George Washington High School (Guam)
| George Washington High School | |
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 George Washington High School in 2007 | |
| Location | |
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298 Washington Drive 96913 | |
| Coordinates | 13°26′17″N 144°48′21″E / 13.43806°N 144.80583°E |
| Information | |
| Opened | 1965 |
| Principal | Dexter Fullo |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,610 (2009-10) |
| Website | gwhsgeckos.com |
George Washington High School is a public secondary school located at 298 Washington Drive in Mangilao, in the United States territory of Guam.
The school, a part of the Guam Department of Education (formerly Guam Public School System), opened in 1965 and serves grades 9 through 12.[1]
As of 2014 the school serves the villages of Mangilao, Agana Heights, Chalan Pago-Ordot, and Sinajana. At the start of this school year, students residing in the villages of Barrigada and Mongmong-Toto-Maite are required to attend Tiyan High School. [2]
The U.S. Census Bureau puts the school into the University of Guam census-designated place.[3]
Student body
[edit]During the 2009-2010 school year, the school had 2,610 students. Of them, 1,750 (67%) were Chamorro, 346 (13.3%) were Filipino, 199 (7.6%) were Chuukese, 60 (2.3%) were Palauan, 43 (1.6%) were Yapese, 37 (1.4%) were Others/Mixed, 34 (1.3%) were White non-Hispanic, 32 (1.2%) were Pohnpeian, 17 were from Saipan, 14 were Korean, 13 were other Pacific Islanders (such as Fijians), 12 were African American, 11 were Marshallese, 8 were Chinese, 6 were Hawaiian, 6 were Hispanic, 6 were Kosraean, 5 were from Rota, 3 were Japanese, 3 were Samoan, 2 were Native American/Alaska Natives, 2 were Vietnamese, and 1 was Indonesian.[4]
George Washington High School requires uniforms, along with the rest of the schools under the Guam Public School System.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Rosanne Santos Ada - Guamanian First Lady of Guam.
- Esther Aguigui, Guam adjutant general
- Lourdes Perez Camacho - Guamanian Medical Technologist and First Lady of Guam.
- Carmen Fernandez - Guamanian businesswoman, politician, and college administrator.
- Franklin Quitugua, Guam politician
- Roman Tmetuchl, Paluan politician
- Frances Tydingco-Gatewood, Judge of the District Court of Guam
References
[edit]- ^ "Guam Department of Education".
- ^ "Guam's Public High Schools" (). Guam Public School System. Accessed May 27, 2016.
- ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: University of Guam CDP, GU" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ "Profile." George Washington High School. Retrieved on September 3, 2009.
