Guam High School (Guam)
The school, a part of the Department of Defense Education Activity, serves over 500 students grades 9 through 12. The school serves children of military personnel stationed in Guam. Staff includes forty-six teachers and two administrators. The principal is Katrina Watts.
In September 1997 the DoDEA opened its own schools for children of military personnel. It is within the Naval Hospital census-designated place, defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
School uniforms
Like other Department of Defense Education Activity schools on Guam, Guam High School requires school uniforms. Uniforms consist of navy blue, white or black golf shirts and oxford shirts, as well as khaki trousers, skirts, and shorts. DODEA Pacific officials began implementing uniforms at the schools in the northern hemisphere fall of 2007; students received a period to adjust, then uniforms became mandatory in January 2008.
Athletics
Athletic activities at the school include:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Cross country
- American football
- Soccer (football)
- Golf
- Paddling
- Rugby
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Other organizations and programs
Other organizations and programs include:
- Journalism
- Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC)
- Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS)
- A theatre program
- A school wide CCTV morning broadcast under the name of Panther News Network (PNN)
- Student Government & Class Councils
References
- ^ Communications, DoDEA. "About Our School | Guam High School". www.dodea.edu. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "About Archived 2017-08-04 at the Wayback Machine." Guam High School. Retrieved on August 4, 2017. Both acronyms are used on the same page.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Guam School to be Renamed in Honor of NASA Astronaut William McCool". August 21, 2003. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012.
- ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Naval Hospital CDP, GU" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "School Uniforms Archived 2010-08-20 at the Wayback Machine." Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific - Guam. Retrieved on October 12, 2010.
- ^ Weaver, Teri (August 23, 2007). "Students on Guam go for a uniform look". Stars and Stripes. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- ^ "Far east". Archived from the original on September 25, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
External links
- Guam High School
- Official Website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
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