Washington High School (WHS) is the oldest of the five comprehensive

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s in Fremont, California, United States. It was established in 1893. It is a part of the

Fremont Unified School District Fremont Unified School District (FUSD) is a primary and secondary education school district located in Fremont, California, United States. It serves the entire city limits of Fremont. The district has 28 elementary school campuses, five junior ...

History

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,

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, girls' tennis, girls' volleyball and

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in the fall;

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, soccer and

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in the winter; and

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swimming,

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, seniors vs. juniors powderpuff, boys' volleyball and boys' tennis in the spring.

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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. 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 (formally Media Analysis Republic) once a year.

Student Organizations

A sampling of 2022-2023 Washington High School clubs includes the following. * Computer Science Club * Photography Club * Mechanical Keyboard Club * 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

Notable alumni and faculty

* Steve Barnett: retired NFL

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* John Doyle (1966– ): amateur and professional soccer player and coach *

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(1954– ):

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*Dr. Joshua Fong *

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(1992– ): professional basketball player *

Lee Murchison Ola Lee Murchison (April 16, 1938 – June 13, 2017) was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the College of the Pacific. Early years Murchison lived in a house without any ...

, former NFL player. He transferred before his senior season * Bill Walsh (1931–2007): Washington High School football coach, 1957–59 *

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: Class of 1995, NFL

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: authorRobin Williams
''Real Bio''. Retrieved October 29, 2006] * John Woodcock (football player), John Woodcock (1954–98): NFL

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: NFL Wide receiver and

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for the

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. *

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: MLB Outfielder for the Cleveland Guardians

References

External links

Washington High School website
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