAx5a0BvM6mIh8niJVLmJ8XStgtK6PEyq0_3JyZBYjXy_XLJAYOni9s|access-date=2021-11-19|website=washington-fusd-ca.schoolloop.com}}</ref> The school's yearbook is the ''Washingtonian''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Washingtonian yearbook on Washington Township Museum of Local History {{!}} California Revealed|url=https://californiarevealed.org/collections/washington-township-museum-local-history?islandora_solr_search_navigation=0&f%5B0%5D=mods_subject_descendants_all_ms:%22Yearbooks%22&f%5B1%5D=cavpp_creator_ms:%22Washington%5C%20High%5C%20School%22&sort=mods_originInfo_encoding_edtf_dateCreated_dt%20desc|access-date=2021-11-19|website=californiarevealed.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Other Washington High School publications|url=https://californiarevealed.org/islandora/search?type=dismax&f%5B0%5D=cavpp_creator_ms:%22Washington%5C%20High%5C%20School%22&islandora_solr_search_navigation=0|access-date=2021-11-19|website=californiarevealed.org}}</ref> The ''Hatchet'' won the Best of the West award in 2011 during the [[Journalism Education Association|JEANC State Convention]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Best of the West Winners|url=http://jeanc.org/?page_id=680|work=Journalism Education Association|access-date=October 29, 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Club Registry List 2022-2023 |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EuG60OUsXezAIEq6ujjnnflusC-qDxQ45_PTqawlxfk/edit?usp=embed_facebook |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=Google Docs |language=en-US}}</ref>

* Computer Science Club
* Photography Club
* Mechanical Keyboard Club
* Mock Trial
* Model United Nations
* Gaming Club
* Physics Society
* National Honors Society
* Engineering Club
* Cubing Club
* Painters Club
* Taal Club
* DECA
* Speech and Debate
* Robotics Club
* Quiz Bowl
* Vietnamese Student Union
* Black Student Union
* Filipino Student Union
* Film Club
* Infinite Career
* Liver Cancer Club
* MedLife 

==Notable alumni and faculty==
* [[Steve Barnett (American football)|Steve Barnett]]: retired [[NFL]] [[offensive lineman]]{{citation needed|reason=no tie to school in his bio|date=November 2014}}
* [[John Doyle (soccer, born 1966)|John Doyle]] (1966– ): amateur and professional soccer player and coach<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mustangsoccer.com/CoachingDirectorProfile.htm |title=Mustang Soccer, Director Profile |access-date=October 29, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929062544/http://www.mustangsoccer.com/CoachingDirectorProfile.htm |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Dennis Eckersley]] (1954– ): [[MLB]] [[pitcher]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hof_weekend/2004/inductees_eckersley.htm |title=National Baseball Hall of Fame |access-date=October 29, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004183237/http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hof_weekend/2004/inductees_eckersley.htm |archive-date=October 4, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*Dr. Joshua Fong<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fong|first=Joshua|title=Fong Family History|url=https://museumoflocalhistory.org/wordpress2/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Fong-Family-History-Joshua-Fong-OD-1999.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Joshua Fong and Laura Azeveda {{!}} California Revealed|url=https://californiarevealed.org/islandora/object/cavpp:12893|access-date=2021-11-19|website=californiarevealed.org}}</ref>
*[[Mikh McKinney]] (1992– ): professional basketball player
*[[Lee Murchison]], former NFL player. He transferred before his senior season<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MurcLe20.htm | title=Lee Murchison | website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] | access-date=February 16, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Bill Walsh (football coach)|Bill Walsh]] (1931–2007): Washington High School football coach, 1957–59<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCL/is_1_32/ai_90622156 ''Football Digest'', September 2002]</ref>
* [[Lyle West]]: Class of 1995, NFL [[Safety (American and Canadian football position)|safety]]<ref name=Ingram>{{cite news|last=van den Heuvel|first=Gary|title=Coaching Legend Jim Ingram|url=http://www.tricityvoice.com/articlefiledisplay.php?issue=2009-10-28&file=story1.txt|access-date=April 13, 2011|newspaper=Tri-City Voice|date=October 28, 2009}}</ref>
* [[Robin Williams (writer)|Robin Williams]]: author<ref>[http://www.ratz.com/robin/realbio.html Robin Williams], ''Real Bio''. Retrieved October 29, 2006]</ref>
* [[John Woodcock (football player)|John Woodcock]] (1954–98): NFL [[defensive lineman]]
* [[DeAndre Carter]]: NFL [[Wide receiver]] and [[Return specialist]] for the [[Los Angeles Chargers]].
* [[Steven Kwan]]: MLB Outfielder for the [[Cleveland Guardians]]

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.fremont.k12.ca.us/washington Washington High School website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223005749/http://www.fremont.k12.ca.us/washington |date=February 23, 2011 }}
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