Farrington High School
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| Name |
Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High School | |
| Address |
1564 North King Street | |
| Town |
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 | |
| Established |
1936 | |
| Community |
Urban | |
| Type |
Public Secondary | |
| Religion |
Secular | |
| Students |
Coeducational | |
| Grades |
9 to 12 | |
| Accreditation |
Western Association of Schools and Colleges | |
| District |
Hawaii State Department of Education | |
| Subdistrict |
Honolulu District | |
| Nickname |
Governors | |
| Mascot |
Governor | |
| Colors |
Maroon and White | |
| Motto |
Enter to learn, go forth to serve! | |
| Military |
United States Army JROTC | |
| Newspaper |
The Governor | |
| Yearbook |
Ke Kia‘aina | |
| Distinctions |
Campus was a former World War II hospital and military office | |
| Websites |
Link 1 (http://power2.k12.hi.us/index.cfm?siteID=24) Link 2 (http://farringtonhighschool.org) | |
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Link (mailto:webmaster@k12.hi.us) | ||
Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High School is a public secondary school (grades 9-12) located in the Kalihi area of Honolulu on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The school is named after the late Wallace Rider Farrington, the sixth governor of the Territory of Hawaii, who served from 1921 to 1929.
Farrington is an urban high school that serves an ethnically diverse community of mostly lower socio-economic families. In the 2001-2002 school year, 65 percent of the students qualified for free or reduced-price school lunches.
FHS is the home of the Governors and is part of the Hawaii State Department of Education. In the 2001-2002 school year, 2,455 students attended Farrington, making it the largest public high school in the state.
During World War II, the U.S. Army used the school as a hospital.
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Campus
Farrington High School was designed by noted Hawaii architect Charles W. Dickey [1] (http://starbulletin.com/1999/10/14/news/story7.html). The 26 acre (100,000 m²) campus, which is located at 1564 North King Street, Honolulu, is bounded on the north by Interstate H-1, on the west by Kalihi Street, and on the east by Waiakamilo Road. The surrounding neighborhood consists of a mix of residential, commercial, and industrial properties.
History
Timeline of notable Farrington High School events:
- 1936 - Farrington opened in September in temporary buildings across the street from the current location, at the present site of Kamehameha Homes public housing project.
- 1940 - School moved to present location on North King Street, the former site of Kamehameha Preparatory School (now known as Kamehameha Elementary School).
- 1943 - During duration of World War II, Farrington used as a hospital by the army. Classes were held in temporary buildings on campus.
- 1964 - Farrington first accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
- 1991 - Farrington Health Academy (vocational healthcare program) established.
- 1996 - Farrington Health Academy receives the U.S. Secretary of Education's Award for Outstanding Vocational-Technical Education Program.
- 2002 - Most recent accreditation review by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Accreditation valid until 2005.
Students
School year 2001-2002
- Total enrollment - 2,455 students
- Enrollment by ethnicity (listed in decreasing order)
- Filipino - 1,402 (57.9%)
- Samoan - 342 (14.1%)
- Part-Hawaiian - 228 (9.4%)
- Other - 213 (8.8%)
- Hawaiian - 45 (1.9%)
- Japanese - 45 (1.9%)
- White - 45 (1.9%)
- Portuguese - 25 (1.9%)
- Hispanic - 23 (1.0%)
- Indo-Chinese - 19 (0.8%)
- Black - 15 (0.8%)
- Chinese - 10 (0.4%)
- Korean - 5 (0.2%)
- Native American - 4 (0.2%)
Note: Unknown - 34 (not included in percentages)
- Enrollment by gender
- Male - 1,270 (51.7%)
- Female - 1,185 (48.3%)
- Enrollment by grade level
- 9 - 847 (34.5%)
- 10 - 596 (24.3%)
- 11 - 546 (22.2%)
- 12 - 466 (19.0%)
Faculty
School year 2001-2002
- Total number of teachers - 136
- Number of teachers with 5 or more years at this school - 106 (77.9%)
- Average years of experience - 15.2
- Number of teachers with advanced degrees - 52 (38.2%)
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
Farrington's athletic teams, the Governors, compete in the Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) and the Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA); and were members of the old Interscholastic League of Honolulu.
