Type Public Grades 9-12 Mascot Friday Harbor Wolverine Colors Purple, Gold | Principal Fred Woods Phone +1 360-378-5215 Number of students 285 (May 2013) | |
Address 45 Blair Ave, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, USA District San Juan Island School District 149 | ||
Friday Harbor High School is a four-year public high school located in Friday Harbor, Washington, USA. It is the only public high school on San Juan Island.
Fred Woods has been the school's principal since 2007. The previous principals have included Patricia Scott, Marilyn Luckman and Ralph Hahn. The school enrolls approximately 300 students annually. Their school mascot is the wolverine, and their colors are purple and gold.
FHHS is a Gates High Tech High School since it received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through the Connecting Schools and Communities (CSAC) project in Washington State. The grant is to ensure that more students leave high school ready for college, work, and civic contribution.
The school's team for the National Ocean Sciences Bowl has had success winning the Washington regional title known as the Orca Bowl in 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011 and 2012.. In 2004 they were second overall [1] in the national competition losing to Mission San Jose High School from Fremont, California. Their WASL (Washington Assessment of Student Learning) testing scores are consistently above the state's average. Students are now required to pass the WASL to graduate. Most students take the WASL in tenth grade, but it is an option to take it as a freshman.