Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High School is a public grades 9–12

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located in the

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district of

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on the island of

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, United States. The school is named after the late

Wallace Rider Farrington Wallace Rider Farrington (May 3, 1871 – October 6, 1933) was an American journalist who served as the sixth Governor of Hawaii, Territorial Governor of Hawaii, serving from 1921 to 1929. Prior to his term, he was editor of ''The Honolulu A ...

, the sixth

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of the

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, who served from 1921 to 1929. Farrington is an urban high school that serves a community of mostly lower socio-economic families and a smaller number of middle-class families. FHS is the home of the Governors and is part of the

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. During

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, the

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used the school as a

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. Farrington High School was honored as a 2017 Model School by the International Center for Leadership in Education.

Campus

Farrington High School was designed by noted Hawaii

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The 26 acre (100,000 m²) campus, which is located at 1564 North King Street, Honolulu, is bounded on the north by Interstate H-1, on the west by Kalihi Street, and on the east by Houghtailing Street. The surrounding neighborhood consists of a mix of

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properties. The campus boasts the sculpture ''The Seed'' by renowned Hawaiian artist

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Notable alumni

Listed alphabetically by last name (year of graduation): * Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. (1962) –

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(2000–present) *

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(1963) –

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All-American

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* Dennis Arakaki – Hawaii state representative (1985-2006) *

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(1958) –

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(1994–2002); first Filipino-American

in the

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(1982) –

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player,

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and

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(1986–89) *

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(1999) – NFL player,

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(2003–04) * Ta'ase Faumui – football player,

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(1994–95) *

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– entertainer, Christian evangelist *

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– offensive lineman for NFL's

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(1999) – NFL player,

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2003–10 *

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–

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player,

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Donna Mercado Kim Donna Mercado Kim is an American Democratic party politician from Hawaii. She is a state senator from Senate District 14 and was President of the Hawaiʻi Senate for almost three years. Education Kim attended, and graduated from Farrington Hig ...

– Hawaii state senator (2000–present); former state senate president (2012-2015) *

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(2001) – writer, TV host and author of ''New York Times'' bestseller ''Redefining Realness'' *

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(1979) – NFL player,

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, 4-time Super Bowl champion *

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– football player,

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* Wally Kaname Yonamine (1945) – NFL player,

(1947);

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;

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(1994); founder/owner, Wally Yonamine Pearls – Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan; philanthropist – Wally Yonamine Foundation; Governors Hall of Fame (2007 inductee)

Demographics

There were 2,569 students as of the 2014–15 school year, with the following racial composition: *

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: 1.3% *

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: 0.6% *

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: 1.2% *

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: 94.7% * American Indian: 0.4% * Two of more races: 1.8% As of 2017, the school has over 60% free and reduced lunch students, 10% Special Education students, and 11% English Language Learners.

References

*Hawaii High School Athletic Association (n.d.). ''Farrington High School HHSAA Championship Records''. Retrieved May 14, 2007, from HHSAA Web site: http://www.sportshigh.com/tournament_records/by_school/Farrington+High+School *Hawaii State Department of Education (n.d.). ''School Status and Improvement Report (School Year 2004–2005): Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High School''. Retrieved December 5, 2005, from State of Hawaii Department of Education, Accountability Resource Center Hawaii Web site: http://arch.k12.hi.us/school/ssir/2005/honolulu.html *Gee, P. (March 6, 2005). Farrington’s Govs’ Guard has right moves. ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin''. Retrieved December 6, 2005, from http://starbulletin.com/2005/03/06/news/story9.html *Hiller, J. (December 13, 2001). That old school tie is a bootstrap, governor. ''Honolulu Advertiser''. Retrieved June 4, 2004, from http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2001/Dec/13/ln/ln28a.htm

External links

Hawaii State Department of Education
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