Guam High School (Guam)

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]

Guam High School
Address
401 Stitt Street, Agana Heights, GU Agana Heights , Guam United States
Coordinates	13°28′27″N 144°44′40″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
Grades	9–12
Number of students	481[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15:1[1]
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Mascot	Panthers
Website	www.dodea.edu/guamhs/index.cfm

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

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.^[6] 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.^[7]

Athletics

Athletic activities at the school include:^[8]

• 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:^[8]

• 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

1. Communications, DoDEA. "About Our School | Guam High School". www.dodea.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
2. "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.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2008-09-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "Guam School to be Renamed in Honor of NASA Astronaut William McCool". 21 August 2003.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
5. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Naval Hospital CDP, GU" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
6. "School Uniforms Archived 2010-08-20 at the Wayback Machine." Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific - Guam. Retrieved on October 12, 2010.
7. Weaver, Teri (23 August 2007). "Students on Guam go for a uniform look". Stars and Stripes. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
8. "Far east". Archived from the original on 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-09-08.

External links

• United States portal
• Schools portal

• Guam High School
• Official Website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)