Guam High School (Guam)
| Guam High School | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
401 Stitt Street, Agana Heights, GU , Guam United States | |
| Coordinates | 13°28′27″N 144°44′40″E / 13.4740721°N 144.74436279999998°E |
| Information | |
| Type | High school |
| Motto | Guiding students for life-long learning High expectations and total accountability Striving for success |
| CEEB code | 525101 |
| Principal | Katrina Watts |
| Assistant Principal | Dr. Jason Debus |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 481[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15:1[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Mascot | Panthers |
| Website | www |
Guam High School (GHS or GMHS[2]) is a U.S. military operated secondary school located at 401 Stitt Street in Agana Heights in the United States territory of Guam.[3]
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.[4] It is within the Naval Hospital census-designated place, defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.[5]
School uniforms
Unlike other Department of Defense Education Activity schools on Guam, Guam High School does not implement a school uniform policy for everyday classes. The only exception to this is while participating in physical education courses, during which students are required to wear a basic uniform consisting of either a gray tee shirt and black athletic shorts or a Physical Training (PT) uniform issued to students participating in the school's Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NJROTC) program. Certain extracurricular activities may also require their own uniform during their events.
Athletics
Athletic activities at the school include:[6]
- 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:[6]
- Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC)
- A team of sharpshooters to compete in a Marksmanship competition with other schools
- A theatre program
- A school wide CCTV morning broadcast under the name of Panther News Network (PNN)
- Student Government & Class Councils
- A "Gaming Club" where students play card games, board games, Dungeons and Dragons, and more
- A Red Cross Club for supporting the efforts of the local Red Cross
- A Robotics club where students engineer, build, and program robots to compete in the FIRST Tech Challenge
- "Anchored 4 Life", a new program for promoting development of leadership skills in students\
- An Ambassador Club to help new students adjust to life at Guam High
- A Yearbook club
- A newspaper/magazine cub to produce the school's paper entitled "Panther Planet"
- National Technical Honor Society (NTHS)
- National Art Honor Society (NAHS)
- Student Government Association (SGA)
- A Mock Trial team
- Drama Club
- A music department consisting of a concert band, chorus, jazz band, ukulele ensemble, piano ensemble, and guitar ensemble
- An Esports team that competes in competitions for Valorant and Rocket League
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "PCS Checklist for Guam". Archived from the original on February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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)