Southern_High_School_(Guam)

Southern High School (Guam)

Southern High School (Guam)

High school in Guam

Southern High School is a public secondary school located at 1 Jose Perez Leon Guerrero Drive in the village of Santa Rita, in the United States territory of Guam.[1] The school, a part of the Guam Public School System, opened in 1997 and serves grades 9 through 12.[2] Southern High serves the villages of Santa Rita, Agat, Asan-Maina, Inarajan, Merizo, Piti, Talofofo, Umatac, and Yona.[3]

This article is about the high school in Santa Rita, Guam. For other uses, see Southern High School (disambiguation).
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History

In January of 2023, the school received a "D" grade for safety and public health from the Guam Department of Public Health due to various infractions, including inaccessible drinking fountains.[4]

Student body

During the 1999–2000 school year, the school had 1,700 students: 83% Chamorro, 9% Filipino, 3% White American, 2% other Pacific Islanders, and 1% Asian.[3]

Athletics

Students may participate in interscholastic athletics if they are under the age of 19 on September 1 of the applicable school year.[1]

School athletics include: coeducational: American football, Cheerleading, Paddling, Rugby, and Wrestling; male only: Baseball; and female only: Softball.[1] The school has a varsity and a junior varsity team each for volleyball and basketball.[1]

Notable alumni

References

  1. [1]
    "Student Handbook." Southern High School. Accessed September 8, 2008.
  2. [2]
    "Guam Department of Education".
  3. [3]
    "Guam's Public High Schools" (Archive). Guam Public School System. Accessed September 8, 2008.
  4. [4]
    Toves, Jolene (January 21, 2023). "Southern High gets 'D' grade". guampost.com. The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
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    Helderman, Rosalind S.; Ye Hee Lee, Michelle; Dawsey, Josh; Harris, Shane; Parker, Ashley; Barrett, Devlin (March 18, 2023). "The aide who stayed: Walt Nauta, key witness in Trump documents case". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
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    KUAM, Michael San Nicolas, Hagatna, July 2012.


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