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| Governor Wallace R. Farrington High School | |
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1564 North King Street , 96817 United States | |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Enter to learn, go forth to serve" |
| Established | 1936 |
| School district | Honolulu District |
| Principal | Alfredo Carganilla |
| Teaching staff | 136.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrolment | 2,072 (2023-2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.24[1] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Colors | Maroon and White |
| Athletics | Oahu Interscholastic Association |
| Mascot | Governor |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Newspaper | The Governor |
| Yearbook | Ke Kia'aina |
| Military | United States Army JROTC |
| Website | farringtonhighschool.org |
Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High School is a publicsecondary school (grades 9–12) located in theKalihi district ofHonolulu on the island ofOahu,Hawaii. The school is part of theFarrington-Kaiser-Kalani Complex Area of the Honolulu District of theHawaii State Department of Education,[2] and is named after the lateWallace Rider Farrington, the sixthgovernor of theTerritory of Hawaii, who served from 1921 to 1929. The school's team name is the Governors.
Farrington provides career pathways for its students through several integrated vocational programs, which are provided through career academies. This includes a Health academy, a Business academy, and a Creative Arts & Technology academy that were nationally recognized for excellence.[3]
The school utilizes a wall-to-wall career academy structure. Each academy hasCareer and Technical education pathways. The school offers six academies, with five of them being certified by theNational Academy Career Coalition. Four of the six academies are recognized as a MODEL academy, these are the Creative Arts and Technology, Engineering, Health, and Public Service.[3]
The Business academy along with the previous four are also certified by the NACC.[3]
Ke Ala Pono is Farrington's equivalent toSpecial education to ensure equitable opportunity for college and career readiness.[4]
Dual credit options include Advanced Placement and Early College, which is offered through theUniversity of Hawaiʻi system.
In September 1936, Farrington High School started operations in temporary buildings across the street of its current location which completed construction at 1939. It was part of an expansion of a larger expansion of the school system.[5][6]
Farrington High School was designed by noted HawaiʻiarchitectCharles William Dickey.[7] The 26 acre (100,000 m2) campus, which is located at 1564 North King Street, Honolulu, is bounded on the north byInterstate H-1, on the west by Kalihi Street, and on the east by Houghtailing Street. The surrounding neighborhood consists of a mix ofresidential,commercial, andindustrial properties. The campus boasts the sculptureThe Seed by renowned Hawaiian artistSatoru Abe.
The school has undergone many renovations within the 2010s. In 2012, the school started phase one of a major renovation project, which would result in the overhaul and renovation of older buildings. This project resulted in the addition of new buildings, which were created for Smaller Learning Communities. Subsequent phases were not completed.
In November 2012, the school auditorium roof collapsed due to heavy rain. A technician doing a sound check in the auditorium was safe from harm due to his location in the stage.[8] The roof collapse resulted in a renovation project, which was finished in 2016. This resulted in the addition of classroom spaces and other various improvements.
In 2017, an overhaul was completed on the school's track and field facility. This included the resurfacing of the track to a become a synthetic turf field, a locker room, and the addition of a press box to the bleachers area.[9]
In 2025, following the completion of the Edward “Skippa” Diaz Stadium named after Farrington football coach in 2017. $60 million are raised to replace the area of the swimming pool with a three-story building for new gym and locker rooms. Completion of the project is expected at 2027.[10]
Farrington's athletic teams, the Governors, compete in theOahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) and theHawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA); They are former members of theInterscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH).
The school fields teams in 16 sports:air riflery,baseball (boys),basketball,bowling,canoe paddling,cheerleading (girls),cross country,flag football (girls),football (boys),golf,judo,soccer,softball (girls),tennis,track and field,volleyball, andwrestling.[11]
The boys teams have won state championships in baseball, basketball, bowling, and volleyball; and league championships in .22 riflery, baseball, basketball, football, and volleyball.
The girls teams have won state championships in bowling, cross country, judo and wrestling; and league championships in .22 riflery, basketball, bowling, judo, volleyball, and wrestling.
The girls' varsity wrestling team has taken state championships in 2004 and 2006.
Farrington High School was honored as a 2017 Model School by the International Center for Leadership in Education.[12]
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Listed alphabetically by last name (year of graduation):
There were 2,569 students as of the 2014–15 school year, with the following racial composition:[1]
As of 2017, the school has over 60% free and reduced lunch students, 10% Special Education students, and 11% English Language Learners.[12]
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