The school fields teams in 16 sports: air riflery, baseball (boys), basketball, bowling, canoe paddling, cheerleading (girls), cross country, football (boys), golf, judo, soccer, softball (girls), tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.
The boys teams have won state championships in baseball, basketball, and volleyball; and league championships in .22 riflery, baseball, basketball, football, and volleyball.
The girls teams have won a state championship in wrestling and league championships in .22 riflery, basketball, bowling, volleyball, and wrestling.
Athletics External Links
- HHSAA official website (http://www.hhsaa.org/)
- OIA official website (http://www.oiasports.com/)
- Farrington Athletics (http://www.farringtonhighschool.org/athletics.htm)
School newspaper
The Farrington High School newspaper, The Governor, has been named Overall Best school newspaper several times in the annual Hawaii State High School Journalism Awards competition.
- 2005 Honolulu Advertiser article (http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Apr/29/ln/ln18p.html), Honolulu Star-Bulletin article (http://starbulletin.com/2005/04/29/news/index11.html)
- 2004 Honolulu Advertiser article (http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/May/01/ln/ln17a.html), Honolulu Star-Bulletin article (http://starbulletin.com/2004/04/30/news/story7.html)
- 2003 Honolulu Advertiser article (http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/May/12/ln/ln14a.html), Honolulu Star-Bulletin article (http://starbulletin.com/2003/05/10/news/story8.html)
- 2002 Honolulu Star-Bulletin article (http://starbulletin.com/2002/05/09/news/story5.html)
Traditions
School Motto
- "Enter to learn, go forth to serve"
"The Farrington Way"
- As a student of Farrington High School,
- I believe in:
- Attaining high scholarship and good sportsmanship,
- Respecting my fellow man,
- Being morally upright and spiritually sound,
- Thus, making me a credit to my school, learning and living the Farrington Way.
Alma Mater
- "To you, our own dear Alma Mater,
- We pledge our love and loyalty.
- And sing a tribute altogether,
- That all may hear our song to thee.
- So, let us raise her royal banner,
- And it will hold victorious sway.
- Then, mingle merry hearts and voices
- In praise of Farrington."
Pride & Victory (to the tune of "One Tin Soldier")
- Proudly waving 'tis thy colors
- Victory or defeat we bear
- Loyalty will leave us never
- Long may our team reign supreme
- Onward 'tis thy faith that leads us
- Ever faithful, ever true
- Farrington, our love and glory
- We'll fight 'til the game is through
- Rising in thy honor Farrington
- Forward and keep your heads high
- Toward the dream and goal of victory
- Proudly in thy name we cry
- Cheer with all your might Governors
- Lead our boys (girls) to victory
- So go out and fight, Maroon and White
- That's our Farrington team!
Noted Farrington High School alumni
Listed alphabetically by last name (year of graduation)
- Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. (1962) - associate justice, Hawaii State Supreme Court (2000-present)
- Dennis A. Arakaki (1965) - Hawaii state representative (1986-present)
- Benjamin J. Cayetano (1958) - Governor of Hawaii (1994-2002); first Filipino-American governor in the United States
- Keith M. Kaneshiro (1967) - prosecuting attorney, City and County of Honolulu (1989-1996); public safety director, State of Hawaii (1996-1998)
- Michael S. Nakamura (1965) - chief of police, City and County of Honolulu (1990-1997)
External links
- Farrington High School (http://165.248.6.166/data/school.asp?schoolcode=106)
- Farrington High School (http://power2.k12.hi.us/index.cfm?siteID=24) (alternate Web site)
- Hawaii State Department of Education (http://doe.k12.hi.us/)
References
- Hawaii State Department of Education (n.d.). School Status and Improvement Report (School Year 2001-2002): Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High School. Retrieved June 4, 2004, from State of Hawaii Department of Education, Accountability Resource Center Hawaii Web site: http://arch.k12.hi.us/school/ssir/2002/honolulu.html
- Hiller, J. (December 13, 2001). That old school tie is a bootstrap, governor. Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved June 4, 2004, from http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2001/Dec/13/ln/ln28a.html
- U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (n.d.). Common Core of Data (CCD) 2001-2002 School Year: Farrington High School. Retrieved on June 5, 2004, from http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=150003000221&ID=150003000221